Leaders of 27 nations joined Russian President Vladimir Putin in celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Addressing the Victory Day parade at the Red Square, in Moscow, Putin said the defeat of Nazi Germany was accomplished through the collective efforts of Allied Nations, and the opening of the second front by the Normandy landing of the Allied forces.

Celebrations were attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Brazils Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. India was represented by Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth. Other leaders includeded Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.