Xi Jinping joins Moscow parade amid WWII commemorations
The leader of China has arrived in Moscow. Xi Jinping landed at Vnukovo Airport around 11:00 AM Eastern Time. The president will participate in the parade planned in Moscow on May 9 to commemorate the victory in World War II.
On Friday, a military parade will be held in Moscow to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
Among the foreign guests expected to appear at the Kremlin are Xi Jinping, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
The Kremlin's TASS agency reported that the presidents of China and Serbia have already arrived in Moscow.
Xi Jinping will be in Russia from May 7 to May 10. Previously, Chinese Central Television reported that Xi Jinping was accompanied by the Head of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Cai Qi, and the Head of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Vučić with problems
President Vučić arrived in Moscow with difficulties. Xi Jinping will be in Russia from May 7 to May 10. The plane that the president was on was forced to stop in Azerbaijan and currently cannot continue its journey due to military actions by Russia and Ukraine.
Vučić had to fly to Moscow via the Caucasus because the Baltic countries did not grant permission for the Serbian aircraft to fly over their airspace.
