Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not going to attend the eightieth anniversary celebrations of Victory Day to be held in Moscow subsequent month, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Wednesday. “India is not going to be represented on the highest stage”, Peskov stated. In accordance with native media experiences Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh might characterize as an alternative of Modi on the Might 9 occasion.
Earlier in April, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs had confirmed that PM Modi had obtained an invite from President Vladimir Puti to take celebration in Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on Might 9.
President Vladimir Putin had invited Modi and Xi Jinping of China to attend the V-day celebration right here to observe the victory parade on the Crimson Sq.. The Chinese language President has confirmed that he’ll participate within the occasion. Preparations are underway to host about 20 international leaders in Moscow.
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Might 9 marks the allied nations’ victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Russia’s state-run information company quoted Putin as saying on Tuesday, “On the banks of the Volga, our troops halted and crushed the enemy. A decisive blow was delivered to the Nazi warfare machine, marking a turning level within the warfare and opening the street westward — to Berlin and to the Nice Victory, whose eightieth anniversary we are going to solemnly rejoice very quickly, on Might 9.”