Russia had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Victory Day parade, but it was decided that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would attend the event. However, Singh is also set to skip the Victory Day parade and his deputy Sanjay Seth is likely to represent India at the event.

China's president Xi Jinping will visit Russia from May 7-10 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. Discussions between Xi and Putin will focus on strengthening their partnership and addressing international and regional issues.

Beijing/Moscow: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from May 7-10 to attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow and hold "strategic communication" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on a series of major international and regional issues,