Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has become the first foreign top guest to change his mind about going to moscow for the parade on the so-called "Victory Day" on May 9.
This is reported by the India Today portal.
Singh decided not to go to moscow for the parade on May 9 after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi previously canceled his visit to russia. The change of plans, according to Indian media, is due to the tense situation in relations with Pakistan.
But, as the media notes, India seeks to maintain the importance of Indian-russian ties, so it will send the Minister of State for Defense, Sanjay Seth, to the parade. He is Singh's deputy.
Russian dictator vladimir putin plans to hold a military parade in moscow on May 9 for the so-called "Victory Day." The kremlin expects various friendly world leaders to attend the event, including Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The day before, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who had also promised to come to the parade in moscow, suddenly fell ill and urgently returned from the United States to Belgrade to be hospitalized. It is currently unknown how long Vučić will be hospitalized, but his trip to moscow is now in question.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, in order to safely hold the parade, putin even announced a "truce," which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a "theatrical production," proposing a ceasefire for 30 days.
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