{"id":294605,"date":"2025-05-01T02:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T02:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/pm-modi-wont-go-to-russia-for-may-9-victory-day-celebrations-confirms-kremlin\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T02:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T02:14:05","slug":"pm-modi-wont-go-to-russia-for-may-9-victory-day-celebrations-confirms-kremlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/pm-modi-wont-go-to-russia-for-may-9-victory-day-celebrations-confirms-kremlin\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi won\u2019t go to Russia for May 9 Victory Day celebrations, confirms Kremlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/118783427.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"PM Modi won\u2019t go to Russia for May 9 Victory Day celebrations, confirms Kremlin\" title=\"PM Modi won\u2019t go to Russia for May 9 Victory Day celebrations, confirms Kremlin\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-brcount=\"13\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/victory-day-celebrations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victory Day celebrations<\/a> scheduled for May 9 in Moscow, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Tuesday.<!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:0--> The event, which marks the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union\u2019s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, is expected to draw several global leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p> Russian President Vladimir Putin had extended an invitation to PM Modi earlier this month. However, the Ministry of External Affairs had stated that India\u2019s participation would be confirmed at an appropriate time.<\/p>\n<p> According to Russian state news agency TASS, Indian Defence Minister <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/panache\/panache-people-101\/rajnath-singh\/profileshow\/86565153.cms\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajnath Singh<\/a> may represent India at the celebrations this year. <em>\u201c[Singh\u2019s visit to Moscow for the parade] is possible,\u201d<\/em> the agency quoted a source from the Indian government as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Victory Day is commemorated annually with grand military parades, particularly in Moscow\u2019s Red Square, and serves as a key moment of national pride and remembrance in Russia.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none;\" data-ga-impression=\"Events_widget_$pagename#Impression#url\" class=\"liveEventMain_widget custom_ad\">\n<div class=\"topContain\">\n<div class=\"imgBox\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"logoTitle\">Live Events<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/live_events_widget.cms?pagename=articlepotime:1--><br \/> Last December, Rajnath Singh visited Russia for the commissioning of INS Tushil in Kaliningrad and also paid tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. Meanwhile, President Putin is expected to visit India later this year following an invitation from PM Modi. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed in March that preparations are underway for Putin\u2019s visit to maintain the tradition of annual bilateral summits between the two nations.<br \/><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:0--><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/pm-modi-wont-go-to-russia-for-may-9-victory-day-celebrations-confirms-kremlin\/articleshow\/120759982.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the Victory Day celebrations scheduled for May 9 in Moscow, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Tuesday. The event, which marks the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union\u2019s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, is expected to draw several global leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping. 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