Putin invited the military of the CSTO countries to take part in the Victory Parade in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, November 28, invited military formations of the CSTO countries to take part in the May 9 Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow.

"I want to thank my colleagues for paying attention, and in this context it is very important that we remember the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War," the head of state said at a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Astana.

Putin invited the leaders of the CSTO countries, as well as military bands to take part in the parade on Red Square in 2025.

Earlier, on October 30, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow intends to invite world leaders in addition to the heads of CIS countries to the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in 2025. He noted that everyone who wants to come to the celebration will be welcome in the capital.

It is known that the invitation was accepted, in particular, by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo.

In 2025, May 9 marks 80 years since the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. In January 1945, the Soviet Army launched an offensive on Berlin. As a result of the fighting at 00:43 Moscow time on May 9, the commanders-in-chief signed an act of unconditional surrender of Germany, which served as the end of the Great Patriotic War.