Putin invited Brazilian president to celebrate 80th anniversary of Victory Day

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has accepted an official invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II. This was reported in the press service of the Brazilian leader on January 27.

It was specified that on this day the heads of the two states held a telephone conversation.

"President Lula thanked Russia for the invitation to the celebration in Moscow on May 9 of the 80th anniversary of the Victory <...> and declared his intention to attend," the message said.

In addition, during the telephone conversation Putin expressed support for Brazil's chairmanship of BRICS in 2025.

Earlier, on December 25, 2024, the Russian president said that the victory over Nazism in 1945 should be promoted as a common value for all mankind.

Before that, on December 19, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that Russia would invite representatives of the anti-Hitler coalition countries to the Victory Day celebrations. On November 28, Putin invited military units of the CSTO countries to take part in the Victory Day parade on May 9 on Red Square in Moscow.

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 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.

Theinvitation was accepted, in particular, by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo. Together with him, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic agreed to come to the Victory Parade in Moscow. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also expressed hope for his arrival.

In 2025, May 9 marks 80 years since the victory in the Great Patriotic War. In January 1945, the USSR 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.