The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the likely visit of Indian Prime Minister Modi to Moscow on May 9.

Russia is awaiting the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This was announced on April 8 by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko.

"It's being worked out, it should be this year. He has an invitation," Rudenko said, according to TASS.

The day before, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan confirmed information about the visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Moscow on May 9. On April 3, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that the leader of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore, had also accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to Moscow to celebrate Victory Day.

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In 2025, May 9 marks the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. In January 1945, the Soviet army launched an offensive against Berlin. As a result of the fighting, at 0:43 Moscow time on May 9, the commanders-in-chief signed the Act of Unconditional Surrender of Germany, which served as the end of the war.

On the occasion of the anniversary, Izvestia launched a special project "80 days to Victory." It publishes articles from Izvestia during the war, the full list of which can be found in the electronic archive.