Putin and Kim to join Xi at Chinese military parade in show of defiance to the west

<p>The Victory Day parade in Beijing on 3 September will mark the formal surrender of Japan during the second world war. No western leaders will attend</p><p>Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are among the world leaders who will attend a military parade with President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, in a show of collective defiance amid western pressure.</p><p>No western leaders will be among the 26 foreign heads of state and government attending the parade next week – with the exception of Robert Fico, prime minister of Slovakia, a member of the European Union – according to the Chinese foreign ministry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/28/vladimir-putin-kim-jong-un-join-president-xi-chinese-military-parade-defiance-to-west">Continue reading...</a>