September 3rd, Putin's troop will be taking part in Beijing Victory Day Parade as confirmed by both sides' governments:
http://world.people.com.cn/n/2015/0512/c1002-26985425.html
俄官方首次表明将派军队参加中国胜利日阅兵
2015年05月12日08:17 来源：人民网-国际频道 手机看新闻
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人民网5月12日讯 综合报道，俄罗斯国防部长绍伊古对中央军委副主席兼国防部长范长龙的邀请做出的回应称，“俄军分队将参加9月3日在北京举行的抗战胜利日阅兵式。”俄新社11日报道说，这是俄罗斯官方首次表明将向中国派出军人参加北京的阅兵式。
当地时间10日下午，范长龙在莫斯科与绍伊古会晤时表示，欢迎俄军领导人和方队今年9月赴华参加世界反法西斯战争暨中国人民抗日战争胜利70周年庆典活动。绍伊古对中国军队参加5月9日莫斯科红场阅兵表示感谢，称“在有人试图篡改历史、将法西斯主义英雄化的背景下，俄中团结具有原则性的意义。二战中的战斗友谊和互帮互助为当代俄中军事关系奠定了坚实基础”。
俄新网11日评论说，中国三军仪仗队首次赴莫斯科红场参加阅兵式，在俄罗斯引起巨大轰动。有俄专家指出，俄罗斯极少派军队到他国参加阅兵式，同意派军队赴北京参加阅兵表明俄中关系达到前所未有的水平。
http://www.ibtimes.com/russian-troops-participate-chinas-world-war-ii-parade-september-1915956
Russian Troops To Participate In China’s World War II Parade In September
By Kukil Bora @KukilBora on May 11 2015 3:32 AM EDT
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Moscow has accepted China's invitation to Russian troops to march at a Victory Day parade in Beijing on Sept. 3. Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan during a meeting with foreign delegation heads and honorary guests in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2015. Reuters
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Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. Reuters/Alexander Zemlianichenko
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Russian troops will participate in a parade in Beijing in September, commemorating the seventieth anniversary of the end of World War II, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced Sunday. The announcement came after China invited Russian soldiers to march at the event, which is scheduled for Sept. 3.
China is expected to invite representatives from the Allied forces of World War II, but the involvement of Russian soldiers in the parade could discourage some Western leaders from attending the event, Reuters reported, adding that the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin could leave Chinese President Xi Jinping with few Western leaders to host.
“We gladly accepted the invitation by the minister of defense of the People's Republic of China to take part in celebrations on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II on September 3 this year. We agreed to send a subdivision of the Russian Armed Forces to the military parade,” RIA Novosti quoted Shoigu as saying.
During Xi’s recent visit to Moscow, both countries signed 32 bilateral agreements, including a non-aggression pledge in cyber warfare. The deals have highlighted a renewal of ties between China and Russia, as the latter’s relation with the West has soured over the past few months.
Putin-XiJinping Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and China's President Xi Jinping (2nd L) watch the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. Reuters
In a defense ministry statement, Fan Changlong, deputy chairman of China's Central Military Commission, said that Beijing “warmly welcomes Russian military leaders and army formations” to participate in the September event. Fan also stated that Xi’s recent visit to Russia and his appearance at the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Saturday “pushed the China-Russia all-round strategic partnership relationship to a new level,” Reuters reported.
Chinese forces helped the Allies hold off the Japanese offensive in China until Russian troops came through to push the Japanese out of Manchuria.
The Moscow parade, which marked the former Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, was boycotted by Western nations, including the U.S., U.K., and France, over Russia's role in the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The only Western leader to join Putin was Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
The September parade in Beijing, when troops will likely march through Tiananmen Square, will be Xi’s first since he became leader of the Communist Party and the country’s military chief in late 2012, and took over as China’s president in early 2013.
