Putin’s Victory Day parade only featured a handful of leaders, and most seemed reluctant to be there, report claims

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) President of Kazakhstan Kasim Comert Tokayev (R), President of Tajikistan Imamali Rahman (2nd R), President of Uzbekistan Sevket Mirziyoyev (3rd R) in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2023.

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Xi snubbed Putin after their summit, calling a meeting of Central Asian countries as part of an audacious power play

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023.

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