Burkina Faso\u2019s President, Captain Ibrahim Traor\u00e9, arrived in Moscow on Thursday, May 8, 2025, for an official visit featuring high-level meetings and commemorative events. He is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, May 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a statement from the Burkinab\u00e8 presidency, Traor\u00e9 will take part in the May 9 celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union\u2019s victory over Nazi Germany in what Russia calls the Great Patriotic War (1941\u20131945). On the sidelines of the commemorations, he is also expected to meet with citizens from Sahel States Alliance (AES) countries currently living in the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This meeting with President Putin was confirmed earlier in April by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who described it as a key moment in the Victory Day celebrations held annually on May 9. \u201cWe are grateful to President Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 for accepting President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invitation to take part in the 80th anniversary of Victory Day,\u201d Lavrov stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World War II, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War, remains a deeply rooted national tragedy. The Soviet Union suffered the heaviest human loss in the conflict, with an estimated 27 million dead\u2014mostly civilians\u2014and years of devastation that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This marks President Traor\u00e9\u2019s second official visit to Russia. His first was in July 2023, when he attended the Russia\u2013Africa summit in St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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