Putin delivers address after Victory Day talks with world leaders: As it happened

The Russian president has held a series of meetings with foreign heads of states who visited Moscow to attend the Victory Day celebrations

Russian President Vladimir Putin is addressing journalists following a series of high-profile meetings with foreign leaders who visited Moscow for the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany and its collaborators.

Among the 28 foreign leaders and senior officials from multiple continents were Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and others.