The Kremlin announced today that 29 foreign leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping and Brazil’s Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, are expected to arrive on Friday at Moscow to mark the celebrations of the victory over Nazi Germany, during which Chinese soldiers and members of the armed forces from 12 other countries will march.

“We expect the presence of 29 foreign leaders at the Victory Day parade,” diplomatic adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yuri Ushakov, told the press.

“(Military) units from 13 countries will march (…), including China,” he added, and Kiev has said it will perceive any foreign participation in the parade as “a support to the aggressor state.”

According to the Russian official, American veterans of World War II are expected to attend, but it is not yet clear whether US officials will also be present, although the Kremlin has sent an invitation to the US ambassador to Russia.

The festivities will take place between May 8 and 11, with the traditional annual military parade taking place on Red Square in the heart of the Russian capital on May 9.

Ushakov also said that troops from North Korea, which Pyongyang confirmed in April for the first time that they fought for Russia against Ukrainian troops, would not take part in the parade with North Korea’s ambassador representing the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a three-day truce on April 28 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over Nazi Germany in World War II.