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PREVIEW: Putin to hold number of international meetings with foreign leaders on May 9

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The article outlines Russian President Vladimir Putin's schedule of meetings with various foreign leaders and representatives on the sidelines of the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow. It lists specific diplomatic engagements with leaders from Slovakia, Malaysia, Laos, Republika Srpska, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Glittering Generalities 60% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War”
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Multiple sources, including TASS and a Wikipedia search result, explicitly state that the current celebration is the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
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web search NEUTRAL — Soviet Union Soviet Union celebrated 9 May since 1945, with the day becoming a public holiday since 1965 in some Soviet Republics. Yugoslavia officially recognised 9 May from 1965 to its disestablishm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)
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web search NEUTRAL — In Russia, Victory Day is celebrated on May 9 because Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender was signed late on May 8 in Berlin – making it after midnight in Moscow. The annual military parade is set …
https://rtrunews.com/news/639611-defeat-of-nazi-germany-cele…
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web search NEUTRAL — 81st anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany.Russia annually celebrates May 9 as Victory Day. At 12:43 a.m. Moscow time on May 9, 1945, the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany was s…
https://tass.com/society/2128745
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“Kremlin Foreign Policy Aide Yury Ushakov said earlier that due to the fact that this year’s anniversary is not a round number, the Kremlin decided not to send special invitations to foreign leaders.”
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Both Euronews and another web search result confirm that Yury Ushakov stated the Kremlin did not specifically invite foreign guests to the celebrations this year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victory Day Parade on Red Square on 9 May 2025.Thirteen foreign contingents participated in the parade, including troops from the Commonwealth of Independent States with Egypt, Laos, Myanmar, and Viet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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web search NEUTRAL — Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said no foreign leaders have been invited: ”We deliberately did not invite foreign guests to the celebrations, unlike last year.” But some no-shows hurt more than others.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/08/who-is-coming-to-putins-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian authorities did not specifically invite foreign guests to the May 9 parade, and several foreign leaders expressed their own desire to visit Moscow during the celebration of Victory Day, Yury U…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260507/kremlin-urges-to-take-resp…
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“Putin will hold separate meetings with many of them on May 9. Among them Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, Malaysia Supreme Leader Sultan Ibrahim, President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloyev, President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba, Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) President Sinisa Karan, Chairman of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska Nenad Stevandic, and head of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats party of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik.”
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TASS, Live Vory, and other news sources confirm the presence and scheduled meetings of several leaders, including Robert Fico and Badra Gunba, in Moscow for Victory Day.
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web search NEUTRAL — - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on May 8 for a friendly dinner. - The two leaders will discuss the prospects for the development of bi…
https://tass.com/politics/2128009
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web search NEUTRAL — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may deliver a message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Russia’s Vladimir Putin during his trip to Moscow this weekend, a senior official in Bratislava s…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/08/slovak-pm-may-deli…
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web search NEUTRAL — A number of world leaders are visiting the Russian capital to participate in Victory Day celebrations. Attendees include the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of…
https://www.viory.video/en/events/ls1680-09052026/refeed-put…
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“Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov clarified that Vladimir Putin will hold more than ten meetings on May 9.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing vacations in Sicily instead of Dmitry Peskov or Vladimir Putin.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tijdens een vakantie op Sicilië worden al je zintuigen geprikkeld. Sicilië loopt over van charme. Niet alleen dankzij de gastvrije bevolking, maar ook door de schoonheid van erfgoed en natuur. Je kunt…
https://www.sunweb.nl/vakantie/italie/sicilie
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web search NEUTRAL — Naar Sicilië voor je zonnige vakantie Toegegeven: als je mij ergens voor wakker mag maken, is het de Siciliaanse keuken. Een flinterdunne Italiaanse pizza met een krakend randje, spaghetti vongole of …
https://www.elizawashere.nl/italie/sicilie
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web search NEUTRAL — Gegarandeerd de beste deal voor je vakantie naar Sicilië ☀ Géén boekingskosten ☀ Zekerheid ANVR/SGR ☀ Boek gemakkelijk online!
https://www.vakantiediscounter.nl/italie/sicilie
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“The politicians will also discuss the prospects for resuming the work of the Russian-Slovak Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation, which has not met since 2021.”
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While sources confirm the existence and activity of the Russian-Slovak Intergovernmental Commission, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms that it has not met since 2021.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian-Slovak intergovernmental commission on economic, scientific and technical cooperation is actively working,” Tatarstan President said.
https://tatarstan.ru/eng/index.htm/news/1508912.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — The Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation in the Economy, Science and Technology is intended to play a large role in this. Its most recent meeting was held in Moscow, on the eve of today's meeti…
http://archive.government.ru/eng/docs/8257/
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web search NEUTRAL — Tuesday at the plenary session of the Russian-Slovak intergovernmental commission for economic, scientific and technical cooperation."We see the prospects for cooperation with Slovakia in third-countr…
https://www.urdupoint.com/en/business/russia-slovakia-can-co…
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“The leaders met recently, in January in St. Petersburg.”
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The search results provided for this claim refer to a TV series called 'Vladimir' and do not contain any information regarding a meeting between Putin and Sultan Ibrahim in January.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir is an American comedy drama television limited series starring Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall. It is an adaptation of the Julia May Jonas book of the same name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir (TV Series 2026) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35997699/fullcredits/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 23, 2026 · Become obsessed with Vladimir, the eight-episode adaptation of the critically acclaimed, bestselling novel of the same name by Julia May Jonas. Rachel Weisz, John Slattery, and Leo Wood…
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/vladimir-series-annou…
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“Putin will also hold talks in the Kremlin with the new President of Republika Srpska Sinisa Karan.”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Siniša Karan as the 10th President of Republika Srpska since February 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Siniša Karan (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Каран; born 17 May 1962) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 10th President of Republika Srpska since February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siniša_Karan
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web search NEUTRAL — Sinisa Karan, who was backed by ousted President Milorad Dodik, has won the presidential election in Republika Srpska — effectively extending Dodik's rule. What does this mean for Republika Srpska and…
https://www.dw.com/en/republika-srpska-karans-victory-cement…
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web search NEUTRAL — Siniša Karan wins the repeat vote, securing the position of President of Republika Srpska. New elections for the President of the RS will be held alongside the general election in Bosnia and Herzegovi…
https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2026/02/09/sinisa-karan-w…
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“Last year a delegation from the republic led by then-President Dodik also participated in the 80th anniversary of Victory Day celebrations in Moscow.”
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Wikipedia and other news sources confirm that Milorad Dodik led a delegation to the 80th anniversary of Victory Day in Moscow.
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web search NEUTRAL — Republika Srpska President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik[10].^ "Lukashenko arrives in Moscow to attend events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory". Izvastiya.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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web search NEUTRAL — President Dodik is leading the Republika Srpska delegation in Moscow, which also includes Serbian member and Chairwoman of the BiH Presidency Željka Cvijanović...
https://srpskanational.com/republika-srpska/dodik-it-is-an-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Read more about Russia's Victory Day parade: https://sc.mp/ii3jA Victory Day military parade is being held at Moscow's Red Square to mark the 77th anniversar...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czKIvFGMJPU
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“President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba, and President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloyev.”
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Although the specific search for claim 8 returned no results, the evidence for claim 2 (Live Vory) explicitly lists Badra Gunba as the President of the Republic of Abkhazia attending the celebrations.
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“The Russian leader met with both politicians a year ago, also in Moscow.”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to confirm a meeting between Putin and these specific politicians exactly one year prior.
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