Putin to hold bilateral meetings on Victory Day — Kremlin

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 03, 2026 · 76 words

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What to know about Putin to hold bilateral meetings on Victory Day — Kremlin

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that President Vladimir Putin will conduct several bilateral meetings on Victory Day. Expected attendees include Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

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What happened

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a number of bilateral meetings on Victory Day, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TV reporter Pavel Zarubin.

Why it matters

Bilateral meetings with our guests are going to take place," he said.

Common ground

Zarubin said earlier that on May 9, Putin was expected to meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who would be visiting Moscow.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a number of bilateral meetings on Victory Day”

VERIFIED

The official Kremlin source explicitly states that Putin will have a busy schedule on May 9 with a number of bilateral meetings with foreign guests on the agenda.

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web search NEUTRAL — Since Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia on 7 May 2000, he has travelled to 72 countries as of November 2024, in addition to many more domestic trips. This list does not include Put…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presiden…

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web search NEUTRAL — Putin will have a busy schedule on May 9, with a number of bilateral meetings with foreign guests on the agenda, the presidential spokesman said.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260503/putins-speech-at-may-9-par…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral meetings with almost all the leaders who will arrive at the BRICS summit, the Kremlin said on Monday.The BRICS leaders will focus on the possible e…
https://en.sputniknews.africa/20241021/brics-summit-putin-sc…

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Claim 2: “Putin was expected to meet with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico”

CORROBORATED

Sputnik International explicitly reports 'Putin to meet Lukashenko and Fico in Moscow' and another source confirms Putin invited Fico to the event.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fico meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China, 2 September 2025.In May 2016, Fico stated that Slovakia would not accept "one single Muslim" migrant into the country, weeks before the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian President Vladimir Putin invited several foreign leaders to the event, including Fico. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić was initially planned to attend the event, but he unexpectedly fell il…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/closed-skies-didn-t-stop-him…

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web search NEUTRAL — MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the May 9 parade is awaited by the whole world, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. 03.05.2026, Sputnik International.Putin to me…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260503/putins-speech-at-may-9-par…

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Claim 3: “Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TV reporter Pavel Zarubin”

SINGLE SOURCE

The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant links to accounting software (Xero), and while other evidence mentions Peskov, it does not specifically confirm the interaction with reporter Pavel Zarubin.

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web search NEUTRAL — Customer login for Xero accounting software. Log in or get support about using Xero.
https://www.xero.com/au/login/

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web search NEUTRAL — Customer Login for Xero Accounting Software. Welcome to Xero, if you don't have an account, try Xero for free.
https://login.xero.com/identity/user/login

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web search NEUTRAL — Xero ... Xero
https://go.xero.com/app/!hTn7!/dashboard

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Claim 4: “Putin was expected to meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources confirm the meeting; Sputnik International explicitly mentions 'Putin to meet Lukashenko and Fico in Moscow' in the context of the May 9 parade.

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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Lukashenko standing with Vladimir Putin and Leonid Kuchma at the Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk in 2001.On 9 May 2021, Lukashenko signed the decree, announced on 24 April 2021, titled "On the Prot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko

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web search NEUTRAL — Putin sits at a meeting with Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus on Friday.The 71-year-old was pictured alongside his ally, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Putin hosted by Lukashenko at the Palace…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-13457819/vladimir-put…

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Claim 5: “Robert Fico... would be visiting Moscow”

CORROBORATED

Three independent sources confirm Fico's visit to Moscow: The Moscow Times (confirming attendance via Yury Ushakov), The Guardian (reporting he took part in bilateral meetings in Moscow), and a web search result detailing his flight detour to reach Moscow on May 9.

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web search NEUTRAL — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico traveled to Moscow despite the Baltic countries' ban on allowing his plane to pass through. As a result, the route had to be changed to a southern one, making the jou…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/closed-skies-didn-t-stop-him…

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web search NEUTRAL — Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico will attend Moscow’s Victory Day parade next week, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yury Ushakov said Wednesday. “Fico is mentioned a lot, so I can confirm Fico,” Us…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/29/kremlin-says-slova…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Slovakian prime minister, who has adopted Kremlin lines and sided with Hungary’s illiberal leader, Viktor Orbán, as a pro-Russian voice in the EU, also took part in bilateral meetings and attended…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/09/slovakia-serbi…

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