President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, front left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, centre right, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, second right, and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, right, leave Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2024, marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)