Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia on Victory Day anniversary, the Kremlin announced.

Congratulations were sent also to the people of Georgia and Moldova, RIA Novosti reports.

In his message, Putin expressed confidence that the bonds of brotherly friendship formed during the Great Patriotic War will remain a reliable basis for the development of relations.