Harare – President Emmerson Mnangagwa left Harare for Russia to attend the 80th commemoration of the end of World War 2 which is dubbed Victory Day.
Mnangagwa was seen off at Robert Mugabe International Airport by senior government officials.
Russia President Vladimir Putin will lead the Victory Day commemorations in Moscow the capital of Russia.
Nazi Germany surrendered to Russia and the Western countries in 1945 marking the end of the most bloody war in human history.
Mnangagwa will join other global leaders from other continents for the historic commemorations.
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is acting president in Mnangagwa’s absence.
Russia is engaged in a bitter war with Ukraine after a military invasion ordered by Putin in February 2022.