As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his heavily choreographed May 9 “Victory Day” military parade, he’s been clear who’s at the top of his guest list: Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader is set to arrive in Moscow on Wednesday for a four-day state visit,

The Trump administration has said it wants to pull apart Russia and China, but the two countries need each other too much.

The attacks came a day before a Russian-proposed cease-fire was to take effect and as Moscow prepared to welcome foreign dignitaries for a parade.