Vladimir Putin and other leaders attended a formal reception at the Grand Banquet Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War

The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president, a grouping dubbed the axis of upheaval

Leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea will be at event marking 80 years since defeat of Japan in second world war