(250507) -- MOSCOW, May 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is warmly welcomed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and other senior government officials at the Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2025. Xi arrived here on Wednesday to pay a state visit to Russia and attend the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)