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

Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow for a third day on Wednesday, forcing most of the Russian capital's airports to close hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping was due to fly in for a pomp-filled visit that Kyiv has made clear it opposes.