The Kremlin is not ruling out that Russian President Vladimir Putin could visit Mongolia to attend the events marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Battles of Khalkhyn Gol. “This visit is being worked out, the details will be announced later,” the Russian President’s press service told TASS.

In May, Mongolian President Kh. Battulga invited Putin to visit to the country and take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of joint victory in the Battles of Khalkhyn Gol.

The conflict near the Khalkhyn Gol River on Mongolia’s soil between the Soviet Union and Japan began in 1939. The battle lasted from May until September, resulting in the defeat of the Japanese Sixth Army, which had sought to reach Chita and Baikal and show China that “the Soviet military assistance was unreliable.” Later, Moscow and Tokyo signed a ceasefire agreement. Following Khalkhyn Gol, Japan never again attacked the Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). (Tass)