MOSCOW, June 05. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will take part in the solemn events devoted to the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, the Kremlin press service says.

“At Benouville Castle (Normandy) the Russian president will meet with the heads of state of France, Germany, the United State, Britain, Italy and other countries. The leaders of 17 states will attend the celebrations devoted to the Second Front in Europe in World War II,” the Kremlin says.

“No public speeches are expected to be made,” the Kremlin says.