According to TASS, de Gaulle will take part in the events on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.
“I came here freely and of my own free will... my first trip to Russia.
I came first of all to honor the memory of the fighters, civilians, all those who made a sacrifice for the victory over Nazism.
This is a very exciting moment for me,” he said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a meeting with a French public figure, pointed out that Moscow highly appreciated his objective opinion on the situation in the world.
Earlier, Pierre de Gaulle noted that Russia is supported by two-thirds of the world's population, despite attempts to isolate it.