Foreign leaders, including those of North Korea and Serbia, also sent congratulations to Putin and the Russian people MOSCOW, May 9. /TASS/. On the eve of Victory Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the leaders and citizens of foreign states on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, according to the Kremlin website. Foreign leaders, including those of North Korea and Serbia, also sent congratulations to Putin and the Russian people. TASS