The Ukrainian Embassy in Germany said that Ukrainian diplomats refused to put wreaths and flowers on Soviet monuments this year. This is stated on the website of the diplomatic mission.
“Ambassador Alexey Makeev and Ukrainian diplomats deliberately refuse to place wreaths and flowers at Soviet monuments or places with Soviet symbols in the German capital this year,” the Ukrainian embassy said in a statement.
It was noted that the Ambassador and the ruling Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, will visit the German Neue Wahe monument commemorating the victims of war and persecution, after which Makeev will visit with the deputies of the Federal Republic of Germany. Visit the historic Reichstag building and examine the inscriptions left there by Soviet soldiers in 1945.
Former Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev declarationHe said it was unacceptable and immoral for the Berlin authorities to ban the display of the Russian flag and symbols on May 8-9. This was reported in the comment posted on the Telegram channel of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.