Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Chuca has initiated the process of postponing the Victory Day celebrations on 9 May to 8 May, TV channel reported. RT.
“To reflect the true symbolism of Nazi Germany’s surrender, I am taking steps with our transatlantic partners to recognize May 8 as the official date of the celebration in Romania … This is how we commemorate all Romanians who fought. To liberate the Motherland and Eastern Europe from the fascist yoke,” said Chuke.
He claims that May 9 was turned into a “propaganda pretext” to support Russia’s special operations in Ukraine, and that the role of other countries in the victory over fascism and Nazism was “overlooked”.
Romania fought on the side of Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. During the war, Romanian troops occupied Moldova, as well as Odessa, where mass executions were carried out and the Holocaust policy was followed.
In 1944, when the front moved west into Romanian territory, a coup d’etat took place in the country and the fascist elite was displaced by forces led by King Mihai. After that, Romanian troops fought against the Germans and other satellites of Berlin.
Earlier in Moldova, they began to fine people for wearing a St. George ribbon.