According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the countries of the European Union should unite and not let him be intimidated by a “show of strength” in Moscow.
“2.2 thousand kilometers northeast of here [президент РФ Владимир] Putin is holding a parade with soldiers, tanks and rockets. Such a show of force should not frighten us. We must remain faithful to our support for Ukraine no matter how long it takes.” declaration During a speech in the European Parliament.
According to him, the “May 9 message” to Europe should be that “the past cannot prevail over the future”. On this day, European countries celebrate Europe Day. Today in 1950 was presented the Declaration proposing the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community, from which the European Union would later emerge.
In Kiev, they commented on the participation of the leaders of the CIS countries in the Victory Parade in Moscow. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said such a move was seen as “immoral and hostile towards the country, a manifestation of disrespect for the Ukrainian people”.
This was stated in a Facebook post by department representative Oleg Nikolenko (the owner of Meta was considered an extremist in Russia and was banned).
“First, they forgot to ask the Nazis. Maria Zakharova, spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to this statement on the Telegram channel, second, let’s talk about “morality”.
As an example, he cited a recent survey among readers of the Ukrainian government agency UNIAN. The publication asked users to answer the question “Which of the well-known TV presenters, military reporters and public opinion leaders in Russia would they prefer to see after Daria Dugina, Vladlen Tatarsky and Zakhar Prilepin, the victims of a terrorist act.” ” Zakharova recalled.
“The execution list includes Vladimir Solovyov, Margarita Simonyan, Anton Krasovsky, Dmitry Kiselev, Sergei Mardan and Semyon Pegov. This is a very bloody attraction. A representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry is in Kiev every day,” commented.
He noted that at 16:29 (Moscow time) “almost 50,000 people voted”. According to him, the number of likes under the post shows that “ideology with all the signs of crime resonates with the Ukrainian layman.”
“Do you think that one of the Western bosses of the Kiev nativity scene shot the wards? Or are they angry with the relevant international structures? Not at all,” he said.
“He recalled how in the Third Reich they actively practiced compiling “wanted lists” of enemies, <…> should be eliminated as a priority”.
“The Kiev regime went even further: to involve the whole society not only in the persecution and Nazi discrimination, but directly in terrorist activities. The student surpassed the teacher, ”Zakharova concluded.
Earlier, the participation of the leaders of the CIS countries was commented on by the US State Department.
“Countries are free to attend any festivities they want,” said agency spokesman Vedant Patel.
The heads of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan arrived in Moscow in memory of those who lost their lives in the Great Patriotic War. Together with Russian President Vladimir Putin, they laid flowers at the Eternal Fire in the Alexander Garden and were on the same podium during the Victory Parade on Red Square.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky previously changed the celebration of Victory Day on May 9 to Europe Day. According to him, this date was established to celebrate peace and unity on the continent and will be appropriately celebrated “with all free Europe”.
In addition, the Verkhovna Rada is dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of May 8 and World War II. He said he had introduced a bill that designated victory over Nazism in World War II: war. On May 8, the Wehrmacht’s Unconditional Surrender Act came into effect.