The Kremlin expects that at a military parade 9th May on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War IIthat is celebrated in Russia as a victory day, more than 20 heads of states and governments will participate. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Kremlin, said it, TASR reports with reference to DPA and TASS. “We will be happy to see anyone who is ready to celebrate this spectacular date with us”Said Peskov.
In this context, he criticized the words of EU Diplomacy chief Kaje Kallas from Mondaywhich called on representatives of EU Member States and candidate countries not to participate in the Moscow tour. At the end of the EU Council for Foreign Affairs in Luxembrug, she said that since Russia was wondering a war in Europe, their participation will not be taken lightly. She recommended European politicians to visit Ukraine instead and to show its support.
“We pay attention to her very hard statements. We do not consider them right,” He answered Peskov to the question of TASS. According to him, there are states in Europe, “which do not accept such rhetoric”. Russia Kallas will not evaluate the threat, they must do the sovereign states they are intended, Peskov added.
Participation in Moscow has already been confirmed, among other things, the presidents of China Si Jin-Pching, Brazil Innácio Lula da Silva and Serbia Aleksandar Vučič, as well as the Prime Ministers of Armenian Nikol Pašinjan and Slovakia Robert Fico.
Serbia and Armenia are conducting access negotiations with the EU. Jerevan confirmed the participation of Pašinjan after the words of Kallas. “It is also our victory for which 300,000 Armenians died,“Said Parliament’s President Alen Simonjan. He added that Pašinjan’s visit to Moscow has nothing to do with the EU.
