Don’t go to Russia’s WW2 victory day celebrations, EU warns European leaders

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EU urges candidate states not to celebrate WW2 victory in Moscow

Countries aspiring to join the EU should not take part in the 80th anniversary celebrations of Russia's victory in World War II, the bloc's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has said. Victory Day, one of Russia's most important public holidays, is marked by a large military parade on Red Square and a moment of silence to honor the estimated 26.6 million Soviet lives lost during the war against Nazi Germany and its allies. Some EU officials have argued …

EU readies 'plan B' for bypassing Hungary's Russia sanctions veto, RFE/RL reports

EU legal experts are exploring a potential method of preventing Hungary from derailing the extension of sanctions imposed on Russia this July, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on April 15.The European bloc has adopted 16 packages of sanctions on Russia since the outbreak of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Since their extension requires a unanimous approval every six months, Hungary, broadly seen as the most Moscow-friendly EU…

Kremlin rejects EU foreign policy chief's call to boycott Russia's Victory Day events as incorrect

European countries continue supporting Ukraine’s ‘desire’ to continue war with Russia against backdrop of ongoing Moscow-Washington talks, Kremlin spokesman argues - Anadolu Ajansı