Ukraine calls on all foreign states to refrain from participation of their military personnel in parade in Moscow on May 9 - MFA statement

Ukraine calls on all foreign states to refrain from participation of their military personnel in parade in Moscow on May 9 - MFA statement

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has published a statement in which it called on foreign states to honor the victims of World War II and to refrain from the participation of military personnel in the parade in Moscow on May 9.

"We call on all foreign countries and international organizations to honor with dignity the victims of the Second World War and the collective victory over Nazism - without justifying Russian aggression and crimes against Ukrainians"

Ukrainian Foreign Minister requests foreign troops not to participate in Russia's military parade on 9 May, claiming that participation would be equivalent to supporting Russian aggression and war crimes in Ukraine.

Sending troops by "neutral" countries to participate in the Moscow parade on May 9 will be regarded as a violation of their "neutrality." This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. As the MFA notes, today a brutal war is being waged against the Ukrainian people, who are among the nations that won over Nazism, during which Russian soldiers have committed hundreds of thous…

Kyiv - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry today spoke out against the participation of soldiers from third countries in the parade to be held in Moscow on May 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. According to Kyiv, this would be a dishonor to Ukrainian victims and a violation of declared neutrality in the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Ukraine is calling on countries not to send troops to the May 9 military parade in Moscow, held every year to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany.