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Ukraine Warns Foreign Troops Not to Join Russia’s May 9 Parade of “War Criminals”

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Ukraine Warns Foreign Troops Not to Join Russia’s May 9 Parade of “War Criminals”
Russian servicemen take part in a Victory Day military parade marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on foreign governments to refrain from allowing their military personnel to participate in Russia’s May 9 “Victory Day” parade in Moscow.

In an official statement released on May 6, the ministry stressed that Russia is currently waging a war against the Ukrainian people, during which its forces have committed hundreds of thousands of war crimes. According to Ukrainian authorities, at least 620 children have been killed, nearly 2,000 injured, and over 20,000 deported.

The Ministry added that the Russian army “has committed and continues to commit atrocities in Ukraine on a scale that Europe has not seen since World War II.”

“This is the army that will march on Red Square in Moscow on May 9. These people are not liberators of Europe, they are occupants and war criminals. To march side by side with them is to share responsibility for the blood of murdered Ukrainian children, civilian and military, not to honor the victory over Nazism,” the statement read.

The ministry added that any participation by foreign military personnel in the parade would be deemed unacceptable and viewed by Ukraine as a desecration of the memory of the victory over Nazism.

“This especially applies to countries that declare neutrality in relation to Russian aggression against Ukraine or consistently take a neutral position in international relations. The participation of the military of such countries in the joint parade will directly violate such declared neutrality and look like support for the aggressor state,” the Ministry said.

On May 6, it was reported that the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is planning a visit to Moscow in the coming days, with the primary goal of positioning Brazil as a mediator for peace between Ukraine and Russia.

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