Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva are among the leaders who are preparing to attend the celebrations to commemorate the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over Nazi Germany on May 9 in Moscow, according to several media.
Dmitry Medvedev, vice-president of the Russian Security Council and former president of the country, described Zelenskyy’s “verbal provocation” declaration on his telegram channel, according to Reuters.
Zelenskyy “understands that in the event of real provocation on victory day, no one will be able to guarantee that kyiv will live to see on May 10,” threatened Medvedev on his channel.
In the perspective of the celebrations, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a three-day unilateral ceasefire from May 8.
kyiv described the announcement of Putin’s truce as an attempted manipulation, while calling for a cease-fire which would be “immediate, full and unconditional, for at least 30 days”.
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