He noted that Russia itself can take “different steps” that will expose her guests to danger.
“We cannot be responsible for what is happening in the territory of the Russian Federation. They provide you with security, which is why we will not give you any guarantees. We do not know what Russia will do these days. He can take different, say, steps: arson, bombing and so on. And then accuse us of us, “said the Ukrainian leader during a conversation with journalists.
Zelanski recommended that Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha inform international partners that Kiev did not recommend coming to Russia for security reasons. “And if you do that – don't ask us. It's your personal decision,” said the president.
According to him, Kyiv does not intend to create for President Vladimir Putin “A nice atmosphere of insulation” And he will not guarantee the safety of “Putin's friends or partners” who will come to the parade on May 9.
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Guests in Moscow
The vice -chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev called the words of Zelnski “verbal provocation.” “In the case of real provocation on the day of victory Nobody guarantees that on May 10 it will come in Kiev” – he wrote on his channel on a telegram.
This year, the Kremlin managed to obtain permission to participate in the victory parade in Moscow from 20 countries – it is twice as much as in 2024.
The celebrations will be attended by, among others President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico and President Serbia Aleksandar Vucić, President Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, the president of Vietnam is Lam, as well Ibrahim Traore. The parade will also be attended by the heads of the countries of the Community of Independent States – Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the leader of Abkhazia and Palestine.
Numerous controversy
On May 1, the TV channel, controlled by the Ministry of Defense of Russia, announced that a representative of the United States could come to the parade. According to the source, it will be the Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
In April, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pieskov told the State Information Agency Ria Nowosti that “heroes” of what Moscow stubbornly calls “a special military operation”, “absolutely” will take part in the military parade in Moscow. War veterans first appeared among 9,000 military people at the event in the Russian capital last year.
The President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski said earlier that The Kremlin “rightly worries” about safety during the parade on Red Square.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that soldiers from 19 countries were invited to participate in the event, and 10 of them confirmed their participation. The Japanese media reports that soldiers from North Korea are to take part in it for the first time, although Pieskov said that he knew nothing about such plans.
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