On Monday, May 8, in the center of Paris, the traditional action for Russians " The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry tried to prevent this, but the French side ignored it. This was announced by the Ambassador of Ukraine to France Vadim Omelchenko.

“Unfortunately, we did not receive a response to our note of May 5 regarding the inadmissibility of holding a propaganda action staged by the Russian Embassy in Paris,” Vadim Omelchenko wrote on his Twitter.

Unfortunately, representatives of the Ukrainian community, who had gathered to express their peaceful protest against this shameful action, were not allowed to enter Republic Square by French law enforcement officers..

— Vadym Omelchenko (@OmelchenkoVadym) May 8, 2023.

It turns out that on May 5, the Ukrainian embassy sent a note to the French side with a request not to allow the Immortal Regiment march in Paris and other cities..

“This is not about memory, but about war propaganda. Russianism will not pass! "

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It turns out that the propaganda action took place yesterday. According to various Russian media, there were almost 200 people there.. Also, Russian propagandists write that “the Parisian police cleared the Republic Square of provocateurs”.

In fact, we are talking about representatives of the Ukrainian community who gathered to express their peaceful protest against this action.. According to Vadym Omelchenko, French law enforcement officers did not allow Ukrainians to enter Republic Square.

“Unfortunately, Russian propaganda tried to turn the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of World War II into a Rashist Sabbath.. This contrasts sharply with the position of France and the solidarity of the French people.. We are waiting for an explanation from the French side,” Vadim Omelchenko wrote about this..

Unfortunately, Russian propaganda tried to turn the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of World War II into a Rashist Sabbath.. This contrasts sharply with the position of France and the solidarity of the French people.. We are waiting for an explanation from the French side @prefpolice @francediplo @Interieur_Gouv.

— Vadym Omelchenko (@OmelchenkoVadym) May 8, 2023.

Recall, the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin finally banned the use of Russian flags at the memorials in Treptow, Tiergarten and Schoenholzer Gaide during May 8 and 9 after the lower court allowed their demonstration at one of the sites on Victory Day a day earlier..