The Verkhovna Rada has prepared a statement on the inadmissibility of Russians appropriating victory over Nazism. This is stated in the text of the resolution on the VR website..

The document prepared by the parliamentarians was sent to testify to the role of Ukraine in the victory of the Anti-Hitler coalition over Nazi Germany.

The deputies note that the Russian Federation constantly distorts historical events and tries to assign all the merits exclusively to its people.

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After approval, the application will be sent to national governments and parliaments of states, international organizations and their assemblies.

According to US and Western officials, Putin could officially declare war on Ukraine as early as May 9, which would allow Russian reserve forces to be fully mobilized during their attempt to conquer eastern and southern Ukraine..

At the same time, the head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, predicted an intensification of shelling of the region by Russian troops that day.

Not a single foreign leader will attend the festive parade in Moscow, not even Putin's friend, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko.