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We will see a lot of show,
Before 2022, everyone thought Russia was significantly stronger than Ukraine. But it's turned out that wasn't the case. Nobody can call this a high-quality conduct of war,
This day reminds us of an important pattern: every evil inevitably comes to an end,
he said walking to Kyiv’s Independence square These are not disruptions, but restrictions for obvious reasons. We want the glorious Victory Day to be celebrated at the appropriate level,
I think it's a great deal to stop the war,
I agree it's important for everybody, for everyone — for our kids, young people,
What was also discussed very clearly, and said by different member states, is that any participation in the 9th May parades or celebrations in Moscow will not be taken lightly on the European side, considering that Russia is really waging a full-scale war in Europe,
We do not surrender our memory to the new Russian Nazism, just as we do not surrender our present,
This is not a monument built by decree,
We do not forget this,
Steinmeier told the Bundestag, during a sombre commemoration on the May 8 anniversary of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender to the Allies But precisely because of this, we firmly oppose the Kremlin's historical lies today,
Today we no longer need to ask -- did May 8 liberate us?"
This city had already been liberated,
It will be a parade of cynicism…a parade of bile and lies…a parade of fear."
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky on Thursday It is entirely fair that the Russian sky—the sky of the aggressor—is not calm either."
Our great victory 80 years ago is a new narrative, new conception of Russia’s current standoff with the West,
Sergei Lyaguzin, an international relations professor, said on Russian state television this week It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently,
with additional sanctions, ... Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in late April We would’ve been destroyed, wiped out as a nation if we didn’t fight back,
he said, echoing the Kremlin’s unsubstantiated justification for the invasion These scoundrels had once again united against us,
said Yevgeniy, a Russian soldier who fought in Ukraine until he was wounded in December They are convinced that they are more resilient than their opponents,
he said in a phone interview