Press Secretary of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova appealed to the authorities of the United States and other Western countries that will host the marathon «Victory Songs» and other promotions, timed to the 9th of may, not hinder, their organization, and to give «a tribute to the victors of Nazism.»
The Director of the information Department of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia said that the American and Western media about the celebration of Russia Victory Day is wrong. According to Zakharova, the US and Europe, Moscow parade, concerts, and other events organized in Russia on Victory Day as «the demonstration of Russian militarism». She was strongly against such a definition, and believes that action in celebration of the 73rd anniversary of the, initiated by the Russians in 80 countries, will help the West to understand the importance of 9 may for Russia.
#Zakharova: we hope that the authorities of the countries where will be held the solemn and memorable ceremony, is not will to stop them, but, on the contrary, and will give tribute to the winners of Nazism
— Russian foreign Ministry 🇷🇺 (@MID_RF) April 26, 2018
During today’s briefing Zakharova announced a series of events that will take place in new York, Ljubljana, Vienna, Berlin, tel Aviv and other cities the laying of flowers at the graves of the fallen during the Second world war, honoring veterans, demonstration of thematic films, the holding of the meeting-Requiem, concerts, festivals, war time songs and salutes.
A spokeswoman for the foreign Ministry also reminded the position of Russia on the outcome of the Second world war, noting that Moscow does not permit any revisions of this historic event.
As part of the briefing Zakharova did not miss the opportunity to criticize the actions of the US state Department in relation to the former Russian Consulate General in Seattle. She said that us intelligence agents had committed a hostile takeover, removing the locks from the gate around the building, which, according to Zakharova, belongs to Russia.
The representative of the foreign Ministry , Vanessa Ecker said that the Russian diplomats refused to join the staff of the state Department during a crawl of the former Consulate.
Employees of the Russian diplomatic mission refused to co-bypass with representatives of the state Department Consulate in Seattle — the official representative of foreign policy Department of the USA.
— Alexander Janevski (@yanevsky) April 26, 2018
