By Roxana Springer / Latin American summary, May 9, 2025.
Photo: Red Square, Moscow
Every year, Russia and most countries that were part of the Soviet Union They celebrate the victory over Nazi Germany on May 9 against the Great Festival of Patria. But this 2025 is special, The presence of numerous foreign leaders in Moscow for the celebration has acquired great significance.
Without a doubt, and against all rusophobic calculations, n the red square will be present leaders from countries that represent 60% of the world’s population, demonstrating the failure of attempts to isolate Russia
In a crazy and ungrateful attitude (Russia saved them all from the continuity of Hitlerism) several European countries closed their airspace to the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucy and the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico in an attempt to prevent his trip to Russia.
Lithuania and Latvia have banned that the VUCIC plane fly over its territory in the direction of Russia to attend the military Parade of Victory Day, which will take place this Friday in Moscow.
The Lithuanian authorities vetoed the president’s flight for reasons of “Technical and diplomatic sensitivity”while the slow authorities argue that the measure responds to the “political sensitivity of the purpose of the flight.”
At the same time, Poland and Lithuania have prohibited Fico from flying over their respective territories to attend the commemorative act.
In this regard, Dimitri Peskov, spokesman for Kremlin commented: “These countries continue their absurd Russophobia policy. They project this policy even on their colleagues in European affairs. This suggests that there are very strong contradictions in the EU”
Despite all the inconveniences, in the last hours Vucic arrived in Russia to honor the Soviet feat, ignoring the obstacles of the EU. And although last week he interrupted his visit to the United States for ill Not even if they “chain it”.
-Meanwhile, world leaders continue to reach the Russian capital despite the fact that Vladimir Zelenski previously threatened those who decided to participate in the celebrations of May 9, stating that their country “cannot be responsible for what happens in the territory of the Russian Federation” in the course of commemorative events.
Russia expects the presence of more than 20 heads of state and government in the military parade in the Red Square.
According to official figures, the Soviet Union lost about 27 million peoplebetween soldiers and civilians, during the Great Patria War (1941-1945). These losses constitute one of the most tragic pages in world history and reflect the decisive contribution of the USSR to victory over Nazi Germany.
In the course of fierce clashes with the forces of the Hitler regime, the Red Army released the territories of the then Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Norway and Denmark, among other countries, where more than 100 million people lived
Putin offered gala reception for foreign delegations
In Moscow, a solemn lunch was offered on Thursday on behalf of the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to the heads of the foreign delegations that arrived to attend the festive acts in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patria War (1941-1945).
The Russian leader honored the visits of the delegations with a gala dinner at the Kremlin. Among them the presidents of BrazilLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva; ChinaXi Jinping; SerbiaAlexvandvendvucic; VenezuelaNicolás Maduroy CubaMiguel Díaz Canel
In his speech before his guests, Putin described on May 9, “Sacred date” And he stressed that “the Soviet Union played a decisive role in the defeat of Nazism,” a “historical truth” that, “said,” no one can silence, denigrate or remove. “
Also, the leader chino, Xi Jinping declared to be happy to participate in the dedicated celebrations to 80th Anniversary of Victory Day In Moscow.
“Today, in the face of the negative trends of unilateralism and the dictation of force in the world, China is willing to assume a special responsibility together with Russia as great world powers and permanent members of the Council [de Seguridad de la ONU]with the sense of duty of defend the truth with courage On the history of World War II, ”said XI.
