Delegations from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania will not come to Moscow for the Victory parade.
The Ministry of defence of Poland said that “all the celebrations related to the Day of victory, will take place in Poland.”
Similar statements were made by the press services of the ministries of defence of Slovakia and the Czech Republic: the leadership of these countries also plans to participate in the celebrations only in their cities.
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Lithuania noted that it is not acceptable to participate in such celebrations in Moscow, given Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
By the way, for the parade may 9, the Kremlin plans to spend 209,7 million rubles, which is equal to about 82 million USD. While the present costs 4 times less than last year.