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Trips to Russia \u201cwill not be taken lightly,\u201d warns EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Countries aspiring to join the European Union must avoid participating in the 80th anniversary celebrations of Russia\u2019s victory in World War II, the bloc\u2019s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has said.<\/p>\n

Victory Day, one of Russia\u2019s most important public holidays, is marked by a large military parade on Red Square and a moment of silence to honor the estimated 26.6 million Soviet lives lost during the war against Nazi Germany and its allies.<\/p>\n

Some EU officials argue that attending celebrations in Moscow would be inappropriate given the ongoing conflict\u00a0between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny participation in the May 9th parades \u2013 or celebrations \u2013 in Moscow will not [be] taken lightly on the European side, considering that Russia is waging a full-scale war in Europe,\u201d<\/em> Kallas said following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday.<\/p>\n

When asked whether the bloc is monitoring which countries plan to attend the event in Moscow, Kallas responded that candidate nations should also refrain from participating.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe made it very clear that we do not want any candidate country to take part in the May 9 events in Moscow,\u201d<\/em> she said. Instead, Kallas urged leaders of EU member states and officials to visit Kiev \u201cas much as possible, to really show our solidarity and that we are with Ukraine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

According to Euractiv, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is currently the only leader of an EU nation who has confirmed plans to attend the celebrations in Moscow. \u201cIt is natural that as Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, I have a strong interest in participating in the official celebrations of the victory over fascism,\u201d<\/em> he said last year.<\/p>\n

The leaders of Serbia and Armenia, both EU candidate countries, have also indicated they will attend. Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this month that Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Moscow on May 9.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, German media reported that Berlin advised local institutions not to invite Russian or Belarusian officials to events commemorating World War II. Moscow responded by calling the move a \u201cblatant insult\u201d<\/em> to the memory of Nazi victims and fallen Soviet soldiers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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