The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called the participation of the leaders of the CIS countries in the events on May 9 in Moscow “an immoral and unfriendly step towards Ukraine.”
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Tuesday as the leaders of Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan attended the Victory Parade on Red Square.
“The participants were shown Russian military equipment, which has been participating in Russia’s unprovoked aggressive war against Ukraine for the tenth year,” the statement said.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin “justified the killing of Ukrainians, the destruction of Ukrainian cities and villages, the abduction of Ukrainian children and repressions against residents of the occupied Ukrainian territories.”
“The night before the event, the Russian Federation fired 25 cruise missiles into Ukraine, including 15 into Kyiv, to cause more deaths and more destruction on Ukrainian soil,” the statement said.
The statement of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says that the peoples of Central Asia and the Caucasus made an invaluable contribution to the victory over Nazism 78 years ago. The participation of their leaders in the statement is regarded as “an unfriendly step towards Ukraine, a manifestation of disdain for the Ukrainian people, who are fighting for their survival and freedom.”
The leaders of seven CIS countries, including the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, came to the parade on May 9 in Moscow. Among the arrivals are the presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Their intention to come to Moscow became known only the day before.
Source: Radio Azattyq
