The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova called the Ukrainian authorities' invitation to EU leaders to visit Kiev on May 9 a "theater of the absurd."
"The theater of the absurd. For more than ten years, these two words have characterized most of the events, steps, statements that we hear and see from the so-called collective West and all those who swear allegiance to it," the diplomat said on the air of radio "Sputnik", commenting on the information about the Ukrainian authorities' invitation to European leaders to visit Kiev on May 9, as well as the words of the head of the EU diplomatic service, Kaia Kallas, about the consequences for those who go in Moscow for the Victory Parade.
„Zelensky previously said that exactly on May 8, the day of remembrance should be celebrated as a sign of solidarity with the countries of the European Union. Am I wrong? After all, this same regime, this same Zelensky, marginalized this sacred date, associating it with how it should be celebrated in Western Europe. And with full sails he was heading towards May 8“.
The diplomat recalled that due to the time difference, the signing of the act of surrender of Germany in 1945 falls on May 8 in Western European countries, and on May 9 in Russia.
Earlier, the media reported that the Ukrainian authorities had invited European leaders and high-ranking officials to visit Kiev on May 9, which Moscow interpreted as "an attempt to divert attention from the Victory Parade in Russia".