Heads of 6 states went to watch the parade in Moscow organized on the occasion of Victory Day. Among them were the leaders of Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Belarus. "Adyrna" national portal reported that not a single head of state attended last year's parade on Red Square.
Today, May 9, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived at the rally in Moscow. Journalists wrote that they spotted the leader's car on city streets. Before that, Lukashenka showed up only once at an organized rally in Moscow. He always refused to participate in military parades for festive events in Minsk.
The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Moscow on the day of victory, TASS reported. A peculiarity was that after independence, when the country was ruled by Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan made a new historical assessment of the Second World War. The term "Great Patriotic War" has not been used in Uzbekistan for the past few years. Instead, the Uzbeks found the name "Second World War" correct. Basically, in Uzbekistan, May 9 is celebrated as the Day of Remembrance and Respect for War Victims and Veterans.
In addition, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon paid a special visit to Moscow at the invitation of Vladimir Putin. The head of Tajikistan plans to participate in the Victory Day celebrations, the trip will last two days.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov is also visiting Moscow. Also, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev will watch the parade on Red Square.
Russian publications reported that Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Moscow yesterday. Presidents of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokaev and Sadyr Zhaparov started their visit by laying flowers at the memorial in Rzhevsk district, Tver region.
This year marks the 78th anniversary of Victory Day. Not a single foreign leader went to watch last year's Moscow parade.
At the same time, let's say that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict that started in Crimea and Sevastopol in 2014 is still going on. Since 2021, this conflict has escalated. On February 21 of the same year, the Russian authorities recognized the independence of the DPRK and the LPR, which declared their sovereignty. On February 24, 2022, he launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine and invaded its territory.
On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court in The Hague decided to arrest Vladimir Putin.
It should be noted that even in the national information space of Kazakhstan, the attitude toward the phrase "Great Patriotic War" has begun to change. Social media users often argue that the name "World War II" is correct.
"Adyrna" national portal
