MOSCOW: Deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev stated on Saturday that no one could ensure that Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, would live to see May 10 in the event that Ukraine launched an attack on Moscow on May 9 in celebration of the country’s victory in World War Two.
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union and its allies’ victory in World War Two, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Monday a three-day truce in the conflict with Ukraine in May.
The 72-hour ceasefire will be in effect from May 8 to May 9, when Putin will host world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, for festivities marking the country’s victory over Nazi Germany, according to the Kremlin.
