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| Zakhaova: Russia did not receive an invitation to the anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy |
| 2024-04-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Russian side did not receive invitations through diplomatic channels to the celebrations dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy in June 1944. Official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova announced this on April 17on Sputnik radio. One was sent to Vyacheslav Molotov? The diplomat explained that on the evening of April 16, the Foreign Ministry contacted the Russian Ambassador to France, Alexei Meshkov, regarding relevant reports in the French media. “So far, I’m talking about the situation as of this morning, there has been no confirmation of this through diplomatic channels,” she said. As Regnum reported, on April 16, France-Presse, citing the organizers of the event, the Mission Libération company, reported that the Russian delegation was invited to celebrate the anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy during World War II. It was noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin “given the circumstances” was not invited to the ceremony. Earlier on the same day, French media reported the intention of the country's authorities to invite the Russian delegation to the celebratory events marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy. According to radio station Europe 1, it will be difficult to do without Russia at the celebration, despite the difficult geopolitical situation. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on April 16 that Moscow has not yet received an invitation from France to the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy. The landing of the military of the United States, Britain, Canada and their allies on the territory of France occupied by the Nazi army (Operation Neptune) took place in Normandy during the Second World War on June 6, 1944. Soviet troops did not directly participate in it, but the USSR made it possible through its military actions, paying the highest price for it during the Second World War. Related: Normandy: 2024-04-17 Russia receives invitation to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy Normandy: 2024-04-09 A train with French military equipment passed through Switzerland to Bosnia and Herzegovina Normandy: 2024-04-02 Current information on the situation on the front line: April 1 (updated) |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 I wondered if our Russian propagandist was out of bed yet. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-04-18 21:03 |
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| Posted by: Dale 2024-04-18 20:45 |
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| Posted by: Dale 2024-04-18 20:25 |
| #6 #5 ^Yep. And what remained was in Germany defending against American and British strategic bombing. Only a couple air wings were around for D-Day and they had as much impact as a balloon against a brick wall. Combination of American aerial bombing campaigns and Russian AD and CAPs folded into the demise of the Luftwaffe. |
| Posted by: badanov 2024-04-18 13:19 |
| #5 ^Yep. And what remained was in Germany defending against American and British strategic bombing. Only a couple air wings were around for D-Day and they had as much impact as a balloon against a brick wall. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-04-18 12:46 |
| #4 #3 ^Or, maybe, the other way around? Most of German air cover was committed to the east. |
| Posted by: badanov 2024-04-18 09:20 |
| #3 ^Or, maybe, the other way around? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-04-18 09:11 |
| #2 Yeah, they were fighting in Belarus, the Baltic States, Ukraine, and Eastern Poland at the time. Although the Normandy landings did help them strategically as it drained the reserve German forces on the eastern front. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2024-04-18 09:07 |
| #1 Russia wasn't involved in the Normandy landings. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-04-18 08:42 |