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Orange Man takes 'rain check' on Vlad's 9 May Victory Day celebration |
2020-03-10 |
MOSCOW (AP) ‐ U.S. President Donald Trump will not be coming to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Russia has repeatedly invited Trump to visit Moscow on the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II ‐ the nation’s most important holiday. Trump said last year he appreciated the invitation, but wasn’t sure if he could go as the celebration falls "right in the middle of political season." "Via diplomatic channels, we have received information that the (U.S.) president will not be coming," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday, adding that it remains unclear who will represent the U.S. on the Victory Day in Moscow. Peskov didn’t give a reason for Trump’s refusal to come. In an interview with the state-run Tass news agency, a part of which was released Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said it would be "a mistake" for world leaders not to attend the Victory Day celebrations this year. "I think that, concerning former members of the anti‑Hitler alliance, the right thing to do would be to attend (our event), from both a domestic political stance and a moral one," Putin said. "We look forward to seeing them and we will be glad if they come. If not, well, that’s their choice. But I think that would be a mistake for them." |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#10 But 9 May Victory Day is still a big event for Russia, so inspired by grom, here is a version of the song Katyuska for your listening pleasure. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-03-10 18:38 |
#9 Hopefully, there will be a large Iranian delegation. |
Posted by: Ulerong Grundy4919 2020-03-10 16:33 |
#8 President Trump is not attending the St. Patrick's day Luncheon in order to minimize his exposure to |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-03-10 16:08 |
#7 While people were going ape on VE-Day, they were still fighting and dying on Okinawa. Not a good time to celebrate. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-03-10 16:05 |
#6 no, send them. then don't let them back in - quarantine, doncha know? |
Posted by: Mercutio 2020-03-10 10:48 |
#5 Trumps is also skipping the House of Representatives St. Patrick's Day luncheon. He is the first to break tradition. Something to do with San Fran Nan or conflict? |
Posted by: JohnQC 2020-03-10 10:16 |
#4 I love how these shitheads scream Wusskies! Wascally Wusskies stole the election!!! -- and yet they're the race-baiters pushing every single dezinformatsiya line a la America's-incurably-racist, Kill-the-pigs, etc. Useful idiots, per Ilyich. |
Posted by: Lex 2020-03-10 09:51 |
#3 Yeah and you'd give them ideas. |
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-03-10 09:46 |
#2 Or not. Those maroons wouldn't know Kursk from Zoosk. |
Posted by: Lex 2020-03-10 08:51 |
#1 Send Bernie, Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. They should feel right at home. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2020-03-10 08:12 |