“We won in the past and we will win now,” he said.
Zelensky: Ukraine will not let Russia 'preserve victory' over Nazism
Zelensky: Millions of Ukrainians fought against Nazism.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his country would not let Russia "capture the victory over Nazism" in 1945, at a time when Russia is organizing a huge military parade to commemorate the victory in World War II.
"We are proud of our ancestors who defeated Nazism with other peoples in the framework of the anti-Hitler coalition," Zelensky said in a video message, in which he appears walking on the central avenue in the capital, Kyiv, in reference to Russia's attack on Ukraine. Since February 24.
"Our enemy was dreaming of seeing us cancel the celebration of May 9th, and of defeating the Nazis, to give an opportunity to the expression 'de-Nazification'," he added.
“De-Nazification” is the main argument cited by Russian President Vladimir Putin to justify the invasion of Ukraine.
Yesterday, Moscow organized a huge military parade in Red Square, in memory of the victory over Nazi Germany, which Russia celebrates on the ninth of May.
"Millions of Ukrainians fought against Nazism, expelled the Nazis from Lugansk, expelled the Nazis from Donetsk, liberated Kherson, Melitopol and Berdyansk from the occupiers, expelled the Nazis from Yalta, Simferopol and Kerch, and from all of Crimea, liberated Mariupol from the Nazis," Zelensky said, listing the cities of eastern and southern Ukraine that it occupies. Currently, Russian forces, and the cities of Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014.
"They expelled the Nazis from all over Ukraine, but the cities I mentioned today inspire us in particular, give us faith that we will drive the occupiers out of our land," he added.
He stressed that "on the day of victory over the Nazis, we are fighting for another victory. The road to this victory is long, but we have no doubts about our victory," adding, "We won then, and we will win now."
"Very soon, Ukraine will celebrate two days of victory," he concluded.
• “De-Nazification” is the main argument cited by Russian President Vladimir Putin to justify the invasion of Ukraine.
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