This decision can be called elegant, say political analysts. German politician to commemorate those killed in World War II and will meet with Vladimir Putin
Angela Merkel decided to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow the day after the victory parade and visit Russia to honor those who died in World War II, as well as to meet with Vladimir Putin at a working breakfast. After the Czech President Milos Zeman Merkel became the second European leader who set out to come to Moscow in spite of tensions between Russia and the West, and that the day after the celebrations. Why is the German leader made such a decision, and when to wait for other European politicians? See also: The maneuvers of the leaders in Europe on Victory Day
In recent months, Western leaders, one after another refused on arrival to the parade. Total administration of the Russian president has sent invitations to 68, eventually came to a little more than 20 foreign politicians. The most notable among them – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, as well as Indian and Chinese presidents. However, Angela Merkel, the German heritage made to find a political solution to the elegant – to come the next day, says Alexander Rahr.
Alexander Rahr
German political scientist
10 years ago, Western leaders come to Moscow for the 60th anniversary of the Victory a little if not at full strength. Russia had just got out of the troubled times, the economy grew by 7% per year, and even earlier, in 2000, Putin even said he did not rule out joining NATO: the Europeans and Bush were just happy that the black stripe in relations between Moscow and the West almost It ended without bloodshed. Now, the Crimea and the Donbass created a new gulf, step over that on the Day of Victory West does not consider it possible. What should be done in a few years the whole world once again bestow honors Soviet soldiers? Crimea will not have to give, the main thing – to calm the Donbass, said Leonid Gusev.
Leonid Gusev
Senior Fellow of the Institute of International Studies, MGIMO
In the meantime, Europe is set quite critical. Chairman of the Council of Europe Tusk refused to come to the Victory Day, calling questionable “part in a military parade on the side of the current aggressors.” If the conflict is sluggish continue precedent Merkel may well give rise to something like “third of the Victory Day.” Europeans are celebrating the anniversary of Nazi capitulation on May 8 – with respect and sorrow, the Russians 9th – with marches and tanks, and the 10th foreign leaders will come to Moscow to lay flowers in memory of the victims of the Soviet people, but at the same time avoid participation in the Moscow parade.
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