The president of the Czech Republic has decided not to participate in Russia’s traditional Victory Day military parade when he visits Moscow in May.
Speaking to reporters Friday, the president’s spokesman, Jiri Ovcacek, said that President Milos Zeman would not attend the parade, which commemorates the end of World War II in Europe. However, the spokesman said the Czech leader still planned to travel to Moscow to honor the Soviet soldiers killed during the war.
Zeman’s previous announcement that he would attend the victory parade in Moscow drew criticism from the U.S. ambassador to Prague; European Union leaders, who are boycotting …read more
Source: Voice of America
