Ambassador ruled out Israel's refusal to celebrate May 9

Israel will never refuse to celebrate May 9, as a number of other countries have done, Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi said in an interview with TASS.

“This will never happen in Israel. We have this official holiday, fixed by law. There are many veterans living in Israel who are waiting for this day that they are celebrating,” said Ben Zvi.

The Kremlin promised to celebrate May 9 "as always" Politics

On April 7, the Saeima of Latvia adopted a law that declares May 9 this year as the Day of Remembrance of civilians and Ukrainian servicemen who died during the hostilities in Ukraine. Because of this, the country decided to cancel mass celebrations in honor of Victory Day and ban fireworks.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov called this decision of the Latvian authorities "shameful." “I would like to believe that those Latvians who remember history and pride in this history will keep pride in their hearts, despite the shameful actions of their authorities,” he said.

Last year, the Latvian authorities banned the wearing of St. George ribbons during public and entertainment events. In April this year, a similar ban was introduced in Moldova. For violation, a fine is provided in the amount of 4.5 thousand to 9 thousand lei (from 20.3 thousand to 40.6 thousand rubles), legal entities and officials - up to 30 thousand lei (about 135 thousand rubles). .), or community service from 30 to 60 hours.

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