German chancellor Angela Merkel is to boycott a WWII memorial parade in Moscow on 9 May due to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
Her spokesman, Steffen Seibert, confirmed the decision on Wednesday (11 March), following a report in German weekly Die Zeit.
"In view of the Russian actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, participation would seem inappropriate to us”, he said.
He added that she will instead lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Russian capital, t...
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