Judy Asks: Should Western Leaders Attend Moscow’s WWII Parade?

On 9 May 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin will preside over the Moscow Victory Day Parade in Red Square, which will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. Carnegie Europe asked a group of experts whether Western leaders should attend the event.

ESO: Background information: Ruxit is real: Russia’s exit from Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/ruxit-is-real-russias-exit-from-europe/

Sputnik International, 17.04.15: Victory Over Nazism? Kiev Instructs Media to Glorify Nationalist Groups http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150417/1021035217.html

ECFR: ECFR View from the Capitals: How should Europe respond to Russia? http://www.ecfr.eu/debate/how_should_europe_respond_to_russia500

Sputnik International: Tag: Victory Day http://sputniknews.com/tags/keyword_Victory_Day/

Deutsche Welle, 11.03.15: Merkel won't attend Moscow WWII Victory Day parade http://dw.de/p/1Eoiz

ESO: Background information: EU and Russian leaders should avoid turning WWII commemorations into quarrels over Ukraine http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-and-russian-leaders-should-avoid-turning-wwii-commemorations-into-quarrels-over-ukraine/

Carnegie Europe: Judy Dempsey's Strategic Europe, 04.05.15: Staying Away From Moscow’s Victory Day Parade http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=59974

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