France has extended an invitation to Russia to attend the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Allied landing in Normandy, but Russian President Vladimir Putin is not welcome at the event. The Russian Embassy in Paris confirmed that they did not receive any official invitations for the Russian side to participate in the ceremony. French organizers cited the invasion of Ukraine as the reason for excluding Putin from the commemoration, with the Kremlin commenting on the decision. Despite this, a Russian delegation has been invited to the event.
Russia has not yet received an invitation to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Sputnik. The organizers of the ceremony announced earlier that such an invitation had been sent. They emphasized that… https://t.co/1PrJKQM790
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⚠️ PUTIN NOT WELCOME AT D-DAY EVENT DUE TO UKRAINE WAR, FRENCH ORGANISERS SAY Full Story → https://t.co/G1scrjoYXF Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited to the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in June, the French organisers said, although some… https://t.co/oGL6jZJr9g
Russia has been invited to attend the 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy in June but President Putin is not welcome due to the invasion of Ukraine, the French organisers have said ⬇️ https://t.co/Oie7ynthIr
A Russian delegation has been invited to France for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, according to the organizers https://t.co/kSa4HWUR81 https://t.co/lDJgaFhOS9
Kremlin comments on decision to exclude Putin from 80th anniversary of Normandy landings https://t.co/SJXD7uUmJE
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The Russian Embassy in Paris did not receive any official invitations for the Russian side to participate in the ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6 - TASS citing the Russian diplomatic mission
Vladimir Putin not welcome at French ceremony for 80th anniversary of D-day https://t.co/wv6hQ6Dfjw
France invited Russia to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings France intends to invite Russia to the celebrations dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy, Europe 1 reports. Moreover, if Moscow accepts the invitation of the Elysee… https://t.co/AQHpK7EOxw