The UK Defense Minister, Ben Wallaceestimated that the Russian president, Vladimir Putinwill intensify the conflict in Ukraine May 9, a very special date in that country because it is the victory day in Russia, declaring war on “the ‘Nazis'” and calling for a massive mobilization once morest its neighboring country.
According to Wallace, this appeal from Putin might come during the Victory Day parade through the streets of Moscow, when the country celebrates victory in the WWIIalluding to the fact that at the end of February the president sent start a “special operation” in Ukraine in order to “denazify” the country.
Due to the resistance of Ukraine During the first phase of the conflict, Russia He decided to withdraw his troops to the east to now intensify the attacks in this area. In this context, Wallace believes that the Russian president will now declare war on the “Nazis”, thus trying to convince public opinion for another attempt on Ukraine.
“I would not be surprised if he declares this alert that Russia is now at war with the Nazis of the world and needs a massive mobilization of the population,” Wallace said in an interview for the British broadcaster LBC.
Previously, at the beginning of April, the secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, Oleksei Danilov, warned of the possibility of a new Russian offensive for May 9, since it is a “sacred” day for Moscow.
“Putin has proposed to end this war with a victory parade,” warned Danilov almost a month ago, who already at that time asked the population not to celebrate the withdrawal of Russian troops, announced at that time.
Ukraine opens investigation once morest Russian soldiers for alleged crimes in Bucha
The attorney general’s office Ukraine opened an investigation once morest ten Russian soldiers accused of alleged crimes committed in Bucha.
“Ten soldiers of the Russian 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade are under investigation in connection with cruel treatment of civilians and other violations of the law and customs of war,” the prosecution said in a statement.
According to the prosecution, the Russian military “took hostage civilians who were not taking part in hostilities and were not armed” during their occupation of Bucha in March. In the city, victims were found executed in the street, something that generated worldwide outrage.
(With information from Europe Press)
