Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the Security Council this Friday issues related to a military parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9 following an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin.
“Issues related to the preparation of the celebration of Victory Day [soviética contra a Alemanha nazi na Segunda Guerra Mundial] were discussed,” said the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.
This year, the traditional May 9 parade will be held with exceptional security measures following an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin on Wednesday, which Russia says hit Putin, blaming authorities in Kiev and Washington, who were quick to deny involvement.
The Russian presidency said this week that the agenda for celebrating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 would remain unchanged despite this event, which Moscow called a “terrorist attack.”
About twenty Russian cities have already canceled the military parade due to security concerns.
The Kremlin spokesman also confirmed Putin’s presence at the parade on Red Square, where the Russian leader will traditionally deliver a speech.
At the same time, the Russian leader has not yet commented on the attack on his official residence.
This issue, as voiced by Peskov at a press conference, was one of the topics discussed this Friday at a meeting of the Russian Security Council, the details of which are unknown.
A number of Western analysts acknowledged that the incident shown on Russian television was staged by Moscow as a propaganda act.
The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW, its English acronym) said it was “highly unlikely” that the “drones” would be able to cross the various air defense systems installed in Moscow.
Earlier this week, Russian authorities said the security services were doing everything necessary to ensure the security of the May 9 parade.
Red Square in Moscow was closed on April 27 for two weeks in connection with preparations for a military parade.
The May 9 military parade in honor of the victory of the Red Army in the Great Patriotic War is the country’s most important annual official holiday.
The only exception was 2020, when it was postponed for the first and only time in history due to the covid-19 pandemic.
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