"The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly urges the authorities of your country, the leadership of your organisation, to treat this statement with the utmost responsibility and ensure the timely evacuation from the city of Kyiv of the personnel of diplomatic and other representations in connection with the inevitability of a retaliatory strike on Kyiv by Russia's Armed Forces, Zakharova said."
"Zakharova said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had made aggressive and threatening statements about disrupting the commemorations at a meeting of the European Political Community in Armenia on Monday."
"In his remarks in Armenia, Zelenskyy noted a Russian announcement that the commemorations were being scaled down and taking place without military hardware for security reasons."
"Writing on X on Thursday morning, Zelenskyy said Russia was redeploying air defences from its regions to around Moscow in preparation for the May 9 military parade."
Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned diplomatic missions to evacuate staff from Kyiv in anticipation of potential retaliatory strikes if Ukraine disrupts Victory Day commemorations. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized the seriousness of the warning, citing aggressive statements from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding the commemorations. Zelenskyy noted the scaled-down nature of the events and expressed concerns over security, indicating that Russia is redeploying air defenses in preparation for the May 9 military parade.
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