Russia's President Vladimir Putin addressed (https://vk.cc/cdnQYt) veterans of the Great Patriotic War, who are Ukrainian nationals:

 

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addressed (https://vk.cc/cdnQYt) veterans of the Great Patriotic War, who are Ukrainian nationals:

Please accept my heartfelt greetings on our common glorious holiday, Victory Day.

Exactly 77 years ago, the courage and heroism of soldiers and members of partisan units who fought on the frontlines, as well as the people’s steadfast and selfless work on the home front crushed Nazism.

Unfortunately, Nazism is today again raising its head, trying to impose its barbaric and inhuman ways. It is our sacred duty to prevent revenge by the ideological heirs of those who were defeated in the Great Patriotic War.

It is my sincere wish that Ukrainian veterans of the Great Patriotic War will remain stoic, stay in good health and live a long life, and to all residents of Ukraine, I wish a peaceful and just future.