Luxembourg 14.04.2025 During the press-conference following the Council of the EU Foreign ministers, the EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas warned against trip to Moscow on 9 May, which will mark the 80th anniversary of Victory Day. According to the tradition, inherited from the USSR, the military parade on Red Square is an integral part of the celebrations. Kallas said that the acceptance of Kremlin invitation for Moscow celebrations will not be “taken lightly” by the EU. She did not specify the reprimands to follow. Neither did she present the legal base of her warning to the member-states, and the candidates countries. Taking into consideration the motto of the EU “Unity in diversity”, one can expect the acceptance of the variety of the political opinion, and inclusion of political diversity. However it doesn’t look like the case any more.

Meanwhile the Ukrainian government invited top European officials on May 9 to Kyiv in a gesture of solidarity against Red Square military parade.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha extended the invitation to his EU colleagues during the meeting in Luxembourg, calling them to “show our unity and resolve in the face of the biggest aggression in Europe since the Second World War.”

Russia made a mistake by attacking Ukraine.
They can’t win because the will of the Ukrainian people is not broken.
And European countries will stand by them.

My press conference following today's Foreign Affairs Council ↓ pic.twitter.com/OrLNJFTcam

— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) April 14, 2025

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In the the 9th of May is celebrated as peace and unity day in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historic ‘Schuman declaration’ that set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe’s nations unthinkable. Schuman’s proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union.

🇪🇺 9 May = #EuropeDay, marking the anniversary of the 1950 Schuman Declaration 🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/P5ipzjywqe

— European Commission (@EU_Commission) May 9, 2017

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The Schuman Declaration, presented by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman on May 9, 1950, is considered the founding act of the European Union. It proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), where France and West Germany would unite their coal and steel production under a common authority. This was intended to prevent future wars and promote economic cooperation, and integration, ultimately laying the groundwork for a unified Europe.