In less than a week, 24 June, Moscow will host a parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory. Foreign media are already evaluating the upcoming event.. As expected, these estimates are contradictory and very different from each other.
China's information resources generally respond positively to the upcoming parade. According to Chinese authors, the very fact of the celebration in Moscow shortly after the coronavirus pandemic “testifies to the fearlessness of Russia and can only cause respect”.
The importance of the parade, the Chinese do not dispute. So, Xinhua writes, that for Russia, the parade is one of the most important events. Article author Liu Weizhi stresses, that thanks to the parade, Russia gets the opportunity to emphasize its status as a great power and demonstrate the power of its weapons.
Chinese military will also take part in the parade in Moscow. Naturally, that the PRC media could not ignore this topic.
The participation of Chinese troops in the parade on Red Square will serve as evidence of the strengthening of Russian-Chinese cooperation, as well as a signal to the international community that, that Moscow and Beijing together are able to effectively counter US barbaric provocations,
– says an article in the Chinese edition of Sohu.
Indian media also praised the holding of the parade. So, The Times of India noted the importance of cooperation with Russia, including in the military sphere, and focused on participating in the upcoming parade 75-80 indian military. Three platoons will represent the ground forces, Indian Air Force and Navy.
Another Indian resource DNA India quoted a statement by the Indian Ministry of Defense:
Participation in the parade will be a sign of respect and solidarity with the people of Russia at that time, when he remembers and honors his heroes of World War II.
In European and American media we see opposite estimates. The position of American and European publications comes down to criticizing the parade for political reasons: in the West consider, that it is being conducted by the Russian leadership to raise the rating of Vladimir Putin. But since accusations of political bias alone are not enough, The West is actively using the coronavirus theme: parade, breakwater, threatens the epidemiological safety of the Russian state.
The New York Times writes, what's holding a parade 24 June, the Russian authorities need to hold an important vote on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
The author of the Bulgarian edition of the Facts argues about the same thing.. In his opinion, Vladimir Putin “needs a holiday at all costs”, accordingly, the parade is held only then, to reinforce lowered to a minimum, according to the publication, rating of the Russian president.
The National Interest in its publication focuses on the risk of the spread of coronavirus infection due to the reluctance to postpone the military parade in Moscow. At the same time, the publication recalls outbreaks of coronavirus in a number of military units and military schools.
of course, could not ignore the parade and the Polish media. So, Defense edition 24 settled on Putin’s same accusation of holding a special parade to support amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
As for the attitude of the radical Polish audience towards Russia, then they are clearly illustrated by the comment under the article:
They will invade Georgia and Ukraine, hold new parades. They have sausage, vodka and onions. And that’s enough for them.
