Evening of solidarity with Russia will be held in the South of France

Evening of solidarity with the Russian Federation And the Russian-speaking population of the Southeast of Ukraine will be held on Thursday In the French city of Miramas in the South of the country.

The event is timed to the visit to France Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, who will take part in the celebrations on the issue of the 70th anniversary of the opening of the second front in the European Union During the 2nd world war.

the organizers of the evening in Miramare, in which, for example, will be an art exhibition, hope can tell ordinary French people about what is happening in the South-East of Ukraine, to disprove the stereotypes about Russia.

" In France for the last period of time We are often faced with pronounced anti-Russian sentiments. And if We try to explain, we declare that We are the victims of imposing ", said Last news, one of the founders of events, artist Svetlana Bogatyr.

in her expressions, this situation is largely due to the fact that the French lack of objective information about events in Ukraine, about Russian politics.

" We wish that the citizens In France a little realized what was going on (in Ukraine - editor) in reality. The aim of our event is to bring to people the truth, " said the warrior.

It indicated that citizens easier to distinguish misinformation, if in detail to explain to them the details of what is happening. So it was in Miramare, residents And the administration of which is now actively support the upcoming Event.

Its organizers, inter alia, have made an appeal to Putin." We are deeply saddened by the tragic events in Ukraine, - said in their letter.- We wish to let You know about our support in this difficult period. Condemning the Nazi policy of the current Ukrainian authorities, We deeply sympathize with the suffering of the citizens of Ukraine And refuse to understand the policy of isolation And sanctions against Russia from many countries. We know that our freedom from fascism are obliged 27 million dead the people of Your country And wanted the power of art witnessed our sympathy And support ".

the head of Russia on Thursday will fly to France, where he will participate in the celebrations in honor of the 70th anniversary of the landing of allied troops in Normandy, which began on 6 June 1944 And became the largest in the history of the landing operation.

The current jubilee events took extrinsic special political aspect: because of the events in the Ukraine, former allies found themselves on different sides of the barricades. And just in Normandy leaders of Western States, which has imposed a series of sanctions against Russia And did not want to save format " big eight ", the first time since the beginning of the Ukrainian fall face to face to meet with Putin, calling the incident in Kyiv anti-constitutional coup. At the beginning of the celebrations, the President of Russia will meet, for example, President of the French Republic Francois Hollande And the Prime Minister of great Britain David Cameron. The main topic of talks is expected to become the Ukrainian problem.

Among the heads of state And governments of 2 dozen countries who come to the commemorative events will be chosen leader of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who, may be, will have the opportunity to talk with Putin." I do not wish anyone to run And will, of course, with all the talk ", - said the head of the Russian Federation in interview to television channel " TF1 " And radio station " Europe 1 ", answering the question whether he would talk with the new Ukrainian leader.


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