The Verkhovna Rada

317 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada voted for such a bill.

At the same time, May 8 will be a day off.

Why is the celebration of Victory Day postponed?

In European countries, the victory over Nazism is celebrated on May 8 – the day of the surrender of Nazi Germany. This day honors the memory of those who died in World War II. Thus, Ukraine joins the democratic world.

Recall that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to postpone the celebration of the Day of Remembrance and the victory over Nazism. The leader of our country also put forward a proposal to establish a celebration of the Day of Europe “to confirm the EU’s unwavering support for Ukraine.”

It should be noted that this year the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv on Europe Day.

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According to him, now there are no penalties for those who illegally crossed the border and then returned to Ukraine.

“Today, no such rules and restrictions have been established, but I think that after the end of the war, the state will do everything to remind every citizen what he did during the war. I mean those who illegally crossed the border,” he said. He.

The Minister believes that this will be a joint initiative of the Cabinet of Ministers and deputies of the Verkhovna Rada. “I think it will be a law,” Klymenko said.

According to him, international experience is being studied now. “How to deal with our citizens who have already violated the law once. They must answer for breaking the law. I think that every citizen wants this and the state will understand if there are any restrictions on the further movement of these citizens, at least abroad,” the minister added.