Russia celebrates its Victory Day today with a parade attended by dozens of world leaders, including from EU candidate countries. Could they face retaliation for their presence?
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Radio Schuman spoke with Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina about what to expect from Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, the ceasefire disruptions, the European participants and what punishment they could risk for attending.
Europe’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, warned European leaders to stay away from Putin’s 9 May party, but that hasn’t dissuaded everyone. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić are set to show their faces.
In this episode, we also head to Nancy in France, where French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk are set to sign a wide-ranging pact to deepen defence ties.
And finally, we take a look at the European beaches which have been nominated the best in the world, for those looking for inspiration for their next holiday.
Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and production assistant Lauren Walker. Audio editing by David Brodheim. Music by Alexandre Jas.