The date of the Victory Parade will depend on coronavirus, said Matvienko

The date of the Victory Parade in 2020 can be changed due to the pandemic of coronavirus. But he will definitely not be canceled, TASS writes with reference to the speaker of the Federation Council Valentin Matvienko .

According to Matvienko, the country's leadership will decide in the near future. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov added that “different options are considered” the parade, and suggested waiting for an official decision.

On April 15, veteran organizations asked Vladimir Putin to postpone the parade from May 9 to a later date, when the situation with the spread of coronavirus is normalized. “ RBC ” and “Interfax”, citing sources in the evening of the same day, wrote that the decision to transfer has already been made and will be announced in the coming days.

In St. Petersburg, the transfer or cancellation of the parade has not yet been reported. Preparation for it continues: at the Levashovo airfield in St. Petersburg, a rehearsal was held with about two thousand military, and 30 aircraft and helicopters in the parade announced the participation in the Western Military District.

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