The Ukrainian World Congress calls to declare May 9 as the Day of Russian Shame

The Ukrainian World Congress calls to declare May 9 as the Day of Russian Shame

The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has appealed to governments, businesses, and civil society to refrain from participating in any events marking the Russian Victory Day and instead to proclaim May 9 as a day of Russian shame.

The corresponding statement has been published on the official UWC website.

"On May 9, the Ukrainian World Congress calls on the international community to counter Kremlin propaganda and acknowledge the truth: this is not a day of victory, but a day of shame. It is a disgraceful reminder that the Russian Federation, gripped by the ideology of ’rashism,’ has itself become the evil it once claimed to have overcome," the statement said.

The UWC also addressed the democratic countries of the world with the following demands: 

• Recognize the crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine as genocide;
• declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism;
• condemn the "Immortal Regiment" campaign for glorifying Soviet repression and legitimizing modern aggression;
• establish a special international tribunal to investigate and punish all crimes committed by the Russian leadership and its agents;
• prohibit any events or celebrations that glorify the Russian Victory Day and justify Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine;
• call on governments, businesses, and civil society not to participate in any events marking the Russian Victory Day and instead to proclaim May 9 as a Day of Russian Shame.

"As long as even one Ukrainian remains under Russian occupation or one abducted Ukrainian child is in a Russian camp of forced indoctrination, the mission of justice remains unfinished. May 9 should no longer be used to spread lies — this day should become a day of world unification to stand against aggression, demand accountability, and protect the dignity of all free peoples," the UWC emphasized.