Ukrainian World Congress calls for May 9 to be declared “Russian Shame Day”

The Ukrainian World Congress published a statement on its official website. 

“On May 9, the Ukrainian World Congress urges the global community to see through the Kremlin’s propaganda and confront the truth: this is not a day of victory—it is a day of shame. It is a shameful reminder that the Russian Federation, steeped in the ideology of “Ruscism,” has become the very evil it once claimed to have defeated,” the statement reads.

The UWC also issued the following appeal to the democratic countries of the world:

• Recognize Russia's crimes in Ukraine as genocide;  
• Designate Russia as 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;  
• Ban any events or celebrations that glorify Russia’s Victory Day and justify its bloody war against Ukraine;  
• Urge governments, businesses, and civil society to boycott Russia’s Victory Day and instead declare May 9 a Day of Russian Shame.

“As long as even one Ukrainian remains under Russian occupation or one kidnapped Ukrainian child continues to be imprisoned in a Russian indoctrination camp, the mission of justice remains unfinished. May 9 must no longer be used to spread lies—it must become a day when the world unites to confront aggression, demand accountability, and defend the dignity of all free peoples,” the UWC emphasized.

• In Kazakhstan, the authorities banned a procession with portraits of relatives killed in World War II.