May 9 - good Day for the most anti-Russian political statements, and Angela Merkel by his decision Not to attend the Victory parade in the capital of Russia is showing disrespect for the victims of the great Patriotic war, said Co-Chairman of party " the Left ", the people's Deputy of the Bundestag.

"There are many days in the year when it is possible to resolve disagreements With the Russian government on the issue of the Ukrainian conflict, but may 9 is the most appropriate for this Day," she said.

Speaking in a TV program on the German channel, she said that the decision of Angela Merkel Not to go to the Victory parade is a "catastrophe" in the context of how important the Day of Victory for the citizens of Russia. From the position of policy, the decision in the end will endanger the mediating role of the Federal Chancellor of Germany in the Ukrainian conflict.

Co-chair of the "Left" has previously criticized Merkel for her decision to refuse to participate in the Victory parade.

"Not to render homage to the 30 million victims of war, may 9 - this means that to forget history and to disrespect you, Mrs Merkel," she wrote on his page century

on the transmission channel Das Erste was present and another people's Deputy of the Bundestag, the messenger of the Christian democratic Union Erika Steinbach. In her view, no thanks to Russia for winning the war can Not be, and Angela Merkel, right, doing the right thing.

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