{"id":1390765,"date":"2026-05-07T10:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-attack-on-moscow-on-may-9-how-ukraine-found-itself-hostage-to-a-war-of-statements\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:47:08","slug":"the-attack-on-moscow-on-may-9-how-ukraine-found-itself-hostage-to-a-war-of-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-attack-on-moscow-on-may-9-how-ukraine-found-itself-hostage-to-a-war-of-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"The May 9 Attack and the Endless \u2018War of Statements\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Author’s Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n

Regarding the “war of statements” between the Russian Ministry of Defense and the European Union. The Russian Ministry of Defense threatened to launch a massive missile strike on Kyiv in the event of an attack on Moscow on May 9 and even “warned” Kyiv civilians and foreign diplomats to evacuate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zelenskyy responded by declaring a ceasefire starting May 6, with a hint that if Moscow violates the ceasefire starting on the 6th, Ukraine will strike at the parade.<\/p>\n

I’ll say this. If Moscow could launch a massive missile strike on Kyiv, it would launch it this winter. If it can now, it will launch it not on the 9th but on the 12th or 15th. It doesn’t matter. If it can’t, but can only do it now, it will definitely launch it. It just launched it.<\/p>\n

However, Zelensky has challenged. Now, if Moscow violates the ceasefire on May 6, Zelensky will have to strike Moscow on the 9th. Because if he doesn’t strike, or if the Ukrainian UAV attack is repelled (and Moscow may also declare this), it will mean that we tried but failed again.<\/p>\n\t\t