Lavrov Warns of 'No Mercy' for Attempts to Disrupt Victory Day Celebrations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a series of statements on the morning of Friday, May 8, regarding the ceasefire announced by President Vladimir Putin in honor of Victory Day, as well as the actions of Western countries supporting Kyiv. The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry first addressed those whom Moscow accuses of attempting, through Ukraine, to disrupt Victory Day celebrations in Russia. "If what is now being done through Ukraine by the Nazis being revived in the West happens, there will be no mercy for them.” Lavrov stressed that Moscow would show no leniency toward those standing behind such actions.