Zelensky’s decree ‘allowing’ Moscow parade is clownery &mdash — Ushakov

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 09, 2026 · 71 words

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Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov criticized a decree by Vladimir Zelensky regarding the Victory Day parade in Moscow. Ushakov characterized the decree as 'circus and clownery' and expressed reluctance to comment further on the matter.

Propaganda risk 40%

Claims checked 2

Techniques found 2

Topics 2

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What happened

Vladimir Zelensky’s decree "allowing" the Victory Day parade to be held in Moscow is "circus and clownery," Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters, adding that there are other short words that could also describe the situation.

Why it matters

"How should I put it, it’s even embarrassing to comment on.

Common ground

But yes, [it’s] clownery, circus, call it whatever you want.

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Propaganda Score

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Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

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Claim 1: “Vladimir Zelensky’s decree "allowing" the Victory Day parade to be held in Moscow”

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Multiple independent news sources (LIGA.net, Euronews, and a war briefing report) confirm that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree 'allowing' the Victory Day parade to be held in Moscow as part of a ceasefire agreement mediated by Donald Trump.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade held in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2025, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy

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Claim 2: “Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters... [the decree] is "circus and clownery"”

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Two separate reports from TASS (a Russian state news agency) explicitly quote Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov describing Zelenskyy's decree as 'circus and clownery'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable sportspeople from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, and other Russian predecessor states, including ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_sportspeople

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has supported Ukraine during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, was condemned by the Biden administration, which provided…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_…

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