The Russian Embassy told about Zelensky's participation in the summit in Norway

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may remotely participate in the summit of the countries of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in Oslo on May 8-9. The main topic of the event will be joint measures to counter Russia, the Russian Embassy in Oslo told Izvestia.

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"The main focus is to develop common positions and discuss joint measures to counter Russia, including through unconditional and escalating support for the Kiev regime in order to inflict a 'strategic defeat' on Russia." The Oslo meeting will not be an exception in this regard. This is confirmed by the planned digital connection of Vladimir Zelensky to this event," the Russian diplomatic mission in Oslo told Izvestia.

The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) was established in 2014 at the initiative of the UK. At first, the UK, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway and Latvia became members. In 2017, Sweden and Finland joined them. The reason for the creation of a new regional military format was the entry of Crimea and Sevastopol into Russia and the conflict in Ukraine after the Maidan in February 2014.

The JEF countries are the instigators of NATO's increased presence and activities aimed at "deterring" our country in the Baltic region and the Arctic under the pretext of "ensuring maritime security" and countering so-called "hybrid threats," Russian diplomats summarized.

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