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Russian Ambassador Attends Nagasaki Ceremony, Breaking Isolation

6/27/2025

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In a historic move, Russian Ambassador Nikolay Nozdrev will attend the Nagasaki peace ceremony on August 9, the first Russian presence since the Ukraine invasion began in 2022. This invitation comes after Nagasaki city officials reached out, following Nozdrev's previous criticism of the exclusion of Russian representatives from memorials in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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In a historic move, Russian Ambassador Nikolay Nozdrev will attend the Nagasaki peace ceremony on August 9, the first Russian presence since the Ukraine invasion began in 2022. This invitation comes after Nagasaki city officials reached out, following Nozdrev's previous criticism of the exclusion of Russian representatives from memorials in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.