The British veterans will be the people who conducted sea convoys to Murmansk (a non-freezing Russian port in the polar area), the most dangerous sea route, to deliver humanitarian aid and military cargo to Russia, British Ambassador to Russia Tony Brenton said at a press conference in Moscow Tuesday.
According to him, the veterans will be accompanied by 20 British schoolchildren.
The ambassador confirmed that the British prime minister or his deputy would attend the V-E Day celebrations in Moscow. It will depend on the outcome of parliamentary elections in Britain, he said.
He also said the Moscow agenda of the British high-level representative had not been determined yet.
The victory opened the way to eliminating totalitarianism on the continent and made it possible to build a single democratic Europe, said Brenton.
As for the two Baltic leaders' refusing to attend the events in Moscow, he said it was their decision.
Brenton said Britain was one of Russia's two major allies in defeating the Nazis.
He expressed the hope that the British prime minister or some other high-level official would come to Russia to represent Britain at the gala events in Moscow and to thank Russian people for their efforts in defeating the Nazis.
