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What Zelensky's 8 May 2026 decree said about Moscow's parade
Summary
A look back at a presidential decree on the Victory Day parade, and at Hungary's return of seized Oschadbank assets.
What did Ukraine's president decide about Moscow's Victory Day parade? On 8 May 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed Decree No. 374/2026, which, in the wording reported at the time, "allowed the holding of the parade" in Moscow on 9 May. The decree excluded the Red Square area from the list of targets for strikes during the parade.
The date it was due to be held coincided with Europe Day, which Ukraine marked on 9 May.
Hungary returns seized assets
A separate item came two days earlier. On 6 May 2026, the Ukrainian president announced that Hungary had returned cash and gold seized from Ukraine's Oschadbank. As reported, outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán had ordered the government to keep the cash and gold for 60 days.
The two items, from 6 and 8 May, show the range of political business handled by Kyiv in those days: a decree tied to the Moscow parade and the recovery of assets held in Hungary.
