The Russian government commission has rejected a bill proposed by Senator Andrei Kutepov that sought to establish September 19, 1944, as the Day of Victory over Finland. The cabinet concluded that designating this specific date as a day of military glory would be inaccurate.

The government’s decision stems from the fact that the hostilities that occurred between 1941 and 1944 in the northwestern region are not distinctly recognized in Russian historical narratives, but are instead considered an integral part of the Great Patriotic War.

Furthermore, the cabinet emphasized that the USSR’s victories in both the Great Patriotic War and the Soviet-Japanese War culminated in acts of surrender by Germany and Japan. The dates of these surrenders are already included in the official list of days of military glory.

The government also noted that on September 19, 1944, Finland entered into an armistice agreement with the USSR and the United Kingdom, further solidifying their reasoning for rejecting the bill.