The rally to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany started Saturday in Moscow: about four dozen Night Wolves members will visit several European countries before finishing the journey on May 9 in Berlin, laying flowers at the monument for Soviet soldiers in Treptow Park.
On Friday, the Polish Foreign Ministry officially banned the Night Wolves from entering Poland during their planned trip to Berlin citing a lack of details on the planned activities of the bikers, their exact travel routes as well as the location of their nightly rest stops.
However, the leader of the Night Wolves, Alexander Zaldostanov said that the motorcycle club would not change the route of their Victory Day ride and would cross the Polish border separately and in different places as they are not allowed to enter the country as an organized group.
Meanwhile, the German Foreign Ministry revoked entry visas for members of the Russian motorcycle club the Night Wolves, spokesman Martin Schaefer told journalists on Monday.
He did not specify on the exact number of canceled visas, but noted that they "can be counted on the fingers of one hand."
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