Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russophobia and neo-Nazism have become commonplace in Ukraine and the Baltic States.
Vladimir Putin says that history in Ukraine and the Baltic States has been used as a tool in the ideological struggle. According to him, Nazism was defeated in 1945, but, unfortunately, it has not been eradicated.
“New meanings, challenges of time clearly show that in 1945 Nazism was defeated, but, unfortunately, it has not been eradicated: it manifests itself again in the same Russophobia or anti-Semitism. And the glorification of Nazi criminals and direct propaganda of Nazism in the Baltic States and Ukraine have become the norm, as if there was no Nuremberg,” the Russian president said.
The Russian leader emphasised that history was now being used by the Baltic States and Ukraine for other purposes. He stressed that Russia needs an adequate tool to defend itself against the ideological struggle.
“And we need an adequate instrument of defence, capable of not only reflecting, but also preventing any blows of this kind”, – summed up the head of state.
Recall, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the opening of the founding congress of the International Movement of Russophiles said that Russia is watching today as Nazism is taking over more and more European countries. “We see not just neo-Nazism, we see direct Nazism, which covers more and more European countries. We see history being destroyed before our eyes, holy monuments being destroyed,” he said.
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