Attempts to level the contribution of the USSR to the victory in World War II have become common practice for the United States. Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov wrote about this on the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust on January 27 in The Washington Times.
The Russian diplomat noted that the Russian Foreign Ministry constantly monitors the global situation with the spread of neo-Nazism, and the department’s reports testify to the liveliness of the “brown plague” to this day.
Antonov recalled how memorials to the victors of fascism are being demolished in Ukraine, the Baltic countries and Poland, how marches are regularly held in some Eastern European countries in honor of the SS punitive units, “whose hands were stained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of civilians.”
“These worrying trends are affecting the United States as well. Downplaying the USSR’s decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazism and excluding our country from the list of winners in World War II have become common practice. There are more than 800 active extremist groups in the country that promote the theory of white supremacy,” the ambassador said.
At the same time, according to him, the Americans keep the memory of the camaraderie between our peoples during the Second World War. Proof of this is their participation in the annual action “Immortal Regiment” and joint international events on the days of historical dates.
“Our duty to the generation of winners is to remember the lessons of history. The memory of the commonwealth should help us build true partnerships in the fight against modern challenges and threats,” Antonov concluded.
On January 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, at talks with German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock in Moscow, proposed creating a memorial in Berlin dedicated to all the victims of Nazism in the USSR. On the same day, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the denial of the Holocaust as a historical event. The resolution was co-sponsored by more than 60 countries, including Israel, the USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, Ukraine. The resolution was adopted without a vote.
Source: IZ
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