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The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova called a statement made by the European Commission on Memorial Day for the victims of Nazism and Stalinism an unacceptable attempt to rewrite history, the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry reported. According to Zakharova, the desire to equate the Soviet Union with Nazi Germany is a vivid example of the orientation of Brussels institutions to falsify history. This issue was completely settled during the Nuremberg Tribunal, she said.
It is unfortunate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, but this step on the part of the European Commission proves that the EU is not going to abandon vicious practices and plans to continue to engage in speculation on the subject of the historical past.
There is no doubt that the recognition of the results of the Second World War, enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and in other documents, is imperative for Europe, Maria Zakharova added.
We must not forget that attempts to rewrite history can have truly tragic consequences. You can already see how too free circulation of historical facts in some European countries leads to the outright propaganda of the values of fascism. “All this threatens the fundamental principles of ensuring democracy and human rights,” the Foreign Ministry noted.
Maria Zakharova called on Europe not to forget about the mistakes of the past and not to turn a blind eye to dangerous trends. It is necessary to give a fundamental assessment of any of their manifestations, she summed up.
Russkiy Mir
