– Russia does not “monopolize” the victory in World War II, considers them common – said the permanent representative Russian Federation at the UN Wasily Nebenzia during the meeting of the General Assembly dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
– contrary to what Our enemies are trying to say, we do not monopolize victory. We consider her to be universal and pay homage to all peoples of the former USSR, which significantly contributed to the victory in the Great Patriotic War (the term Soviet propaganda in World War II – ed.) – said the ambassador.
He added that Russia's commitment to “maintaining historical truth remains unwavering.”
World War II. Sikorski: It's outraged by Vladimir Putin
Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that Russia should not only attribute a victory over Nazi Germany in World War II
– It is important to remember that Ukraine was occupied during World War II. That millions of Ukrainians were not only persecuted by the Nazis, but also fought in the Red Army – he said.
– And it is outraged by Vladimir Putin that assigns victory over Nazi Germany only Russia. And it is even worse to use the rhetoric of those days to attack Ukraine, which, unlike Russia, is a democracy – added the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Warsaw. Meeting of foreign ministers of EU countries. Among the topics, sanctions against Russia
On Wednesday afternoon in Warsaw, an informal meeting of foreign ministers of EU Member States began in the Gymnich formula (they take place once every six months and are informal – ed.). The topics of the meeting are mainly World security And cooperation with the USA, honorary guest is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain David Lammy.
To Warsaw The bosses of diplomacy of the largest EU countries came, including the head of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot and the new German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. The high representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas also participates in the conversations, which earlier, on Wednesday at noon, the head of Polish diplomacy Radosław Sikorski accepted at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Among the topics of their conversations were: 17. Package of sanctions against Russia, security guarantees for Ukraine and defense financing.