Trump claimed "U.S. victory" in World War II with Russia's help
US President Donald Trump said that "Russia helped" the United States to win World War II. He made the corresponding statement on January 22.
"We must never forget that Russia helped us win World War II, losing nearly 60 million lives (according to official Russian data, the country's total losses amounted to about 27 million people. - Ed.)," he wrote in his social network Truth Social.
The US President also assured that he loves the Russian people and does not pursue the goal of harming Russia, added "Gazeta.Ru". At the same time, Trump said about the possibility of new sanctions against Russia.
Before that, on January 14, the head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Council (Parliament) of Slovakia Marian Carey said that the country remembers the victory of the Soviet Union over fascism. He emphasized that it is dangerous to forget such a thing.
Earlier, on December 25, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the victory over Nazism in 1945 should be promoted as a common value for all mankind. He noted that all CIS countries remember and honor the feat of all peoples of the USSR.
In 2025, May 9 marks 80 years since the victory in the Great Patriotic War. In January 1945, the USSR army launched an offensive against Berlin. As a result of military operations at 0:43 Moscow time on May 9, the commanders-in-chief signed an act of unconditional surrender of Germany, which served as the end of the Great Patriotic War.
