Nechayev commented on the refusal to invite Russia to the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
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- Nechayev commented on the refusal to invite Russia to the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev on January 27 called the tendency of Western countries not to invite Russian representatives to events dedicated to the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp sad and inexcusable.
"Unfortunately, it is a very sad trend that has been observed recently, and the fact that representatives of our country, whose soldiers liberated Auschwitz 80 years ago, are not invited to events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation. This, I would say, is sad, and moreover, I think it is inexcusable," he said.
Nechayev also called it unacceptable that the events are held without the participation of "representatives of the victorious people." At the same time, he assured that the Russian representation in Poland will find an opportunity to honor the memory of the heroes-liberators and victims of the Holocaust.
According to the Ambassador, the citizens of the FRG remember the liberation feat of the Soviet people and the Red Army. He added that it is impossible to erase it from the memory of ordinary citizens.
Discontent was also expressed by art worker Heidrun Hegewald, who presented her work "January 27, 1945" as a gift to the Russian Embassy in Berlin as a sign of solidarity with Russia. The canvas was created in 2005 and is a drawing depicting a Red Army soldier holding a gaunt prisoner of Auschwitz.
Earlier in the day, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov called the decision of the current Polish leadership not to invite Russia to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp "shameful" and disgraceful.
Before that, former German presidential candidate Max Otte was outraged by the decision of the Poles not to invite Russia to the event. He recalled that it was the Red Army that liberated Auschwitz, the USSR took on "the brunt of the Second World War."
On January 26, Russian diplomats laid flowers at the monuments to the victims of Auschwitz in Poland in honor of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
