Lavrov called for a tough fight against the rewriting of history by EU countries

The rewriting of history by the Baltic States, Poland and a number of other EU countries must be dealt with very harshly. This was announced on March 30 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"The tendency to rewrite history, to equalize the criminals declared as such by the Nuremberg Tribunal, and the liberators of Europe has been going on for quite a long time in the Baltic States, Poland and in a number of other EU countries," he said in an interview for the No Statute of Limitations project. A front without a front line", which is published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Lavrov noted that in these countries, the criminals convicted by the Nuremberg Tribunal are being equalized with those who liberated Europe from fascism. He stressed the need to resolutely combat this trend.

In addition, the Russian Foreign Minister said he was particularly concerned about the behavior of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who did not mention the Red Army at commemorative ceremonies dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

"I am particularly concerned about the behavior of the UN Secretary General. Not because he approaches the ideals as a person, but because he is the UN Secretary General," he said.

Lavrov explained that as a Portuguese citizen and having extensive experience in international organizations, Guterres should be aware of the importance of his role in accordance with Article 100 of the UN Charter. It instructs the Secretary General not to succumb to the instructions of any Government, to remain neutral and strive to fulfill the goals of the international treaty.

Sergei Naryshkin, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, said on March 26 that EU countries are trying to rewrite the history of the twentieth century so that the younger generation believes that Russia was not the victor of Nazism in World War II. According to him, the EU states have adopted the propaganda techniques of the Third Reich to intimidate the European philistine with the alleged Russian "threat."