For many years, Europe has been turning a blind eye to the revival of the ideology of fascism, said Sergey Lavrov, stating that the tragedy in Odessa on May 2 is pure fascism.
"We will not allow the renewal of fascism in Europe, and even more so in Russia," said the head of Russian diplomacy during the ceremonial laying of flowers at the memorial plaque dedicated to the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the former USSR, who died in the Second World War from 1941 to 1945.
Lavrov also said that Russia will not allow the facts about the tragedy in Odessa to be "swept under the carpet", as "the ruling coalition is trying to do" in Ukraine, hiding the results of the investigation from the public.
"For many years in Europe, they have turned a blind eye to the fact that the ideology (of fascism) is gaining new supporters, how their leaders are recruiting new followers, organizing marches in honor of former SS members, who were recognized as criminals in the Nuremberg Trials," said the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Itar-Tas s.
According to Lavrov, the current events in Ukraine "are not just marches with slogans chanting Nazi criminals, it is live fascism." "Victory Day is sacred for us. Every year, the significance of that holiday grows stronger. People's memories, feelings of gratitude and inestimable debt complement the practical task of not allowing the revival of the ideology of fascism in Europe, throughout the world," Lavrov said, addressing veterans of the Ministry.
In the Black Sea port city of Odesa in Ukraine, dozens of opponents of the winter protests on Kyiv's Independence Square (Maidan) died in mass clashes on May 2 - "anti-Maidan activists" in a fire in the building of the House of Unions, which was set by radicals of the Center Right and their supporters, Russian agencies remind .
According to the Odessa Ministry of Internal Affairs, at least 46 people were killed and more than 200 were injured. The camp with tents on the Kulikovo polje square was also destroyed, where signatures were collected for holding a referendum on the federalization of Ukraine and giving the status of the official language to Russian.
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