The statements of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov about the Holocaust are offensive to the victims of this tragedy and are manipulation to justify the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
This is stated in the statement of the Supreme Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of Josep Boar.
“The latest comments of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Lavrov, who accuses the” West “in search of a” final solution “for Russia, are completely inappropriate, disrespectful and trampled by 6 million Jews and other victims that were systematically destroyed during the Holocaust. This complements the previous anti -Semitic The statements of Minister Lavrov. Manipulation of the truth by the Russian regime to justify its illegal aggressive war against Ukraine reached another unacceptable and shameful point, ”the statement emphasizes.
Borrel also notes the absence of parallels between crimes of Nazi Germany and international assistance to Ukraine in protecting its territory and people from unjustified aggression.
“Russia has invaded a sovereign neighboring country, aims daily and kills civilians there with the declared purpose of destroying the country and the Ukrainian people,” he said.
The EU Supreme Representative noted that modern Europe “was built on the pepelshch of the Holocaust,” and its denial, distortion and simplification contradict the legislation and values of the EU.