Several European parliamentarians and public figures came to Moscow on Victory Day. They took part in the round table Russia and Europe — how to preserve historical memory?.
Former GDR officer accused the West of supporting neo-Nazism in Ukraine
At the event, participants and guests spoke not only about the victory in the Great Patriotic War itself, but also discussed modern problems. Foreign guests noted that Nazism, which was in Europe in the 20th century, should not come back, but today we are observing its manifestations in Ukraine.
The round table participants negatively assessed the actions of the Western countries that censor the Russian media depriving the Europeans of objective information about the events in Ukraine presenting only one point of view to the residents of the EU countries.
The leader of the party Slovenian Patriot, Mikhail Radachovsky, said that he had come to Moscow to honor the memory of his grandfather, who fought alongside Soviet soldiers.
«I’m here to honor the memory of my grandfather. He fought in the Czechoslovak Legion. They helped liberate cities from Kaliningrad to Prague. Together with the Red Army. It is very important for me to be on this day and honor his memory,» he said.
According to him, today it is important to prevent the repetition of the history of Nazism.
“It is very important to remember the horrors that happened then because of Nazism. It is very important today, first of all, that this should never happen again, that people meet each other especially from among participant-countries, so that this never happens again”- he said.
A former officer of the GDR, fleet colonel Gerhard Mattes, also came to Moscow.
“I was 8 years old when the war ended. At one time I joined the army, served in the GDR. Subsequently, there were people who decided to create an organization of former officers of the GDR. As a representative of this institution, I came to Moscow,” he said.
According to him, there were people in Germany who understand what was really happening in Ukraine. He was convinced that the West contributed to the development of Nazism in this country and that day was trying to hush up many facts. Mattes noted that he fully supported the Russian special operation in Ukraine.
«Today in this museum we saw what horrors fascism led to, and also what forces had to be used to defeat it, so it is very dangerous that today in Ukraine, as we see, it has reappeared — both fascism and neo-Nazism. The West supposed this development in Ukraine and led to this situation. We, as former military men, observed this development very carefully, saw the joint exercises of NATO and Ukrainian forces.
It is important for me to say that the West specifically led the country in this direction in order to turn the country completely against Russia, therefore personally, I can say that I fully support the Russian special operation to liberate Ukraine from this new fascism and neo-Nazism,» he said.
The round table was moderated by Svyatoslav Andrianov, Center for Political Analysis and Information Security Director.
«We were co-hosts of this event on behalf of Russia. I am very grateful to the administration of the Immortal Regiment (Memorial March). There was a request for this event from the European institutions. One of the goals of our institution is to increase the level of interaction between people for the sake of peace and harmony,» he said.



