He emphasized that in some countries they are trying not only to falsify the facts and results of World War II, including the verdicts of the Nuremberg Tribunal, but also to justify the crimes of the Nazis.
“A number of states are stubbornly trying to justify the crimes of the Nazis and their collaborators. Indeed, the shameful campaign against the graves of soldiers-liberators and their monuments is gaining momentum, ”said Pankin.
In this regard, he urged to consider the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War as a chance to remind the world of the lessons of the past and protect the historical truth.
The Russian Foreign Ministry talked about active work on this issue with compatriots abroad.
“Where steps to rewrite history go against international agreements, such as the demolition of monuments in Poland or the Baltic countries, we ... use the compatriots' public resource,” the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister explained.
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin called for a truthful answer to the attempts of some European countries and international institutions to distort historical facts and events of World War II.
November 1, it became known about the demolition of the monument to the Soviet heroes-submariners of the Baltic in Riga.
The Russian Embassy in Latvia called this act blasphemy and trampling on the memory of Soviet soldiers.