“Unfortunately, today, despite the developed legal mechanisms, Nazi ideology is once again on the rise in a number of OSCE participating States.
The propaganda of Nazi ideas and values is openly being carried out, national radicals are raising their heads, attempts to split society along ethnic and linguistic grounds are intensifying, ”he said, speaking on the occasion of the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.
Thus, in Estonia, on the heights of Sinimäe, gatherings of admirers of the Estonian servicemen of the 20th Waffen SS division are held, Lukashevich recalled.
He also recalled that in Riga every year on March 16, marches of SS legionnaires and their young radical supporters are held.
Similar processions are organized in Lithuania.
Lukashevich added that the Ukrainian government also funds "military-patriotic" camps for young people under the auspices of ultra-right groups.
In addition, there are over 900 different "hate groups" operating in the United States.
“Honoring the Nazis insults the memory of their victims and goes against the international obligations of states.
Such actions also violate the UN General Assembly resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism.
It is significant that Ukraine and the United States are the only states that annually vote against this document ”, - quotes the words of the permanent representative of RIA Novosti.
Common security is achievable only through joint efforts, the diplomat stressed.
In March, the Investigative Committee of Russia announced that they would study the personal data of veterans of the Latvian SS Legion, checking these persons for involvement in crimes against civilian Soviet citizens.