- It was expected.
It is part of the Russian rhetoric that they try to diminish the significance, says Anna König Jerlmyr (M), mayor of Stockholm.
Hear how she responds to Russia's proposal after the name change at the park in the player above.
At the end of April, the city of Stockholm renamed part of Mariebergsparken, located next to the Russian embassy.
The aim is to show solidarity with Ukraine as well as to criticize Russia, according to the city.
Now comes the first statement from Russia, something that Expressen first reported on.
Russia: Poltava and Nazi Cooperation During World War II
"Europe's obsession with showing courage in its solidarity with the Kyiv regime is becoming increasingly peculiar," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.
She says that Russia could take similar measures and rename places next to the Swedish embassy, among other things to perpetuate the battle of Poltava or "the infamous Swedish neutrality during World War II".
“The one that resulted in close cooperation with Nazi Germany, among other things through the provision of Swedish railways for German troop transports and through strategic deliveries of Swedish iron ore for the manufacture of third country military equipment.
But we do not intend to take part in such a dubious competition. "