The head of state stated this at a concert in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.

“Now, unfortunately, we see that the ideology of Nazism, already in its modern guise, is once again creating direct threats to the security of our country,” the Russian leader said.

Putin added that now Russia again has to repulse the aggression of the collective West.

Earlier, Putin said that attempts to reconsider the domestic contribution to the victory over Nazism is a justification for the crimes of this regime.