Leonid Slutsky
The law on the demolition of monuments to the red army, adopted by the Polish Sejm on the Day of memory and grief, confirms Russophobic beliefs of local politicians. This was stated by the Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky. His words are in the statement, received by the editors”.ru” on Thursday, June 22.
“The decision, in fact, a desecration of the memory of the defenders of the Soviet people, who defended Poland from the fascist hordes. Particularly inappropriate to make such decisions, when in Russia, commemorating the millions who gave their lives for the liberation of the world from the brown plague”, — said the MP.
Earlier on Thursday it became known that the Polish Sejm adopted amendments to the law on prohibition of propaganda of communism, which include, in particular, the demolition of Soviet monuments throughout the country.
The actions of the Warsaw condemned Vice-speaker of the lower house of Parliament Irina Yarovaya and Ivan Melnikov and Duma Deputy from the Communist party Alexander Yushchenko. Legislators fear that the Polish authorities are moving towards the revival of Nazism.
In October of last year the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Declaration of solidarity of parliaments of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania on the events of the Second world war. In the document responsible for its beginning rests on Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.