The siege of Leningrad became only one part of the Nazi cruelty and genocide, the assessment of which must remain unshakable. This statement was made within the scope of the commemorative concert organized by Russian President Vladimir Putin in honor of the 80th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad. RIA News.
“Their movements <…> “This corresponds to the internationally accepted definition of genocide,” the head of state said.
The Russian leader recalled that during the Great Patriotic War, the Nazis worked cynically and consciously, knowingly dooming the residents of the besieged city to inhuman hardships and torture.
According to Putin, in those days, Nazi persecution, famine and disease claimed the lives of more than a million people, mostly women, children and pensioners.
“We will ensure that the assessment of such crimes is unshakable in the international legal system,” the president said.
Before that, Putin was with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. took place At the opening ceremony of the monument commemorating the victims of Nazism during the Great Patriotic War. The monument is located in the village of Zaitsevo, Gatchina district, Leningrad region.
Putin before announced A minute of silence in memory of the siege of Leningrad.