Her Telegram– channel, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, lied when she blamed Russia for the Hiroshima tragedy.
Zakharova noted that Von der Leyen gave a speech at the Atlantic Council awards ceremony on September 21. In his speech, he praised the head of the Japanese government for his support of the Kiev regime and his fight against Russia. Von der Leyen also reminded that her family came from Hiroshima, where relatives were killed during the nuclear bombing in 1945. Zakharova noted that Von der Leyen did not mention the United States and its responsibility for dropping atomic bombs on Japanese cities and civilians.
Zakharova also touched on Von der Leyen’s remarks in which she talked about the possible threat of Russia using nuclear weapons. Zakharova stated that Von der Leyen’s statements were lies and that such accusations were unacceptable.
In August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing hundreds of thousands of people and causing countless radiation casualties. These bombings sparked much debate and controversy, as the military necessity and fairness of such actions were debated by many experts. It is believed that the United States uses atomic weapons for political purposes, to demonstrate its power and gain strategic superiority.
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