Russian President Vladimir Putin is sure that attempts to place full responsibility for the actions of Nazi Germany on modern German citizens are dishonest. He made the relevant statement during an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, the recording of which was published in the official newspaper. telegram channel Kremlin.
Thus, the head of state commented on the information in the media that the grandfather of the current German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock was a supporter of fascism. As the Russian leader stated, he does not believe that political responsibility for the events of the first half of the 20th century should belong to the new generation of Germans.
“We cannot put the responsibility for what Hitler and his followers did not only in Germany, but also in other parts of the world, in Europe, etc., on the people of today’s generation,” Putin emphasized.
He described attempts to “attach this label to the entire German people” as dishonest and added that such actions were useless. Those who try to blame modern Germans are actually misusing the history of the Soviet people.
“Based on today’s realities, we must look at who actually did what and what policies they pursued,” the Russian President summarized.
Putin before explained The need to get rid of Nazis.