Tag: WWII

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Writer suggests Nazi invasion never happened as Russia observes V-Day (Full show)

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Russia commemorated the 76th anniversary of its defeat of Nazi Germany on Sunday. RT America’s Yulia Shopovalova reports from the scene, where more than 12,000 military personnel participated, and the country’s latest military equipment was on display. … Read More >Writer suggests Nazi invasion never happened as Russia observes V-Day (Full show)

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27 million Soviet citizens lost their lives fighting the Nazis, Westerners comparing USSR to Hitler’s Germany insult their memory

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With Victory Day here again, World War II historical revisionism kicks back into gear. The reason this is becoming such a hot issue once again is that the debate over the past has serious implications for today’s geopolitics. … Read More >27 million Soviet citizens lost their lives fighting the Nazis, Westerners comparing USSR to Hitler’s Germany insult their memory

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Soviet victims of Nazis were long ‘forgotten group,’ German president Steinmeier says ahead of Buchenwald liberation anniversary

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Germany should pay more attention to Soviet POWs and forced laborers victimized by the Nazis, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a speech commemorating those slain and persecuted at the Buchenwald concentration camp. … Read More >Soviet victims of Nazis were long ‘forgotten group,’ German president Steinmeier says ahead of Buchenwald liberation anniversary

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Putin Signs Laws Against Insulting War Veterans, Rehabilitating Nazism

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a set of laws that toughen criminal and administrative penalties for the rehabilitation of Nazism on the internet, the propagation of fake information about war veterans and the denigration of their dignity, now punishable by five years in prison or up to five million rubles in fines … Read More >Putin Signs Laws Against Insulting War Veterans, Rehabilitating Nazism

Categories Asia & Pacific

North Korean group demands ‘apology & compensation’ from Japan over WWII-era atrocities

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A group from North Korea has called on Japan to stop trying to “evade” responsibility for drafting Koreans into forced labor and prostitution during World War II. The issue has been the source of bad blood for decades. … Read More >North Korean group demands ‘apology & compensation’ from Japan over WWII-era atrocities

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Moscow expresses disgust after US general turned arms industry lobbyist Ben Hodges says no Russians died in WW2, only Ukrainians

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Retired US Army Lieutenant General Ben Hodges has been accused of an “outright and primitive lie,” after casting doubt on the consensus that Russia lost millions of lives during World War II, claiming they were all Ukrainians. … Read More >Moscow expresses disgust after US general turned arms industry lobbyist Ben Hodges says no Russians died in WW2, only Ukrainians

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Border row reignites between Estonia & Russia as Baltic country’s top MP reopens WW2 territorial claims, ignoring NATO objections

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Russian officials have accused a senior politician in Tallinn of seeking to reignite old tensions, after the Estonian parliament’s speaker said his country still lays claim to swaths of territory on Russia’s Baltic coast. … Read More >Border row reignites between Estonia & Russia as Baltic country’s top MP reopens WW2 territorial claims, ignoring NATO objections