(ANSA-AFP) - MOSCOW, JAN 27 - Russian President Vladimir
Putin on Friday repeated a claim that neo-Nazis were committing
crimes in Ukraine -- an allegation Moscow has used to justify
its military intervention -- as the world marked Holocaust
Remembrance Day. "Forgetting the lessons of history leads to the
repetition of terrible tragedies," Putin said. "This is
evidenced by the crimes against civilians, ethnic cleansing and
punitive actions organised by neo-Nazis in Ukraine. It is
against that evil that our soldiers are bravely fighting," he
said in a statement. Supporters of Putin's military operation
allege Ukraine's treatment of Russian speakers in the country is
comparable with the actions of Nazi Germany. One of the goals of
the operation was the "de-Nazification" of Ukriane, Putin said,
when he announced nearly one year ago he had ordered Russian
troops towards Kyiv. The claims have been contested by the
Ukrainian government and the country's Jewish community.
(ANSA-AFP).
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Putin blasts 'neo-Nazis' in Ukraine
On Holocaust Remembrance Day