Russian President Vladimir Putin has thrown himself into a quagmire with war on Ukraine.Image: Retrieved from Kremlin Twitter
Russia violated Ukraine on the grounds of “denazification”, but the evil deeds of the Russian army in Ukraine were exposed one by one. The degree of brutality was even worse than that of the German Nazis in those days. The rhetoric of “denazification” moved to Latvia following Latvia’s decision to designate May 9 as the “Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Ukrainian War” in honor of Ukrainian civilians and servicemen who suffered or died as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Latvian parliament passed a bill on the 7th to designate May 9 this year as the day of remembrance for the victims of the Ukrainian war. According to the content of the bill, all residential buildings and buildings on that day will raise the Latvian flag with a black ribbon to mourn, including relevant government buildings and buildings. The bill also stipulates that the Latvian government and local government agencies are not allowed to hold public entertainment events and festivals on that day, and the local government is not allowed to issue licenses for holding public events.
U.S. intelligence officials have said that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to win before May 9, the “Victory Day” in which Russia celebrates its victory over the Nazis. French President Emmanuel Macron also stressed: “May 9 is a national holiday in Russia and an important day of military activity. It is almost certain that for Putin, ‘May 9 must be a victory day'”.
Samuel Ramani, an international relations expert at Oxford University, tweeted that the Russian Foreign Ministry had transferred its “denazification” rhetoric about Ukraine to Latvia, claiming that “Latvia’s ruling regime has long been known for its neo-Nazism. known for their preferences and attempts to whitewash the atrocities of followers of Nazi Germany”. Because of Latvia’s decision to designate May 9 as the “Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Ukrainian War”, the Russian Foreign Ministry was dissatisfied and criticized it as an attempt to humiliate the Russian people in Latvia.
“In Latvia, only 21 percent of Russians support the Ukrainian war, but the majority are neutral,” Ramani added. The outside world believes that Putin ordered a “special military operation” against Ukraine on the 24th of last month, in order to promote the “demilitarization” and neutralization of Ukraine in order to ensure the security of Russian territory and “denazification”, rationalize the invasion of Ukraine. This war is seen as a continuation of World War II against the evil Nazi “Patriotic War”, trying to use the pride of defeating Nazi Germany to turn support for the invasion of Ukraine.