Thursday, November 26, 2009

Ukraine Gives Credit to Anti-Soviet Guerillas

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko issued a decree recognizing “Ukrainian liberation movement of the 20th century.” The decree seeks to exonerate anti-Soviet guerilla fighters, including some of those who cooperated with Nazi Germany. The Russian Foreign Ministry responded with a strongly-worded statement accusing Ukrainian authorities of “Russophobia” and “insulting the memory of millions of victims [of the Nazis] and their descendants.”

http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1280815&NodesID=5
http://www.president.gov.ua/ru/documents/10082.html
http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/0/55E758ACEF53576FC3257679002E1937

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