Russia Slams US Opposition to UN Anti-Nazi Resolution

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized the United States’ refusal to back the Russian-proposed UN resolution against the "glorification of Nazism." The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on Thursday. A total of 130 countries approved the document, while the US, Canada, and Palau voted against it and another 54 countries, including the Baltic States, abstained. "We are highly perplexed and regret the fact that the US, Canada and Palau voted against this document, while the delegations of EU member states abstained during the vote on the resolution, which was backed by the overwhelming majority of UN member states," the ministry said. The resolution condemns the construction of memorials in honor of former Nazis and Waffen-SS soldiers and the holding of public pro-Nazi demonstrations. This apparently refers to the practices of some post-Soviet countries, such as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. In fact, the UN adopts similar resolutions every year since 2006 – and every year, some countries refuse to support these resolutions. UN General Assembly resolutions are not obligatory for UN members.

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