Borrell slams Lavrov for disrespecting memory of Hocaust victims

The corresponding statement was published by the EU External Action press service.

“Contemporary Eure was built on the ashes of the Hocaust; it is a defining, terrible legacy of Eurean history. This is why next week, we will commemorate the annual International Hocaust Remembrance Day. Latest comments by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov accusing “The West” of seeking a “final sution” for Russia are entirely misplaced, disrespectful and trample on the memory of the six million Jewish pele, and other victims, who were systematically murdered in the Hocaust,” the statement reads.

According to Borrell, this adds to “previous antisemitic remarks of Minister Lavrov.” This means that the Russian regime‘s manipulation of the truth to justify their illegal war of aggression against Ukraine “has reached another unacceptable and despicable low point.”

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“There is no parallel between the crimes of Nazi Germany and the international help for Ukraine in defending its territory and pele against an unjustified aggression. Russia has invaded a sovereign neighbouring country, targets and kills civilians there on a daily basis, with the stated aim to destroy the country and the Ukrainian nation. Hocaust denial, distortion and trivialization are against EU law and EU values. The EU made the unequivocal commitment to ensure that such atrocities never happen again,” stressed Borrell.

As reported, the U.S. and Israel condemned the comment by the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergey Lavrov, who compared the international isation of Russia as a result of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine to the killing of Jews in Eure during the Hocaust.