Putin blasts Auschwitz commemoration snub as disgraceful

Putin outraged by Poland’s decision.© Getty Images

The dictator Vladimir Putin reacted for the first time to the fact that no one from the Russian delegation was invited to Poland for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Auschwitz camp. “This, of course, is a disgraceful thing for those who did it,” he stated.

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The dictator gave an interview to the Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin, who handles all events related to the Russian president.

“Strange, disgraceful thing”

Putin called the decision not to invite Russia to the Auschwitz liberation ceremonies “disgraceful”. “And as for the invitation or lack thereof to events related to the liberation of Auschwitz, it is, of course, a strange, disgraceful thing for those who did it,” the dictator stated.

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At the same time, he believes that “Europeans could have acted more subtly and invited the liberators themselves or their relatives to the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz”.

– You can have any opinion about today’s politics of Russia, you can evaluate the Russian authorities and myself personally in different ways. No one here is seeking an invitation. But if you think about it, you could have acted much more subtly: if due to health and age the liberators of Auschwitz cannot be invited, at least their relatives, someone connected to that history could be – he claimed.

Putin also took a jab at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who participated in the Auschwitz liberation commemorations. The Russian dictator stated that the decision to invite him was “strange”.

“They will stand at the master’s feet and wag their tails gently”

The dictator also addressed the situation in Europe. Putin said that US President Donald Trump, “thanks to his character and persistence, will restore order quite quickly,” and European elites “will stand at the master’s feet and wag their tails gently”.

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“I assure you: Trump, with his character and tenacity, will quickly establish order there. And all of them – you will see – it will happen quickly, soon – all of them will sit at their master’s feet and wag their tails a bit. Everything will return to its place,” Putin said.

It is worth recalling that the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Vladimir Putin on suspicion of conducting “unlawful deportation of population (children) and unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia”.

Sixty state and international organisation delegations participated in the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp. The main guests were the survivors, about 50 of whom attended.