"Unfortunately, the vaccine against the Nazi virus, developed at the Nuremberg trials, is losing its effectiveness in some European countries. A clear sign of this trend is open manifestations of neo-Nazism, which have become common in Latvia and other Baltic states," Putin said on the eve of his visit to Serbia on October 16.
"We are especially concerned in this respect about the situation in Ukraine, where an unconstitutional state coup in February was driven by nationalists and other radical groups," Putin said in an interview with Serbian newspaper Politika.
"Today, our common goal is to counter the glorification of Nazism, firmly counter attempts to revise the results of World War II and consequently fight any forms and manifestations of racism, xenophobia, aggressive nationalism and chauvinism," Putin stressed.
Talking about the events of World War II, Putin said that "our nations together cracked down on the criminal ideology of hatred towards the humanity".
"Today it is important that people in different countries and continents understand what horrible ramifications can be brought about by confidence in one's being exceptional, by attempts to achieve doubtful geopolitical aims as well as by neglect of basic human rights and morality. We must do everything to avoid such tragedies in the future," Putin added.
Comment: Putin is taking well-deserved aim at 'American Exceptionalism'. American leaders consider their government to be above the law and to have the prerogative to use violence unilaterally. All other nations must abide by the UN Charter and international law forbidding aggression, but not the US.
Putin also expressed gratitude to the people of Serbia for respecting the memory of Soviet soldiers, who fought with the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia (NOAYU) during the years of the war. He added that over 31,000 soldiers and officers of the Red Army were either killed, injured or gone missing on the territory of the former Yugoslavia. Besides, he mentioned that over 6,000 soldiers and officers fought against the invaders in the ranks of NOAYU.
Putin will pay a visit to Belgrade on October 16, where he will attend the 70-year anniversary of the liberation of the Serbian capital from Nazi invaders during World War II. He will also have talks with the president and prime minister of Serbia over political and economic cooperation.
I love this guy! He really speaks, walks and acts the language of peace and universalism, and all from humanitarian strength, love and rationality.
No wonder the a-holes in the West hate him so much. He is everything they are not.
But so was Ghaddafi. And Chavez. And so is Assad. They all were and are GREAT leaders who cared passionately both for their own peoples and as well for their neighbors, both near and far, in this global community. They are, in short, REAL brave and courageous heroes!
It really shows what evil pieces of murderous, thieving crap the nations of NAZO and the West are when compared to these heroes. Two such heroes are already dead, after having either been raped and tortured beforehand by NAZOs 'allies', or given cancer cells by CIA operatives. One can guess what tender mercies these hyper-violent mass-murderers like Uncle Shmuel and NAZO will show Assad or Putin, if (Dog forbid!) the zionist-anglo coalition of luke warm dog-vomit known as the nations of the West (and The Cancer and various Gulf States, as to Assad) ever succeed in overthrowing Syria and/or Russia.
But while he is here among us, and while he leads Russia (and the rest of the world by his example), let me say it loudly: LONG LIVE VLADIMIR PUTIN!!!