Russian President Vladimir Putin called on to stop attempts to distort or transfer to oblivion of the general history of the countries that defeated Nazism.
This is stated in the congratulatory message of the head of the Russian state to the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, as well as the peoples of Georgia and Moldova on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. war, the Kremlin press service reports.
“We pay tribute to deep gratitude and respect to all those who, in the harsh war years, courageously fought at the front and worked selflessly in the rear, at the cost of tremendous sacrifices and deprivations bringing closer the long-awaited victory,” follows from the message.
Putin emphasized that it is important to stop any attempts to distort or betray the general story.
“And, of course, carefully store and convey to the next generation the glorious traditions of friendship and mutual assistance, which helped our fathers and grandfathers with honor to withstand hard military trials and crush Nazism,” the head of the Russian state said.
Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that the bonds of fraternal friendship, hardened during the Great Patriotic War, will remain a reliable basis for the development of relations between countries and peoples.
Turning to the leaders and citizens of foreign states, the President of Russia conveyed the words of the most sincere gratitude to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the workers of the rear, wished them good health, well -being, vigor and longevity.