DISINFO: Poland invited Nazi Zelensky to the Auschwitz commemoration instead of Russia
SUMMARY
A Nazi came to the Nazis. Zelensky arrived in Poland to commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, carried out by the Russian Army. Those who do not remember their history will be forced to repeat it again – the Poles have forgotten this well-known wisdom. Celebrating the Anniversary of the liberation of the largest Fascist Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland did not invite Russia but invited Ukraine and the Head of the Nazi Kyiv regime.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin outlets accusing the West of Russophobia, Nazism and historical revisionism. This message includes a traditional narrative about “Nazi Ukraine”.
No official Russian delegation was present at the event to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on 27 January 2025. Not because of alleged Western “historical revisionism” or “support to the Ukrainian Nazism”, but because of the Kremlin’s decision to start the largest military conflict in Europe since the end of WWII.
Read more about the 80th Anniversary of liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp here and here.
Western historians acknowledge the role played by the USSR in defeating Nazism and do not question the Soviet contribution to the victory in WWII and the status of the USSR as one of the countries that won WWII. The official webpage of the Auschwitz / Auschwitz-Birkenau 80th anniversary writes about the liberation of the camp that:
"This hope became reality on January 27, 1945. Red Army soldiers entered Oświęcim that day".
See also our article The Kremlin’s misuse of Nazism as a weapon of information manipulation.
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