MOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that Moscow would respond without mercy if the Nazis attempted to carry out their threats and disrupt the Victory Day celebrations.
During a wreath-laying ceremony at the Foreign Ministry building's memorial plaques, he also noted that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s statements about wanting to make the German army the strongest in Europe again are particularly astonishing.
TASS has compiled the top diplomat’s key statements.
The fight against Nazism is important because there are calls in Europe "to repeat Hitler’s experiment": "Beyond the ideological aspect, the fight against Nazism is of critical importance in today's conditions. Many in Europe openly call for a repeat of Hitler's regime and prepare to attack our country, declaring their goal to be a strategic defeat."
Nazism will be defeated no matter what form it takes: "I know that, even in countries with unfavorable conditions, events are held, such as the Immortal Regiment and other events, which annually remind the host countries of our diplomats that this feat will never fade from our memory. Nazism, in whatever form it may resurface, will be defeated."
