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L. Linkevičius says he discussed this issue at the meeting of the heads of diplomacy of the Baltic States and Poland on Tuesday.
“This is one of many, very unfortunate, but apparently not the last example, an attempt to falsify history. We constantly see these examples, such as the relevant project registered in the Duma, “the minister told BNS.
According to L. Linkevičius, it was agreed with colleagues from Latvia, Estonia and Poland to “closely monitor the situation” with respect to attempts to distort historical events. This was also highlighted at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council, chaired by Estonia almost a month ago.
“If there is a continuation, we will react categorically and decisively by coordinating actions, as we have done so far,” said the minister.
In 1989, the Congress of People’s Deputies of the Soviet Union passed a resolution on the “political and legal evaluation” of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Law, by which the deputies condemned the document and declared it invalid.
At the end of May, Alexei Zhuravliov, deputy of the Duma and president of the Patria party, registered a proposal to revoke this political decision. The politician states that this “is not in line with the principles of historical justice” and was adopted “in the context of the growing political instability that year, accompanied by external pressure”.
Conservative MEP Rasa Juknevičienė asked the Lithuanian authorities to invite the Russian ambassador to explain the bill.
“I think this is an aggressive action by the Russian Federation against EU members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, therefore the Lithuanian government cannot remain silent. At least the little Russian ambassador should be summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an explanation, ”R. Juknevičienė responded to the initiative on Monday.
On August 23, 1939, the German and Soviet Foreign Ministers signed a non-aggression pact, the so-called Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and secret protocols.
According to them, the Soviets and the Nazis divided the Baltic countries and Poland into spheres of influence on the eve of World War II. Shortly after the signing of the pact, World War II began, during which Lithuania and Poland were occupied.
Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that Poland is responsible for the outbreak of World War II, he justified the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, saying that Russia had no choice but to sign it.
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