The Russian President emphasised that our countries hold the memory of our ancestors’ glorious heroism and enormous sacrifice sacred, as our grandfathers and fathers fought courageously shoulder to shoulder against Nazi invaders, and worked selflessly on the home front.
“It is our sacred duty to cherish the legacy of the generation of victors. Therefore, it is very important to be uncompromising in our efforts to prevent any attempts to distort our shared history, to rehabilitate or cast a veil over the atrocities committed by Nazis and their collaborators,” the President noted.
In the messages to the leaders and citizens of foreign states, the President offered his heartfelt greetings and words of sincere gratitude to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and home front workers. He wished them good health, longevity, and all the best.
In the messages to the peoples of Georgia and Moldova, Vladimir Putin called for preserving the bequeathed traditions of friendship and mutual help, and never forgetting our shared historical legacy, or preventing division between the friendly nations.