Posted on 03/05/2022 7:50:02 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Russia's Vladimir Putin has criticized a recent European resolution assigning some blame to the Soviet Union in the outbreak of World War II.
Putin told soldiers that Allied policies of appeasement before the war broke out, for instance tolerating Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia in 1938, were also to blame for the conflict and for the communist Soviet Union's decision to seek a deal with fascist Germany.
But he reserved particular criticism for Poland, alleging in particular that Poland's ambassador to Germany at the time was a Nazi sympathizer. "Essentially they colluded with Hitler. This is clear from documents, archival documents," Putin said…citing what he claimed were excerpts from the diary of Poland's ambassador, that the diplomat had promised to erect a statue in Hitler's honor to thank Germany for removing Jews from the country.
"A bastard, an anti-Semitic pig, you cannot put it any other way," Putin said.
This follows Poland expressing "concern and disbelief" over the weekend at similar comments from Putin on the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
The topic is immensely sensitive in Russia and Poland alike. Russia often feels its contributions in World War II, accounting for well over half of Germany's military losses at a cost of almost 30 million Soviet lives, are underplayed or marginalized by other Allied powers. Putin said on Tuesday that the European Parliament's resolution was trying to eradicate the memory of the Soviet contribution to Allied victory.
"It is people like these who negotiated with Hitler — it is people like that who today are tearing down monuments to the liberating warriors, the Red Army soldiers who freed Europe and the European people from the Nazis…”
Poland, meanwhile, sees itself as betrayed on almost all sides at both the start and then the end of the war…
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“it is people like that who today are tearing down monuments to the liberating warriors, the Red Army soldiers who freed Europe and the European people from the Nazis…”
And delivered them to the tender mercies of Stalin.
Putin is crazy.
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Ok, Putin is really starting to get on my nerves.
Looks like Poland could be the next target for Pukin. This will get worse before getting better. If ever.
First comes the rhetoric, then follows condemning, then troops placed on border, then an ‘incident’ created by Russia to invade Poland. Sound familiar?
I’m thinking it might be time for Poland to exact some revenge on Russia.
Let’s go, Putin.
I understand the gravity of this mess and all the ramifications but at some point “we” have to call Pukins bluff. I would say let’s do it but not with the jabonies we have in charge now.
Is there no way to help him out?
I’m afraid I agree. One bullet in the head could solve all the problems.
I know where this is coming from since I’ve read a 70s Soviet encyclopedia version of WWII where they claim Russia won the war.
That’s the problem... This is where the Q people are able to get so much attention out of people’s wishful thinking.
> Putin told soldiers that Allied policies of appeasement before the war broke out, for instance tolerating Germany’s annexation of Czechoslovakia in 1938, were also to blame for the conflict and for the communist Soviet Union’s decision to seek a deal with fascist Germany. <
Putin is actually right about that. Stalin saw the Western allies give in to Hitler time after time, and thought if he didn’t strike a deal with Germany he’d be next.
> But he reserved particular criticism for Poland... <
Total garbage there.
Agreed. Paranoid SOB is going to get many more people killed.
Can you explain to me who the hell Q is?
I’ve seen recent articles from American academics that claimed the A-bomb didn’t end the war, but the intervention of the USSR that led to Japan’s surrender.
And we can’t ignore his threats anymore. He lost that luxury.
He takes a swipe at Poland and there will be a full blown world war with nuclear weapons flying.
He takes any swipe at any other nation there will be a full blown world war.
We all know that we have a coward and worthless turd in the white house. And that is why this is all happening.
Opinions on containment of the war in the Ukraine might not be feasible soon.
Q Anon people maybe?
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