The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed protest in connection with the desecration of the Soviet monument in Poland – Kommersant

In connection with the desecration of monuments to the Red Army, thanks to the Polish city of Szczecin Russia strongly protests. “In Poland, it made another cynical act of vandalism against the Soviet memorial object. In Szczecin unknown desecrated monument to the Red Army thanks, mounted on a central square. Characteristically, this is the second such case in the city in recent months – in September 2015 had been kidnapped a star with five gravestones in the area of ​​municipal cemetery, where lie more than three thousand Soviet soldiers, “- said in a statement the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Russian Foreign Ministry believes that the actions of vandalism taking place with the connivance of the Polish authorities. “In Warsaw, in flagrant violation of the provisions of the fundamental relations between the two countries of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Poland on friendly neighborly cooperation of 22 May 1992 in which the parties gave a clear commitment to the protection of monuments (it uses that term) that are the subject of respect and the memory of citizens of one of the parties “, – said in a statement. Russian Foreign Ministry demanded from Poland to find and punish the culprits and recover the primary shape of the memorial.

As reported by “Kommersant” Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said that Warsaw is taking steps to promote dialogue with Moscow, but Russia does not want these gestures. Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on yet another act of vandalism against the Soviet military graves in Poland. On the night of October 24 Soviet military graves in the Polish city Lyubava was knocked down the main elements of the central monument. It is noted that the Russian side this became known only from December 2 released to the Russian embassy in Poland written communication Lyubava resident. Almost at the same time – October 25 – was vandalized in the Soviet military cemetery in the Polish town of Garwolin. At the end of November in the Polish town of Mielec in the south-east of the country monument was dismantled thanks to the Soviet soldiers who liberated Poland from the Nazis. In this context, Poland’s ambassador in Moscow was declared a strong protest, and the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed indignation yet another demolition of the Soviet monument.

Recall Moscow considers attempts to Warsaw to justify acts of vandalism at the Russian military cemeteries and memorials in Poland groundless and cynical. The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly protested against the destruction of the Soviet memorial sites. In November, the Russian Foreign Ministry demanded from Poland to find those responsible for the desecration of the monument to the Red Army Thanks to the Polish capital. In September, Poland was to dismantle the monument to Soviet General Pieniężno in the city, in connection with which the Polish ambassador in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. And in July, representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry was asked to prevent the demolition of the monument Chernyakhovsky.