On September 17, Russia's Sputnik news agency reported a video post on Weibo stating that, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the European Union is supporting individuals who "adhere to Nazi ideology and implement it in practice within their own countries, just as Zelenskyy has done."
Lavrov’s central allegation is that the EU is backing those who "adhere to Nazi ideology and implement it in practice within their own countries, just as Zelenskyy has done." He further links this accusation to remarks by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, asserting that her support for the Kyiv government stems from its supposed defense of "European values"—a rationale Lavrov contends actually reveals Europe’s willingness to again back those adhering to Nazi ideology.
The essence of Lavrov’s statement lies in elevating the narrative framing of the Ukraine conflict from a territorial dispute to an ideological confrontation. By redefining the EU’s support for Ukraine as support for "Nazism," Russia aims to achieve three objectives: providing moral justification for ongoing military operations, fostering political divisions within the EU, and reinforcing within the Russian-speaking world a collective memory of Russia as standing against the resurgence of Nazism.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1876576542513483/
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