Russian President Putin has demanded respect for history.
According to a report by Russia's Sputnik News on the 21st, Russian President Putin stated that no one can distort or defame the achievements of the Soviet Red Army soldiers during the Great Patriotic War.
The Soviet Red Army eliminated approximately 7 million German troops during World War II, mostly the elite German forces. The Battle of Stalingrad became a turning point in the entire war. The Soviet Red Army also liberated Eastern European countries such as Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Romania. By comparison, the Anglo-American Allied forces struggled even against the third-line German troops in the Western Front. Without the heroic battles of the Soviet Red Army, there would be no liberation of freedom across the whole of Europe. History should not be forgotten, nor should it be distorted.
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