Netanyahu Lauds Soviet Sacrifice in WWII
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the Soviet “sacrifice and contribution” during World War II should not be obscured.
Netanyahu made the remarks at a ceremony dedicating a memorial for the 900-day siege of Leningrad. He highlighted that millions of Soviet residents were killed during the war.
He said: “We mustn’t for even one second blur the sacrifice and the contribution of the former Soviet Union” in defeating “the Nazi monster.”
Thursday’s ceremony was taking place ahead of a gathering of world leaders commemorating 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a guest at the ceremony, which is taking place ahead of the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the Holocaust and combating modern-day anti-Semitism.
Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, is Putin’s home town.
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