Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that a trend of “open neo-Nazism” has become “commonplace” in Latvia and the Baltic states as well as Ukraine, singling out Kiev’s revolution as a “particularly troubling example” while speaking to Serbian media on Wednesday, ahead of his visit to Belgrade, Serbia, this week.
“What went on in Ukraine in February is particularly troubling in this respect, as an unconstitutional government coup occurred, driven by nationalist and other radical groups,” Putin told Serbian daily newspaper Politika.
The Russian president spoke ahead of Thursday’s military parade in Belgrade, which commemorates the 70th anniversary of the city’s …read more
Source: Newsweek
