Russian President Vladimir Putin criticizes Europe for Russophobia and blames the Baltic States for their human rights record during a World War II memorial inauguration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin castigated Europe on Saturday for "Russophobia" and criticized the Baltic States over human rights at the unveiling of a World War Two memorial. Since he sent Russian troops into Ukraine nearly two years ago, Putin has been making comparisons with the fight against the Nazis in order to rally his nation. "The regime in Kyiv exalts Hitler's accomplices, the SS men . In a number of European countries, Russophobia is promoted as state policy," Putin said in the Leningrad region for the 80th anniversary of the end of the Nazi siege.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 28 addressed the plenary session of the World Russian People s Council, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the organization s founding, via videoconference.
50 years ago on September 11, 1973, a military coup took place in Chile. Socialist President Salvador Allende was overthrown and a junta, led by General Augusto Pinochet, installed a brutal dictatorship.