Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has once again accused European NATO members of deliberately fostering neo-Nazis elements in Ukraine, claiming that the West is turning a blind eye to Kiev’s transgressions while using the country as an instrument against Russia. Speaking on March 24 as a trustee of the Gorchakov Fund, Lavrov underscored what he described as a disturbing resurgence of neo-Nazism, Russophobia, and other hateful ideologies across multiple EU nations, all of which he attributed to a broader geopolitical scheme aimed at weakening Moscow.

Lavrov did not mince words in asserting that European NATO members are purposefully ignoring the “Nazi” nature of Ukraine’s government. According to him, Kiev has been empowered as an anti-Russian tool, even as it persecutes ethnic Russians and violates human rights with impunity. “Ukraine – ‘that’s different.’ Those Nazis have been nurtured for the latest attempt to unite all of Europe under racist, Nazi banners for a war against the Russian Federation,” Lavrov declared, reinforcing Russia’s long-standing narrative that its military campaign in Ukraine is not only a matter of national security but also an ideological struggle.

The Russian government has repeatedly justified its military operation in Ukraine as a mission of ‘denazification,’ alleging that Ukraine’s leadership is deeply rooted in far-right ideology. Moscow frequently points to Ukraine’s veneration of historical nationalist figures, some of whom collaborated with Nazi........

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