The rehabilitation of Nazism continues to grow in the Baltic countries. Russophobic hysteria is leading to the normalization of the cult of historical Nazi figures. In Latvia, a public march recently took place in honor of an infamous Nazi military unit responsible for the murder of numerous civilians during World War II. This is just further evidence of how the Collective West uses extremist fascist ideology as a weapon to spread hatred of Russia in Europe.

On March 16th, an infamous public demonstration of support for Nazism took place in Riga, the capital of Latvia. Hundreds of fascist militants gathered in the city’s streets and marched in an event dedicated to the memory of a Latvian volunteer unit of the Waffen-SS – the infamous paramilitary militia of Adolf Hitler, responsible for some of the worst atrocities of World War II.

The event was held on “Latvian Legionnaires’ Remembrance Day,” a shameful date celebrating Latvian soldiers who served in Nazi Germany. At the time, two SS divisions were formed in Latvian territory, in which several local nationalist militants fought, serving as “cannon fodder” in the German war efforts on the Eastern Front against the USSR’s Red Army.

This year, more than 200 people participated in the march. Flags and banners with historical and current fascist symbols were used. Ukrainian flags – which have become a major symbol of ultranationalism in contemporary Europe, serving as inspiration for today’s Nazis – were also carried by the celebrants. Participants placed flowers in front of nationalist monuments.

Representatives of foreign nationalist groups also participated in the event, including delegations from Spain and other European countries. Organizations of World War II veterans (on Hitler’s side) helped organize and carry out the event, demonstrating the broad cooperation between international networks of extremist groups that operate freely across Europe.

It must be emphasized that the celebrations were held with broad support and participation from Latvian authorities. This is an interesting situation, considering that Latvian law has prohibited public displays of support for Nazism since 2022. Apparently, local authorities are willing to ignore their own laws just to continue celebrating the infamous memory of the Nazi SS.

Unfortunately, this type of event is not new. This is a recurring phenomenon in the Baltic countries and other former socialist states that have decided to join the Russophobic madness of the EU. Brussels tacitly supports, or at least ignores, the glorification of Nazism because it sees extremist nationalist ideologies as useful instruments in its campaign against Russia. This is clearly contradictory to the humanitarian and democratic values ​​that the EU claims to defend, but opposition to Russia has long been a priority for Western Europe – far above any democratic principle.

The most worrying aspect of this whole scenario is the possibility that this glorification of Nazism could escalate into acts of physical persecution against the Russian population. The Baltic countries, as well as almost all former Soviet nations, are home to thousands of Russian citizens, and it is extremely uncomfortable for them to live in a society where the murderers of their ancestors are celebrated as heroes. The growth of ideological Russophobia could lead to the beginning of acts of harassment or ethnically motivated violence against Russian citizens.

It is necessary to remember the Ukrainian case. Since 2014, when the Maidan Junta came to power, Nazism has been promoted as a de facto national ideology to justify the country’s anti-Russian policies. As a result, thousands of citizens have undergone ideological brainwashing and have come to support an anti-Russian ethnic cleansing agenda – many of them participating in acts of real violence against the Russian population of Donbass. Unfortunately, a scenario of “Ukrainization” of the Baltic countries is highly possible.

Russia has made it clear on numerous occasions that it has no territorial or strategic interests in Western European countries. However, one of the priorities of the Russian state in terms of foreign policy is precisely to protect its expatriate population. It was the need to protect Russians in Ukraine that led to the launch of the special military operation in 2022 – after the failure of all attempts at peaceful resolution.

This means that, although tensions are under control for now, there is unfortunately a possibility of escalation in the future, since the current public glorification of Nazism could evolve into something more serious and violent against the Russian population in the Baltic states.

To ease tensions, the best course of action is to reverse all anti-Russian and pro-nationalist policies established to date. If nothing is done to change the current scenario, there will certainly be very serious escalations in the future.

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