WASHINGTON, April 15 – RIA Novosti. The American media – the New York Times and NPR refusing to publish the protests and denials of the Russian Embassy in response to the attacks to the Russian veterans, in particular, Alexei Botana, said the head of the diplomatic mission in the United States Anatoly Antonov.
Alexei Botya in the years of the great Patriotic war made a great contribution to the elimination of the Nazis and the rescue of vast numbers of civilians, becoming one of the prototypes of the main character of the book by Julian Semyonov and of the same movie “Major Whirlwind”, dedicated to the rescue of Krakow. He died in February of this year. Mentioned studies had questioned his role in saving the city.
the Diplomat also drew attention to the reluctance of the U.S. media to cover the fact of support of the demolition of the monument to Ivan Konev in Prague by the Commission on foreign Affairs U.S. house of representatives.
According to him, opponents of the elimination of the memorial indicate that the justification of the relevant decision was made by us firm Squire Patton Boggs.
“In our treatment of the Washington office of the firm has not responded. Apparently, they have something to hide. I hope the truth and degree of the participation of the company in the vandalism will be installed”, – said Antonov.
He added that some politicians in Washington today are not aware of the effects of war monuments and other attempts to revise the results of world war II.
“All this leads to the actual revision of the UN Charter, the undermining of the modern world… the Upcoming 75th anniversary of our common Victory over Nazism is a good occasion to recall how many of us still connects. Still alive keepers of the “spirit of the Elbe” – veterans of the allied armies… History will not forgive if we do not heed their call once again to join forces in the fight against new global threats”, – said Antonov.
In early April in one of Prague districts demolished the monument to Konev. As told by the local authorities, the monument will transfer to the Museum of the history of the twentieth century.
the Russian government has condemned the demolition and was asked to transfer the monument to Moscow. In response, the Czech authorities stated that the demolition of the monument does not violate any of the existing treaties between countries.
