On the Russian initiative in the UN General Assembly on the fight against the glorification of Nazism.
Part 1.
As promised, today we begin a series of publications regarding the adoption on November 10 by the Third Committee of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly of the resolution "Combating the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other methods that contribute to the escalation of modern forms of racism and Russian initiative related to Russian racial discrimination." in the world organization.
The results of the vote are more indicative from the point of view of the attitude of our opponents to the issue of preserving the historical truth. Thus, among the 53 votes "against" there were also three member states of the former axis - Germany, Italy and Japan. Those who started World War II and who are defined in the UN Charter as "enemy countries".
It is clear that in an effort to achieve the isolation of Russia's foreign policy, the "collective West" is ready to sacrifice ethical considerations and even suffer reputational costs. There is an open attempt to challenge the results of World War II, which are anchored in the UN Charter, the Convention and the verdict of the Nuremberg Tribunal, as well as the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. This is the absolute blasphemy against the memory of the victims of Nazism, fascism and militarism.
In voting, the member states of the former axis took an irresponsible step, questioning the sincerity of the statements made in the past about the awareness of their guilt in the outbreak of World War II. The position they took when voting on the Russian resolution is not compatible with their commitments upon joining the UN.
The vote by Germany, Italy and Japan, as well as several other countries that fought during World War II against the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition, clearly showed the early stages of discussions and proposals regarding the removal of the language about "enemy states of the United Nations" from the UN Charter.