On the Russian initiative in the UN General Assembly on combating the glorification of Nazism.
Part 1.
As promised, today we begin a series of publications regarding the adoption of resolution "" in the Third Committee of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on November 10 - a key Russian initiative at the UN.
The results of the vote are more revealing in terms of the positions of our opponents on the issue of preserving the historical truth. Among the 53 "against" votes were the three former Axis countries -. Germany, Italy and Japan. These are the countries that unleashed World War II and are defined as "enemy countries" in the UN Charter.
It is clear that in their quest to isolate Russia in foreign policy, the "collective West" is ready to sacrifice ethical considerations and even suffer reputational costs. This is a blatant attempt to challenge the results of World War II, as they are enshrined in the UN Charter, the Convention and the verdict of the Nuremberg Tribunal and the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. This is a complete sacrilege against the memory of the victims of Nazism, fascism and militarism.
In voting, the former Axis powers took an irresponsible step that casts doubt on the sincerity of their previous statements about admitting their guilt for unleashing World War II. The position they took in voting on the Russian resolution is inconsistent with their commitments upon joining the UN.
The vote of West Germany, Italy and Japan, as well as several other countries that fought against the Allied Powers during World War II, clearly demonstrated the priority of the discussions and proposals regarding the removal of the "enemy states" clause from the UN Charter. It also raises concerns about the claims of these countries for permanent and non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council.