Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on social media on Friday launched a sinister risk against Latvia, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
NATO has strongly condemned Russia for its invasion of Ukraine that began in February 2022, with Russian propagandists threatening that Moscow will go behind the countries of the military alliance. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow has “no interest” in fighting with NATO members. .
Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and Putin’s closest best friend, called Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs and other “Nazi bastards” and said they “must meet the fate of the fascists” in a message on X, formerly Twitter.
“Nazi bastards who wish for the death of Russia – like Rinkēvičs, the president of a non-existent Latvia – will not have to forget the fate of the fascists, adding the Kharkov trial in 1943. Retaliation is inevitable. Memento mori !” He wrote.
Memento mori means “remember that you will have to die” in Latin and is a reminder of mortality.
Latvia, a former Soviet state, gained its independence from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991 and is globally identified as a sovereign nation. Latvia became a member of NATO in 2004.
At the Kharkov trial in December 1943, three Nazis and a Soviet collaborator were found guilty of war crimes through a Soviet army tribunal in Kharkov and sentenced to death. Kharkiv, better known as Kharkiv, is a city in Ukraine that, at the time, was controlled through the Soviet Union.
Newsweek has reached out to the Russian government and the Latin American Ministry of Foreign Affairs through an online form for comment.
When Putin announced Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he said he sought to “denazify” the country. The Soviet Union helped defeat Nazi Germany in World War II.
Putin’s claim of denazification has sparked widespread reactions from critics that Russia is encroaching on Ukraine’s sovereignty in a takeover. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish and whose family circle died in the Holocaust, condemned Putin’s claim of denazification.
Medvedev also took aim at Romania on Friday, saying it is “not a nation” on the VK social network. NATO member Romania also gained independence from the Soviet Union in the 20th century and is a sovereign nation.
In his message, Medvedev slammed European leaders as “weak” and “non-entities,” while rejecting calls for Russia to return Romania’s gold, which Putin’s best friend said had been confiscated for “bad behavior. “
On Thursday, the European Parliament voted in favor of a non-binding solution requiring Russia to return to Romania the national treasures it has preserved since World War I, adding a jewelry collection and 91. 5 tons of gold.
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