"I totally agree
with what Putin said in his article. History must never be forgotten, as its
lessons give us a better understanding of the present-day situation in the
world," he said.
PARIS, June 20.
/TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s article on preserving the historical
truth about WWII is ‘profound’ and ‘extensive,’ French historian Jean-Pierre
Arrignon has told TASS.
"This is a
profound and extensive work," he said. "I totally agree with what
Putin said in his article. History must never be forgotten, as its lessons give
us a better understanding of the present-day situation in the world."
The expert
acknowledged that "the Soviet Union made the biggest effort and suffered
the heaviest losses in battles for liberating Europe, while the Western allies’
persistently refused to create the second front."
"I would like to
support Russia’s initiative to preserve stability and security on the planet,
which inevitably rests on the United Nations. In this context, I think that
Russian-French partnership would be very useful. It might make an efficient contribution
into efforts to stabilize the world order," he added.
Russian President
Vladimir Putin published an article about WWII-related events in the National
Interest magazine on Thursday. A section of the article was devoted to lessons
of the Second World War and international cooperation issues.
On May 8, the White
House published on Instagram a video of US President Donald Trump laying a
wreath to a WWII memorial, with an inscription saying that the United States
and the United Kingdom defeated Nazism on May 8, 1945. On May 10, the Russian
Foreign Ministry said Russia was outraged by US attempts to belittle the Soviet
Union’s contribution into the victory over Nazi Germany, and was set to have
serious discussions on the issue with US officials.
Source: ITAR-TASS
20-06-2020
