Yatsenyuk was subjected to charges of the Russian Federation in the "privatization" of victory in world war II
Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that " during the 2nd world war the Ukrainians on different fronts fought against Nazism, and without Ukraine this victory would be won't work ". About this politician said in the process of submitting videos about the battle of Ukraine in world war II at the meeting of the organizational Committee on preparation and celebration of the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazism in the European Union, informs.
According to the Ukrainian Prime Minister, these videos show Ukraine as a state winner.
"We must honor the memory of millions of Ukrainians for what they overcame this terrible plague. We defeated the then - win and at the present time, " he said.
The politician also expressed the view that the Russian Federation should "privatize victory" in world war II, and called these attempts " distortion of history ".
phrase Ukrainian premiere of the Second world war more than once caused a wide resonance. So, he argued that Ukraine in this war is the country of the winner, and Russia rewrites history by adopting a " sacred and historic struggle ". Maximum public outcry caused the message Yatsenyuk during his visit to Germany about the " Soviet invasion of Ukraine and Germany ".