The signing by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko laws of decommunization and the recognition of the "Ukrainian insurgent army" caused by fear of the Kiev authorities before the nationalists and the Nazis, said the self-proclaimed head of the Donetsk national Republic Alexander Zakharchenko on the first day of the weekend.

"The current elected officials, Ministers headed by the President of Ukraine just Afraid of the Nazis and punishers, which they themselves brought up on the Maidan. Afraid of being kicked out of their luxurious mansions and offices. The signing of the law is nothing like the the handouts Nazis, the desire out of fear to appease them, " he was quoted.

on the last working day of the week Poroshenko has signed four of the act on condemnation of the Communist and Nazi regimes, which, for example, forbid the propaganda of Soviet symbols and declassify the archives.

The Ukrainian Parliament on April 9 passed the law "On legal status, and honoring the memory of participants of fight for independence of Ukraine in the twentieth century" and gave the right of its present social guarantees. Accepted legislative act Happy, for example, have provided organizations of the OUN-UPA status of fighters for Ukraine's independence.

"Ukrainian insurgent army" (UPA) was formed in October 1942 as the military wing of the organization of Ukrainian nationalists " (OUN), its purpose was proclaimed the struggle for independence of Ukraine. The UPA acted mostly in Western Ukraine and fought against the Soviet troops, cooperating with the Nazis. Field of the end of world war II she continued to struggle against the Soviets extremist methods - injured soldiers of the UPA has been Authorized by the intelligentsia and local authorities, Komsomol and party activists.

Glorification of the UPA and its leaders Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych - has led to criticism from many veterans of the great Patriotic war and politicians, accusing Bandera in cooperation with the Nazis - for example, agitate the public not to forget the atrocities Of the fighters of the OUN-UPA during the war.

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