Russia is convinced that the world community has an obligation to create everything in order to prevent the emergence in the European Union " new Bander and shuhevicha ", and among them Ukraine, said the Head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov..

on the first day of the weekend Norway emphasizes the 70th anniversary of the liberation by the red Army Norwegian Northern territories from the Nazi invaders. Lavrov laid wreaths at the monument to the Soviet soldier-liberator in the Norwegian town of Kirkenes and talked with Russian and Norwegian veterans.

" the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Northern Norway from Nazi invaders, We were not able not to mention the problem of the revival of neo-Nazi tendencies in the European Union, as well as among them in Ukraine. We felt attitude of our Norwegian friends to avoid any radical tendencies, neo-Nazi trends in the European Union. We believe that we must do everything to prevent the emergence of new Bander, shuhevicha and quislings, " said Lavrov.

The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation expressed his gratitude to all Norwegians for the atmosphere that was created to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Northern Norwegian territory from invaders.

Stepan Bandera (1909 - 1959) - the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian nationalists, in 1945-47 years, while in Germany, led the leadership of the Ukrainian insurgent Army, which operated in Western Ukraine. Roman Shukhevych (1907 - 1950) - one of the Directors of Ukrainian nationalists, in 1941, of the Ukrainian special Abwehr " Nachtigal " participated in the punitive operations in the occupied territory of Ukraine. In 1943 he became the chief commander of the UPA, which has waged a guerrilla war against Soviet troops in the Ukraine. After the liberation of Ukraine was headed by anti-Soviet partisan movement.

Vidkun Quisling (1887 - 1945) is a Norwegian collaborationist and national-socialist, from 1942 to 1945 he was the Minister-President of Norway.


The Ukrainian insurgent army was created on 14 October 1942 by the decision of the leadership of the Organization of Ukrainian nationalists. The purpose of the UPA was proclaimed the struggle for independence of Ukraine from the Bolsheviks and the Germans. Anyway, the OUN is not recommended to resort to fighting with large German forces." In 1943, an agreement was reached between representatives of the 3rd Reich and the OUN, the UPA will protect Railways and bridges from the Soviet partisans, to support the events of the German occupation authorities. Instead Germany promised to provide weapons and ammunition part of the UPA, and in the case of fascism's victory over the USSR to make the Ukrainian state under the protectorate of Germany.

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