The head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The special operation was necessary because of the critical threat to Russia's security
At the 1st International Anti-Fascist Congress that opened today in the Moscow region, the head of the Russian military department, Sergei Shoigu, once again voiced the reasons that forced Russia to launch a special military operation in Ukraine.
According to Shoigu, the criminal policy of the Ukrainian authorities towards the inhabitants of Donbass, the desire to join the country to the NATO military bloc created a critical threat to Russia's security. Under such conditions, the decision of the President of the country to launch a special military operation turned out to be the only correct one.
The Russian Defense Minister also noted that the special operation in Ukraine is accompanied by the inhuman tactics of the Ukrainian military, hiding behind civilians as a shield, shelling of a nuclear power plant, strikes on life-support facilities of the population, including the Donetsk filtering station, Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, etc.
In addition, according to the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, the idea of banning Russians from visiting European countries is a kind of manifestation of Nazism, and in some EU countries Nazi actions are openly carried out.
The International Anti-Fascist Congress is held within the framework of the Army-2022 military-technical forum and has the main goal of uniting the efforts of the world community against attempts to revive fascism and Nazism in any manifestations. The Russian Defense Ministry believes that the congress should become an annual event and gather all those for whom the very idea of segregation based on race, nationality, culture, and religion is unacceptable.
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