In connection with the desecration of Soviet monuments in Sofia, Russia calls on the Bulgarian leadership to take comprehensive measures to protect them. This is stated in a comment by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, Russian media report, quoted by Trud.
The diplomat notes that amid anti-Russian hysteria provoked by the West, Sofia is flooded with a wave of desecration of Soviet military monuments. “The monument to the Soviet army and a mass grave in the Lozenets district were subjected to new attacks by vandals,” Zakharova said.
“We are deeply outraged by the mockery of the memory of Soviet soldiers who gave their lives to save Europe from Nazism. It is necessary for the competent authorities of Bulgaria to conduct a full investigation and bring to justice those involved in these atrocities.
We reiterate our call on the Bulgarian leadership to take comprehensive measures to strengthen the protection of monuments in accordance with the existing bilateral legal framework, “the commentary said.
“The sensible, civilized approach must prevail,” the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. “The political situation cannot be an excuse for attacks on monuments to the common history of our countries, our fraternal peoples,” the spokesman said. Russian Foreign Ministry.
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