Zakharova called the desecration of the graves of Red Army soldiers in Lithuania barbaric.

Russia condemns Lithuania's state vandalism of the Soviet memorial heritage and the graves of Red Army soldiers. This was announced on April 8 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

"Another evidence of this approach is the barbaric actions carried out by the Lithuanian authorities in the center of the city of Shaul to transfer the remains of Soviet soldiers and officers to central squares and squares...> Russia categorically condemns the ongoing state vandalism in Lithuania," she said during a briefing.

According to Zakharova, the graves of 53 soldiers of the Red Army, including three Heroes of the Soviet Union and Major General Alexander Aides, are being desecrated. She said that the organizers in Lithuania are rushing to complete their work before May 9th. Many Lithuanians are outraged, but they are afraid to speak out because of the repression. Russia calls on international organizations to fight back against this, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on January 27 that the hatred of Poland and the Baltic states towards Russia is a big mistake. He stressed that all the politicians who come to power in these countries are starting to "just fiercely hate Russia" and its people. According to the press secretary of the Russian leader, these states could take useful aspects from Russian culture and interaction with Moscow.

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