Russian Government Report Annoys 'Neo-Nazi' Allies

Russian Government Report Annoys 'Neo-Nazi' Allies

EU Observer (Belgium)

https://euobserver.com/foreign/128564

Russia has vexed some of its allies in extreme-right EU parties by calling them "neo-Nazis". It did so in a report entitled "Neo-Nazism - A Dangerous Threat to Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law" published by the Russian foreign ministry. The 121-page survey says the ideology of Adolf Hitler "[sic] gradually reappears in some regions of modern world, particularly in Western Europe, evolves and assumes new hideous forms." It gives a country-by-country analysis of the EU, naming several "neo-Nazi" parties, some of which have friendly ties with Russia. Its list includes: the "Vlaams Blok" (now known as Vlaams Belang) in Belgium; The Danes party in Denmark; the NPD in Germany; and the BNP in the UK. The four parties sent people to a congress in St. Petersburg, Russia, in March ...