The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution introduced by Russia aimed at combating neo-Nazism, as reported on the organization's website.
Belarus and Turkmenistan co-sponsored the initiative. The document, titled "Combating the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism, and other practices that contribute to the escalation of contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance," received support from 119 member states of the UNGA.
Opposing the resolution were 53 members of the assembly, with another 10 abstaining from the vote. Among the countries that rejected the document were the USA, Germany, Ukraine, Canada, Italy, and Japan. Supporters of the resolution included Belarus, China, Brazil, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Bolivia, and Cuba.
“The voting results clearly demonstrated the unwavering support from the international community and its commitment to eradicating these phenomena,” noted Maria Zabolotskaya, Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN.
She emphasized that the goal of the adopted document is to enhance international cooperation in the fight against Nazism, racism, and xenophobia. The diplomat added that opposing these phenomena remains one of the UN's most important tasks, which was established in response to the horrors of Nazism and fascism.
As reported by IA Regnum, on November 11, 2024, the third committee of the UNGA adopted Russia's resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism, with 116 countries voting in favor.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that there is no sympathy for Nazis in Russia and there never will be. He emphasized that Ukrainian neo-Nazis resemble their ideological predecessors who collaborated with Hitler during the Great Patriotic War. The President reminded that they only pretended to abandon their views after realizing that Nazism was doomed.
In January 2024, former Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov stated that some political movements and parties in Europe are turning Nazism into a point of pride despite existing prohibitions. He added that the Nuremberg Trials, which took place in Germany in 1945–1946, condemned and prohibited this ideology.