Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation and former president, has accused Western countries in an interview with TASS news agency of actively working to preserve Nazi ideology after the end of World War II.
“The West not only nurtured and supported Hitler’s regime before the war, but after its defeat, did everything possible to ensure that Nazi ideology survived,” said Dmitry Medvedev .
He claimed that the consequences of this policy are still visible today, particularly in countries such as Poland, the Baltic states, and Ukraine, which he described as “servants and expendable material” for the Third Reich.
“Most Nazi criminals avoided responsibility, received light sentences, or were amnestied within a few years. Neither they, their collaborators, nor their descendants were barred from positions of power,” he said.
In his view, the West’s “extraordinary tolerance” toward war criminals, combined with what he called “wild Russophobia,”has produced consequences that are now visible in the policies and societies of some Central and Eastern European countries.
Medvedev’s statement made on 17 July 2025 — in which he falsely accuses the West of fostering Nazi ideology after 1945 — fits into a broader strategy by the Russian Federation to:
– Demonise Central and Eastern European countries, particularly Poland, Ukraine, and the Baltic states;
– Deflect responsibility for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and its conflict with the West;
– Intensify the internal mobilisation of Russian society around the slogan of fighting “neo-Nazism.”
Medvedev’s claims grossly distort historical reality. He makes no mention of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
His statement is a clear example of disinformation intended to reinforce the narrative of Russia as both a victim and a defender of civilisation.
By equating current Western policies with Hitlerism, the remarks aim to undermine and discredit support for Ukraine.
Source: Медведев обвинил Запад в пособничестве нацизму
Photo: Joseph Stalin meeting Joachim von Ribbentrop in Moscow on 23 August 1939. PHOTO: Bundesarchiv Bild / Wikipedia
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