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Lithuanian Jews hit back at Putin for ‘falsifying’ Soviet history

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Published: 7 July 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Community leaders slam Russian president's bid to downplay Soviet crimes in the Baltic, saying they became most persecuted ethnic group during post-World War II ‘enslavement’

"WE, THE DESCENDANTS of the Jews of Lithuania, oppose this falsification of the history of the enslavement of our independent Lithuania," community leader Faina Kukliansky and lawmaker Emanuelis Zingeris said.

They issued a joint statement in response to Putin's article in US magazine The National Interest earlier this month in which he described the Baltic states' annexation as "incorporation."

"Their accession to the USSR was implemented on a contractual basis, with the consent of the elected authorities," Putin wrote, saying it was in "line with international and state law of that time."

FULL STORY Lithuanian Jews slam Putin for 'falsifying' Soviet history (Ynet)

Photo: The head of Lithuania's Jewish community, Fania Kukliansky (Youtube screenshot)
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