RT.com
27 Jan 2026, 13:33 GMT+10
Time is running short for Berlin to ensure justice for non-Jewish survivors of the siege of Leningrad, Moscow has warned
Russia has criticized Germany for refusing to recognize the siege of Leningrad and other Nazi atrocities as genocide and its selective treatment of survivors.
Moscow and Berlin have long disagreed over Germany's approach, which provides compensation only to Jewish survivors of the siege - a policy Russia says disregards the suffering of other ethnic groups. The Russian Embassy in Berlin renewed its call for a policy change ahead of Tuesday's anniversary of the lifting of the Leningrad blockade.
"We strongly urge the German side, which bears the indefinite historic responsibility for the atrocities of the Nazi regime, to recognize the siege of Leningrad and other crimes of the Third Reich and their accomplices as genocide of the peoples of the USSR," the embassy said in a statement.
"Time is running short to make amends as the number of Leningrad survivors is dwindling," it added.
The nearly 900-day military blockade of Leningrad - now St. Petersburg - was carried out by German and Finnish forces, with Italian naval support. The Axis plan was to bomb and starve the city rather than capture it.
For most of the siege, supplies could only reach the city by air or across Lake Ladoga. The Soviet Union suffered roughly 1.5 million military and 1 million civilian casualties related to the battle for Leningrad before Axis forces were driven back in 1944.
(RT.com)
Get a daily dose of Denmark Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Denmark Sun.
More InformationDUBLIN, Ireland: Infant milk formula batches produced by French food and beverage maker Danone were being recalled from targeted markets...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate, U.S. President Donald Trump inaugurated his Board of Peace that...
DAVOS, Switzerland: U.S. President Donald Trump, this week, backed down from his threats to impose tariffs on the European Union and...
DUBLIN, Ireland: Stating that he could not see Ireland becoming a part of U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace in its current...
DUBLIN, Ireland: In a poll launched by tech billionaire Elon Musk asking whether he should buy Ryanair, more than 30 million people...
DUBLIN, Ireland: In a move it believed was the right step forward, Barclays Bank has initiated plans to relocate its European headquarters...
DUBLIN, Ireland: In a poll launched by tech billionaire Elon Musk asking whether he should buy Ryanair, more than 30 million people...
BERLIN, Germany: Europe's two largest manufacturing economies are urging the European Union to move faster on reforms, warning that...
BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday welcomes Finnish enterprises to take a swim in the vast ocean...
Time is running short for Berlin to ensure justice for non-Jewish survivors of the siege of Leningrad, Moscow has warned Russia has...
(260127) -- BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, who is...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Emotions are running high in Europe following U.S. President Donald Trump's military threats and his...
