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Crucial Not to Allow Revision of WWII Outcome - Russian Ambassador

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Russian Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov said Wednesday that it was important not to allow revision of the outcome of the World War II.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion, by the Kremlin walls in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2016. - Sputnik International
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VILNIUS (Sputnik) — The representatives of the Russian Embassy, non-government and veteran organizations gathered on Wednesday at Antakalnis Military Cemetery in Vilnius to commemorate the victims of the World War II.

"Years pass… and the meaning of the war is becoming more and more serious. The understanding of what was happening during the Great Patriotic War…it divides people. Thus, it is very important for us, who understands what it is about, to take a correct position and not to allow revision of the outcomes of the World War II," Udaltsov told RIA Novosti.

On June 22, Russia marks the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War II, what was to become known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War.

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