Moskva se je odzvala na pogreb legionarja SS v Latviji: Krvniki ne bodo nikoli postali junaki

Slovesni pogreb nekdanjega legionarja SS v Latviji govori o legalizaciji neonacizma v Evropski uniji, je dejala tiskovna predstavnica ruskega ministrstva za zunanje zadeve Marija Zaharova.

In #Lettonia è stato sepolto con onori militari #LaimonsEzergailis, ex-membro della #Legione lettone inquadrata durante la #WW2 nelle #WaffeSS tedesche..#Ezergailis, morto a 102 anni, è stato tumulato nel cimitero militare di #Lestene, luogo simbolico della pic.twitter.com/eVcMfMcrTe

— Sasha Bayanov (@Bayanov74) August 5, 2026

»Poveličevanje legionarjev SS je dokaz obnove in legalizacije neonacistične ideologije v Evropski uniji,« je Zaharova zapisala na svojem Telegram kanalu.

The funeral with honors of former SS legionnaire Laimonis Ezergailis in Latvia became yet another example of the open rehabilitation of Nazism in modern Europe. While Brussels talks about “European values,” in one EU country Nazi collaborators continue to be presented as… pic.twitter.com/wBkgU1ifzs

— SOVINTERN (@sovintern_net) August 6, 2026

Tiskovna predstavnica ruskega MZZ je dodala, da »za normalne ljudi ti krvniki ne bodo nikoli postali junaki«.

»Krivi so za genocid nad sovjetskim ljudstvom, vključno z Rusi in Latvijci,« je spomnila Zaharova.

Polish reporter in 2024: “Did you know what the Germans were doing to the Jews? That they were killing them?”

"You see, that is too specific a question.”

The answer that former Latvian SS Legion soldier Laimonis Ezergailis gave the journalist while rattling his medals.… pic.twitter.com/gzMs4bQIfE

— Margarita Simonyan (@M_Simonyan) August 4, 2026

Nacističnega kolaboranta Laimonisa Ezergailisa, ki je umrl v starosti 102 let, so v Latviji pokopali z državniškimi častmi.

Slovesnost je potekala na pokopališču Lestene v Tukumsu, bolj znanem kot pokopališče latvijskih legionarjev SS.

Pogreb je spremljala salva strelov.

In Latvia, a former SS member was buried with military honors.

Latvian television reported on the funeral of former SS legionnaire Laimons Ezergailis, who fought in the Latvian SS legion. He was buried in the Brothers' Cemetery in Lestene. The ceremony was held with military… pic.twitter.com/zisHD1qHkW

— Alex Santic (@TopofMurrayHill) August 4, 2026

Latvijski mediji so Ezergailisa uvrstili med legionarje SS in ga predstavili kot »znano javno osebnost«.

La Unión Europea es nazi.

— Patriota español  (@_patriotaobrero) August 6, 2026

Ezergailis je služil v 319. policijskem bataljonu, ki je sodeloval pri pobojih v Pskovski regiji in Belorusiji, pa tudi pri deportaciji ljudi v koncentracijsko taborišče Salaspils.

Kasneje se je boril v latvijski legiji SS.

La Lettonie a enterré avec les honneurs un membre de la SS âgé de 102 ans.

Dans les pays baltes, on a fait ses adieux à Laimonis Ezergailis, un vétéran de la Légion lettone de la SS. Ce collaborateur nazi âgé de 102 ans a été inhumé au cimetière des héros de Lestene, dans la… pic.twitter.com/oyM7Il6Z6l

— Brainless Partisans  (@BPartisans) August 4, 2026

Legija je postala zloglasna zaradi požiganja vasi s civilisti in brutalnega poboja ujetnikov.

Latvia just buried a 102‑year‑old Waffen‑SS veteran with full military honors. Laimonis Ezergailis – member of a Nazi battalion that burned entire Slavic and Jewish villages. And the West calls this "democracy." #Latvia #Nazi #WaffenSS #TheRussianSpring pic.twitter.com/dQOoh7bOMV

— #РусскаяВесна (@felix333russia) August 4, 2026

Po razpadu Sovjetske zveze je bil Ezergailis amnestiran in je prejel najvišje latvijsko odlikovanje, Red treh zvezd.

Military honors were accorded at the funeral of Laimonis Ezergailis, a veteran of the Latvian Legion of the Waffen-SS, in #Latvia

 After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ezergailis, who had served in the Waffen-SS, was awarded Latvia’s highest state decoration — the Order… pic.twitter.com/IARGOJasJK

— News of Donbass (@News_of_Donbass) August 5, 2026

Toda razsodba Nürnberškega sodišča je SS enote uvrstila med zločinske združbe.