On December 18, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a draft resolution, proposed by Russia, condemning the glorification of Nazism and the destruction of World War II monuments.
The U.S. voted against the resolution, while the E.U., Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia abstained from the vote. Russia was outraged at this abstension, especially because Moscow officials said soldiers from the three former Soviet countries had fought against fascism during World War II.
Russia's proposal may be related to recent events in Georgia, where authorities took down a Soviet World War II memorial in Kutaisi, which Russia called an act of "barbarism."
Georgian authorities demolished the Soviet monument to make room for a new legislative building where M.P.s can hold their plenary sessions.
h/t www.bbc.co.uk
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