Despite Western opposition, a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism passed with considerable international support.
A Russian-drafted resolution aimed at combating the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism, and related ideologies was adopted by the UN General Assembly. The vote concluded with 119 nations in favor, 53 against, and 10 abstentions.
Opposition came from Ukraine and numerous Western nations, including NATO members such as Canada, France, Germany, the UK, the US, and the Baltic states, along with Poland. Switzerland and Türkiye abstained.
Russia’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, Maria Zabolotskaya, characterized the resolution as promoting dialogue and cooperation, not condemnation. She emphasized the UN’s mandate to fight Nazism, given its origins after World War II.
Zabolotskaya expressed concern over what she viewed as Western attempts to hinder international cooperation in combating neo-Nazism. She highlighted the vote’s outcome as demonstrating global opposition to Nazism.
A Ukrainian representative countered that Russia’s actions in Ukraine disqualified it from leading the fight against Nazism.
Consequently, an amendment was added expressing alarm about Russia using claims of combating neo-Nazism to justify its actions in Ukraine, undermining genuine efforts to fight neo-Nazism.
Zabolotskaya rejected this amendment, calling it a tactic to sabotage global anti-Nazism efforts.
While not legally binding, the resolution reflects the international community’s concern over the glorification of Nazism through monuments, demonstrations, and historical revisionism, while commending efforts to counter such actions.