WASHINGTON, May 28. /TASS/. The US administration has been playing down the role of the Soviet Union in defeating Nazism, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.

"The US authorities continue cynically diminishing and even disavowing the decisive role of the Soviet Union in crushing the fascists. There is no country in the world that has endured more than we have in the fight against Nazi Germany and its satellites. Almost all of Europe fought against the Red Army on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. These facts cannot be disputed," the Russian embassy quoted Antonov as saying on its Telegram channel.

According to the Russian ambassador, the rhetoric of current American politicians is twisted to suit the needs of the day. "Such "hoaxes" are part of the psychological war against Russia. We will fight this and will not allow history to be distorted. We will not let 27 million lives that our people have sacrificed to be forgotten," Antonov concluded.

Speaking at Arlington Memorial Cemetery near Washington on Monday, Biden did not mention the USSR or other allies in the anti-Hitlerite coalition as he recounted the victory over Nazi Germany. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the US leader betrays the past of his country and suffers from revisionism syndrome as he omits the contribution made by the Soviet Union and other allies.