MOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. The West blatantly violated the decisions of the Potsdam Conference and undermined its wartime alliance with the USSR, yet that is but a continuation of its long-standing policy, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said in response to questions from TASS on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Potsdam Conference.
"Revising or breaching the decisions from the Potsdam Conference was just a continuation of Western policies regarding Russia from before the war or even earlier," Medvedev said.
In his view, the anniversary of the Potsdam Conference is an opportunity "to reflect on the past as a mirror of the present." "In doing so, we must use the ‘correct lenses’, without being naive or considering the events of July 1945 in isolation from the centuries-long attitude of European, or, more broadly, Western elites toward our country," the Russian Security Council deputy chairman stressed.
Exactly 80 years ago, on July 17, 1945, the Potsdam Conference convened, bringing together the heads of government from the Soviet Union, the United States, and Great Britain. It marked the final meeting of the Allied leaders who had emerged victorious in World War II. The conference laid the foundation for the post-war international order, setting new borders in Europe and outlining plans for Germany’s reconstruction, including its demilitarization, denazification, and debt resolution.
The full text of the interview is available on the TASS website: https://tass.com/politics/1990623