A vote was held at the United Nations on a Russian resolution aimed at combating the glorification of Nazism. The document received support from all Central Asian states, including Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Essence of the document and voting results
The resolution is intended to serve as an international legal instrument to combat the revision of the outcomes of World War II and attempts to whitewash the crimes of Nazis and their accomplices. The text of the document places special emphasis on protecting monuments to those who fought Nazism and countering bans on symbols representing the Great Victory.
Voting results
Despite support from the majority, several Western nations voted against the initiative. These include the US, Canada, the UK, Ukraine, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and Australia.
