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"en.20090914.23.1-081"2
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"Mr President, 23 August 2009 marked the 70th anniversary of the infamous Nazi-Soviet Pact which divided Europe. I think that this is a shocking example of how close seemingly opposite political extremes can become. Both Moscow and Berlin then agreed that the first task was to bring down the democratic political order in Europe; both Moscow and Berlin sought to achieve the domination of the world. Therefore, we should never forget that it took two dictators to launch World War Two.
Stalin, four days before signing this pact, explained the point of it to his comrades: ‘It is in the interests of the Soviet Union that war breaks out between the Reich and the capitalist Anglo-French bloc. Everything must be done so that the war lasts as long as possible in order that both sides become exhausted. Then we would have a large arena to develop the world revolution.’
I would like to remind Members of the European Parliament resolution of last April to mark 23 August as a joint day of commemoration for victims of all totalitarian regimes."@en1
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