The representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, responded to the statements of the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, regarding the Russian attack on Odessa. “He called Russia an enemy of Europe,” notes Zakharova in her post on Telegram. “First, we did not terrorize and do not terrorize Greece or anyone else. You won’t find a single example. Second, Europe was different. The Third Reich was also Europe. For such a Nazi Europe we will always be an enemy”, adds the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry. And he continues: “Thirdly, in my Soviet/Russian school, in the usual music lesson for each of our students, I went through the works of Mikis Theodorakis. I knew both his music and his fate. He was also an enemy of Europe, of Nazi Europe.” M. Zakharova concludes: “Don’t betray, Kyriakos, the memory of the Greek Resistance!”.

Russia may not be what the USSR ever was and doesn’t deserve the credit for it, but this response is probably the best she could have given and shows how the Soviets respected Greek culture more than the Greek government ever will.