Event Brief
Russia Criminalizes Denial of Nazi Genocide
Filed: Apr 09, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET
Summary: Russia has designated Nazi crimes against the Soviet population as genocide and criminalized their denial.
WHO: Vladimir Putin
WHAT: Signed amendments to criminal code criminalizing denial of genocide
WHEN: Apr 09, 2026 at 2:21 PM ET
WHERE: Moscow
WHY: To formally recognize Nazi crimes against the Soviet population as genocide
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