And with a thirst for revenge

The Federation Council called on President Vladimir Putin to impose sanctions in response to the decision of Poland on the demolition of monuments to Soviet soldiers. This is reported by Interfax.

"We ask you to give instructions to the relevant federal executive bodies to submit comprehensive proposals for the possible introduction of restrictive measures in the spheres of bilateral cooperation with the Republic of Poland, as well as in relation to the Polish parliamentarians - initiators of the Law of April 1, 2016 on the prohibition of propaganda of communism or other totalitarian systems and other individuals and legal entities," the President’s members of the SF to the president adopted in the appeal of the President who adopted Tuesday.

On June 22, for the decision of the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish Parliament) on the demolition of monuments glorifying communism and, in particular, the Red Army. Corresponding amendments were made in the law on decommunization adopted last year.

Dismantling will be carried out after consultations with the Institute of National Memory. Nastro monuments, as well as monuments included in the register of architectural monuments, demonstrated for scientific purposes or as works of art, are not subject to demolition. In addition, the amendments do not apply to objects that are not put on public display.

Other monuments are proposed to be dismantled during the year after amendments entered into force. On the territory of Poland, there are at least 469 such objects, and about 250 of them are dedicated to the Red Army.

In Russia, the adoption of the bill immediately caused a sharp reaction. “The deputies of the Seim of Poland seemed to have demolished conscience and head,” said Irina Yarovaya Vice Speaker, Speaker of the State Duma. On July 5, deputy Nikolai Kharitonov, a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, suggested immediately interrupt diplomatic relations and stop trade with Poland. However, his proposal was not supported.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the decision of the Sejm provokes a further exacerbation of Russian-Polish relations. “With special blasphemy, the Polish authorities timed this decision to the holy and tragic day for us to begin Hitler's aggression against the USSR,” said Smolenskaya Square. “Otherwise, such actions can not be called a shameful mocking over the memory of the dead.”

The Polish President Andrzej Duda signed the decommunization law on May 20, 2016 . The document prohibits the propaganda of communism "or another totalitarian regime" in the names of streets, buildings and other public facilities. Local government has been entrusted with the obligation to change the names that do not meet the law. However, its norms did not apply to monuments, obelisks and memorial boards.