Medinsky on the absent verdict in Ukraine: the Kyiv court is "judging history"

      He also recalled the case when they were going to burn the Italian historian Paolo Sarpi.

      Photo: taken from the website kremlin.ru

      Kyiv is essentially "judging history." This was reported by Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, commenting on the verdict of the Ukrainian court. — The most astonishing thing is that they are, in essence, judging history in this way... There are not many facts of war with books in real human history. This happens in Orwell's "1984" and in other dystopias. And in real life, such occurrences have been rare, — RT quotes Medinsky's words. He also recalled the case when they were going to burn the Italian historian Paolo Sarpi. Previously, the historian wrote a book on the history of the Catholic Church, which was later labeled heresy. However, at the last moment, this verdict was not issued, considering that the Holy Inquisition should still adhere to the principles of legality. — The Kyiv court, in this case, surpassed the Holy Inquisition because it was not ashamed to issue a guilty verdict, — Medinsky pointed out. Medinsky also noted that those who condemned him speak Russian themselves but are trying to eliminate the language from everyday use. The goal is young people in Ukraine, so that Russian becomes foreign and not very understandable to them. It is symbolic that the verdict was issued on the eve of May 9.

      Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the situation is moving towards the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.

      Nikita Egorov

      

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      Medinsky on the absentia verdict in Ukraine: the Kyiv court "judges history."

      He also recalled the case when they were going to burn the Italian historian Paolo Sarpi.

      Photo: taken from the website kremlin.ru

      Kyiv is essentially "judging history." 17:52 11.05.2026 Real Time - Kazan

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      RT: Medinsky stated that the authorities of Ukraine are judging history.

      Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, commenting on the decision of the Ukrainian court, stated that with such actions, the Kyiv authorities are trying to "judge history." 19:16 11.05.2026 IA Public News Service - Moscow

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      According to him, there are not many facts of war with books in real human history.

      Photo: Alexander Galperin/"Petersburg Diary"

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      Medinsky on the absentia verdict of the Kyiv court: "In essence, they are judging history, surpassing the Holy Inquisition."

      According to him, there are not many facts of war with books in real human history.

      Photo: Alexander Galperin/"Petersburg Diary"

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      "Judging history": Medinsky commented on his absentia verdict in Ukraine.

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      Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, commenting to RT on the verdict of the Ukrainian court, stated that such actions by the Kyiv regime are, in essence, 16:12 11.05.2026 Time N - Nizhny Novgorod

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      Vladimir Medinsky responded to Ukraine's verdict for the textbook.

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