Russia will not let revive fascism in Europe — Lavrov

Russia will not let “sweep under the carpet” a horrible tragedy in the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odessa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
“They [European countries] turn a blind eye to how new supporters of this ideology are being recruited, but what is happening is not just marches with slogans, but a ‘live’ manifestation of fascism,” Lavrov said.

Russia’s minister of foreign affairs added that Russia would seek for a full investigation of May 2 tragic events in Ukraine’s Odessa. “What happened in the city of Odessa is pure fascism and we will not let ‘sweep under the carpet’ the investigation and will seek for the truth.”

Sergei Lavrov stressed that Russia will not let revive fascism in Europe.
What happened in Odessa
According to local authorities, as a result of unrest and a fire in Odessa, 46 people died and over 200 sought medical aid on May 2. Unrest in Odessa started Friday afternoon after a mass brawl on the Grecheskaya Street. The fight was started by football fans, who came from Kharkiv, Right Sector activists, as well as Maidan self-defense forces from Kiev that intended to stage a march on the streets of Odessa. They triggered clashes with Ukraine’s federalization supporters.

The radicals set on afire a tent camp on the Kulikovo Field, where signatures for holding a referendum on Ukraine’s federalization and the status of Russian language were collected. People from the tent camp hid in the House of trade unions, where the fire broke out.

According to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, the house was set on fire by activists who occupied the building. However, multiple video recordings from the site of the incident and eyewitnesses point to the fact that the fire broke out after bottles with flame liquid were thrown at the building.