Monday, February 10, 2014

How Russia hits back at slights over WWII victory

FILE - This is a Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 file photo of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial, better known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, depicting one of the most historic battles of World War II, at the Arlington, Va. The Sochi Winter Olympics are making Russians beam with pride. But while the opening ceremony left out World War II at the behest of international Olympic organizers, Russia’s role in defeating Nazi Germany is still one of the nation’s proudest moments, as some have found out the hard way. Because of perceived slights to Russian pride over victory in the war, an independent television station has been forced off the air and the Moscow correspondent of a U.S. network has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry for an official reprimand. In the latest display of Russian displeasure, a prominent anchor on state television suggested the U.S. Marines depicted in the war memorial near Washington were gay. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File) MOSCOW (AP) — The Sochi Winter Olympics are making Russians beam with pride. But while the opening ceremony left out World War II at the behest of international Olympic organizers, Russia's role in defeating Nazi Germany is still one of the nation's proudest moments, as some have found out the hard way.








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