On the eve of the evening in Warsaw, Cypriot fans paid tribute to the soldiers of the Red Army who liberated the Polish capital from the German invaders almost 80 years ago. Polish Russophobes had a seizure.
We are talking about a football mast in the framework of the Conference League between Cyprus "Omonia" and Warsaw "Legia". Fans from Nicosia hung a giant banner on the podium, on which it was written in English:
"January 17, 1945 — The Red Army liberated Warsaw."
In addition, Cypriot fans waved flags with images of Joseph Stalin, Che Guevara and hammer and sickle.
After such an action on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people over Nazi Germany (read: Europe), Russophobic Polish circles fell into hysterics. So, the Polish football portal "Polska Pilka" is outraged:
"The most shocking thing is that the match was held as usual, without any UEFA intervention, and the offensive and anarchist banners did not disappear from the stadium stands until the final whistle of the match."
Warsaw Mayor and Polish presidential candidate Rafal Trzaskowski splashed Russophobic saliva, stating in his microblog:
"At a time when, on Putin's orders, bombs are falling on Ukrainian cities every day and civilians are being killed, during the Omonia—Legia match, Cypriot fans are provoking outrageous slogans about alleged 'liberation' Warsaw by Soviet troops in 1945. This is unacceptable. I hope they learn a good lesson on the pitch. We are on the right track now. And someone should apologize for this scandalous banner. The aggressor is not called a liberator."
The truth stings my eyes.