As explained by the agency Associated PressSergei £awrow travels through Asia to seek support in diplomatic isolation Russia in connection with the invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s Foreign Minister met on Tuesday with Mongolian President Uchnaagijn Chürelsüch and his counterpart Batmunkh Battsetseg.

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When writing about Lavrov’s visit to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian and Russian state media pointed to the strong relationship between the two countries. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that politicians “exchanged views on pressing issues on the global and regional agenda” and “discussed in detail further perspectives for the development of bilateral interactions in the international arena, including under the United Nations, the European Atomic Energy Community , Organizations of Cooperation. Shanghai and many other multilateral forums”.

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“The visit took place in an atmosphere of warmth and trust, traditional for Russian-Mongolian relations, and confirmed the common intention to dynamically establish cooperation in practical fields and to deepen coordination on the world stage,” the Russian ministry announced.

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Swastika at a meeting of Lavrov and the president of Mongolia

Belarusian opposition channel NEXTA draws attention to one of the photos from the meeting of Lavrov and Chürelsüch – politicians are discussing in the background, and in the foreground are decorative vessels, including a vase with a swastika – which is mainly associated as a symbol of the Nazis and the Third Reich. Internet users commented on this, recalling under a tweet that on February 24, Russia attacked Ukraine under the pretext of, among other things, “denazification”, and thus a war against alleged Ukrainian Nazism.

However, the swastika has been known for thousands of years. Its name is of Sanskrit origin and means “bring good luck”. According to portal histmag.org“The oldest archaeological evidence decorated with swastika marks comes from ancient Indian civilizations […]on the other hand, “it came to Europe from Asia about 5000 years ago, finding – as in Eastern civilization – its place next to many gods”. Symbols associated with many cultures were eventually hijacked by the Nazis. NEXTA also stressed in its tweet that in Russia the swastika is prohibited, and in Mongolia it is one of the symbols of the country.

Honorata Zapaśnik and Marcin Klebba, a swastika researcher, talk about the history and importance of the swastika several years ago for Gazeta.pl:

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