German historian: Russia weaponises Katyn in Putin's imperial agenda

German historian Klaus Gestwa argues that Vladimir Putin uses history as a weapon in his drive to rebuild Russian imperialism. He singles out Russia's conduct around the Katyn massacre — where Soviet forces killed thousands of Polish officers — as a particularly perfidious manipulation of the past. Gestwa sees this historical policy as part of a broader Kremlin strategy.

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