>> He goes as far as justifying Hitler's attack on Poland

And why wouldn't he. We should not forget that it was russians and nazi's that started the world war 2[0][1]. It's just that the rusians got lucky, and Germany bore all the guilt.

Since then, russians of course have been actively trying to rewrite history.

My grandfather fought russia and later its ideology in battles across the world. I did forget for a while, but his words now shine brightly in front of me: NEVER trust a russian.

[0] https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/60/germany-and-the-sov... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov–Ribbentrop_Pact_negoti...