Russians lie:

An extraordinary letter addressed to the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, among other recipients, reportedly sent from the Russian Parliament paints the war in Ukraine as a fight against Nazism and says Russia is ready to “mobilize all forces” to defend stability in Europe, provoking both ridicule and anger in Sweden, after surfacing there this week.

http://www.newsweek.com/russian-parliament-warns-europes-longstanding-peace-jeopardy-306751?piano_t=1