"I want to emphasize that the Germans in this sense behave much more worthily than, say, some representatives of the Baltic States, even though it is a very painful subject," Medvedev said in an interview released on Friday.
Russia has long been at odds with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Poland, over perceived attempts to rewrite the history of World War II and diminish the Soviet role in the defeat of Nazi Germany.
"Certainly, nobody idealizes the role of the Soviet Union in the postwar period, but no matter what executioners cannot be called victims. Those who put the Red Army and fascist invaders on the same level are committing a moral crime," Medvedev said.
Medvedev also touched upon the postwar period's decisions including the one the Nuremberg court had made declaring the Nazi crimes as the crimes against humanity.
"There indeed the Nazi crimes were qualified as crimes against humanity. These crimes have no period of limitation," Medvedev said, adding that the responsibility for such crimes should also not be diminished by time.
MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti)
