#See4Yourself & #Think4Yourself

📽 Watch (with ENG subs) the documentary by Russian journalist Andrei Medvedev #Donbass to learn more about the tragedy of the region, the horrors of the past 8 years under constant attacks by the Kiev regime, killings of civilians, murder of children. All the things the Western mainstream media has so resolutely turned a blind eye to, ignoring or even laughing at the human suffering.

Learn the story of Donbass and its people.

🇷🇺🚛 Russian servicemen delivered humanitarian aid, including Easter cakes, to Kupiansk and Izyum in Kharkov region.

◽️ Accompanied by the military police of the Russian Armed Forces, the humanitarian aid totaling over 160 tonnes was delivered to the residents in need.

#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #HumanitarianAid
@mod_russia_en

The US has a damning record on using “false flags” as a “casus belli” and for pretexts to justify its military atrocities.

The Russian Ministry of Defense warns of possible provocations with the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine.

Possible targets:

☣️ Biological facilities in Kharkov and Kiev
☣️ Nuclear energy facilities, i.a. Zaporozhie nuclear power plant
☣️ Radioactive waste storage facility at the former Pridneprovsky chemical plant
☣️ Port “Yuzhny” in Odessa

📑 FULL REPORT

#Opinion by Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Nuclear DisInfo (Read in full)

Mechanisms for information attacks with a new thesis that target the public space have been launched in the West at the highest level in a transboundary and trans-format manner. The premise is primitive and completely horrifying: the Russians are threatening a nuclear war, and the Russians are waving the nuclear stick.

⁉️ Do I even need to say that this thesis is absolutely incorrect and false? Apparently, I do.

They are pushing this exact thesis because it plays on basic human fears, the experience of the older generation, which throughout the second half of the 20th century was bracing for the Third World War against global communism, and Western youth, for which their respective governments have come up with a new mechanism called “cancel culture” (cancelling everything Russian this time). Moreover, the West absolutely does not care what Moscow really says, and the meaning of words is distorted and outwardly perverted.

Let’s consider the specifics.

Two days ago, in his answer to a question by Dimitri Simes during an interview, Sergey Lavrov said literally the following 👉 full quote

What are the takeaways?

1. It was Russia that, with great difficulty, convinced the United States during lengthy talks to reaffirm the Gorbachev-Reagan formula that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.

2. It was Russia that persuaded the group of five nuclear nations to adopt a statement with the same content.

3. There are risks; they should not be blown out of proportion or underestimated.

We did everything possible to prevent a nuclear war, to create all the necessary obstacles on the way to slipping into this scenario (fortunately, they justified themselves during the Cold War and are working today), because we understand the real risks and threats posed by irresponsible behaviour in this area. We cannot allow the very thought of a nuclear war.

Now acting in the worst traditions of disinformation, Western officials are feeding the media, in a coordinated effort, fake news about Moscow’s alleged nuclear threats. The foreign ministries from the NATO countries started convincing the people in their countries that the Russians were “rattling their weapons.”

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Notice how clumsy this was in terms of media work. First, all the put-up quotes against our country were repeated by the journalist, and then they were again mentioned by Ned Price. A presentation designed for a not too sophisticated public. No one even paid attention to what the Foreign Minister said about the risks and Russia’s attempts to prevent the unthinkable.

It’s unthinkable to us, but, mindful of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it is, unfortunately, possible for our colleagues from overseas.

The next day, the media started mass brainwashing. The British tabloids (the Daily Mail and others) and the high-quality analytical US press, French television and German tabloid magazines started talking with one voice that Moscow was threatening with a Third World Nuclear War. And this was already being discussed in Europe; French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that the Russian Foreign Minister’s words were the “rhetoric of intimidation.”

I would like to ask this Frenchman whether he at least saw what Sergey Lavrov said? We have translated the interview.

Our country is against any nuclear war, and this is exactly what the Russian Minister said, and this is what guides our diplomacy in its work.

Could it be that the Western capitals read the interviews as presented by the Western media? This is the only thing that can justify their words. To avoid that, one should simply DON'T turn off alternative sources of information, and listen to what Russia has to say close to the original text, rather than as interpreted by your media under NATO guidelines.

#DailyFigure #Russia #Ukraine @mod_russia_en

🎙🇷🇺FM #Lavrov:

💬Vladimir Zelensky can also bring peace now if he stops giving illegal orders to his neo-Nazi battalions and makes them release all civilians and stop resisting.

🔗https://is.gd/Y6rrzU

Truth on Ukraine.

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#Russia #Ukraine #StopNaziUkraine #NoToNazism

https://youtu.be/Tq1zMoZBrJ4

🇷🇺🇦🇲🇧🇾🇰🇿🇰🇬🇹🇯 The Kremlin hosted a meeting of the heads of state of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.

On the agenda:
▫️ key issues of cooperation within the CSTO,
▫️ topical international and regional problems,
▫️ measures to further improve the collective security system.

💬 President of Russia Vladimir Putin:

▫️ Our current high-priority task is to further improve and streamline the work of the CSTO and its governing bodies. We will also provide the collective CSTO forces with modern weapons and equipment.

▫️ This autumn, there are plans to hold an entire series of joint CSTO exercises in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

▫️ During the special operation in Ukraine, documentary evidence was obtained that components of biological weapons were developed in close proximity to our borders. We count on our colleagues supporting the earliest possible implementation of Russia’s initiative to operationalise the designated CSTO council.

▫️ In this context, it is important to build up cooperation with our “natural” partners in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Commonwealth of Independent States. By the way, we think it would be appropriate and correct – we will discuss this – to grant the CIS observer status in the CSTO.

▫️ Unfortunately, in our neighbouring country, Ukraine, neo-Nazism has been on the rise for a long time now, to which some of our partners from the “collective West” turn a blind eye. Nowhere are Nazis being glorified at the state level. But unfortunately, this is happening in Ukraine.

▫️ Russia has no problems with Finland and Sweden. Therefore, there is no direct threat to Russia in connection with NATO’s expansion to these countries. But the expansion of its military infrastructure to these territories will certainly evoke a response on our part.

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🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦 Extracts from BRICS Joint Statement on “Strengthen BRICS Solidarity and Cooperation, Respond to New Features and Challenges in International Situation”

🔹 The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met on 19 May 2022 in virtual format under China’s Chairship. FMs agreed that facing the newly emerging features and challenges, the BRICS countries should enhance their solidarity and cooperation and work together to address them.

🔹 The Ministers reiterated their commitment to multilateralism through upholding international law, including the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as its indispensable cornerstone.

🔹 The Ministers recalled their national positions concerning the situation in Ukraine as expressed at the appropriate fora, namely the UNSC and UNGA. They supported talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Full Statement

Russophobia has many faces, but cancelling culture is still not a culture❗
#StopHatingRussians

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with the Bosnian Serbian TV and radio company Radio Televizija Republike Srpske

📍 Moscow, June 4, 2022

📰 READ IN FULL

Key points:

🔹 The standard of living in Europe is declining, inflation is on the rise and economic growth is waning. The new poor have become a fact of life. People are impacted by multiple problems, including higher prices. Many are in danger of becoming destitute. Despite this, tens of billions of dollars and euros are being used to arm Ukraine.

🔹 Ukraine is a bargaining chip and a tool that is manipulated primarily by the United States and Great Britain - an Anglo-Saxon team now heading the West.

🔹 The West prohibits Ukraine to negotiate.

🔹 As a reminder, there was no referendum in Kosovo, but there was one in Crimea, which was attended by multiple foreign observers, albeit representing not nation states, but reputable civil bodies, honest people who wanted to see everything with their own eyes.

Watch the consequences of recent Ukrainian army shelling of densely populated area in #Donetsk.

❗️ 5 civilians killed, 20 injured, numerous residential buildings destroyed.

🎞 Video by @Izvestia

✉️ Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organizers and guests of the 25th St Petersburg International Economic Forum:

🔷 The Forum’s anniversary is taking place at a difficult time for the entire international community. The mistakes of Western countries in economic policy over many years and illegitimate sanctions have led to a wave of global inflation, the disruption of usual supply chains, and a sharp increase in poverty and food shortages.

🔷 I am confident that for Russia the 2020s will become a period when the country strengthens its economic sovereignty, which involves the accelerated development of its infrastructure and technological base, qualitative upgrades in the level of training for specialists, as well as the establishment of an independent and efficient financial system. In addition, the Russian economy will increasingly rely on private initiatives and, of course, will remain committed to transparency and broad international cooperation.

📺 Watch our new video: "Truth on Ukraine. When NAZISM becomes THE NORM.»

Drawing on the historical background of Nazi occupation of Ukraine, it explores how the modern Ukrainian state embraced this hateful ideology and ultimately NORMALISED it.

*This video was made using open source data, including archive newspapers from WWII.

#Russia #Ukraine #StopNaziUkraine
https://youtu.be/leC3DBxF9ww

🎙 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in an interview with Rossyia 1 TV channel:

💬 We are seeing attempts to place the responsibility on Russia for developments in the global food market and the growing problems there. I must say that this is another attempt to pin the blame on someone else.

First, the situation with the global food market did not become worse yesterday or even with the launch of Russia’s special military operation. The situation took a downturn in February 2020 during the efforts to counter the pandemic when the global economy was down and had to be revived.

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The second reason was European countries’ short-sighted policies, and above all, the European Commission’s policy in regard to energy.

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Watch the consequences of recent Ukrainian army shelling of densely populated area in #Donetsk.

❗️ 5 civilians killed, 20 injured, numerous residential buildings destroyed.

🎞 Video by @Izvestia

📢 Learn the truth about EU myths on causes of global food and energy disruptions on https://t.co/Ft5a5qZANd
☝️ Узнайте правду о мифах Евросоюза в сфере продовольственной и энергетической безопасности на https://t.co/DKpOhdmEIg

#Opinion by Maria Zakharova:

💬 How many times do we have to explain who is responsible for the unfolding tragedy in the vegetable oil and grain markets? Still, the talking (not thinking) heads in Europe go through the same song and dance every day. Josep Borrell on Twitter once again blamed the global food crisis on “Russian missiles.” Who on earth writes this nonsense for him?

Once again. In lay terms. The sanctions against the Russian Federation have dealt a serious blow to the global economy, which had only just begun to gradually recover from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sanctions disrupted existing production, supply and logistics chains, and the payments system for our companies. We have a product – grain – while buyers have the money and the desire to buy it. But sanctions are preventing this from happening in a very simple way, both physically (transporting grain) and financially (paying for it).

This situation has harmed everyone. Disrupted supplies and payments have led to a global food shortage, contributed to a further increase in prices, and threatened global food security. No transactions mean decreased activity, and that combined with growing demand makes prices go up.

And yet, despite the objective transport and logistics difficulties, we remain global market participants in good standing. We fulfill and will continue to fulfill our obligations under international contracts regarding the export of grain, fertiliser, energy commodities and other critical products.

Unlike Europe, we are concerned about the unfolding food crisis. Western experts – and even more so the leaders of developing countries – understand the importance of Russian supplies of socially significant goods, including food, for the socioeconomic development of the countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

This is a flagrant Western hypocrisy.

Russia – out of humanitarian considerations – wants to ensure that Ukraine can provide itself with grain, including for planting. And what is the West doing? It is taking Ukrainian grain away by the truckload, leaving the Ukrainian population to struggle with the coming shortage. The West's actions undermine food security not only in Africa, but in Ukraine as well.

It seems that the vaunted expertise and intellectual capacity of our colleagues in Europe and America are now being used in the service of propaganda. Nothing too fancy, but they are expanding colossal energy to indoctrinate their population and convince them that the Russians are to blame. No other issues are discussed anymore, not even the economy or infrastructure. Indeed, why solve problems with food, electricity prices, their own inflation or other issues, including cybersecurity, space exploration safety, etc., when every problem can be blamed on the Russians?

🔗 https://is.gd/RNA8Id

⚡️ ForeignCombatants.ru — is a joint database of foreign mercenaries and volunteers, participating in the hostilities on the Ukrainian side collected by independent blogger & think tank communities @rybar and @vatfor .

❗️The purpose of this project is to "convince the soldiers of fortune to abandon their cannon fodder role, and to show that the Ukrainian authorities treat them as mere disposables".

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❗️ Today marks 3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ years since the birth of #PeterTheGreat!

One of history's greatest statesman, famous for progressive reforms & elevating 🇷🇺 Russia to a Great Power status.

Among his many achievements is #SaintPetersburg itself (!), named after him - an amazing city & a cultural nexus!

To recap watch our video and read the essential Peter The Great factsheet 👇

👑 Russia's last Tzar & first Emperor.
💼 Great Statesman, who turned Russian into a Great Power
🛳 Founder of the Russian Navy
🏛 Father of #SaintPetersburg!
🇷🇺 Introduced Russia's flag colours
📏 2+ metres tall and exceptionally strong
⚒ Skilled shipwright & craftsman

He was all this, and much more! Happy 350th Anniversary, dear Peter! 🥳