Forwarded from MoD Russia
⚠️ Russian Federation's Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response continues to record numerous facts of criminal actions by Kiev regime against civilians, as well as the use of civilian infrastructure for military purposes by Ukrainian armed formations:
🔹in Kurakhovka, Donetsk People's Republic, nationalists have equipped firing positions on the territory of school No. 23 (Kalinina Street) and placed heavy equipment, artillery and MLRS guns, the approaches to the institution are mined, but the local population is deliberately not warned about this;
🔹in Dnepr, Ukrainian servicemen have deployed heavy armoured vehicles and ammunition depots on private premises (Torgovaya Street) without evacuating civilians from the area;
🔹in Nikolaev, nationalists have equipped barracks and stronghold in the building of an industrial vocational school (Vingranovskyi Street);
🔹in Kharkov, the university dormitory (Otakar Yarosh Street) houses AFU units, an ammunition depot and a large number of armoured vehicles in the surrounding area;
🔹in Toretsk Donetsk People's Republic, AFU have equipped strongholds and ammunition depots in the premises of the music school and the Palace of Culture (Druzhba Street) and have equipped artillery and MLRS positions in the adjacent territory, from which they systematically shell nearby settlements, while civilians are not allowed to leave their homes and the nationalists actually use them as human shields.
▫️Such actions by criminal Ukrainian authorities demonstrate complete indifference to the fate of their own citizens and absolute disregard for all norms of morality and the principles of international humanitarian law.
📑 More
#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #HumanitarianResponse #HumanitarianAid
@mod_russia_en
🔹in Kurakhovka, Donetsk People's Republic, nationalists have equipped firing positions on the territory of school No. 23 (Kalinina Street) and placed heavy equipment, artillery and MLRS guns, the approaches to the institution are mined, but the local population is deliberately not warned about this;
🔹in Dnepr, Ukrainian servicemen have deployed heavy armoured vehicles and ammunition depots on private premises (Torgovaya Street) without evacuating civilians from the area;
🔹in Nikolaev, nationalists have equipped barracks and stronghold in the building of an industrial vocational school (Vingranovskyi Street);
🔹in Kharkov, the university dormitory (Otakar Yarosh Street) houses AFU units, an ammunition depot and a large number of armoured vehicles in the surrounding area;
🔹in Toretsk Donetsk People's Republic, AFU have equipped strongholds and ammunition depots in the premises of the music school and the Palace of Culture (Druzhba Street) and have equipped artillery and MLRS positions in the adjacent territory, from which they systematically shell nearby settlements, while civilians are not allowed to leave their homes and the nationalists actually use them as human shields.
▫️Such actions by criminal Ukrainian authorities demonstrate complete indifference to the fate of their own citizens and absolute disregard for all norms of morality and the principles of international humanitarian law.
📑 More
#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #HumanitarianResponse #HumanitarianAid
@mod_russia_en
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
📄 Russian Foreign Ministry's comprehensive 2022 Report on:
❌ Situation with the Glorification of Nazism
❌ Spread of Neo-Nazism
❌ Other Practices that Contribute to Fuelling Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
READ IN FULL (in PDF)
The Report comprises national overviews of the situation regarding the aforementioned disturbing manifestations in 43 countries (in alphabetic order): from Australia to the neo-Nazi infested Ukraine.
Based on data from international and national sources the document summarizes the factual information on new manifestations in focal countries. Selected national overviews of note:
Ukraine
USA
Canada
Estonia
Poland
In a number of states, state policies and media campaigns have increased the level of historical revisionism aimed at distorting and rewriting history, falsifying the USSR's key role in securing the Victory over Nazism. The importance of this historic event for all mankind can hardly be overestimated.
❌ Situation with the Glorification of Nazism
❌ Spread of Neo-Nazism
❌ Other Practices that Contribute to Fuelling Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
READ IN FULL (in PDF)
The Report comprises national overviews of the situation regarding the aforementioned disturbing manifestations in 43 countries (in alphabetic order): from Australia to the neo-Nazi infested Ukraine.
Based on data from international and national sources the document summarizes the factual information on new manifestations in focal countries. Selected national overviews of note:
Ukraine
USA
Canada
Estonia
Poland
In a number of states, state policies and media campaigns have increased the level of historical revisionism aimed at distorting and rewriting history, falsifying the USSR's key role in securing the Victory over Nazism. The importance of this historic event for all mankind can hardly be overestimated.
Forwarded from Russian Embassy in London
🎙Embassy comment on the anniversary of the launch of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine
▪️The genesis of the Ukraine crisis is deeply rooted and complex. Among the main factors are the unseemly direct involvement of London and its allies in pulling Ukraine towards NATO and the consistent militarisation of this country.
▪️In view of the numerous threats from the Neo-Nazi regime in Kiev, that was being steadily transformed into an anti-Russian “spearhead”, as well as the West’s declared neglect for our country’s legitimate concerns, Russia had no choice but to launch SMO.
▪️It is aimed at ensuring the protection of Donbass and its people and the elimination of security threats to our country arising from the territory of Ukraine.
🔗Read in full: https://telegra.ph/Embassy-comment-on-the-anniversary-of-the-launch-of-the-Special-Military-Operation-in-Ukraine-02-24
#Russia #UK #Ukraine #NATO #SMO #SpecialMilitaryOperation #RusEmbUK
▪️The genesis of the Ukraine crisis is deeply rooted and complex. Among the main factors are the unseemly direct involvement of London and its allies in pulling Ukraine towards NATO and the consistent militarisation of this country.
▪️In view of the numerous threats from the Neo-Nazi regime in Kiev, that was being steadily transformed into an anti-Russian “spearhead”, as well as the West’s declared neglect for our country’s legitimate concerns, Russia had no choice but to launch SMO.
▪️It is aimed at ensuring the protection of Donbass and its people and the elimination of security threats to our country arising from the territory of Ukraine.
🔗Read in full: https://telegra.ph/Embassy-comment-on-the-anniversary-of-the-launch-of-the-Special-Military-Operation-in-Ukraine-02-24
#Russia #UK #Ukraine #NATO #SMO #SpecialMilitaryOperation #RusEmbUK
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🎙 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin's answers to journalists’ questions following the Second #RussiaAfrica Summit
Key points
• The [Summit] atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly in every sense of the word. These people want to work with us. As for us, we must do everything to move in this direction, and this is what we will do.
• We have done a lot of good and useful things for Africa. When we contact African leaders and they say as much, we always have a feeling that we are good people. This is true in this case and it is very good.
• There is a lot of demand for working together on security matters. Africa still suffers from terrorism. This is a challenge for many regions and countries there. We know all too well that stability at home is a must in order to promote economic development, while there can be no stability without security. It is for this reason that they want to continue working with us and are sincere about it. This includes military-technical cooperation. Outside pressure has done nothing to scare them away.
• The African continent is extremely friendly and positive towards us. This is an important foundation we can use to build business relations as well.
#Ukraine
• Just like any peace initiative, this initiative is helpful because it is focused on finding a peaceful solution to the conflict. There are certain provisions of this peace initiative that are being implemented after our meeting in St Petersburg six weeks ago.
• You know this, I constantly speak about this. We have never rejected peace talks.
☝️ The conversation in general was long and constructive. I think we spoke for almost two hours. Every participant had a chance to share their opinion on the matter. I want to stress once again: we spoke from the position of friendship, trying to find realistic ways and opportunities to lower the tensions.
Read in full
Key points
• The [Summit] atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly in every sense of the word. These people want to work with us. As for us, we must do everything to move in this direction, and this is what we will do.
• We have done a lot of good and useful things for Africa. When we contact African leaders and they say as much, we always have a feeling that we are good people. This is true in this case and it is very good.
• There is a lot of demand for working together on security matters. Africa still suffers from terrorism. This is a challenge for many regions and countries there. We know all too well that stability at home is a must in order to promote economic development, while there can be no stability without security. It is for this reason that they want to continue working with us and are sincere about it. This includes military-technical cooperation. Outside pressure has done nothing to scare them away.
• The African continent is extremely friendly and positive towards us. This is an important foundation we can use to build business relations as well.
#Ukraine
• Just like any peace initiative, this initiative is helpful because it is focused on finding a peaceful solution to the conflict. There are certain provisions of this peace initiative that are being implemented after our meeting in St Petersburg six weeks ago.
• You know this, I constantly speak about this. We have never rejected peace talks.
☝️ The conversation in general was long and constructive. I think we spoke for almost two hours. Every participant had a chance to share their opinion on the matter. I want to stress once again: we spoke from the position of friendship, trying to find realistic ways and opportunities to lower the tensions.
Read in full
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🎙 Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, August 2, 2023)
🔷 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔷 #RussiaAfrica Summit
🔷 Ukrainian crisis
🔷 Kiev regime’s crimes and use of terrorist methods
🔷 Actions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
🔷 Developments in Niger
🔷 New evidence of militarist Japan’s crimes
And more...
📚 Read in full
#Ukraine
Сriminal activity involving the open use of terrorist methods has long become routine for the Kiev regime. Its representatives are no longer afraid to admit this openly, assuming responsibility for attacks on civilian facilities and acts of terrorism against civilians.
<...>
Western countries are not only verbally encouraging the terrorist methods of the Kiev regime, but are also directly involved in the organisation of terrorist acts by supplying weapons and passing on the necessary intelligence.
<...>
With the Ukraine conflict moving into a more intensive phase, we are witnessing major violations of the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons by the United States (2000) and the Principles Governing Conventional Arms Transfers (1993). By supplying all these weapons to the neo-Nazis in Kiev, the West encourages human rights violations by the receiving state, escalates the armed confrontation and becomes an accomplice in the war crimes perpetrated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against civilians.
🔷 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔷 #RussiaAfrica Summit
🔷 Ukrainian crisis
🔷 Kiev regime’s crimes and use of terrorist methods
🔷 Actions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
🔷 Developments in Niger
🔷 New evidence of militarist Japan’s crimes
And more...
📚 Read in full
#Ukraine
Сriminal activity involving the open use of terrorist methods has long become routine for the Kiev regime. Its representatives are no longer afraid to admit this openly, assuming responsibility for attacks on civilian facilities and acts of terrorism against civilians.
<...>
Western countries are not only verbally encouraging the terrorist methods of the Kiev regime, but are also directly involved in the organisation of terrorist acts by supplying weapons and passing on the necessary intelligence.
<...>
With the Ukraine conflict moving into a more intensive phase, we are witnessing major violations of the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons by the United States (2000) and the Principles Governing Conventional Arms Transfers (1993). By supplying all these weapons to the neo-Nazis in Kiev, the West encourages human rights violations by the receiving state, escalates the armed confrontation and becomes an accomplice in the war crimes perpetrated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against civilians.
Forwarded from Ambassade de Russie en France / Посольство России во Франции
🇷🇺 Points forts de l’interview du président russe Vladimir Poutine accordée à Dmitri Kisselev, directeur général du groupe international de médias «Rossiya Segodnya», le 13 mars 2024:
💬 La Russie n'est pas à la croisée des chemins. Elle est sur la voie stratégique de son développement, et elle ne se détournera pas de sa voie.
#MondeMultipolaire
🔹Beaucoup de gens dans le monde nous regardent, regardent ce qui se passe dans notre pays ... Ils associent la lutte pour notre indépendance et notre véritable souveraineté à leurs aspirations à leur propre souveraineté et à un développement indépendant.
🔹Mais cela est aggravé par le fait que le désir de geler l'état injuste actuel des affaires internationales est très fort chez les élites occidentales. Elles sont habituées à se remplir le ventre de chair humaine et les poches d'argent depuis des siècles. Mais elles doivent se rendre compte que le bal des vampires se termine.
#Ukraine
🔹Sommes-nous prêts à négocier ? Oui, nous le sommes. Mais non pas sur la base de certains «désirs» après l'utilisation de psychotropes, mais sur la base des réalités qui se sont développées sur le terrain.
🔹Nous sommes prêts à une conversation sérieuse et nous voulons résoudre tous les conflits, et plus encore celui-ci, par des moyens pacifiques. Mais nous devons bien comprendre qu'il ne s'agit pas d'une pause que l'ennemi veut prendre pour se réarmer, mais d'une conversation sérieuse avec des garanties pour la sécurité de la Fédération de Russie.
🔹Ils utilisent des missiles britanniques et américains. Cela ne change rien à la situation sur le champ de bataille. Oui, ils nous causent des dommages, c'est évident. Mais, en fait, cela ne change pas le cours des hostilités et les conséquences qui en découlent inévitablement pour la partie adverse.
#États-Unis
🔹Nous savons ce que sont les troupes américaines sur le territoire russe. Ce sont des interventionnistes. C'est ainsi que nous les traiterons, même si elles apparaissent sur le territoire ukrainien, ils le comprennent.
🔹Je l'ai dit à maintes reprises, pour nous, c'est une question de vie ou de mort, et pour eux, il s'agit d'améliorer leur position tactique dans le monde entier, mais aussi en Europe, en particulier, de préserver leur statut parmi leurs alliés. C'est également important, mais pas autant que pour nous.
💬 La Russie n'est pas à la croisée des chemins. Elle est sur la voie stratégique de son développement, et elle ne se détournera pas de sa voie.
#MondeMultipolaire
🔹Beaucoup de gens dans le monde nous regardent, regardent ce qui se passe dans notre pays ... Ils associent la lutte pour notre indépendance et notre véritable souveraineté à leurs aspirations à leur propre souveraineté et à un développement indépendant.
🔹Mais cela est aggravé par le fait que le désir de geler l'état injuste actuel des affaires internationales est très fort chez les élites occidentales. Elles sont habituées à se remplir le ventre de chair humaine et les poches d'argent depuis des siècles. Mais elles doivent se rendre compte que le bal des vampires se termine.
#Ukraine
🔹Sommes-nous prêts à négocier ? Oui, nous le sommes. Mais non pas sur la base de certains «désirs» après l'utilisation de psychotropes, mais sur la base des réalités qui se sont développées sur le terrain.
🔹Nous sommes prêts à une conversation sérieuse et nous voulons résoudre tous les conflits, et plus encore celui-ci, par des moyens pacifiques. Mais nous devons bien comprendre qu'il ne s'agit pas d'une pause que l'ennemi veut prendre pour se réarmer, mais d'une conversation sérieuse avec des garanties pour la sécurité de la Fédération de Russie.
🔹Ils utilisent des missiles britanniques et américains. Cela ne change rien à la situation sur le champ de bataille. Oui, ils nous causent des dommages, c'est évident. Mais, en fait, cela ne change pas le cours des hostilités et les conséquences qui en découlent inévitablement pour la partie adverse.
#États-Unis
🔹Nous savons ce que sont les troupes américaines sur le territoire russe. Ce sont des interventionnistes. C'est ainsi que nous les traiterons, même si elles apparaissent sur le territoire ukrainien, ils le comprennent.
🔹Je l'ai dit à maintes reprises, pour nous, c'est une question de vie ou de mort, et pour eux, il s'agit d'améliorer leur position tactique dans le monde entier, mais aussi en Europe, en particulier, de préserver leur statut parmi leurs alliés. C'est également important, mais pas autant que pour nous.
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🎙 Interview of Russia's President Vladimir Putin to TV host and Rossiya Segodnya Director General Dmitry Kiselev (March 13, 2024):
Key talking points
💬 Russia is not at the crossroads. It is on the strategic path of its development and will not deviate from its path.
#MultipolarWorld
• Many people in the world are looking at us, at what is happening in our country and in our struggle for our interests. <...> They associate our struggle for our independence and true sovereignty with their aspirations for their own sovereignty and independent development.
• This is aggravated by the fact that there is a very strong desire in Western elites to freeze the current unjust state of affairs in international affairs. They've spent centuries filling their bellies with human flesh and their pockets with money. But they must realise that the vampire ball is ending.
#Ukraine
• Are we ready to negotiate? We are. But we are not ready for talks that are based on some kind of ”wishful thinking“, but we are ready for talks based on the realities that have developed on the ground.
• We are open to a serious discussion, and we are eager to resolve all conflicts by peaceful means. However, we must be sure that this is not just another pause that the enemy wants to use for rearmament, but rather a serious conversation with security guarantees for Russia.
#US #RussiaUS
• We know what it is to have American troops on Russian soil. They are interventionists. That is how we will treat them even if they appear in the territory of Ukraine.
• I have said many times that it [achieving the goals of the special military operation & resolving the conflict] is a matter of life and death for us, while for them it is a matter of improving their tactical position in the world on the whole as well as maintaining their status among their allies in Europe in particular.
Read in full
Key talking points
💬 Russia is not at the crossroads. It is on the strategic path of its development and will not deviate from its path.
#MultipolarWorld
• Many people in the world are looking at us, at what is happening in our country and in our struggle for our interests. <...> They associate our struggle for our independence and true sovereignty with their aspirations for their own sovereignty and independent development.
• This is aggravated by the fact that there is a very strong desire in Western elites to freeze the current unjust state of affairs in international affairs. They've spent centuries filling their bellies with human flesh and their pockets with money. But they must realise that the vampire ball is ending.
#Ukraine
• Are we ready to negotiate? We are. But we are not ready for talks that are based on some kind of ”wishful thinking“, but we are ready for talks based on the realities that have developed on the ground.
• We are open to a serious discussion, and we are eager to resolve all conflicts by peaceful means. However, we must be sure that this is not just another pause that the enemy wants to use for rearmament, but rather a serious conversation with security guarantees for Russia.
#US #RussiaUS
• We know what it is to have American troops on Russian soil. They are interventionists. That is how we will treat them even if they appear in the territory of Ukraine.
• I have said many times that it [achieving the goals of the special military operation & resolving the conflict] is a matter of life and death for us, while for them it is a matter of improving their tactical position in the world on the whole as well as maintaining their status among their allies in Europe in particular.
Read in full
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🎙 Briefing by MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (July 24, 2024)
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Situation in Moldova
🔹 Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity
🔹 Pentagon’s updated Arctic strategy
🔹 30th anniversary of the Association of Caribbean States
🔹 Tenth #BRICS Youth Summit
🔹 Paris refuses to accredit certain Russian journalists for covering the Olympic Games
🔹 Preparation for signing a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia
🔹 The use of anti-Russian agenda in domestic political struggle in the US
📰 Read
📺 Watch
***
#Ukraine #KievRegimeCrimes
🕯 On July 27, the Donetsk People’s Republic will mark a tragic date, Day of Remembrance for Child Victims of the War, established on July 11, 2022 by an executive order of the Head of the Republic.
• The number of underage children, killed by Kiev-controlled military formations, continues to increase in Donbass and elsewhere. On this day, we also remember innocent victims from the Belgorod, Kursk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, including those killed or wounded by militants of the Kiev regime.
• Unfortunately, it is impossible to bring back the deceased children and to provide closure for their parents and relatives. However, it is necessary to expose their murderers who will be severely punished. Russian investigative agencies will take care of this. There cannot be, nor will there be, any statute of limitations for these barbaric crimes.
#Moldova
⚠️ Reprisals against Moldovan citizens who support ties with Russia and call for expanded bilateral relations in all spheres have already broken all world records in terms of their dynamics in Moldova under the regime of Maia Sandu.
• Despite active official anti-Russia propaganda, most Moldovans do not see Russia as a threat and suggest expanding bilateral relations.
🤝 We completely share this mood. The people of Moldova have always been and still are our friends. I believe that they are well aware of this.
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Situation in Moldova
🔹 Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity
🔹 Pentagon’s updated Arctic strategy
🔹 30th anniversary of the Association of Caribbean States
🔹 Tenth #BRICS Youth Summit
🔹 Paris refuses to accredit certain Russian journalists for covering the Olympic Games
🔹 Preparation for signing a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia
🔹 The use of anti-Russian agenda in domestic political struggle in the US
📰 Read
📺 Watch
***
#Ukraine #KievRegimeCrimes
🕯 On July 27, the Donetsk People’s Republic will mark a tragic date, Day of Remembrance for Child Victims of the War, established on July 11, 2022 by an executive order of the Head of the Republic.
• The number of underage children, killed by Kiev-controlled military formations, continues to increase in Donbass and elsewhere. On this day, we also remember innocent victims from the Belgorod, Kursk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, including those killed or wounded by militants of the Kiev regime.
• Unfortunately, it is impossible to bring back the deceased children and to provide closure for their parents and relatives. However, it is necessary to expose their murderers who will be severely punished. Russian investigative agencies will take care of this. There cannot be, nor will there be, any statute of limitations for these barbaric crimes.
#Moldova
⚠️ Reprisals against Moldovan citizens who support ties with Russia and call for expanded bilateral relations in all spheres have already broken all world records in terms of their dynamics in Moldova under the regime of Maia Sandu.
• Despite active official anti-Russia propaganda, most Moldovans do not see Russia as a threat and suggest expanding bilateral relations.
🤝 We completely share this mood. The people of Moldova have always been and still are our friends. I believe that they are well aware of this.
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🎙 Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (November 13, 2024)
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov's schedule
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 West's hybrid war against Russia
🔹 Hostile rhetoric of NATO's Secretary General
🔹 Anniversary of the White Helmets in Syria
🔹 Biased approach of the UNESCO Director-General
🔹 Situation in Moldova
📰 Read
📺 Watch
#NATO #Ukraine
We have noted that the British press is reporting on the intentions of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron to persuade the incumbent US President Joe Biden to allow Kiev to launch Storm Shadow cruise missiles deep inside Russia's territory before Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to the media, London hopes that the White House will finally approve this step.
We would like to remind Washington, London, Paris and Brussels that they continue to play with fire. President of Russia Vladimir Putin has clearly outlined our response: if Ukraine receives permission to launch such strikes, it would indicate that NATO countries have effectively entered into a direct armed conflict with Russia. This would fundamentally alter the nature and essence of the conflict, with all the ensuing consequences.
❗️ If they use long-range Western systems against the territory of our country, they will face an inevitable and devastating response.
#WhiteHelmets
On October 25, 2024, the UK’s Foreign Office marked the tenth anniversary of the White Helmets NGO by issuing a lengthy statement commending this entity, which is still viewed as a humanitarian organisation in the West. Apart from London, several other sponsors signed this paper: Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Qatar and the United States.
And this is happening after everything the White Helmets did in Syria. They used the suffering of the people of Syria as a cheap, albeit bloody, publicity stunt and made working with terrorists their hallmark. London is not even trying to conceal its support for these undercover fighters and has commended the “tremendous efforts and courage” of this “humanitarian organisation.”
The White Helmets remain a major destabilising factor in Syria. Their removal from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, termination of their activities and exposure of their past crimes are essential for achieving stability in Syria, a country which has suffered so much, and across the region.
#UNESCO #KievRegimeCrimes
The UNESCO Secretariat and in particular Director-General Audrey Azoulay herself continue to openly disregard the Kiev regime’s crimes committed against Russian journalists, including premeditated murders, terrorist attacks and assassination attempts.
We are outraged by the draft report of the UNESCO Director-General, which will be submitted to the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), which will convene in Paris on November 21-22 <...>.
The report is based on “information” provided by politically biased pro-Western NGOs and does not mention the murder of Russian journalists.
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov's schedule
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 West's hybrid war against Russia
🔹 Hostile rhetoric of NATO's Secretary General
🔹 Anniversary of the White Helmets in Syria
🔹 Biased approach of the UNESCO Director-General
🔹 Situation in Moldova
📰 Read
📺 Watch
#NATO #Ukraine
We have noted that the British press is reporting on the intentions of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron to persuade the incumbent US President Joe Biden to allow Kiev to launch Storm Shadow cruise missiles deep inside Russia's territory before Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to the media, London hopes that the White House will finally approve this step.
We would like to remind Washington, London, Paris and Brussels that they continue to play with fire. President of Russia Vladimir Putin has clearly outlined our response: if Ukraine receives permission to launch such strikes, it would indicate that NATO countries have effectively entered into a direct armed conflict with Russia. This would fundamentally alter the nature and essence of the conflict, with all the ensuing consequences.
❗️ If they use long-range Western systems against the territory of our country, they will face an inevitable and devastating response.
#WhiteHelmets
On October 25, 2024, the UK’s Foreign Office marked the tenth anniversary of the White Helmets NGO by issuing a lengthy statement commending this entity, which is still viewed as a humanitarian organisation in the West. Apart from London, several other sponsors signed this paper: Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Qatar and the United States.
And this is happening after everything the White Helmets did in Syria. They used the suffering of the people of Syria as a cheap, albeit bloody, publicity stunt and made working with terrorists their hallmark. London is not even trying to conceal its support for these undercover fighters and has commended the “tremendous efforts and courage” of this “humanitarian organisation.”
The White Helmets remain a major destabilising factor in Syria. Their removal from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, termination of their activities and exposure of their past crimes are essential for achieving stability in Syria, a country which has suffered so much, and across the region.
#UNESCO #KievRegimeCrimes
The UNESCO Secretariat and in particular Director-General Audrey Azoulay herself continue to openly disregard the Kiev regime’s crimes committed against Russian journalists, including premeditated murders, terrorist attacks and assassination attempts.
We are outraged by the draft report of the UNESCO Director-General, which will be submitted to the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), which will convene in Paris on November 21-22 <...>.
The report is based on “information” provided by politically biased pro-Western NGOs and does not mention the murder of Russian journalists.
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview to Tucker Carlson (Moscow, December 6, 2024)
Read in full
Watch on Youtube
Key talking points
#RussiaUS
• We would like to have normal relations with all countries especially with the United States. We don't see any reason why Russia and the United States cannot cooperate for the sake of the universe.
• The Ukrainians would not be able to do what they're doing with long-range modern weapons without direct participation of the American servicemen. We don't want to aggravate the situation, but since ATACMS and other long-range weapons are being used against mainland Russia as it were, we are sending signals. <...>
[The US and its allies] must understand that we would be ready to use any means not to allow them to succeed in what they call strategic defeat of Russia. They fight for keeping the hegemony over the world on any country, any region, any continent. We fight for our legitimate security interests.
• We don't want to aggravate the situation, but since ATACMS and other long-range weapons are being used against mainland Russia, we are sending signals. We hope that the last one, a couple of weeks ago, the signal with the new weapon system called #Oreshnik was taken seriously.
• When the United States and other Western countries recognized unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, they said this is the self-determination being implemented. There was no referendum in Kosovo — unilateral declaration of independence. <...> And when a few years later, Crimeans were holding referendum with invitation of many international observers, not from international organizations, but from parliamentarians in Europe, in Asia, in post-Soviet space, they said that they cannot accept this because this is violation of territorial integrity 🤷♂️
The UN Charter is not a menu. You have to respect it in all its entirety 👉 #UNCharterIsOurRules
• I think [Donald Trump] is a very strong person. A person who wants results. Who doesn't like procrastination on anything. But this does not mean that he's pro-Russian as some people try to present him. The amount of sanctions we received under the Trump administration was very big.
#Ukraine
• We strongly prefer peaceful solution through negotiations on the basis of respecting legitimate security interest of Russia, and on the basis of respecting the people who live in Ukraine, who still live in Ukraine being Russians. <...>
No military bases, no military exercises on the Ukrainian soil with participation of foreign troops. <...> We cannot tolerate a deal which would keep the legislation which are prohibiting Russian language, Russian media, Russian culture, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, because it is a violation of the obligations of Ukraine under the UN Charter.
• We are not talking about exterminating anybody's population. We don't have any intention to exterminate Ukrainian people. They are brothers and sisters to the Russian people.
• It is becoming clear that there is a fatigue in some capitals, and there are talks every now and then that the Americans would like to leave [Ukraine] with the Europeans and to concentrate on something more important.
#Syria
• The Americans in the east of Syria groom some Kurdish separatists using the profits from oil and grain sold, the resources which they occupy. <...> The information [on who's backing Islamist groups] which is being floated and it's in the public domain mentions among others the Americans, the Brits. Some people say that Israel is interested in making this situation aggravate. So that Gaza is not under very close scrutiny.
Read in full
Watch on Youtube
Key talking points
#RussiaUS
• We would like to have normal relations with all countries especially with the United States. We don't see any reason why Russia and the United States cannot cooperate for the sake of the universe.
• The Ukrainians would not be able to do what they're doing with long-range modern weapons without direct participation of the American servicemen. We don't want to aggravate the situation, but since ATACMS and other long-range weapons are being used against mainland Russia as it were, we are sending signals. <...>
[The US and its allies] must understand that we would be ready to use any means not to allow them to succeed in what they call strategic defeat of Russia. They fight for keeping the hegemony over the world on any country, any region, any continent. We fight for our legitimate security interests.
• We don't want to aggravate the situation, but since ATACMS and other long-range weapons are being used against mainland Russia, we are sending signals. We hope that the last one, a couple of weeks ago, the signal with the new weapon system called #Oreshnik was taken seriously.
• When the United States and other Western countries recognized unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, they said this is the self-determination being implemented. There was no referendum in Kosovo — unilateral declaration of independence. <...> And when a few years later, Crimeans were holding referendum with invitation of many international observers, not from international organizations, but from parliamentarians in Europe, in Asia, in post-Soviet space, they said that they cannot accept this because this is violation of territorial integrity 🤷♂️
The UN Charter is not a menu. You have to respect it in all its entirety 👉 #UNCharterIsOurRules
• I think [Donald Trump] is a very strong person. A person who wants results. Who doesn't like procrastination on anything. But this does not mean that he's pro-Russian as some people try to present him. The amount of sanctions we received under the Trump administration was very big.
#Ukraine
• We strongly prefer peaceful solution through negotiations on the basis of respecting legitimate security interest of Russia, and on the basis of respecting the people who live in Ukraine, who still live in Ukraine being Russians. <...>
No military bases, no military exercises on the Ukrainian soil with participation of foreign troops. <...> We cannot tolerate a deal which would keep the legislation which are prohibiting Russian language, Russian media, Russian culture, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, because it is a violation of the obligations of Ukraine under the UN Charter.
• We are not talking about exterminating anybody's population. We don't have any intention to exterminate Ukrainian people. They are brothers and sisters to the Russian people.
• It is becoming clear that there is a fatigue in some capitals, and there are talks every now and then that the Americans would like to leave [Ukraine] with the Europeans and to concentrate on something more important.
#Syria
• The Americans in the east of Syria groom some Kurdish separatists using the profits from oil and grain sold, the resources which they occupy. <...> The information [on who's backing Islamist groups] which is being floated and it's in the public domain mentions among others the Americans, the Brits. Some people say that Israel is interested in making this situation aggravate. So that Gaza is not under very close scrutiny.
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
#Outcomes2024
🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during a news conference on the outcomes of Russian diplomacy in 2024 (January 14, 2025)
Read in full
***
💬 FM Sergey #Lavrov: We are living in a historical era or confrontation between those who uphold the fundamental principles of international law <...> which have been formulated, set out and put forth in the most important international document – the UN Charter – and those who are not satisfied with that document, who decided <...> that they could not live in accordance with the wishes of the “political West”, <...> those who oppose multipolarity.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has repeatedly explained the true root causes of the special military operation in Ukraine. We had to begin to repel an attack, a war waged against us by the collective West with the main goal of suppressing competition when Russia re-emerged as its strong rival on the international arena.
Their main goal was to weaken our country geopolitically, creating direct military threats to us right on our borders, on Russia’s native territories, <...> in an attempt to slash our strategic potential and devalue it as much as possible.
The second reason also has to do with the history of the region, only it was more about the people who have lived on that land for centuries. <...> These people were labelled ‘terrorists’ by the current Ukrainian regime, which came to power through a coup d'etat. And when they refused to accept it, that regime launched an all-out offensive against all things Russian. <...>
There has been a revival in efforts to oppose the Western diktat, with emerging economies and new centres of financial power in China, India, ASEAN, the Arab world, and CELAC. This group also includes a resurgent Russia together with its allies from the EAEU, the CIS, and CSTO. This also includes the SCO and #BRICS.
The United States does not want to have any competitors anywhere, starting with the energy sector. <...> The United States and its allies have placed sanctions policies at the core of what they do on the international stage, including regarding Russia. This demonstrates their refusal to engage in fair economic competition and their commitment to using unfair, aggressive practices for suppressing their opponents.
***
#CollectiveWest
The West is intoxicated by its perceived “greatness,” its impunity, and its self-endowed authority to dictate the destinies of peoples worldwide. This reflects arrogance and a disdainful attitude towards the rest of the world. It is yet another brazen assertion that when we speak of “democracy,” it signifies merely one thing – “we do as we please.” <...> It is sheer hypocrisy, dictatorial behaviour, disrespect for the populace.
#UN
UN Security Council reform is needed. Not all countries that bear special responsibility in the global economy, finance, politics, and military affairs are represented in the UN Security Council. It has been pointed out repeatedly that countries such as India and Brazil have long earned permanent Security Council membership on all counts, as has Africa.
#RussiaChina
Russia-China partnership is among the key factors stabilising modern international life and the ongoing processes that are used, among other things, to escalate confrontation and hostility in international affairs, which is what our neighbours from NATO engage in under US guidance.
#USA #Ukraine
As soon as Donald Trump assumes the presidency and articulates his final stance on Ukrainian matters, we will examine it. <...> The increasing reference to the realities “on the ground” is a development likely to be welcomed.
#RussiaSerbia
Our relations with Serbia are grounded solely in the interests of the Serbian and Russian peoples, as well as our respective states. Our interests align on the vast majority of issues. These relations are rich with specific agreements and projects, including those in the energy sector, approved by our heads of state, governments, and companies.
🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during a news conference on the outcomes of Russian diplomacy in 2024 (January 14, 2025)
Read in full
***
💬 FM Sergey #Lavrov: We are living in a historical era or confrontation between those who uphold the fundamental principles of international law <...> which have been formulated, set out and put forth in the most important international document – the UN Charter – and those who are not satisfied with that document, who decided <...> that they could not live in accordance with the wishes of the “political West”, <...> those who oppose multipolarity.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has repeatedly explained the true root causes of the special military operation in Ukraine. We had to begin to repel an attack, a war waged against us by the collective West with the main goal of suppressing competition when Russia re-emerged as its strong rival on the international arena.
Their main goal was to weaken our country geopolitically, creating direct military threats to us right on our borders, on Russia’s native territories, <...> in an attempt to slash our strategic potential and devalue it as much as possible.
The second reason also has to do with the history of the region, only it was more about the people who have lived on that land for centuries. <...> These people were labelled ‘terrorists’ by the current Ukrainian regime, which came to power through a coup d'etat. And when they refused to accept it, that regime launched an all-out offensive against all things Russian. <...>
There has been a revival in efforts to oppose the Western diktat, with emerging economies and new centres of financial power in China, India, ASEAN, the Arab world, and CELAC. This group also includes a resurgent Russia together with its allies from the EAEU, the CIS, and CSTO. This also includes the SCO and #BRICS.
The United States does not want to have any competitors anywhere, starting with the energy sector. <...> The United States and its allies have placed sanctions policies at the core of what they do on the international stage, including regarding Russia. This demonstrates their refusal to engage in fair economic competition and their commitment to using unfair, aggressive practices for suppressing their opponents.
***
#CollectiveWest
The West is intoxicated by its perceived “greatness,” its impunity, and its self-endowed authority to dictate the destinies of peoples worldwide. This reflects arrogance and a disdainful attitude towards the rest of the world. It is yet another brazen assertion that when we speak of “democracy,” it signifies merely one thing – “we do as we please.” <...> It is sheer hypocrisy, dictatorial behaviour, disrespect for the populace.
#UN
UN Security Council reform is needed. Not all countries that bear special responsibility in the global economy, finance, politics, and military affairs are represented in the UN Security Council. It has been pointed out repeatedly that countries such as India and Brazil have long earned permanent Security Council membership on all counts, as has Africa.
#RussiaChina
Russia-China partnership is among the key factors stabilising modern international life and the ongoing processes that are used, among other things, to escalate confrontation and hostility in international affairs, which is what our neighbours from NATO engage in under US guidance.
#USA #Ukraine
As soon as Donald Trump assumes the presidency and articulates his final stance on Ukrainian matters, we will examine it. <...> The increasing reference to the realities “on the ground” is a development likely to be welcomed.
#RussiaSerbia
Our relations with Serbia are grounded solely in the interests of the Serbian and Russian peoples, as well as our respective states. Our interests align on the vast majority of issues. These relations are rich with specific agreements and projects, including those in the energy sector, approved by our heads of state, governments, and companies.