💧 Today is #VolgaRiver Day - time to cherish one of the longest rivers in Europe.
Rising near Moscow and draining into the Caspian Sea, it is 3,530 km long and one of Russia's principal waterways that connects 15 regions of the country, providing them with water, electricity and trade routes.
📸 Pavel Miroshkin, Alexey Mileshkin, Roman Vasiliev, Denis Kozyakov.
#DiscoverRussia #VisitRussia #BestOfRussia
Rising near Moscow and draining into the Caspian Sea, it is 3,530 km long and one of Russia's principal waterways that connects 15 regions of the country, providing them with water, electricity and trade routes.
📸 Pavel Miroshkin, Alexey Mileshkin, Roman Vasiliev, Denis Kozyakov.
#DiscoverRussia #VisitRussia #BestOfRussia
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 On May 20, FM Sergey Lavrov met with Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Astana.
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The Ministers highlighted the critical significance of highest-level engagements in advancing the deepening of comprehensive partnership relations and strategic interaction between both nations. They delved into the substantive discussion regarding the execution of agreements made during the Beijing summit, along with addressing various other topics on the bilateral agenda.
They also exchanged opinions on the current status and future prospects of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The foreign ministers of Russia and China acknowledged the joint efforts of member states in upholding peace and stability in Eurasia. They also highlighted the increasing influence of the Organisation on global and regional affairs.
🤝 The Ministers reaffirmed their dedication to enhancing mutual coordination within the #UN, its Security Council, as well as the #SCO, #BRICS, the #G20, #APEC and other key international organisations and dialogue platforms. Various pressing issues were addressed, including the Middle East peace process, developments in the Red Sea region, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. <...>
Sergey Lavrov thanked the Chinese partners for their well-balanced stance on resolving the Ukrainian crisis and appreciated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposal to convene a peace conference with an equal participation by Russia and Ukraine, considering Moscow’s legitimate security interests and the current situation.
🌏 There was a thorough discussion regarding the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly concerning the increased provocative actions by the United States and its allies. These actions aim to involve specific Asia-Pacific nations in narrow-bloc arrangements, undermining the #ASEAN-centric security framework and deploying destabilising weapon systems in the region.
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The Ministers highlighted the critical significance of highest-level engagements in advancing the deepening of comprehensive partnership relations and strategic interaction between both nations. They delved into the substantive discussion regarding the execution of agreements made during the Beijing summit, along with addressing various other topics on the bilateral agenda.
They also exchanged opinions on the current status and future prospects of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The foreign ministers of Russia and China acknowledged the joint efforts of member states in upholding peace and stability in Eurasia. They also highlighted the increasing influence of the Organisation on global and regional affairs.
🤝 The Ministers reaffirmed their dedication to enhancing mutual coordination within the #UN, its Security Council, as well as the #SCO, #BRICS, the #G20, #APEC and other key international organisations and dialogue platforms. Various pressing issues were addressed, including the Middle East peace process, developments in the Red Sea region, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. <...>
Sergey Lavrov thanked the Chinese partners for their well-balanced stance on resolving the Ukrainian crisis and appreciated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposal to convene a peace conference with an equal participation by Russia and Ukraine, considering Moscow’s legitimate security interests and the current situation.
🌏 There was a thorough discussion regarding the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly concerning the increased provocative actions by the United States and its allies. These actions aim to involve specific Asia-Pacific nations in narrow-bloc arrangements, undermining the #ASEAN-centric security framework and deploying destabilising weapon systems in the region.
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#RussiaChina
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✍️ Russia's President Vladimir Putin sent a message of gratitude to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, thanking him for the warm welcome and hospitality.
✉️ I would like to express my cordial appreciation for the warm reception and hospitality accorded to me and the Russian delegation during our state visit to the People's Republic of China. This visit left me with genuinely lively and unforgettable impressions.
I am certain that our substantive talks will promote further relations of all-round partnership and strategic interaction between Moscow and Beijing.
I will be glad to continue our constructive and comradely dialogue and close joint work on current issues on the bilateral, regional and international agendas. Please remember that you are always a welcome and dear guest on the Russian soil.
From the bottom of my heart, I wish you, my dear friend, good health, wellbeing and success in your state activities.
✉️ I would like to express my cordial appreciation for the warm reception and hospitality accorded to me and the Russian delegation during our state visit to the People's Republic of China. This visit left me with genuinely lively and unforgettable impressions.
I am certain that our substantive talks will promote further relations of all-round partnership and strategic interaction between Moscow and Beijing.
I will be glad to continue our constructive and comradely dialogue and close joint work on current issues on the bilateral, regional and international agendas. Please remember that you are always a welcome and dear guest on the Russian soil.
From the bottom of my heart, I wish you, my dear friend, good health, wellbeing and success in your state activities.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (Astana, May 20, 2024)
💬 Thank you for setting aside the time for this meeting and the opportunity to meet with you. On May 18, you had a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin. He conveys his warmest regards and best wishes on the occasion of your birthday. You maintain close communication.
You have already met in person twice this year (in addition to telephone conversations). Meetings are scheduled to be held as part of #SCO and #CSTO in Kazakhstan. We are also preparing for #BRICS summit in Kazan in October and hope that Astana will accept our invitation to participate in the events for the partner countries.
Our respective Prime Ministers maintain regular contacts and will soon meet in Ashgabat at #CIS Council of Heads of Government. Today, I have held talks with Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, both one-on-one and as part of broader talks with the delegations’ participation. Our Foreign Ministries are consistently working to implement the agreements reached between you and President Putin, including the Joint Statement adopted in 2023 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Neighbourliness and Alliance in the 21st century.
🤝 We have a Joint Action Plan for 2024-2026, which fills our relations substantively. We noted the leaders’ commitment to implementing other projects that will make the lives of our people more comfortable and our interactions easier. This is an important area as well.
We appreciate our economic and financial relations and look forward to the entire range of our ties that cover almost all areas of human activity continuing to expand steadily.
💬 Thank you for setting aside the time for this meeting and the opportunity to meet with you. On May 18, you had a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin. He conveys his warmest regards and best wishes on the occasion of your birthday. You maintain close communication.
You have already met in person twice this year (in addition to telephone conversations). Meetings are scheduled to be held as part of #SCO and #CSTO in Kazakhstan. We are also preparing for #BRICS summit in Kazan in October and hope that Astana will accept our invitation to participate in the events for the partner countries.
Our respective Prime Ministers maintain regular contacts and will soon meet in Ashgabat at #CIS Council of Heads of Government. Today, I have held talks with Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, both one-on-one and as part of broader talks with the delegations’ participation. Our Foreign Ministries are consistently working to implement the agreements reached between you and President Putin, including the Joint Statement adopted in 2023 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Neighbourliness and Alliance in the 21st century.
🤝 We have a Joint Action Plan for 2024-2026, which fills our relations substantively. We noted the leaders’ commitment to implementing other projects that will make the lives of our people more comfortable and our interactions easier. This is an important area as well.
We appreciate our economic and financial relations and look forward to the entire range of our ties that cover almost all areas of human activity continuing to expand steadily.
🎙 President #Putin: When our troops stood near Kiev, our Western partners told us: it is impossible to sign documents when the other side puts a gun to your temple.
❓“What should be done?” we asked. “It is necessary to withdraw troops from Kiev.” We did this. On the following day, they threw all our agreements into the dustbin and said: “Now we will fight to the end.” Their Western curators occupied the position that is now known to the whole world – to defeat Russia on the battlefield, to inflict a strategic defeat on it.
☝️ It wasn’t us who behaved in this way. These were our partners. Ukrainian officials confirmed this, in particular, the head of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks in Minsk and later in Istanbul, said this. The then Prime Minister [of Great Britain] Mr Johnson came to Kiev and advised Ukraine to continue hostilities. Mr Arakhamia, the head of the Ukrainian delegation, who now leads the ruling parliamentary party in Ukrainian parliament, said that otherwise all hostilities would have been ended a year and a half ago. He said this in public, I believe, at his meeting with journalists. Nobody actually had doubts about this.
❗️ So, let’s sum it up – we were cheated again. Now we need to understand whom and how we should deal with, whom we should trust and to what extent.
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❓“What should be done?” we asked. “It is necessary to withdraw troops from Kiev.” We did this. On the following day, they threw all our agreements into the dustbin and said: “Now we will fight to the end.” Their Western curators occupied the position that is now known to the whole world – to defeat Russia on the battlefield, to inflict a strategic defeat on it.
☝️ It wasn’t us who behaved in this way. These were our partners. Ukrainian officials confirmed this, in particular, the head of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks in Minsk and later in Istanbul, said this. The then Prime Minister [of Great Britain] Mr Johnson came to Kiev and advised Ukraine to continue hostilities. Mr Arakhamia, the head of the Ukrainian delegation, who now leads the ruling parliamentary party in Ukrainian parliament, said that otherwise all hostilities would have been ended a year and a half ago. He said this in public, I believe, at his meeting with journalists. Nobody actually had doubts about this.
❗️ So, let’s sum it up – we were cheated again. Now we need to understand whom and how we should deal with, whom we should trust and to what extent.
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❗️ The militarization of space by the West will require a response from Russia – Russia’s UN Envoy Vassily Nebenzia.
☝️ The militarization of space by the West will require analysis and retaliatory steps by Russia, but Moscow will remain committed to its obligations under international law, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council Vassily Nebenzia said at a #UNSC meeting.
“We have repeatedly confirmed and reaffirm our commitment. Despite the aggressive attitude of the United States and its allies, we will continue to work in this direction and make every effort together with responsible UN member states to keep space peaceful,” Vassily Nebenzia emphasized.
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☝️ The militarization of space by the West will require analysis and retaliatory steps by Russia, but Moscow will remain committed to its obligations under international law, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council Vassily Nebenzia said at a #UNSC meeting.
“We have repeatedly confirmed and reaffirm our commitment. Despite the aggressive attitude of the United States and its allies, we will continue to work in this direction and make every effort together with responsible UN member states to keep space peaceful,” Vassily Nebenzia emphasized.
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May 20 marked two years since the liberation of #Mariupol.
Two years ago, the AFU surrendered – those who killed civilians, used kindergartens, schools and hospitals to place firing points, hid themselves behind women and children, and did not allow people to leave through humanitarian corridors.
The feat of the fighters and residents of Mariupol will forever go down in the history of modern Russia.
#MariupolToday
Two years ago, the AFU surrendered – those who killed civilians, used kindergartens, schools and hospitals to place firing points, hid themselves behind women and children, and did not allow people to leave through humanitarian corridors.
The feat of the fighters and residents of Mariupol will forever go down in the history of modern Russia.
#MariupolToday
Statement by Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on Western arms deliveries to Ukraine, May 20, 2024
Key talking points:
🔹 The moment we gathered here for that meeting, the US Secretary of State, A.Blinken, was dashingly singing and dancing in a nightclub in Kiev having treated himself to some pizza in a nearby pizzeria, where the walls were decorated with neo-Nazi symbols and photographs.
🔹 For several weeks now, those in the West who stand for continuation of Kiev’s hostilities with Russia, have been rejoicing at the allocation of the long-awaited large military aid package from the US to the Zelensky regime. Ukraine will indeed get some of it, and high-ranking local corrupt officials are already in anticipation, but the lion's share of the funds will be spent in the United States itself, and American officials do not even hide it.
🔹 The capitalization of Western military corporations has been growing at an unprecedented rate since the beginning of the conflict. The undoubted leader here is Germany's Rheinmetall, controlled by the American investment company BlackRock. Since February 2022, its capitalization has increased by 547%.
🔹 Since 2014, Washington and its allies have been having Ukraine as a lab guinea pig. They have set a task of growing it into something that would annoy Russia and, ideally, hinder our development.
🔹This is the bitter truth of what is happening to Ukraine now. That is why Ukrainians are being caught in the streets by the thousands and thrown into this senseless grinder.
❗️ It is only the Western puppeteers of Ukraine (who prevented Ukraine from concluding an acceptable peace treaty in March-April 2022) and the Maidan leaders (who have betrayed the interests of their homeland and whose senior will lose even formal legitimacy tomorrow) who want to keep this grinder working.
☝️ Today, they are leading Ukraine to a complete and unconditional collapse.
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Key talking points:
🔹 The moment we gathered here for that meeting, the US Secretary of State, A.Blinken, was dashingly singing and dancing in a nightclub in Kiev having treated himself to some pizza in a nearby pizzeria, where the walls were decorated with neo-Nazi symbols and photographs.
🔹 For several weeks now, those in the West who stand for continuation of Kiev’s hostilities with Russia, have been rejoicing at the allocation of the long-awaited large military aid package from the US to the Zelensky regime. Ukraine will indeed get some of it, and high-ranking local corrupt officials are already in anticipation, but the lion's share of the funds will be spent in the United States itself, and American officials do not even hide it.
🔹 The capitalization of Western military corporations has been growing at an unprecedented rate since the beginning of the conflict. The undoubted leader here is Germany's Rheinmetall, controlled by the American investment company BlackRock. Since February 2022, its capitalization has increased by 547%.
🔹 Since 2014, Washington and its allies have been having Ukraine as a lab guinea pig. They have set a task of growing it into something that would annoy Russia and, ideally, hinder our development.
🔹This is the bitter truth of what is happening to Ukraine now. That is why Ukrainians are being caught in the streets by the thousands and thrown into this senseless grinder.
❗️ It is only the Western puppeteers of Ukraine (who prevented Ukraine from concluding an acceptable peace treaty in March-April 2022) and the Maidan leaders (who have betrayed the interests of their homeland and whose senior will lose even formal legitimacy tomorrow) who want to keep this grinder working.
☝️ Today, they are leading Ukraine to a complete and unconditional collapse.
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⚡️ SPIEF 2024 youth program has been released.
The program includes over 30 events, such as lectures, business games, and master classes, led by representatives of Russian businesses, media entrepreneurs, and experts in various fields.
👉 The agenda of the Youth Day covers all areas of professional development for young people:
✔️ support measures for scientific research and projects, business;
✔️ development of youth professional communities, international scientific and technological projects;
✔️ issues related to the development of artificial intelligence;
✔️ strategies for working with experience to foster national self-awareness in the creation and promotion of Russian products and technologies.
✔️ This year’s forum program is designed in cooperation with young people and includes practical formats based on real-life cases.
Registration for the event is available here
📍 SPIEF 2024 will take place on 5–8 June in St. Petersburg
The program includes over 30 events, such as lectures, business games, and master classes, led by representatives of Russian businesses, media entrepreneurs, and experts in various fields.
👉 The agenda of the Youth Day covers all areas of professional development for young people:
✔️ support measures for scientific research and projects, business;
✔️ development of youth professional communities, international scientific and technological projects;
✔️ issues related to the development of artificial intelligence;
✔️ strategies for working with experience to foster national self-awareness in the creation and promotion of Russian products and technologies.
✔️ This year’s forum program is designed in cooperation with young people and includes practical formats based on real-life cases.
Registration for the event is available here
📍 SPIEF 2024 will take place on 5–8 June in St. Petersburg
🛳 Russia’s Pacific Fleet turns 293 years today.
#OTD in 1731, the Okhotsk Military Flotilla and the Okhotsk military harbour were established to patrol and transport government goods to and from Kamchatka.
Ships and vessels of the Okhotsk harbour laid foundation of Russian naval forces in the Far East.
📆 Since 1850, the flotilla mainly consisting of light vessels was based in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
⚔️ In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856) Russian sailors of the Pacific fleet heroically defended Petropavlovsk against Anglo-French overwhelming forces.
⚔️ During Russian Civil War (1917-1922), when the flotilla was seized by foreign intervents Russian sailors left their ships and continued resisting the invaders on the land. Almost the whole of the fleet was lost in that period.
🇷🇺 1930s marked the new stage of the Pacific Fleet history when Soviet naval forces in the Far East were reconstructed and got its current name.
Currently the Pacific Fleet of Russia consists of major active combatants, active submarines, naval aviation & ground forces with missile cruiser “Varyag” being its flagship.
#RussianNavalForces #PacificFleet
#OTD in 1731, the Okhotsk Military Flotilla and the Okhotsk military harbour were established to patrol and transport government goods to and from Kamchatka.
Ships and vessels of the Okhotsk harbour laid foundation of Russian naval forces in the Far East.
📆 Since 1850, the flotilla mainly consisting of light vessels was based in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
⚔️ In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856) Russian sailors of the Pacific fleet heroically defended Petropavlovsk against Anglo-French overwhelming forces.
⚔️ During Russian Civil War (1917-1922), when the flotilla was seized by foreign intervents Russian sailors left their ships and continued resisting the invaders on the land. Almost the whole of the fleet was lost in that period.
🇷🇺 1930s marked the new stage of the Pacific Fleet history when Soviet naval forces in the Far East were reconstructed and got its current name.
Currently the Pacific Fleet of Russia consists of major active combatants, active submarines, naval aviation & ground forces with missile cruiser “Varyag” being its flagship.
#RussianNavalForces #PacificFleet