The "Global Majority for a Multipolar World" inter-party forum of BRICS and partner countries was held in Vladivostok, Russia in June, 2024.
🌐 The forum brought together more than 150 participants from 32 countries, including China, Ethiopia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Venezuela, Cuba, Belarus, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and others.
🎙 The plenary session was opened by Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia Party, who highlighted the effectiveness of the expanded format of BRICS inter-party forums. He emphasized the increasing importance of delegates from Global South and East countries in international relations.
☝️ Dmitry Medvedev proposed raising the issue of establishing a Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Colonialism at the UN General Assembly in September.
👉 The initiative to coincide this day with December 14 - the date of the adoption in 1960 of the UN General Assembly Declaration on granting independence to colonial countries and peoples - was put forward by participants of the "For the Freedom of Nations!" International Forum which was held in Moscow in February 2024.
👉 The Standing Committee of the Movement "For the Freedom of Nations!" has also formed an expert council and a coordinating working group, which will include representatives of the parties of the world's majority countries. They will assess the negative consequences of neocolonial practices for the development of states and calculate the material and non-material damage.
🤝 The forum resulted in adoption of a final statement by its participants, reflecting the united stance of United Russia and its foreign partners on enhancing cooperation across politics and security, economy and finance, as well as culture and humanitarian affairs within BRICS and beyond.
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🌐 The forum brought together more than 150 participants from 32 countries, including China, Ethiopia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Venezuela, Cuba, Belarus, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and others.
🎙 The plenary session was opened by Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia Party, who highlighted the effectiveness of the expanded format of BRICS inter-party forums. He emphasized the increasing importance of delegates from Global South and East countries in international relations.
☝️ Dmitry Medvedev proposed raising the issue of establishing a Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Colonialism at the UN General Assembly in September.
👉 The initiative to coincide this day with December 14 - the date of the adoption in 1960 of the UN General Assembly Declaration on granting independence to colonial countries and peoples - was put forward by participants of the "For the Freedom of Nations!" International Forum which was held in Moscow in February 2024.
👉 The Standing Committee of the Movement "For the Freedom of Nations!" has also formed an expert council and a coordinating working group, which will include representatives of the parties of the world's majority countries. They will assess the negative consequences of neocolonial practices for the development of states and calculate the material and non-material damage.
🤝 The forum resulted in adoption of a final statement by its participants, reflecting the united stance of United Russia and its foreign partners on enhancing cooperation across politics and security, economy and finance, as well as culture and humanitarian affairs within BRICS and beyond.
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🎙 In conclusion of his working visit to Astana, Russia's President Vladimir Putin answered questions from representatives of Russian media (July 4, 2024)
Key talking points:
• The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (#SCO) started to gain traction and definitely became more necessary in today’s world, because it is clearly an independent centre of the new multipolar world. This is the feature that attracted the organisation members and those who wanted to maintain close contacts with it at various levels
• The Taliban controls the country [Afghanistan]. In this sense, the Taliban are, of course, our allies in countering terrorism, because any authority in power is interested in its own stability and the stability of the country it leads.
• We take seriously enough the things that Mr Trump is saying as a presidential candidate about his readiness and wish to stop the war in Ukraine. Naturally, I do not know his possible proposals as to how he is going to do it – and this is, of course, the key question. However, I have no doubt that he is saying it sincerely, and we support it.
• We cannot allow the adversary to take advantage of this ceasefire to improve its positions, rearm itself, fill up its army through forced mobilization, and get prepared to continue the armed conflict. We must ensure that the opposing side agrees to take steps that would be irreversible and acceptable to the Russian Federation.
❗️ We have always been in favour of negotiations, as you know. We never rejected them. The problem is that I consider it improbable that the conflict can be settled through mediators alone, above all because a mediator will not be authorised to sign any final documents.
⚡️ If US-made medium-range and shorter-range missiles appear in some place, we reserve the right to respond tit-for-tat.
• The US has indeed destroyed the fundamental documents that underpinned international stability and security. We did not withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which was a cornerstone, or the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or the #CTBT. <...> All of this was done by the US.
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Key talking points:
• The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (#SCO) started to gain traction and definitely became more necessary in today’s world, because it is clearly an independent centre of the new multipolar world. This is the feature that attracted the organisation members and those who wanted to maintain close contacts with it at various levels
• The Taliban controls the country [Afghanistan]. In this sense, the Taliban are, of course, our allies in countering terrorism, because any authority in power is interested in its own stability and the stability of the country it leads.
• We take seriously enough the things that Mr Trump is saying as a presidential candidate about his readiness and wish to stop the war in Ukraine. Naturally, I do not know his possible proposals as to how he is going to do it – and this is, of course, the key question. However, I have no doubt that he is saying it sincerely, and we support it.
• We cannot allow the adversary to take advantage of this ceasefire to improve its positions, rearm itself, fill up its army through forced mobilization, and get prepared to continue the armed conflict. We must ensure that the opposing side agrees to take steps that would be irreversible and acceptable to the Russian Federation.
❗️ We have always been in favour of negotiations, as you know. We never rejected them. The problem is that I consider it improbable that the conflict can be settled through mediators alone, above all because a mediator will not be authorised to sign any final documents.
⚡️ If US-made medium-range and shorter-range missiles appear in some place, we reserve the right to respond tit-for-tat.
• The US has indeed destroyed the fundamental documents that underpinned international stability and security. We did not withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which was a cornerstone, or the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or the #CTBT. <...> All of this was done by the US.
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🇷🇺🇭🇺 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin holds talks in the Kremlin with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, who has arrived in Russia on a working visit.
💬 Vladimir Putin: I know that this time you have come not only as our long-standing partner, but also as the President of the Council of the European Union. I hope we will have the opportunity to exchange views on building bilateral relations in this difficult situation and, of course, to discuss the possible scenarios for the largest European crisis – I am referring to Ukraine.
I know that quite recently, on July 2, I think, you visited Kiev, and now you have come here to discuss in detail the situation that has arisen in Ukraine. I am at your disposal.
You are probably aware of my recent address to top officials of the Foreign Ministry here in Moscow, which summarised our stance with regard to the possible peace settlement. And of course, I am ready to discuss some of the details with you or explain them to you. I hope you will acquaint me with your personal stance and the stance of the European partners.
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#RussiaHungary
💬 Vladimir Putin: I know that this time you have come not only as our long-standing partner, but also as the President of the Council of the European Union. I hope we will have the opportunity to exchange views on building bilateral relations in this difficult situation and, of course, to discuss the possible scenarios for the largest European crisis – I am referring to Ukraine.
I know that quite recently, on July 2, I think, you visited Kiev, and now you have come here to discuss in detail the situation that has arisen in Ukraine. I am at your disposal.
You are probably aware of my recent address to top officials of the Foreign Ministry here in Moscow, which summarised our stance with regard to the possible peace settlement. And of course, I am ready to discuss some of the details with you or explain them to you. I hope you will acquaint me with your personal stance and the stance of the European partners.
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#RussiaHungary
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💬 Briefing of Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev regime's war crimes Rodion Miroshnik:
🔻Starting 2024, the number of victims among civilians, killed or wounded as a result of the shelling by the armed forces of Ukraine, has been increasing. This "growth" is directly linked to the intensification of shipments of the Western equipment. Lately, Kiev has received foreign arms, and been officially authorised to use it against Russian regions. The victims of the shelling are mostly minors, women, the elderly. They have nothing to do with the armed or security forces.
According to the data from January 1 to June 30, 2024, at least 2'547 civilians have become victims of Ukrainian Nazis; 2'082 people have been wounded; 465 have been killed.
✖️Amidst the West's ostensible concern for child welfare, there has been a conspicuous silence regarding the prosecution of Ukrainian militants responsible for the deaths of children. Notably, many of the children affected are themselves Ukrainian, yet their plight seems inconsequential to Western politicians. Rather than striving to halt this bloodshed and prevent loss of innocent lives, international organization have seemingly transformed into instruments of propaganda, adhering to the directives of the West.
❗️Millions of Western taxpayers should ask themselves whether they truly want to continue funding the totalitarian Kiev regime that murders civilians. This regime uses deadly weapons to target residential areas, hospitals, and schools, attacks journalists, and imprisons those who have opposed it for many years. It orchestrates and commits political assassinations of civil leaders and commits horrific crimes against humanity.
⚡️Crimes committed by the Kiev regime are verifiable and must be investigated. The perpetrators, including both the architects of the political regime and those who carried out the crimes, must be brought to justice, whether through military actions or court proceedings, which should deliver fair sentences.
🔻Starting 2024, the number of victims among civilians, killed or wounded as a result of the shelling by the armed forces of Ukraine, has been increasing. This "growth" is directly linked to the intensification of shipments of the Western equipment. Lately, Kiev has received foreign arms, and been officially authorised to use it against Russian regions. The victims of the shelling are mostly minors, women, the elderly. They have nothing to do with the armed or security forces.
According to the data from January 1 to June 30, 2024, at least 2'547 civilians have become victims of Ukrainian Nazis; 2'082 people have been wounded; 465 have been killed.
✖️Amidst the West's ostensible concern for child welfare, there has been a conspicuous silence regarding the prosecution of Ukrainian militants responsible for the deaths of children. Notably, many of the children affected are themselves Ukrainian, yet their plight seems inconsequential to Western politicians. Rather than striving to halt this bloodshed and prevent loss of innocent lives, international organization have seemingly transformed into instruments of propaganda, adhering to the directives of the West.
❗️Millions of Western taxpayers should ask themselves whether they truly want to continue funding the totalitarian Kiev regime that murders civilians. This regime uses deadly weapons to target residential areas, hospitals, and schools, attacks journalists, and imprisons those who have opposed it for many years. It orchestrates and commits political assassinations of civil leaders and commits horrific crimes against humanity.
⚡️Crimes committed by the Kiev regime are verifiable and must be investigated. The perpetrators, including both the architects of the political regime and those who carried out the crimes, must be brought to justice, whether through military actions or court proceedings, which should deliver fair sentences.
📆 88 years ago, on 7 July 1936, Soviet diplomat Georgy Chicherin passed away, who served as People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs in 1918 – 1930.
He was born to a noble family thought to be related to Alexander Pushkin.
🎓 G.Chicherin entered the imperial diplomatic service after graduating from the University of St.Petersburg (1897) but became involved in the Russian revolutionary movement and resigned in 1904.
👉 He resumed his diplomatic career in 1918 participating in the final stage of negotiations in Brest-Litovsk with Germany and subsequently assuming the post of People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs.
🤝 As a chief of Soviet diplomacy, G.Chicherin concluded treaties with Estonia, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Germany contributing to breaking the international isolation imposed on Soviet Russia after the October Revolution of 1917.
✍️ G.Chicherin spoke all major European languages and a number of Asian ones.
#OutstandingRussians #RussianHistory #SovietHistory
He was born to a noble family thought to be related to Alexander Pushkin.
🎓 G.Chicherin entered the imperial diplomatic service after graduating from the University of St.Petersburg (1897) but became involved in the Russian revolutionary movement and resigned in 1904.
👉 He resumed his diplomatic career in 1918 participating in the final stage of negotiations in Brest-Litovsk with Germany and subsequently assuming the post of People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs.
🤝 As a chief of Soviet diplomacy, G.Chicherin concluded treaties with Estonia, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Germany contributing to breaking the international isolation imposed on Soviet Russia after the October Revolution of 1917.
✍️ G.Chicherin spoke all major European languages and a number of Asian ones.
#OutstandingRussians #RussianHistory #SovietHistory
📖 On the human rights situation in the Netherlands — Joint Report of Russia's and Belarus' MFAs
The situation with illegal migrants and asylum seekers, discrimination against various minorities and use of the citizens' personal data by government agencies stands out among the areas of concern from the viewpoint of human rights protection in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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👉 The situation with refugees and migrants has aggravated amid the Ukrainian crisis. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, 106,440 Ukrainian refugees are registered in the country's municipalities (as of January 2024). <...> In March 2022 issues came to light generally related to a lack of sufficient place to accommodate the refugees from around the world in the Netherlands and to the discrimination of refugees from other countries as compared to the Ukrainians.
The human rights community continues to express concerns over the attitude towards minor illegal migrants in the country.
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👉 The cases of discrimination against ethnic, national and religions minorities <...> continue to be registered in the Netherlands.
At the background of the beginning of the special military operation by Russia, Russophobe and discriminatory sentiments towards Russian citizens started to manifest themselves in the Netherlands. Employees of the Russian Embassy in the Netherlands regularly receive letters containing threats aimed at their family members.
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👉 The Netherlands has a broad range of issues with regard to the protection of children's rights.
The Dutch сhildren's services & guardianship authorities activity raises serious concerns. The country has problems in establishing the status of children born to stateless persons. <...> Cases of pedophilia and the spread of child pornography constitute a serious problem. The results of investigations conducted by specialized NGOs showed that the Netherlands hosted 71 per cent of all known websites containing child pornography and child abuse material.
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The situation with illegal migrants and asylum seekers, discrimination against various minorities and use of the citizens' personal data by government agencies stands out among the areas of concern from the viewpoint of human rights protection in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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👉 The situation with refugees and migrants has aggravated amid the Ukrainian crisis. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, 106,440 Ukrainian refugees are registered in the country's municipalities (as of January 2024). <...> In March 2022 issues came to light generally related to a lack of sufficient place to accommodate the refugees from around the world in the Netherlands and to the discrimination of refugees from other countries as compared to the Ukrainians.
The human rights community continues to express concerns over the attitude towards minor illegal migrants in the country.
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👉 The cases of discrimination against ethnic, national and religions minorities <...> continue to be registered in the Netherlands.
At the background of the beginning of the special military operation by Russia, Russophobe and discriminatory sentiments towards Russian citizens started to manifest themselves in the Netherlands. Employees of the Russian Embassy in the Netherlands regularly receive letters containing threats aimed at their family members.
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👉 The Netherlands has a broad range of issues with regard to the protection of children's rights.
The Dutch сhildren's services & guardianship authorities activity raises serious concerns. The country has problems in establishing the status of children born to stateless persons. <...> Cases of pedophilia and the spread of child pornography constitute a serious problem. The results of investigations conducted by specialized NGOs showed that the Netherlands hosted 71 per cent of all known websites containing child pornography and child abuse material.
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🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin on a possible ceasefire along the contact line with Ukraine:
💬 When our troops were near Kiev, we received a proposal and even a plea from our Western partners to cease fire and stop hostilities in order for certain things to be done on the Ukrainian side. We did it.
👉 There was a moment when we did it. The Ukrainian side did not cease hostilities. Later we were told that the official Ukrainian authorities could not control all their military units, because there were allegedly those that were not subordinate to the central authorities. This is what we were told, no more and no less. This is first.
👉 Second, we were asked to move our troops away from Kiev in order to create conditions to finally sign a peace treaty. We did this and faced deception once again: all the agreements reached in Istanbul were thrown in the trash. Such things happened repeatedly.
☝️ Therefore, we cannot just declare a ceasefire hoping that the opposing side will take some positive steps.
We also cannot allow the adversary to take advantage of this ceasefire to improve its positions, rearm itself, fill up its army through forced mobilization, and get prepared to continue the armed conflict. We must ensure that the opposing side agrees to take steps that would be irreversible and acceptable to the Russian Federation.
❗️ Therefore, a ceasefire is impossible without reaching this agreement.
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#UkrainianCrisis #Ceaserfire #PeaceTalks
💬 When our troops were near Kiev, we received a proposal and even a plea from our Western partners to cease fire and stop hostilities in order for certain things to be done on the Ukrainian side. We did it.
👉 There was a moment when we did it. The Ukrainian side did not cease hostilities. Later we were told that the official Ukrainian authorities could not control all their military units, because there were allegedly those that were not subordinate to the central authorities. This is what we were told, no more and no less. This is first.
👉 Second, we were asked to move our troops away from Kiev in order to create conditions to finally sign a peace treaty. We did this and faced deception once again: all the agreements reached in Istanbul were thrown in the trash. Such things happened repeatedly.
☝️ Therefore, we cannot just declare a ceasefire hoping that the opposing side will take some positive steps.
We also cannot allow the adversary to take advantage of this ceasefire to improve its positions, rearm itself, fill up its army through forced mobilization, and get prepared to continue the armed conflict. We must ensure that the opposing side agrees to take steps that would be irreversible and acceptable to the Russian Federation.
❗️ Therefore, a ceasefire is impossible without reaching this agreement.
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#UkrainianCrisis #Ceaserfire #PeaceTalks
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🇷🇺🇮🇷 President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to Masoud Pezeshkian, the newly-elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
✉️ President Putin: Russian-Iranian relations are of friendly and good neighbourly nature. Moscow and Tehran effectively coordinate efforts in resolving relevant issues on the international agenda.
I am counting that your activity as President will facilitate further growth of constructive bilateral cooperation in all directions for the benefit of our friendly peoples and will strengthen regional security and stability.
#RussiaIran
✉️ President Putin: Russian-Iranian relations are of friendly and good neighbourly nature. Moscow and Tehran effectively coordinate efforts in resolving relevant issues on the international agenda.
I am counting that your activity as President will facilitate further growth of constructive bilateral cooperation in all directions for the benefit of our friendly peoples and will strengthen regional security and stability.
#RussiaIran
🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the US role in undermining international stability and security:
💬 The United States has destroyed the fundamental documents that underpinned international stability and security.
☝️ We did not withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which was a cornerstone, or the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
Many elements in the foundation of international stability have been destroyed in recent years. Nothing of this was done by us. All of this was done by the US.
❓What were we supposed to do? Only to take note and respond to those actions.
👉 And so we did. We successfully invented systems to overcome antimissile defences, such as intercontinental Avangards, hypersonic gliding blocks, or intercontinental-range ballistic missile technology to break through missile defense systems, and some other things, too. We were forced to do this.
☝️ However, the issue of creating a legal framework for international security and strategic stability is still on our to-do list.
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#InternationalStability #USA #Russia
💬 The United States has destroyed the fundamental documents that underpinned international stability and security.
☝️ We did not withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which was a cornerstone, or the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
Many elements in the foundation of international stability have been destroyed in recent years. Nothing of this was done by us. All of this was done by the US.
❓What were we supposed to do? Only to take note and respond to those actions.
👉 And so we did. We successfully invented systems to overcome antimissile defences, such as intercontinental Avangards, hypersonic gliding blocks, or intercontinental-range ballistic missile technology to break through missile defense systems, and some other things, too. We were forced to do this.
☝️ However, the issue of creating a legal framework for international security and strategic stability is still on our to-do list.
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#InternationalStability #USA #Russia
⚡️ The town of Gorlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic came under one of the most massive attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces overnight.
At least ten apartment buildings and private residences were shelled, some of them receiving direct hits.
❗️ A civilian died as a result of the shelling, 9 more people were injured, the mayor of Gorlovka, Ivan Prikhodko, has confirmed.
#KievRegimeCrimes
At least ten apartment buildings and private residences were shelled, some of them receiving direct hits.
❗️ A civilian died as a result of the shelling, 9 more people were injured, the mayor of Gorlovka, Ivan Prikhodko, has confirmed.
#KievRegimeCrimes
'Kill-crazy' foreign mercs in Ukraine bragged about executing Russian PoWs – New York Times
Foreign mercenaries fighting on the side of the Kiev regime revealed in executing Russian prisoners, the New York Times has reported.
👉 The killings are believed to have been carried out by members of the so-called “Chosen company” incorporated with Ukraine’s Armed Forces. One incident from August 2023 was described to the outlet by a witness, the unit’s medic, a German called Caspar Grosse.
👉 Grosse said that a wounded and unarmed Russian soldier seeking medical help from his foreign captors was shot in cold blood. First one mercenary shot the Russian in the torso, and then, as he slumped still breathing, another soldier “just shot him in the head,” Grosse recalled.
👉 In another episode, a Chosen company fighter “threw a grenade at a surrendering Russian soldier who had raised his hands, killing him,” the outlet stated, referencing reviewed drone footage. It was added that the Ukrainian military had published a video of this episode but edited out the surrender moment.
👉 At the center of all these three incidents was reportedly a Greek mercenary with callsign Zeus who bragged “a thousand times” about killing the surrendering Russian, claimed Grosse.
❗️ Law enforcement agencies will investigate the killings of the surrendering Russian soldiers based on the NYT report, stated Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev regime's war crimes Rodion Miroshnik.
@SputnikInt
#stopnazisminukraine
Foreign mercenaries fighting on the side of the Kiev regime revealed in executing Russian prisoners, the New York Times has reported.
👉 The killings are believed to have been carried out by members of the so-called “Chosen company” incorporated with Ukraine’s Armed Forces. One incident from August 2023 was described to the outlet by a witness, the unit’s medic, a German called Caspar Grosse.
👉 Grosse said that a wounded and unarmed Russian soldier seeking medical help from his foreign captors was shot in cold blood. First one mercenary shot the Russian in the torso, and then, as he slumped still breathing, another soldier “just shot him in the head,” Grosse recalled.
👉 In another episode, a Chosen company fighter “threw a grenade at a surrendering Russian soldier who had raised his hands, killing him,” the outlet stated, referencing reviewed drone footage. It was added that the Ukrainian military had published a video of this episode but edited out the surrender moment.
👉 At the center of all these three incidents was reportedly a Greek mercenary with callsign Zeus who bragged “a thousand times” about killing the surrendering Russian, claimed Grosse.
❗️ Law enforcement agencies will investigate the killings of the surrendering Russian soldiers based on the NYT report, stated Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev regime's war crimes Rodion Miroshnik.
@SputnikInt
#stopnazisminukraine
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Question: Which country is the worst enemy for Ukraine: Russia or the USA?
American professor Jeffrey Sachs: USA!
💬 Because America, with sweet speeches, led Ukraine to disaster.
We told the Ukrainian leaders lots of the fairy tales about how they would going to join NATO and then live happily ever after. This was a great illusion that we sold to Ukraine not for the sake of Ukraine, but for the sake of US aggressive foreign policy.
#TheyAboutUs #USA #Ukraine
American professor Jeffrey Sachs: USA!
💬 Because America, with sweet speeches, led Ukraine to disaster.
We told the Ukrainian leaders lots of the fairy tales about how they would going to join NATO and then live happily ever after. This was a great illusion that we sold to Ukraine not for the sake of Ukraine, but for the sake of US aggressive foreign policy.
#TheyAboutUs #USA #Ukraine
Triumph of Bagration: the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus
✍🏻Joint article by 🇷🇺Ilya Rogachev, Ambassador of Russia to South Africa, and 🇧🇾Igor Bely, Ambassador of Belarus to South Africa (8 July 2024)
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👉 Key points:
⚔ The operation by the Red Army to liberate Soviet Belarus from Nazi occupation was one of the largest in the world’s military history. It was conducted in June-August 1944 and codenamed ‘Bagration,’ after a famous general of Georgian descent in Mikhail Kutuzov’s army, who played an important role in stopping the Napoleonic invasion of Russia in 1812.
The offensive involved 2.4 million Soviet soldiers. In fierce fighting, the Red Army completely wiped out 17 divisions and 3 brigades of the Wehrmacht. Over 50 Nazi divisions were halved, with more than 500,000 enemy soldiers killed and wounded in total.
⭐ Operation ‘Bagration’ was commanded by the distinguished Soviet general Konstantin Rokossovsky who proposed his own plan of the operation and convinced Supreme Commander-in-chief Stalin to approve it.
The Red Army’s offensive was supported by all-people partisan movement in Belarus that was unparalleled in scale. Over 374,000 partisans and over 70,000 underground fighters struggled against the invaders in the Nazi-occupied territories.
🔹 Apart from struggle against the Nazis, the Red Army and Belarusian partisans had to fight on another front – against openly hostile Polish nationalist underground. They were particularly active in western parts of Belarus and Ukraine, a.k.a. ‘the Eastern Frontier’ – the territories seized by Warsaw in 1921.
The Soviet leadership presumed ‘the Eastern Frontier’ belonged to the Belarusian and Ukrainian peoples, while Polish nationalists hoped these lands would remain part of Poland after the war. This stance and open animosity towards the USSR led to direct clashes between the Poles and Soviet partisans.
☝🏻 The results of the operation were so significant that they cannot be ignored in any intellectual environment, no matter how hard some Western authors may try to downgrade its significance. The historical truth is that it was the Soviet people who played the key role in defeating Nazism, securing the freedom and independence of many nations across the globe.
✍🏻Joint article by 🇷🇺Ilya Rogachev, Ambassador of Russia to South Africa, and 🇧🇾Igor Bely, Ambassador of Belarus to South Africa (8 July 2024)
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👉 Key points:
⚔ The operation by the Red Army to liberate Soviet Belarus from Nazi occupation was one of the largest in the world’s military history. It was conducted in June-August 1944 and codenamed ‘Bagration,’ after a famous general of Georgian descent in Mikhail Kutuzov’s army, who played an important role in stopping the Napoleonic invasion of Russia in 1812.
The offensive involved 2.4 million Soviet soldiers. In fierce fighting, the Red Army completely wiped out 17 divisions and 3 brigades of the Wehrmacht. Over 50 Nazi divisions were halved, with more than 500,000 enemy soldiers killed and wounded in total.
⭐ Operation ‘Bagration’ was commanded by the distinguished Soviet general Konstantin Rokossovsky who proposed his own plan of the operation and convinced Supreme Commander-in-chief Stalin to approve it.
The Red Army’s offensive was supported by all-people partisan movement in Belarus that was unparalleled in scale. Over 374,000 partisans and over 70,000 underground fighters struggled against the invaders in the Nazi-occupied territories.
🔹 Apart from struggle against the Nazis, the Red Army and Belarusian partisans had to fight on another front – against openly hostile Polish nationalist underground. They were particularly active in western parts of Belarus and Ukraine, a.k.a. ‘the Eastern Frontier’ – the territories seized by Warsaw in 1921.
The Soviet leadership presumed ‘the Eastern Frontier’ belonged to the Belarusian and Ukrainian peoples, while Polish nationalists hoped these lands would remain part of Poland after the war. This stance and open animosity towards the USSR led to direct clashes between the Poles and Soviet partisans.
☝🏻 The results of the operation were so significant that they cannot be ignored in any intellectual environment, no matter how hard some Western authors may try to downgrade its significance. The historical truth is that it was the Soviet people who played the key role in defeating Nazism, securing the freedom and independence of many nations across the globe.