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⚡️ Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of Russia Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on violations of Chemical Weapons Convention by US and Ukraine (February 19, 2024)
☣️ According to OPCW timelines, the US should have completed the destruction of declared chemical weapons stockpiles in 2007, but despite its economic capacity, it did so only in 2023, twice postponing the deadline on the pretext of financial, organisational, and technical difficulties.
▪️ Washington retains significant interest in the use of chemical riot control as a warfighting tool. <...> The transfer of non-lethal chemical weapons to third countries (Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine) is further evidence of the US' violation of the Convention.
❗️During the special military operation, cases of the use of US chemical munitions by the AFU were recorded. <...> Ukraine, with the complicity of Western countries, is not limiting itself to the use of non-lethal chemicals, actively using scheduled chemicals.
▪️ According to available information, the Kiev regime, with the assistance of Western curators, is developing new tactics for conducting combat operations using a 'special chemical belt'. It involves detonating tanks of hydrocyanic acid and ammonia as Russian troops advance.
👉Plans for the large-scale use of toxic substances are evidenced by Ukraine's requests for antidotes, gas masks, and other personal protective equipment.
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▪️ Despite the fact that the Organisation's activities presuppose equal rights of participants, in November 2023, for the first time since the signing of the Convention, Russia was essentially 'expelled' from the OPCW Executive Council. We were replaced by Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania, countries that have a clear anti-Russian policy and have never had chemical weapons.
☝️Thus, another international platform was formed, the activity of which is fully controlled by the US and used by them for settling political accounts with undesirable countries
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☣️ According to OPCW timelines, the US should have completed the destruction of declared chemical weapons stockpiles in 2007, but despite its economic capacity, it did so only in 2023, twice postponing the deadline on the pretext of financial, organisational, and technical difficulties.
▪️ Washington retains significant interest in the use of chemical riot control as a warfighting tool. <...> The transfer of non-lethal chemical weapons to third countries (Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine) is further evidence of the US' violation of the Convention.
❗️During the special military operation, cases of the use of US chemical munitions by the AFU were recorded. <...> Ukraine, with the complicity of Western countries, is not limiting itself to the use of non-lethal chemicals, actively using scheduled chemicals.
▪️ According to available information, the Kiev regime, with the assistance of Western curators, is developing new tactics for conducting combat operations using a 'special chemical belt'. It involves detonating tanks of hydrocyanic acid and ammonia as Russian troops advance.
👉Plans for the large-scale use of toxic substances are evidenced by Ukraine's requests for antidotes, gas masks, and other personal protective equipment.
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▪️ Despite the fact that the Organisation's activities presuppose equal rights of participants, in November 2023, for the first time since the signing of the Convention, Russia was essentially 'expelled' from the OPCW Executive Council. We were replaced by Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania, countries that have a clear anti-Russian policy and have never had chemical weapons.
☝️Thus, another international platform was formed, the activity of which is fully controlled by the US and used by them for settling political accounts with undesirable countries
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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN:
🎙 Remarks to the press by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia with regard to the attack by Ukrainian forces against Belgorod, Russia (February 19, 2024)
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: Facing massive failures in the battlefield (namely the recent loss of a strategic town of Avdeevka), the Kiev regime is trying to make up by intensifying its terrorist attacks against civilians.
During the day on February 15, they launched another massive attack on peaceful areas of Belgorod. Seven people died, including a newborn. 19 local residents, four of whom were children, were injured.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on the same day, air defense systems destroyed 14 Ukrainian Vampire Missile System shells over the territory of the Belgorod region.
❗️ This strike makes no sense from the military point of view. The military infrastructure was not located in the immediate vicinity of the shelling. Instead, rockets were launched on innocent people in a premeditated act of terror.
We call on the UN Secretariat and the agencies to condemn these heinous crimes against civilians and civilian infrastructure carried out by the Kiev regime in violation of the international humanitarian law.
Yet another terrorist attack by the Ukrainian armed forces against the city of Belgorod has once again highlighted the criminal role of the West led by the US, which continues to send the deadly weapons to the Kiev regime and thus is an accomplice in all its crimes. These weapons are used in a mass and indiscriminate killing of civilians.
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❌ Hypocrisy and cynicism of Western states become even more evident since they directly violate all the international agreements and commitments regarding the transfer of weapons and military equipment they are a party to.
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🎙 Remarks to the press by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia with regard to the attack by Ukrainian forces against Belgorod, Russia (February 19, 2024)
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: Facing massive failures in the battlefield (namely the recent loss of a strategic town of Avdeevka), the Kiev regime is trying to make up by intensifying its terrorist attacks against civilians.
During the day on February 15, they launched another massive attack on peaceful areas of Belgorod. Seven people died, including a newborn. 19 local residents, four of whom were children, were injured.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on the same day, air defense systems destroyed 14 Ukrainian Vampire Missile System shells over the territory of the Belgorod region.
❗️ This strike makes no sense from the military point of view. The military infrastructure was not located in the immediate vicinity of the shelling. Instead, rockets were launched on innocent people in a premeditated act of terror.
We call on the UN Secretariat and the agencies to condemn these heinous crimes against civilians and civilian infrastructure carried out by the Kiev regime in violation of the international humanitarian law.
Yet another terrorist attack by the Ukrainian armed forces against the city of Belgorod has once again highlighted the criminal role of the West led by the US, which continues to send the deadly weapons to the Kiev regime and thus is an accomplice in all its crimes. These weapons are used in a mass and indiscriminate killing of civilians.
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❌ Hypocrisy and cynicism of Western states become even more evident since they directly violate all the international agreements and commitments regarding the transfer of weapons and military equipment they are a party to.
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The number of those who believe that Ukraine is moving in the wrong direction has exceeded the number of those who approve of the government's policy, and by 10% at once.
👉 Recent opinion poll was published by the sociological group "Rating".
📉 46% considered the wrong direction of the country's movement in February, 36% considered it right (the rest were undecided), while in January these figures were 48% and 36% in favor of the "right direction".
👉 Recent opinion poll was published by the sociological group "Rating".
📉 46% considered the wrong direction of the country's movement in February, 36% considered it right (the rest were undecided), while in January these figures were 48% and 36% in favor of the "right direction".
Russian forces took full control of Avdeevka, Donetsk People’s Republic.
Around 1,500 Ukrainian troops had been eliminated during their retreat.
Media reports and Ukrainian military commanders painted a grim picture of the fighting in the area, saying that some Kiev’s units had been encircled and the Ukraine’s military abandoned many badly wounded soldiers.
☝️ Among those eliminated was commander of an assault detachment of the notorious volunteer Nazi ‘Azov’ brigade Kirill Ulman. Unlike other commanders, he couldn’t escape the town. According to media reports, he was destroyed on Feb 15.
Many soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and militants were captured by the Russian army in Avdeevka, Brig. Gen. of the AFU Tarnavsky admitted. Among them was a company commander in ‘Azov’ battalion. During interrogation, the 27-year-old Nazi claimed he was appointed company commander 2 weeks ago, and before that he guarded the state border in Volhynia region and did not participate in combat missions.
💬 There were 3 companies, - said the Azov militant. – One of them was withdrawn. They wanted to withdraw us, too, but then ordered to take up defence.
Another AFU officer said his company had lost half of its manpower, including Canadian mercenaries.
❗️ Denazification & demilitarization of Ukraine is under way.
Around 1,500 Ukrainian troops had been eliminated during their retreat.
Media reports and Ukrainian military commanders painted a grim picture of the fighting in the area, saying that some Kiev’s units had been encircled and the Ukraine’s military abandoned many badly wounded soldiers.
☝️ Among those eliminated was commander of an assault detachment of the notorious volunteer Nazi ‘Azov’ brigade Kirill Ulman. Unlike other commanders, he couldn’t escape the town. According to media reports, he was destroyed on Feb 15.
Many soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and militants were captured by the Russian army in Avdeevka, Brig. Gen. of the AFU Tarnavsky admitted. Among them was a company commander in ‘Azov’ battalion. During interrogation, the 27-year-old Nazi claimed he was appointed company commander 2 weeks ago, and before that he guarded the state border in Volhynia region and did not participate in combat missions.
💬 There were 3 companies, - said the Azov militant. – One of them was withdrawn. They wanted to withdraw us, too, but then ordered to take up defence.
Another AFU officer said his company had lost half of its manpower, including Canadian mercenaries.
❗️ Denazification & demilitarization of Ukraine is under way.
✍🏼 The New York Times: “One of the key events from 2023 was that Russia was able to recruit a large number of volunteers. The flip side is that this is happening right as Ukraine is facing mobilization problems.”
Russia’s soldiers are volunteers while Ukraine struggles to round up conscripts.
❓What about previous Western MSM reports claiming Russians are unmotivated and Ukrainian "fighting spirit" is at its highest?
Russia’s soldiers are volunteers while Ukraine struggles to round up conscripts.
❓What about previous Western MSM reports claiming Russians are unmotivated and Ukrainian "fighting spirit" is at its highest?
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🇷🇺 Russia's Arms Control Delegation in Vienna:
❗️ Commentary on the 10th anniversary of the Euromaidan events
💬 10 years ago, the Euromaidan with the participation of the West reached its apex.
Provocateurs trained by American and European instructors led people to protests under the slogans of a "better European" life.
After clashes in the centre of Kiev on February 18-19, 2014, former Ukrainian President Yanukovych and the opposition agreed on a "ceasefire". In parallel, the bloody events were forced by Euromaidan activists.
The office of the Prosecutor-General of Ukraine admitted that there were no Russian snipers on the Maidan.
The February 21 agreement on resolving the political crisis in Ukraine between President Yanukovych and the opposition was trampled on, and its guarantors - Germany, Poland and France - did nothing to stop the tragic development of events. 10 years later, they figure among the main sponsors of the Kiev regime.
🎞 The documentary video "History of Tragedy" reveals the essence of the events of Euromaidan.
❗️ Commentary on the 10th anniversary of the Euromaidan events
💬 10 years ago, the Euromaidan with the participation of the West reached its apex.
Provocateurs trained by American and European instructors led people to protests under the slogans of a "better European" life.
After clashes in the centre of Kiev on February 18-19, 2014, former Ukrainian President Yanukovych and the opposition agreed on a "ceasefire". In parallel, the bloody events were forced by Euromaidan activists.
The office of the Prosecutor-General of Ukraine admitted that there were no Russian snipers on the Maidan.
The February 21 agreement on resolving the political crisis in Ukraine between President Yanukovych and the opposition was trampled on, and its guarantors - Germany, Poland and France - did nothing to stop the tragic development of events. 10 years later, they figure among the main sponsors of the Kiev regime.
🎞 The documentary video "History of Tragedy" reveals the essence of the events of Euromaidan.
🎨 Today marks 148 years since the birth of Pyotr Konchalovsky, a Russian impressionist & avant-gardist painter, said to be one of the most expensive Russian artists at international auctions.
A truly prolific painter, he created over 5.000 works throughout his life.
🧑🎨 In the artist’s own works, the influence of Vincent van Gogh, Matisse and Cézanne is noticeable most of all.
In Russia 🇷🇺, Konchalovsky is referred to as “the main Cézannist” and is the only painter of that group who managed to move away from Cézanne’s influence to find his own style.
☝️ P.Konchalovsky was one of the founders of a society named “Jack of Diamonds” denying academic art and striving to unite new European tendencies and folk art. The group became forefathers of the legendary Russian avant-garde movement. World-renowned Russian artists like Natalia Goncharova, Mikhail Larionov, Vasily Kandinsky participated in the society’s activities.
#RussianPainting
A truly prolific painter, he created over 5.000 works throughout his life.
🧑🎨 In the artist’s own works, the influence of Vincent van Gogh, Matisse and Cézanne is noticeable most of all.
In Russia 🇷🇺, Konchalovsky is referred to as “the main Cézannist” and is the only painter of that group who managed to move away from Cézanne’s influence to find his own style.
☝️ P.Konchalovsky was one of the founders of a society named “Jack of Diamonds” denying academic art and striving to unite new European tendencies and folk art. The group became forefathers of the legendary Russian avant-garde movement. World-renowned Russian artists like Natalia Goncharova, Mikhail Larionov, Vasily Kandinsky participated in the society’s activities.
#RussianPainting
⚠️ In 2023, Ukrainian artillery attacks killed 51 and wounded 155 children in the nearby Russian regions, including the DPR, the LPR, Crimea, as well as the Kherson, Zaporozhye, Bryansk, Kursk, and Tula regions.
Has the West created coalitions to help these children? Was anyone promising at least some help? Did they approve any declarations denouncing crimes committed by the Kiev regime? No. Neither Ottawa, nor Washington, London, Warsaw, Berlin, Paris or any other Western capital did anything of the kind.
☝️ All the vociferous defenders of children said not a single word about the minors Kiev was killing during these years. However, they have a list of children killed in Donbass with its Alley of the Angels and other graves. But none of the Western “political tourists” visits them. Why? Because the Kiev regime is exploiting the “kid theme” developed by NATO and acted on through the International Criminal Court.
❗️In fact, however, the lives of children from Russian regions and lives of children as such, including those from Ukraine, are of no importance to them.
At the same time, they accuse Russia of refusing to cooperate and provide information. But all their accusations have no basis. Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova is daily on air with facts and figures on Russia’s work in this area.
👉 Russia is saving children without differentiating whether they are of Russian, Ukrainian, or any other ethnic descent. We rescue and treat children, help them and bring them back to their families, which has been done regularly for years.
❌ Russia does not kidnap, deport, or forcibly displace children, contrary to what is alleged by the Western media.
Children are rescued and evacuated from areas of intense fighting.
👉 Our task is to ensure minors’ safety & create conditions for them to lead normal lives. We will continue to do this despite threats & sanctions placed by the Kiev regime and the West.
#KievRegimeCrimes #SaveDonbass
Has the West created coalitions to help these children? Was anyone promising at least some help? Did they approve any declarations denouncing crimes committed by the Kiev regime? No. Neither Ottawa, nor Washington, London, Warsaw, Berlin, Paris or any other Western capital did anything of the kind.
☝️ All the vociferous defenders of children said not a single word about the minors Kiev was killing during these years. However, they have a list of children killed in Donbass with its Alley of the Angels and other graves. But none of the Western “political tourists” visits them. Why? Because the Kiev regime is exploiting the “kid theme” developed by NATO and acted on through the International Criminal Court.
❗️In fact, however, the lives of children from Russian regions and lives of children as such, including those from Ukraine, are of no importance to them.
At the same time, they accuse Russia of refusing to cooperate and provide information. But all their accusations have no basis. Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova is daily on air with facts and figures on Russia’s work in this area.
👉 Russia is saving children without differentiating whether they are of Russian, Ukrainian, or any other ethnic descent. We rescue and treat children, help them and bring them back to their families, which has been done regularly for years.
❌ Russia does not kidnap, deport, or forcibly displace children, contrary to what is alleged by the Western media.
Children are rescued and evacuated from areas of intense fighting.
👉 Our task is to ensure minors’ safety & create conditions for them to lead normal lives. We will continue to do this despite threats & sanctions placed by the Kiev regime and the West.
#KievRegimeCrimes #SaveDonbass
🎙 From the speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu (February 20, 2024):
President Putin:
💬 There's another matter that's been buzzing around lately, not directly related to our current military operations. It's the noise coming from the West, especially the United States, about planting nuclear weapons in space.
❗️Our stance is crystal clear: we have always categorically opposed this. We urge all parties to honour all nuclear weapons agreements; we have repeatedly suggested stepping up this joint work.
But lately, for some reason, the West is making a big fuss about it, getting all worked up emotionally.
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President Putin:
💬 There's another matter that's been buzzing around lately, not directly related to our current military operations. It's the noise coming from the West, especially the United States, about planting nuclear weapons in space.
❗️Our stance is crystal clear: we have always categorically opposed this. We urge all parties to honour all nuclear weapons agreements; we have repeatedly suggested stepping up this joint work.
But lately, for some reason, the West is making a big fuss about it, getting all worked up emotionally.
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Permanent Representative of Russia to UNESCO R.Alyautdinov at the press conferenсe dedicated to International Mother Language Day:
💬Russia’s advanced positions in the field of multilingualism are visible in UNESCO, within the framework of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032. Anastasia Parshakova 🇷🇺 has been elected as Chairperson of IFAP working group on multilingualism.
📍Russia contributed to the adoption of Executive Board decisions, encouraging proclamation and celebration of language days.
📍In 2023, the Russian Language Day was celebrated at the Organization’s headquarters for the first time.
📍Russia is a multinational, multilingual country in which representatives of more than 190 peoples who speak different languages live side by side within a single and integral territory. Preservation of native languages, history and culture is a key value of Russian society.
👉🏻Watch the press conference
💬Russia’s advanced positions in the field of multilingualism are visible in UNESCO, within the framework of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032. Anastasia Parshakova 🇷🇺 has been elected as Chairperson of IFAP working group on multilingualism.
📍Russia contributed to the adoption of Executive Board decisions, encouraging proclamation and celebration of language days.
📍In 2023, the Russian Language Day was celebrated at the Organization’s headquarters for the first time.
📍Russia is a multinational, multilingual country in which representatives of more than 190 peoples who speak different languages live side by side within a single and integral territory. Preservation of native languages, history and culture is a key value of Russian society.
👉🏻Watch the press conference
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#InMemoryOfDiplomats
📅 Today outstanding Russian diplomat Vitaly Churkin would have turned 72.
He devoted his life to defending our country’s interests on the global stage, navigating a storied career path from the translation department of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Over the years, he headed our country’s diplomatic missions in Chile, Belgium and Canada. He successfully conducted challenging negotiations within the Arctic Council on cooperation in the Arctic.
🎙In 1991-92, Vitaly Churkin served as Head of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. He pioneered the practice of conducting regular open briefings for foreign journalists, marking a historic milestone in Russian diplomatic communication.
As a special Presidential representative in the Balkans, Churkin made a significant contribution to the settlement of conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. Notably, he served as a mediator in negotiations that stopped the NATO airstrikes and proposed the deployment of Russian military units to Sarajevo, which later formed a UN battalion.
🇺🇳The high point of Churkin’s diplomatic career was his tenure as Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, a post he held for 11 years. Renowned for his extensive knowledge and adept humour, Churkin fostered and sustained good relations with his colleagues from other countries.
✍️ Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in his foreword to Vitaly Churkin’s memoirs, Lost in Translation: Vitaly Churkin was respected even by those foreign partners who did not always share Russia’s approaches to the key problems of our time. For example, one US Ambassador to the United Nations referred to him as “formidable as a foe, caring as a friend and fierce as a defender of Russia, the country he adored and strived to make proud.”
📅 Today outstanding Russian diplomat Vitaly Churkin would have turned 72.
He devoted his life to defending our country’s interests on the global stage, navigating a storied career path from the translation department of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Over the years, he headed our country’s diplomatic missions in Chile, Belgium and Canada. He successfully conducted challenging negotiations within the Arctic Council on cooperation in the Arctic.
🎙In 1991-92, Vitaly Churkin served as Head of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. He pioneered the practice of conducting regular open briefings for foreign journalists, marking a historic milestone in Russian diplomatic communication.
As a special Presidential representative in the Balkans, Churkin made a significant contribution to the settlement of conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. Notably, he served as a mediator in negotiations that stopped the NATO airstrikes and proposed the deployment of Russian military units to Sarajevo, which later formed a UN battalion.
🇺🇳The high point of Churkin’s diplomatic career was his tenure as Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, a post he held for 11 years. Renowned for his extensive knowledge and adept humour, Churkin fostered and sustained good relations with his colleagues from other countries.
✍️ Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in his foreword to Vitaly Churkin’s memoirs, Lost in Translation: Vitaly Churkin was respected even by those foreign partners who did not always share Russia’s approaches to the key problems of our time. For example, one US Ambassador to the United Nations referred to him as “formidable as a foe, caring as a friend and fierce as a defender of Russia, the country he adored and strived to make proud.”
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📰 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with the Brazilian newspaper O Globo (February 21, 2024)
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#G20
It became clear that relying on just one centre of economic power is not a viable approach and most recently the G20 has engaged in a dialogue to reform and to restore the functionality of global economic institutions.
The positive dynamics of this forum are largely attributable to the fact that emerging markets are acting independently and insisting on fair consideration of their interests.
☝️ It is important for the G20 countries to commit to not weaponise the economy and to not engage in unfair competition.
#BRICS
🌐 Strengthening the potential and role of BRICS in international affairs is our priority.
BRICS members represent different economic and political systems, religions, and macro-regions and are able to work together as equal partners. Its international standing is steadily growing.
#Ukraine
❗️The root causes of the Ukraine crisis need to be eliminated if we want to achieve a sustainable and fair settlement. The West must stop supplying weapons to Ukraine, and Kiev must stop hostilities.
Ukraine should reinstate its neutral, non-aligned, and non-nuclear status and ensure the rights and freedoms of its citizens. It is critical that the basis be the new territorial realities and the situation on the ground.
#RussiaUS
👉 The ruling elite of the US views Russia as an adversary and a threat regardless of its party affiliation. The former president did nothing to improve Russia-US relations during his four-year stint in the White House.
We have no illusions and do not expect the anti-Russian course of the US to change in the foreseeable future. We are prepared to work with any leader who wins the American people’s trust. What matters to us is not specific political figures, but their policies towards Russia. President Putin made that clear recently in his televised interview.
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#G20
It became clear that relying on just one centre of economic power is not a viable approach and most recently the G20 has engaged in a dialogue to reform and to restore the functionality of global economic institutions.
The positive dynamics of this forum are largely attributable to the fact that emerging markets are acting independently and insisting on fair consideration of their interests.
☝️ It is important for the G20 countries to commit to not weaponise the economy and to not engage in unfair competition.
#BRICS
🌐 Strengthening the potential and role of BRICS in international affairs is our priority.
BRICS members represent different economic and political systems, religions, and macro-regions and are able to work together as equal partners. Its international standing is steadily growing.
#Ukraine
❗️The root causes of the Ukraine crisis need to be eliminated if we want to achieve a sustainable and fair settlement. The West must stop supplying weapons to Ukraine, and Kiev must stop hostilities.
Ukraine should reinstate its neutral, non-aligned, and non-nuclear status and ensure the rights and freedoms of its citizens. It is critical that the basis be the new territorial realities and the situation on the ground.
#RussiaUS
👉 The ruling elite of the US views Russia as an adversary and a threat regardless of its party affiliation. The former president did nothing to improve Russia-US relations during his four-year stint in the White House.
We have no illusions and do not expect the anti-Russian course of the US to change in the foreseeable future. We are prepared to work with any leader who wins the American people’s trust. What matters to us is not specific political figures, but their policies towards Russia. President Putin made that clear recently in his televised interview.