On February 20, 2023, Russian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E.Marat Pavlov and His Eminence Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi paid a courtesy call on Mr. Jesus Domingo, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.
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🎙 President Vladimir Putin's congratulations on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day
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💬 Comrade officers, veterans,
Please accept my greetings on this holiday, Defender of the Fatherland Day!
This national holiday epitomises the heroic history of our Army and Navy and the unbreakable link connecting all generations of defenders of the Fatherland. It embodies our deep gratitude to the faithful sons and daughters of the Fatherland, to all those who did not spare themselves as they fought the enemy defending their native land and their people, underwent trials with honour and emerged as a victor, and who crushed foreign invasions. So it was at Lake Chudskoye and on Kulikovo Field, near Poltava and Borodino, and in the victorious May of 1945.
On this day, deep respect and the warmest words go to our dear veterans who defeated Nazism and upheld the freedom and independence of the Motherland. Your feats during the Great Patriotic War will forever remain in the historical memory of our people as a vivid example of patriotism and courage and will serve as an inexhaustible source of spiritual strength. The current generation of Russian soldiers and officers preserves and enhances the military traditions of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers.
I would like to extend my heartfelt greetings on this holiday to our military personnel, volunteers, mobilised citizens, and specialists in various professions who are participating in the special military operation. Our troops are heroically fighting the neo-Nazism that has taken root in Ukraine, protecting our people in our historical lands, and are fighting courageously and heroically.
❗️ Modern and efficient Army and Navy are a guarantee of the country's security and sovereignty, and a guarantee of its stable development and its future. That is why, as before, we will give priority attention to strengthening our defence capability.
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💬 Comrade officers, veterans,
Please accept my greetings on this holiday, Defender of the Fatherland Day!
This national holiday epitomises the heroic history of our Army and Navy and the unbreakable link connecting all generations of defenders of the Fatherland. It embodies our deep gratitude to the faithful sons and daughters of the Fatherland, to all those who did not spare themselves as they fought the enemy defending their native land and their people, underwent trials with honour and emerged as a victor, and who crushed foreign invasions. So it was at Lake Chudskoye and on Kulikovo Field, near Poltava and Borodino, and in the victorious May of 1945.
On this day, deep respect and the warmest words go to our dear veterans who defeated Nazism and upheld the freedom and independence of the Motherland. Your feats during the Great Patriotic War will forever remain in the historical memory of our people as a vivid example of patriotism and courage and will serve as an inexhaustible source of spiritual strength. The current generation of Russian soldiers and officers preserves and enhances the military traditions of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers.
I would like to extend my heartfelt greetings on this holiday to our military personnel, volunteers, mobilised citizens, and specialists in various professions who are participating in the special military operation. Our troops are heroically fighting the neo-Nazism that has taken root in Ukraine, protecting our people in our historical lands, and are fighting courageously and heroically.
❗️ Modern and efficient Army and Navy are a guarantee of the country's security and sovereignty, and a guarantee of its stable development and its future. That is why, as before, we will give priority attention to strengthening our defence capability.
🗞📰 Read the article by Russian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E.Marat Pavlov on the anniversary of the Special Military Operation in Business Mirror
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/02/27/special-military-operation-outlining-the-russian-position/
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/02/27/special-military-operation-outlining-the-russian-position/
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🎙 President Putin's answer to a media question. "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" TV programme (February 26, 2023)
💬 Vladimir Putin: They [the West] have one goal – to hollow out the former Soviet Union and its main part, the Russian Federation.
When this is achieved, perhaps, they will accept us into the so-called “family of civilised nations.”
But only separately.
Each part separately, to be able to lord over these parts and keep them under their control.
If we follow this path, I think that the fate of many peoples of Russia and, above all, of the Russian people, can change dramatically. I don't even know whether Russians will continue to exist as the ethnic group it is today. There will be some “Moskvites,” “Uralis,” or whatever.
This is what [they] have in their plans.
🔗https://smotrim.ru/video/2570568
💬 Vladimir Putin: They [the West] have one goal – to hollow out the former Soviet Union and its main part, the Russian Federation.
When this is achieved, perhaps, they will accept us into the so-called “family of civilised nations.”
But only separately.
Each part separately, to be able to lord over these parts and keep them under their control.
If we follow this path, I think that the fate of many peoples of Russia and, above all, of the Russian people, can change dramatically. I don't even know whether Russians will continue to exist as the ethnic group it is today. There will be some “Moskvites,” “Uralis,” or whatever.
This is what [they] have in their plans.
🔗https://smotrim.ru/video/2570568
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#Opinion
#RT: Elon Musk Dubs 2014 #Ukraine Regime Change A ‘Coup’
Twitter CEO Elon #Musk polarized his followers with a tweet declaring there was “no question” that the 2014 change of government in Ukraine was a “coup.” On Saturday, the billionaire tweeted that while “the election” – presumably referring to the 2010 vote that elected Viktor Yanukovich president – was “arguably dodgy,” what followed “was indeed a coup.”
The tweet responded to a post from user @KanekoaTheGreat that featured the front page of an article by the University of Chicago Professor John Mearsheimer titled “Why the Ukraine Crisis Is The West’s Fault.” Dating from 2014, the piece – subtitled “The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin” – argues that “NATO enlargement” and Western meddling in Ukrainian politics, and not “Russian aggression,” are to blame for Crimea’s accession to Russia.
🔗https://yangx.top/rtnews/37519
#RT: Elon Musk Dubs 2014 #Ukraine Regime Change A ‘Coup’
Twitter CEO Elon #Musk polarized his followers with a tweet declaring there was “no question” that the 2014 change of government in Ukraine was a “coup.” On Saturday, the billionaire tweeted that while “the election” – presumably referring to the 2010 vote that elected Viktor Yanukovich president – was “arguably dodgy,” what followed “was indeed a coup.”
The tweet responded to a post from user @KanekoaTheGreat that featured the front page of an article by the University of Chicago Professor John Mearsheimer titled “Why the Ukraine Crisis Is The West’s Fault.” Dating from 2014, the piece – subtitled “The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin” – argues that “NATO enlargement” and Western meddling in Ukrainian politics, and not “Russian aggression,” are to blame for Crimea’s accession to Russia.
🔗https://yangx.top/rtnews/37519
On February 28, 2023, a reception was held at the Russian Embassy in the Philippines on the occasion of the Defender of the Fatherland Day.
The event was attended by ASEAN and BRICS Ambassadors and Military Attaches of friendly countries.
The guests were welcomed with speech by Russian Ambassador Marat Pavlov.
The event was attended by ASEAN and BRICS Ambassadors and Military Attaches of friendly countries.
The guests were welcomed with speech by Russian Ambassador Marat Pavlov.
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🏆Kazan hosts the First Games of Future in 2024
In February-March 2024, Kazan (Russia) is hosting the first international tournament of a new format - Games of the Future. Competitions will be held within the framework of innovative disciplines that combine classical sports, e-sports, as well as virtual and augmented reality (MR) technologies. An extensive program of additional events will be prepared for spectators and athletes.
Spectacular international multi-sport competitions will last nine days. They will be attended by two thousand athletes in more than 200 teams from around the world. The program includes 16 technological disciplines, which are divided into five categories: sports, tactical, combat, technical and speed games. Participants will compete in virtual disciplines, and then on real sports grounds.
During 2023, test competitions will be held in the “phygital” format in new sports disciplines that combine classic and digital sports: for example, players first compete in e-football and then participate in a real football match. Other combined disciplines include basketball, hockey and martial arts. In addition, there will be drone races and Beat Saber, a virtual reality competition.
In preparation for the Games of the Future, Kazan hosted the third Phygital Games on 3-12 February. The competition program included five disciplines. The participants were 132 athletes from ten countries: Russia, Belarus, Argentina, Brazil, Philippines, Cambodia, Peru, Vietnam, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. The total prize fund of the tournament exceeded eight million rubles.
On March 9-10 Kazan is hosting the fourth Phygital Games in racing disciplines. In the digital part, athletes will compete in the ability to drive a virtual car in a simulator, and in the physical stage, winter kart racing awaits them on a specially prepared ice-covered track. Eight teams will take part in the race, each of which consists of two pilots.
More information about the Games of the Future is available at the official website: https://en.gamesofuture.com
In February-March 2024, Kazan (Russia) is hosting the first international tournament of a new format - Games of the Future. Competitions will be held within the framework of innovative disciplines that combine classical sports, e-sports, as well as virtual and augmented reality (MR) technologies. An extensive program of additional events will be prepared for spectators and athletes.
Spectacular international multi-sport competitions will last nine days. They will be attended by two thousand athletes in more than 200 teams from around the world. The program includes 16 technological disciplines, which are divided into five categories: sports, tactical, combat, technical and speed games. Participants will compete in virtual disciplines, and then on real sports grounds.
During 2023, test competitions will be held in the “phygital” format in new sports disciplines that combine classic and digital sports: for example, players first compete in e-football and then participate in a real football match. Other combined disciplines include basketball, hockey and martial arts. In addition, there will be drone races and Beat Saber, a virtual reality competition.
In preparation for the Games of the Future, Kazan hosted the third Phygital Games on 3-12 February. The competition program included five disciplines. The participants were 132 athletes from ten countries: Russia, Belarus, Argentina, Brazil, Philippines, Cambodia, Peru, Vietnam, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. The total prize fund of the tournament exceeded eight million rubles.
On March 9-10 Kazan is hosting the fourth Phygital Games in racing disciplines. In the digital part, athletes will compete in the ability to drive a virtual car in a simulator, and in the physical stage, winter kart racing awaits them on a specially prepared ice-covered track. Eight teams will take part in the race, each of which consists of two pilots.
More information about the Games of the Future is available at the official website: https://en.gamesofuture.com
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry statement in connection with the Russian Federation suspending the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (#NewSTART)
❗️ The Russian Federation found itself in a radically new security environment resulting from Washington’s extreme hostility and efforts to stir up confrontation, as well as its overt commitment to promoting a malicious escalation of the conflict in and around Ukraine.
The United States is now openly seeking to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia, while tensions encouraged by Washington go far beyond the Ukraine crisis with the United States and the US-led West trying to harm our country at every possible level, in every sphere and region of the world.
There is every reason to argue that the United States policy aims to undermine Russia’s national security, which directly contradicts the fundamental principles and understandings set forth in the New START’s preamble and forming its foundation. It would not have been signed without stating these principles.
This de facto amounts to a fundamental change of circumstances compared to those prevailing at the time of signing the New START Treaty.
In this situation, it is no longer possible to maintain business as usual with the United States and the West in general, both as a matter of principle and regarding arms control, which is inseparable from the geopolitical, military and strategic reality.
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⚠️ The fact that Western countries coalesced around the anti-Russia agenda increasingly impacts their nuclear policy, which constitutes a serious shift in the security landscape. In particular, NATO members have been carrying out the so-called Joint Nuclear Operations for decades, and designated the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as a “nuclear alliance” at a certain point, while also placing a bigger emphasis on nuclear weapons in NATO’s conceptual documents and stating their commitment to further strengthening and improving the combat readiness of the relevant capabilities that are under NATO control.
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Taking all these circumstances into account, Russia has come to the conclusion that the United States has seriously violated the New START Treaty and that this violation is of fundamental importance for the realisation of the treaty’s objective and goals.
The decision to suspend the New START Treaty can be reversed if Washington demonstrates the political will and takes honest efforts towards general de-escalation and the creation of conditions for resuming the comprehensive operation of the treaty and, consequently, its survival. This is exactly what we urge the American party to do.
☝️ Until then, any steps to accommodate Washington with regard to New START are absolutely out of the question.
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❗️ The Russian Federation found itself in a radically new security environment resulting from Washington’s extreme hostility and efforts to stir up confrontation, as well as its overt commitment to promoting a malicious escalation of the conflict in and around Ukraine.
The United States is now openly seeking to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia, while tensions encouraged by Washington go far beyond the Ukraine crisis with the United States and the US-led West trying to harm our country at every possible level, in every sphere and region of the world.
There is every reason to argue that the United States policy aims to undermine Russia’s national security, which directly contradicts the fundamental principles and understandings set forth in the New START’s preamble and forming its foundation. It would not have been signed without stating these principles.
This de facto amounts to a fundamental change of circumstances compared to those prevailing at the time of signing the New START Treaty.
In this situation, it is no longer possible to maintain business as usual with the United States and the West in general, both as a matter of principle and regarding arms control, which is inseparable from the geopolitical, military and strategic reality.
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⚠️ The fact that Western countries coalesced around the anti-Russia agenda increasingly impacts their nuclear policy, which constitutes a serious shift in the security landscape. In particular, NATO members have been carrying out the so-called Joint Nuclear Operations for decades, and designated the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as a “nuclear alliance” at a certain point, while also placing a bigger emphasis on nuclear weapons in NATO’s conceptual documents and stating their commitment to further strengthening and improving the combat readiness of the relevant capabilities that are under NATO control.
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Taking all these circumstances into account, Russia has come to the conclusion that the United States has seriously violated the New START Treaty and that this violation is of fundamental importance for the realisation of the treaty’s objective and goals.
The decision to suspend the New START Treaty can be reversed if Washington demonstrates the political will and takes honest efforts towards general de-escalation and the creation of conditions for resuming the comprehensive operation of the treaty and, consequently, its survival. This is exactly what we urge the American party to do.
☝️ Until then, any steps to accommodate Washington with regard to New START are absolutely out of the question.
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Telegraph
Foreign Ministry statement in connection with the Russian Federation suspending the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction…
By releasing a statement regarding the New START Treaty on February 8, 2023, as well as in the comments by the Foreign Ministry’s senior officials on this topic, the Foreign Ministry provided a detailed assessment of the deplorable state of affairs regarding…
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☣️ Briefing by the Chief of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops of Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on the West preparations for large-scale provocations involving toxic chemicals in Ukraine
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• On 22 February, an influential U.S. non-governmental organisation held a conference on the events in Ukraine. Within the event, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan made the statement, ‘...Russian troops plan to use chemical weapons in the special military operation area...’.
☝️ Russia regards this information as the intention of the United States itself and its accomplices to carry out a provocation in Ukraine using toxic chemicals.
• They expect that amid hostilities, the international community will be unable to organise an effective investigation, with the result that the real organisers and executors may escape accountability and the blame is going to be placed on Russia.
• In our opinion, the preparations are in full swing. In early 2023, the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre planned a large shipment of individual protection means to Ukraine.
• In addition, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation received information that on 10 February 2023, a rail transport arrived in Ukraine (Kramatorsk) with a cargo of chemicals in one of its cars, accompanied by a group of foreign nationals.
• The facts of the simultaneous delivery of toxic chemicals and protection means indicate an attempted large-scale provocation using the BZ psychotropic warfare agent during the conflict.
❗️ Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, BZ agent is a controlled chemical and its use is prohibited under Article 1 of the CWC.
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• On 22 February, an influential U.S. non-governmental organisation held a conference on the events in Ukraine. Within the event, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan made the statement, ‘...Russian troops plan to use chemical weapons in the special military operation area...’.
☝️ Russia regards this information as the intention of the United States itself and its accomplices to carry out a provocation in Ukraine using toxic chemicals.
• They expect that amid hostilities, the international community will be unable to organise an effective investigation, with the result that the real organisers and executors may escape accountability and the blame is going to be placed on Russia.
• In our opinion, the preparations are in full swing. In early 2023, the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre planned a large shipment of individual protection means to Ukraine.
• In addition, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation received information that on 10 February 2023, a rail transport arrived in Ukraine (Kramatorsk) with a cargo of chemicals in one of its cars, accompanied by a group of foreign nationals.
• The facts of the simultaneous delivery of toxic chemicals and protection means indicate an attempted large-scale provocation using the BZ psychotropic warfare agent during the conflict.
❗️ Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, BZ agent is a controlled chemical and its use is prohibited under Article 1 of the CWC.
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☢️ #OTD in 1954, the US tested its largest nuclear weapon, a 15 megatonne bomb codenamed Castle Bravo, at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
☝️ Dozens of Micronesians were exposed to high levels of radiation. To this day, many of the islands there remain uninhabitable.
#NeverForget #US #NuclearTest #Pacific
☝️ Dozens of Micronesians were exposed to high levels of radiation. To this day, many of the islands there remain uninhabitable.
#NeverForget #US #NuclearTest #Pacific
🇷🇺 Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines H.E. Mr Marat Pavlov gave an interview to Ms Sass Rogando Sassot, Statecraft host from SMNI on the occasion of the year since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine.
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