🇷🇺 Address by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the start of Russia's BRICS Chairmanship

On January 1, 🇷🇺Russia was passed the baton of the BRICS chairmanship, an association which, according to the decision adopted by the 15th 🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦🇪🇬🇪🇹🇮🇷🇸🇦🇦🇪BRICS Summit in August 2022, now includes 10 countries. 🇪🇬Egypt, 🇪🇹Ethiopia, 🇮🇷Iran, 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia and the 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates joined BRICS as new full members which is a strong indication of the growing authority of the association and its role in international affairs.


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☦️ Heartfelt congratulations to all Christians, in Russia and abroad, who celebrate Orthodox Christmas on January 7.

🙏 Love, well-being and best wishes!

#Christmas2023 #OrthodoxChristmas

#Opinion by Maria Zakharova

💬 On the evening of January 7, at Via Acca Larentia in Rome, the former headquarters of the Italian Social Movement (MSI), a neo-fascist party dissolved in 1995, an annual rally was held by people adhering to its ideology. Though officially this party has not existed for almost 30 years, its activities and followers to some extent laid the foundations of the neo-fascist trends in present-day Italian society.

One can recall that MSI was founded in 1946 by former members of Benito Mussolini’s fascist party and the ideologues of the Italian Social Republic, who remained loyal to the ideology of fascism and could not accept the defeat of fascism in World War II. Their dream was to revive the principles of nationalism. The MSI party was perfectly legal in Italy for years and even had representatives in parliament. The annual rally in Rome marked the anniversary of the assassination of three MSI members, who were killed on January 7, 1978 by far-left militants in an armed attack on the MSI headquarters.

In a video that spread around the world, brown-shirted participants in the January 7, 2024 rally are seen raising their hands in the so-called Roman salute. Surely this was no accident at an event as thoroughly planned and organised as this one.

But what was the official reaction?

At first, everyone just kept quiet. Then, instead of coming out with an official and public denunciation, they invented their latest tale of “Russian hackers”, with the con artists at la Repubblica claiming to have identified three Russians in the crowd.

The official silence was broken by President of the Senate of the Republic Ignazio La Russa, but the effect was unnerving. He said that Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation should explain when this “salute” qualifies a political gesture expressive of an ideological commitment, versus when it’s just a “private” one. He seems to be hinting that the “Roman salute” (the fascist raising of the right hand) may be interpreted as a gesture of remembrance for the fallen, which simultaneously honours their ideology, in which case “it’s different” and therefore permissible.

The world majority must know that the West supports the Kiev regime because, among other things, neo-Nazis came to power in Ukraine, whom NATO countries are so fond of.

This is why keeps mum, when, for example, Waffen-SS veterans march in the Baltic states' capitals together with descendants and admirers of local collaborators who killed civilians during World War II. This is why keeps mum when politicians and demonstrators shout the Nazi slogan “Glory to Ukraine,” or unashamedly give fascist salutes like on January 7 in Rome.

It is for this reason that the overwhelming majority of EU and NATO countries vote against the UN General Assembly resolution against the glorification of Nazism.

The West hates Russia for its principled stand against any manifestations of neo-Nazism or attempts to rewrite history. Russia is committed to preserving true historical memory, and for this they are using the Kiev regime as a proxy to wage a hybrid war and take revenge on our country.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳📞 On January 10, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke over the phone with Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi.

🤝 The Ministers summed up and spoke positively of the key outcomes of cooperation in 2023, expressing satisfaction with the high tempo of the political dialogue and practical cooperation, which are marked by stability and positive dynamics amid the global geopolitical instability.

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Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:

❗️ The US air strikes in #Yemen are the latest example of the Anglo-Saxons’ distortion of UN Security Council resolutions and total disregard for international law, aimed at escalating the situation in the region to achieve their destructive objectives.

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🗓 13 января в России отмечается #ДеньРоссийскойПечати

В этот день в 1703 году свет увидел первый номер учреждённой Петром I всенародной газеты «Ведомости о военных и иных делах, достойных знания и памяти, случившихся в Московском Государстве и во иных окрестных странах».

В газете публиковались материалы о проводимых в стране реформах, успехах русской армии, расширении торговли и внешней политике России. Нашли отражение сведения о строительстве новых заводов и мануфактур, каналов и кораблей, событиях европейской жизни и успехах просвещения.

☝️Примечательно, что несмотря на занятость и число прочих государственных дел Петр I лично отбирал материалы для газеты, помечал карандашом места для перевода из статей иностранных газет и, как видно из сохранившихся рукописных оригиналов, нередко собственноручно правил текст. Государь был не только главным редактором, но и одним из наиболее деятельных сотрудников газеты.

☕️ Тираж первого выпуска составил 1 тысячу экземпляров. Поначалу газета стоила полкопейки, что соответствовало цене за буханку хлеба. Желая приобщить простой люд к чтению газеты, Петр I распорядился передавать в трактиры номера бесплатно, а в порядке поощрения первых читателей ещё и угощали там чаем.

Во многом прототипом «Ведомостей» были куранты (именно так Петр I часто называл своё детище). Они готовились Посольским приказом и представляли из себя регулярно зачитываемые монарху и его приближенным переводы иностранных статей и сведения от информаторов из заграницы. По сути куранты были дипломатическими конфиденциальными документами, в отличие от «Ведомостей», предназначенными для узкого круга лиц.

📰 Из первого выпуска «Ведомостей» от 13 января 1703 года:

«Повелением его величества московские школы умножаются, и 45 человек слушают философию и уже диалектику окончили. В математической штюрманской школе больше 300 человек учатся и добре науку приемлют.

Из Персиды пишут. Индейский царь послал в дарах велико­му государю нашему слона и иных вещей не мало.»

#RussiaHelps 🤝 #RussiaAfrica

The free Russian grain has arrived in Beira Mozambique, destined to Zimbabwe as part of the massive humanitarian assistance effort rendered by Russia to the African nations.

🌾 50'000 tonnes of grain is now residing at the port adjacent silos, waiting for for its final leg journey to Zimbabwe.

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🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing with regard to strikes by US-led "international coalition" against the territory of Yemen (January 12, 2024)

💬 On January 11, the so-called "international coalition" led by the United States and Great Britain, which included Australia, Canada, Bahrain and the Netherlands, who calls itself the capital of world justice, launched massive strikes on the territory of Yemen.

This was not an attack against a group in this country, but against the people of Yemen as a whole. They hit the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, the cities of Sanaa, Saada, Zabid, Taiz and Damar. The US and satellites bombed airports and other infrastructure. Fires are burning in shell craters.

Unfortunately, what we are witnessing in Yemen looks painfully familiar. We have seen the exact same pattern of destruction in Gaza for the past three months. Now, long-suffering Yemen has once again become a hotbed of hostilities in the region.

Clearly, Washington is not going to stop there. The White House said it "reserves the right" to resume military action if there be more "threats". It does not take an expert to see that the United States will determine these "threats" and response measures at own discretion, without slightest regard for international law.

☝️ Massive strikes of the US and the UK against the territory of Yemen have nothing to do with the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter. <...>

The US and its allies have a long record of gross violations and misinterpretations of international law. <...> Apparently, when it comes to Washington's hegemonic aspirations, neither international law nor the ICJ carry any weight for Americans and their allies. This is what the US-promoted "rules-based world order" is about. <...>

❗️ We call on the international community to resolutely condemn the attack on Yemen by a group of countries under the lead of the US and UK that was done without a UN mandate.

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Here is a recap on 🇷🇺Russia's firm, well-known and consistent position on Taiwan:

👉 There is only one 🇨🇳China.

👉 The 🇨🇳PRC is the sole legal government representing the whole of 🇨🇳China.

👉 Taiwan is an inalienable part of 🇨🇳China.

👉 The 🇷🇺Russian side opposes any form of Taiwan's independence.

👉 🇷🇺Russian Side firmly supports actions by the 🇨🇳Chinese side to defend its state sovereignty and territorial integrity.

📢On March 1-7, 2024 Sochi (🇷🇺Russia) is going to host #WorldYouthFestival.

The event will unite participants from all around the globe, with over than 20.000 people from 180 countries expected to join it.

Journalists and blogger, who wish to take part in the Festival’s coverage, are invited to apply for accreditation via the official website.

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🗓️ On February 21 - March 3, 2024, the first ever Games of Future will be held in Kazan, 🇷🇺Russia.

🕹️ The international multi-sport tournament in the phygital format will combine competitions in the physical and digital dimensions.

💻 More than 260 teams, more than 2000 athletes from different countries will take part in 21 innovative сlusters, called "challenges", in such areas as sports, tactics, battle, speedrun, technology.

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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with 🇮🇳Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi

🔸The discussion focused on current issues of developing 🇷🇺Russian-🇮🇳Indian relations of specially privileged strategic partnership. Both sides expressed satisfaction with various successes in practical interaction in such areas as cooperation in trade and the economy, science and technology, energy, transport and logistics, as well as cooperation in 🇷🇺Russia’s Far East.

🔸Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi expressed interest in further stepping up mutually beneficial bilateral ties and wished each other every success at the upcoming elections – presidential election in 🇷🇺Russia and the general election in 🇮🇳India.

🔸On January 1, the 🇷🇺Russian Federation assumed chairmanship of BRICS. In this context, both leaders emphasised their readiness to closely coordinate their approaches to the BRICS agenda.

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