«Хочу особо отметить, что российские и турецкие специалисты-атомщики, инженеры, рабочие трудятся очень слаженно и дружно, благодаря чему сооружение АЭС идёт в полном соответствии с утверждённым графиком. Причём возводятся сразу все четыре энергоблока на реакторах поколения «три плюс» общей мощностью 4800 мегаватт. Хочу подчеркнуть: сейчас это крупнейшая атомная стройка в мире!» – отметил глава Российского государства в ходе церемонии завоза российского ядерного топлива на энергоблок № 1 турецкой АЭС «Аккую».

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✍️ Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah published an op-ed by Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Aleksei Erkhov in response to the op-ed by Mr. Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

🔹It is not Russia that is discrediting itself as a “mediator between the East and the West” simply because Russia has never pretended to play such a role. But indeed, there were large hopes after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War that it would be up to Ukraine to serve as a bridge between Russia and the West – for their mutual benefit and mutual interest. Chances seemed very real as Ukraine was best placed for that speaking both languages and capable of helping the sides better understand each other. Unfortunately, such hopes were doomed to fail largely due to Kiev’s evident stake in oppressing the rights of the Russian-speaking population, including the Orthodox believers, forbidding Russian books, Russian films and songs, and, in general, Russian culture. Examples are there: They are numerous and they are impressive.

🔹Just imagine for a moment that in a state pretending to be democratic and “civilized,” authorities start limiting the use of a language and culture of, let’s say, a Turkic minority. I think that the reaction would be appropriate.

🔹The multilateral formats cited in the article were not aimed at preserving someone’s exclusivity. On the contrary – they were created to either preserve what could be saved from the common positive heritage of the USSR, like the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), or to protect the security of the post-Soviet states from the trials and tribulations of our more than turbulent times, or to promote a new-type and large-scale regional cooperation on the vast space of the Eurasian mega-continent (and the popularity of such a concept is fastly growing, without anyone’s exclusive influence or dictate).

🔹“Imperial practice of drawing borders without taking ethnic maps into account,” of course, is a practice of British and French colonialists in Africa and Asia that is meant here.

🔹Regarding political realism, it is not “greatness” that Russia is obsessed with, but “security.” Too often, my country (which some time ago used to be Mr. Yermak’s, too) became a victim of disastrous aggression coming, in most cases, from the West. This is why we find it impossible to consent to a military alliance, initially conceived against my country and preserving its hostility toward it, steadily approaching our frontiers. Nothing personal, just security.

🕯 May 2 marks nine years since the tragic events in Odessa, which culminated in the bone-chilling massacre in the House of Trade Unions.

On that day, Ukrainian radical nationalists intentionally set fire to the building where an opposition group against the new authorities had taken refuge. As a result, 48 people were burned alive, poisoned by carbon monoxide or died after falling from the windows of the upper floors.

The world watched the developments practically in real time, with the terrible footage of charred corpses circulating online.

⚠️ In fact, the Kiev regime repeated what Bandera’s death squads did to Khatyn in Belarus 80 years ago.

It is outrageous that the incident was never fully investigated. For appearance sake, the Kiev authorities found a scapegoat – former public security police chief Dmitry Fuchedzhi. No other perpetrators of the crime have been punished.

💬 Maria Zakharova (briefing of April 27, 2023): “Many of those who were caught on camera and could be identified as taking part in killing people not only remained free, but went on to become public figures in Ukraine, where the state positions itself as a “flagship of democracy” in the region. Only people of that kind could climb up the social ladder in this atmosphere of lawlessness, police brutality, authoritarianism and gross human rights violations.”

❗️ We will never forget the tragedy in Odessa. We will insist that everyone involved in this brutal crime be identified and held responsible.

#NoStatuteOfLimitations

#ОкнаПобеды

В преддверии Дня Победы Русский дом в Анкаре предлагает принять участие в международной акции «Окна Победы»! 💥

Для этого необходимо украсить окна своего дома, квартиры праздничными поздравлениями и тематическими трафаретами, посвященными победе советского народа над фашизмом. Можно также разместить портрет члена семьи, участвовавшего в Великой Отечественной войне, на стекле, написав даты сражений, в которых он принимал участие, краткую информацию его жизни.

Готовые трафареты можно найти по ссылке: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/4s3DgYD1_oUv0w

Сфотографируйте свои окна и разметите их в социальных сетях с хештегами: #РДДМ #ДвижениеПервых #ОкнаПобеды #9Мая #ОкнаПобедыТурция

Сохраним память Героев Великой Отечественной войны! 🕊

#РусскийДомвАнкаре #RusEviAnkara #мыпомним #мыгордимся #великаяотечественнаявойна #памятьгероев

💬 Пресс-секретарь президента России Дмитрий Песков: "Условия зерновой сделки в части российского агросектора не выполнены, время сжимается, как шагреневая кожа, диалог будет продолжаться."
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💬 Kremlin Sözcüsü Dmitriy Peskov: Tahıl anlaşmasındaki Rus tahıl ürünleri ve gübresinin ihracatıyla ilgili bölümü uygulanmadı. Anlaşmanın uzatılması için zaman daralıyor. Diyalog devam edecek.

📄 Excerpts from the Report of the Russian Foreign Ministry "Human rights situation in Ukraine" (2023):

Perpetuating the memory of the Nazis at the legislative level

⚠️ Including decisions on celebrating memorable dates and anniversaries of Ukrainian Nazi collaborators in the resolutions that are adopted annually by the Verkhovnaya Rada of Ukraine is among notable manifestations of Kiev’s state policy to “preserve national memory”.

❗️ In addition, in 2018, the Verkhovnaya Rada approved the slogan of the OUN nationalists “Glory to Ukraine! Glory to heroes!” which is a copy of the infamous Nazi salute, for use as a salute in the army and law enforcement agencies.

The anniversaries of the following Nazi collaborators were put on the calendar of memorable dates and anniversaries:

- Vladimir Kubiyovich – initiator of the SS Galicia Division;
- Ivan Poltavets-Ostryanitsa - participant of massacres of Jews;
- Vasiliy Levkovich - commander of the Bug Military District as part of the UPA;
- Ulas Samchuk - published anti-Semitic articles calling for killing Jews;
- Vasiliy Sidor - participant of punitive operations;
- Andrey Melnik - organiser of mass killings of Jews;
- Alexander Vyshnivskiy - organiser of the SS Galicia Division;
- Yaroslav Starukh - organiser of Jewish pogroms;
- Vasiliy Galas - one of OUN leaders, organiser of Jewish pogroms.

The Ministry of Education and Science has been instructed to conduct lessons and awareness raising events. Commemorative coins and postage stamps in honour of these individuals will be issued.

👎 The Verkhovnaya Rada adopted a resolution on celebrating memorable dates and anniversaries, included the 80th anniversary of the creation of the UPA and the 110th anniversary of Stepan Bandera’s ally Yaroslav Stetsko, 130th anniversary of SS Galicia Division member Porfiriy Silenko-Kravets and 130th anniversary of Yury Polyanskiy, who was the burgomaster of Lvov under the Nazis and was directly involved in the killings of Jews and Poles.

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Message by the Presidential Press Service on a drone strike against the residence of the President of the Russian Federation at the Kremlin:

Two unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the Kremlin. Timely action by the military and special services involving radar systems enabled them to disable the devices. They crashed in the Kremlin grounds, scattering fragments without causing any casualties or damage.

We view these actions as a planned terrorist attack and an assassination attempt targeting the President, carried out ahead of Victory Day and the May 9 Parade, where foreign guests are expected to be present, among others.

The President has not suffered in this terrorist attack. His working schedule remains unchanged and follows its ordinary course.

Russia reserves the right to take countermeasures wherever and whenever it deems appropriate.

⚡️ Из брифинга официального представителя МИД России М.В.Захаровой от 3 мая 2023 года.

Краткие тезисы:

• 1 мая спецрейсами ВКС России осуществлён вывоз из Судана более 200 человек – наших соотечественников, а также граждан других государств. Хотели бы подчеркнуть деполитизированный характер операции на контрасте с дискриминационными подходами ряда других стран.

• В рамках политики декоммунизации Первомай на Украине упразднили как «рудимент советской эпохи». Киевскому режиму, очевидно, невдомёк, что этот праздник возник задолго до образования Советского Союза.

• Советник главы офиса президента Украины М.Подоляк пригрозил своим соотечественникам расправой за добровольное получение гражданства России. Видимо, он так и не сумел понять, почему жители бывших территорий Украины отказались находиться в её составе.

• «Опыт» нацистской Германии в деле борьбы с «неугодной» литературой перенимают неонацисты на Украине. В Киеве гордо заявляют об уничтожении десятков миллионов томов, преимущественно на русском языке.

• Ответ на вопрос о виновниках случившегося на «Северных потоках» до сих пор не дан, в т.ч. из-за отсутствия у ведущих национальные расследования Германии, Дании и Швеции политической воли обеспечить их транспарентность.

• Сам факт появления в западных СМИ новой «версии» о якобы «причастности России» к подрыву газопровода «Северный поток – 2» – продолжение дезинформационной кампании Запада для исключения установления истинных заказчиков.

• Во Франции традиционная первомайская демонстрация вылилась в беспорядки. Задаёмся вопросом: насколько оправданы в этих условиях регулярные нравоучения Парижа в адрес других государств?

• В преддверии 78-ой годовщины Великой Победы российские загранучреждения и территориальные органы Министерства принимают участие в различных акциях и торжественных мероприятиях. Следите за нашими аккаунтами в соцсетях.