Embassy comment on the UK Foreign Secretary’s unacceptable remarks at the UN Security Council meeting

❌ Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on 24 September, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy once again resorted to completely unacceptable insults against Russia’s leadership.

His statements reflect, firstly, a lack of familiarity with norms of conduct among states and appropriate manners, and, secondly, a poor grasp of the subject under discussion at the UN Security Council.

Regrettably, it is no longer surprising to witness the UK top diplomat’s amateurish approach to global historical processes.

🤦 David Lammy’s brazen attempts to accuse Russia of “imperialism” appear patently absurd, giving the impression that he does not fully comprehend on whose behalf he speaks – whether it is the UK, with its dark legacy of brutal colonial exploitation of numerous countries, or the descendants of those who suffered under Britain’s own slave trade. This is a matter Mr Lammy should perhaps clarify for himself.

Speaking of anti-imperialist traditions, it should be noted that the Soviet Union, of which the Russian Federation is the successor state, played a pivotal role in the decolonisation process of the 20th century, providing immense support to liberation movements across many parts of the world.

Even today, Russia is not merely paying lip service to the issue, as David Lammy does; it is consistently and resolutely opposing the manifestations of neocolonialism in practice.

☝️ If the UK Foreign Secretary is indeed as committed to fighting the legacy of “imperialism” as he claims, it would be advisable that he uses his time in office to reassess London’s foreign policy, currently based on the aggressive imposition of unilateral Western perspectives and false "values" around the globe under the guise of establishing a “rules-based international order.”

He should pay special attention to Ukraine, which Britain and its American allies have turned into a vassal state, where human rights of the Russian-speaking population are violated, and decision-making is subordinated to the whims and donations of Western patrons.

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🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (September 20, 2024)

🔹 79th UN General Assembly
🔹 Situation in Lebanon
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Report on Atrocities by the Kiev Neo-Nazi Regime in the Kursk Region
🔹 Genocide of children in the Nazi-occupied territory of the USSR
🔹 IV Eurasian Women’s Forum
🔹 Situation in Moldova
🔹 Progress of German investigation into the terrorist attacks on Nord Stream
🔹 Provocative military activities by the US and the Republic of Korea on the Korean Peninsula
🔹 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria

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#Lebanon

We are deeply concerned about the dangerous developments in the Republic of Lebanon. On September 19, the Israeli Air Force conducted a number of mass strikes in some districts in the south of Lebanon.

We express our solidarity with Lebanon and strongly condemn the terrorist acts of armed aggression committed against that country and its citizens, which have resulted in the deaths of civilians and the destruction of social infrastructure.

We have noted the Israeli statements about “a new phase in the military campaign with a refocusing on the northern area.” We believe that the beginning of a large-scale military operation in Lebanon would have devastating effects on security throughout the entire Middle East. Such a catastrophic scenario must be avoided.

#Ukraine #KievRegimeCrimes

We have noted recent reports by the Turkish and Syrian newspapers Aydinlik Gazetesi and Al-Watan on holding talks by Ukrainian emissaries with the terrorist organisation Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham regarding the recruitment of fighters in the Syrian province of Idlib for joint preparations for attacks on Russia.

According to reports received by the media from Syrian sources, 250 instructors from the Ukrainian Armed Forces have recently arrived in Idlib to train terrorists from the above organisation.

The Kiev regime has long been betting on terrorism, threatening the entire world with unpredictable and extremely dangerous consequences.

#Moldova

The pro-Western leadership of Moldova continues to instil aggressive Russophobia in the republic, persistently but unsuccessfully trying to convince ordinary Moldovans that our country is the source of all troubles and misfortunes.

We see that the residents of Moldova are sick and tired of the European integration experiments the current authorities have conducted on them. They are consolidating to oppose the interests and values that they are being forced to accept.

#KoreanPeninsula

The United States and the Republic of Korea have been increasingly active militarily on the Korean Peninsula.

Washington, Seoul and Tokyo are creating a trilateral military cooperation system, hatching plans for regular trilateral inter-service drills. The defence ministers of the three countries hold meetings to prepare the ground for the “coalition’s” possible mobilisation and assignment of roles in a hypothetical conflict with the DPRK.

To justify their aggressive intentions, the West has invented “threats” allegedly posed by Russia and the DPRK.

Implementing the revanchist plans to change the status quo on the peninsula is provoking an uncontrolled escalation of military tensions. We hope that the United States and South Korea understand the risks involved in their continued attempts to foment military hysteria and settle the scores with the DPRK.

#RussiaIndia

🇷🇺🇮🇳 On September 25, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, held a meeting on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The two Ministers discussed key matters on the bilateral cooperation agenda, as well as urgent international issues, including preparations for the upcoming #BRICS Summit in Kazan, the Ukraine settlement, as well as the situation in the Asia-Pacific Region in connection with the Western attempts to bring NATO elements into this region.

They agreed to continue coordinating interactions between Russia and India within the key multilateral formats.

#DruzhbaDosti #UNGA79

Встреча глав МИД ОДКБ «на полях» ГА ООН в Нью-Йорке

Off we go! 🇺🇳

#Day1 📹 #UNGA79

🇷🇺🇺🇳 On September 25, the Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York to participate in the High-Level week of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, meetings and multilateral consultations.

🤝 Day 1 was a success, busy and fruitful. In total Russia’s Foreign Minister took part in 13 events including 12 bilaterals:

🎙 Remarks at G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting

• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi.
• Meeting with Minister of External Affairs of India, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
• Meeting with Foreign Minister of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parilla
• Meeting with Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke
• Meeting with Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó
• Meeting with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Juraj Blanar
• Meeting with Secretary of State of Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin
• Meeting with Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit
• Meeting with Commissioner-General of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Philippe Lazzarini
• Meeting with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta, Ian Borg

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in an informal #CSTO Foreign Ministers meeting on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly

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​🇷🇺💬Déclarations du Président russe Vladimir Poutine lors d'une réunion du Conseil de sécurité de la Fédération de Russie sur la dissuasion nucléaire, le 25 septembre 2024:

🔹Le projet de doctrine nucléaire russe actualisée élargit le nombre d’États et d’alliances militaires soumis à la dissuasion nucléaire;

🔹La Russie se réserve le droit d'utiliser des armes nucléaires en cas d'agression contre la Russie et la Biélorussie en tant que membre de l’État de l’Union;

🔹La Russie peut envisager l'utilisation d'armes nucléaires dès lors qu'elle dispose de données fiables sur le lancement massif de moyens d’attaque aérospatiaux et leur franchissement de la frontière de notre État;

🔹Une agression contre la Russie par un État non nucléaire avec la participation ou le soutien d'un pays nucléaire sera considérée comme une attaque conjointe;

🔹Une menace conventionnelle critique pour la souveraineté de la Russie constituerait un fondement pour une riposte nucléaire;

🔹La triade nucléaire reste la garantie la plus importante pour la sécurité de notre État et de ses citoyens;

🔹Les ajustements apportés aux fondements de la politique d'État russe dans le domaine de la dissuasion nucléaire sont calibrés et proportionnés aux menaces et aux risques militaires.

📺 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting on the sidelines of the 79th Session.

📍 New York, September 25, 2024

💬 The formation of a multilateral world requires upgrading of the international governance architecture, if we want to build a more just and democratic world order based on the enduring principles of the UN Charter in their entirety and interconnection.

#G20, as a leading economic forum, can give a powerful boost to these objective processes that are dictated by life itself. We believe that the G20 should strictly adhere to its mandate and not delve into issues of peace and security and other universal problems, which the UN is here to deal with. It is important that the activities of our platform are strictly based on the principle of consensus.

At the G20 summit in New Delhi in 2023, we promised to strengthen the voice of developing countries in collective decision-making. It is necessary to translate these promises into concrete actions. The reform of international institutions, which must be considered as global public goods, should be carried out taking into account the interests of new growing centres of global development. The current conditions show that there have been significant changes in the balance of economic leaders.

📈 Two years ago, BRICS member countries surpassed the G7 in terms of real GDP. According to forecasts, the ten BRICS members will produce about 37% of the world’s output, while the G7 group will fall to 27% or even lower.

At the same time, we can see the African continent and other regions of the Global South and East quickly rising. Russia is actively reorienting its trade to their markets. This includes the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

🌐 Innovative multilateral formats such as #BRICS (where Russia presides in 2024), the SCO, the EAEU, ASEAN, the African Union, and CELAC are becoming increasingly important.

Projects designed to align integration efforts, such as Russia’s flagship Greater Eurasian Partnership initiative, are picking up momentum.

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A tangible progress has been achieved in the context of efforts to de-dollarise the international financial and economic system. In particular, the share of national currencies in Russia’s settlements with the SCO and EAEU countries has exceeded 90%. Russia and its BRICS partners have achieved an indicator equal to 65%, and this figure grows. The share of the dollar in the BRICS payments pattern is currently below 29%.

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🤷‍♂️ Nevertheless, certain global mechanisms are still in the West’s hands, and it tends to abuse them. A matter of particular concern are the attempts on the part of the United States and its allies to impose a confrontational agenda on international organisations in order to make them the vehicles of unilateral restrictions, plunder, impoundment of sovereign assets, trade wars and unfair competition, including in the name of environmentalism and climate.

All of these are clear manifestations of neocolonialism. Over the past ten years, the collective West has introduced more than 21,000 illegal restrictions against Russia alone. Their extraterritorial use – and this is an even more odious, illegitimate, raider-style approach – is primarily affecting the poorest countries and destitute population groups, depriving them of affordable energy, food and fertiliser.

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Another topical task is combat the predominance and influence of Western states’ citizens who occupy top positions in international secretariats.

🇺🇳 A reform of the global governance system should heed the intransient central role of the UN in the system of international relations. The UN Charter and international law should not be substituted by any behind-the-scenes "rules".

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☝️ We should be guided by a striving to achieve genuine multilateralism, the main guarantee of strategic stability, indivisible security and an open and non-discriminatory economy.

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🌐 On September 26, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in a traditional #BRICS Ministerial meeting held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The Ministers had an in-depth exchange of views on a broad range of international issues, including items on the agenda of the 79th UN General Assembly session. Discussions focused on peace and security, global economic stability, and sustainable development. The participants reiterated their commitment to enhancing coordination within BRICS on international platforms.

As part of preparations for the upcoming BRICS Summit in Kazan on October 22-24, the ministers reviewed pressing BRICS cooperation-related issues, including the establishment of a partner country category. The Brazilian delegation provided an outline of its BRICS chairmanship in 2025.

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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hold a meeting on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly

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🤝 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the 6th Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter

#UNCharterIsOurRules #UNGA79

🇷🇺🇮🇷🇨🇳🇵🇰 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s Neighbouring Countries, held on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly

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