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🎙 Briefing by MFA Spox Maria Zakharova (May 23, 2024)
🔹 Russia's #CIS Chairmanship events
🔹 #AfricaDay
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Situation in Moldova
🔹 EU’s denial of their statements about the necessity to defeat Russia “on the battlefield”
🔹 German authorities refuse to officially recognise crimes against humanity, perpetrated by the Third Reich in the USSR
🔹 Norway restricted entry rules for Russian citizens
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#EU #DoubleStandards
It’s hard to believe, but EU members are now claiming they never expressed a desire to defeat Russia “on the battlefield.” They assert that anyone referencing such statements is supposedly misleading the public.
Official Brussels asserts that the EU maintains a supposedly peaceful stance regarding the Ukraine conflict. This position involves direct fabrications & manipulations, which have become a hallmark of EU diplomacy. For instance, during a European Commission press briefing on May 13, 2024, when a journalist inquired about the EU’s intention to resolve the conflict on the battlefield, the spokesperson, Eric Mamer, responded with a question: “Who started this war, who wants to resolve this on the battlefield? It’s Russia, it’s not the EU.”
The internet remembers everything, & so do we. That’s where we get direct quotes.
#Germany #LeningradBlockade
German authorities stubbornly refuse to officially recognise crimes against humanity, perpetrated by the Third Reich in the USSR during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, as acts of genocide, primarily the siege of Leningrad. This ensues from the recent reply by the German MFA to a respective demand from the Russian side.
The German side is displaying open hypocrisy & duplicity. I believe that it violates everything, including ethics, morals & legality. Earlier, the German side confirmed at political level that such terrible acts of the German state as the annihilation of the Jews during World War II & the methodical extermination of the Herero & Nama peoples in 1904-1908, amounted to acts of genocide.
🔹 Russia's #CIS Chairmanship events
🔹 #AfricaDay
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Situation in Moldova
🔹 EU’s denial of their statements about the necessity to defeat Russia “on the battlefield”
🔹 German authorities refuse to officially recognise crimes against humanity, perpetrated by the Third Reich in the USSR
🔹 Norway restricted entry rules for Russian citizens
📰 Read
📺 Watch
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#EU #DoubleStandards
It’s hard to believe, but EU members are now claiming they never expressed a desire to defeat Russia “on the battlefield.” They assert that anyone referencing such statements is supposedly misleading the public.
Official Brussels asserts that the EU maintains a supposedly peaceful stance regarding the Ukraine conflict. This position involves direct fabrications & manipulations, which have become a hallmark of EU diplomacy. For instance, during a European Commission press briefing on May 13, 2024, when a journalist inquired about the EU’s intention to resolve the conflict on the battlefield, the spokesperson, Eric Mamer, responded with a question: “Who started this war, who wants to resolve this on the battlefield? It’s Russia, it’s not the EU.”
The internet remembers everything, & so do we. That’s where we get direct quotes.
#Germany #LeningradBlockade
German authorities stubbornly refuse to officially recognise crimes against humanity, perpetrated by the Third Reich in the USSR during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, as acts of genocide, primarily the siege of Leningrad. This ensues from the recent reply by the German MFA to a respective demand from the Russian side.
The German side is displaying open hypocrisy & duplicity. I believe that it violates everything, including ethics, morals & legality. Earlier, the German side confirmed at political level that such terrible acts of the German state as the annihilation of the Jews during World War II & the methodical extermination of the Herero & Nama peoples in 1904-1908, amounted to acts of genocide.
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✍️ Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to organisers of and participants of the 5th Kazan International Congress of Eurasian Integration
💬 I would like to warmly greet the organisers of and participants of the 5th Kazan International Congress of Eurasian Integration.
Your platform brings together a wide range of state officials and civil society activists, experts on international affairs, economists and representatives of academic circles; all of them are interested in strengthening multifaceted cooperation across the Eurasian region we share.
In today’s challenging global environment, created by the destructive policies of the collective West, your work to forge a constructive international agenda seems to be in high demand.
Several promising integration formats, including the #UnionState, the #EAEU, the #SCO, as well as the #CIS, chaired by Russia in 2024, function in Eurasia. The initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin on establishing a Greater Eurasian Partnership aims to synchronise collaboration between them.
☝️ You will review a wide range of issues regarding expanded practical cooperation in Eurasia. Certainly, we welcome your interest in such a new multilateral entity as #BRICS, also chaired by Russia this year.
I am confident that the congress will contribute to strengthening friendship and trust between nations, and that it will help draft useful recommendations.
🤝 I wish you successful work and all the best.
💬 I would like to warmly greet the organisers of and participants of the 5th Kazan International Congress of Eurasian Integration.
Your platform brings together a wide range of state officials and civil society activists, experts on international affairs, economists and representatives of academic circles; all of them are interested in strengthening multifaceted cooperation across the Eurasian region we share.
In today’s challenging global environment, created by the destructive policies of the collective West, your work to forge a constructive international agenda seems to be in high demand.
Several promising integration formats, including the #UnionState, the #EAEU, the #SCO, as well as the #CIS, chaired by Russia in 2024, function in Eurasia. The initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin on establishing a Greater Eurasian Partnership aims to synchronise collaboration between them.
☝️ You will review a wide range of issues regarding expanded practical cooperation in Eurasia. Certainly, we welcome your interest in such a new multilateral entity as #BRICS, also chaired by Russia this year.
I am confident that the congress will contribute to strengthening friendship and trust between nations, and that it will help draft useful recommendations.
🤝 I wish you successful work and all the best.
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🇷🇺🇺🇳 On July 1, Russia assumed the UN Security Council Presidency, which, pursuant to the UN Charter, bears the primary responsibility for finding effective responses to threats to international peace and security.
Three central events have been planned during the Russian presidency:
🗓 July 16 – open ministerial-level debate on multilateral cooperation for a more just, democratic and sustainable world order.
🗓 July 17 – open ministerial-level debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue.
🗓 July 19 – debate in the Security Council on UN cooperation with the #CSTO, the #CIS and the #SCO.
The first two events will be chaired by Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.
In general, the Council has a very busy agenda. The mandate-reporting cycle will include meetings on the situation in Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, West Africa and the Sahel region, Yemen, Cyprus, Colombia, Lebanon and Syria, as well as on the activities of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.
The mandates of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti, the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement and the Security Council sanctions regime against the Central African Republic are scheduled for renewal.
The agenda also includes discussions on implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2720 on the humanitarian mechanism for the Gaza Strip to be attended by the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag.
🇷🇺 The Russian Federation as a permanent member of the Security Council and a responsible participant in the international community, will traditionally make every effort to ensure a coherent and expeditious work of this agency. In this connection, Russia will urge its colleagues in the Security Council to seek common denominators, given due account of the interests of all the parties concerned.
Three central events have been planned during the Russian presidency:
🗓 July 16 – open ministerial-level debate on multilateral cooperation for a more just, democratic and sustainable world order.
🗓 July 17 – open ministerial-level debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue.
🗓 July 19 – debate in the Security Council on UN cooperation with the #CSTO, the #CIS and the #SCO.
The first two events will be chaired by Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.
In general, the Council has a very busy agenda. The mandate-reporting cycle will include meetings on the situation in Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, West Africa and the Sahel region, Yemen, Cyprus, Colombia, Lebanon and Syria, as well as on the activities of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.
The mandates of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti, the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement and the Security Council sanctions regime against the Central African Republic are scheduled for renewal.
The agenda also includes discussions on implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2720 on the humanitarian mechanism for the Gaza Strip to be attended by the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag.
🇷🇺 The Russian Federation as a permanent member of the Security Council and a responsible participant in the international community, will traditionally make every effort to ensure a coherent and expeditious work of this agency. In this connection, Russia will urge its colleagues in the Security Council to seek common denominators, given due account of the interests of all the parties concerned.
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🇷🇺🇰🇿 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin met with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who will chair the 24th meeting of the SCO Summit in Astana on July 4.
💬 Vladimir Putin: Mr Tokayev, thank you for the invitation.
We appreciate the efforts Kazakhstan has invested to make this event possible. It is in its early phase, but we can already see its scale. It certainly has an international dimension not formally, but substantively. This is my first point.
Second, I would like to note that Kazakhstan, on the one hand, and Russia, on the other hand, are chairing a number of international organisations and hold forums. You are chairing the #SCO and the #CSTO, and Russia is chairing #BRICS and the #CIS. We will support and help each other in this regard.
I would like to thank you for inviting me to pay a state visit to Kazakhstan. Without a doubt, timing my visit to the CSTO Summit is the most rational choice. We will definitely do it. Thank you for the invitation. I certainly accept it.
🤝 With regard to our bilateral relations, we maintain contact at all times. Still, I would be remiss not to note that trade has expanded to almost US$30 billion, over US$28 billion, which is impressive. With over 17 percent of Kazakhstan’s trade, Russia is among its key trade and economic partners.
We are pursuing many important areas of cooperation marked by high levels of collaboration, and many interesting projects. I propose discussing this today as well.
#RussiaKazakhstan
💬 Vladimir Putin: Mr Tokayev, thank you for the invitation.
We appreciate the efforts Kazakhstan has invested to make this event possible. It is in its early phase, but we can already see its scale. It certainly has an international dimension not formally, but substantively. This is my first point.
Second, I would like to note that Kazakhstan, on the one hand, and Russia, on the other hand, are chairing a number of international organisations and hold forums. You are chairing the #SCO and the #CSTO, and Russia is chairing #BRICS and the #CIS. We will support and help each other in this regard.
I would like to thank you for inviting me to pay a state visit to Kazakhstan. Without a doubt, timing my visit to the CSTO Summit is the most rational choice. We will definitely do it. Thank you for the invitation. I certainly accept it.
🤝 With regard to our bilateral relations, we maintain contact at all times. Still, I would be remiss not to note that trade has expanded to almost US$30 billion, over US$28 billion, which is impressive. With over 17 percent of Kazakhstan’s trade, Russia is among its key trade and economic partners.
We are pursuing many important areas of cooperation marked by high levels of collaboration, and many interesting projects. I propose discussing this today as well.
#RussiaKazakhstan