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🇷🇺 August 22 is the State Flag Day in Russia, established on August 20, 1994, in accordance with Presidential Executive Order "On the State Flag Day of the Russian Federation".
#OTD, we pay tribute to Russia’s official state symbol which, alongside its emblem and the national anthem, stands as a symbol of and the testimony to the country’s sovereignty and independence, while asserting the generational continuity for our multicultural and multi-ethnic nation.
The Russian tricoloured flag is over three hundred years old. Tsar Peter I is considered to be its creator: he ordered “commercial vessels of all kinds” to sail under the white-blue-red flag. However, it was only in 1896 that this flag obtained its official status, not long before Emperor Nicholas II’s coronation.
⚪️🔵🔴 While there is no official interpretation of the national flag colours, it is widely accepted that white symbolizes purity, independence and peace, blue embodies faith, loyalty and justice, while red stands for courage, might and valour.
☝️ Today, the tricoloured flag has become an integral part of our lives as a symbol of the Russian state, national unity and our people's devotion to the Fatherland, as well as the commitment to assert and promote the national interests.
#OTD, we pay tribute to Russia’s official state symbol which, alongside its emblem and the national anthem, stands as a symbol of and the testimony to the country’s sovereignty and independence, while asserting the generational continuity for our multicultural and multi-ethnic nation.
The Russian tricoloured flag is over three hundred years old. Tsar Peter I is considered to be its creator: he ordered “commercial vessels of all kinds” to sail under the white-blue-red flag. However, it was only in 1896 that this flag obtained its official status, not long before Emperor Nicholas II’s coronation.
⚪️🔵🔴 While there is no official interpretation of the national flag colours, it is widely accepted that white symbolizes purity, independence and peace, blue embodies faith, loyalty and justice, while red stands for courage, might and valour.
☝️ Today, the tricoloured flag has become an integral part of our lives as a symbol of the Russian state, national unity and our people's devotion to the Fatherland, as well as the commitment to assert and promote the national interests.
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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN:
🎙 Statement by Chargé d’Affaires of the Russian Federation Dmitry Polyanskiy at UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict Prevention (August 21, 2024)
💬 We have been consistent in our belief that effective conflict prevention must be based on the need to take into account national priorities and the uniqueness of each specific case. <...> An important factor for effective conflict prevention is precisely the national responsibility of the state, which means that the state itself is responsible for the well-being and security of its citizens. Indeed, who but the national authorities can be better aware of the needs of the society and the risks this society faces.
Accordingly, the Government of each sovereign state should decide independently whether certain measures or strategies are really needed for preventing conflicts in the country, stopping violence, tackling negative consequences of crises, or addressing any other challenges relevant to any given context.
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☝️ Despite the fact that all countries are equal in the face of the threat of conflict or violence, some states initially put themselves above others, they want to lecture others, but in no way are they ready to listen to criticism about them. This is also one of the problems of today's prevention.
As long as some actors try to divide the world into "teachers and students," the breeding ground for new conflicts will only expand. And if we add to this the historical injustice that has not yet been redressed when it comes to developing countries, primarily African states, it becomes clear that the countries of the Global South face much more difficulty both in preventing conflicts and crises and addressing the consequences entailed.
Despite the fact that the era of colonialism is considered to be consigned to history, in our world today there are still a huge number of ways of preserving and deepening the dependence of those states who suffered from the colonial yoke.
In order to preserve their fading hegemony, the former colonial powers and their allies by hook or by crook secure their dominance in the world, trying (vainly) to impede the creation of a just, multipolar world order. What is also in play here is entrenching the commodity-based nature of developing countries' economies, imposing harsh and essentially fettering IMF programs, and triggering brain drain.
❗️All of this perpetuates economic underdevelopment, poverty and political instability in developing countries, which creates an ideal fertile ground for conflicts.
Instead of facilitating the development on the scale and in the form the Global South needs, those self-proclaimed “lords of the world” prefer to supply larger quantities of weapons to hot spots taking advantage of people's suffering, steal resources and appropriate other people's assets. And those who oppose such injustice are doomed to unilateral sanctions and unlawful restrictive measures.
What kind of prevention can we talk about in such conditions❓
And this is despite the fact that the nascent conflicts are often so obvious that it is much harder not to notice a looming problematic situation than to sound the alarm in this regard.
👉 However, many Members of the Security Council prefer to demonstrate selective deafness and blindness, and then blame anyone for the conflict except for themselves.
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🎙 Statement by Chargé d’Affaires of the Russian Federation Dmitry Polyanskiy at UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict Prevention (August 21, 2024)
💬 We have been consistent in our belief that effective conflict prevention must be based on the need to take into account national priorities and the uniqueness of each specific case. <...> An important factor for effective conflict prevention is precisely the national responsibility of the state, which means that the state itself is responsible for the well-being and security of its citizens. Indeed, who but the national authorities can be better aware of the needs of the society and the risks this society faces.
Accordingly, the Government of each sovereign state should decide independently whether certain measures or strategies are really needed for preventing conflicts in the country, stopping violence, tackling negative consequences of crises, or addressing any other challenges relevant to any given context.
<...>
☝️ Despite the fact that all countries are equal in the face of the threat of conflict or violence, some states initially put themselves above others, they want to lecture others, but in no way are they ready to listen to criticism about them. This is also one of the problems of today's prevention.
As long as some actors try to divide the world into "teachers and students," the breeding ground for new conflicts will only expand. And if we add to this the historical injustice that has not yet been redressed when it comes to developing countries, primarily African states, it becomes clear that the countries of the Global South face much more difficulty both in preventing conflicts and crises and addressing the consequences entailed.
Despite the fact that the era of colonialism is considered to be consigned to history, in our world today there are still a huge number of ways of preserving and deepening the dependence of those states who suffered from the colonial yoke.
In order to preserve their fading hegemony, the former colonial powers and their allies by hook or by crook secure their dominance in the world, trying (vainly) to impede the creation of a just, multipolar world order. What is also in play here is entrenching the commodity-based nature of developing countries' economies, imposing harsh and essentially fettering IMF programs, and triggering brain drain.
❗️All of this perpetuates economic underdevelopment, poverty and political instability in developing countries, which creates an ideal fertile ground for conflicts.
Instead of facilitating the development on the scale and in the form the Global South needs, those self-proclaimed “lords of the world” prefer to supply larger quantities of weapons to hot spots taking advantage of people's suffering, steal resources and appropriate other people's assets. And those who oppose such injustice are doomed to unilateral sanctions and unlawful restrictive measures.
What kind of prevention can we talk about in such conditions❓
And this is despite the fact that the nascent conflicts are often so obvious that it is much harder not to notice a looming problematic situation than to sound the alarm in this regard.
👉 However, many Members of the Security Council prefer to demonstrate selective deafness and blindness, and then blame anyone for the conflict except for themselves.
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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on Russia’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
💬 On August 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation officially notified the Council of Europe of the loss of effect of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (#FCNM) on Russia’s relations with other parties to the Convention. In fact, it was a technical confirmation of the change, since the Law on Denunciation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities was signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin on October 19, 2023. <...>
Regrettably, the well-intentioned goals of the convention, as initially conceived by its creators, have been distorted to align with the political interests of a group of Western countries.
☝️ After Russia started the special military operation, the Council of Europe initiated an extensive campaign to oust our country from the convention-related mechanisms of the Council of Europe. Among other things, it made it impossible for Russian experts to take part in the decision-making on issues that are relevant to us. <...>
That resolution significantly curtailed the authority of the Russian expert within the Advisory Committee, citing Russia no longer being a member of the Council of Europe. The limitations imposed by the Committee of Ministers on our participation in the convention’s monitoring mechanism are in conflict with principles of international law, including pacta sunt servanda (“agreements must be honoured”) and the sovereign equality of states, let alone the fact that these restrictions also violate Russia’s rights derived from the convention to contribute to the fulfilment of its essential functions.
In turn, the Advisory Committee of the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has, during the most recent monitoring cycle, released findings and conclusions regarding our country that were clearly biased and based on information from biased sources. Moreover, the official data provided by Russia was often misinterpreted to portray Russian authorities in a negative light and intentionally framed as part of a deliberate state policy to infringe on the rights of ethnic minorities.
⛔️ This was done in total disregard for our readiness to openly and substantively discuss specific cases of such violations, if any.
In this context, the most appropriate course of action for our country was to denounce the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of the Council of Europe. Given that the principles enshrined in this convention have been fully integrated into Russian legislation, ending our participation in this treaty will not undermine protections for the rights of national minorities across the Russian Federation. Russian laws and legal practices ensure equal rights for national minorities to participate in political, economic, and cultural aspects of society. <...>
It is worth noting that the majority of Council of Europe member states have taken steps that undermined the potential of the Framework Convention to provide international legal protection against gross violations of the rights of the Russian-speaking people in the Baltic countries and Ukraine. Despite these countries being signatories, they systematically and cynically violate the provisions of this treaty, as well as other international commitments in this sphere. We will continue to address these violations.
❗️ Russia’s withdrawal from the convention will not hinder our ongoing systematic efforts on relevant international human rights platforms to protect Russian speakers’ rights.
In this regard, I would like to urge the states that remain parties to this Convention and other Council of Europe treaties to contemplate the potential ramifications when such a disregard for international law is directed against them.
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💬 On August 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation officially notified the Council of Europe of the loss of effect of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (#FCNM) on Russia’s relations with other parties to the Convention. In fact, it was a technical confirmation of the change, since the Law on Denunciation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities was signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin on October 19, 2023. <...>
Regrettably, the well-intentioned goals of the convention, as initially conceived by its creators, have been distorted to align with the political interests of a group of Western countries.
☝️ After Russia started the special military operation, the Council of Europe initiated an extensive campaign to oust our country from the convention-related mechanisms of the Council of Europe. Among other things, it made it impossible for Russian experts to take part in the decision-making on issues that are relevant to us. <...>
That resolution significantly curtailed the authority of the Russian expert within the Advisory Committee, citing Russia no longer being a member of the Council of Europe. The limitations imposed by the Committee of Ministers on our participation in the convention’s monitoring mechanism are in conflict with principles of international law, including pacta sunt servanda (“agreements must be honoured”) and the sovereign equality of states, let alone the fact that these restrictions also violate Russia’s rights derived from the convention to contribute to the fulfilment of its essential functions.
In turn, the Advisory Committee of the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has, during the most recent monitoring cycle, released findings and conclusions regarding our country that were clearly biased and based on information from biased sources. Moreover, the official data provided by Russia was often misinterpreted to portray Russian authorities in a negative light and intentionally framed as part of a deliberate state policy to infringe on the rights of ethnic minorities.
⛔️ This was done in total disregard for our readiness to openly and substantively discuss specific cases of such violations, if any.
In this context, the most appropriate course of action for our country was to denounce the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of the Council of Europe. Given that the principles enshrined in this convention have been fully integrated into Russian legislation, ending our participation in this treaty will not undermine protections for the rights of national minorities across the Russian Federation. Russian laws and legal practices ensure equal rights for national minorities to participate in political, economic, and cultural aspects of society. <...>
It is worth noting that the majority of Council of Europe member states have taken steps that undermined the potential of the Framework Convention to provide international legal protection against gross violations of the rights of the Russian-speaking people in the Baltic countries and Ukraine. Despite these countries being signatories, they systematically and cynically violate the provisions of this treaty, as well as other international commitments in this sphere. We will continue to address these violations.
❗️ Russia’s withdrawal from the convention will not hinder our ongoing systematic efforts on relevant international human rights platforms to protect Russian speakers’ rights.
In this regard, I would like to urge the states that remain parties to this Convention and other Council of Europe treaties to contemplate the potential ramifications when such a disregard for international law is directed against them.
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🗓 The Battle of Kursk, one of the greatest military engagements in human history, ended on August 23, 1943 – 81 years ago. In total, the battle involved over 4 million people, over 69,000 guns and mortars, more than 13,000 tanks and self-propelled guns, and nearly 12,000 aircraft.
⚔️ The 50-day Battle of Kursk included a defensive operation (July 5-23) and a number of offensive operations (July 12-August 23) in the area of the Kursk Salient (Kursk Bulge) that formed in the centre of the Soviet-German front in the spring of 1943. The battle was aimed at breaking up a major German offensive and routing the enemy’s strategic grouping.
The battle began with a German offensive, but after a week of stubborn defence, the Red Army managed to stop the enemy push. On July 12, a major tank battle involving a total of 1,200 Soviet and German tanks and assault guns took place near the village of Prokhorovka in the Belgorod Region. The German tank force lost nearly 10,000 men and over 360 tanks, with the enemy definitively cut off from the city of Kursk. On the same day, the Soviet forces launched a counter-offensive, liberating the cities of Oryol and Belgorod. The Battle of the Kursk Bulge culminated in the liberation of Kharkov on August 23, after which the Red Army launched the fighting to liberate Ukraine.
🎖 The Soviet participants in the Battle of Kursk displayed courage, tenacity, and mass heroism: over 100,000 people were awarded orders and medals; 231 people were honoured with the noscript of Hero of the Soviet Union; 132 formations and units were added to the Guards category; and 26 units received the designations of Oryol, Belgorod, Kharkov and Karachev in honour of the cities they had liberated. The Kursk Bulge memorial to the heroic victory of the Soviet soldiers was erected in Kursk.
❗️Today, Western military equipment is once again being destroyed on Kursk soil, while its residents show unwavering resolve in the face of Nazi aggression, this time from Ukrainian militants backed by NATO countries.
⚔️ The 50-day Battle of Kursk included a defensive operation (July 5-23) and a number of offensive operations (July 12-August 23) in the area of the Kursk Salient (Kursk Bulge) that formed in the centre of the Soviet-German front in the spring of 1943. The battle was aimed at breaking up a major German offensive and routing the enemy’s strategic grouping.
The battle began with a German offensive, but after a week of stubborn defence, the Red Army managed to stop the enemy push. On July 12, a major tank battle involving a total of 1,200 Soviet and German tanks and assault guns took place near the village of Prokhorovka in the Belgorod Region. The German tank force lost nearly 10,000 men and over 360 tanks, with the enemy definitively cut off from the city of Kursk. On the same day, the Soviet forces launched a counter-offensive, liberating the cities of Oryol and Belgorod. The Battle of the Kursk Bulge culminated in the liberation of Kharkov on August 23, after which the Red Army launched the fighting to liberate Ukraine.
🎖 The Soviet participants in the Battle of Kursk displayed courage, tenacity, and mass heroism: over 100,000 people were awarded orders and medals; 231 people were honoured with the noscript of Hero of the Soviet Union; 132 formations and units were added to the Guards category; and 26 units received the designations of Oryol, Belgorod, Kharkov and Karachev in honour of the cities they had liberated. The Kursk Bulge memorial to the heroic victory of the Soviet soldiers was erected in Kursk.
❗️Today, Western military equipment is once again being destroyed on Kursk soil, while its residents show unwavering resolve in the face of Nazi aggression, this time from Ukrainian militants backed by NATO countries.
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🎙 Briefing by MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (August 21, 2024)
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 Kiev Regime Crimes
🔹 Reprisals against the clergy of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church by the Zelensky regime
🔹 Outcomes of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship in the first half of 2024
🔹 Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines
🔹 Humanitarian situation in Gaza
🔹 Situation in Venezuela
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#Ukraine #KievRegimeCrimes
The Armed Forces of Ukraine’s attempt to invade Russian territory a priori precludes any possibility of talks with this junta of bandits. Yet, they were trying to impose their propaganda on the international community all the same.
Zelensky cynically declared that Ukraine’s goal was to create a “buffer zone” in the Russian region. There was not a single Western journalist (US, UK, German, Italian, French, etc.), who would inquire, how one thing (the “buffer zone) hang with the other (the strengthening of the bargaining position). Obviously, Zelensky wanted these “appeals to the nation” to boost his plummeting popularity ratings, prove his legitimacy, and get even more Western funding. Of course, all these statements are mutually contradictory and the Kiev regime’s criminal scheme was doomed to a crushing defeat from the very beginning.
#NordStream pipelines
For almost two years, the German side has responded to all inquiries from the Russian competent authorities regarding the bombing of the Nord Streams with nothing more than empty excuses and formal replies. Not a single paper they sent us contains any facts.
It is not the first time that Berlin has tried to convince the public and the world diplomatic community that it is allegedly fulfilling all its bilateral obligations of an international nature. It is trying to “feed” the international community this unleashed bureaucratic red tape as proof of fulfilling its international legal obligations. This is a lie. They do not provide the Russian side with any facts they have on this investigation, although they are obliged to.
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 Kiev Regime Crimes
🔹 Reprisals against the clergy of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church by the Zelensky regime
🔹 Outcomes of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship in the first half of 2024
🔹 Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines
🔹 Humanitarian situation in Gaza
🔹 Situation in Venezuela
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📺 Watch
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#Ukraine #KievRegimeCrimes
The Armed Forces of Ukraine’s attempt to invade Russian territory a priori precludes any possibility of talks with this junta of bandits. Yet, they were trying to impose their propaganda on the international community all the same.
Zelensky cynically declared that Ukraine’s goal was to create a “buffer zone” in the Russian region. There was not a single Western journalist (US, UK, German, Italian, French, etc.), who would inquire, how one thing (the “buffer zone) hang with the other (the strengthening of the bargaining position). Obviously, Zelensky wanted these “appeals to the nation” to boost his plummeting popularity ratings, prove his legitimacy, and get even more Western funding. Of course, all these statements are mutually contradictory and the Kiev regime’s criminal scheme was doomed to a crushing defeat from the very beginning.
#NordStream pipelines
For almost two years, the German side has responded to all inquiries from the Russian competent authorities regarding the bombing of the Nord Streams with nothing more than empty excuses and formal replies. Not a single paper they sent us contains any facts.
It is not the first time that Berlin has tried to convince the public and the world diplomatic community that it is allegedly fulfilling all its bilateral obligations of an international nature. It is trying to “feed” the international community this unleashed bureaucratic red tape as proof of fulfilling its international legal obligations. This is a lie. They do not provide the Russian side with any facts they have on this investigation, although they are obliged to.
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🗓 85 years ago − on August 23, 1939 − the Soviet Union and Germany signed the Non-Aggression Treaty in Moscow. It was a hard and forced decision for the Soviet leadership dictated by considerations of our country’s security against the background of a looming war in Europe.
With the Nazis' led by Hitler coming to power in Germany in 1933, Berlin took the course on militarization. Responding to the emerging threat of German revanchism, the Soviet Union spearheaded the creation of a collective security system in Europe. However, driven by the anti-Soviet sentiment, France and UK preferred a “policy of appeasement” − unilateral concessions to Hitler − to cooperation with Moscow in hope of heading off the threat of war and redirecting German aggression eastward.
❗️The “appeasement” tactics whetted the aggressor’s appetite. In March 1938, with the connivance of Paris and London, Hitler carried out the Anschluss of Austria. In September, following the criminal “Munich conspiracy” and with the approval of the UK and France, he cynically dismembered the sovereign state of Czechoslovakia. A new war in Europe became inevitable.
In the spring of 1939, Soviet diplomacy initiated talks with France and the UK, which began in Moscow. The negotiations failed to produce any meaningful results. The western countries, who had hoped for a trade-off with Germany until the last moment, were in no hurry to make a commitment to the USSR.
👉 The Soviet diplomacy ran out of chances to build a collective security system in Europe. Moscow also had to take into account the Japanese factor − the hostilities on the Khalkhin-Gol that began in May 1939. The Soviet leadership could not afford a war on two fronts.
By August 1939, eight European nations had concluded non-aggression pacts with Hitler. The Soviet Union was the last major power to follow the suit. Thanks to this, our country got the opportunity to gain the necessary time to get ready for a clash with the world’s most powerful army at that time.
With the Nazis' led by Hitler coming to power in Germany in 1933, Berlin took the course on militarization. Responding to the emerging threat of German revanchism, the Soviet Union spearheaded the creation of a collective security system in Europe. However, driven by the anti-Soviet sentiment, France and UK preferred a “policy of appeasement” − unilateral concessions to Hitler − to cooperation with Moscow in hope of heading off the threat of war and redirecting German aggression eastward.
❗️The “appeasement” tactics whetted the aggressor’s appetite. In March 1938, with the connivance of Paris and London, Hitler carried out the Anschluss of Austria. In September, following the criminal “Munich conspiracy” and with the approval of the UK and France, he cynically dismembered the sovereign state of Czechoslovakia. A new war in Europe became inevitable.
In the spring of 1939, Soviet diplomacy initiated talks with France and the UK, which began in Moscow. The negotiations failed to produce any meaningful results. The western countries, who had hoped for a trade-off with Germany until the last moment, were in no hurry to make a commitment to the USSR.
👉 The Soviet diplomacy ran out of chances to build a collective security system in Europe. Moscow also had to take into account the Japanese factor − the hostilities on the Khalkhin-Gol that began in May 1939. The Soviet leadership could not afford a war on two fronts.
By August 1939, eight European nations had concluded non-aggression pacts with Hitler. The Soviet Union was the last major power to follow the suit. Thanks to this, our country got the opportunity to gain the necessary time to get ready for a clash with the world’s most powerful army at that time.
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This battle raged for long 50 days and nights and became one of the biggest combat operations in history, involving over 4 million people, over 69,000 artillery guns and mortars, more than 13,000 tanks and self-propelled artillery units, and up to 12,000 planes on both sides.
Ahead of the battle, Soviet commanders Konstantin Rokosovsky and Nikolai Vatutin received intelligence reports and knew when the German offensive would begin. They ordered all the weapons at their disposal to target the enemy positions just 30 or 40 minutes before the operation began, just as the Wehrmacht soldiers were taking their positions.
⚔️ On July 12, a major tank battle took place near Prokhorovka with the legendary Soviet #T34 tanks engaging the German machines in close combat. The Soviet artillery also played its part by launching 200 train car loads of shells against the enemy every day.
With the victory in the Battle of Kursk, the USSR seized the strategic initiative and did not lose it until the end of the war. The victorious operation on the Kursk Bulge enabled the Soviet forces to liberate Kharkov on August 23, followed by combat operations to liberate Ukraine.
📹 The Russian Military Historical Society
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📢In connection with the news on detention of Telegram CEO Mr. Pavel Durov in France we call on #UNESCO Secretariat which is supposed to advocate for freedom of expression & access to information, to assess how Paris' actions correspond to these principles.
The architecture of the business programme for the Russian Energy Week International Forum 2024, scheduled to take place in Moscow on 26–28 September, has been finalized. The central theme of the event will be “Energy Cooperation in a Multipolar World”.
The Forum’s business programme will feature more than 30 events organized into thematic blocks: “International Agenda: Cooperation for Development”, “Sustainable Energy Development”, “Technology and Data as the Foundation of Leadership”, “Development of Russia’s Fuel and Energy Industry Sectors: Strategy and Regulation”, and “Socially Oriented Fuel and Energy Industry”. The key events will occur on 26–27 September, culminating in the traditional Youth Day.
The Russian Energy Week International Forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, with support from the Moscow Government.
Official site of REW: rusenergyweek.com.
The Forum’s business programme will feature more than 30 events organized into thematic blocks: “International Agenda: Cooperation for Development”, “Sustainable Energy Development”, “Technology and Data as the Foundation of Leadership”, “Development of Russia’s Fuel and Energy Industry Sectors: Strategy and Regulation”, and “Socially Oriented Fuel and Energy Industry”. The key events will occur on 26–27 September, culminating in the traditional Youth Day.
The Russian Energy Week International Forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, with support from the Moscow Government.
Official site of REW: rusenergyweek.com.
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The Mariinsky Theatre:
✨ Bolshoi and Mariinsky theatres gear up for a grand 2024/2025 season opening
The new season for Russia’s two biggest theatres, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, is just around the corner. Starting in early September, Master Valery Gergiev will be the conductor at all the new season’s prime events in both cities.
The Mariinsky Theatre will launch its 242nd season on September 5 with Missa Solemnis, Beethoven’s masterpiece which marks its 200th anniversary this year, and includes the big symphonic orchestra, an organ, a mixed choir and soloists. On September 6, the Mariinsky’s New Stage will start its new season with Modest Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina, a monumental opera. On September 14, the theatre’s Historic Stage will show its first performance – it will be Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a legendary production by Yury Temirkanov.
The Mariinsky Theatre is scheduled to start its ballet season on September 17 by treating its audience to Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, with Viktoria Tereshkina and Kimin Kim in the lead. This production is designed to celebrate the jubilee of Marina Vasilyeva, an outstanding and famous teacher and instructor.
⚜️ As for the Bolshoi Theatre, it will start its 249th season on September 7. At noon, its Historic Stage will present Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Moscow Cantata, as well as the Alexander Nevsky cantata, all led by Valery Gergiev. In the evening of the same day, at 7 pm, Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty will premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre’s Historic Stage by presenting Marius Petipa’s choreography as interpreted by Yury Grigorovich. The performance’s designer is Simon Virsaladze, and Regina Nikiforova acted as the ballet master. Yelizaveta Kokoreva and Artyom Ovcharenko will play the lead characters. Once again, Maestro Valery Gergiev will take the conductor’s stand.
The Bolshoi will live stream the performance on a big screen installed on Teatralnaya Square in front of the Historic Stage. It will also be available at the Oktyabr movie theatre in Moscow, as well as in more than 100 biggest cinemas across the country.
📲 Tune in for the online stream at the Bolshoi Theatre’s official community page on VK platform.
The new season for Russia’s two biggest theatres, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, is just around the corner. Starting in early September, Master Valery Gergiev will be the conductor at all the new season’s prime events in both cities.
The Mariinsky Theatre will launch its 242nd season on September 5 with Missa Solemnis, Beethoven’s masterpiece which marks its 200th anniversary this year, and includes the big symphonic orchestra, an organ, a mixed choir and soloists. On September 6, the Mariinsky’s New Stage will start its new season with Modest Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina, a monumental opera. On September 14, the theatre’s Historic Stage will show its first performance – it will be Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a legendary production by Yury Temirkanov.
The Mariinsky Theatre is scheduled to start its ballet season on September 17 by treating its audience to Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, with Viktoria Tereshkina and Kimin Kim in the lead. This production is designed to celebrate the jubilee of Marina Vasilyeva, an outstanding and famous teacher and instructor.
⚜️ As for the Bolshoi Theatre, it will start its 249th season on September 7. At noon, its Historic Stage will present Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Moscow Cantata, as well as the Alexander Nevsky cantata, all led by Valery Gergiev. In the evening of the same day, at 7 pm, Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty will premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre’s Historic Stage by presenting Marius Petipa’s choreography as interpreted by Yury Grigorovich. The performance’s designer is Simon Virsaladze, and Regina Nikiforova acted as the ballet master. Yelizaveta Kokoreva and Artyom Ovcharenko will play the lead characters. Once again, Maestro Valery Gergiev will take the conductor’s stand.
The Bolshoi will live stream the performance on a big screen installed on Teatralnaya Square in front of the Historic Stage. It will also be available at the Oktyabr movie theatre in Moscow, as well as in more than 100 biggest cinemas across the country.
📲 Tune in for the online stream at the Bolshoi Theatre’s official community page on VK platform.
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🗓 On September 26-28, 2024, Moscow hosts the Russian Energy Week International Forum, a major event in the energy sector and a key international platform for discussing topical issues of fuel and energy industry development.
The Forum is aimed at demonstrating the prospects of the Russian fuel and energy industry and unlocking the potential of international cooperation in the energy sector. The event is attended by representatives of federal authorities, heads of specialised foreign agencies, energy experts, heads of Russian and foreign energy companies, scientists, and media representatives.
📄 The architecture of the Forum business programme includes more than 30 events divided into thematic blocks:
- International Agenda: Cooperation for Development;
- Sustainable Energy Development;
- Technology and Data as the Foundation of Leadership;
- Development of Russia’s Fuel and Energy Industry Sectors: Strategy and Regulation;
- Socially Oriented Fuel and Energy Industry.
The Russian Energy Week will also host a meeting of #BRICS Energy Ministers and the annual meeting of the BRICS Energy Research Cooperation Platform. Special focus will be given to cooperation between Russia and Africa in the energy sector.
ℹ️ In 2023, the Russian Energy Week Forum was attended by over 5,000 people, including about 1,200 representatives of Russian and foreign businesses from 84 countries and territories, 250 companies, 21 foreign ministers, and 36 heads of diplomatic missions.
#RussianEnergyWeek #REW2024
The Forum is aimed at demonstrating the prospects of the Russian fuel and energy industry and unlocking the potential of international cooperation in the energy sector. The event is attended by representatives of federal authorities, heads of specialised foreign agencies, energy experts, heads of Russian and foreign energy companies, scientists, and media representatives.
📄 The architecture of the Forum business programme includes more than 30 events divided into thematic blocks:
- International Agenda: Cooperation for Development;
- Sustainable Energy Development;
- Technology and Data as the Foundation of Leadership;
- Development of Russia’s Fuel and Energy Industry Sectors: Strategy and Regulation;
- Socially Oriented Fuel and Energy Industry.
The Russian Energy Week will also host a meeting of #BRICS Energy Ministers and the annual meeting of the BRICS Energy Research Cooperation Platform. Special focus will be given to cooperation between Russia and Africa in the energy sector.
ℹ️ In 2023, the Russian Energy Week Forum was attended by over 5,000 people, including about 1,200 representatives of Russian and foreign businesses from 84 countries and territories, 250 companies, 21 foreign ministers, and 36 heads of diplomatic missions.
#RussianEnergyWeek #REW2024
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#KievRegimeCrimes
The Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev Regime's War Crimes, Rodion Miroshnik:
❗️ On the night of August 24-25, five people were killed and 14 injured, including three minors, as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Rakityansk District of the Belgorod Region.
Eight people are in serious condition, with six of them in intensive care.
Judging by the photos, the attack on the residential sector was carried out from MLRS with fragmentation or shrapnel warheads.
☝️ This is one of the bloodiest crimes of recent days committed by Ukrainian militants against Russian civilians.
The Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev Regime's War Crimes, Rodion Miroshnik:
❗️ On the night of August 24-25, five people were killed and 14 injured, including three minors, as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Rakityansk District of the Belgorod Region.
Eight people are in serious condition, with six of them in intensive care.
Judging by the photos, the attack on the residential sector was carried out from MLRS with fragmentation or shrapnel warheads.
☝️ This is one of the bloodiest crimes of recent days committed by Ukrainian militants against Russian civilians.
💬 О призывах к сносу военных мемориалов в Норвегии
(из брифинга официального представителя МИД России М.В.Захаровой, Москва, 28 августа 2024 года)
https://mid.ru/ru/press_service/spokesman/briefings/1966922/
Обращают на себя внимание участившиеся нападки в Норвегии на военно-мемориальную работу российских дипломатов. Вслед за мэром Киркенеса, устроившим скандал вокруг возложения венков к памятнику советскому солдату в прошлогоднюю годовщину освобождения Красной Армией Восточного Финнмарка от фашистов, свое «недовольство» в СМИ недавно выразил мэр северонорвежской коммуны Вардё. Он, в частности, анонсировал планы по сносу трех расположенных на ее территории обелисков в память о норвежских партизанах, погибших в боях с немецко-фашистскими захватчиками в оккупированной Норвегии.
По его убеждению, мемориалы, используются в целях «российской пропаганды» Генеральным консульством в Киркенесе и симпатизирующими России местными жителями. Вопрос к мэру северонорвежской коммуны Вардё? А Вы кому симпатизируете? Нацистам, гитлеровцам, эсэсовцам, также получается. Тот факт, что установлены они были при участии российских представителей также вызывает раздражение у мэра. «Неправильные» обелиски, как заявляется, не имеют исторической ценности и подлежат сносу. Кто, где и как определял историческую ценность обелискам и мемориалам? Может, есть реестр? Что должно определять историческую ценность мемориала, памяти героям Второй мировой войны? Отвечу только одно – они бесценны. За них уже заплачено жизнями.
К счастью, звучат и здравомыслящие голоса, которые призывают воздержаться от переписывания истории, от кощунственного обращения с памятью о норвежских партизанах. Напомню, их вклад в борьбу с немецко-фашистскими оккупантами и без того длительное время не признавался норвежскими властями. Однако есть вероятность того, что их также заклеймят как проводников «российской пропаганды».
Со своей стороны неизменно подчеркиваем приверженность уважению беспримерного подвига граждан всех стран, кто сражался во имя Победы над фашизмом.
Российские дипломаты, в какой точке мира они бы ни находились, будут сохранять и чтить память о великих героях без деления на национальности, вероисповедания и другим признакам. Для нас все те, кто отдал свою жизнь, вставал плечом к плечу в борьбе с нацизмом, – герои. Мы никогда не делили их по национальностям и не будем это делать и впредь.
(из брифинга официального представителя МИД России М.В.Захаровой, Москва, 28 августа 2024 года)
https://mid.ru/ru/press_service/spokesman/briefings/1966922/
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Посольство России в Норвегии - Russlands Ambassade i Norge
💬 О призывах к сносу военных мемориалов в Норвегии Обращают на себя внимание участившиеся нападки в Норвегии на военно-мемориальную работу российских дипломатов. Вслед за мэром Киркенеса, устроившим скандал вокруг возложения венков к памятнику советскому…
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Forwarded from Генконсульство России на Шпицбергене
29 августа с.г. на горе Опера в окрестностях норвежского поселка Лонгиербюен состоялась церемония поминовения погибших пассажиров
и членов экипажа российского самолета Ту-154, разбившегося в этих местах 28 лет назад.
На памятном мероприятии с траурной речью выступили Генеральный консул России на Шпицбергене А.Чемерило и директор рудника «Баренцбург» К.Туринский. Совместно с сотрудниками Генконсульства и работниками ФГУП «ГТ «Арктикуголь» память погибших граждан России и Украины почтили представители администрации Губернатора Шпицбергена.
Впервые за несколько лет у мемориала была совершена заупокойная лития прибывшим на Шпицберген священником Е.Своксом, клириком храма Успения Пресвятой Богородицы Баренцбурга.
Церемония завершилась возложением венков и цветов к монументу, воздвигнутому в память о жертвах авиакатастрофы.
и членов экипажа российского самолета Ту-154, разбившегося в этих местах 28 лет назад.
На памятном мероприятии с траурной речью выступили Генеральный консул России на Шпицбергене А.Чемерило и директор рудника «Баренцбург» К.Туринский. Совместно с сотрудниками Генконсульства и работниками ФГУП «ГТ «Арктикуголь» память погибших граждан России и Украины почтили представители администрации Губернатора Шпицбергена.
Впервые за несколько лет у мемориала была совершена заупокойная лития прибывшим на Шпицберген священником Е.Своксом, клириком храма Успения Пресвятой Богородицы Баренцбурга.
Церемония завершилась возложением венков и цветов к монументу, воздвигнутому в память о жертвах авиакатастрофы.
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