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#Auschwitz was created by the Nazis in 1940 in a building that used to serve as military barracks near a small town called Oswiecim, whose history dates back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Having occupied Poland in 1939, the Nazis changed the town's name of Oswiecim to German Auschwitz. Later, in 1941-1943, two more imprisonment facilities were established in the vicinity of Oswiecim. They were:
▪️Auschwitz II — best known to the wider public as #AuschwitzBirkenau, was three kilometres away from the main facility — Oswiecim and located near Brzezinka, a Polish village (Birkenau in German). Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest "death factory". Equipped with crematoriums and gas chambers, it was created by the Nazis with only one aim — exterminate people.
▪️Auschwitz III (also known as Monowitz). Its prisoners were used by the Nazis for the Third Reich war industries.
Following the so-called Wannsee Conference in 1942, the Nazis approved what was called the “final solution to the Jewish question”. Since then, Auschwitz-Birkenau was turned into the main "death factory" for the annihilation of Jews in Europe.
❗️ Prisoners of Oswiecim were held by the Nazis in inhuman, barbaric conditions. They had to do hard, exhausting work until total exhaustion, to endure poor sanitation in the camp's facilities, malnutrition and constant tortures by the guards and SS-troops. It was in Oswiecim that the Germans first tested the "Zyklon-B" poisonous agent on human beings. Prisoners of Auschwitz were also subjected to cruel medical experiments, led by a Nazi criminal, infamous retired military doctor Josef Mengele.
In 1944, when the Red Army started the liberation of Europe, the Nazis, in an effort to cover the tracks of their crimes in Auschwitz, rushed to burn documents and destroy the camp's gas chambers, crematoriums, and deported as many prisoners as they could westward to other concentration camps deep in the Third Reich — over 58,000 prisoners were evacuated by the Nazis before Oswiecim and liberated by the Soviet forces in January, 1945.
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In January 1945, the units of the 1st Ukrainian Front launched the Vistula-Oder offensive and, successfully expelling the Nazis from Poland, finally reached Auschwitz.
⚔️ In the late hours of January 27, following three days of fighting the retreating enemy, the Red Army took over Oswiecim and opened the gates of Auschwitz. The camp’s 7,000 prisoners were freed. Most of them were sick or suffering from extreme exhaustion and tortures.
Rescued prisoners burst into tears of joy when they greeted their liberators. Some facilities of the camp were instantly made a hospital. According to various historic estimates, in 1940-1945, from 1.5 to 4 million people perished in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Over the past years, we are witnessing a campaign in several European countries, including Poland, to rewrite and falsify the history of WWII and, in particular, to erase the memory of the feat performed by the Soviet soldiers-liberators who saved the Auschwitz prisoners.
🎙 From a briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues (January 23, 2025):
💬 "This year, like all those years before, Russian representatives will not be invited to the commemoration ceremonies at Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27. That is, there will be no one there to mention the Soviet liberator soldiers and express gratitude to them. In this regard, there is something that needs to be said to the organisers and all the Europeans who will be there:
Your lives, your work and leisure, the very existence of your nations, your children have been paid for by Soviet soldiers, their lives, their blood. It was them who crushed the Third Reich machine. You are forever in their debt."
🕯 #WeRemember
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#Анонс
🗓️ 29 января в 11.00 по Нью-Йорку (19.00 по Москве) Постпредство проведёт онлайн-показ документального фильма сербского режиссёра Эмира Кустурицы «Люди Христовы. Наше время».
⚡️Кинокартина посвящена гонениям на Украинскую православную церковь со стороны киевского режима.
🎥 Трансляция будет доступна в телеграм-канале и твиттер-аккаунте Постпредства.
🗓️ 29 января в 11.00 по Нью-Йорку (19.00 по Москве) Постпредство проведёт онлайн-показ документального фильма сербского режиссёра Эмира Кустурицы «Люди Христовы. Наше время».
⚡️Кинокартина посвящена гонениям на Украинскую православную церковь со стороны киевского режима.
🎥 Трансляция будет доступна в телеграм-канале и твиттер-аккаунте Постпредства.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Kultura television channel for UNESCO: 70 Years in Russia film
Key points
💬 The Soviet Union decided to join #UNESCO guided by the goals, principles and ideals laid out in its Charter, which included universal welfare, refusal of confrontation, equality, mutual respect, and equal rights for all people on Earth without exception in the spheres of culture, science, and education.
• The Soviet Union was among the leaders. Now, as the Russian Federation, we are trying to keep this position. In the 1960s-1970s (the Soviet Union joined UNESCO in 1954), we began to strongly promote specific projects that fit into UNESCO’s mandate.
• Our country and a group of enthusiasts have initiated an international communications programme, which was built on crucial principles such as ensuring freedom of speech, safe journalistic activities, and unhindered conditions for journalistic work.
• We have indeed made a vast contribution to shaping the existing UNESCO agenda. Every year, we hold a meeting of the governmental Commission for UNESCO, which I chair. It is a major entity reflecting the entire range of our achievements in science, culture and education.
🌍 We are helping African countries in several areas. Africa is a priority for UNESCO, meaning that, in all areas of activity, including bodies, commissions and other events that we initiate, we pay special attention to this continent.
• Just like the UN Secretariat, the UNESCO Secretariat has been largely privatised by the West. Time after time, it has strayed from its statutory duties which require it to be a unifying body and to stick to a neutral and unbiased position, rather than to do any government’s bidding. All these principles from the UN Charter and the UNESCO Charter often get violated.
• The saddest part about the reputation of the current UNESCO leaders is that they have adopted an absolutely biased stance with regard to the Ukraine crisis in flagrant violation of the UNESCO Constitution, which insists on ensuring equal rights when it comes to access to education for all.
☝️ I believe pulling out of UNESCO is not an option. We should instead fight this absolutely biased and unacceptable stance on the part of the Secretariat from within. That is exactly what we are doing: requesting information. The Secretariat is under obligation to respond to requests filed by member countries. Whenever we receive perfunctory answers to our inquiries, we make that state of affairs public.
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Key points
💬 The Soviet Union decided to join #UNESCO guided by the goals, principles and ideals laid out in its Charter, which included universal welfare, refusal of confrontation, equality, mutual respect, and equal rights for all people on Earth without exception in the spheres of culture, science, and education.
• The Soviet Union was among the leaders. Now, as the Russian Federation, we are trying to keep this position. In the 1960s-1970s (the Soviet Union joined UNESCO in 1954), we began to strongly promote specific projects that fit into UNESCO’s mandate.
• Our country and a group of enthusiasts have initiated an international communications programme, which was built on crucial principles such as ensuring freedom of speech, safe journalistic activities, and unhindered conditions for journalistic work.
• We have indeed made a vast contribution to shaping the existing UNESCO agenda. Every year, we hold a meeting of the governmental Commission for UNESCO, which I chair. It is a major entity reflecting the entire range of our achievements in science, culture and education.
🌍 We are helping African countries in several areas. Africa is a priority for UNESCO, meaning that, in all areas of activity, including bodies, commissions and other events that we initiate, we pay special attention to this continent.
• Just like the UN Secretariat, the UNESCO Secretariat has been largely privatised by the West. Time after time, it has strayed from its statutory duties which require it to be a unifying body and to stick to a neutral and unbiased position, rather than to do any government’s bidding. All these principles from the UN Charter and the UNESCO Charter often get violated.
• The saddest part about the reputation of the current UNESCO leaders is that they have adopted an absolutely biased stance with regard to the Ukraine crisis in flagrant violation of the UNESCO Constitution, which insists on ensuring equal rights when it comes to access to education for all.
☝️ I believe pulling out of UNESCO is not an option. We should instead fight this absolutely biased and unacceptable stance on the part of the Secretariat from within. That is exactly what we are doing: requesting information. The Secretariat is under obligation to respond to requests filed by member countries. Whenever we receive perfunctory answers to our inquiries, we make that state of affairs public.
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🎙 Remarks by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vassily Nebenzia at Holocaust Memorial Ceremony 2025 at the United Nations (January 27, 2025)
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: We commemorate the victims of the Holocaust today – on January 27 – on the day when the largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, where at least 1 million Jews had been exterminated, was liberated by the Red Army, which played a key role in stopping the relentless machine of human annihilation.
In this death camp, prisoners, including newborn children, were exterminated in gas chambers using the Zyklon B gas, which had first been tested on Soviet prisoners of war.
In the Auschwitz camp system, people, however, were not only slaughtered; they were also commercially exploited, and not just by the Nazis who extracted, for example, golden teeth and cut the hair of their victims, but also by large German companies. For example, Auschwitz-3 camp was essentially a branch of the chemical conglomerate IG Farben.
No aviation or artillery was used to liberate the camp. 231 Soviet rank-and-file soldiers and officers gave their lives for the freedom of Auschwitz prisoners. The soldiers were accompanied by Soviet doctors who had experience in treating the emaciated by hunger people of besieged Leningrad. And it is today – on January 27 – when we also commemorate the 81st anniversary of lifting the Siege of Leningrad. More than 4,500 prisoners of Auschwitz received medical assistance in the very first hours and days of liberation, among them was Otto Frank – the father of the famous Anne Frank. <...>
❌ I am certain that children, who took the sweets then from the hands of Soviet soldiers, could not imagine that a few decades later the decisive role of the Soviet army in the victory over Nazism and in putting an end to the Holocaust would be questioned, that the country where Auschwitz was located would demolish monuments to the soldiers and officers of the Red Army who liberated their country and the death camp, that representatives of the State that brought liberation from the Nazi death machine would not be invited today to the commemoration events in the former camp.
Auschwitz prisoners could not imagine either that Nazism and neo-Nazism would begin to raise their ugly heads in many parts of the world, as was pointed out correctly by the UN Secretary General today. Nor could they imagine that the days of liberation from Nazi troops would be declared days of mourning, that there would appear monuments and streets in honor of Waffen-SS veterans, that Neo-Nazi marches would be held, and that veterans of the anti-Hitler coalition would be forbidden to wear their decorations and insignia.
❗️ That is why we annually submit to the UN General Assembly a resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism. <...>
The memory of all the victims of Nazism, including Jews, at least half of whom were citizens of the Soviet Union, is sacred for us. That is why we are convinced: it is our common duty to preserve the truth about the Holocaust and other crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices, particularly the genocide of the peoples of the Soviet Union.
🇷🇺🇺🇳 This morning, we sent a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations which we requested to be circulated as a document of the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council. In the attachment to this letter one can find extensive factual evidence of recent acts of glorification of Nazis and their accomplices.
☝️ We must not forget: without the Great Victory of 1945, there would be neither the United Nations nor the world as we know it. It was the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition that took up the name of the United Nations, and no one has the right to consign this fact to oblivion!
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💬 Vassily Nebenzia: We commemorate the victims of the Holocaust today – on January 27 – on the day when the largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, where at least 1 million Jews had been exterminated, was liberated by the Red Army, which played a key role in stopping the relentless machine of human annihilation.
In this death camp, prisoners, including newborn children, were exterminated in gas chambers using the Zyklon B gas, which had first been tested on Soviet prisoners of war.
In the Auschwitz camp system, people, however, were not only slaughtered; they were also commercially exploited, and not just by the Nazis who extracted, for example, golden teeth and cut the hair of their victims, but also by large German companies. For example, Auschwitz-3 camp was essentially a branch of the chemical conglomerate IG Farben.
No aviation or artillery was used to liberate the camp. 231 Soviet rank-and-file soldiers and officers gave their lives for the freedom of Auschwitz prisoners. The soldiers were accompanied by Soviet doctors who had experience in treating the emaciated by hunger people of besieged Leningrad. And it is today – on January 27 – when we also commemorate the 81st anniversary of lifting the Siege of Leningrad. More than 4,500 prisoners of Auschwitz received medical assistance in the very first hours and days of liberation, among them was Otto Frank – the father of the famous Anne Frank. <...>
❌ I am certain that children, who took the sweets then from the hands of Soviet soldiers, could not imagine that a few decades later the decisive role of the Soviet army in the victory over Nazism and in putting an end to the Holocaust would be questioned, that the country where Auschwitz was located would demolish monuments to the soldiers and officers of the Red Army who liberated their country and the death camp, that representatives of the State that brought liberation from the Nazi death machine would not be invited today to the commemoration events in the former camp.
Auschwitz prisoners could not imagine either that Nazism and neo-Nazism would begin to raise their ugly heads in many parts of the world, as was pointed out correctly by the UN Secretary General today. Nor could they imagine that the days of liberation from Nazi troops would be declared days of mourning, that there would appear monuments and streets in honor of Waffen-SS veterans, that Neo-Nazi marches would be held, and that veterans of the anti-Hitler coalition would be forbidden to wear their decorations and insignia.
❗️ That is why we annually submit to the UN General Assembly a resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism. <...>
The memory of all the victims of Nazism, including Jews, at least half of whom were citizens of the Soviet Union, is sacred for us. That is why we are convinced: it is our common duty to preserve the truth about the Holocaust and other crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices, particularly the genocide of the peoples of the Soviet Union.
🇷🇺🇺🇳 This morning, we sent a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations which we requested to be circulated as a document of the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council. In the attachment to this letter one can find extensive factual evidence of recent acts of glorification of Nazis and their accomplices.
☝️ We must not forget: without the Great Victory of 1945, there would be neither the United Nations nor the world as we know it. It was the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition that took up the name of the United Nations, and no one has the right to consign this fact to oblivion!
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✍️ Excerpts from Russia’s Foreign Ministry answers to media questions submitted (but not answered live due to time constraints) for FM Sergey Lavrov’s news conference on the outcomes of Russian diplomacy in 2024
#UkrainianCrisis
Russia has pointed out on numerous occasions that it is ready for talks on a settlement in Ukraine. We stand for a truly final, just and lasting solution based on the elimination of the root causes of that crisis.
A temporary ceasefire and a conflict freeze are unacceptable solutions.
The West will inevitably use them to reinforce the Kiev regime’s military potential and to take a military revenge. We want reliable and legally binding agreements with mechanisms guaranteeing the non-resumption of the conflict.
#RussiaChina #Victory80
This year, we are celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory across both the European and Asian theatres of conflict. The peoples of the USSR & China, having shouldered the formidable burden of resisting the aggressors, valiantly withstood the severe trials and triumphed over the enemy, albeit at the cost of tremendous human and material sacrifices.
The memory of this monumental achievement by our forebears remains sacred to our nations, serving to fortify the enduring Russian-Chinese friendship and instil a sense of patriotism in our youth. Russia and China are poised to celebrate this significant anniversary on a grand scale.
#RussiaAfrica
Russia has been systematically striving to enhance the full spectrum of relations with African states. The solid foundations of successful Russian-African collaboration lie in our shared objective of cultivating a just world and, to a large extent, a harmonious approach to addressing pressing international issues.
#RussiaUSA
Donald Trump’s return to the White House following last November’s presidential election significantly alters the political landscape within the US.
However, from the perspective of Russian-American relations, given the bipartisan Russophobic consensus that has developed, premised on the perception of Russia as an existential threat to American hegemony, no substantial positive developments should be anticipated. <...>
It must be emphasised that we are not harbouring any illusions about the new/old president. During his first term, contrary to expectations, the deterioration of bilateral ties initiated by Barack Obama persisted, and Donald Trump surpassed his predecessors in the scale of sanctions imposed against Russia.
#RussiaIran
Our bilateral cooperation has achieved an unprecedented level under the direction of the leaders of both nations. The conclusion of [the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran] marks a significant event, representing a new milestone in the history of bilateral relations.
#RussiaSyria
We remain hopeful that the Syrian people will successfully overcome the challenges they face and develop consensus decisions about the future of their state. We stand ready to provide the Syrians with all possible support.
#Eurasia
We are actively pursuing the development of a Eurasian security architecture grounded in the principles of equality and indivisibility, ensuring that the primary responsibility for resolving regional disputes and conflicts rests with the states of the continent. President Vladimir Putin proposed this initiative during a meeting with the Foreign Ministry leadership on June 14, 2024.
Our concept is grounded in the principle that “regional problems require regional solutions.” Responsibility for resolving conflicts and preventing harmful external interference must rest collectively with the nations of Eurasia.
#Orthodoxy #Faith #FreedomOfReligion
Сertain elements within the American establishment, the so-called deep state, are using the Kiev regime and NATO mechanisms against the Russian Orthodox Church. We see what they are doing and how cynically they behave targeting canonical Orthodoxy, trying to sow discord among Orthodox believers in Europe.
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#UkrainianCrisis
Russia has pointed out on numerous occasions that it is ready for talks on a settlement in Ukraine. We stand for a truly final, just and lasting solution based on the elimination of the root causes of that crisis.
A temporary ceasefire and a conflict freeze are unacceptable solutions.
The West will inevitably use them to reinforce the Kiev regime’s military potential and to take a military revenge. We want reliable and legally binding agreements with mechanisms guaranteeing the non-resumption of the conflict.
#RussiaChina #Victory80
This year, we are celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory across both the European and Asian theatres of conflict. The peoples of the USSR & China, having shouldered the formidable burden of resisting the aggressors, valiantly withstood the severe trials and triumphed over the enemy, albeit at the cost of tremendous human and material sacrifices.
The memory of this monumental achievement by our forebears remains sacred to our nations, serving to fortify the enduring Russian-Chinese friendship and instil a sense of patriotism in our youth. Russia and China are poised to celebrate this significant anniversary on a grand scale.
#RussiaAfrica
Russia has been systematically striving to enhance the full spectrum of relations with African states. The solid foundations of successful Russian-African collaboration lie in our shared objective of cultivating a just world and, to a large extent, a harmonious approach to addressing pressing international issues.
#RussiaUSA
Donald Trump’s return to the White House following last November’s presidential election significantly alters the political landscape within the US.
However, from the perspective of Russian-American relations, given the bipartisan Russophobic consensus that has developed, premised on the perception of Russia as an existential threat to American hegemony, no substantial positive developments should be anticipated. <...>
It must be emphasised that we are not harbouring any illusions about the new/old president. During his first term, contrary to expectations, the deterioration of bilateral ties initiated by Barack Obama persisted, and Donald Trump surpassed his predecessors in the scale of sanctions imposed against Russia.
#RussiaIran
Our bilateral cooperation has achieved an unprecedented level under the direction of the leaders of both nations. The conclusion of [the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran] marks a significant event, representing a new milestone in the history of bilateral relations.
#RussiaSyria
We remain hopeful that the Syrian people will successfully overcome the challenges they face and develop consensus decisions about the future of their state. We stand ready to provide the Syrians with all possible support.
#Eurasia
We are actively pursuing the development of a Eurasian security architecture grounded in the principles of equality and indivisibility, ensuring that the primary responsibility for resolving regional disputes and conflicts rests with the states of the continent. President Vladimir Putin proposed this initiative during a meeting with the Foreign Ministry leadership on June 14, 2024.
Our concept is grounded in the principle that “regional problems require regional solutions.” Responsibility for resolving conflicts and preventing harmful external interference must rest collectively with the nations of Eurasia.
#Orthodoxy #Faith #FreedomOfReligion
Сertain elements within the American establishment, the so-called deep state, are using the Kiev regime and NATO mechanisms against the Russian Orthodox Church. We see what they are doing and how cynically they behave targeting canonical Orthodoxy, trying to sow discord among Orthodox believers in Europe.
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📑 Доклад МИД России «О противоправных действиях киевского режима в отношении Украинской православной церкви (УПЦ), её священнослужителей и прихожан»
✍️ Киевские власти на протяжении многих лет активно проводят на Украине курс на ликвидацию канонической Украинской православной церкви (УПЦ), дискриминацию её духовенства, преследование священнослужителей и верующих граждан, принуждение паствы к переходу в искусственно созданную раскольническую «Православную церковь Украины» (ПЦУ). Для этой цели выстраивается законодательная система страны, ориентируются действия различных властных и силовых структур.
Начиная с 2022 года гонения на каноническое православие в стране значительно усилились.
Киевский режим претерпел политическую мутацию. Созданные им в результате введения военного положения условия позволили выстроить в стране жёсткую авторитарную систему правления, для которой характерны:
• абсолютная монополия на власть,
• внесудебные расправы,
• тотальная цензура и государственная пропаганда,
• фактическая ликвидация независимых СМИ и уничтожение политической оппозиции,
• активный поиск «предателей», вымышленных российских шпионов и диверсантов.
Взяв на вооружение идеологию и практику украинских национал-радикалов, правящий режим, по сути, переродился в неонацистскую диктатуру. Действуя в этой парадигме, Киев проводит курс на принудительную украинизацию всех сфер общественной жизни, включая духовную.
Следует иметь в виду, что происходящие на Украине события вписываются в общую картину системного кризиса мирового православия, вызванного политикой Константинопольского патриархата, США и других стран Запада, поощряющей раскольников. Киевские власти и Запад пытаются разъединить русский и украинский народы, разрушить духовную близость православных верующих двух стран, даже невзирая на решение УПЦ о независимости от Московского патриархата. С этой целью в 2018 году в противовес канонической УПЦ была создана раскольническая ПЦУ, которую в 2019 году патриарх Константинопольский Варфоломей в нарушение норм канонического права наделил автокефальным статусом.
Для ликвидации УПЦ создана и наращивается соответствующая законодательная база.
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Не вызывает сомнения активное соучастие и ведущая роль Вашингтона в разжигании церковного кризиса на Украине. Для США это удобная возможность для продвижения собственных интересов, которые в данном случае заключаются в ослаблении влияния России в этом регионе. На Соединенных Штатах, как и на Константинопольском патриархате, лежит основная доля ответственности за православный раскол на Украине. Другие же недружественные страны занимали позицию невмешательства и молчаливо соглашались с происходящим в отношении УПЦ произволом.
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Проблема канонического православия на Украине, к сожалению, по-прежнему не входит в число приоритетов у ООН и других профильных организаций. В ответ на обращения МИД России соответствующие международные структуры, как правило, ограничиваются отписками о том, что они мониторят происходящее. Если какая-либо реакция или критика от них и появляется, то она носит избирательный и щадящий характер.
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Подробнее об отдельных аспектах:
• О дискриминационных законах Украины, направленных против УПЦ
• О неправомерных действиях украинских спецслужб и силовых структур в отношении УПЦ
• Действия украинских местных властей и органов самоуправления против УПЦ
• Захваты храмов УПЦ и незаконная перерегистрация общин
• Давление государственных и региональных властей на крупнейшие монастыри УПЦ
• Риторика ненависти, немотивированная агрессия и насилие по отношению к духовенству и верующим УПЦ
• О влиянии США на развитие церковного кризиса на Украине
• Реакция международного сообщества
📄 Полный текст Доклада
✍️ Киевские власти на протяжении многих лет активно проводят на Украине курс на ликвидацию канонической Украинской православной церкви (УПЦ), дискриминацию её духовенства, преследование священнослужителей и верующих граждан, принуждение паствы к переходу в искусственно созданную раскольническую «Православную церковь Украины» (ПЦУ). Для этой цели выстраивается законодательная система страны, ориентируются действия различных властных и силовых структур.
Начиная с 2022 года гонения на каноническое православие в стране значительно усилились.
Киевский режим претерпел политическую мутацию. Созданные им в результате введения военного положения условия позволили выстроить в стране жёсткую авторитарную систему правления, для которой характерны:
• абсолютная монополия на власть,
• внесудебные расправы,
• тотальная цензура и государственная пропаганда,
• фактическая ликвидация независимых СМИ и уничтожение политической оппозиции,
• активный поиск «предателей», вымышленных российских шпионов и диверсантов.
Взяв на вооружение идеологию и практику украинских национал-радикалов, правящий режим, по сути, переродился в неонацистскую диктатуру. Действуя в этой парадигме, Киев проводит курс на принудительную украинизацию всех сфер общественной жизни, включая духовную.
Следует иметь в виду, что происходящие на Украине события вписываются в общую картину системного кризиса мирового православия, вызванного политикой Константинопольского патриархата, США и других стран Запада, поощряющей раскольников. Киевские власти и Запад пытаются разъединить русский и украинский народы, разрушить духовную близость православных верующих двух стран, даже невзирая на решение УПЦ о независимости от Московского патриархата. С этой целью в 2018 году в противовес канонической УПЦ была создана раскольническая ПЦУ, которую в 2019 году патриарх Константинопольский Варфоломей в нарушение норм канонического права наделил автокефальным статусом.
Для ликвидации УПЦ создана и наращивается соответствующая законодательная база.
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Не вызывает сомнения активное соучастие и ведущая роль Вашингтона в разжигании церковного кризиса на Украине. Для США это удобная возможность для продвижения собственных интересов, которые в данном случае заключаются в ослаблении влияния России в этом регионе. На Соединенных Штатах, как и на Константинопольском патриархате, лежит основная доля ответственности за православный раскол на Украине. Другие же недружественные страны занимали позицию невмешательства и молчаливо соглашались с происходящим в отношении УПЦ произволом.
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Проблема канонического православия на Украине, к сожалению, по-прежнему не входит в число приоритетов у ООН и других профильных организаций. В ответ на обращения МИД России соответствующие международные структуры, как правило, ограничиваются отписками о том, что они мониторят происходящее. Если какая-либо реакция или критика от них и появляется, то она носит избирательный и щадящий характер.
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Подробнее об отдельных аспектах:
• О дискриминационных законах Украины, направленных против УПЦ
• О неправомерных действиях украинских спецслужб и силовых структур в отношении УПЦ
• Действия украинских местных властей и органов самоуправления против УПЦ
• Захваты храмов УПЦ и незаконная перерегистрация общин
• Давление государственных и региональных властей на крупнейшие монастыри УПЦ
• Риторика ненависти, немотивированная агрессия и насилие по отношению к духовенству и верующим УПЦ
• О влиянии США на развитие церковного кризиса на Украине
• Реакция международного сообщества
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🗓 On January 28, an official Russian inter-agency delegation, led by Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov visited Damascus.
This visit marked the first of its kind following the change of administration in the Syrian Arab Republic.
☝️ The delegation met with the head of Syria’s new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and engaged in substantive discussions with him. Participants also included members of Syria’s interim government: Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Minister of Health Maher al-Sharaa.
During a candid exchange on the comprehensive spectrum of Russian-Syrian relations at this pivotal moment, both sides underscored their commitment to advancing multifaceted bilateral cooperation founded on the principles of traditional friendship and mutual respect between Russia and Syria.
The Russian delegation reiterated its unwavering support for the unity, territorial integrity, and sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic, along with its readiness to extend essential assistance to the Syrian people in their post-crisis national recovery.
In addressing the evolving situation in and around #Syria, emphasis was put on the imperative for Syrians themselves to resolve internal challenges through fostering a viable political process. This should be achieved via inclusive dialogue encompassing the entirety of the nation’s political forces and ethno-confessional groups.
🤝 Both Parties agreed to maintain bilateral engagement with a view to formalising pertinent arrangements, reflecting a mutual resolve to deepen comprehensive ties and understanding between Moscow and Damascus, including in foreign policy aspects.
#RussiaSyria
This visit marked the first of its kind following the change of administration in the Syrian Arab Republic.
☝️ The delegation met with the head of Syria’s new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and engaged in substantive discussions with him. Participants also included members of Syria’s interim government: Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Minister of Health Maher al-Sharaa.
During a candid exchange on the comprehensive spectrum of Russian-Syrian relations at this pivotal moment, both sides underscored their commitment to advancing multifaceted bilateral cooperation founded on the principles of traditional friendship and mutual respect between Russia and Syria.
The Russian delegation reiterated its unwavering support for the unity, territorial integrity, and sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic, along with its readiness to extend essential assistance to the Syrian people in their post-crisis national recovery.
In addressing the evolving situation in and around #Syria, emphasis was put on the imperative for Syrians themselves to resolve internal challenges through fostering a viable political process. This should be achieved via inclusive dialogue encompassing the entirety of the nation’s political forces and ethno-confessional groups.
🤝 Both Parties agreed to maintain bilateral engagement with a view to formalising pertinent arrangements, reflecting a mutual resolve to deepen comprehensive ties and understanding between Moscow and Damascus, including in foreign policy aspects.
#RussiaSyria
🎙️ Ответ Посла России в Норвегии Н.В.Корчунова на запрос гостелерадиокомпании «НРК» (29 января 2025 г.)
❓Не могли бы вы прокомментировать дискуссию в Норвегии вокруг необходимости наращивания норвежского военного присутствия на архипелаге Шпицберген, в частности, соответствующие высказывания представителей консервативной партии «Хёйре», Христианской народной партии и самоуправления г.Лонгиербюен? Какова ваша позиция в отношении возможных последствий увеличения военного присутствия Норвегии на Шпицбергене, если будет принято такое решение?
💬 Н.В.Корчунов:
• Во-первых, всегда важно понимать, кто выступает с тем или иным предложением. Мы видим, что в данном случае речь идет прежде всего о двух оппозиционных партиях. Резонансные высказывания оппозиции – обычное дело в преддверие выборов в любой политической системе. В том, что касается заявлений представителей местной автономии, то сложно связывать их с реальной озабоченностью по поводу якобы дефицита безопасности. Власти Лонгиербюена, как и местные власти в любой другой стране, как правило, стремятся любой ценой привлечь к себе внимание и ресурсы центра, в т.ч. и военные, которые могут стать одним из факторов оживления местной экономики.
• Во-вторых, авторы, очевидно, не до конца осознают важность Договора о Шпицбергене, в котором его подписанты согласились предоставить суверенитет Норвегии, которая, в свою очередь, обязалась добропорядочно соблюдать его положения, в т.ч. не создавать на Шпицбергене военных баз и не использовать его «в целях войны». Таким образом, наращивание военной активности и милитаризация острова подрывают это важное соглашение, являющееся одной из основ и стабилизирующих элементов международно-правовой базы Арктики.
• Прозвучавшие недавно в диалоге между другими арктическими государствами угрозы использовать в Арктике в т.ч. военную силу не могут не настораживать. Ответ на нынешнюю геополитическую турбулентность должен быть скорее не военный и силовой, а заключаться в укреплении международного права, добросовестном выполнении положений Договора о Шпицбергене и проявлении военной сдержанности.
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❓Не могли бы вы прокомментировать дискуссию в Норвегии вокруг необходимости наращивания норвежского военного присутствия на архипелаге Шпицберген, в частности, соответствующие высказывания представителей консервативной партии «Хёйре», Христианской народной партии и самоуправления г.Лонгиербюен? Какова ваша позиция в отношении возможных последствий увеличения военного присутствия Норвегии на Шпицбергене, если будет принято такое решение?
💬 Н.В.Корчунов:
• Во-первых, всегда важно понимать, кто выступает с тем или иным предложением. Мы видим, что в данном случае речь идет прежде всего о двух оппозиционных партиях. Резонансные высказывания оппозиции – обычное дело в преддверие выборов в любой политической системе. В том, что касается заявлений представителей местной автономии, то сложно связывать их с реальной озабоченностью по поводу якобы дефицита безопасности. Власти Лонгиербюена, как и местные власти в любой другой стране, как правило, стремятся любой ценой привлечь к себе внимание и ресурсы центра, в т.ч. и военные, которые могут стать одним из факторов оживления местной экономики.
• Во-вторых, авторы, очевидно, не до конца осознают важность Договора о Шпицбергене, в котором его подписанты согласились предоставить суверенитет Норвегии, которая, в свою очередь, обязалась добропорядочно соблюдать его положения, в т.ч. не создавать на Шпицбергене военных баз и не использовать его «в целях войны». Таким образом, наращивание военной активности и милитаризация острова подрывают это важное соглашение, являющееся одной из основ и стабилизирующих элементов международно-правовой базы Арктики.
• Прозвучавшие недавно в диалоге между другими арктическими государствами угрозы использовать в Арктике в т.ч. военную силу не могут не настораживать. Ответ на нынешнюю геополитическую турбулентность должен быть скорее не военный и силовой, а заключаться в укреплении международного права, добросовестном выполнении положений Договора о Шпицбергене и проявлении военной сдержанности.
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🎙️ Svar fra Russlands ambassadør i Norge Nikolay Korchunov til NRK (29. januar 2025)
❓Kan Ambassadøren kommentere diskusjonen rundt behovet for å øke det norske militære nærværet på Svalbard, særlig uttalelsene fra representanter for Høyre, KrF og Longyearbyen lokalstyre? Hvordan stiller du deg til de mulige konsekvensene av et økt norsk militært nærvær på Svalbard dersom en slik beslutning blir tatt?
💬 Nikolay Korchunov:
• For det første er det alltid viktig å forstå hvem som fremmer et bestemt forslag. Vi ser at det i dette tilfellet er det snakk om hovedsakelig to opposisjonspartier. Det er vanlig at opposisjonen kommer med resonansuttalelser i forkant av valget i ethvert politisk system. Når det gjelder uttalelser fra representanter for det lokale selvstyret, er det vanskelig å knytte dem til en reell bekymring for det påståtte sikkerhetsmangelen. Myndighetene i Longyearbyen, så vel som lokale myndigheter i alle andre land, søker vanligvis for enhver pris å tiltrekke seg oppmerksomhet og ressurser, inkludert militære, fra sentrum, som kan bli en av faktorene for å stimulere den lokale økonomien.
• For det andre har initiativtakere tilsynelatende ikke fullt anerkjent betydningen av Spitsbergen-traktaten, der avtalepartene ble enige om å gi suverenitet til Norge, som på sin side forpliktet seg til å respektere traktatens bestemmelser i god tro, herunder å ikke etablere militærbaser på Spitsbergen eller ikke bruke den «i krigsøyemed». Den militære oppbyggingen og militariseringen av øygruppen undergraver dermed denne viktige avtalen, som er en av bærebjelkene og de stabiliserende elementene i det internasjonale folkerettslige rammeverket for Arktis.
• De nylige uttalelsene i dialogen mellom andre arktiske stater om å bruke militærmakt i Arktis er urovekkende. Svaret på den nåværende geopolitiske turbulensen bør ikke være militært og maktbruk, men heller bestå i å styrke folkeretten, oppfylle Spitsbergen-traktatens bestemmelser i god tro og vise militær tilbakeholdenhet.
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❓Kan Ambassadøren kommentere diskusjonen rundt behovet for å øke det norske militære nærværet på Svalbard, særlig uttalelsene fra representanter for Høyre, KrF og Longyearbyen lokalstyre? Hvordan stiller du deg til de mulige konsekvensene av et økt norsk militært nærvær på Svalbard dersom en slik beslutning blir tatt?
💬 Nikolay Korchunov:
• For det første er det alltid viktig å forstå hvem som fremmer et bestemt forslag. Vi ser at det i dette tilfellet er det snakk om hovedsakelig to opposisjonspartier. Det er vanlig at opposisjonen kommer med resonansuttalelser i forkant av valget i ethvert politisk system. Når det gjelder uttalelser fra representanter for det lokale selvstyret, er det vanskelig å knytte dem til en reell bekymring for det påståtte sikkerhetsmangelen. Myndighetene i Longyearbyen, så vel som lokale myndigheter i alle andre land, søker vanligvis for enhver pris å tiltrekke seg oppmerksomhet og ressurser, inkludert militære, fra sentrum, som kan bli en av faktorene for å stimulere den lokale økonomien.
• For det andre har initiativtakere tilsynelatende ikke fullt anerkjent betydningen av Spitsbergen-traktaten, der avtalepartene ble enige om å gi suverenitet til Norge, som på sin side forpliktet seg til å respektere traktatens bestemmelser i god tro, herunder å ikke etablere militærbaser på Spitsbergen eller ikke bruke den «i krigsøyemed». Den militære oppbyggingen og militariseringen av øygruppen undergraver dermed denne viktige avtalen, som er en av bærebjelkene og de stabiliserende elementene i det internasjonale folkerettslige rammeverket for Arktis.
• De nylige uttalelsene i dialogen mellom andre arktiske stater om å bruke militærmakt i Arktis er urovekkende. Svaret på den nåværende geopolitiske turbulensen bør ikke være militært og maktbruk, men heller bestå i å styrke folkeretten, oppfylle Spitsbergen-traktatens bestemmelser i god tro og vise militær tilbakeholdenhet.
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Forwarded from МИД России 🇷🇺
⚡️ Продолжается приём работ на VII Международный конкурс «Расскажи миру о своей Родине».
Конкурс, организованный при поддержке Министерства иностранных дел Российской Федерации, направлен на:
• патриотическое воспитание детей и молодёжи,
• формирование у подрастающего поколения чувства любви и уважения к родному краю,
• развитие дружественных межнациональных отношений.
За годы своего существования Конкурс стал стал одной из ключевых платформ для молодых талантов, где стимулируется интерес к многообразию культур и истории различных регионов России и стран мира; способствует взаимопониманию и дружбе между народами.
В рамках конкурса участники выбирают наиболее интересные для них события, традиции, памятные места своей Родины и рассказывают о них соотечественникам и сверстникам за рубежом в формате видеоролика или текстовой страницы–презентации.
🌐 Свои работы на прошедший VI Международный конкурс «Расскажи миру о своей Родине» представили 6781 ребят из 89 регионов России, включая новые территории, а также из 46 зарубежных стран. За всё время проведения Конкурса участники отправили более 16347 работ из 89 российских регионов и 70 стран.
В каждой номинации Конкурса присваиваются первое, второе и третье места. Лучшие конкурсные работы демонстрируются на крупных государственных площадках. По результатам Конкурса все участники получают электронные сертификаты, наставники – электронные благодарственные письма, а победители – дипломы и памятные призы.
🗓 Приём работ открыт до 25 марта 2025 года.
👉 Подробнее о Конкурсе
👉 Принять участие
Конкурс организован АНО «Инновационный центр развития и воспитания детей и молодёжи» при поддержке МИД России, Россотрудничества, Роспатриотцентра, Росдетцентра, МПГУ, Фонда «Русский мир», Юнармии, Национальной родительской ассоциации и других партнёров.
Конкурс, организованный при поддержке Министерства иностранных дел Российской Федерации, направлен на:
• патриотическое воспитание детей и молодёжи,
• формирование у подрастающего поколения чувства любви и уважения к родному краю,
• развитие дружественных межнациональных отношений.
За годы своего существования Конкурс стал стал одной из ключевых платформ для молодых талантов, где стимулируется интерес к многообразию культур и истории различных регионов России и стран мира; способствует взаимопониманию и дружбе между народами.
В рамках конкурса участники выбирают наиболее интересные для них события, традиции, памятные места своей Родины и рассказывают о них соотечественникам и сверстникам за рубежом в формате видеоролика или текстовой страницы–презентации.
🌐 Свои работы на прошедший VI Международный конкурс «Расскажи миру о своей Родине» представили 6781 ребят из 89 регионов России, включая новые территории, а также из 46 зарубежных стран. За всё время проведения Конкурса участники отправили более 16347 работ из 89 российских регионов и 70 стран.
В каждой номинации Конкурса присваиваются первое, второе и третье места. Лучшие конкурсные работы демонстрируются на крупных государственных площадках. По результатам Конкурса все участники получают электронные сертификаты, наставники – электронные благодарственные письма, а победители – дипломы и памятные призы.
🗓 Приём работ открыт до 25 марта 2025 года.
👉 Подробнее о Конкурсе
👉 Принять участие
Конкурс организован АНО «Инновационный центр развития и воспитания детей и молодёжи» при поддержке МИД России, Россотрудничества, Роспатриотцентра, Росдетцентра, МПГУ, Фонда «Русский мир», Юнармии, Национальной родительской ассоциации и других партнёров.
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🇷🇺🇳🇴 Комментарий Посольства России в Норвегии на запросы российских СМИ
(31 января 2025 г.)
❓Полиция Норвегии сообщила о задержании норвежского судна «Silver Dania» с российским экипажем по подозрению в повреждении кабеля в Балтийском море. Может ли Посольство прокомментировать эту информацию? Находится ли Посольство на связи с судном, запросил ли экипаж помощь?
💬 Ответ: На запрос Посольства о задержании судна «Silver Dania» с российским экипажем в экономзоне Норвегии представители полиции округа Тромс сообщили, что росграждане не арестованы. Полиция проинформировала экипаж судна о возможности связаться с Посольством в Осло и Генконсульством в Киркенесе. Пока обращений не поступало.
Посольство держит ситуацию на контроле.
(31 января 2025 г.)
❓Полиция Норвегии сообщила о задержании норвежского судна «Silver Dania» с российским экипажем по подозрению в повреждении кабеля в Балтийском море. Может ли Посольство прокомментировать эту информацию? Находится ли Посольство на связи с судном, запросил ли экипаж помощь?
💬 Ответ: На запрос Посольства о задержании судна «Silver Dania» с российским экипажем в экономзоне Норвегии представители полиции округа Тромс сообщили, что росграждане не арестованы. Полиция проинформировала экипаж судна о возможности связаться с Посольством в Осло и Генконсульством в Киркенесе. Пока обращений не поступало.
Посольство держит ситуацию на контроле.
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#Victory80
🌟 February 2, 1943, one of the most brutal battles of #WWII and all of history — the Battle of Stalingrad — concluded.
For 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days and nights the Battle of Stalingrad raged on the banks of the Don and the Volga rivers, and in the city proper, or rather what was left of it following merciless Nazi bombardments and stubborn defender fighting for every street, alley and house. The battle itself surpassed in scope and intensity all prior battles of #WWII. During that battle, more than 2.1 million people fought on both sides.
By the end of June 1942, the Nazis concentrated in the strip of land from Kursk to Taganrog on the front of 600-650 kilometers up to 35% of infantry, over 50% of armour and motorized divisions of the total number of Wehrmacht troops deployed on the Soviet-German front.
During the planning of the Stalingrad operation, the enemy had several objectives: to gain a foothold on the Volga River and thus deprive the #SovietUnion of control over one of the most important transportation arteries of the country. The capture of #Stalingrad, according to the assessment of the Nazi military command, would open the way for the Wehrmacht to the Caucasus, where the Germans hoped to obtain the most important resource for making the war machine continue — oil fields.
Traditionally, according to the historians, the Battle was divided into two stages:
• Defensive phase: from July 17 to November 18, 1942;
• Offensive phase: from November 19, 1942 to February 2, 1943.
During the first stage, July 17 - November 18, 1942, the Red Army had to conduct defensive operations and engaged the enemy in fierce street battles directly in the city. The forces of the 62nd and 64th Soviet armies, led by Vassily Chuikov, commander of the 62nd Army, engaged the troops of the 6th Army of the Wehrmacht under the command of Lieutenant General Paulus.
By mid-November 1942, as a result of stubborn resistance and the deployment of the Red Army reserves favorable conditions were created for launching the counteroffensive. The plan for the operation code-named #Uranus was developed under the leadership of Army General Georgy Zhukov and Colonel General Alexander Vasilevsky.
During the large-scale counteroffensive at Stalingrad (November 19, 1942 — February 2, 1943), Soviet forces conducted the operation #Ring, during which the Red Army managed to drive Paulus's 6th Army into a “cauldron” between the Don and Volga rivers. Realizing the futility of further action, by the end of January the Nazi units began to surrender en masse.
On January, 31, General Paulus (promoted by Hitler to to General-Field Marshal), together with other German generals and officers at Stalingrad finally surrendered. On February 2, the last pockets of Nazi resistance were eliminated.
The #BattleOfStalingrad ended with a complete victory of the Red Army. For the first time ever the all-consuming Nazi war machine was weighed, measured and found wanting. This marked a turning point not only in the the Great Patriotic War, but that of the entire #WWII.
In Stalingrad, Wehrmacht and its auxiliary forces from the Axis lost 1/4 of all troops deployed by the Reich on the Eastern front. Total enemy losses amount to ~1.5 million soldiers and officers.
From that moment forward the strategic initiative was on the side of the Red Army. The Victory in Stalingrad created favourable conditions for further full-scale counteroffensive of Soviet forces to expel the enemy from the Nazi-occupied territory of the USSR.
🌐 The defeat of the bulk of the enemy troops not only shocked the world and significantly raised the international prestige of the Soviet Union and its Armed Forces, but also contributed to the strengthening and tightening of the anti-Hitler coalition.
🎖 Victory in the Battle of Stalingrad was in large achieved through superior strategy and tactics, but also due to mass heroism of Soviet soldiers, officers and hard work of all those on the home front. 112 participants of the Battle were awarded the noscript of the Hero of the Soviet Union.
#WeRemember
For 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days and nights the Battle of Stalingrad raged on the banks of the Don and the Volga rivers, and in the city proper, or rather what was left of it following merciless Nazi bombardments and stubborn defender fighting for every street, alley and house. The battle itself surpassed in scope and intensity all prior battles of #WWII. During that battle, more than 2.1 million people fought on both sides.
By the end of June 1942, the Nazis concentrated in the strip of land from Kursk to Taganrog on the front of 600-650 kilometers up to 35% of infantry, over 50% of armour and motorized divisions of the total number of Wehrmacht troops deployed on the Soviet-German front.
During the planning of the Stalingrad operation, the enemy had several objectives: to gain a foothold on the Volga River and thus deprive the #SovietUnion of control over one of the most important transportation arteries of the country. The capture of #Stalingrad, according to the assessment of the Nazi military command, would open the way for the Wehrmacht to the Caucasus, where the Germans hoped to obtain the most important resource for making the war machine continue — oil fields.
Traditionally, according to the historians, the Battle was divided into two stages:
• Defensive phase: from July 17 to November 18, 1942;
• Offensive phase: from November 19, 1942 to February 2, 1943.
During the first stage, July 17 - November 18, 1942, the Red Army had to conduct defensive operations and engaged the enemy in fierce street battles directly in the city. The forces of the 62nd and 64th Soviet armies, led by Vassily Chuikov, commander of the 62nd Army, engaged the troops of the 6th Army of the Wehrmacht under the command of Lieutenant General Paulus.
By mid-November 1942, as a result of stubborn resistance and the deployment of the Red Army reserves favorable conditions were created for launching the counteroffensive. The plan for the operation code-named #Uranus was developed under the leadership of Army General Georgy Zhukov and Colonel General Alexander Vasilevsky.
During the large-scale counteroffensive at Stalingrad (November 19, 1942 — February 2, 1943), Soviet forces conducted the operation #Ring, during which the Red Army managed to drive Paulus's 6th Army into a “cauldron” between the Don and Volga rivers. Realizing the futility of further action, by the end of January the Nazi units began to surrender en masse.
On January, 31, General Paulus (promoted by Hitler to to General-Field Marshal), together with other German generals and officers at Stalingrad finally surrendered. On February 2, the last pockets of Nazi resistance were eliminated.
The #BattleOfStalingrad ended with a complete victory of the Red Army. For the first time ever the all-consuming Nazi war machine was weighed, measured and found wanting. This marked a turning point not only in the the Great Patriotic War, but that of the entire #WWII.
In Stalingrad, Wehrmacht and its auxiliary forces from the Axis lost 1/4 of all troops deployed by the Reich on the Eastern front. Total enemy losses amount to ~1.5 million soldiers and officers.
From that moment forward the strategic initiative was on the side of the Red Army. The Victory in Stalingrad created favourable conditions for further full-scale counteroffensive of Soviet forces to expel the enemy from the Nazi-occupied territory of the USSR.
🌐 The defeat of the bulk of the enemy troops not only shocked the world and significantly raised the international prestige of the Soviet Union and its Armed Forces, but also contributed to the strengthening and tightening of the anti-Hitler coalition.
🎖 Victory in the Battle of Stalingrad was in large achieved through superior strategy and tactics, but also due to mass heroism of Soviet soldiers, officers and hard work of all those on the home front. 112 participants of the Battle were awarded the noscript of the Hero of the Soviet Union.
#WeRemember
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❓ Question: The Russian Investigative Committee released new data on atrocities committed by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Russkoye Porechnoye village, Kursk Region. The report, in particular, quotes forensic experts and servicemen as saying of the inhuman cruelty with which civilians were killed. Will Russia demand that these crimes be condemned by international organisations?
💬 Maria Zakharova: The Russian Foreign Ministry has already provided a detailed assessment of these atrocities by the Kiev regime.
Photos and videos were distributed during the briefing, which SHOCKED the journalists.
Correspondents, who had seen a lot, could not believe that such inhuman cruelty, exposing the beastly nature of the terrorist scum, was possible in the 21st century. The information that has emerged, including the fact that Ukrainian Nazis opened fierce fire during the evacuation of killed civilians from the village of Russkoye Porechnoye by Russian troops, is another testament to the criminal nature of the terrorist regime in Kiev.
Obviously, the extremists knew that they were committing a grave crime and tried to destroy evidences.
#KievRegimeCrimes
We believe it is crucial to inform the broadest international community of the crimes committed in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kursk Region. Russian news agencies already possess an exhaustive body of evidence of neo-Nazi punitive operations against civilians protected by a number of international documents including provisions of the binding Fourth Geneva Convention.
Particular focus should be given to a selective nature of persecution of the elderly, the most socially vulnerable members of the occupied population.
The supporting materials distributed by the Russia Investigative Committee clearly show signs of grave offenses committed during the armed conflict: hands bound with duct tapes, traces of torture, bruises from blows, gunshot wounds, bodies of people whose deaths resulted from hours of abuse by perpetrators, evidence of rape and other violent sexual acts.
The Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee has already initiated a criminal case against members of Ukrainian armed units implicated in the terrorist act against civilians in the Kursk Region under Article 205, Part 3, Paragraph (b) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Terrorist Act Causing Death to an Individual). A number of Ukrainian servicemen from the 92nd Detached Assault Brigade were found to have been involved in the crimes.
We believe that the bloody nature of the Kiev troops' actions in the Kursk Region should be widely exposed on international platforms such as the United Nations, the OSCE and their relevant structures, recorded by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and become the subject of proceedings by international human rights mechanisms, including NGOs.
We are certain that the real nature of Zelensky's junta was most clearly manifested in Russkoye Porechnoye, whose name has obviously become one of the driving factors for the Russophobic regime in Kiev and its armed gangs: it is against everything Russian that the current post-Maidan authorities are fighting with support of the “collective West.”
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💬 Maria Zakharova: The Russian Foreign Ministry has already provided a detailed assessment of these atrocities by the Kiev regime.
Photos and videos were distributed during the briefing, which SHOCKED the journalists.
Correspondents, who had seen a lot, could not believe that such inhuman cruelty, exposing the beastly nature of the terrorist scum, was possible in the 21st century. The information that has emerged, including the fact that Ukrainian Nazis opened fierce fire during the evacuation of killed civilians from the village of Russkoye Porechnoye by Russian troops, is another testament to the criminal nature of the terrorist regime in Kiev.
Obviously, the extremists knew that they were committing a grave crime and tried to destroy evidences.
#KievRegimeCrimes
We believe it is crucial to inform the broadest international community of the crimes committed in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kursk Region. Russian news agencies already possess an exhaustive body of evidence of neo-Nazi punitive operations against civilians protected by a number of international documents including provisions of the binding Fourth Geneva Convention.
Particular focus should be given to a selective nature of persecution of the elderly, the most socially vulnerable members of the occupied population.
The supporting materials distributed by the Russia Investigative Committee clearly show signs of grave offenses committed during the armed conflict: hands bound with duct tapes, traces of torture, bruises from blows, gunshot wounds, bodies of people whose deaths resulted from hours of abuse by perpetrators, evidence of rape and other violent sexual acts.
The Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee has already initiated a criminal case against members of Ukrainian armed units implicated in the terrorist act against civilians in the Kursk Region under Article 205, Part 3, Paragraph (b) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Terrorist Act Causing Death to an Individual). A number of Ukrainian servicemen from the 92nd Detached Assault Brigade were found to have been involved in the crimes.
We believe that the bloody nature of the Kiev troops' actions in the Kursk Region should be widely exposed on international platforms such as the United Nations, the OSCE and their relevant structures, recorded by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and become the subject of proceedings by international human rights mechanisms, including NGOs.
We are certain that the real nature of Zelensky's junta was most clearly manifested in Russkoye Porechnoye, whose name has obviously become one of the driving factors for the Russophobic regime in Kiev and its armed gangs: it is against everything Russian that the current post-Maidan authorities are fighting with support of the “collective West.”
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article "The UN Charter Should Become the Legal Foundation of a Multipolar World", published in Russia in Global Affairs magazine (February 4, 2025)
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💬 80 years ago, on 4 February 1945, the leaders of the victors of World War II ― the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain ― opened the Yalta Conference to determine the contours of the postwar world. <...>
One result of the negotiations was the creation of the United Nations and the approval of the UN Charter, which to this day remains the main source of international law. The Charter set forth goals and principles for countries’ behavior, which are designed to ensure their peaceful coexistence and sustained development.
The principle of the sovereign equality of states laid the foundation for the Yalta-Potsdam system: none may claim dominance, as all are formally equal regardless of territory, population, military capabilities, or other metrics.
<...> The UN-based world order fulfills its main task ― safeguarding everyone against a new world war. Truly, “the UN has not brought us to paradise but saved us from hell.”
🔹 Key points:
• The veto power enshrined in the Charter ― which is not a ‘privilege,’ but a burden of special responsibility for safeguarding peace ― serves as a solid barrier against reckless decisions and provides room for finding compromise based on a balance of interests.
• The UN has served as a unique universal platform for developing collective responses to common challenges, maintaining international peace and security and promoting socio-economic development.
• It was at the UN that, with a key role played by the USSR, the foundation was laid for the multipolar world that is now emerging before our eyes.
• The UN-centric order is thus based on international ― truly universal ― law, from which it follows that every state should abide by that law.
• Russia, like the majority of the world community, has never had any difficulty doing so. But the West was never cured of its syndrome of exceptionalism, and retains its neocolonial habits, i.e. living at the expense of others. Interstate relations based on respect for international law were, from the very beginning, not to the West’s liking.
• One manifestation of the ‘rules-based order’ was Washington’s policy of geopolitically absorbing Eastern Europe. Russia has been forced to eliminate its explosive consequences with the Special Military Operation.
❗️ Brazen attempts to reorder the world in one’s own interest, violating UN principles, may bring instability, confrontation, and even catastrophe. Given the current level of international tensions, a reckless rejection of the Yalta-Potsdam system, with the UN and its Charter at its core, will inevitably lead to chaos.
🇺🇳 Russia is ready for joint honest work to balance parties’ interests and to strengthen the legal principles of international relations. <...>
The most important thing, according to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, is “to regain an understanding of what the United Nations was created for, and to follow the principles that are set forth in its founding documents.” This should be the foremost guideline for regulating international relations in the multipolar era that has dawned.
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💬 80 years ago, on 4 February 1945, the leaders of the victors of World War II ― the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain ― opened the Yalta Conference to determine the contours of the postwar world. <...>
One result of the negotiations was the creation of the United Nations and the approval of the UN Charter, which to this day remains the main source of international law. The Charter set forth goals and principles for countries’ behavior, which are designed to ensure their peaceful coexistence and sustained development.
The principle of the sovereign equality of states laid the foundation for the Yalta-Potsdam system: none may claim dominance, as all are formally equal regardless of territory, population, military capabilities, or other metrics.
<...> The UN-based world order fulfills its main task ― safeguarding everyone against a new world war. Truly, “the UN has not brought us to paradise but saved us from hell.”
🔹 Key points:
• The veto power enshrined in the Charter ― which is not a ‘privilege,’ but a burden of special responsibility for safeguarding peace ― serves as a solid barrier against reckless decisions and provides room for finding compromise based on a balance of interests.
• The UN has served as a unique universal platform for developing collective responses to common challenges, maintaining international peace and security and promoting socio-economic development.
• It was at the UN that, with a key role played by the USSR, the foundation was laid for the multipolar world that is now emerging before our eyes.
• The UN-centric order is thus based on international ― truly universal ― law, from which it follows that every state should abide by that law.
• Russia, like the majority of the world community, has never had any difficulty doing so. But the West was never cured of its syndrome of exceptionalism, and retains its neocolonial habits, i.e. living at the expense of others. Interstate relations based on respect for international law were, from the very beginning, not to the West’s liking.
• One manifestation of the ‘rules-based order’ was Washington’s policy of geopolitically absorbing Eastern Europe. Russia has been forced to eliminate its explosive consequences with the Special Military Operation.
❗️ Brazen attempts to reorder the world in one’s own interest, violating UN principles, may bring instability, confrontation, and even catastrophe. Given the current level of international tensions, a reckless rejection of the Yalta-Potsdam system, with the UN and its Charter at its core, will inevitably lead to chaos.
🇺🇳 Russia is ready for joint honest work to balance parties’ interests and to strengthen the legal principles of international relations. <...>
The most important thing, according to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, is “to regain an understanding of what the United Nations was created for, and to follow the principles that are set forth in its founding documents.” This should be the foremost guideline for regulating international relations in the multipolar era that has dawned.
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#HistoryOfDiplomacy
8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on February 4, 1945, the Yalta (Crimea) Conference of the Allied leaders — Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D.Roosevelt officially opened.
#YaltaConference of the Anti-Hitler coalition leaders went down in history as one of the most significant and key international meetings of the 'Big Three' during #WWII. The Yalta talks became a symbol of successful cooperation between the Soviet Union, the US and the UK in the fight against the common enemy — Nazism.
The decisions taken at the Conference outlined the frame of the post-war #YaltaPotsdam international relations system, with the #UNCharter becoming its international legal basis.
***
By late 1944 — early 1945, the Red Army expelled the enemy from all the territory of the Soviet Union and proceeded with the operations aimed at liberating Europe from the Nazis.
🌟 In the first days of February 1945, the forces of the Red Army's 1st Byelorussian and the 1st Ukrainian Fronts successfully completed the Vistula-Oder Offensive, overcoming over 500 kilometres in less than a month (!), liberated Poland and then reached the border with Germany. Berlin was just 60 kilometres away. The collapse of the Third Reich was just a matter of time.
As the long-awaited common Allies' #Victory over Nazi Germany was as close as never, the future post-war world order-related issues needed to be discussed by the victorious great powers. While the Soviet forces were rapidly advancing in Eastern Europe in January, the preparations for the big negotiations to shape the future of the world were in full swing. Yalta, a Crimean city, was picked as the venue for that historic meeting (February 4-11, 1945).
The fate of post-war Germany was the key focus of the Yalta Conference. The Allies reaffirmed their commitment to eliminating German militarism and Nazism, and creating guarantees that “Germany would never be able again to disturb peace of the world.”
At the Yalta talks, the 'Big Three' managed to reach agreement on Poland’s post-war borders. The Soviet delegation consistently promoted the idea of ensuring the interests of the Poles and their fundamental right to independence and sovereignty. Winston Churchill, addressing the House of Commons upon his return from Yalta, on February 27, said: "If not for the prodigious exertions and sacrifices of Russia, Poland was doomed to utter destruction at the hands of the Germans. Not only Poland as a state and as a nation, but the Poles as a race were doomed by Hitler to be destroyed or reduced to a servile station".
The Yalta Conference resulted also in adopting of 'the Declaration of Free Europe' and other crucial international legal documents on the fundamental principles of the #UnitedNations, laying down the foundation of the Yalta-Potsdam international system.
☝️ The rapidly strengthening international posture and influence of the Soviet Union, bolstered by the outstanding achievements of the Red Army in the battlefields, had a significant impact on the course and the outcomes of the negotiations. By the time Europe was almost freed from the shackles of hitlerism, the Soviet soldier enjoyed the fame of liberator whose noble feat was well-known all across the continent.
The decisions of the Yalta Conference strengthened the anti-fascist coalition in the final stages of WWII and contributed to the Victory over Germany.
🎙 From a briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Saransk, January 31, 2025):
💬 "The participants in the Yalta Conference managed to overcome their differences, and, acting in the spirit of true solidarity, mutual respect and trust, abandoned their fleeting interests for the sake of defeating the common enemy and achieving a common victory, peace and freedom for all countries and peoples.
Unfortunately, much has changed since then. Now, multiple proponents of historical revisionism tend to falsify historical reality and associate the Yalta agreements with the split of Europe and the bloc confrontation of the post-war period."
#WeWereAllies
8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on February 4, 1945, the Yalta (Crimea) Conference of the Allied leaders — Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D.Roosevelt officially opened.
#YaltaConference of the Anti-Hitler coalition leaders went down in history as one of the most significant and key international meetings of the 'Big Three' during #WWII. The Yalta talks became a symbol of successful cooperation between the Soviet Union, the US and the UK in the fight against the common enemy — Nazism.
The decisions taken at the Conference outlined the frame of the post-war #YaltaPotsdam international relations system, with the #UNCharter becoming its international legal basis.
***
By late 1944 — early 1945, the Red Army expelled the enemy from all the territory of the Soviet Union and proceeded with the operations aimed at liberating Europe from the Nazis.
As the long-awaited common Allies' #Victory over Nazi Germany was as close as never, the future post-war world order-related issues needed to be discussed by the victorious great powers. While the Soviet forces were rapidly advancing in Eastern Europe in January, the preparations for the big negotiations to shape the future of the world were in full swing. Yalta, a Crimean city, was picked as the venue for that historic meeting (February 4-11, 1945).
The fate of post-war Germany was the key focus of the Yalta Conference. The Allies reaffirmed their commitment to eliminating German militarism and Nazism, and creating guarantees that “Germany would never be able again to disturb peace of the world.”
At the Yalta talks, the 'Big Three' managed to reach agreement on Poland’s post-war borders. The Soviet delegation consistently promoted the idea of ensuring the interests of the Poles and their fundamental right to independence and sovereignty. Winston Churchill, addressing the House of Commons upon his return from Yalta, on February 27, said: "If not for the prodigious exertions and sacrifices of Russia, Poland was doomed to utter destruction at the hands of the Germans. Not only Poland as a state and as a nation, but the Poles as a race were doomed by Hitler to be destroyed or reduced to a servile station".
The Yalta Conference resulted also in adopting of 'the Declaration of Free Europe' and other crucial international legal documents on the fundamental principles of the #UnitedNations, laying down the foundation of the Yalta-Potsdam international system.
☝️ The rapidly strengthening international posture and influence of the Soviet Union, bolstered by the outstanding achievements of the Red Army in the battlefields, had a significant impact on the course and the outcomes of the negotiations. By the time Europe was almost freed from the shackles of hitlerism, the Soviet soldier enjoyed the fame of liberator whose noble feat was well-known all across the continent.
The decisions of the Yalta Conference strengthened the anti-fascist coalition in the final stages of WWII and contributed to the Victory over Germany.
🎙 From a briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Saransk, January 31, 2025):
💬 "The participants in the Yalta Conference managed to overcome their differences, and, acting in the spirit of true solidarity, mutual respect and trust, abandoned their fleeting interests for the sake of defeating the common enemy and achieving a common victory, peace and freedom for all countries and peoples.
Unfortunately, much has changed since then. Now, multiple proponents of historical revisionism tend to falsify historical reality and associate the Yalta agreements with the split of Europe and the bloc confrontation of the post-war period."
#WeWereAllies
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🎙️Комментарий Посольства России в Норвегии для гостелерадиокомпании «НРК» (4 февраля 2025 г.)
❓Не могли бы вы прокомментировать расследование «НРК» в отношении «теневого флота», который предположительно используется для транспортировки российской нефти и обхода антироссийских санкций?
💬 Ответ:
• Следует отметить, что как таковое понятие «теневой флот» отсутствует в международном морском праве. Любые «санкции», которые вводятся в обход Совета Безопасности ООН, являются грубым нарушением международного права. В этой связи нас не может не беспокоить подмена международного права так называемым «порядком, основанным на правилах», когда определенная группа стран пытается навязать свою волю другим государствам, в т.ч. и России.
• В соответствии с Конвенцией ООН по морскому праву 1982 г. остановка иностранных судов в исключительной экономической зоне прибрежного государства, их инспекция, задержание и иные меры вмешательства в плавание судна в этих морских пространствах возможны только по короткому перечню оснований. Во всех иных случаях, включая защиту подводной инфраструктуры, для реализации в отношении иностранного судна каких-либо принудительных мер в ИЭЗ прибрежного государства необходимо разрешение государства флага такого судна.
• Вмешательство в плавание судна не может быть основано на дискриминационных ограничительных мерах, принятых в нарушение Устава ООН, каких-либо необоснованных подозрениях или желании отыскать след другой страны.
• Что касается расследования продажи судов из Норвегии, то очевидно, что этот вопрос касается отношений между коммерческими субъектами, которые не относятся к компетенции Посольства.
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❓Не могли бы вы прокомментировать расследование «НРК» в отношении «теневого флота», который предположительно используется для транспортировки российской нефти и обхода антироссийских санкций?
💬 Ответ:
• Следует отметить, что как таковое понятие «теневой флот» отсутствует в международном морском праве. Любые «санкции», которые вводятся в обход Совета Безопасности ООН, являются грубым нарушением международного права. В этой связи нас не может не беспокоить подмена международного права так называемым «порядком, основанным на правилах», когда определенная группа стран пытается навязать свою волю другим государствам, в т.ч. и России.
• В соответствии с Конвенцией ООН по морскому праву 1982 г. остановка иностранных судов в исключительной экономической зоне прибрежного государства, их инспекция, задержание и иные меры вмешательства в плавание судна в этих морских пространствах возможны только по короткому перечню оснований. Во всех иных случаях, включая защиту подводной инфраструктуры, для реализации в отношении иностранного судна каких-либо принудительных мер в ИЭЗ прибрежного государства необходимо разрешение государства флага такого судна.
• Вмешательство в плавание судна не может быть основано на дискриминационных ограничительных мерах, принятых в нарушение Устава ООН, каких-либо необоснованных подозрениях или желании отыскать след другой страны.
• Что касается расследования продажи судов из Норвегии, то очевидно, что этот вопрос касается отношений между коммерческими субъектами, которые не относятся к компетенции Посольства.
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🎙️ Kommentar fra Russlands ambassade i Norge på henvendelse fra NRK (4. februar 2025)
❓Kan ambassaden kommentere NRKs etterforskning av «skyggeflåten» som angvelig brukes for å transportere russisk olje og omgå sanksjonene mot Russland?
💬 Svar:
• Det er viktig å understreke at begrepet «skyggeflåte» i seg selv ikke eksisterer i internasjonal havrett. Enhver «sanksjon» som innføres i strid med FNs sikkerhetsråd, er et flagrant brudd på folkeretten. I denne sammenheng kan vi ikke annet enn å være bekymret over at folkeretten erstattes av den såkalte «regelbaserte orden», når en bestemt gruppe land forsøker å påtvinge andre stater, inkludert Russland, sin vilje.
• I henhold til FNs havrettskonvensjon fra 1982 (UNCLOS) kan utenlandske fartøyer bli stanset, kontrollert, arrestert og på annen måte forstyrret i en kyststats eksklusive økonomiske sone bare på en kort liste over grunnlag. I alle andre tilfeller, inkludert beskyttelse av undervannsinfrastruktur, kreves det tillatelse fra skipets flaggstat for å iverksette ethvert tvangstiltak mot et utenlandsk skip i kyststatens eksklusive økonomiske sone.
• Inngrep i et fartøys seilas kan ikke være basert på diskriminerende restriktive tiltak som er iverksatt i strid med FN-pakten, ubegrunnet mistanke eller et ønske om å finne spor etter et annet land.
Når det gjelder etterforskningen av skipssalg fra Norge, er det klart at denne saken gjelder forholdet mellom kommersielle enheter, som ikke faller inn under ambassadens ansvarsområde.
• Når det gjelder etterforskningen av skipssalg fra Norge, er det klart at denne saken gjelder forholdet mellom kommersielle enheter, som ikke faller inn under ambassadens ansvarsområde.
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❓Kan ambassaden kommentere NRKs etterforskning av «skyggeflåten» som angvelig brukes for å transportere russisk olje og omgå sanksjonene mot Russland?
💬 Svar:
• Det er viktig å understreke at begrepet «skyggeflåte» i seg selv ikke eksisterer i internasjonal havrett. Enhver «sanksjon» som innføres i strid med FNs sikkerhetsråd, er et flagrant brudd på folkeretten. I denne sammenheng kan vi ikke annet enn å være bekymret over at folkeretten erstattes av den såkalte «regelbaserte orden», når en bestemt gruppe land forsøker å påtvinge andre stater, inkludert Russland, sin vilje.
• I henhold til FNs havrettskonvensjon fra 1982 (UNCLOS) kan utenlandske fartøyer bli stanset, kontrollert, arrestert og på annen måte forstyrret i en kyststats eksklusive økonomiske sone bare på en kort liste over grunnlag. I alle andre tilfeller, inkludert beskyttelse av undervannsinfrastruktur, kreves det tillatelse fra skipets flaggstat for å iverksette ethvert tvangstiltak mot et utenlandsk skip i kyststatens eksklusive økonomiske sone.
• Inngrep i et fartøys seilas kan ikke være basert på diskriminerende restriktive tiltak som er iverksatt i strid med FN-pakten, ubegrunnet mistanke eller et ønske om å finne spor etter et annet land.
Når det gjelder etterforskningen av skipssalg fra Norge, er det klart at denne saken gjelder forholdet mellom kommersielle enheter, som ikke faller inn under ambassadens ansvarsområde.
• Når det gjelder etterforskningen av skipssalg fra Norge, er det klart at denne saken gjelder forholdet mellom kommersielle enheter, som ikke faller inn under ambassadens ansvarsområde.
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🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (January 31, 2025)
🔹 Tragedy in the airspace over Washington
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Anniversary of breaking the Siege of Leningrad
🔹 80th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp by the Red Army
🔹 80th Anniversary of the Yalta Conference
🔹 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
🔹 Falsification of history
🔹 Further facts about the crimes of Japanese militarism
🔹 Situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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📺 Watch
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#USA #PotomacRiverTragedy
In the evening of January 29, a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided in mid-air over Washington, killing 67 people. We express our deep condolences to the victims’ families and the American people.
#FalsificationOfHistory
The collective West is bent on erasing all positive developments from historical memory and smearing the Red Army rather than preserving memory and thanking their liberators [of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp], our soldiers, who defeated the Third Reich.
Zelensky’s appearance in Oswiecim sparked an outrage among Poland’s religious Jewish community. Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich said its representatives refused to go to an event attended by a dictator who has domesticated Nazis.
#KievRegimeCrimes #NeoNazism
The modern-day Bandera followers are trying to keep up with their ideological cult figures and continue to terrorise civilians and to attack civilian infrastructure in the Russian regions.
The representatives of the Kiev regime are neo-Nazis, not only in relation to the Russian-speaking population, but also to all citizens of Ukraine. Genocide of its own population is underway in Ukraine, and it is committed by those whom the people of Ukraine voted for as their leaders.
The Kiev regime is doing its utmost to erase the memory of the liberator soldiers, who were Russians and people of other Soviet nationalities, including many Ukrainians. Nationalists are maniacally demolishing the monuments and graves of Red Army soldiers throughout Ukraine, or rather in what’s left of Ukraine due to actions of the Kiev regime and its Western sponsors.
The Kiev regime continues to deride the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Westerners have always been behind the lawlessness and legal chaos in Ukraine. They use the dirtiest methods to destroy Orthodoxy in Ukraine, distort it beyond recognition, and replace concepts.
#Sanctions #USA
Western sanctions and weaponising reserve currencies by Washington and its satellites have undermined the international players’ confidence in the global financial architecture based on the dominance of the US dollar and the euro, which has led to an increase in the share of alternative monetary units in international payments and savings.
Acting as part of associations such as #BRICS, the #SCO, #ASEAN, and on a bilateral footing, member countries are stepping up the dialogue on using national currencies in mutual trade and taking steps to build the necessary payment and settlement infrastructure that would be independent of Western countries.
#GreatPatrioticWar #YaltaConference
On February 4, 1945, a conference with the participation of the three Allied leaders opened in Livadia Palace outside Yalta.
Thanks largely to the efforts of Soviet diplomacy, the decisions adopted at the Yalta Conference had a great influence on bringing an early end to the Second World War and the post-war organisation of the world, and became an integral part of the Yalta-Potsdam system of international relations.
#DRC
The security situation in [in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] once again deteriorated this January as the March 23 Movement (M23) intensified its offensive. On January 27, M23 captured Goma, the administrative centre of the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is home to more than one million civilians.
🔹 Tragedy in the airspace over Washington
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Anniversary of breaking the Siege of Leningrad
🔹 80th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp by the Red Army
🔹 80th Anniversary of the Yalta Conference
🔹 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
🔹 Falsification of history
🔹 Further facts about the crimes of Japanese militarism
🔹 Situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
📰 Read
📺 Watch
***
#USA #PotomacRiverTragedy
In the evening of January 29, a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided in mid-air over Washington, killing 67 people. We express our deep condolences to the victims’ families and the American people.
#FalsificationOfHistory
The collective West is bent on erasing all positive developments from historical memory and smearing the Red Army rather than preserving memory and thanking their liberators [of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp], our soldiers, who defeated the Third Reich.
Zelensky’s appearance in Oswiecim sparked an outrage among Poland’s religious Jewish community. Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich said its representatives refused to go to an event attended by a dictator who has domesticated Nazis.
#KievRegimeCrimes #NeoNazism
The modern-day Bandera followers are trying to keep up with their ideological cult figures and continue to terrorise civilians and to attack civilian infrastructure in the Russian regions.
The representatives of the Kiev regime are neo-Nazis, not only in relation to the Russian-speaking population, but also to all citizens of Ukraine. Genocide of its own population is underway in Ukraine, and it is committed by those whom the people of Ukraine voted for as their leaders.
The Kiev regime is doing its utmost to erase the memory of the liberator soldiers, who were Russians and people of other Soviet nationalities, including many Ukrainians. Nationalists are maniacally demolishing the monuments and graves of Red Army soldiers throughout Ukraine, or rather in what’s left of Ukraine due to actions of the Kiev regime and its Western sponsors.
The Kiev regime continues to deride the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Westerners have always been behind the lawlessness and legal chaos in Ukraine. They use the dirtiest methods to destroy Orthodoxy in Ukraine, distort it beyond recognition, and replace concepts.
#Sanctions #USA
Western sanctions and weaponising reserve currencies by Washington and its satellites have undermined the international players’ confidence in the global financial architecture based on the dominance of the US dollar and the euro, which has led to an increase in the share of alternative monetary units in international payments and savings.
Acting as part of associations such as #BRICS, the #SCO, #ASEAN, and on a bilateral footing, member countries are stepping up the dialogue on using national currencies in mutual trade and taking steps to build the necessary payment and settlement infrastructure that would be independent of Western countries.
#GreatPatrioticWar #YaltaConference
On February 4, 1945, a conference with the participation of the three Allied leaders opened in Livadia Palace outside Yalta.
Thanks largely to the efforts of Soviet diplomacy, the decisions adopted at the Yalta Conference had a great influence on bringing an early end to the Second World War and the post-war organisation of the world, and became an integral part of the Yalta-Potsdam system of international relations.
#DRC
The security situation in [in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] once again deteriorated this January as the March 23 Movement (M23) intensified its offensive. On January 27, M23 captured Goma, the administrative centre of the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is home to more than one million civilians.
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✍️ Article for the ‘Russia in Global Affairs’ journal by Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexey Drobinin (originally published on January 6, 2025)
The African Pole – Problems and Prospects
Key points:
• Africa’s role in global politics is steadily growing. The development of a Pan-African identity is progressing slowly. The increasing self-awareness of African peoples and their determination to make up for what was lost during the colonial and post-colonial eras serve as a powerful driving force in establishing the continent as one of the poles in a multipolar world order.
• Africa has all the prerequisites to transform into a sovereign centre of power.
• Africa remains the continent most devastated by colonialism, having been ruthlessly exploited for centuries by European powers that drained its human and material resources. The wealth plundered from Africa served as rocket fuel for the accelerated development of European countries and the United States.
• African experts lament that the West is unwilling “to recognize the right of the continent’s countries to set their own agenda” and that its policy toward opponents amounts to “punishing them for having their own interests”. Africans are dissatisfied that they are still being treated as mere extras in foreign-policy projects promoted under the banner of a ‘rules-based order’.
• The formal end of the colonial era did not bring true liberation from external dependence, particularly in the economic sphere. Despite being rich in resources, Africa, with its underdeveloped infrastructure and industries, continues to draw the attention of Western multinational corporations.
• This discriminatory arrangement, enabling Western development at others’ expense through unequal exchange, is highly advantageous to the West. To sustain and entrench this system, former colonial powers employ an extensive neo-colonial toolkit in Africa.
• The West watches with concern as Africa moves toward geopolitical sovereignty. Interestingly, the West has even called for rejecting the term ‘Global South’, alleging it to be a product of Russian propaganda.
👉 Time, however, runs its course. The main historical trend is that the era of Western dominance on the African continent has come to an end. Africa’s liberation aligns harmoniously with the broader international trend of strengthening multipolarity. The #BRICS bloc, with South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia currently representing Africa among its member states, is poised to play a key role in strengthening multipolarity.
• Russia intends to support the African continent as a distinctive and influential centre of world development. According to President of Russia Vladimir Putin, cooperation with African states is one of the enduring priorities of Russia’s foreign policy.
• No African state is unfriendly towards Russia. Not a single country on the continent has joined anti-Russian sanctions. Africa is among the leaders in refusing to support Western-initiated anti-Russian resolutions in the UN General Assembly.
❗️ Today marks the era of Russia’s return to the African continent. The continent is waiting for us, that Russia is seen as a force advocating for truth, equality, and justice on the international stage, defending genuine sovereignty and statehood.
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The African Pole – Problems and Prospects
Key points:
• Africa’s role in global politics is steadily growing. The development of a Pan-African identity is progressing slowly. The increasing self-awareness of African peoples and their determination to make up for what was lost during the colonial and post-colonial eras serve as a powerful driving force in establishing the continent as one of the poles in a multipolar world order.
• Africa has all the prerequisites to transform into a sovereign centre of power.
• Africa remains the continent most devastated by colonialism, having been ruthlessly exploited for centuries by European powers that drained its human and material resources. The wealth plundered from Africa served as rocket fuel for the accelerated development of European countries and the United States.
• African experts lament that the West is unwilling “to recognize the right of the continent’s countries to set their own agenda” and that its policy toward opponents amounts to “punishing them for having their own interests”. Africans are dissatisfied that they are still being treated as mere extras in foreign-policy projects promoted under the banner of a ‘rules-based order’.
• The formal end of the colonial era did not bring true liberation from external dependence, particularly in the economic sphere. Despite being rich in resources, Africa, with its underdeveloped infrastructure and industries, continues to draw the attention of Western multinational corporations.
• This discriminatory arrangement, enabling Western development at others’ expense through unequal exchange, is highly advantageous to the West. To sustain and entrench this system, former colonial powers employ an extensive neo-colonial toolkit in Africa.
• The West watches with concern as Africa moves toward geopolitical sovereignty. Interestingly, the West has even called for rejecting the term ‘Global South’, alleging it to be a product of Russian propaganda.
👉 Time, however, runs its course. The main historical trend is that the era of Western dominance on the African continent has come to an end. Africa’s liberation aligns harmoniously with the broader international trend of strengthening multipolarity. The #BRICS bloc, with South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia currently representing Africa among its member states, is poised to play a key role in strengthening multipolarity.
• Russia intends to support the African continent as a distinctive and influential centre of world development. According to President of Russia Vladimir Putin, cooperation with African states is one of the enduring priorities of Russia’s foreign policy.
• No African state is unfriendly towards Russia. Not a single country on the continent has joined anti-Russian sanctions. Africa is among the leaders in refusing to support Western-initiated anti-Russian resolutions in the UN General Assembly.
❗️ Today marks the era of Russia’s return to the African continent. The continent is waiting for us, that Russia is seen as a force advocating for truth, equality, and justice on the international stage, defending genuine sovereignty and statehood.
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🇷🇺🇳🇴 Комментарий Посольства России в Норвегии информагентству ТАСС (5 февраля 2025 г.)
❓Как вы оцениваете распад правительственной коалиции во главе с Рабочей партией на фоне приближающихся в Норвегии выборов, в т.ч. глобальном и двустороннем контексте?
💬 Ответ: Очевидно, что коалиционное правительство Рабочей партии и Партии Центра по главе с Й.Г.Стёре споткнулось на вопросе инкорпорирования в национальное законодательство директив ЕС в рамках «четвертого энергопакета». Вышедшая из коалиции Партия Центра заняла принципиальную позицию, высказав опасения в связи с возможной утерей национального контроля за рынком электроэнергии.
Распад коалиции ослабил правительство, поскольку Рабочей партии будет сложнее добиться поддержки для своих законопроектов и инициатив в парламенте. Свои выводы из этого сделают партнеры Норвегии, в т.ч. США и ЕС. В двустороннем плане каких-либо изменений ожидать не приходится, поскольку остающаяся в правительстве Рабочая партия являлась основным проводником нынешнего антироссийского курса Осло. Это подтверждает и назначение на пост министра финансов бывшего генсека НАТО Й.Столтенберга – одного из главных «архитекторов» сложившегося в Европе кризиса в области безопасности.
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❓Как вы оцениваете распад правительственной коалиции во главе с Рабочей партией на фоне приближающихся в Норвегии выборов, в т.ч. глобальном и двустороннем контексте?
💬 Ответ: Очевидно, что коалиционное правительство Рабочей партии и Партии Центра по главе с Й.Г.Стёре споткнулось на вопросе инкорпорирования в национальное законодательство директив ЕС в рамках «четвертого энергопакета». Вышедшая из коалиции Партия Центра заняла принципиальную позицию, высказав опасения в связи с возможной утерей национального контроля за рынком электроэнергии.
Распад коалиции ослабил правительство, поскольку Рабочей партии будет сложнее добиться поддержки для своих законопроектов и инициатив в парламенте. Свои выводы из этого сделают партнеры Норвегии, в т.ч. США и ЕС. В двустороннем плане каких-либо изменений ожидать не приходится, поскольку остающаяся в правительстве Рабочая партия являлась основным проводником нынешнего антироссийского курса Осло. Это подтверждает и назначение на пост министра финансов бывшего генсека НАТО Й.Столтенберга – одного из главных «архитекторов» сложившегося в Европе кризиса в области безопасности.
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🇷🇺🇳🇴 Kommentar fra Russlands ambassade i Norge til TASS (5. februar 2025 )
❓Hva er ambassadens vurdering av regjeringskoalisjonen ledet av Arbeiderpartiet sitt sammenbrudd på bakgrunn av det forestående valget i Norge, herunder i global og bilateral sammenheng?
💬 Svar: Det er åpenbart at koalisjonsregjeringen bestående av Arbeiderpartiet og Senterpartiet ledet av Jonas Gahr Støre snublet i spørsmålet om å innlemme EU-direktivene i den fjerde energipakken i nasjonal lovgivning. Senterpartiet, som forlot koalisjonen, inntok et prinsipielt standpunkt og uttrykte bekymring for mulig tap av nasjonal kontroll over strømmarkedet. Koalisjonens sammenbrudd har svekket regjeringen, ettersom det vil bli vanskeligere for Arbeiderpartiet å få støtte for sine lovforslag og initiativer i Stortinget. Norges samarbeidspartnere, inkludert USA og EU, vil trekke konklusjoner av dette. Bilateralt er det ingen endringer å forvente, ettersom Arbeiderpartiet, som fortsatt sitter i regjering, har vært den viktigste pådriveren for Oslos nåværende antirussiske politikk. Dette bekreftes av utnevnelsen til finansminister av NATOs tidligere generalsekretær Jens Stoltenberg, en av de viktigste «arkitektene» bak sikkerhetskrisen i Europa.
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❓Hva er ambassadens vurdering av regjeringskoalisjonen ledet av Arbeiderpartiet sitt sammenbrudd på bakgrunn av det forestående valget i Norge, herunder i global og bilateral sammenheng?
💬 Svar: Det er åpenbart at koalisjonsregjeringen bestående av Arbeiderpartiet og Senterpartiet ledet av Jonas Gahr Støre snublet i spørsmålet om å innlemme EU-direktivene i den fjerde energipakken i nasjonal lovgivning. Senterpartiet, som forlot koalisjonen, inntok et prinsipielt standpunkt og uttrykte bekymring for mulig tap av nasjonal kontroll over strømmarkedet. Koalisjonens sammenbrudd har svekket regjeringen, ettersom det vil bli vanskeligere for Arbeiderpartiet å få støtte for sine lovforslag og initiativer i Stortinget. Norges samarbeidspartnere, inkludert USA og EU, vil trekke konklusjoner av dette. Bilateralt er det ingen endringer å forvente, ettersom Arbeiderpartiet, som fortsatt sitter i regjering, har vært den viktigste pådriveren for Oslos nåværende antirussiske politikk. Dette bekreftes av utnevnelsen til finansminister av NATOs tidligere generalsekretær Jens Stoltenberg, en av de viktigste «arkitektene» bak sikkerhetskrisen i Europa.
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