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🎙 Excerpts from President of Russia Vladimir Putin's Q&A session during his visit to Radar MMS research and production company.
❓ Question: Everyone is interested in the outcomes of talks in Riyadh. I am sure they have been reported to you. How do you assess them? Is there a positive result, if I may put it that way, from these talks?
💬 President Putin: I rate them high, there is a result.
The first thing I would like to mention is that we have agreed to resume normal operation of our respective diplomatic missions. The unending expulsions of diplomats from Washington DC and Moscow lead to nothing good. <...>
Second, I believe we have made the first step to resume work across a variety of areas of mutual interest.
This includes the Middle East in the broadest sense of the word, such as our continued presence in Syria, the Palestinian-Israeli settlement, and so on. There are many issues there that involve both the United States and the Russian Federation, despite the fact that, of course, we give primary attention to the situation related to the Ukrainian issue. <...>
Overall, as I was told, the atmosphere was very friendly. The participants from our Side, unlike US representatives we dealt with earlier, these people from the American Side were open for negotiation without any bias or judgment of what had been done in the past. In any case, there was nothing like that in the bilateral contacts. Our partners in dialogue are ready to work together, open for joint work. <...>
❓ Question: The Europeans are rather agitated, almost in panic, that they are not participating in the negotiations in any way, and similar sentiments prevail among Ukrainian officials. Everyone wants to have a voice. What should be done with all of them?
💬 President Putin: A voice in what? I have just stated that the purpose and subject of our negotiations was the restoration of Russian-American relations. Does someone wish to act as a mediator between Russia and the United States? These are likely excessive demands.
And the most important thing here, in addressing all the very sensitive issues, including the Ukrainian settlement, is that without increasing the level of trust between Russia and the United States, it is impossible to resolve many issues, including the Ukrainian crisis. The very purpose of this meeting was precisely to enhance trust between Russia and the United States.
⚠️ As for other participants, first and foremost, Russia has never refused contacts with European counterparts. Russia has never refused the negotiation process with Ukraine.
It is, in fact, our counterparts in these discussions who have chosen to withdraw. The Europeans terminated contacts with Russia, and the Ukrainian side has self-imposed a ban on negotiations, withdrawing from the Istanbul process. <...>
We do not engage in conjecture about the various issues that emerge between the United States and its allies. But if we speak of these allies, they themselves must shoulder the responsibility for what is happening now.
Mr Trump was once accused of having a special relationship with Russia, and that Russia meddled in the election process when he won the first time. <...> What did we witness during this election campaign? All European leaders without exception directly interfered in the US electoral process.
<...>
Speaking of the Ukraine settlement, the United States is working with its European allies. Mr Kellogg, as far as I know, is in Kiev now, correct? Before that, he met with the Europeans. Now, the President of France and the Prime Minister of Great Britain are planning trips to Washington. Nothing is shut off there. The Americans are discussing these issues with them. <...>
With regard to the negotiating process, President Trump told me during the telephone call – and I can confirm this – that the United States is operating on the premise that the negotiating process will include both Russia and Ukraine. No one is excluding Ukraine from this process.
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❓ Question: Everyone is interested in the outcomes of talks in Riyadh. I am sure they have been reported to you. How do you assess them? Is there a positive result, if I may put it that way, from these talks?
💬 President Putin: I rate them high, there is a result.
The first thing I would like to mention is that we have agreed to resume normal operation of our respective diplomatic missions. The unending expulsions of diplomats from Washington DC and Moscow lead to nothing good. <...>
Second, I believe we have made the first step to resume work across a variety of areas of mutual interest.
This includes the Middle East in the broadest sense of the word, such as our continued presence in Syria, the Palestinian-Israeli settlement, and so on. There are many issues there that involve both the United States and the Russian Federation, despite the fact that, of course, we give primary attention to the situation related to the Ukrainian issue. <...>
Overall, as I was told, the atmosphere was very friendly. The participants from our Side, unlike US representatives we dealt with earlier, these people from the American Side were open for negotiation without any bias or judgment of what had been done in the past. In any case, there was nothing like that in the bilateral contacts. Our partners in dialogue are ready to work together, open for joint work. <...>
❓ Question: The Europeans are rather agitated, almost in panic, that they are not participating in the negotiations in any way, and similar sentiments prevail among Ukrainian officials. Everyone wants to have a voice. What should be done with all of them?
💬 President Putin: A voice in what? I have just stated that the purpose and subject of our negotiations was the restoration of Russian-American relations. Does someone wish to act as a mediator between Russia and the United States? These are likely excessive demands.
And the most important thing here, in addressing all the very sensitive issues, including the Ukrainian settlement, is that without increasing the level of trust between Russia and the United States, it is impossible to resolve many issues, including the Ukrainian crisis. The very purpose of this meeting was precisely to enhance trust between Russia and the United States.
⚠️ As for other participants, first and foremost, Russia has never refused contacts with European counterparts. Russia has never refused the negotiation process with Ukraine.
It is, in fact, our counterparts in these discussions who have chosen to withdraw. The Europeans terminated contacts with Russia, and the Ukrainian side has self-imposed a ban on negotiations, withdrawing from the Istanbul process. <...>
We do not engage in conjecture about the various issues that emerge between the United States and its allies. But if we speak of these allies, they themselves must shoulder the responsibility for what is happening now.
Mr Trump was once accused of having a special relationship with Russia, and that Russia meddled in the election process when he won the first time. <...> What did we witness during this election campaign? All European leaders without exception directly interfered in the US electoral process.
<...>
Speaking of the Ukraine settlement, the United States is working with its European allies. Mr Kellogg, as far as I know, is in Kiev now, correct? Before that, he met with the Europeans. Now, the President of France and the Prime Minister of Great Britain are planning trips to Washington. Nothing is shut off there. The Americans are discussing these issues with them. <...>
With regard to the negotiating process, President Trump told me during the telephone call – and I can confirm this – that the United States is operating on the premise that the negotiating process will include both Russia and Ukraine. No one is excluding Ukraine from this process.
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🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (February 18, 2025)
🔹 Russia-US talks in Riyadh
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Results of the Munich Security Conference
🔹 Outcomes of G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
🔹 USAID destructive activities in Central Asia
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#Ukraine
Today marks the 11th anniversary of tragic events in central Kiev, which went down in history as the armed coup. On February 18, 2014, an allegedly peaceful (as was maintained back then) anti-government Euromaidan rally escalated into massive violent riots.
Western organisers, sponsors and orchestrators of street fighting which unfolded under eye-catching slogans of “better European life, democracy, human rights and fighting corruption” ruthlessly drove the rally attendees forward. These mass riots were organised in order to overthrow the legitimate government in Ukraine.
Euromaidan resulted in a deep split in society, repression, and fight against dissent, rampant nationalism and neo-Nazism, legal chaos and nihilism, as well as countering ethnic and peaceful forms of culture and history, and full degradation of the socioeconomic situation in the country.
#MunichSecurityConference
The 61st Munich Security Conference has demonstrated what we stated time and again. I am referring to our conviction that the Western world has long ceased to be a paragon of security and democracy.
It boiled down to a squabble between actors representing the two shores of the Atlantic. No one has heard any constructive ideas with regard to building security architecture in Europe and the world as a whole.
It is Europe itself, not the conference, that presents a problem. It has long been unable to assess the surrounding reality in a sober-minded manner.
#USA #USAID
An increasing number of countries are becoming aware of the true nature of so-called “soft power” tools, among them the US Agency for International Development. Among other things, this organisation engaged in keeping morbid and warped ultra-liberal narratives afloat and interfered in the domestic politics of a number of countries to advance agendas that favoured the United States, and derived benefits from such meddling. It is gratifying to know that countries that are friendly to Russia have started a serious discussion on this issue.
Russia has long warned that US international development programmes pose more risks than bring actual benefits.
We are ready to work as a team to cut short external attempts to undermine stability and security in our shared space under the false pretext of promoting democracy.
#RussiaUSA
We can see that the West is reacting nervously to Russian-US contacts, and this reaction borders on the verge of panic. One is surprised to see how the West is reacting to Russian-US contacts. How can this reaction be possible when the United States is also part of the West? It turns out that this is quite real.
Against the backdrop of the rapidly changing geopolitical situation, this flawed mental logic primarily highlights despair, anger and weakness.
Numerous representatives of European elites, accomplices to brutal and bloody crimes of the neo-Nazi regime, nurtured by them, might be brought to account for assisting contemporary pro-Bandera supporters in Ukraine.
🔹 Russia-US talks in Riyadh
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Results of the Munich Security Conference
🔹 Outcomes of G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
🔹 USAID destructive activities in Central Asia
📰 Read
📺 Watch
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#Ukraine
Today marks the 11th anniversary of tragic events in central Kiev, which went down in history as the armed coup. On February 18, 2014, an allegedly peaceful (as was maintained back then) anti-government Euromaidan rally escalated into massive violent riots.
Western organisers, sponsors and orchestrators of street fighting which unfolded under eye-catching slogans of “better European life, democracy, human rights and fighting corruption” ruthlessly drove the rally attendees forward. These mass riots were organised in order to overthrow the legitimate government in Ukraine.
Euromaidan resulted in a deep split in society, repression, and fight against dissent, rampant nationalism and neo-Nazism, legal chaos and nihilism, as well as countering ethnic and peaceful forms of culture and history, and full degradation of the socioeconomic situation in the country.
#MunichSecurityConference
The 61st Munich Security Conference has demonstrated what we stated time and again. I am referring to our conviction that the Western world has long ceased to be a paragon of security and democracy.
It boiled down to a squabble between actors representing the two shores of the Atlantic. No one has heard any constructive ideas with regard to building security architecture in Europe and the world as a whole.
It is Europe itself, not the conference, that presents a problem. It has long been unable to assess the surrounding reality in a sober-minded manner.
#USA #USAID
An increasing number of countries are becoming aware of the true nature of so-called “soft power” tools, among them the US Agency for International Development. Among other things, this organisation engaged in keeping morbid and warped ultra-liberal narratives afloat and interfered in the domestic politics of a number of countries to advance agendas that favoured the United States, and derived benefits from such meddling. It is gratifying to know that countries that are friendly to Russia have started a serious discussion on this issue.
Russia has long warned that US international development programmes pose more risks than bring actual benefits.
We are ready to work as a team to cut short external attempts to undermine stability and security in our shared space under the false pretext of promoting democracy.
#RussiaUSA
We can see that the West is reacting nervously to Russian-US contacts, and this reaction borders on the verge of panic. One is surprised to see how the West is reacting to Russian-US contacts. How can this reaction be possible when the United States is also part of the West? It turns out that this is quite real.
Against the backdrop of the rapidly changing geopolitical situation, this flawed mental logic primarily highlights despair, anger and weakness.
Numerous representatives of European elites, accomplices to brutal and bloody crimes of the neo-Nazi regime, nurtured by them, might be brought to account for assisting contemporary pro-Bandera supporters in Ukraine.
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Street representatives from 125 countries will take part in the eighth season, 15 national and 30 regional qualifying stages will be held, and the grand-final will be held in the Russian Federation, Stavropol Territory in the Stavropol city on August 21-24, 2025, where participants from 53 countries will gather and determine the best in the International Award-Competition “KARDO”.
The official start of the season is scheduled for February 8, 2025, the whole season will be carried out in the period from February to November.
For more information: https://kardoaward.com
The official start of the season is scheduled for February 8, 2025, the whole season will be carried out in the period from February to November.
For more information: https://kardoaward.com
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the G20’s objectives in 2025, a discussion of planned results of South Africa’s Presidency and an assessment of the forum’s activities (Johannesburg, February 21, 2025)
💬 In conditions of global economic fragmentation, a dialogue on global issues in the #G20 remains in high demand as never before. We commend the Republic of South Africa’s substantial preparations for the forum and the topicality of chosen thematic priorities. We are particularly impressed with the emphasis on a search for a common denominator in the interests of combining efforts to facilitate sustained growth and development.
We still have a long way to go for attaining the desired results, and the overall background for joint work in conditions of geopolitical confrontation, that is being incited, remains unfavourable. The statistics are well-known: We are lagging far behind a schedule for achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals until 2030, and only 17% of them are on track. <...>
Historical experience shows that it is impossible to independently cope with common challenges and threats. This is why the G20 was established in 2008 at the level of national leaders. At that time, it was necessary to put out the fire of a global financial crisis in emergency circumstances. It became possible to stabilise markets for a while.
❗️ However, we are now witnessing an entire cascade of intertwined crises. Behind them are armed conflicts that have been unleashed and inspired by the West, trade, technological and hybrid wars, the demolition of the international trade system, the weaponisation of the dollar that has turned into a tool for manipulations. <...>
☝️ Nevertheless, the modern world is being transformed drastically and becoming truly multipolar. The 500-year period of Western domination is irreversibly becoming a thing of the past. It is necessary to find the strength and to accept this objective reality. The international community does not want to be hostage to unilateral decisions of former sovereigns. This is particularly obvious today when we are celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the war against Nazism and the 65th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples as a starting point of acquiring independence by Africa, Asia and the entire Global South.
In 2022, #BRICS confidently outpaced the G7 in terms of GDP. Today, BRICS and the G7 account for 37 and 29 percent of the global GDP, respectively. <...>
During Russia’s #BRICS Chairmanship at the Kazan Summit in 2024, the participants adopted multiple promising decisions to launch non-discriminatory, independent of anyone’s whim mechanisms stimulating investment and trade, with due consideration for Africa’s special needs.
The neo-liberal circles in the West regard the objective process of burgeoning multipolarity as a challenge rather than an opportunity. They are putting an absurd stake on a confrontation, on inflicting a “strategic defeat” on rivals. In so doing, they use neocolonialist practices <...>
Under these circumstances, G20 retains its status as a useful venue for aligning the interests of states with different strategies and development levels, this primarily due to the efforts of BRICS countries. <...>
🤝 We share South Africa’s plans to survey the G20 activities over past years. We hope that the result will enable us to reaffirm our commitment to de-politicised interaction based on the unshakeable principle of consensus with an eye to implementing the task to ensure a sustainable and comprehensive economic growth, a task set back in 2009. This would be a worthy result of Africa’s first ever G20 Summit.
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💬 In conditions of global economic fragmentation, a dialogue on global issues in the #G20 remains in high demand as never before. We commend the Republic of South Africa’s substantial preparations for the forum and the topicality of chosen thematic priorities. We are particularly impressed with the emphasis on a search for a common denominator in the interests of combining efforts to facilitate sustained growth and development.
We still have a long way to go for attaining the desired results, and the overall background for joint work in conditions of geopolitical confrontation, that is being incited, remains unfavourable. The statistics are well-known: We are lagging far behind a schedule for achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals until 2030, and only 17% of them are on track. <...>
Historical experience shows that it is impossible to independently cope with common challenges and threats. This is why the G20 was established in 2008 at the level of national leaders. At that time, it was necessary to put out the fire of a global financial crisis in emergency circumstances. It became possible to stabilise markets for a while.
❗️ However, we are now witnessing an entire cascade of intertwined crises. Behind them are armed conflicts that have been unleashed and inspired by the West, trade, technological and hybrid wars, the demolition of the international trade system, the weaponisation of the dollar that has turned into a tool for manipulations. <...>
☝️ Nevertheless, the modern world is being transformed drastically and becoming truly multipolar. The 500-year period of Western domination is irreversibly becoming a thing of the past. It is necessary to find the strength and to accept this objective reality. The international community does not want to be hostage to unilateral decisions of former sovereigns. This is particularly obvious today when we are celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the war against Nazism and the 65th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples as a starting point of acquiring independence by Africa, Asia and the entire Global South.
In 2022, #BRICS confidently outpaced the G7 in terms of GDP. Today, BRICS and the G7 account for 37 and 29 percent of the global GDP, respectively. <...>
During Russia’s #BRICS Chairmanship at the Kazan Summit in 2024, the participants adopted multiple promising decisions to launch non-discriminatory, independent of anyone’s whim mechanisms stimulating investment and trade, with due consideration for Africa’s special needs.
The neo-liberal circles in the West regard the objective process of burgeoning multipolarity as a challenge rather than an opportunity. They are putting an absurd stake on a confrontation, on inflicting a “strategic defeat” on rivals. In so doing, they use neocolonialist practices <...>
Under these circumstances, G20 retains its status as a useful venue for aligning the interests of states with different strategies and development levels, this primarily due to the efforts of BRICS countries. <...>
🤝 We share South Africa’s plans to survey the G20 activities over past years. We hope that the result will enable us to reaffirm our commitment to de-politicised interaction based on the unshakeable principle of consensus with an eye to implementing the task to ensure a sustainable and comprehensive economic growth, a task set back in 2009. This would be a worthy result of Africa’s first ever G20 Summit.
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🗓 On this very day, 11 years ago, Kiev became ground zero for a Western-backed unconstitutional coup, that triggered all the events around Ukraine and its now former regions ever since. This led to an armed civil conflict, essentially a war waged by the Kiev regime against its own people, and a deepest crisis of international and European security since World War II.
11 years have passed since the tragic and horrible events of February 2014. The residing "authorities" in Kiev, aka the Kiev regime, and their Western sponsors are, as per their usual m.o., are attempting to distort the truth, conceal true facts, and turn the timeline of those events, their substance upside down.
❗️ The truth is stubborn; it tends to get revealed sooner or later, as recent events in the world have once again proven.
LEARN MORE: On the origins of Ukrainian nationalism, the crimes of the OUN-UPA, and the support of the West
The most horrific events unfolded on 20 February: the still unidentified snipers began shooting on the Institutskaya Street in the centre of Kiev at both law enforcement and protesters. Euromaidan supporters and Western politicians, seized "the opportunity", blamed the legitimate authorities of Ukraine. No evidence of Yanukovich's involvement was provided, and there is none to this day. Unlike, the Maidan activists & the opposition who benefited the most and was seen smuggling weapons into the area <...>
On 21 February, in an attempt to avoid further bloodshed, Yanukovych signed an Agreement on the Settlement of the Political Crisis in Ukraine with the opposition (from the opposition's side — Vitali Klitschko (UDAR party), Arseniy Yatsenyuk ("Fatherland"), and Oleg Tyagnybok ("Freedom")), which was supported and guaranteed by the foreign ministers of Germany, France, and Poland. This document envisaged the creation of a government of national trust, constitutional reform, and the organization of early presidential elections.
None of the Agreement's provisions were implemented.
The next day, on February 22, the Supreme Council passed a resolution on Viktor Yanukovych's "self-removal" from performing the duties of the President of Ukraine, thereby usurping power (although he remained a legitimate president, remained in Ukraine and had made no statements regarding resignation).
It was then announced that the "government of the victors (winner)" would be formed. The West turned a blind eye to all violations and hurried to declare a "change of power" in Ukraine, openly encouraging the putschists to pursue their anti-Russian policy. What ensued was basically a hunt for the remaining law enforcement officers and officials loyal to their oath and the country.
The very next day, the very first decision of the new "government" through the Verkhovnaya Rada was to revoke the law on the status of the Russian language, which according to data was back then the mother tongue of the majority (!) of the Ukrainian citizens.
<...>
The "mediation" meddling of the West led to a sharp polarisation of Ukrainian society, which created the preconditions for an armed civil conflict. The first legislative steps of the "Maidan victors" — the abovementioned cancellation of the language law — were received with alarm in South-Eastern Ukraine, where spontaneous formation of popular militia forces began.
Kiev immediately accused all the inhabitants of the region of "state treason" and "terrorism", threw the army and neo-Nazi punitive battalions to violently suppress the protests.
<...>
❗️ "Euromaidan" created a deep rift in Ukrainian society, lead to persecution, fight against dissent, spread of nationalism and neo-Nazism, legal lawlessness and nihilism, fighting the Russian language and own history, complete degradation of the socio-economic situation in the country.
The terror and horror brought by the Ukrainian neo-Nazis and nationalists in 2014 must be brought to an end.
Denazification is imminent.
📖 Read, remember or learn more about these tragic events of 2014.
11 years have passed since the tragic and horrible events of February 2014. The residing "authorities" in Kiev, aka the Kiev regime, and their Western sponsors are, as per their usual m.o., are attempting to distort the truth, conceal true facts, and turn the timeline of those events, their substance upside down.
❗️ The truth is stubborn; it tends to get revealed sooner or later, as recent events in the world have once again proven.
LEARN MORE: On the origins of Ukrainian nationalism, the crimes of the OUN-UPA, and the support of the West
The most horrific events unfolded on 20 February: the still unidentified snipers began shooting on the Institutskaya Street in the centre of Kiev at both law enforcement and protesters. Euromaidan supporters and Western politicians, seized "the opportunity", blamed the legitimate authorities of Ukraine. No evidence of Yanukovich's involvement was provided, and there is none to this day. Unlike, the Maidan activists & the opposition who benefited the most and was seen smuggling weapons into the area <...>
On 21 February, in an attempt to avoid further bloodshed, Yanukovych signed an Agreement on the Settlement of the Political Crisis in Ukraine with the opposition (from the opposition's side — Vitali Klitschko (UDAR party), Arseniy Yatsenyuk ("Fatherland"), and Oleg Tyagnybok ("Freedom")), which was supported and guaranteed by the foreign ministers of Germany, France, and Poland. This document envisaged the creation of a government of national trust, constitutional reform, and the organization of early presidential elections.
None of the Agreement's provisions were implemented.
The next day, on February 22, the Supreme Council passed a resolution on Viktor Yanukovych's "self-removal" from performing the duties of the President of Ukraine, thereby usurping power (although he remained a legitimate president, remained in Ukraine and had made no statements regarding resignation).
It was then announced that the "government of the victors (winner)" would be formed. The West turned a blind eye to all violations and hurried to declare a "change of power" in Ukraine, openly encouraging the putschists to pursue their anti-Russian policy. What ensued was basically a hunt for the remaining law enforcement officers and officials loyal to their oath and the country.
The very next day, the very first decision of the new "government" through the Verkhovnaya Rada was to revoke the law on the status of the Russian language, which according to data was back then the mother tongue of the majority (!) of the Ukrainian citizens.
<...>
The "mediation" meddling of the West led to a sharp polarisation of Ukrainian society, which created the preconditions for an armed civil conflict. The first legislative steps of the "Maidan victors" — the abovementioned cancellation of the language law — were received with alarm in South-Eastern Ukraine, where spontaneous formation of popular militia forces began.
Kiev immediately accused all the inhabitants of the region of "state treason" and "terrorism", threw the army and neo-Nazi punitive battalions to violently suppress the protests.
<...>
❗️ "Euromaidan" created a deep rift in Ukrainian society, lead to persecution, fight against dissent, spread of nationalism and neo-Nazism, legal lawlessness and nihilism, fighting the Russian language and own history, complete degradation of the socio-economic situation in the country.
The terror and horror brought by the Ukrainian neo-Nazis and nationalists in 2014 must be brought to an end.
Denazification is imminent.
📖 Read, remember or learn more about these tragic events of 2014.
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions during the 'Government Hour' at the Plenary Session of the State Duma (Moscow February 19, 2025)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: The key task of our diplomatic service has been to create safe and favourable external conditions for the steady progress of our country, its economic and technological sovereignty, and the improvement of the well-being and quality of life of the Russian people, as stated in all versions of the Foreign Policy Concept, including the latest version from March 31, 2023. <...>
President Vladimir Putin has outlined our objectives on several occasions during the past news conference on the results of the year and in numerous interviews.
🌐 The key trajectory at the current stage is the ongoing movement towards a multipolar world. This is a historic process connected with the emergence of new centres of power on the world map, particularly among the Global Majority. <...>
We have no doubt about the future of international relations. We are witnessing the growth of an objective divide between the progressive Global Majority and the collective West, which, as you can see every day, is striving uselessly to close its ranks but is unable to abandon the egoistical customs it has developed over the past five centuries when it ruled the world. <...>
🤝 Our regional priorities include strengthening a “goodwill belt” through gradual integration with the former Soviet republics and other neighbours, as well as through the maintenance of stability in Greater Eurasia.
We are working towards this with individual states on a bilateral basis, as well as within organisations such as the #CSTO, the #CIS, the #EAEU, the #SCO and other multilateral structures.
Another important element of our ties with Central Asian partners is the CA5+Russia format. There are similar platforms like the forum of the Caspian Littoral States and the Caspian Five – Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
During a meeting with senior staff of the Foreign Ministry on July 14, 2023, President Putin put forth a strategic initiative aimed at creating a new Eurasian security architecture to replace the failed Euro-Atlantic model. This Eurasian architecture will be open to all Eurasian countries, including European ones. <...>
Africa has the #AfricanUnion that unites all African countries. Latin America has the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (#CELAC). Eurasia does not have an organisation of this kind. There is the OSCE, which is based on the Euro-Atlantic concept, and numerous subregional structures I have already mentioned. There are #ASEAN, the Gulf Cooperation Council (#GCC), and many other associations. But we do not have a forum uniting all our states. That is why we will advocate the concept presented by President Vladimir Putin. <...>
This year we will mark the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory and the 80th Anniversary of the UN. As usual, our attention will be focused on rallying international efforts against any manifestations of neo-Nazism, Russophobia and other forms of racial and religious intolerance. <...>
❗️ I would like to point out that the foreign policy concept approved by President Putin is a strategic document prepared for many years ahead. It does not depend on changes in the domestic policy or the whims of our ill-wishers.
We see that it is supported by the leading national political forces that are represented in the State Duma, for which we are sincerely grateful. We feel our citizens’ support through you. We are aware of this and highly appreciate this. This is giving us strength and energy. <...>
President Trump is the first and, as far as I know, the only one among Western leaders who publicly stated that one of the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis was the reckless policy of the previous administration regarding Ukraine's involvement in NATO.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: The key task of our diplomatic service has been to create safe and favourable external conditions for the steady progress of our country, its economic and technological sovereignty, and the improvement of the well-being and quality of life of the Russian people, as stated in all versions of the Foreign Policy Concept, including the latest version from March 31, 2023. <...>
President Vladimir Putin has outlined our objectives on several occasions during the past news conference on the results of the year and in numerous interviews.
🌐 The key trajectory at the current stage is the ongoing movement towards a multipolar world. This is a historic process connected with the emergence of new centres of power on the world map, particularly among the Global Majority. <...>
We have no doubt about the future of international relations. We are witnessing the growth of an objective divide between the progressive Global Majority and the collective West, which, as you can see every day, is striving uselessly to close its ranks but is unable to abandon the egoistical customs it has developed over the past five centuries when it ruled the world. <...>
🤝 Our regional priorities include strengthening a “goodwill belt” through gradual integration with the former Soviet republics and other neighbours, as well as through the maintenance of stability in Greater Eurasia.
We are working towards this with individual states on a bilateral basis, as well as within organisations such as the #CSTO, the #CIS, the #EAEU, the #SCO and other multilateral structures.
Another important element of our ties with Central Asian partners is the CA5+Russia format. There are similar platforms like the forum of the Caspian Littoral States and the Caspian Five – Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
During a meeting with senior staff of the Foreign Ministry on July 14, 2023, President Putin put forth a strategic initiative aimed at creating a new Eurasian security architecture to replace the failed Euro-Atlantic model. This Eurasian architecture will be open to all Eurasian countries, including European ones. <...>
Africa has the #AfricanUnion that unites all African countries. Latin America has the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (#CELAC). Eurasia does not have an organisation of this kind. There is the OSCE, which is based on the Euro-Atlantic concept, and numerous subregional structures I have already mentioned. There are #ASEAN, the Gulf Cooperation Council (#GCC), and many other associations. But we do not have a forum uniting all our states. That is why we will advocate the concept presented by President Vladimir Putin. <...>
This year we will mark the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory and the 80th Anniversary of the UN. As usual, our attention will be focused on rallying international efforts against any manifestations of neo-Nazism, Russophobia and other forms of racial and religious intolerance. <...>
❗️ I would like to point out that the foreign policy concept approved by President Putin is a strategic document prepared for many years ahead. It does not depend on changes in the domestic policy or the whims of our ill-wishers.
We see that it is supported by the leading national political forces that are represented in the State Duma, for which we are sincerely grateful. We feel our citizens’ support through you. We are aware of this and highly appreciate this. This is giving us strength and energy. <...>
President Trump is the first and, as far as I know, the only one among Western leaders who publicly stated that one of the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis was the reckless policy of the previous administration regarding Ukraine's involvement in NATO.
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🎙 Answers to media questions by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following the 'Government Hour' at the Plenary Session of the State Duma (Moscow, February 19, 2025)
❓ Question: You have mentioned a certain mindset in Europe. As we know from the statement made by President Trump, Washington and Kiev are now on increasingly diverging paths.
What’s your take on President Trump’s remark that Ukraine must hold elections? Was mentioning Zelensky’s low approval rating a gesture to let Moscow know that talks will continue? Or, is it an objective and weighed position?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: I have no grounds to believe that President Trump is doing anything to please anyone. This is out of the question. He is an absolutely independent politician. Among other things, he is a straight shooter. Usually, such people tend to not hide their opinions about pathetic individuals like Zelensky.
With regard to US-EU relations, the United States has nothing against Europe. They want the Brussels bureaucracy to stop telling Europe what to do and demanding that every EU member follows the “party line.” Instead, every EU member state must be able to uphold and represent their national interests to the fullest extent. <...>
The problem of the European Union is that Brussels bureaucracy is formed via behind-the-scenes arrangements and no elections are ever held. It reproduces itself and is guided by its own bureaucratic interests which are at odds with the stance and national interests of many member countries. <...>
❓ Question: In Saudi Arabia, you spoke about normalising diplomatic relations. Did you discuss restitution of our diplomatic property in Washington D.C.?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We did not discuss normalisation of diplomatic relations. They are in place. We talked about removing artificial obstacles that compound daily operations of our respective embassies and consulates general. These obstacles include financing, attempts to restrict movement or to limit the number of diplomats a country wants to send to another country, or the length of stay of the diplomats. These matters are not regulated by international conventions on diplomatic relations.
We gave our dialogue partners a list of issues that need to be addressed in order to ensure normal functioning of our respective diplomatic missions. This list includes property-related issues that you mentioned.
❓ Question: If the United States lifts sanctions on our country, how soon, do you think, Europe will have to do the same?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Speaking of it in terms of US-EU relations, the EU recently said that even if the United States were to lift the sanctions, the EU will only increase them. It is a recurring ego trip and a belief that you are always right, even if you go back to the ways of your colonial past and continue colonial policies in a manner that is even tougher than it was back then.
❓ Question: Are relations with Europe expected to be different now that they are left sitting at a “children’s table?”
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are not going to chase anyone. We have done nothing to freeze and, in fact, in many ways dismantle our relations with the West, including Europe.
We are following our own path and addressing our own issues in conjunction with our parliamentarians and our people. These issues include ending the special military operation on our terms, and making sure that our economy and our entire system function in a way that it does not depend in any way on the whims of our Western or any other partners. This is our objective, and we will do our best to fulfil it.
If, over time, our Western colleagues come to their senses and decide to resume relations, we will have to review the terms on which it can be done.
However, it’s up to them. We are not even thinking about it now. We are busy fortifying our state in the best interests of our people.
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❓ Question: You have mentioned a certain mindset in Europe. As we know from the statement made by President Trump, Washington and Kiev are now on increasingly diverging paths.
What’s your take on President Trump’s remark that Ukraine must hold elections? Was mentioning Zelensky’s low approval rating a gesture to let Moscow know that talks will continue? Or, is it an objective and weighed position?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: I have no grounds to believe that President Trump is doing anything to please anyone. This is out of the question. He is an absolutely independent politician. Among other things, he is a straight shooter. Usually, such people tend to not hide their opinions about pathetic individuals like Zelensky.
With regard to US-EU relations, the United States has nothing against Europe. They want the Brussels bureaucracy to stop telling Europe what to do and demanding that every EU member follows the “party line.” Instead, every EU member state must be able to uphold and represent their national interests to the fullest extent. <...>
The problem of the European Union is that Brussels bureaucracy is formed via behind-the-scenes arrangements and no elections are ever held. It reproduces itself and is guided by its own bureaucratic interests which are at odds with the stance and national interests of many member countries. <...>
❓ Question: In Saudi Arabia, you spoke about normalising diplomatic relations. Did you discuss restitution of our diplomatic property in Washington D.C.?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We did not discuss normalisation of diplomatic relations. They are in place. We talked about removing artificial obstacles that compound daily operations of our respective embassies and consulates general. These obstacles include financing, attempts to restrict movement or to limit the number of diplomats a country wants to send to another country, or the length of stay of the diplomats. These matters are not regulated by international conventions on diplomatic relations.
We gave our dialogue partners a list of issues that need to be addressed in order to ensure normal functioning of our respective diplomatic missions. This list includes property-related issues that you mentioned.
❓ Question: If the United States lifts sanctions on our country, how soon, do you think, Europe will have to do the same?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Speaking of it in terms of US-EU relations, the EU recently said that even if the United States were to lift the sanctions, the EU will only increase them. It is a recurring ego trip and a belief that you are always right, even if you go back to the ways of your colonial past and continue colonial policies in a manner that is even tougher than it was back then.
❓ Question: Are relations with Europe expected to be different now that they are left sitting at a “children’s table?”
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are not going to chase anyone. We have done nothing to freeze and, in fact, in many ways dismantle our relations with the West, including Europe.
We are following our own path and addressing our own issues in conjunction with our parliamentarians and our people. These issues include ending the special military operation on our terms, and making sure that our economy and our entire system function in a way that it does not depend in any way on the whims of our Western or any other partners. This is our objective, and we will do our best to fulfil it.
If, over time, our Western colleagues come to their senses and decide to resume relations, we will have to review the terms on which it can be done.
However, it’s up to them. We are not even thinking about it now. We are busy fortifying our state in the best interests of our people.
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions following the G20 Ministerial Council meeting (Johannesburg, February 21, 2025)
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💬 The main focus of the deliberations among the Foreign Ministers was the crucial goal of amplifying the voices of developing nations in global decision-making. The discussions were substantial, and we observed tangible progress in this regard.
Since last year, the African Union has attained full membership within the G20. The League of Arab States (#LAS) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (#CELAC) are interested in securing equivalent status. Such ambitions are commendable. We are confident that, in due course, the #EAEU may also rightfully aspire to similar standing <…>
We articulated our perspective on international challenges and their resolution during a period when multipolar realities are increasingly acknowledged. The advent of multipolarity is self-evident to us and to the #BRICS nations. Statistical evidence underscores this trend.
📈 The combined gross domestic product of BRICS states has surpassed that of the G7 countries. BRICS accounts for 37 percent of global GDP, compared to the G7’s 29 percent. This disparity heightens the urgency of reforming global economic institutions to reflect the genuine weight of the Global South and the World Majority within the world economy, alongside fostering non-discriminatory economic ties. These matters were actively deliberated. Russia stands ready to vigorously facilitate further progress in this domain, though numerous challenges persist <…>
We urged our Western counterparts to respect universally recognised rules of international law. Emphasis was placed on revitalising the United Nations’ role as a platform for coordinating state actions and forging a fair balance of interests.
The role played by BRICS certainly attracts everyone’s attention at the global level <…>
Speaking about entities that play a certain role in international economic relations, the G20 in general retains the role of a dialogue platform between the old and new centres of power. We spoke in favour of preserving the economic profile of this association <…>
South Africa, which has led the G20 this year, completes the succession of BRICS presidencies that began in 2022, when Indonesia was at the head of the G20. In 2023 it was India, and in 2024 it was Brazil. This successive version of BRICS being at the helm of the G20 has had the positive outcome of strengthening the position of the Global South in our forum.
❗️ All this contributes to the establishment of a fairer multipolar world order based on the sovereign equality of states, as required by the UN Charter, and on all other principles of the Charter in their totality and interrelation.
From answers to media questions:
• The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, spoke at the G20 with the same array of accusations, proclaiming certain “plans” that would prevent Russia from taking its rightful place in the world. There is some tragicomic element to this.
• The reaction of the “tragicomic figures” heading the Brussels bureaucracy and NATO to the meeting in Riyadh is highly illustrative. The mere fact that representatives of two great powers sat down, engaged in discussion, and articulated their respective positions is perceived by them as a betrayal of Western interests. These individuals are not in good health.
• Multipolarity is gaining ascendancy. The growth trajectories of new, formidable centres of power – economic, political, and financial – demonstrate that this multipolarity is irreversible. In this context, the G20 retains its relevance as a forum where Western participants may come to recognise the inevitability of this process and begin adapting to it.
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💬 The main focus of the deliberations among the Foreign Ministers was the crucial goal of amplifying the voices of developing nations in global decision-making. The discussions were substantial, and we observed tangible progress in this regard.
Since last year, the African Union has attained full membership within the G20. The League of Arab States (#LAS) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (#CELAC) are interested in securing equivalent status. Such ambitions are commendable. We are confident that, in due course, the #EAEU may also rightfully aspire to similar standing <…>
We articulated our perspective on international challenges and their resolution during a period when multipolar realities are increasingly acknowledged. The advent of multipolarity is self-evident to us and to the #BRICS nations. Statistical evidence underscores this trend.
📈 The combined gross domestic product of BRICS states has surpassed that of the G7 countries. BRICS accounts for 37 percent of global GDP, compared to the G7’s 29 percent. This disparity heightens the urgency of reforming global economic institutions to reflect the genuine weight of the Global South and the World Majority within the world economy, alongside fostering non-discriminatory economic ties. These matters were actively deliberated. Russia stands ready to vigorously facilitate further progress in this domain, though numerous challenges persist <…>
We urged our Western counterparts to respect universally recognised rules of international law. Emphasis was placed on revitalising the United Nations’ role as a platform for coordinating state actions and forging a fair balance of interests.
The role played by BRICS certainly attracts everyone’s attention at the global level <…>
Speaking about entities that play a certain role in international economic relations, the G20 in general retains the role of a dialogue platform between the old and new centres of power. We spoke in favour of preserving the economic profile of this association <…>
South Africa, which has led the G20 this year, completes the succession of BRICS presidencies that began in 2022, when Indonesia was at the head of the G20. In 2023 it was India, and in 2024 it was Brazil. This successive version of BRICS being at the helm of the G20 has had the positive outcome of strengthening the position of the Global South in our forum.
❗️ All this contributes to the establishment of a fairer multipolar world order based on the sovereign equality of states, as required by the UN Charter, and on all other principles of the Charter in their totality and interrelation.
From answers to media questions:
• The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, spoke at the G20 with the same array of accusations, proclaiming certain “plans” that would prevent Russia from taking its rightful place in the world. There is some tragicomic element to this.
• The reaction of the “tragicomic figures” heading the Brussels bureaucracy and NATO to the meeting in Riyadh is highly illustrative. The mere fact that representatives of two great powers sat down, engaged in discussion, and articulated their respective positions is perceived by them as a betrayal of Western interests. These individuals are not in good health.
• Multipolarity is gaining ascendancy. The growth trajectories of new, formidable centres of power – economic, political, and financial – demonstrate that this multipolarity is irreversible. In this context, the G20 retains its relevance as a forum where Western participants may come to recognise the inevitability of this process and begin adapting to it.
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⭐️ Today, on February 23, Russia celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day!
Congratulations to everyone who has defended our Motherland and continues to shield & fight for it at this very moment ! 🛡
Congratulations to everyone who has defended our Motherland and continues to shield & fight for it at this very moment ! 🛡
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🎙 Greetings of President Vladimir Putin on Defender of the Fatherland Day (February 23, 2025)
💬 Comrades and friends, veterans, active military and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces, and everyone who has gone through severe trials on the battlefield, please accept my most heartfelt greetings on Defender of the Fatherland Day.
On this day, deep respect and the warmest words go to our soldiers and officers participating in the special military operation, who are risking their lives today, valiantly and courageously defending their native land, the national interests and the future of Russia. It is you who are the main heroes of Defender of the Fatherland Day, which our entire country is celebrating today.
This holiday embodies all the love and respect that our nation has for our army and navy, for people who have made military service their profession and their high calling, for everyone who has made their choice today to stand by the Motherland and defend its interests. Military service has always been highly regarded in Russia; it has always been a matter of honour. Our own history fosters our patriotic feelings that are passed on from generation to generation.
We are guided by the centuries-old victorious traditions of the Russian army; we look up to the valour, faith and courage of our ancestors who fought on the ice of Lake Peipus and on Kulikovo Field, who defended Moscow in the 16th century and safeguarded our statehood during the Time of Troubles; who triumphed at Poltava, covered themselves in glory in the Battle of Borodino, defended Sevastopol during the Crimean War, showed unparallelled courage in the Battle of Galicia and other WWI battles, and who performed a truly heroic deed during WWII by defeating Nazism and storming Berlin, and celebrated the Victory there in May 1945.
This year, which marks the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, has been declared the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland in Russia. We pay tribute to the unwavering and undaunted generation of victors, to the memory of their heroism and sacrifice, and the epoch-making Victory that they gave to the world. We celebrate the heroes who honourably continue the military labours of their ancestors on the battlefield today.
We realise how hard it is for you right now, and we proudly support you. I want to thank all participants in the special military operation for their strong spirit and determination to bring us victory. I am grateful to all defenders of Russia for their honest and impeccable service to the Motherland and to our nation.
Comrades,
Today, as the world is changing impetuously, our strategic course for strengthening and developing the Armed Forces remains unchanged. We will continue to build up the combat potential of the army and navy, and their combat effectiveness as the essential part of Russia’s security that guarantees its sovereign present and future, and its consistent development.
Our absolute priority today is supplying the troops fighting in the special military operation with the provisions and equipment they need. Based on the analysis of the tactical use of the weapons and equipment, we will continue to provide the Armed Forces with new state-of-the-art models. Our focus will also be on improving the social security of our military personnel.
I am confident that Russian fighters will continue to protect their home country and their people diligently.
My best wishes go to your families and loved ones who are waiting for you to return home.
Happy Defender of the Fatherland Day! I wish you success in service for the benefit of our great nation.
💬 Comrades and friends, veterans, active military and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces, and everyone who has gone through severe trials on the battlefield, please accept my most heartfelt greetings on Defender of the Fatherland Day.
On this day, deep respect and the warmest words go to our soldiers and officers participating in the special military operation, who are risking their lives today, valiantly and courageously defending their native land, the national interests and the future of Russia. It is you who are the main heroes of Defender of the Fatherland Day, which our entire country is celebrating today.
This holiday embodies all the love and respect that our nation has for our army and navy, for people who have made military service their profession and their high calling, for everyone who has made their choice today to stand by the Motherland and defend its interests. Military service has always been highly regarded in Russia; it has always been a matter of honour. Our own history fosters our patriotic feelings that are passed on from generation to generation.
We are guided by the centuries-old victorious traditions of the Russian army; we look up to the valour, faith and courage of our ancestors who fought on the ice of Lake Peipus and on Kulikovo Field, who defended Moscow in the 16th century and safeguarded our statehood during the Time of Troubles; who triumphed at Poltava, covered themselves in glory in the Battle of Borodino, defended Sevastopol during the Crimean War, showed unparallelled courage in the Battle of Galicia and other WWI battles, and who performed a truly heroic deed during WWII by defeating Nazism and storming Berlin, and celebrated the Victory there in May 1945.
This year, which marks the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, has been declared the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland in Russia. We pay tribute to the unwavering and undaunted generation of victors, to the memory of their heroism and sacrifice, and the epoch-making Victory that they gave to the world. We celebrate the heroes who honourably continue the military labours of their ancestors on the battlefield today.
We realise how hard it is for you right now, and we proudly support you. I want to thank all participants in the special military operation for their strong spirit and determination to bring us victory. I am grateful to all defenders of Russia for their honest and impeccable service to the Motherland and to our nation.
Comrades,
Today, as the world is changing impetuously, our strategic course for strengthening and developing the Armed Forces remains unchanged. We will continue to build up the combat potential of the army and navy, and their combat effectiveness as the essential part of Russia’s security that guarantees its sovereign present and future, and its consistent development.
Our absolute priority today is supplying the troops fighting in the special military operation with the provisions and equipment they need. Based on the analysis of the tactical use of the weapons and equipment, we will continue to provide the Armed Forces with new state-of-the-art models. Our focus will also be on improving the social security of our military personnel.
I am confident that Russian fighters will continue to protect their home country and their people diligently.
My best wishes go to your families and loved ones who are waiting for you to return home.
Happy Defender of the Fatherland Day! I wish you success in service for the benefit of our great nation.
🔴 23 февраля по случаю Дня защитника Отечества на мемориальном кладбище «Вестре Гравлюнд» в Осло состоялось возложение венков и цветов к памятнику павшим советским воинам.
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🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vassily Nebenzia at a UNGA Emergency Special Session on Ukraine (New York, February 24, 2025)
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: Today, we are witnessing historic events that not every generation gets a chance to share. It is a multipolar world that is taking shape before our very eyes now. This world should have come into being 30 years ago, upon the end of the Cold War, which drew a line under the ideological confrontation between the USSR and the West.
At that time, the world was replete with hopes for a better future, for mutually beneficial cooperation between key players in the interests of all mankind, for cessation of wars, and for the establishment of a new, indivisible security architecture whereby former adversaries would become allies who address international problems together.
Unfortunately, this logic didn’t prevail then, and the ideology of cooperation was gradually supplanted by the philosophy of a “zero-sum game”. This was not our choice, and we warned many times about the dangers that such logic is fraught with.
❗️ As a result, the world ended up on the brink of a third world war because of the anti-Russian project “Ukraine” that had been implemented by Western countries in their geopolitical interests on our borders. <...>
Ukraine itself has set off a clockwork mechanism of self-destruction by hatred, intolerance and hostility. This could have been stopped by the Minsk Agreements, which were endorsed by the UN Security Council exactly 10 years ago, but instead of implementing them, the Kiev regime (under the patronage of its Western sponsors), as we all know today, opted for sabotaging them, while actively arming itself and preparing for war with Russia.
Another attempt to stop this mechanism was undertaken by the citizens of Ukraine, when three quarters of them voted for the new Ukrainian president Zelensky in May 2019, as he promised to establish peace in the east of the country and protect the Russian language and the rights of Russian-speaking citizens, he also promised to stop glorifying Nazi henchmen and restore good-neighborly relations with Russia.
⚠️ However, when he became president, he treacherously turned the country back to its previous suicidal and inhumane course. <...>
We tried to sort it out peacefully with Kiev, Washington and Brussels, but no one listened to us, no one took us seriously. It was only three years ago when we launched our special military operation, clearly stating its goals. We were compelled to do that because it became absolutely clear that Ukraine would soon cross both “red lines”.
At the same time, from the very get-go we have reiterated our willingness to achieve the goals of the special military operation through peaceful means, and we have always preferred such a solution. <...>
Over the past three years, Ukraine received hundreds of billions of dollars in Western aid, the country received ample Western weapons and mercenaries, as well as intelligence data. In other words, Ukraine has become something like a private military company fighting for Western geopolitical interests, and the conflict has become a textbook example of a proxy war waged between Russia and NATO countries.
Despite this, the Ukrainian army suffered catastrophic losses and the capitulation of the Kiev regime is only a matter of time. <...>
The hopelessness of the Zelensky regime is something that has become evident in recent weeks even to the main sponsor of the Kiev junta – the United States.
The new Republican administration, led by President Donald Trump, has finally seen the true face of the “expired” Ukrainian president and realized that he is absolutely not interested in having peace in his country, because he is at pains to cling onto power and he fears democratic elections, which he has no chance to win.
👉 He is not interested in anything else, and he is ready to sacrifice the entire population of Ukraine and all its natural resources only to remain in power.
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💬 Vassily Nebenzia: Today, we are witnessing historic events that not every generation gets a chance to share. It is a multipolar world that is taking shape before our very eyes now. This world should have come into being 30 years ago, upon the end of the Cold War, which drew a line under the ideological confrontation between the USSR and the West.
At that time, the world was replete with hopes for a better future, for mutually beneficial cooperation between key players in the interests of all mankind, for cessation of wars, and for the establishment of a new, indivisible security architecture whereby former adversaries would become allies who address international problems together.
Unfortunately, this logic didn’t prevail then, and the ideology of cooperation was gradually supplanted by the philosophy of a “zero-sum game”. This was not our choice, and we warned many times about the dangers that such logic is fraught with.
❗️ As a result, the world ended up on the brink of a third world war because of the anti-Russian project “Ukraine” that had been implemented by Western countries in their geopolitical interests on our borders. <...>
Ukraine itself has set off a clockwork mechanism of self-destruction by hatred, intolerance and hostility. This could have been stopped by the Minsk Agreements, which were endorsed by the UN Security Council exactly 10 years ago, but instead of implementing them, the Kiev regime (under the patronage of its Western sponsors), as we all know today, opted for sabotaging them, while actively arming itself and preparing for war with Russia.
Another attempt to stop this mechanism was undertaken by the citizens of Ukraine, when three quarters of them voted for the new Ukrainian president Zelensky in May 2019, as he promised to establish peace in the east of the country and protect the Russian language and the rights of Russian-speaking citizens, he also promised to stop glorifying Nazi henchmen and restore good-neighborly relations with Russia.
⚠️ However, when he became president, he treacherously turned the country back to its previous suicidal and inhumane course. <...>
We tried to sort it out peacefully with Kiev, Washington and Brussels, but no one listened to us, no one took us seriously. It was only three years ago when we launched our special military operation, clearly stating its goals. We were compelled to do that because it became absolutely clear that Ukraine would soon cross both “red lines”.
At the same time, from the very get-go we have reiterated our willingness to achieve the goals of the special military operation through peaceful means, and we have always preferred such a solution. <...>
Over the past three years, Ukraine received hundreds of billions of dollars in Western aid, the country received ample Western weapons and mercenaries, as well as intelligence data. In other words, Ukraine has become something like a private military company fighting for Western geopolitical interests, and the conflict has become a textbook example of a proxy war waged between Russia and NATO countries.
Despite this, the Ukrainian army suffered catastrophic losses and the capitulation of the Kiev regime is only a matter of time. <...>
The hopelessness of the Zelensky regime is something that has become evident in recent weeks even to the main sponsor of the Kiev junta – the United States.
The new Republican administration, led by President Donald Trump, has finally seen the true face of the “expired” Ukrainian president and realized that he is absolutely not interested in having peace in his country, because he is at pains to cling onto power and he fears democratic elections, which he has no chance to win.
👉 He is not interested in anything else, and he is ready to sacrifice the entire population of Ukraine and all its natural resources only to remain in power.
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🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vassily Nebenzia following the UNSC vote on a US-Drafted Resolution on Ukraine (New York, February 24, 2025)
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: We acknowledge the constructive changes in the United States position on the Ukrainian conflict. And the draft resolution we have considered today appears to be an attempt to put these changes into practice. We also understand the rationale why the sponsors went for such a short and generalized text.
In order to support this generally sensible approach, Russia decided not to propose any substantive additions to the text. We limited ourselves to only two proposals, very modest but important ones in terms of ensuring that UN Security Council assesses the Ukrainian crisis correctly.
👉 We regret that our amendments were not adopted.
The European delegations both in the General Assembly and in the Security Council took the position of openly sabotaging the emerging positive developments towards a settlement of the crisis.
They have tried to add to the text unbalanced, politicized passages that in no way could bring peace closer, but rather are geared at disrupting such prospects.
Even the proposal to adhere to the UN Charter was framed quite slyly, since out of all the principles, they emphasized only one – the respect for the territorial integrity of States, whereas the respect for human rights and the right of nations to self-determination was something that the EU and the UK were trying not to mention with regard to Ukraine, even though it is the non-compliance by the Kiev regime with precisely those principles that lies at the heart of the Ukrainian conflict. We could not allow such a substitution of concepts.
It is obvious that militarized Europe is now the only player on the international arena that wants the war to go on and fiercely resist any viable initiatives to resolve the conflict.
The text we passed today is not an ideal one, but in essence it is the first attempt to have a constructive and future-oriented product in the Council, and it is about peace not about blowing the conflict up.
And the conflict has a very complex genesis and does not boil down to a confrontation between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, unlike what Ukraine itself and its European puppeteers are trying to convince us of.
We view the adopted text as a starting point for further efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. But these efforts will not bear fruit unless constructive cooperation among the key global players on the issues of European and international security is restored. The outlines of this cooperation can already be traced in the American text, and this inspires a certain optimism.
But let us not get too excited: the “party of war” (which is the Kiev regime and its European sponsors) has by no means given up, and today's attempt to spoil and distort the American text clearly demonstrate that.
☝️ We urge everyone who genuinely wants to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine to not allow the princeling of Kiev and his puppeteers to derail the efforts undertaken by Russia and the United States.
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: We acknowledge the constructive changes in the United States position on the Ukrainian conflict. And the draft resolution we have considered today appears to be an attempt to put these changes into practice. We also understand the rationale why the sponsors went for such a short and generalized text.
In order to support this generally sensible approach, Russia decided not to propose any substantive additions to the text. We limited ourselves to only two proposals, very modest but important ones in terms of ensuring that UN Security Council assesses the Ukrainian crisis correctly.
👉 We regret that our amendments were not adopted.
The European delegations both in the General Assembly and in the Security Council took the position of openly sabotaging the emerging positive developments towards a settlement of the crisis.
They have tried to add to the text unbalanced, politicized passages that in no way could bring peace closer, but rather are geared at disrupting such prospects.
Even the proposal to adhere to the UN Charter was framed quite slyly, since out of all the principles, they emphasized only one – the respect for the territorial integrity of States, whereas the respect for human rights and the right of nations to self-determination was something that the EU and the UK were trying not to mention with regard to Ukraine, even though it is the non-compliance by the Kiev regime with precisely those principles that lies at the heart of the Ukrainian conflict. We could not allow such a substitution of concepts.
It is obvious that militarized Europe is now the only player on the international arena that wants the war to go on and fiercely resist any viable initiatives to resolve the conflict.
The text we passed today is not an ideal one, but in essence it is the first attempt to have a constructive and future-oriented product in the Council, and it is about peace not about blowing the conflict up.
And the conflict has a very complex genesis and does not boil down to a confrontation between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, unlike what Ukraine itself and its European puppeteers are trying to convince us of.
We view the adopted text as a starting point for further efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. But these efforts will not bear fruit unless constructive cooperation among the key global players on the issues of European and international security is restored. The outlines of this cooperation can already be traced in the American text, and this inspires a certain optimism.
But let us not get too excited: the “party of war” (which is the Kiev regime and its European sponsors) has by no means given up, and today's attempt to spoil and distort the American text clearly demonstrate that.
☝️ We urge everyone who genuinely wants to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine to not allow the princeling of Kiev and his puppeteers to derail the efforts undertaken by Russia and the United States.
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🎙 Statement by Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament
📍 Geneva, 26 February 2025
💬 Sergey Vershinin: This year marks the 80th Anniversary since the foundation of the UN. <...> We are approaching this date amid a severe crisis in the field of international security. The situation is deteriorating at a dramatic rate, and the risk of direct military confrontation of nuclear powers is high. There is widespread growth of tensions and conflicts.
The reason for the current situation lies in unremitting rivalry around a model of the world order: hegemonic ambitions of some clash with the aspirations of others for a more equitable, polycentric basis of international relations. <...>
👉 The Ukrainian and Middle Eastern crises are a direct consequence of this state of affairs:
• The situation in Ukraine is a result of aggressive and inconsiderate policy of Western countries that have been indulging the “etching” of everything Russian from public, cultural and religious life in Ukraine, and increasing supply of all types of weaponry to the Kiev regime, including long-range weapons.
• In the Middle East it is important that the agreements reached by Israel and Hamas are strictly observed. This will provide an opportunity to achieve a sustainable ceasefire and, finally, overcome the crisis in Gaza, unprecedented in its devastating consequences, which claimed the lives of more than 48'000 people.
❗️ Against the background of the confrontation over the model of the world order, there has been total misbalance and partial collapse of the architecture of joint maintenance of global stability. The system of agreements in the field of arms control, that for many years made it possible to maintain the military-strategic balance of power, is now shaken and largely lost. <...>
Our joint objective amid current international instability is to ensure sustainability of the NPT. We expect reaching mutually acceptable substantive decisions before the completion of the current five-year review cycle in the framework of the Treaty. <...>
🇷🇺 The Russian Federation, as the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Depositary State, is in favour of comprehensive strengthening of its regime, including through the adoption of a legally binding protocol to the BWC with an effective verification mechanism. <...>
We are deeply concerned by the ongoing unprecedented politicization of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) activities carried out by the Euro-Atlantic allies. <...>
The Russian initiative to develop an International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Chemical and Biological terrorism at the CD remains relevant. The negotiations on this document could become a viable way to overcome the current impasse in the CD substantive activities.
☝️ Russia is open to cooperation with all interested states at the CD to achieve promptly results in the interests of peace and international security that satisfy everyone.
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📍 Geneva, 26 February 2025
💬 Sergey Vershinin: This year marks the 80th Anniversary since the foundation of the UN. <...> We are approaching this date amid a severe crisis in the field of international security. The situation is deteriorating at a dramatic rate, and the risk of direct military confrontation of nuclear powers is high. There is widespread growth of tensions and conflicts.
The reason for the current situation lies in unremitting rivalry around a model of the world order: hegemonic ambitions of some clash with the aspirations of others for a more equitable, polycentric basis of international relations. <...>
👉 The Ukrainian and Middle Eastern crises are a direct consequence of this state of affairs:
• The situation in Ukraine is a result of aggressive and inconsiderate policy of Western countries that have been indulging the “etching” of everything Russian from public, cultural and religious life in Ukraine, and increasing supply of all types of weaponry to the Kiev regime, including long-range weapons.
• In the Middle East it is important that the agreements reached by Israel and Hamas are strictly observed. This will provide an opportunity to achieve a sustainable ceasefire and, finally, overcome the crisis in Gaza, unprecedented in its devastating consequences, which claimed the lives of more than 48'000 people.
❗️ Against the background of the confrontation over the model of the world order, there has been total misbalance and partial collapse of the architecture of joint maintenance of global stability. The system of agreements in the field of arms control, that for many years made it possible to maintain the military-strategic balance of power, is now shaken and largely lost. <...>
Our joint objective amid current international instability is to ensure sustainability of the NPT. We expect reaching mutually acceptable substantive decisions before the completion of the current five-year review cycle in the framework of the Treaty. <...>
🇷🇺 The Russian Federation, as the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Depositary State, is in favour of comprehensive strengthening of its regime, including through the adoption of a legally binding protocol to the BWC with an effective verification mechanism. <...>
We are deeply concerned by the ongoing unprecedented politicization of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) activities carried out by the Euro-Atlantic allies. <...>
The Russian initiative to develop an International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Chemical and Biological terrorism at the CD remains relevant. The negotiations on this document could become a viable way to overcome the current impasse in the CD substantive activities.
☝️ Russia is open to cooperation with all interested states at the CD to achieve promptly results in the interests of peace and international security that satisfy everyone.
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❗️ On the Ukrainian crisis resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council
On February 24, 2024 – timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the special military operation — the Kiev regime and its EU sponsors initiated the reconvening of the 11th Emergency Special Session (ESS) of the UN General Assembly on the Ukrainian crisis. Within this framework, this group of states tabled yet another politicised draft resolution.
The authors modelled the document on previous ESS “products.” The text reiterated baseless accusations and ultimatums against Russia, selectively cited principles of the UN Charter, and omitted any reference to the root causes of the conflict, which make impossible any long-term or sustainable settlement. Simultaneously, it introduced pseudo-peace wording designed to broaden support among the Global Majority nations and legitimise key elements of the discredited Bürgenstock process and the Zelensky formula.
Concurrently, the United States submitted a competing draft. The document comprised three succinct points:
• an expression of regret over human casualties resulting from the conflict;
• an emphasis on maintaining international peace and security as the UN’s primary objective;
• an insistent call for conflict cessation and the establishment of durable peace.
While imperfect in character, the text represented a step in the right direction, reflecting the new US administration’s aspiration to contribute to settlement efforts.
During voting, the Ukrainian-EU project replicated the anti-record of resolutions from the 11th ESS, securing merely 93 votes in favour, with 18 against and 65 abstentions. Previously, only the resolution on suspending Russia’s membership in the UN Human Rights Council had garnered such a mediocre result. In effect, the document failed to secure support from over half – 100 out of 193 – of the UN member states. Notably, delegations from the United States and numerous other countries that had previously supported anti-Russian initiatives within the ESS voted against it.
The American counter-proposal received numerically comparable support: 93 votes in favour, 8 against, and 73 abstentions. However, the decision on this draft accounted for egregious amendments tabled by EU representatives, which fundamentally altered the essence of the US proposal, transforming it into yet another anti-Russian pamphlet. The initiative’s intent was distorted to such an extent that even its American authors deemed it untenable to endorse their own document, opting instead to abstain.
On the same day, the United States introduced an identical draft to the UN Security Council. EU delegations, in collusion with the United Kingdom, initially sought to postpone its consideration in an attempt to rally more votes against the document. When this manoeuvre failed, they again tabled destructive amendments: one failed to secure the required nine votes, while two others were vetoed by the Russian side. Ultimately, the resolution received support from ten Council members, including Russia, with no votes against. European delegates abstained.
☝️ Collectively, the UN platform’s discussions and voting outcomes starkly illustrate the international community’s crystallising demand for peace.
Europeans, having firmly entrenched themselves on the path of militarism – and thereby justifiably forfeiting any claim to participation in negotiations on settling the Ukrainian crisis – face growing isolation. Evident shifts in the approaches of the Global Majority nations underscore their increasing realism and determination to facilitate the conflict’s swift resolution.
On February 24, 2024 – timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the special military operation — the Kiev regime and its EU sponsors initiated the reconvening of the 11th Emergency Special Session (ESS) of the UN General Assembly on the Ukrainian crisis. Within this framework, this group of states tabled yet another politicised draft resolution.
The authors modelled the document on previous ESS “products.” The text reiterated baseless accusations and ultimatums against Russia, selectively cited principles of the UN Charter, and omitted any reference to the root causes of the conflict, which make impossible any long-term or sustainable settlement. Simultaneously, it introduced pseudo-peace wording designed to broaden support among the Global Majority nations and legitimise key elements of the discredited Bürgenstock process and the Zelensky formula.
Concurrently, the United States submitted a competing draft. The document comprised three succinct points:
• an expression of regret over human casualties resulting from the conflict;
• an emphasis on maintaining international peace and security as the UN’s primary objective;
• an insistent call for conflict cessation and the establishment of durable peace.
While imperfect in character, the text represented a step in the right direction, reflecting the new US administration’s aspiration to contribute to settlement efforts.
During voting, the Ukrainian-EU project replicated the anti-record of resolutions from the 11th ESS, securing merely 93 votes in favour, with 18 against and 65 abstentions. Previously, only the resolution on suspending Russia’s membership in the UN Human Rights Council had garnered such a mediocre result. In effect, the document failed to secure support from over half – 100 out of 193 – of the UN member states. Notably, delegations from the United States and numerous other countries that had previously supported anti-Russian initiatives within the ESS voted against it.
The American counter-proposal received numerically comparable support: 93 votes in favour, 8 against, and 73 abstentions. However, the decision on this draft accounted for egregious amendments tabled by EU representatives, which fundamentally altered the essence of the US proposal, transforming it into yet another anti-Russian pamphlet. The initiative’s intent was distorted to such an extent that even its American authors deemed it untenable to endorse their own document, opting instead to abstain.
On the same day, the United States introduced an identical draft to the UN Security Council. EU delegations, in collusion with the United Kingdom, initially sought to postpone its consideration in an attempt to rally more votes against the document. When this manoeuvre failed, they again tabled destructive amendments: one failed to secure the required nine votes, while two others were vetoed by the Russian side. Ultimately, the resolution received support from ten Council members, including Russia, with no votes against. European delegates abstained.
☝️ Collectively, the UN platform’s discussions and voting outcomes starkly illustrate the international community’s crystallising demand for peace.
Europeans, having firmly entrenched themselves on the path of militarism – and thereby justifiably forfeiting any claim to participation in negotiations on settling the Ukrainian crisis – face growing isolation. Evident shifts in the approaches of the Global Majority nations underscore their increasing realism and determination to facilitate the conflict’s swift resolution.
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⚡️ДЕНЬ ЗАЩИТНИКА ОТЕЧЕСТВА И ВСТРЕЧА СОЛНЦА В БАРЕНЦБУРГЕ
📍23 февраля в Баренцбурге отметили День защитника Отечества.
🔺В этот день жители самого северного российского рудника собрались на центральной площади полярного посёлка, чтобы встретить главный праздник февраля.
🔺В традиционно шахтёрском посёлке работают представители многих традиционно мужских профессий, и для всех жителей Баренцбурга это один из главных праздников года.
🔺В День защитника Отечества баренцбуржцы также провожают зиму и отмечают День встречи солнца. После долгой полярной ночи первое солнце в посёлке - долгожданное событие.
🔺Горячее угощение - шурпу, кулеш, горячий чай - приготовили для жителей Баренцбурга сотрудники рудничной столовой.
🔺Игры, состязания, хороводы, конкурс снеговиков организовали на площади сотрудники Дома культуры.
🔺Пасмурная погода и облака, скрывшие в этот день солнце, не помешали хорошему настроению.
📸 Марина Павлова
📍23 февраля в Баренцбурге отметили День защитника Отечества.
🔺В этот день жители самого северного российского рудника собрались на центральной площади полярного посёлка, чтобы встретить главный праздник февраля.
🔺В традиционно шахтёрском посёлке работают представители многих традиционно мужских профессий, и для всех жителей Баренцбурга это один из главных праздников года.
🔺В День защитника Отечества баренцбуржцы также провожают зиму и отмечают День встречи солнца. После долгой полярной ночи первое солнце в посёлке - долгожданное событие.
🔺Горячее угощение - шурпу, кулеш, горячий чай - приготовили для жителей Баренцбурга сотрудники рудничной столовой.
🔺Игры, состязания, хороводы, конкурс снеговиков организовали на площади сотрудники Дома культуры.
🔺Пасмурная погода и облака, скрывшие в этот день солнце, не помешали хорошему настроению.
📸 Марина Павлова
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