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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Roberto Alvarez following talks (Santo Domingo, April 30, 2025)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Ladies and gentlemen,
I believe the talks that Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic Roberto Alvarez and I just had were very productive, and were held in an atmosphere of mutual trust.
We discussed in detail bilateral, regional, and international issues, including our interaction at the UN.
🇷🇺🇩🇴 We noted that this is the first visit by the Russian Foreign Minister to the Dominican Republic in the history of our relations, which will turn 80 soon. This visit is timed to coincide with the opening of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Santo Domingo.
Our Ambassador Alexey Seredin and his small, but tight-knit and efficient staff have been working here for several weeks now. <...> We will help them in every way we can for the Embassy to start functioning in its own premises as soon as possible and to focus on promoting our relations with the Dominican Republic across all areas.
🤝 The Dominican Republic is our promising partner in Latin America and the Caribbean. We appreciate the traditional friendly ties between us that are based on mutual respect and balance of interests. <...>
Both sides have noted the availability of significant opportunities for deepening our trade and economic cooperation. We covered promising areas of interaction, primarily, tourism. Tourist exchanges are further promoted by the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Dominican Republic on the terms and conditions for waiving visa formalities for mutual travel of the citizens of the Russian Federation and the citizens of the Dominican Republic. That is, travel for citizens of the two countries is visa-free. <...>
We agreed to promote the establishment of direct contacts between business circles and support them every step of the way. There are initiatives from both sides, including the initiative of the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the Russian Federation, who, in conjunction with our Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is preparing a business forum to present the opportunities offered by the Dominican Republic. Russian regions will be invited to participate. This is a promising approach which we will promote in every possible way. <...>
Both sides are interested in expanding cultural, humanitarian, and educational ties, including training professional staff. We provide government scholarships - and will continue to do so - to Dominican students studying at Russian universities. <...>
We discussed our interaction at the UN. We noted that in most cases our positions overlap. We are grateful to the Dominican Republic for supporting a number of Russian initiatives, including resolutions on unacceptability of glorifying Nazism, the importance of preventing militarisation of outer space, and a number of other initiatives, including a recently adopted resolution - for the first time ever - on the importance of countering the revival of colonialism in any form.
We also focused on discussions about the UN reform and the multipolar world order trends. In this regard, at the request of my colleague, I provided a detailed account of the discussions and final decisions of the BRICS Ministerial Council meeting and the meeting of #BRICS members with partner states, which took place in Rio de Janeiro on April 28-29.
I see that conceptually and substantively we can coordinate our actions, because the Russian Federation has an observer status with the Association of Caribbean States. We hope that it will soon acquire the same status with the Central American Integration System.
🤝 I would like to once again say thank you to our Dominican friends for the excellent hospitality and organisation of the events, and warm weather, too.
#RussiaDominicanRepublic
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Ladies and gentlemen,
I believe the talks that Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic Roberto Alvarez and I just had were very productive, and were held in an atmosphere of mutual trust.
We discussed in detail bilateral, regional, and international issues, including our interaction at the UN.
🇷🇺🇩🇴 We noted that this is the first visit by the Russian Foreign Minister to the Dominican Republic in the history of our relations, which will turn 80 soon. This visit is timed to coincide with the opening of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Santo Domingo.
Our Ambassador Alexey Seredin and his small, but tight-knit and efficient staff have been working here for several weeks now. <...> We will help them in every way we can for the Embassy to start functioning in its own premises as soon as possible and to focus on promoting our relations with the Dominican Republic across all areas.
🤝 The Dominican Republic is our promising partner in Latin America and the Caribbean. We appreciate the traditional friendly ties between us that are based on mutual respect and balance of interests. <...>
Both sides have noted the availability of significant opportunities for deepening our trade and economic cooperation. We covered promising areas of interaction, primarily, tourism. Tourist exchanges are further promoted by the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Dominican Republic on the terms and conditions for waiving visa formalities for mutual travel of the citizens of the Russian Federation and the citizens of the Dominican Republic. That is, travel for citizens of the two countries is visa-free. <...>
We agreed to promote the establishment of direct contacts between business circles and support them every step of the way. There are initiatives from both sides, including the initiative of the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the Russian Federation, who, in conjunction with our Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is preparing a business forum to present the opportunities offered by the Dominican Republic. Russian regions will be invited to participate. This is a promising approach which we will promote in every possible way. <...>
Both sides are interested in expanding cultural, humanitarian, and educational ties, including training professional staff. We provide government scholarships - and will continue to do so - to Dominican students studying at Russian universities. <...>
We discussed our interaction at the UN. We noted that in most cases our positions overlap. We are grateful to the Dominican Republic for supporting a number of Russian initiatives, including resolutions on unacceptability of glorifying Nazism, the importance of preventing militarisation of outer space, and a number of other initiatives, including a recently adopted resolution - for the first time ever - on the importance of countering the revival of colonialism in any form.
We also focused on discussions about the UN reform and the multipolar world order trends. In this regard, at the request of my colleague, I provided a detailed account of the discussions and final decisions of the BRICS Ministerial Council meeting and the meeting of #BRICS members with partner states, which took place in Rio de Janeiro on April 28-29.
I see that conceptually and substantively we can coordinate our actions, because the Russian Federation has an observer status with the Association of Caribbean States. We hope that it will soon acquire the same status with the Central American Integration System.
🤝 I would like to once again say thank you to our Dominican friends for the excellent hospitality and organisation of the events, and warm weather, too.
#RussiaDominicanRepublic
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🎙 Statement by the Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kondratenkov at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (General debate; New York, 29 April 2025)
Key talking points:
• The Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (#NPT) has been and remains a cornerstone of the international security architecture. Over fifty years of the successful functioning of this Treaty demonstrate both its relevance for all its States parties and its utility.
• Western countries had once embarked on a course towards securing themselves global dominance and overwhelming military and strategic superiority, which led them to blatantly violate the principle of equal and indivisible security and to renounce the search for mutually acceptable solutions in the spirit of genuine multilateralism and taking into account each other's concerns.
• We support the implementation of a comprehensive approach that could enable the achievement of the ultimate goal of the disarmament process — a nuclear-weapon-free and safer world for all.
• The establishment and functioning of nuclear-weapon-free zones (NWFZs) envisaged by Article VII of the NPT is an important element of strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime. Nuclear-weapon States' accession to the relevant protocols to the treaties establishing such zones is the best way to provide the members of the NWFZs with legally binding assurances against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons against them.
• Russia has consistently supported a broad access to the benefits of peaceful nuclear energy for the States parties to the NPT and the development of international cooperation in this area.
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Key talking points:
• The Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (#NPT) has been and remains a cornerstone of the international security architecture. Over fifty years of the successful functioning of this Treaty demonstrate both its relevance for all its States parties and its utility.
• Western countries had once embarked on a course towards securing themselves global dominance and overwhelming military and strategic superiority, which led them to blatantly violate the principle of equal and indivisible security and to renounce the search for mutually acceptable solutions in the spirit of genuine multilateralism and taking into account each other's concerns.
• We support the implementation of a comprehensive approach that could enable the achievement of the ultimate goal of the disarmament process — a nuclear-weapon-free and safer world for all.
• The establishment and functioning of nuclear-weapon-free zones (NWFZs) envisaged by Article VII of the NPT is an important element of strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime. Nuclear-weapon States' accession to the relevant protocols to the treaties establishing such zones is the best way to provide the members of the NWFZs with legally binding assurances against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons against them.
• Russia has consistently supported a broad access to the benefits of peaceful nuclear energy for the States parties to the NPT and the development of international cooperation in this area.
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#Victory80
🌟 In the early hours of May 1, 1945, the #VictoryBanner was raised atop the Reichstag during the Battle of Berlin. It became a symbol of the triumph of the Soviet Union & its peoples in the fight against Nazism.
The legendary Red Banner №5, which became the famous Victory Banner, was raised over the dome of the defeated Reichstag by the 756th Rifle Regiment’s scouts, Sergeant Mikhail Yegorov & Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya.
Before the assault, a decision was made for a group of Soviet soldiers to hoist the flag over the Reichstag, which would embody the final collapse of Nazism.
🚩 A total of 9 makeshift banners were promptly made, designed after the state flag of the USSR. Ultimately, a battle flag of the 150th Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Idritsa Rifle Division, 79th Rifle Corps, 3rd Striking Army of the 1st Belarusian Front, became the Victory Banner.
On April 29, the fierce fighting for the Reichstag began, which the Nazis had turned into a fortified point of resistance. It was defended by over a thousand men, including SS troops supported by artillery and armor.
The Reichstag was of special symbolic importance to the Nazi Germany. The Germans considered it their main fortress during the final days of #WWII. The Soviet command was sure that the storming of that citadel, which was a symbol of German Nazism, would especially affect morale of the enemy and eventually completely demoralize the fascists.
⚔️ On April 30 at 1:50 p.m., a Red Army unit broke into the Reichstag through breaches in the walls, with a fierce close combat unleashing. The Nazis took advantage of effectively advancing inside the building they new well, throwing grenades at Soviet soldiers & firing back with machine-guns: they basically had nothing to lose.
⏱️ At 2.25 p.m., Red Army soldiers Bulatov and Koshkarbayev placed a makeshift red flag to the column of the main entrance to the Reichstag — it was the first of the banners the liberators raised over the Reichstag.
⏱️ At 10.30 p.m., staff sergeants Gizet Zagitov, Alexander Lisimenko & Alexey Bobrov as well as Sergeant Mikhail Minin supported by Captain Neustroyev’s battalion were the 1st to hoist a red banner on the roof of the Reichstag atop of the Goddess of Victory sculpture. The 3rd red banner was raised on the western facade of the roof by the scouts of the 674th Regiment led by Lieutenant Sorokin.
⏱️ In the early hours of May 1, finally, the Red Banner №5 was raised over the dome of the captured Reichstag by the 756th Rifle Regiment’s scouts, Sergeant Mikhail Yegorov & Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya, led by deputy battalion commander Lieutenant Alexey Berest, covered by riflemen from Ilya Syanov's squad. That flag ultimately became the Victory Banner.
📃 By a Presidential Executive Order of April 15, 1996, the Red Banner hoisted atop of the Reichstag by Yegorov & Kantariya was declared the symbol of the Soviet people’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
#WeAreProud
The legendary Red Banner №5, which became the famous Victory Banner, was raised over the dome of the defeated Reichstag by the 756th Rifle Regiment’s scouts, Sergeant Mikhail Yegorov & Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya.
Before the assault, a decision was made for a group of Soviet soldiers to hoist the flag over the Reichstag, which would embody the final collapse of Nazism.
🚩 A total of 9 makeshift banners were promptly made, designed after the state flag of the USSR. Ultimately, a battle flag of the 150th Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Idritsa Rifle Division, 79th Rifle Corps, 3rd Striking Army of the 1st Belarusian Front, became the Victory Banner.
On April 29, the fierce fighting for the Reichstag began, which the Nazis had turned into a fortified point of resistance. It was defended by over a thousand men, including SS troops supported by artillery and armor.
The Reichstag was of special symbolic importance to the Nazi Germany. The Germans considered it their main fortress during the final days of #WWII. The Soviet command was sure that the storming of that citadel, which was a symbol of German Nazism, would especially affect morale of the enemy and eventually completely demoralize the fascists.
⚔️ On April 30 at 1:50 p.m., a Red Army unit broke into the Reichstag through breaches in the walls, with a fierce close combat unleashing. The Nazis took advantage of effectively advancing inside the building they new well, throwing grenades at Soviet soldiers & firing back with machine-guns: they basically had nothing to lose.
⏱️ At 2.25 p.m., Red Army soldiers Bulatov and Koshkarbayev placed a makeshift red flag to the column of the main entrance to the Reichstag — it was the first of the banners the liberators raised over the Reichstag.
⏱️ At 10.30 p.m., staff sergeants Gizet Zagitov, Alexander Lisimenko & Alexey Bobrov as well as Sergeant Mikhail Minin supported by Captain Neustroyev’s battalion were the 1st to hoist a red banner on the roof of the Reichstag atop of the Goddess of Victory sculpture. The 3rd red banner was raised on the western facade of the roof by the scouts of the 674th Regiment led by Lieutenant Sorokin.
⏱️ In the early hours of May 1, finally, the Red Banner №5 was raised over the dome of the captured Reichstag by the 756th Rifle Regiment’s scouts, Sergeant Mikhail Yegorov & Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya, led by deputy battalion commander Lieutenant Alexey Berest, covered by riflemen from Ilya Syanov's squad. That flag ultimately became the Victory Banner.
📃 By a Presidential Executive Order of April 15, 1996, the Red Banner hoisted atop of the Reichstag by Yegorov & Kantariya was declared the symbol of the Soviet people’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
#WeAreProud
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АПРЕЛЬ. ДАЙДЖЕСТ СОБЫТИЙ
🔺День космонавтики в Баренцбурге отметили лекциями и квизами:
🔺Для освещения церковной жизни посёлков треста создан ТГ-канал «Православный Грумант».
🔺Пасху встретили в Баренцбурге.
🔺Учёные ААНИИ совместно с трестом «Арктикуголь» возобновили прерванные более 30 лет назад наблюдения за состоянием мёрзлых грунтов на Шпицбергене.
🔺Трест «Арктикуголь» принял участие в конференции «Цель - полюс: гений места. Арктика в годы Великой Отечественной войны», организованной Музеем Г.Я. Седова и Музеем Арктики и Антарктики в Санкт-Петербурге.
🔺В Баренцбург доставили продукты.
🔺Школьники Баренцбурга побывали на хаски-ферме.
🔺В Музейно-выставочном центре Баренцбурга с лекцией выступил океанолог ААНИИ Никита Кусс-Тюз.
🔺В преддверии празднования 80-й годовщины Победы в Великой Отечественной войне Генеральное консульство России на Шпицбергене провело «Диктант Победы».
🔺День космонавтики в Баренцбурге отметили лекциями и квизами:
🔺Для освещения церковной жизни посёлков треста создан ТГ-канал «Православный Грумант».
🔺Пасху встретили в Баренцбурге.
🔺Учёные ААНИИ совместно с трестом «Арктикуголь» возобновили прерванные более 30 лет назад наблюдения за состоянием мёрзлых грунтов на Шпицбергене.
🔺Трест «Арктикуголь» принял участие в конференции «Цель - полюс: гений места. Арктика в годы Великой Отечественной войны», организованной Музеем Г.Я. Седова и Музеем Арктики и Антарктики в Санкт-Петербурге.
🔺В Баренцбург доставили продукты.
🔺Школьники Баренцбурга побывали на хаски-ферме.
🔺В Музейно-выставочном центре Баренцбурга с лекцией выступил океанолог ААНИИ Никита Кусс-Тюз.
🔺В преддверии празднования 80-й годовщины Победы в Великой Отечественной войне Генеральное консульство России на Шпицбергене провело «Диктант Победы».
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#NoStatuteOfLimitations
🕯 May 2 marks 11 years since the tragedy in Odessa.
On that day, the Euromaidan supporters, ultra radicals and outright Neo-Nazis committed atrocities against those who openly opposed the anti-constitutional government coup in Kiev perpetrated by nationalists, at the behest and with the support from their the western sponsors.
This atrocity must not be forgotten or swept under the rug: we shan't let the world forget what happened on 2 May 2014 in Odessa.
👉 A detailed reconstruction & retrospective of the events of that day and the ensuing tragedy.
According to official statistics alone, at least 48 people died during these tragic events, including 42 who were killed or burned alive at the Trade Unions House, as well as another six who perished during the clashes on the streets of Odessa.
In fact, the Kiev regime and its pet cronies has repeated — to the letter — what the Bandera torturers did 80 years ago in Khatyn.
❗️ Although many perpetrators have been identified, they have not received the punishment they deserve.
The West remains silent regarding these bloody crimes of the Ukrainian neo-Nazis, the Kiev regime, which to this day continues to use terrorist methods.
Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy in Odessa of May 2, 2024.
🕯 May 2 marks 11 years since the tragedy in Odessa.
On that day, the Euromaidan supporters, ultra radicals and outright Neo-Nazis committed atrocities against those who openly opposed the anti-constitutional government coup in Kiev perpetrated by nationalists, at the behest and with the support from their the western sponsors.
This atrocity must not be forgotten or swept under the rug: we shan't let the world forget what happened on 2 May 2014 in Odessa.
👉 A detailed reconstruction & retrospective of the events of that day and the ensuing tragedy.
According to official statistics alone, at least 48 people died during these tragic events, including 42 who were killed or burned alive at the Trade Unions House, as well as another six who perished during the clashes on the streets of Odessa.
In fact, the Kiev regime and its pet cronies has repeated — to the letter — what the Bandera torturers did 80 years ago in Khatyn.
❗️ Although many perpetrators have been identified, they have not received the punishment they deserve.
The West remains silent regarding these bloody crimes of the Ukrainian neo-Nazis, the Kiev regime, which to this day continues to use terrorist methods.
Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy in Odessa of May 2, 2024.
Maria Zakharova: Today, as we pay tribute to the victims of the bloody reprisals in Odessa, we have no doubt that sooner or later those who perpetrated and inspired this barbaric crime, which has no statute of limitations, will have to face the punishment they deserve.
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📄 #УставыСеверныхНародов – на сайте МИД России опубликован Сборник документов в сфере защиты и поощрения прав коренных малочисленных народов России.
В сборнике представлены правовые акты, ведомственные инструкции, типовые документы и информационно-справочные материалы, способствующие практической реализации прав коренных малочисленных народов Российской Федерации, а также международные регламенты.
Настоящий сборник — своеобразный свод традиционных жизненных устоев северных народов — актуализирован по состоянию на апрель 2025 года.
Издание подготовлено Министерством иностранных дел Российской Федерации во взаимодействии с Ассоциацией коренных малочисленных народов Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока Российской Федерации и Российским комитетом Программы ЮНЕСКО «Информация для всех» в контексте реализации Плана основных мероприятий по проведению в Российской Федерации Международного десятилетия языков коренных народов (2022–2032).
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В сборнике представлены правовые акты, ведомственные инструкции, типовые документы и информационно-справочные материалы, способствующие практической реализации прав коренных малочисленных народов Российской Федерации, а также международные регламенты.
Настоящий сборник — своеобразный свод традиционных жизненных устоев северных народов — актуализирован по состоянию на апрель 2025 года.
Издание подготовлено Министерством иностранных дел Российской Федерации во взаимодействии с Ассоциацией коренных малочисленных народов Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока Российской Федерации и Российским комитетом Программы ЮНЕСКО «Информация для всех» в контексте реализации Плана основных мероприятий по проведению в Российской Федерации Международного десятилетия языков коренных народов (2022–2032).
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#Victory80
🌟 80 years ago — on May 2, 1945 — following intense battles for the Reichstag and the surrender of other key strongholds such as the Spandau Citadel and the Zoo Tower, the Red Army captured the capital of Nazi Germany — Berlin.
In the early hours of May 2, the Berlin defence headquarters repeatedly broadcast over the radio, in both German and Russian: “We are sending our envoys to the Bismarckstrasse Bridge. We are ceasing military operations.”
🕡 Later that morning, at 6:30 am, Helmuth Weidling, General of the Artillery and Commander of Berlin Defence Area, surrendered, ordering the remaining Nazi forces in the city to stop resisting.
By 9:00 pm that evening, approximately 70,000 Wehrmacht soldiers had surrendered; altogether, over 130,000 troops were taken prisoner in Berlin. The total losses for the German forces in the Berlin offensive operation reached 380,000 killed and 400,000 captured.
The surrender of the Berlin garrison was accepted by Commander of the Soviet 8th Guards Army, General Vasily Chuikov, who had led his troops from the battlefields of Stalingrad to the heart of Berlin. Among the captured were high-ranking officers such as General Kurt Woytasch, Lieutenant General Walter Schmid-Dankward, Vice Admiral Hans-Erich Voss, Chief of Berlin Defence Staff Colonel Hans Refior, and Chief of Staff of the 56th Panzer Corps, Colonel Theodor von Dufving. Nazi propaganda leaders were also detained, including Joseph Goebbels’ top deputy, Dr Hans Fritzsche, who confirmed under interrogation that Hitler, Goebbels, and General Hans Krebs all had committed suicide.
⚔️ The Battle for Berlin lasted from April 24 through May 2. Despite fierce resistance from a heavily fortified German force, the experienced Red Army ultimately prevailed under brilliant strategic leadership of the General Staff and Red Army military commanders.
The fall of Berlin dealt a decisive blow to Nazi Germany, not only eliminating the regime’s political centre but also hastening Germany’s full surrender. The raising of the Soviet Victory Banner over the Reichstag became a symbol of the Soviet people’s triumph over Nazism and the inhumane ideology of the Third Reich.
Following this victory, Soviet forces turned to eliminate the last groups of German resistance in Czechoslovakia and Austria.
***
With Berlin lying in ruins following heavy fierce fighting, the lack of essential services in the city such as water, electricity, and food supply left hundreds of thousands in desperate need. Soviet medical teams immediately began working to prevent outbreaks of disease amid the devastation.
Even before the final assault, Soviet forces had set up hospitals in the suburbs. After the city’s surrender, field kitchens were set up and food distribution began; the work of public transportation, including the metro, was gradually restored. By liberating Europe from Nazism, the Red Army also brought life-saving aid to the people of Berlin, helping them rebuild and begin a new, peaceful chapter.
In the early hours of May 2, the Berlin defence headquarters repeatedly broadcast over the radio, in both German and Russian: “We are sending our envoys to the Bismarckstrasse Bridge. We are ceasing military operations.”
🕡 Later that morning, at 6:30 am, Helmuth Weidling, General of the Artillery and Commander of Berlin Defence Area, surrendered, ordering the remaining Nazi forces in the city to stop resisting.
By 9:00 pm that evening, approximately 70,000 Wehrmacht soldiers had surrendered; altogether, over 130,000 troops were taken prisoner in Berlin. The total losses for the German forces in the Berlin offensive operation reached 380,000 killed and 400,000 captured.
The surrender of the Berlin garrison was accepted by Commander of the Soviet 8th Guards Army, General Vasily Chuikov, who had led his troops from the battlefields of Stalingrad to the heart of Berlin. Among the captured were high-ranking officers such as General Kurt Woytasch, Lieutenant General Walter Schmid-Dankward, Vice Admiral Hans-Erich Voss, Chief of Berlin Defence Staff Colonel Hans Refior, and Chief of Staff of the 56th Panzer Corps, Colonel Theodor von Dufving. Nazi propaganda leaders were also detained, including Joseph Goebbels’ top deputy, Dr Hans Fritzsche, who confirmed under interrogation that Hitler, Goebbels, and General Hans Krebs all had committed suicide.
⚔️ The Battle for Berlin lasted from April 24 through May 2. Despite fierce resistance from a heavily fortified German force, the experienced Red Army ultimately prevailed under brilliant strategic leadership of the General Staff and Red Army military commanders.
The fall of Berlin dealt a decisive blow to Nazi Germany, not only eliminating the regime’s political centre but also hastening Germany’s full surrender. The raising of the Soviet Victory Banner over the Reichstag became a symbol of the Soviet people’s triumph over Nazism and the inhumane ideology of the Third Reich.
Following this victory, Soviet forces turned to eliminate the last groups of German resistance in Czechoslovakia and Austria.
***
With Berlin lying in ruins following heavy fierce fighting, the lack of essential services in the city such as water, electricity, and food supply left hundreds of thousands in desperate need. Soviet medical teams immediately began working to prevent outbreaks of disease amid the devastation.
Even before the final assault, Soviet forces had set up hospitals in the suburbs. After the city’s surrender, field kitchens were set up and food distribution began; the work of public transportation, including the metro, was gradually restored. By liberating Europe from Nazism, the Red Army also brought life-saving aid to the people of Berlin, helping them rebuild and begin a new, peaceful chapter.
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#ChartersOfNorthernPeoples – The Russian Foreign Ministry has published a compilation of documents dedicated to the protection and promotion of the rights of Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the Russian North.
📚 The publication includes legal acts, official guidelines, model documents, and reference materials that support the practical implementation of Indigenous peoples’ rights in the Russian Federation, along with relevant international instruments.
❗️This unique collection — a codified reflection of the traditional way of life of the northern Indigenous peoples — has been updated as of April 2025.
📘 The publication was prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in collaboration with the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East (RAIPON) and the Russian Committee of the UNESCO “Information for All” Programme, within the framework of the UN International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032).
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📚 The publication includes legal acts, official guidelines, model documents, and reference materials that support the practical implementation of Indigenous peoples’ rights in the Russian Federation, along with relevant international instruments.
❗️This unique collection — a codified reflection of the traditional way of life of the northern Indigenous peoples — has been updated as of April 2025.
📘 The publication was prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in collaboration with the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East (RAIPON) and the Russian Committee of the UNESCO “Information for All” Programme, within the framework of the UN International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032).
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