Сотрудники Посольства почтили память советского война Николая Соколова в н.п.Треттен (губерния Иннландет).
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Сотрудники Посольства почтили память советских военнопленных, похороненных на кладбищах в г.Восс и н.п.Ордалстанген.
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4 мая состоялось приуроченное к 80-й годовщине Победы в Великой Отечественной войне возложение цветов у воинского захоронения в коммуне Бэрум (церковное кладбище Брюн), где покоится солдат Красной армии Николай Кольников, погибший в 1945 году.
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🏅 May 6 marks 8️⃣0️⃣ years since the start of the Prague Offensive — the final major battle of the Great Patriotic War.
On May 5, 1945, with Berlin already fallen, a popular uprising erupted in Nazi-occupied Prague. In a brutal attempt to crush the resistance, Nazi forces used civilians as human shields. In the early hours of May 6, Czech fighters broadcast a radio plea to Soviet command. Responding to the call, the Red Army launched the offensive a day earlier than planned, before completing redeployment. The operation was led by forces under Marshal Ivan Konev, Marshal Rodion Malinovsky, and Army General Andrey Yeryomenko.
⚔️ On May 7, Soviet forces approached the slopes of the Ore Mountains; on May 8, they liberated Olomouc, the heart of Moravia.
On the night of May 9, with the support from the local population, Soviet forces liberated Prague from Nazi occupation. On May 10, the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, formed in the USSR from Czech volunteers, rolled into the capital aboard Soviet tanks.
On May 11, the Prague Offensive concluded. Nearly the entire German Army Group “Centre” was surrounded and captured — 860'000 fascist soldiers and officers in total.
🕯 The Red Army fought for 246 days to liberate Czechoslovakia. Approximately 140'000 Soviet soldiers sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the Czech and Slovak peoples.
#TheSovietSoldierSavedTheWorld
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On May 5, 1945, with Berlin already fallen, a popular uprising erupted in Nazi-occupied Prague. In a brutal attempt to crush the resistance, Nazi forces used civilians as human shields. In the early hours of May 6, Czech fighters broadcast a radio plea to Soviet command. Responding to the call, the Red Army launched the offensive a day earlier than planned, before completing redeployment. The operation was led by forces under Marshal Ivan Konev, Marshal Rodion Malinovsky, and Army General Andrey Yeryomenko.
⚔️ On May 7, Soviet forces approached the slopes of the Ore Mountains; on May 8, they liberated Olomouc, the heart of Moravia.
On the night of May 9, with the support from the local population, Soviet forces liberated Prague from Nazi occupation. On May 10, the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, formed in the USSR from Czech volunteers, rolled into the capital aboard Soviet tanks.
On May 11, the Prague Offensive concluded. Nearly the entire German Army Group “Centre” was surrounded and captured — 860'000 fascist soldiers and officers in total.
🕯 The Red Army fought for 246 days to liberate Czechoslovakia. Approximately 140'000 Soviet soldiers sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the Czech and Slovak peoples.
#TheSovietSoldierSavedTheWorld
🎥 © Russian Military Historical Society
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial plaques in the Foreign Ministry building (Moscow, May 6, 2025)
💬 These days, we are marking a great date, the 80th anniversary of the glorious Victory won by the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
Today, we, the Foreign Ministry staff, with the participation of our veterans and young employees, must make the oath to be eternally loyal to the gains, feats of valour, and heroism, which have guaranteed life to our state, to our common Motherland, the Soviet Union, and the future of rising generations.
In those years, many employees of the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs and their colleagues from the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Trade left for the front and defended our capital and our Motherland along with Red Army troops and civilian volunteers. They made their contribution to the Great Victory. At the same time, the diplomats, who were filling in for them at the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, as well as their secret service and intelligence colleagues, ensured diplomatic and foreign policy support for the Soviet people’s heroic struggle to save Europe from Nazism. <...>
Throughout the war, the diplomats were doing what was necessary to preclude treason. Today, these documents have been declassified and published. They found out in due time that the British were in the lead of preparations for Operation Unthinkable. It was unthinkable indeed, implying as it did an attack on the Soviet Union with the aim (how familiar it sounds today) of inflicting a “strategic defeat” on it. That experience is invaluable for us now. <...>
Today, they have again rallied against us under the banners of Nazism (in the literal sense of the word) by supporting the openly racist, anti-Russian Zelensky regime that stages torch processions and throws troops with chevrons of Nazi divisions on their sleeves into the war’s meat-grinder. Like before Operation Unthinkable, they are threatening to inflict a “strategic defeat” on us on the battlefield.
🏅 It is important not only to cherish the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War and #WWII, who have ensured our future and current development (development, I am sure, for long decades and centuries to come), but also to remember the diplomatic experience and lessons of those events. <...>
These days, 80 Eternal Flames are being lighted in our country for the first time. A tradition has been born to take a particle of the Eternal Flame in the Alexander Gardens in Moscow and bring it to someone’s small motherland. Not so long ago, residents of Lugansk did this, followed by a number of other cities. Symbolically, this happens soon after the Happy Easter, when particles of the Holy Fire from Jerusalem travel all over the world, with people celebrating Easter Sunday. For us, this Victory also means a resurrection of the whole of our people, of our history, traditions and pride. We are in duty bound to convey these feelings to our children and grandchildren as our mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers have conveyed them to us.
I want to congratulate the Foreign Ministry staff, the staff or our missions in the regions of the Russian Federation, at embassies and consulates on the upcoming holiday of Great Victory. My special greetings go to our veterans, who are, as usual, on station. They symbolise the generation bridge that has made it possible for us to survive and emerge strengthened from most different situations, including those linked to wars and diplomatic battles.
☝️ Everything is still ahead. No one has promised that all problems can be solved at one go. Life is requiring constant efforts.
I hope that our team that has repeatedly proven its mettle in most difficult situations will continue to implement with honour the foreign policy charted by President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
It is aimed at ensuring in an unconditional manner the Russian Federation’s legitimate, vital interests on the international scene.
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💬 These days, we are marking a great date, the 80th anniversary of the glorious Victory won by the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
Today, we, the Foreign Ministry staff, with the participation of our veterans and young employees, must make the oath to be eternally loyal to the gains, feats of valour, and heroism, which have guaranteed life to our state, to our common Motherland, the Soviet Union, and the future of rising generations.
In those years, many employees of the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs and their colleagues from the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Trade left for the front and defended our capital and our Motherland along with Red Army troops and civilian volunteers. They made their contribution to the Great Victory. At the same time, the diplomats, who were filling in for them at the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, as well as their secret service and intelligence colleagues, ensured diplomatic and foreign policy support for the Soviet people’s heroic struggle to save Europe from Nazism. <...>
Throughout the war, the diplomats were doing what was necessary to preclude treason. Today, these documents have been declassified and published. They found out in due time that the British were in the lead of preparations for Operation Unthinkable. It was unthinkable indeed, implying as it did an attack on the Soviet Union with the aim (how familiar it sounds today) of inflicting a “strategic defeat” on it. That experience is invaluable for us now. <...>
Today, they have again rallied against us under the banners of Nazism (in the literal sense of the word) by supporting the openly racist, anti-Russian Zelensky regime that stages torch processions and throws troops with chevrons of Nazi divisions on their sleeves into the war’s meat-grinder. Like before Operation Unthinkable, they are threatening to inflict a “strategic defeat” on us on the battlefield.
These days, 80 Eternal Flames are being lighted in our country for the first time. A tradition has been born to take a particle of the Eternal Flame in the Alexander Gardens in Moscow and bring it to someone’s small motherland. Not so long ago, residents of Lugansk did this, followed by a number of other cities. Symbolically, this happens soon after the Happy Easter, when particles of the Holy Fire from Jerusalem travel all over the world, with people celebrating Easter Sunday. For us, this Victory also means a resurrection of the whole of our people, of our history, traditions and pride. We are in duty bound to convey these feelings to our children and grandchildren as our mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers have conveyed them to us.
I want to congratulate the Foreign Ministry staff, the staff or our missions in the regions of the Russian Federation, at embassies and consulates on the upcoming holiday of Great Victory. My special greetings go to our veterans, who are, as usual, on station. They symbolise the generation bridge that has made it possible for us to survive and emerge strengthened from most different situations, including those linked to wars and diplomatic battles.
☝️ Everything is still ahead. No one has promised that all problems can be solved at one go. Life is requiring constant efforts.
I hope that our team that has repeatedly proven its mettle in most difficult situations will continue to implement with honour the foreign policy charted by President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
It is aimed at ensuring in an unconditional manner the Russian Federation’s legitimate, vital interests on the international scene.
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Сотрудники Посольства почтили память советских военнопленных, похороненных на кладбищах в г.Кристиансанд и н.п.Грейпстад на юге Норвегии.
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🎥 Eternal Heroes — an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: The documentary pays tribute to those who defended the USSR against fascist invaders during World War II.
The film tells the stories of some of the last surviving veterans of the Great Patriotic War, ordinary Soviet citizens, who became heroes in the fight against Nazism.
Among them:
🏅 103-year-old Valentina Minaeva, a surgical nurse who served in three wars and saved hundreds of lives;
🏅 100-year-old Vitaly Kolesov, an artillery commander who survived the horrors of the war, including the Battle of Stalingrad;
🏅 98-year-old Nikolay Teplotanskikh, a volunteer tank driver who repeatedly rescued wounded comrades and miraculously survived himself.
With each passing year, the number of veterans diminishes, with many now over 100 years old. Yet, their memories of wartime trials remain vivid.
Witness the poignant recollections of those who lived through the horrors of war.
#TheSovietSoldierSavedTheWorld
#LestWeForget
🎥 Eternal Heroes — an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: The documentary pays tribute to those who defended the USSR against fascist invaders during World War II.
The film tells the stories of some of the last surviving veterans of the Great Patriotic War, ordinary Soviet citizens, who became heroes in the fight against Nazism.
Among them:
With each passing year, the number of veterans diminishes, with many now over 100 years old. Yet, their memories of wartime trials remain vivid.
Witness the poignant recollections of those who lived through the horrors of war.
#TheSovietSoldierSavedTheWorld
#LestWeForget
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🎙 Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation 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 (Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction; New York, 6 May 2025)
💬 The Russian Federation has consistently supported the idea of establishing a zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (a WMD-free zone) in the Middle East. This issue has traditionally been one of our top foreign policy priorities related to nuclear non-proliferation.
This stance was reflected in particular in the Kazan Declaration "Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security" adopted by the BRICS Summit on 23 October 2024 and emphasizing the efforts aiming at accelerating the implementation of the resolutions on the establishment of a zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. <...>
On May 11, 2025, it will mark 30 years since the NPT Review and Extension Conference adopted the Resolution on the Middle East, which played an important role in ensuring the indefinite extension of the Treaty without a vote. Russia was one of the co-sponsors of that document. We are fully aware of the responsibility that this status entails for us and believe that the WMD-free zone issue should remain on the agenda of the NPT review process until the goals and objectives of the Resolution are fully achieved.
👉 During these 30 years, Russia has been making significant contribution to the establishment of the WMD-free zone at every stage of this process. One should remember, among other things, the 2010 NPT Review Conference Action Plan and subsequent efforts to convene a conference on a Middle East WMD-free zone with the participation of all States of the region, including the process of informal consultations in Glion and Geneva in 2012-2013 initiated by our country.
There was also the 2015 NPT Review Conference, when Russia's proposal served as a basis for the Middle East section of the outcome document. Unfortunately, the emerging consensus was thwarted by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada — of whom the former two had co-sponsored the Resolution of 1995 — which essentially precluded the NPT forum from making any progress towards the establishment of a WMD-free zone for years to come.
Russia participates as an observer in the UN Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction convened in accordance with the UN General Assembly decision 73/546 of 23 December 2018.
We welcome the role and contribution of other observers: China, the United Kingdom and France. We believe it important that the IAEA Secretariat, the OPCW and the BWC Implementation Support Unit have engaged in this work.
❌ Unfortunately, there is a major constraint on the ME WMDFZ Conference process imposed by the absence of Israel and the US among its participants.
During the half a century that have passed since the UN General Assembly adopted the first resolution on a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East in 1974, a great deal of effort has been made to make a ME WMDFZ a reality.
☝️ Such a zone would considerably strengthen international peace and security both within the region and beyond. Unfortunately, in the current circumstances the prospects for practical implementation of this initiative in the near future remain slim. We see our task here in supporting this process as much as possible.
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💬 The Russian Federation has consistently supported the idea of establishing a zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (a WMD-free zone) in the Middle East. This issue has traditionally been one of our top foreign policy priorities related to nuclear non-proliferation.
This stance was reflected in particular in the Kazan Declaration "Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security" adopted by the BRICS Summit on 23 October 2024 and emphasizing the efforts aiming at accelerating the implementation of the resolutions on the establishment of a zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. <...>
On May 11, 2025, it will mark 30 years since the NPT Review and Extension Conference adopted the Resolution on the Middle East, which played an important role in ensuring the indefinite extension of the Treaty without a vote. Russia was one of the co-sponsors of that document. We are fully aware of the responsibility that this status entails for us and believe that the WMD-free zone issue should remain on the agenda of the NPT review process until the goals and objectives of the Resolution are fully achieved.
👉 During these 30 years, Russia has been making significant contribution to the establishment of the WMD-free zone at every stage of this process. One should remember, among other things, the 2010 NPT Review Conference Action Plan and subsequent efforts to convene a conference on a Middle East WMD-free zone with the participation of all States of the region, including the process of informal consultations in Glion and Geneva in 2012-2013 initiated by our country.
There was also the 2015 NPT Review Conference, when Russia's proposal served as a basis for the Middle East section of the outcome document. Unfortunately, the emerging consensus was thwarted by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada — of whom the former two had co-sponsored the Resolution of 1995 — which essentially precluded the NPT forum from making any progress towards the establishment of a WMD-free zone for years to come.
Russia participates as an observer in the UN Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction convened in accordance with the UN General Assembly decision 73/546 of 23 December 2018.
We welcome the role and contribution of other observers: China, the United Kingdom and France. We believe it important that the IAEA Secretariat, the OPCW and the BWC Implementation Support Unit have engaged in this work.
❌ Unfortunately, there is a major constraint on the ME WMDFZ Conference process imposed by the absence of Israel and the US among its participants.
During the half a century that have passed since the UN General Assembly adopted the first resolution on a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East in 1974, a great deal of effort has been made to make a ME WMDFZ a reality.
☝️ Such a zone would considerably strengthen international peace and security both within the region and beyond. Unfortunately, in the current circumstances the prospects for practical implementation of this initiative in the near future remain slim. We see our task here in supporting this process as much as possible.
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🗓 On May 8, 1967, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial architectural ensemble in Alexander Garden near the Moscow Kremlin Wall was solemnly unveiled.
On December 3, 1966, a burial ceremony of the remains of an unknown soldier was held at the exact spot. These remains had previously rested in a mass grave at the 41st kilometre of the Leningrad Highway, where fierce battles were fought to defend Moscow against Nazi invaders.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument to military glory, a symbol of eternal memory for the unnamed heroes who gave their lives, defending the Motherland.
🌟 Inscribed on the tombstone are the sacred words: "YOUR NAME IS UNKNOWN, YOUR HEROISM IS IMMORTAL." In front of it lies a five-pointed star and the Eternal Flame of Glory.
In 1997, by decree of the President of Russia, a guard of honour was established at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
On November 17, 2009, to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was designated a National Memorial of Military Glory.
🕯 In 2014, in memory of the burial of the remains of the defender of Moscow in Alexander Garden (1966), December 3 was declared the Day of the Unknown Soldier.
🗓 On May 8, 1967, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial architectural ensemble in Alexander Garden near the Moscow Kremlin Wall was solemnly unveiled.
On December 3, 1966, a burial ceremony of the remains of an unknown soldier was held at the exact spot. These remains had previously rested in a mass grave at the 41st kilometre of the Leningrad Highway, where fierce battles were fought to defend Moscow against Nazi invaders.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument to military glory, a symbol of eternal memory for the unnamed heroes who gave their lives, defending the Motherland.
In 1997, by decree of the President of Russia, a guard of honour was established at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
On November 17, 2009, to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was designated a National Memorial of Military Glory.
🕯 In 2014, in memory of the burial of the remains of the defender of Moscow in Alexander Garden (1966), December 3 was declared the Day of the Unknown Soldier.
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