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🔹 The fifth anniversary season of the International Prize #WEARETOGETHER was officially launched. The application for participation is available for foreign citizens and NGOs until June 23, 2025 on the official website of the Prize https://wearetogetherprize.com/.
🔹The International Prize #WEARETOGETHER is an international contest aimed at recognizing and supporting projects that help people and improve the quality of life in Russia and around the world. The Prize was established in 2020 and today unites more than 145,000 projects from Russia and 140 countries that have helped millions of people across the world.
🔹The topic of the Prize 2025 is “Social Partnership for Global Development”. Applications for the Prize can be submitted by foreign individuals (volunteers, unregistered associations) and representatives of foreign legal entities (non-profit, public and business organizations) aged 18 and over, without citizenship of the Russian Federation, and in the following 2 nominations:
• “Sustainable Future” (projects in the field of environmental protection, environmental education, ecological consumption, «green» economy and technology)
• “Human Assistance” (projects aimed at improving the well-being of vulnerable categories of citizens, providing social assistance to people in the sphere of mental and physical health, donorship, health care development, as well as protecting populations and areas against emergencies, searching and rescuing of people, popularizing safety culture and developing volunteerism)
🔹Each Laureate will receive a cash prize valued at $10,000. The finalists will be invited to the International Forum of Civil Participation #WEARETOGETHER, which is traditionally held in Moscow in December 2025. The Forum will host the country's top officials and leaders of international organizations.
🔹The International Prize #WEARETOGETHER is an international contest aimed at recognizing and supporting projects that help people and improve the quality of life in Russia and around the world. The Prize was established in 2020 and today unites more than 145,000 projects from Russia and 140 countries that have helped millions of people across the world.
🔹The topic of the Prize 2025 is “Social Partnership for Global Development”. Applications for the Prize can be submitted by foreign individuals (volunteers, unregistered associations) and representatives of foreign legal entities (non-profit, public and business organizations) aged 18 and over, without citizenship of the Russian Federation, and in the following 2 nominations:
• “Sustainable Future” (projects in the field of environmental protection, environmental education, ecological consumption, «green» economy and technology)
• “Human Assistance” (projects aimed at improving the well-being of vulnerable categories of citizens, providing social assistance to people in the sphere of mental and physical health, donorship, health care development, as well as protecting populations and areas against emergencies, searching and rescuing of people, popularizing safety culture and developing volunteerism)
🔹Each Laureate will receive a cash prize valued at $10,000. The finalists will be invited to the International Forum of Civil Participation #WEARETOGETHER, which is traditionally held in Moscow in December 2025. The Forum will host the country's top officials and leaders of international organizations.
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⚡️SPILF 2025 business programme published.
Forum participants will discuss:
🔹challenges and opportunities of the platform economy;
🔹the ways new technologies affect the state of crime;
🔹digital justice tools;
🔹international cooperation in the field of human rights.
noted Konstantin Chuychenko, Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
📌More than 120 events are planned, organized into 10 thematic tracks. The programme includes sessions, presentations, lectures, business breakfasts, and meetings, which will become a platform for sharing experience and discussing topical legal issues.
said Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation.
@RoscongressDirect
Forum participants will discuss:
🔹challenges and opportunities of the platform economy;
🔹the ways new technologies affect the state of crime;
🔹digital justice tools;
🔹international cooperation in the field of human rights.
"Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, equality of State sovereignty, fulfilment in good faith of all commitments undertaken and non-interference in internal affairs — all those fundamental principles and norms of international law adopted by the world community decades ago should continue to be imperative conditions for equal cooperation and balanced development of all humankind,"
noted Konstantin Chuychenko, Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
📌More than 120 events are planned, organized into 10 thematic tracks. The programme includes sessions, presentations, lectures, business breakfasts, and meetings, which will become a platform for sharing experience and discussing topical legal issues.
"The SPILF 2025 business programme reflects the depth and scope of the legal challenges facing modern society. We have endeavoured to structure the agenda in such a way that it covers both fundamental issues of legal theory and practice and applied aspects related to digital technologies, international relations, culture and the transformation of the legal profession,"
said Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation.
@RoscongressDirect
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#Opinion
✍️ Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, former State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (in 2005-2019) Grigory Karasin (May 17, 2025)
💬 Grigory Karasin: It is clear that Istanbul marked a crucial turning point.
Despite the camouflage sheen of certain Kiev negotiators and the traditionally cunning faces of the European masterminds constantly surrounding Zelensky, the talks in Türkiye should be regarded as a serious milestone on the path towards resolving the crisis in Ukraine.
The first face-to-face meeting between the two delegations after the three years of fierce military confrontation — despite all the Western propaganda tricks — has nonetheless opened the door to contacts and solutions on specific, sensitive issues.
👉 Credit should be given to the calm and confident manner in which the Russian delegation conducted the dialogue.
The POWs exchange and the agreement to continue negotiations are significant outcomes of a difficult and complex process.
Russia’s objectives remain unchanged and were clearly stated by the President in June 2024. There is a growing sense that these goals are now being perceived with greater clarity, both by Kiev and its handlers.
❗️ The important thing is that the process has begun.
✍️ Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, former State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (in 2005-2019) Grigory Karasin (May 17, 2025)
💬 Grigory Karasin: It is clear that Istanbul marked a crucial turning point.
Despite the camouflage sheen of certain Kiev negotiators and the traditionally cunning faces of the European masterminds constantly surrounding Zelensky, the talks in Türkiye should be regarded as a serious milestone on the path towards resolving the crisis in Ukraine.
The first face-to-face meeting between the two delegations after the three years of fierce military confrontation — despite all the Western propaganda tricks — has nonetheless opened the door to contacts and solutions on specific, sensitive issues.
👉 Credit should be given to the calm and confident manner in which the Russian delegation conducted the dialogue.
The POWs exchange and the agreement to continue negotiations are significant outcomes of a difficult and complex process.
Russia’s objectives remain unchanged and were clearly stated by the President in June 2024. There is a growing sense that these goals are now being perceived with greater clarity, both by Kiev and its handlers.
❗️ The important thing is that the process has begun.
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📰 Interview of Tatyana Dovgalenko, Director of the Department for Partnership with Africa of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with New Eastern Outlook journal (May 19, 2025)
Key talking points:
• Today, when Russian-African relations are undergoing a renaissance after the period of inattention caused by the collapse of the USSR and a period of qualitative transformation is underway, the creation of a new structure in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs testifies to the unconditional priority of this area for us, a long-term choice in favour of strengthening ties with the Global South and to the attention that the Russian leadership pays to Africa.
• The pursuit of genuine sovereignty, justice and a more democratic world order, free from diktat and double standards, based on respect for the norms of international law in their entirety, the equality of states, the consideration of each people’s interests and the recognition of their distinctive culture and traditions is a constant of Russian-African relations.
• Russia has consistently advocated strengthening the continent’s position within a multipolar world, supports the aspirations of African partners to obtain a permanent status in the UN Security Council, insists on reforming global financial and trade institutions – taking into account, amongst other things, the interests of African countries – and welcomes the successful development of integration processes on the continent.
• The interest of African states in #BRICS is growing. Today, South Africa, Egypt and Ethiopia are full members of the association, and this January Nigeria and Uganda joined as partner states. During the Russian presidency of BRICS last year, we steadily promoted a common vision for a just multipolar world order based on respect for the sovereignty of all states.
• Africa is well aware of the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis and the role of the West in fuelling it. Many countries of the continent take an independent and principled position of non-interference in conflicts outside their region, including in regards to the Special Military Operation. Non-alignment with sanctions against Russia is a clear demonstration of the firm and confident position of our African partners, who have not succumbed to pressure from the West, and their choice in favour of constructive relations with Russia
• Despite all possible restrictions created by the West, our country responsibly fulfils its international obligations in terms of the supply of food and fertilisers. Thus, in 2024, Russian exports of agricultural products to African countries increased by almost 20%, exceeding $7 billion and covering 45 countries of the continent. In addition, Russia is highly interested in improving the efficiency of the agricultural sector in African countries and their food self-sufficiency.
• Russian education continues to be prestigious and is in great demand among Africans, being a kind of quality mark. Today, over 32'000 African students study at our universities, of which more than 8'000 are on a budget basis.
• The expansion of the network of Russian diplomatic missions is a clear confirmation of our return to Africa and large-scale plans to develop relations with the countries of the continent. In 2024, after a break of more than 30 years, the Russian embassies in Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea were reopened. This year, the diplomatic missions of our country in Niger and Sierra Leone will resume their activities, an embassy in South Sudan will be opened for the first time. Plans for the near future include the establishment of diplomatic missions in The Gambia, Liberia, the Union of the Comoros and Togo.
• We believe that Africa should not be an arena for geopolitical rivalry, but a space of mutually beneficial cooperation to be developed in an exclusively equal and respectful manner. Our obvious advantage is that we do not tell Africans whom to be friends with or which partners to choose. We respect their sovereignty and national interests not in words, but in deeds.
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#RussiaAfrica
Key talking points:
• Today, when Russian-African relations are undergoing a renaissance after the period of inattention caused by the collapse of the USSR and a period of qualitative transformation is underway, the creation of a new structure in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs testifies to the unconditional priority of this area for us, a long-term choice in favour of strengthening ties with the Global South and to the attention that the Russian leadership pays to Africa.
• The pursuit of genuine sovereignty, justice and a more democratic world order, free from diktat and double standards, based on respect for the norms of international law in their entirety, the equality of states, the consideration of each people’s interests and the recognition of their distinctive culture and traditions is a constant of Russian-African relations.
• Russia has consistently advocated strengthening the continent’s position within a multipolar world, supports the aspirations of African partners to obtain a permanent status in the UN Security Council, insists on reforming global financial and trade institutions – taking into account, amongst other things, the interests of African countries – and welcomes the successful development of integration processes on the continent.
• The interest of African states in #BRICS is growing. Today, South Africa, Egypt and Ethiopia are full members of the association, and this January Nigeria and Uganda joined as partner states. During the Russian presidency of BRICS last year, we steadily promoted a common vision for a just multipolar world order based on respect for the sovereignty of all states.
• Africa is well aware of the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis and the role of the West in fuelling it. Many countries of the continent take an independent and principled position of non-interference in conflicts outside their region, including in regards to the Special Military Operation. Non-alignment with sanctions against Russia is a clear demonstration of the firm and confident position of our African partners, who have not succumbed to pressure from the West, and their choice in favour of constructive relations with Russia
• Despite all possible restrictions created by the West, our country responsibly fulfils its international obligations in terms of the supply of food and fertilisers. Thus, in 2024, Russian exports of agricultural products to African countries increased by almost 20%, exceeding $7 billion and covering 45 countries of the continent. In addition, Russia is highly interested in improving the efficiency of the agricultural sector in African countries and their food self-sufficiency.
• Russian education continues to be prestigious and is in great demand among Africans, being a kind of quality mark. Today, over 32'000 African students study at our universities, of which more than 8'000 are on a budget basis.
• The expansion of the network of Russian diplomatic missions is a clear confirmation of our return to Africa and large-scale plans to develop relations with the countries of the continent. In 2024, after a break of more than 30 years, the Russian embassies in Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea were reopened. This year, the diplomatic missions of our country in Niger and Sierra Leone will resume their activities, an embassy in South Sudan will be opened for the first time. Plans for the near future include the establishment of diplomatic missions in The Gambia, Liberia, the Union of the Comoros and Togo.
• We believe that Africa should not be an arena for geopolitical rivalry, but a space of mutually beneficial cooperation to be developed in an exclusively equal and respectful manner. Our obvious advantage is that we do not tell Africans whom to be friends with or which partners to choose. We respect their sovereignty and national interests not in words, but in deeds.
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s video address to organisers and participants in the CIS International Legal Forum on the theme Legal Legacy of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War: Historical Significance and Modern Challenges (May 19, 2025)
💬 I am glad to welcome you at the first CIS International Legal Forum timed to coincide with the 80th Anniversary of Great Victory.
The Commonwealth of Independent States has declared 2025 the Year of the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War – Year of Peace and Unity in the fight against Nazism. It is gratifying therefore that it is the CIS that is holding a panel dedicated to the legal heritage of Victory, its historic significance and modern challenges at the St Petersburg International Legal Forum.
What is particularly important is that it is attended by representatives of states and multilateral organisations, on the one hand, and the academic community, including university teachers, on the other. Your role in promoting the historical truth can hardly be overestimated.
The Great Victory – a heroic page in our common history – has made it possible to lay the foundation of the modern world order, whose cornerstone is the United Nations. Eighty years ago, the UN Charter asserted the fundamental principles of international law. Today, they constitute, in their entirety and interconnection, the basis of fair and equitable international relations and are a reliable aid in the context of efforts to establish a stable multipolar world order.
To “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,” as the UN Charter says at the start of its Preamble, it was essential to understand the reason why the horrors of World War II had become possible. The Nuremberg Trials provided incontestable legal assessments with regard to Nazism. This process has become an example of a profound and comprehensive insight – legal and moral – into the ideology and practices of Nazism as the primary cause of the tragedy of the world conflict. The verdicts passed by the Nuremberg Trials were immediately recognised by the UN as one of the legal foundations of the world order and collective efforts to strengthen global security.
❗️ Regrettably, a number of states in the West are losing the last vestiges of immunity to the “pest of the brown-shirts” that was built up as a result of wartime suffering and grief. Failure to comply with the key principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereign equality of states and non-interference in their internal affairs, is a blow to the heritage of Victory, while disdain for the results of the Nuremberg Trials, including the glorification of Nazi collaborationists, amounts to a betrayal and an insult to the memory of the countless victims of Nazism.
It is of fundamental importance against this background that we continue to uphold historical truth. Let me remind you that the Address by the Leaders of the CIS Member-States to the people of the CIS and the international community regarding the 80th anniversary of the Soviet people's Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War was adopted on October 8, 2024, in which our leaders countless the crimes committed by Nazi invaders as genocide against the peoples of the USSR.
☝️ We should continue to be at one in denouncing any attempts to falsify history, glorify Nazi criminals and their accomplices, and resolutely counteract the revision of internationally recognised results of World War II. We are pleased that the overwhelming majority of the members of the international community are in solidarity with us in this regard, as is evident from the vote on Russia’s annual draft resolution of the UN General Assembly against the glorification of Nazism.
Thank you for your time. I wish you productive discussions and all the best.
💬 I am glad to welcome you at the first CIS International Legal Forum timed to coincide with the 80th Anniversary of Great Victory.
The Commonwealth of Independent States has declared 2025 the Year of the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War – Year of Peace and Unity in the fight against Nazism. It is gratifying therefore that it is the CIS that is holding a panel dedicated to the legal heritage of Victory, its historic significance and modern challenges at the St Petersburg International Legal Forum.
What is particularly important is that it is attended by representatives of states and multilateral organisations, on the one hand, and the academic community, including university teachers, on the other. Your role in promoting the historical truth can hardly be overestimated.
The Great Victory – a heroic page in our common history – has made it possible to lay the foundation of the modern world order, whose cornerstone is the United Nations. Eighty years ago, the UN Charter asserted the fundamental principles of international law. Today, they constitute, in their entirety and interconnection, the basis of fair and equitable international relations and are a reliable aid in the context of efforts to establish a stable multipolar world order.
To “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,” as the UN Charter says at the start of its Preamble, it was essential to understand the reason why the horrors of World War II had become possible. The Nuremberg Trials provided incontestable legal assessments with regard to Nazism. This process has become an example of a profound and comprehensive insight – legal and moral – into the ideology and practices of Nazism as the primary cause of the tragedy of the world conflict. The verdicts passed by the Nuremberg Trials were immediately recognised by the UN as one of the legal foundations of the world order and collective efforts to strengthen global security.
❗️ Regrettably, a number of states in the West are losing the last vestiges of immunity to the “pest of the brown-shirts” that was built up as a result of wartime suffering and grief. Failure to comply with the key principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereign equality of states and non-interference in their internal affairs, is a blow to the heritage of Victory, while disdain for the results of the Nuremberg Trials, including the glorification of Nazi collaborationists, amounts to a betrayal and an insult to the memory of the countless victims of Nazism.
It is of fundamental importance against this background that we continue to uphold historical truth. Let me remind you that the Address by the Leaders of the CIS Member-States to the people of the CIS and the international community regarding the 80th anniversary of the Soviet people's Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War was adopted on October 8, 2024, in which our leaders countless the crimes committed by Nazi invaders as genocide against the peoples of the USSR.
☝️ We should continue to be at one in denouncing any attempts to falsify history, glorify Nazi criminals and their accomplices, and resolutely counteract the revision of internationally recognised results of World War II. We are pleased that the overwhelming majority of the members of the international community are in solidarity with us in this regard, as is evident from the vote on Russia’s annual draft resolution of the UN General Assembly against the glorification of Nazism.
Thank you for your time. I wish you productive discussions and all the best.
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#Victory80
🇷🇺 The 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War marked a series of events and historical milestone of truly global significance.
Commemorative and celebratory ceremonies involving Russian diplomats and compatriots were held worldwide, on all habitable continents, in virtually every part of the planet:
🕯 #ImmortalRegiment — tens of thousands of Russian compatriots living abroad, together with Russian diplomats in over 120 countries, paid tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War by carrying portraits of their relatives — veterans, fallen soldiers, partisans or home front workers.
Other commemorative campaigns, such as Garden of Memory, Windows of Victory, Saint Georges Ribbon, Flame of Memory, Candle of Memory and various others took place in more than 80 countries.
Ceremonial wreath-laying events were held at memorials in 70+ countries.
The Russian Embassies, permanent missions, and consulates general around the world hosted official receptions and other celebratory events.
👉 Full list of commemorative events dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of Victory
Commemorative and celebratory ceremonies involving Russian diplomats and compatriots were held worldwide, on all habitable continents, in virtually every part of the planet:
🕯 #ImmortalRegiment — tens of thousands of Russian compatriots living abroad, together with Russian diplomats in over 120 countries, paid tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War by carrying portraits of their relatives — veterans, fallen soldiers, partisans or home front workers.
Other commemorative campaigns, such as Garden of Memory, Windows of Victory, Saint Georges Ribbon, Flame of Memory, Candle of Memory and various others took place in more than 80 countries.
Ceremonial wreath-laying events were held at memorials in 70+ countries.
The Russian Embassies, permanent missions, and consulates general around the world hosted official receptions and other celebratory events.
👉 Full list of commemorative events dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of Victory
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📆 #OTD, on May 20, 1742, the expedition of Russian polar explorer and hydrographer Semyon Chelyuskin reached the northernmost point of Eurasia.
☝🏻 The cape discovered during Chelyuskin's exploration of the Taymyr Peninsula as part of the Great Northern Expedition of 1733-1743 was initially called East-Northern and a century later was renamed by the Russian Geographical Society in honor of its discoverer — Cape Chelyuskin.
🥶 Today, it houses a polar station — a radio meteorological centre and the northernmost airfield of continental Eurasia. Chelyuskin is one of the few places on the continent where the average temperature of all months remains below zero.
#History
#Chelyuskin
☝🏻 The cape discovered during Chelyuskin's exploration of the Taymyr Peninsula as part of the Great Northern Expedition of 1733-1743 was initially called East-Northern and a century later was renamed by the Russian Geographical Society in honor of its discoverer — Cape Chelyuskin.
#History
#Chelyuskin
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a reception on the occasion of Orthodox Easter (May 20, 2025)
💬 It is deeply symbolic that this year our meeting is being held several days after the people of Russia and all progressive people in the world celebrated the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory. We remember that following in the path of the Holy Fire, the Eternal Flame burning in the Alexander Garden has been delivered to many cities across our Motherland.
I would like to use this occasion to congratulate everyone on both Easter Sunday and the anniversary of the Great Victory. Our country made a crucial contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of Europe and the rest of the world from the Nazi plague. In the face of the deadly threat, our people rallied to wage an uncompromising struggle against the Nazi invaders.
The immortal deed of all Soviet peoples would have been unthinkable without the spiritual guidance of the clergy, who bravely endured the hardships of the war together with their flock. The Russian Orthodox Church collected funds for defence, extended moral assistance to our service personnel and civilians, including in the temporarily occupied territories, and strongly condemned traitors and collaborators in prayers and sermons. <...>
After the violent takeover of power in 2014, the Kiev clique has been destroying everything that is associated with Russia one way or another, including the Russian language and culture, Russian traditions and the Russian-language media. The Kiev regime has also been harassing canonical Orthodoxy, as we clearly see.
A tragic but clear example of its inhuman essence is the years-long harassment of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the largest confession in the country, which those who have seized power in Kiev have pushed towards the brink of legal termination. They continue to seize and vandalise churches and to attack the clergy and believers. <...>
❗️ Russia will not abandon the Orthodox faithful in Ukraine in their time of need and will ensure that their legitimate rights are respected, while canonical Orthodoxy regains its central place in the spiritual life of the people across Ukraine. <...>
The Russian state and our Ministry will continue to align our efforts on the international stage with those of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is heartening to witness the expanding constructive work of the Moscow Patriarchate across many parts of the world. The Patriarchal Exarchates in Africa and Southeast Asia are developing intensively, while the number of overseas parishes continues to grow. <...>
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs greatly appreciates the Russian Orthodox Church’s contribution to improving the global situation and preventing the deepening of divisions along ethnic and religious lines.
☝️ We stand ready to further enhance our collaboration with the Moscow Patriarchate and representatives of all other faiths in our country to uphold the ideals of goodness and justice while deepening broad international cooperation.
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💬 It is deeply symbolic that this year our meeting is being held several days after the people of Russia and all progressive people in the world celebrated the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory. We remember that following in the path of the Holy Fire, the Eternal Flame burning in the Alexander Garden has been delivered to many cities across our Motherland.
I would like to use this occasion to congratulate everyone on both Easter Sunday and the anniversary of the Great Victory. Our country made a crucial contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of Europe and the rest of the world from the Nazi plague. In the face of the deadly threat, our people rallied to wage an uncompromising struggle against the Nazi invaders.
The immortal deed of all Soviet peoples would have been unthinkable without the spiritual guidance of the clergy, who bravely endured the hardships of the war together with their flock. The Russian Orthodox Church collected funds for defence, extended moral assistance to our service personnel and civilians, including in the temporarily occupied territories, and strongly condemned traitors and collaborators in prayers and sermons. <...>
After the violent takeover of power in 2014, the Kiev clique has been destroying everything that is associated with Russia one way or another, including the Russian language and culture, Russian traditions and the Russian-language media. The Kiev regime has also been harassing canonical Orthodoxy, as we clearly see.
A tragic but clear example of its inhuman essence is the years-long harassment of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the largest confession in the country, which those who have seized power in Kiev have pushed towards the brink of legal termination. They continue to seize and vandalise churches and to attack the clergy and believers. <...>
❗️ Russia will not abandon the Orthodox faithful in Ukraine in their time of need and will ensure that their legitimate rights are respected, while canonical Orthodoxy regains its central place in the spiritual life of the people across Ukraine. <...>
The Russian state and our Ministry will continue to align our efforts on the international stage with those of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is heartening to witness the expanding constructive work of the Moscow Patriarchate across many parts of the world. The Patriarchal Exarchates in Africa and Southeast Asia are developing intensively, while the number of overseas parishes continues to grow. <...>
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs greatly appreciates the Russian Orthodox Church’s contribution to improving the global situation and preventing the deepening of divisions along ethnic and religious lines.
☝️ We stand ready to further enhance our collaboration with the Moscow Patriarchate and representatives of all other faiths in our country to uphold the ideals of goodness and justice while deepening broad international cooperation.
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🔹Напоминаем, что стартовал пятый сезон Международной Премии #МЫВМЕСТЕ.
🔹Иностранные граждане и НКО могут подать заявку до 23 июня 2025 года на официальном сайте Премии https://wearetogetherprize.com/.
🔹В конкурсе могут принять участие волонтеры и НКО всех стран мира. Победители получат $10,000 и приглашение на Международный форум гражданского участия #МЫВМЕСТЕ, который традиционно проходит в декабре в Москве.
🔹Иностранные граждане и НКО могут подать заявку до 23 июня 2025 года на официальном сайте Премии https://wearetogetherprize.com/.
🔹В конкурсе могут принять участие волонтеры и НКО всех стран мира. Победители получат $10,000 и приглашение на Международный форум гражданского участия #МЫВМЕСТЕ, который традиционно проходит в декабре в Москве.
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#Announcement
🗓 On May 27-29, 2025, in Moscow, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu will chair the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues.
Invitations to participate in this forum have been extended to more than 150 states of the Global South and East, the #CIS, #CSTO, #EAEU, and #SCO countries, as well as to the leaders of more than 20 international organisations.
The agenda of the 13th forum focuses on international security cooperation.
ℹ️ The Security Council of the Russian Federation has been holding the annual international meetings of high representatives in charge of security issues since 2010. It is an important international platform for exchange of views on all global security-related issues and mechanisms to strengthen cooperation between partner countries to combat international terrorism, extremism, transnational crime, drug trafficking, as well as new challenges and threats.
Media accreditation is open until May 20, 2025
🗓 On May 27-29, 2025, in Moscow, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu will chair the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues.
Invitations to participate in this forum have been extended to more than 150 states of the Global South and East, the #CIS, #CSTO, #EAEU, and #SCO countries, as well as to the leaders of more than 20 international organisations.
The agenda of the 13th forum focuses on international security cooperation.
ℹ️ The Security Council of the Russian Federation has been holding the annual international meetings of high representatives in charge of security issues since 2010. It is an important international platform for exchange of views on all global security-related issues and mechanisms to strengthen cooperation between partner countries to combat international terrorism, extremism, transnational crime, drug trafficking, as well as new challenges and threats.
Media accreditation is open until May 20, 2025
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#ЛицаПобеды
🌟 20 мая 1916 года родился легендарный военный лётчик, Герой Советского Союза Алексей Петрович Маресьев.
В годы Великой Отечественной войны Алексей #Маресьев совершил 86 боевых вылетов, участвовал в 26 воздушных боях и сбил 11 самолетов противника.
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До начала Великой Отечественной войны в 1937 году в возрасте 21 год Алексей Маресьев был призван в Красную армию. Служил в 12-м авиационном пограничном отряде на острове #Сахалин.
В 1941 году Алексей Маресьев направился на фронт.
Его первый первый боевой вылет состоялся в августе в районе Кривого Рога. Здесь же, над Восточной Украиной весной 1942 года Маресьев одержал свою первую победу над противником в воздухе, сбив военно-транспортный самолет люфтваффе — «юнкерс» Ju-52. Вскоре Маресьев был назначен командиром звена истребительного авиаполка.
В апреле 1942 года немцами был подбит самолет (Як-1) лейтенанта Алексея Маресьева. Лётчик совершил вынужденную посадку на территории, занятой вражескими войсками, и получил тяжёлые ранения ног. 18 суток он ползком добирался до линии фронта к своим по глубокому снегу. Из-за обморожения у него началась гангрена обеих конечностей, Маресьев был отправлен в госпиталь, где перенёс ампутацию ног.
После потери стоп легендарный лётчик не пал духом — известный своим упорством и твёрдым, железным характером Алексей Маресьев стремился несмотря ни на что, любой ценой и вопреки всему вернуться на фронт и вновь подняться в небо. Он встал на протезы и, невзирая на уговоры врачей, в июне 1943 года вновь сел за штурвал. По возвращении на службу Маресьеву удалось сбить ещё семь самолётов люфтваффе.
Алексей Маресьев стал примером для подражания для многих поколений. Мужеством и целеустремлённостью героя восхищались и восхищаются миллионы людей по всему миру. Подвиг Алексея Маресьева стал основой сюжета знаменитой «Повести о настоящем человеке» Бориса Полевого.
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🕯 8 мая 1967 года, в ходе церемонии открытия Могилы Неизвестного Солдата в Александровском саду, именно Алексей Маресьев нёс факел с Вечным Огнём.
Легендарный лётчик ушёл из жизни 18 мая 2001 года в Москве. Похоронен на Новодевичьем кладбище. В его честь названы улицы, установлены памятники, а имя его стало синоним мужества, силы воли и несгибаемости духа.
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В годы Великой Отечественной войны Алексей #Маресьев совершил 86 боевых вылетов, участвовал в 26 воздушных боях и сбил 11 самолетов противника.
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До начала Великой Отечественной войны в 1937 году в возрасте 21 год Алексей Маресьев был призван в Красную армию. Служил в 12-м авиационном пограничном отряде на острове #Сахалин.
В 1941 году Алексей Маресьев направился на фронт.
Его первый первый боевой вылет состоялся в августе в районе Кривого Рога. Здесь же, над Восточной Украиной весной 1942 года Маресьев одержал свою первую победу над противником в воздухе, сбив военно-транспортный самолет люфтваффе — «юнкерс» Ju-52. Вскоре Маресьев был назначен командиром звена истребительного авиаполка.
В апреле 1942 года немцами был подбит самолет (Як-1) лейтенанта Алексея Маресьева. Лётчик совершил вынужденную посадку на территории, занятой вражескими войсками, и получил тяжёлые ранения ног. 18 суток он ползком добирался до линии фронта к своим по глубокому снегу. Из-за обморожения у него началась гангрена обеих конечностей, Маресьев был отправлен в госпиталь, где перенёс ампутацию ног.
После потери стоп легендарный лётчик не пал духом — известный своим упорством и твёрдым, железным характером Алексей Маресьев стремился несмотря ни на что, любой ценой и вопреки всему вернуться на фронт и вновь подняться в небо. Он встал на протезы и, невзирая на уговоры врачей, в июне 1943 года вновь сел за штурвал. По возвращении на службу Маресьеву удалось сбить ещё семь самолётов люфтваффе.
Алексей Маресьев стал примером для подражания для многих поколений. Мужеством и целеустремлённостью героя восхищались и восхищаются миллионы людей по всему миру. Подвиг Алексея Маресьева стал основой сюжета знаменитой «Повести о настоящем человеке» Бориса Полевого.
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🕯 8 мая 1967 года, в ходе церемонии открытия Могилы Неизвестного Солдата в Александровском саду, именно Алексей Маресьев нёс факел с Вечным Огнём.
Легендарный лётчик ушёл из жизни 18 мая 2001 года в Москве. Похоронен на Новодевичьем кладбище. В его честь названы улицы, установлены памятники, а имя его стало синоним мужества, силы воли и несгибаемости духа.
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❗️ Maxim Grigoryev, the Сhairman of the International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis, which includes representatives of civil society from more than 30 countries, continues recording reports of war crimes committed by the Kiev regime towards prisoners of war (POWs).
Below are their first-hand accounts 👇
💬 Prisoner of war Matvey Ainyaurgin:
💬 Prisoner of war Oleg Kisilev:
💬 Prisoner of war Ivan Fomenko:
❗️ Maxim Grigoryev, the Сhairman of the International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis, which includes representatives of civil society from more than 30 countries, continues recording reports of war crimes committed by the Kiev regime towards prisoners of war (POWs).
Below are their first-hand accounts 👇
💬 Prisoner of war Matvey Ainyaurgin:
"When they [Ukrainian Armed Forces] captured me, the first thing they did was beat me up. <...> They said they were going to 'zero me out,' which meant killing me. <...> I had wounds on my legs, and they kicked me directly on those wounds."
💬 Prisoner of war Oleg Kisilev:
"The [Ukrainian Armed Forces] attacked me from all sides with two or three bats. They smashed my head. <...> They broke my arm and my leg; they shattered my kneecaps with a bat. <...> They constantly broke me down morally. I asked for painkillers, but they never gave me any."
💬 Prisoner of war Ivan Fomenko:
"The [Ukrainian Armed Forces] stripped us naked, then took bats, clubs, and sticks and beat us. They set two dogs on us and watched as the dogs tore people apart. The dogs bit hard. <...> Some were tortured with electric shocks."
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🎙 From Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (Yerevan, May 21, 2025)
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Key talking points:
• We share the fundamental assessment whereby the European security system as we know it has proven its ineffectiveness, and has done so in a long while and repeatedly. Euro-Atlantic entities have formed the backbone of the existing security entities. If we consider an inclusive entity, it would be the #OSCE. However, if we consider an entity that, despite the creation of the Organisation, is dead set to do everything it can to maintain its dominant positions without transferring the functions of defining and implementing corresponding principles to the OSCE, but rather keeping them to itself that would be the North Atlantic Alliance.
• This begs the question: what kind of security system would be a better choice to ensure justice? We believe that a more just security system would not be the one imposed from above by a single entity, but one that is based on real-life circumstances. For example, there are a number of integration associations in Eurasia: the #EAEU, the #CIS, the #CSTO, #ASEAN, and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. There are sub-regional organisations in South Asia as well. Many of these entities have signed memoranda of cooperation with one another. Thus, a kind of Greater Eurasian Partnership (#GEP), as President Vladimir Putin described it, is naturally forming from the ground up.
• With regard to Azerbaijan using Russian weapons, you may be aware that Armenia, too, has used Russian-made weapons throughout the years following its independence, specifically, to seize seven Azerbaijani districts to which it had never officially laid claim.
• We are dealing with a situation where we are once again, as multiple times in the past, forced to fight against all of Europe, which, under Nazi slogans and using the Zelensky regime as a front, is waging war against Russia. Almost all European countries are involved. As you understand, given the circumstances, a lot of modern weapons are being sent to Ukraine, and we are compelled to respond.
• Our Armenian friends understand that, given the circumstances, we are not always able to fulfil our obligations on time. Nevertheless, even under these circumstances, several systems that were contracted by our Armenian partners are in the process of being delivered to them. We will continue this practice going forward.
• Buying weapons from other countries is not a problem. That is up to our Armenian friends. If they want to have France as a base for additional supplies, they are welcome to do so. We are not imposing anything on anyone.
• Of course, it is strange to see an ally rely on weapons from a country like France, which is at the helm of the hostile camp. President Emmanuel Macron and his ministers are overflowing with hatred towards Russia. They call Russia the only problem that stands in the way of a settlement in Ukraine. Their idea of a settlement is simply an unconditional ceasefire that would last at least a month, or longer, so they can build up the Ukrainian military and let it fortify its defensive positions.
• We still maintain a very good relationship with our Armenian friends, despite a number of problems which are probably due to misunderstanding each other’s positions.
• I see no reason whatsoever to talk about Ukrainianising Armenia. Armenia is our ally, our friend. Armenia is not outlawing the Russian language, or Russian culture, nor does it strip ethnic Russians or those who simply want to speak Russian of their legal rights. Unlike Ukraine, Armenia has not adopted laws banning any of the above.
#RussiaArmenia
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Key talking points:
• We share the fundamental assessment whereby the European security system as we know it has proven its ineffectiveness, and has done so in a long while and repeatedly. Euro-Atlantic entities have formed the backbone of the existing security entities. If we consider an inclusive entity, it would be the #OSCE. However, if we consider an entity that, despite the creation of the Organisation, is dead set to do everything it can to maintain its dominant positions without transferring the functions of defining and implementing corresponding principles to the OSCE, but rather keeping them to itself that would be the North Atlantic Alliance.
• This begs the question: what kind of security system would be a better choice to ensure justice? We believe that a more just security system would not be the one imposed from above by a single entity, but one that is based on real-life circumstances. For example, there are a number of integration associations in Eurasia: the #EAEU, the #CIS, the #CSTO, #ASEAN, and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. There are sub-regional organisations in South Asia as well. Many of these entities have signed memoranda of cooperation with one another. Thus, a kind of Greater Eurasian Partnership (#GEP), as President Vladimir Putin described it, is naturally forming from the ground up.
• With regard to Azerbaijan using Russian weapons, you may be aware that Armenia, too, has used Russian-made weapons throughout the years following its independence, specifically, to seize seven Azerbaijani districts to which it had never officially laid claim.
• We are dealing with a situation where we are once again, as multiple times in the past, forced to fight against all of Europe, which, under Nazi slogans and using the Zelensky regime as a front, is waging war against Russia. Almost all European countries are involved. As you understand, given the circumstances, a lot of modern weapons are being sent to Ukraine, and we are compelled to respond.
• Our Armenian friends understand that, given the circumstances, we are not always able to fulfil our obligations on time. Nevertheless, even under these circumstances, several systems that were contracted by our Armenian partners are in the process of being delivered to them. We will continue this practice going forward.
• Buying weapons from other countries is not a problem. That is up to our Armenian friends. If they want to have France as a base for additional supplies, they are welcome to do so. We are not imposing anything on anyone.
• Of course, it is strange to see an ally rely on weapons from a country like France, which is at the helm of the hostile camp. President Emmanuel Macron and his ministers are overflowing with hatred towards Russia. They call Russia the only problem that stands in the way of a settlement in Ukraine. Their idea of a settlement is simply an unconditional ceasefire that would last at least a month, or longer, so they can build up the Ukrainian military and let it fortify its defensive positions.
• We still maintain a very good relationship with our Armenian friends, despite a number of problems which are probably due to misunderstanding each other’s positions.
• I see no reason whatsoever to talk about Ukrainianising Armenia. Armenia is our ally, our friend. Armenia is not outlawing the Russian language, or Russian culture, nor does it strip ethnic Russians or those who simply want to speak Russian of their legal rights. Unlike Ukraine, Armenia has not adopted laws banning any of the above.
#RussiaArmenia
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at the 4th meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission for Caspian Cooperation (Moscow, May 22, 2025)
💬 Strengthening cooperation in the Caspian Sea area is our priority.
It is clearly stipulated in the Russian Foreign Policy Concept approved by President Vladimir Putin in March 2023. We consistently promote the view that the five littoral states have exclusive competence in addressing any Caspian Sea issues, even though there is an increasing number of players wishing to interfere in those processes. <...>
It is obvious that greater interaction between the five parties to this convention will help develop a framework for broader economic cooperation in Eurasia, something President Vladimir Putin referred to as the Greater Eurasian Partnership, as well as build equal and indivisible security on the continent we share. Given its geopolitical and geostrategic importance, the Caspian region should be an integral part of this security system. <...>
The five Caspian states have held several important events since our last meeting:
👉 On February 17-18, Tehran hosted the 3rd Caspian Economic Forum (CEF). Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk led the Russian delegation attending the meeting. <...> Participants spoke in favour of strengthening joint research, including the study of the causes of Caspian shoaling. They noted the high level of cooperation between the littoral states in oil and gas as well as in power generation, including green energy projects. They also supported further expanding cooperation in transport, and building transport and logistics infrastructure.
👉 On May 5-7, the 10th meeting of the High-Level Working Group on Caspian Sea Issues took place in Moscow. Among other Caspian-related issues they reviewed, representatives of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan discussed methods for drawing straight baselines in the Caspian Sea.
The littoral states continued the well-established practice of holding roundtables dedicated to Caspian issues on the sidelines of major international events.
👉 On May 14 this year, Rossotrudnichestvo and the Russian Foreign Ministry organised a meeting during the 16th International Economic Forum Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum. The discussion, "Caspian cooperation: Development of twinning relations", focused on interacting at the level of cities and municipalities. On May 16, the Russian Ministry of Transport organised a session on "Transport cooperation between the Caspian littoral states".
👉 The Defence Ministry’s Navigation and Oceanography Department is currently holding the Second Caspian Hydrographic Conference dedicated to hydrographic support of navigation in the Caspian Sea in Kaspiysk (Dagestan). The conference brought together representatives from the five states’ defence ministries.
👉 The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will hold a roundtable on the sidelines of the 11th Nevsky International Ecological Congress in St Petersburg to consider ways to intensify the activities of respective agencies in the five states to address the Caspian Sea’s environmental issues, above all, its continuing shoaling.
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💬 Strengthening cooperation in the Caspian Sea area is our priority.
It is clearly stipulated in the Russian Foreign Policy Concept approved by President Vladimir Putin in March 2023. We consistently promote the view that the five littoral states have exclusive competence in addressing any Caspian Sea issues, even though there is an increasing number of players wishing to interfere in those processes. <...>
It is obvious that greater interaction between the five parties to this convention will help develop a framework for broader economic cooperation in Eurasia, something President Vladimir Putin referred to as the Greater Eurasian Partnership, as well as build equal and indivisible security on the continent we share. Given its geopolitical and geostrategic importance, the Caspian region should be an integral part of this security system. <...>
The five Caspian states have held several important events since our last meeting:
👉 On February 17-18, Tehran hosted the 3rd Caspian Economic Forum (CEF). Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk led the Russian delegation attending the meeting. <...> Participants spoke in favour of strengthening joint research, including the study of the causes of Caspian shoaling. They noted the high level of cooperation between the littoral states in oil and gas as well as in power generation, including green energy projects. They also supported further expanding cooperation in transport, and building transport and logistics infrastructure.
👉 On May 5-7, the 10th meeting of the High-Level Working Group on Caspian Sea Issues took place in Moscow. Among other Caspian-related issues they reviewed, representatives of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan discussed methods for drawing straight baselines in the Caspian Sea.
The littoral states continued the well-established practice of holding roundtables dedicated to Caspian issues on the sidelines of major international events.
👉 On May 14 this year, Rossotrudnichestvo and the Russian Foreign Ministry organised a meeting during the 16th International Economic Forum Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum. The discussion, "Caspian cooperation: Development of twinning relations", focused on interacting at the level of cities and municipalities. On May 16, the Russian Ministry of Transport organised a session on "Transport cooperation between the Caspian littoral states".
👉 The Defence Ministry’s Navigation and Oceanography Department is currently holding the Second Caspian Hydrographic Conference dedicated to hydrographic support of navigation in the Caspian Sea in Kaspiysk (Dagestan). The conference brought together representatives from the five states’ defence ministries.
👉 The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will hold a roundtable on the sidelines of the 11th Nevsky International Ecological Congress in St Petersburg to consider ways to intensify the activities of respective agencies in the five states to address the Caspian Sea’s environmental issues, above all, its continuing shoaling.
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🎙 On May 21, on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the World Health Assembly, the Ministries of Health of 🇷🇺Russia, 🇧🇷Brazil, 🇨🇳China, 🇨🇺Cuba, 🇮🇩Indonesia, and 🇿🇦South Africa organized an official side event on the topic “New Perspectives for a World Free of Tuberculosis”.
🤝 The event was attended by Cuban Minister of Health José Ángel Portal Miranda, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom, senior officials from BRICS health ministries, representatives of civil society, and relevant international organizations.
🔬 Participants discussed the progress made by countries in combating tuberculosis at both global and national levels, as well as strategic initiatives and coordinated actions aimed at eradicating tuberculosis - the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. In 2023 alone, 1.25 million people died from tuberculosis, including 161,000 people living with HIV. Although around 79 million lives have been saved since 2000 through global efforts, the disease continues to disproportionately affect vulnerable populations and hinders sustainable development.
🎯 Participants reviewed the progress in fulfilling the commitments made at the 2023 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, where heads of state and government endorsed a set of ambitious targets. Current priorities include sustainable disease control efforts, intensified research and innovation, and increased funding.
🇷🇺 Russia is making a significant contribution to the fight against tuberculosis, has achieved notable progress in this area, and is ready to further strengthen constructive cooperation with partners to reduce the burden of this dangerous disease.
🤝 The event was attended by Cuban Minister of Health José Ángel Portal Miranda, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom, senior officials from BRICS health ministries, representatives of civil society, and relevant international organizations.
🔬 Participants discussed the progress made by countries in combating tuberculosis at both global and national levels, as well as strategic initiatives and coordinated actions aimed at eradicating tuberculosis - the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. In 2023 alone, 1.25 million people died from tuberculosis, including 161,000 people living with HIV. Although around 79 million lives have been saved since 2000 through global efforts, the disease continues to disproportionately affect vulnerable populations and hinders sustainable development.
🎯 Participants reviewed the progress in fulfilling the commitments made at the 2023 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, where heads of state and government endorsed a set of ambitious targets. Current priorities include sustainable disease control efforts, intensified research and innovation, and increased funding.
🇷🇺 Russia is making a significant contribution to the fight against tuberculosis, has achieved notable progress in this area, and is ready to further strengthen constructive cooperation with partners to reduce the burden of this dangerous disease.
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🌍 African nations are displaying a strong interest in the XIII international Meeting of High Representatives For Security Issues to be held at the "Russia" National Centre in Moscow on May 27−29, 2025.
Forty-five delegations from over 40 countries of Africa, as well as several Africa-based international organisations, including the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development, have confirmed their intention to participate in the forum that will be chaired by Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu.
🤝 In a separate briefing to be held on the sidelines of the 13th meeting, participants will discuss ways to further intensify relations between Russia and African countries even further, particularly in light of decisions approved by the Russia-Africa summits.
The Press Service of the Executive Office of the Security Council of Russia:
#RussiaAfrica
Forty-five delegations from over 40 countries of Africa, as well as several Africa-based international organisations, including the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development, have confirmed their intention to participate in the forum that will be chaired by Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu.
🤝 In a separate briefing to be held on the sidelines of the 13th meeting, participants will discuss ways to further intensify relations between Russia and African countries even further, particularly in light of decisions approved by the Russia-Africa summits.
The Press Service of the Executive Office of the Security Council of Russia:
“Large-scale geopolitical changes have directly affected the interests of states of the Global South and East. We hear an increasingly audible voice of African countries, which seek to conduct their foreign policy in the interests of their people and are ready to defend their right to freely choose their path of development. Russia has always rendered assistance to its African partners in their striving to defend their sovereignty, national interests and legitimate place in the system of international relations.”
#RussiaAfrica
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🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC meeting on Ensuring Safety of Civilians in Armed Conflict (New York, May 22, 2025).
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: In 2024, the UN registered 36'000 civilian deaths in 14 armed conflicts around the world. <...>
What we find relevant in the Secretary General's report is the conclusion that the evaluation of whether an action is legal or illegal in terms of international humanitarian law is something that in the modern world depends largely on political preferences.
Indeed, this is precisely what we are regularly witnessing at the Council. However, it is totally unacceptable when some political preferences become a basis for UN reports. <...>
The SG report prepared for today’s meeting, in its part dealing with Ukraine, mentions Russian civilians affected by the conflict only once, and solely in the context of displaced persons. At the same time, it is not explained there that this is about hundreds of civilians abducted by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk region who are now being used as hostages.
❓ The following question arises – Are there no killed and wounded among Russian civilians, according to the Secretariat? Are there no attacks on civilian objects and civilian infrastructure? Why is this information completely missing in the report? <...>
Another important item on the agenda under discussion today is the issue of the safety of journalists in armed conflicts.
Kiev has been terrorizing Russian media professionals – those who are carrying out their professional duty covering what is happening in the area of the special military operation. A number of those killed and wounded since February 2022 is in double digits: since the beginning of this year alone, as a result of targeted attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces, including using precision missile weapons, five Russian media workers have been killed.
⚠️ Despite our regular appeals, all these crimes do not receive the slightest condemnation from the UN. <...>
We believe that the report’s denoscription of the situation in Ukraine is something that merits an official investigation. How can we be talking about protecting civilians after such blatant lies and fact-twisting? First, we need to find out what is happening within the Secretariat itself and bring to account the authors for attempting to mislead the Security Council. <...>
We cannot understand the reason why every year the report persistently covers the activities of the ICC, which is a separate entity that has nothing to do with the United Nations.
❗️The ICC is mired in politicization and double standards and is notorious for its ineffectiveness. The report's call for States to accede to the statute of this “puppet tribunal” is totally inappropriate.
ICC ineffectiveness can only be rivaled by the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, which was also praised in the report. This body and its predecessor, the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, cost the United Nations billions of dollars and became a byword for double standards and selective justice. <...>
☝️ We would like to draw your attention to another finding in the Secretary-General's report, which states that the situation with regard to the protection of civilians has been deteriorating for the past 150 years after the relevant norms were created. We cannot agree with that statement.
However difficult the situation of civilians in armed conflicts may be today, it cannot be compared to what happened more than 80 years ago during World War II on the territory of the USSR. During the 3 years of the occupation of Soviet territory by the German Nazis, more than 13 million civilians were killed.
At the same time, despite the Nuremberg Tribunal verdict, a significant part of the most abhorrent Nazis remained at large. Western countries, which are so much in favor of fighting impunity today, looked at this situation very calmly, they sheltered them and allowed numerous Nazi criminals to escape punishment.
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💬 Vassily Nebenzia: In 2024, the UN registered 36'000 civilian deaths in 14 armed conflicts around the world. <...>
What we find relevant in the Secretary General's report is the conclusion that the evaluation of whether an action is legal or illegal in terms of international humanitarian law is something that in the modern world depends largely on political preferences.
Indeed, this is precisely what we are regularly witnessing at the Council. However, it is totally unacceptable when some political preferences become a basis for UN reports. <...>
The SG report prepared for today’s meeting, in its part dealing with Ukraine, mentions Russian civilians affected by the conflict only once, and solely in the context of displaced persons. At the same time, it is not explained there that this is about hundreds of civilians abducted by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk region who are now being used as hostages.
❓ The following question arises – Are there no killed and wounded among Russian civilians, according to the Secretariat? Are there no attacks on civilian objects and civilian infrastructure? Why is this information completely missing in the report? <...>
Another important item on the agenda under discussion today is the issue of the safety of journalists in armed conflicts.
Kiev has been terrorizing Russian media professionals – those who are carrying out their professional duty covering what is happening in the area of the special military operation. A number of those killed and wounded since February 2022 is in double digits: since the beginning of this year alone, as a result of targeted attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces, including using precision missile weapons, five Russian media workers have been killed.
⚠️ Despite our regular appeals, all these crimes do not receive the slightest condemnation from the UN. <...>
We believe that the report’s denoscription of the situation in Ukraine is something that merits an official investigation. How can we be talking about protecting civilians after such blatant lies and fact-twisting? First, we need to find out what is happening within the Secretariat itself and bring to account the authors for attempting to mislead the Security Council. <...>
We cannot understand the reason why every year the report persistently covers the activities of the ICC, which is a separate entity that has nothing to do with the United Nations.
❗️The ICC is mired in politicization and double standards and is notorious for its ineffectiveness. The report's call for States to accede to the statute of this “puppet tribunal” is totally inappropriate.
ICC ineffectiveness can only be rivaled by the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, which was also praised in the report. This body and its predecessor, the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, cost the United Nations billions of dollars and became a byword for double standards and selective justice. <...>
☝️ We would like to draw your attention to another finding in the Secretary-General's report, which states that the situation with regard to the protection of civilians has been deteriorating for the past 150 years after the relevant norms were created. We cannot agree with that statement.
However difficult the situation of civilians in armed conflicts may be today, it cannot be compared to what happened more than 80 years ago during World War II on the territory of the USSR. During the 3 years of the occupation of Soviet territory by the German Nazis, more than 13 million civilians were killed.
At the same time, despite the Nuremberg Tribunal verdict, a significant part of the most abhorrent Nazis remained at large. Western countries, which are so much in favor of fighting impunity today, looked at this situation very calmly, they sheltered them and allowed numerous Nazi criminals to escape punishment.
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🎙 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members, via videoconference (May 22, 2025)
💬 Critically important issue for ensuring safety and protecting people’s lives and health is the demining of territories where combat operations occurred, including the elimination of unexploded ordnance, mines, and weapon caches left behind by militants.
I reiterate: this concerns the Kursk Region, the Bryansk Region, and the Belgorod Region, which have also suffered and continue to endure shelling. Moreover, the adversary typically targets objectives devoid of military significance: civilian infrastructure and people’s homes.
#KievRegimeCrimes: The most recent events only confirm what I just said: drone attacks as well as sabotage and reconnaissance actions target civilian transport, including ambulances and agricultural machinery. Most of the casualties are women and children.
❗️ A decision has been made to create a buffer security zone along the Russian border. Our Armed Forces are working on this now.
They are also effectively suppressing enemy firing points. At the same time, I would like to point out once again that, given the situation in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions, we need to begin restoring and rebuilding everything that has been destroyed there right away.
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💬 Critically important issue for ensuring safety and protecting people’s lives and health is the demining of territories where combat operations occurred, including the elimination of unexploded ordnance, mines, and weapon caches left behind by militants.
I reiterate: this concerns the Kursk Region, the Bryansk Region, and the Belgorod Region, which have also suffered and continue to endure shelling. Moreover, the adversary typically targets objectives devoid of military significance: civilian infrastructure and people’s homes.
#KievRegimeCrimes: The most recent events only confirm what I just said: drone attacks as well as sabotage and reconnaissance actions target civilian transport, including ambulances and agricultural machinery. Most of the casualties are women and children.
❗️ A decision has been made to create a buffer security zone along the Russian border. Our Armed Forces are working on this now.
They are also effectively suppressing enemy firing points. At the same time, I would like to point out once again that, given the situation in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions, we need to begin restoring and rebuilding everything that has been destroyed there right away.
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🎙 FM Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions from teachers and students of the Armenian branches of Russian universities, members of the expert community, and activists of the youth wing of the Eurasia Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation (Yerevan, May 21, 2025)
💬 Subsequent to the meeting between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in autumn 2024 – during which our leaders resolved to reinstate comprehensive contacts across all areas, as these had, to a certain degree, lapsed somewhat in the period preceding their discussions – and in accordance with the leaders’ understanding, I received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan who visited Moscow in January. We are now here on a reciprocal visit.
We are engaging in the frankest discussions – not only on matters positively received by both capitals and conducive to expanding mutually beneficial projects, but also on issues where our perspectives diverge. This includes, notably, the processes unfolding in the South Caucasus, where, broadly speaking, two trends are in contention.
The first trend involves respecting the sovereign choices of the countries situated here – the nations of the South Caucasus, Transcaucasia – Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia – while also acknowledging the legitimate interests of their immediate neighbours: Russia, Iran, and Türkiye. <...>
The second trend is precisely that our Western counterparts – primarily the European Union, <...> openly sought to extend their dominant influence over this region, to bend unfolding processes to their will, and to prevent the consolidation of the three South Caucasus states with their major neighbours – Russia, Iran, and Türkiye. This objective persists.
This trend, this modus operandi of our Western colleagues, is not unique to the South Caucasus but extends to Central Asia and other parts of our vast, shared continent. <...> In contrast, our stance is based on equality, mutual respect and, above all, the principles that have been set out in the UN Charter and are approved by everyone without exception.
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The promise not to expand NATO has been thrown down the drain. <...> We have warned them over the past 20 years, almost on the daily basis, that all this could come to grief. But after the 2014 coup d’etat, they began converting Ukraine to an “anti-Russia.” <...>
So now, when they tell us: Let us have a ceasefire and then we’ll see, we say: No way, guys, we have been through it all before. We don’t want it that way any longer. And so today, when all these Macrons, Starmers, Ursulas von der Leyen, and other European characters are writhing in hysterics and urging the US to join the anti-Russia crusade and increase the number of sanctions, this is a complete giveaway for them.
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Geopolitics and geography alike underscore the necessity of building bridges among all nations across the Eurasian continent. This means, first and foremost, fostering cooperation among the existing regional structures: the #SCO, the #EAEU, the #CSTO, the #CIS, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the GCC, and ASEAN. <...>
However, there are those who are intent on preventing such a mutually beneficial unification of the countries across Eurasia, including those in the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Nevertheless, we continue to advance this effort.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has proposed the creation of a Greater Eurasian Partnership, rooted in practical cooperation and the interaction of existing integration structures, which would serve as the foundation for a future Eurasian security architecture.
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🤝 We anticipate that Armenia will take part in these processes. We fully respect the desire of our Armenian partners to develop relations with other countries, whether European or non-European, and with international organisations across various regions.
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💬 Subsequent to the meeting between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in autumn 2024 – during which our leaders resolved to reinstate comprehensive contacts across all areas, as these had, to a certain degree, lapsed somewhat in the period preceding their discussions – and in accordance with the leaders’ understanding, I received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan who visited Moscow in January. We are now here on a reciprocal visit.
We are engaging in the frankest discussions – not only on matters positively received by both capitals and conducive to expanding mutually beneficial projects, but also on issues where our perspectives diverge. This includes, notably, the processes unfolding in the South Caucasus, where, broadly speaking, two trends are in contention.
The first trend involves respecting the sovereign choices of the countries situated here – the nations of the South Caucasus, Transcaucasia – Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia – while also acknowledging the legitimate interests of their immediate neighbours: Russia, Iran, and Türkiye. <...>
The second trend is precisely that our Western counterparts – primarily the European Union, <...> openly sought to extend their dominant influence over this region, to bend unfolding processes to their will, and to prevent the consolidation of the three South Caucasus states with their major neighbours – Russia, Iran, and Türkiye. This objective persists.
This trend, this modus operandi of our Western colleagues, is not unique to the South Caucasus but extends to Central Asia and other parts of our vast, shared continent. <...> In contrast, our stance is based on equality, mutual respect and, above all, the principles that have been set out in the UN Charter and are approved by everyone without exception.
<...>
The promise not to expand NATO has been thrown down the drain. <...> We have warned them over the past 20 years, almost on the daily basis, that all this could come to grief. But after the 2014 coup d’etat, they began converting Ukraine to an “anti-Russia.” <...>
So now, when they tell us: Let us have a ceasefire and then we’ll see, we say: No way, guys, we have been through it all before. We don’t want it that way any longer. And so today, when all these Macrons, Starmers, Ursulas von der Leyen, and other European characters are writhing in hysterics and urging the US to join the anti-Russia crusade and increase the number of sanctions, this is a complete giveaway for them.
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Geopolitics and geography alike underscore the necessity of building bridges among all nations across the Eurasian continent. This means, first and foremost, fostering cooperation among the existing regional structures: the #SCO, the #EAEU, the #CSTO, the #CIS, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the GCC, and ASEAN. <...>
However, there are those who are intent on preventing such a mutually beneficial unification of the countries across Eurasia, including those in the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Nevertheless, we continue to advance this effort.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has proposed the creation of a Greater Eurasian Partnership, rooted in practical cooperation and the interaction of existing integration structures, which would serve as the foundation for a future Eurasian security architecture.
<...>
🤝 We anticipate that Armenia will take part in these processes. We fully respect the desire of our Armenian partners to develop relations with other countries, whether European or non-European, and with international organisations across various regions.
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