🎙️ Комментарий Посольства России в Норвегии для норвежских региональных изданий «Kyst og Fjord» и «Sunnmørsposten» о перспективах российско-норвежского рыболовного сотрудничества (18 сентября 2025 г.)

Введение Норвегией запрета на промысел в своей исключительной зоне для двух российских компаний является грубым нарушением действующих соглашений о совместном управлении запасами морских биоресурсов. Такие действия подрывают эффективную систему управления и регулирования промысла в Северо-Восточной Атлантике, которая выстраивалась многими десятилетиями, свидетельствуют о явной незаинтересованности норвежской стороны в совместной работе по сохранению и воспроизводству биологических ресурсов моря.

Реагируя на эти недружественные шаги, российская сторона будет руководствоваться прежде всего своими национальными интересами, в т.ч. и в сфере рыболовства. Что касается возможных последствий такого развития событий для местных рыбопромысловых компаний, то этот вопрос предлагаем переадресовать норвежским политикам, которые принимали решение по введению ограничений для российских компаний.

☝️У недальновидного решения хороших последствий не бывает.

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🎙️Kommentar fra Russlands ambassade i Norge til norske aviser «Kyst og Fjord» og «Sunnmørsposten» om perspektiver for norsk-russisk fiskerisamarbeid (18. september 2025)

Norges forbud mot fiske i sin eksklusive økonomiske sone for to russiske selskaper er et grovt brudd på eksisterende avtaler om felles forvaltning av marine biologiske ressurser. Slike handlinger undergraver det effektive systemet for fiskeriforvaltning og regulering i Nordøst-Atlanteren, som har blitt bygget opp over mange tiår, og viser Norges klare manglende interesse for felles innsats for å bevare og reprodusere marine biologiske ressurser. 

Som svar på disse uvennlige tiltakene vil den russiske siden først og fremst følge sine nasjonale interesser, også på fiskeriområdet. Når det gjelder de mulige konsekvensene av en slik utvikling for norske fiskeriselskaper, foreslår vi at dette spørsmålet rettes til de norske politikerne som har besluttet å innføre restriksjoner mot russiske selskaper. 

☝️En kortsiktig beslutning kan aldri få gode konsekvenser.

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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Channel One’s Bolshaya Igra (Great Game) political talk show (September 18, 2025)

Key points:

• Unlike all other Western figures, whose actions and positions boiled down to the mantra that “Ukraine is right,” that Russia must suffer a “strategic defeat,” and that Ukraine’s sovereignty must be restored within its 1991 borders, Donald Trump and his team have repeatedly demonstrated, including publicly, an understanding of the need to address the root causes of the conflict. Donald Trump has stated publicly on multiple occasions that drawing Ukraine into NATO was a mistake. He made it abundantly clear that, to achieve a settlement, these aspirations must be set aside and security must be built on different principles.

• We appreciated Donald Trump's openness and frankness back then and we do now. He doesn’t use underhand tactics, and he never conceals his thoughts. We appreciate his emphasis on results. He calls it making a deal in the broad sense of the word.

• We would like to maintain the current dialogue between our Presidents, Foreign Ministers, national security aides, and special envoys of the two Presidents, as well as communication via other channels. We see that the American side wants this too.

• All these Europeans made no secret of their previous and ongoing public efforts to dissuade US leadership from pursuing any constructive measures towards Russia within the context of the Ukrainian crisis. They seek to drag the United States back onto the treacherous path it followed under Joe Biden, when this was “Joe Biden’s war.” The Europeans are determined to make it “Donald Trump’s war” as well. They do not conceal this.

• President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly made it clear that, ultimately, a sustainable agreement means a compromise. We are prepared to seek a compromise provided that our legitimate security interests and the legitimate interests of the Russian people in Ukraine are ensured just as the legitimate interests of other parties to such an agreement are.

• The Trump administration recognises the importance of NATO-related issues. They’ve stated it publicly. There’s an understanding that the referenda in Crimea and other territories cannot be ignored. Any potential agreement must take the outcomes of these referenda into account.

• Undoubtedly, they seek to impede any agreement – they oppose a settlement that would terminate their protracted endeavours to transform Ukraine into a perpetual irritant, if not an explicit threat, to the Russian Federation. That is obvious.

• The war in Ukraine which the West has organised against us has proved that the Euro-Atlantic concepts have not lived up to the promises made during their creation.

• President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated: we have never had, do not have, and will never have any plans to attack any NATO or EU country. Since 2008, we have tabled documents guaranteeing indivisible security and ensuring that no country enhances its security at the expense of others. This was endorsed by all parties within OSCE summits.

• The new emerging economies continue to assert themselves. All forecasts point to this being a long-term and sustainable trend. <...> There is unity both within #BRICS and within the #SCO. We reject domination and diktat, and advocate for indivisible security across all regions.

• We have our own military-political alliances, primarily the Union State of Russia and Belarus. The CSTO and the SCO also have a strong military-political dimension related to ensuring the security of member states. None of these formats ever sought to be hostile towards anyone.

• President Putin advanced the initiative for creating a continental Eurasian security architecture in 2024, starting with joining the efforts and launching dialogue between subregional integration organisations and gradually moving towards a continental agreement.

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🎙 Explanation of vote by Russian Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia after the UNSC Vote on a Draft Resolution on the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (New York, September 18, 2025)

💬 We extend our gratitude to the non-permanent members of the Council for their initiative and perseverance in putting forward this UNSC draft resolution addressing the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

The Russian Federation voted in favor of this document, which outlines the key elements for a prompt settlement. These include an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, the lifting the severe humanitarian blockade of Gaza, and guaranteed safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to all those in need.

This is something we have consistently called for since the onset of the current escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7, 2023. The results of today’s vote have demonstrated that this is the very bedrock for resolving the Gaza crisis, which the overwhelming majority of the international community stands ready to support.

Regrettably, during this 10000th meeting of the Security Council, we have witnessed yet another American veto – the seventh one – blocking a resolution that would have halted the bloodletting.

There will be no breakthrough on the Middle East settlement as long as Washington’s perception of the Gaza crisis remains unchanged, and as long as it views multilateral diplomacy at the UN as an obstacle rather than a critically important tool. 

❗️We urge our colleagues to acknowledge a simple truth. Their proclaimed “quiet diplomacy on the ground”, as they put it, is not being undermined by the reasoned voices of the global community, including those in this chamber. It is rather being undermined by concrete actions of their Israeli ally, which was glaringly evidenced by West Jerusalem’s aggressive maneuver against the sovereign state of Qatar, one of the key mediators in the negotiations.

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In this regard, what carries key significance is the resumption of the international high-level conference on the Middle East settlement in New York next week.

We hope that the outcomes of the conference will be practical and constructive in nature and will breathe new life into the two-state solution, to which there is no alternative, and will never be any.

☝️ We call on the United States and Israel to join this process, rather than turn their backs on the international community – as was the case in the past – and obstruct its efforts to find a solution to this harrowing regional crisis.

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Even if today's attempt failed, this does not mean that we have to throw in the towel.

We stand ready to act, and we will keep advancing our consistent stance on this matter, however long this may take.

👉 We cherish the hope that the other sane members of the UNSC share this view, because without a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian problem, without respect for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, it will not be possible to achieve a lasting settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, nor genuine peace and stability in the Middle East.

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✨ The International music contest #Intervision has concluded, leaving a mark on many hearts and souls.

Although great performances were aplenty, one was something special.

Following the official part Russian artists Klava Koka, the band Ay Yola, Tatyana Kurtukova, and Pelageya performed together Russia’s most iconic, popular and widely known songs.

🤍💙❤️ A heartfelt musical finale that celebrated culture beyond competition.

#RussianCulture #RussianSoul

🎙 Excerpt from the statement by President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a meeting with permanent members of Russia's Security Council (September 22, 2025)

💬 President Putin: I would like to begin with an issue of prime importance, one that is critical to safeguarding our national interests, Russia’s sovereignty, and, without exaggeration, international security as a whole.

I am referring to the situation in the realm of strategic stability, which, regrettably, continues to deteriorate. This is driven by a combination of factors, which are negative, compounding existing strategic risks and generating new ones.

As a result of the destructive actions previously taken by the West, the foundations of constructive relations and practical cooperation between nuclear powers have been significantly undermined.

The basis for dialogue within relevant bilateral and multilateral frameworks has been eroded.

Gradually, the system of Soviet-American and Russian-American agreements on nuclear missile and strategic defence arms control – long relied upon to stabilise relations between the two largest nuclear powers and to enhance global security – has been nearly dismantled. <...>

☝️ Let me emphasise and let there be no doubt: Russia is fully capable of responding to any current or emerging threat, not with words, but through concrete military-technical measures.

A clear example is our decision to end the unilateral moratorium on the deployment of ground-based short- and intermediate-range missiles. This was a forced move needed to ensure an adequate response to the deployment of similar US and other Western-made weapons in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, which poses a direct threat to Russia’s security. <...>

Let me remind you that the last major political and diplomatic achievement in the field of strategic stability was the conclusion of the Russian-American New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) in 2010. However, owing to the profoundly hostile policies of the Biden administration, which undermined the fundamental principles on which this treaty was built, its full implementation was suspended in 2023.

Nevertheless, both Parties have declared their intention to continue voluntarily observing the central quantitative limits of the strategic offensive arms treaty until its expiry.

For nearly 15 years, this agreement has played a constructive role in maintaining balance and predictability in the sphere of strategic offensive weapons.

The New START Treaty will expire on February 5, 2026, signalling the imminent end of the last international accord directly limiting nuclear missile capabilities.

A complete renunciation of this treaty’s legacy would, from many points, be a grave and short-sighted mistake. It would also be adverse to the objectives of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

In order to prevent the emergence of a new strategic arms race and to preserve an acceptable degree of predictability and restraint, we consider it reasonable to maintain in these turbulent times the status quo established under New START.

❗️ Accordingly, Russia is prepared to continue observing the treaty’s central quantitative restrictions for one year after February 5, 2026.

Following that date, based on a careful assessment of the situation, we will make a final decision on whether to uphold these voluntary self-limitations. We believe that this measure is only feasible provided the United States acts in a similar spirit and refrains from steps that would undermine or disrupt the existing balance of deterrence. <...>

I believe that Russia’s initiative, if implemented, could make a substantial contribution to creating the conditions necessary for a substantive strategic dialogue with the United States – provided, of course, that the grounds for its full resumption are secured and that broader steps are taken to normalise bilateral relations and remove core security contradictions.

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