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🎙 Address by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Plenary Session of the International Forum “Russian Energy Week” (Moscow, October 16, 2025)
Main Theme of the 2025 Forum – “Building the Energy of the Future Together”.
Key points:
• Many European countries have stopped purchasing Russian energy resources under political pressure. I have already noted the consequences of such a refusal for the Western countries themselves and for their economic and industrial potential. <...> According to Eurostat, industrial output in the eurozone in July of this year was 1.2% below 2021 levels. The decline in industrial production continues even in what is called the “locomotive” of the European economy – Germany – where in July output fell by 6.6% compared to the 2021 average.
• The point is not the problems of Europeans but rather the global energy market as a whole, where, as I have said, an objective reconfiguration of supply chains is underway – with energy logistics shifting toward the Global South, the dynamic economies of the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and Latin America, along more reliable routes and through new hubs and ports that reflect both current and future demand.
• Demand, of course, continues to grow – the global economy expands year after year, despite all challenges. Growth rates vary, but they remain positive, and so does demand. According to estimates, global oil demand this year will reach 104.5 million barrels per day – over one million more than last year.
• Russia remains one of the world’s leading oil producers – despite the use of unfair competition mechanisms against us. We account for about 10% of global output, and by the end of the year, oil production in our country is expected to reach 510 million tons.
• Russia continues its cooperation within OPEC+. Acting on the basis of mutual interests, we and our partners are fulfilling our commitments to balance the global oil market. I would like to emphasize that this is done not only in the interests of producers but also of consumers.
• The EU’s demarche only accelerated the redirection of our supplies toward more promising and responsible buyers – countries that understand their interests and act rationally, guided by their national priorities.
• The Russian energy system is one of the largest in the world. Our generating facilities have a total installed capacity of nearly 270 gigawatts, and this vast complex operates reliably and efficiently.
• Russia’s energy balance is among the “greenest” in the world. The overwhelming share of electricity in our country – namely 87% – is generated with minimal or zero carbon footprint, including from gas, nuclear, renewable, and hydropower sources.
❗️ Russia intends to further strengthen its position as a global energy leader and develop partnerships to build a fair and sustainable model of global energy in the interests of future generations.
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Main Theme of the 2025 Forum – “Building the Energy of the Future Together”.
Key points:
• Many European countries have stopped purchasing Russian energy resources under political pressure. I have already noted the consequences of such a refusal for the Western countries themselves and for their economic and industrial potential. <...> According to Eurostat, industrial output in the eurozone in July of this year was 1.2% below 2021 levels. The decline in industrial production continues even in what is called the “locomotive” of the European economy – Germany – where in July output fell by 6.6% compared to the 2021 average.
• The point is not the problems of Europeans but rather the global energy market as a whole, where, as I have said, an objective reconfiguration of supply chains is underway – with energy logistics shifting toward the Global South, the dynamic economies of the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and Latin America, along more reliable routes and through new hubs and ports that reflect both current and future demand.
• Demand, of course, continues to grow – the global economy expands year after year, despite all challenges. Growth rates vary, but they remain positive, and so does demand. According to estimates, global oil demand this year will reach 104.5 million barrels per day – over one million more than last year.
• Russia remains one of the world’s leading oil producers – despite the use of unfair competition mechanisms against us. We account for about 10% of global output, and by the end of the year, oil production in our country is expected to reach 510 million tons.
• Russia continues its cooperation within OPEC+. Acting on the basis of mutual interests, we and our partners are fulfilling our commitments to balance the global oil market. I would like to emphasize that this is done not only in the interests of producers but also of consumers.
• The EU’s demarche only accelerated the redirection of our supplies toward more promising and responsible buyers – countries that understand their interests and act rationally, guided by their national priorities.
• The Russian energy system is one of the largest in the world. Our generating facilities have a total installed capacity of nearly 270 gigawatts, and this vast complex operates reliably and efficiently.
• Russia’s energy balance is among the “greenest” in the world. The overwhelming share of electricity in our country – namely 87% – is generated with minimal or zero carbon footprint, including from gas, nuclear, renewable, and hydropower sources.
❗️ Russia intends to further strengthen its position as a global energy leader and develop partnerships to build a fair and sustainable model of global energy in the interests of future generations.
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🎙 Statement by Head of the Russian Delegation to the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control Yulia Zhdanova at the 1117th Plenary Meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation (October 15, 2025)
Resilience through Comprehensive Security
Key talking points
• A massive campaign is gathering momentum to prepare European peoples for a direct military confrontation with our country. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that “Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years.”
They see cyberattacks, disinformation, propaganda and crowd manipulation everywhere. No proof has been provided for any of the accusations against us. When it turns out that Russia was not to blame, nobody thinks of apologising for the lies and slander. Yet preparations for crisis situations are based on these imaginary threats.
Europeans are being deliberately misled and indoctrinated to prevent people from taking a critical look at the EU and NATO’s policy of militarising the continent and increasing military spending to the detriment of solving socioeconomic problems.
• This preconfigured virtual reality, into which European societies are immersed, is not only shaped through the introduction of the notion of radical liberal values but also through Russophobia, the rewriting of history, and cancel culture. <...> In the West, information space has been cleansed of any alternative opinions. Attempts by individual politicians and active citizens to criticise the authorities quickly lead to their stigmatisation.
❌ They have banned a number of Russian media outlets and blocked access to many Russian information resources. This is part of Western reality where military resilience of states is being reinforced through total disinformation of the population.
• The global information space and the introduction of AI technology offer unlimited opportunities to Western intelligence services to use various elements of social engineering to purposefully influence public consciousness as a whole. The Euro-Atlantic elites are doing this to create controlled chaos, which they are using to destabilise the key regions of the world by setting “disobedient” states against each other with the aim of creating Western controlled operational and tactical coalitions around them.
We could see this scenario enacted in Ukraine, where the West worked for decades to build up anti-Russia forces through the networks it controls. And then the criminal regime, which it brought to power through a bloody state coup in February 2014, launched a civil war.
• While the “collective West” lacks maturity and courage to be on the right side of history, other nations – the Global Majority – are building their future. Working together with our friends in the #EAEU, #CIS, #CSTO, #SCO and #BRICS, we will continue along the path of building a collective security architecture in Eurasia, which is not designed to prepare our societies for a war but to ensure their prosperity. I have no doubt that healthy forces in Western countries that are aware of risks to the international community will join this process increasingly more actively.
Resilience through Comprehensive Security
Key talking points
• A massive campaign is gathering momentum to prepare European peoples for a direct military confrontation with our country. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that “Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years.”
They see cyberattacks, disinformation, propaganda and crowd manipulation everywhere. No proof has been provided for any of the accusations against us. When it turns out that Russia was not to blame, nobody thinks of apologising for the lies and slander. Yet preparations for crisis situations are based on these imaginary threats.
Europeans are being deliberately misled and indoctrinated to prevent people from taking a critical look at the EU and NATO’s policy of militarising the continent and increasing military spending to the detriment of solving socioeconomic problems.
• This preconfigured virtual reality, into which European societies are immersed, is not only shaped through the introduction of the notion of radical liberal values but also through Russophobia, the rewriting of history, and cancel culture. <...> In the West, information space has been cleansed of any alternative opinions. Attempts by individual politicians and active citizens to criticise the authorities quickly lead to their stigmatisation.
❌ They have banned a number of Russian media outlets and blocked access to many Russian information resources. This is part of Western reality where military resilience of states is being reinforced through total disinformation of the population.
• The global information space and the introduction of AI technology offer unlimited opportunities to Western intelligence services to use various elements of social engineering to purposefully influence public consciousness as a whole. The Euro-Atlantic elites are doing this to create controlled chaos, which they are using to destabilise the key regions of the world by setting “disobedient” states against each other with the aim of creating Western controlled operational and tactical coalitions around them.
We could see this scenario enacted in Ukraine, where the West worked for decades to build up anti-Russia forces through the networks it controls. And then the criminal regime, which it brought to power through a bloody state coup in February 2014, launched a civil war.
• While the “collective West” lacks maturity and courage to be on the right side of history, other nations – the Global Majority – are building their future. Working together with our friends in the #EAEU, #CIS, #CSTO, #SCO and #BRICS, we will continue along the path of building a collective security architecture in Eurasia, which is not designed to prepare our societies for a war but to ensure their prosperity. I have no doubt that healthy forces in Western countries that are aware of risks to the international community will join this process increasingly more actively.
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#UNGA80
🗓 On October 16, the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution — International Day against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations.It had been drafted by the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations with Russia’s active contribution.
The document was co-authored by 23 nations, among them: Algiers, Angola, Botswana, Togo and the Republic of South Africa alongside members of the Group of Friends.
This date, December 14th, was a purposeful choice👇
It was on that day 65 years ago when, with the USSR’s decisive role, the historic UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples was adopted. It was a crucial milestone for liberation of millions of people in the Global South from the oppression by the colonial powers and led to the emergence of dozens of sovereign states on the world map.
The current document is a follow-up to the UNGA Resolution 79/115 Eradication of Colonialism in All its Forma and Manifestations which was also adopted at the initiative of the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter.
It puts the issue even more firmly on the UN agenda.
The timeliness of these efforts cannot be questioned as the humankind is now facing both remains of that shameful age as well as new manifestations of colonial practices. It impedes a full-fledged socioeconomic development and hinders the establishment of a just multipolar architecture.
An overwhelming support the resolution enjoys clearly confirms that it is much needed, it's constructive and unifying in character. The Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter is set to presently submit this document for discussion at the UN General Assembly plenary session.
🗓 On October 16, the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution — International Day against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations.It had been drafted by the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations with Russia’s active contribution.
The document was co-authored by 23 nations, among them: Algiers, Angola, Botswana, Togo and the Republic of South Africa alongside members of the Group of Friends.
This date, December 14th, was a purposeful choice👇
It was on that day 65 years ago when, with the USSR’s decisive role, the historic UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples was adopted. It was a crucial milestone for liberation of millions of people in the Global South from the oppression by the colonial powers and led to the emergence of dozens of sovereign states on the world map.
The current document is a follow-up to the UNGA Resolution 79/115 Eradication of Colonialism in All its Forma and Manifestations which was also adopted at the initiative of the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter.
It puts the issue even more firmly on the UN agenda.
The timeliness of these efforts cannot be questioned as the humankind is now facing both remains of that shameful age as well as new manifestations of colonial practices. It impedes a full-fledged socioeconomic development and hinders the establishment of a just multipolar architecture.
An overwhelming support the resolution enjoys clearly confirms that it is much needed, it's constructive and unifying in character. The Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter is set to presently submit this document for discussion at the UN General Assembly plenary session.
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⚡️ On October 15–17, one of the world's major energy forums – the Russian Energy Week 2025 – took place in Moscow.
🌐 The event brought together over 7'000 participants from 100 countries, including representatives of major companies, government agencies, international organisations, and leading experts in the fuel and energy sector. The theme of this year’s Forum was “Building the Energy of the Future Together”.
The plenary session, attended by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, reaffirmed that despite the unprecedented sanctions pressure Russian energy industry continues to demonstrate resilience, technological adaptability, and is entering a new investment cycle built on domestic potential and international partnerships.
🎙 From Vladimir Putin’s address:
The business programme was structured around the recently adopted Energy Strategy of the Russian Federation until 2050 and included key focus areas such as oil, gas, coal, digitalisation, logistics, the climate agenda, and scientific and technological development.
📊 Dozens of panel discussions, strategic sessions, and bilateral meetings were held with the participation of energy company executives, ministers, and experts from Russia, China, India, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, and other countries.
The opening session, "Global Energy Markets: The Transformation of Relations and Balance of Interests", featured prominent industry leaders including Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al-Ghais, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, and GECF Secretary General Mohamed Hamel.
⚛️ As part of #REW2025, an extensive large exhibition of fuel and energy technologies was held to showcase cutting-edge projects, innovative solutions, and promising industry developments from more than 50 leading Russian and international companies. As per tradition, the forum concluded with the award ceremony of the prestigious international prizes: Global Energy and Energy of the Pen.
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👉 President Vladimir Putin’s greetings to the participants and guests of the 8th Russian Energy Week International Forum;
👉 President Vladimir Putin’s remarks at the plenary session;
👉 Remarks by Tatyana Dovgalenko, Director of the Department for Partnership with Africa at the Russian Foreign Ministry, at the "Russia–Africa: Towards the Practical Implementation of Energy Projects session".
🌐 The event brought together over 7'000 participants from 100 countries, including representatives of major companies, government agencies, international organisations, and leading experts in the fuel and energy sector. The theme of this year’s Forum was “Building the Energy of the Future Together”.
The plenary session, attended by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, reaffirmed that despite the unprecedented sanctions pressure Russian energy industry continues to demonstrate resilience, technological adaptability, and is entering a new investment cycle built on domestic potential and international partnerships.
🎙 From Vladimir Putin’s address:
“Russia intends to further strengthen its position as a global energy leader and develop partnerships to build a fair and sustainable model of global energy in the interests of future generations.”
The business programme was structured around the recently adopted Energy Strategy of the Russian Federation until 2050 and included key focus areas such as oil, gas, coal, digitalisation, logistics, the climate agenda, and scientific and technological development.
📊 Dozens of panel discussions, strategic sessions, and bilateral meetings were held with the participation of energy company executives, ministers, and experts from Russia, China, India, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, and other countries.
The opening session, "Global Energy Markets: The Transformation of Relations and Balance of Interests", featured prominent industry leaders including Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al-Ghais, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, and GECF Secretary General Mohamed Hamel.
⚛️ As part of #REW2025, an extensive large exhibition of fuel and energy technologies was held to showcase cutting-edge projects, innovative solutions, and promising industry developments from more than 50 leading Russian and international companies. As per tradition, the forum concluded with the award ceremony of the prestigious international prizes: Global Energy and Energy of the Pen.
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👉 President Vladimir Putin’s greetings to the participants and guests of the 8th Russian Energy Week International Forum;
👉 President Vladimir Putin’s remarks at the plenary session;
👉 Remarks by Tatyana Dovgalenko, Director of the Department for Partnership with Africa at the Russian Foreign Ministry, at the "Russia–Africa: Towards the Practical Implementation of Energy Projects session".
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🎙Комментарий Посольства России в Норвегии для газеты «Известия» (20 октября 2025 г.)
❓В городе Будё на севере Норвегии открылся центр управления воздушными операциями НАТО. Это третий такой центр альянса - два других находятся в Германии и Испании. Несет ли создание данного объекта угрозу России? Пытаются ли в НАТО с его помощью контролировать судоходство и авиасообщение на Крайнем Севере?
💬 Ответ: Действительно, 10 октября в расположенном за Полярным кругом норвежском городе Будё (губерния Нурланд) был официально открыт Объединенный центр военно-воздушных операций НАТО (Combined Air Operations Centre, CAOC), который будет отвечать за наблюдение, «сдерживание» и при необходимости оборону в северо-западном секторе воздушного пространства альянса. Его размещение в северной Норвегии в Осло без обиняков объяснили стремлением укрепить военное присутствие НАТО в северных регионах страны на фоне роста международной напряженности и повышенного внимания к Арктике.
Со своей стороны, исходим из того, что интенсификация направленных против нашей страны военных приготовлений и провокационной деятельности НАТО на т.н. «северном фланге», безусловно, создает угрозы для национальной безопасности России.
Это, в свою очередь, совершенно точно не способствует укреплению безопасности НАТО и Норвегии, поскольку запускает дестабилизирующую цепную реакцию и повышает риски эскалации в Арктическом и Балтийском регионах. Ситуация усугубляется тем, что между Россией и Североатлантическим альянсом отсутствуют эффективные меры доверия и каналы коммуникации по военной линии, что существенно увеличивает вероятность опасных инцидентов.
❓Какие еще объекты НАТО готовятся к открытию в Норвегии? Есть ли опасность развертывания в стране постоянного контингента альянса?
💬 Ответ: К 2026 г. в н.п.Сёррейса в северонорвежской губернии Тромс планируется открыть тренировочный центр на 500 казарменных мест для отработки морских десантных операций НАТО в арктических условиях, прежде всего, для военнослужащих Великобритании, Нидерландов и США.
К 2029 г. на главной военно-морской базе Хоконсверн (г.Берген) появится совместный центр техобслуживания подлодок ВМС Норвегии и Германии.
Вашингтон и Осло строят на острове Андёйя (губерния Нурланд) «временную» спутниковую станцию для поддержки создаваемой США космической инфраструктуры Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
В северной части Норвегии активно обновляется и расширяется военная инфраструктура для приема, переброски и размещения союзных подкреплений. В мае 2025 г. норвежское правительство объявило о решении «адаптировать» национальные руководящие принципы для иностранной военной деятельности в северной Норвегии с целью увеличения интенсивности совместных с НАТО учебно-тренировочных мероприятий на Севере, в т.ч. в трансграничном формате с Финляндией и Швецией.
По Дополнительному соглашению об оборонном сотрудничестве между Норвегией и США от 2021 г. (изменения внесены в 2024 г.), в Норвегии создано 12 т.н. «согласованных районов», которые американские ВС могут с весьма широкими полномочиями использовать в т.ч. в целях размещения сил и средств, заблаговременного хранения оборудования, предметов снабжения и техники, проведения тренировок и учений, техобслуживания и пр. Де-факто речь идет об американских базах в Норвегии. Кроме того, свои постоянные тренировочные лагеря на норвежской территории есть у британских и голландских морпехов.
Так что, несмотря на формальную приверженность Осло самоограничениям в части неразмещения в Норвегии иностранных военных баз, на практике силы и средства стран НАТО, прежде всего США, присутствуют здесь постоянно и во все большем количестве.
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❓В городе Будё на севере Норвегии открылся центр управления воздушными операциями НАТО. Это третий такой центр альянса - два других находятся в Германии и Испании. Несет ли создание данного объекта угрозу России? Пытаются ли в НАТО с его помощью контролировать судоходство и авиасообщение на Крайнем Севере?
💬 Ответ: Действительно, 10 октября в расположенном за Полярным кругом норвежском городе Будё (губерния Нурланд) был официально открыт Объединенный центр военно-воздушных операций НАТО (Combined Air Operations Centre, CAOC), который будет отвечать за наблюдение, «сдерживание» и при необходимости оборону в северо-западном секторе воздушного пространства альянса. Его размещение в северной Норвегии в Осло без обиняков объяснили стремлением укрепить военное присутствие НАТО в северных регионах страны на фоне роста международной напряженности и повышенного внимания к Арктике.
Со своей стороны, исходим из того, что интенсификация направленных против нашей страны военных приготовлений и провокационной деятельности НАТО на т.н. «северном фланге», безусловно, создает угрозы для национальной безопасности России.
Это, в свою очередь, совершенно точно не способствует укреплению безопасности НАТО и Норвегии, поскольку запускает дестабилизирующую цепную реакцию и повышает риски эскалации в Арктическом и Балтийском регионах. Ситуация усугубляется тем, что между Россией и Североатлантическим альянсом отсутствуют эффективные меры доверия и каналы коммуникации по военной линии, что существенно увеличивает вероятность опасных инцидентов.
❓Какие еще объекты НАТО готовятся к открытию в Норвегии? Есть ли опасность развертывания в стране постоянного контингента альянса?
💬 Ответ: К 2026 г. в н.п.Сёррейса в северонорвежской губернии Тромс планируется открыть тренировочный центр на 500 казарменных мест для отработки морских десантных операций НАТО в арктических условиях, прежде всего, для военнослужащих Великобритании, Нидерландов и США.
К 2029 г. на главной военно-морской базе Хоконсверн (г.Берген) появится совместный центр техобслуживания подлодок ВМС Норвегии и Германии.
Вашингтон и Осло строят на острове Андёйя (губерния Нурланд) «временную» спутниковую станцию для поддержки создаваемой США космической инфраструктуры Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
В северной части Норвегии активно обновляется и расширяется военная инфраструктура для приема, переброски и размещения союзных подкреплений. В мае 2025 г. норвежское правительство объявило о решении «адаптировать» национальные руководящие принципы для иностранной военной деятельности в северной Норвегии с целью увеличения интенсивности совместных с НАТО учебно-тренировочных мероприятий на Севере, в т.ч. в трансграничном формате с Финляндией и Швецией.
По Дополнительному соглашению об оборонном сотрудничестве между Норвегией и США от 2021 г. (изменения внесены в 2024 г.), в Норвегии создано 12 т.н. «согласованных районов», которые американские ВС могут с весьма широкими полномочиями использовать в т.ч. в целях размещения сил и средств, заблаговременного хранения оборудования, предметов снабжения и техники, проведения тренировок и учений, техобслуживания и пр. Де-факто речь идет об американских базах в Норвегии. Кроме того, свои постоянные тренировочные лагеря на норвежской территории есть у британских и голландских морпехов.
Так что, несмотря на формальную приверженность Осло самоограничениям в части неразмещения в Норвегии иностранных военных баз, на практике силы и средства стран НАТО, прежде всего США, присутствуют здесь постоянно и во все большем количестве.
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🎙️Kommentar fra Russlands ambassade i Norge til avisen Izvestia (20. oktober 2025)
❓Det nye NATO-senteret for luftoperasjoner har åpnet i byen Bodø i Nord-Norge. Dette er alliansens tredje senter av denne typen, de to andre ligger i Tyskland og Spania. Utgjør opprettelsen av dette anlegget en trussel mot Russland? Prøver NATO å bruke det til å kontrollere skips- og flytrafikken i nordområdene?
💬 Svar: Ja, 10. oktober ble Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) offisielt åpnet i den norske byen Bodø (Nordland fylke), som ligger over polarsirkelen. Senteret vil ha ansvar for overvåking, «avskrekkelse» og, om nødvendig, forsvar i den nordvestlige delen av alliansens luftrom. Plasseringen i Nord-Norge ble åpent forklart med ønsket om å styrke NATOs militære tilstedeværelse i de nordlige regionene av landet på bakgrunn av økende internasjonale spenninger og økt oppmerksomhet mot Arktis.
Fra vår side går vi ut fra at opptrappingen av NATOs militære forberedelser og provoserende aktiviteter mot vårt land på den såkalte «nordflanken» utvilsomt utgjør en trussel mot Russlands nasjonale sikkerhet.
Dette bidrar på sin side absolutt ikke til å styrke sikkerheten til NATO og Norge, da det utløser en destabiliserende kjedereaksjon og øker risikoen for eskalering i Arktis og Baltikum. Situasjonen forverres av at det ikke finnes effektive tillitsskapende tiltak eller kommunikasjonskanaler mellom Russland og Den nordatlantiske alliansen om militære spørsmål, noe som øker sannsynligheten for farlige hendelser betydelig.
❓Hvilke andre NATO-anlegg er under forberedelse for åpning i Norge? Er det fare for at en permanent alliansekontingent blir utplassert i landet?
💬 Svar: Innen 2026 er det planlagt å åpne et treningssenter med 500 kaserneplasser i Sørreisa i Troms i Nord-Norge for å øve på NATO-maritime angrepsoperasjoner under arktiske forhold, primært for militært personell fra Storbritannia, Nederland og USA.
Innen 2029 skal det etableres et felles vedlikeholdssenter for norske og tyske marineubåter ved Sjøforsvarets hovudbase i Håkonsvern (Bergen).
Washington og Oslo bygger en «midlertidig» satellittstasjon på Andøya i fylke Nordland for å støtte den USA-ledede rominfrastrukturen Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
I Nord-Norge oppgraderes og utvides militær infrastruktur for mottak, overføring og utplassering av allierte forsterkninger aktivt. I mai 2025 kunngjorde den norske regjeringen sin beslutning om å «tilpasse» nasjonale retningslinjer for utenlandske militære aktiviteter i Nord-Norge for å øke intensiteten av felles NATO-trenings- og øvelsesaktiviteter i nord, inkludert i et grenseoverskridende format med Finland og Sverige.
I henhold til tilleggsavtalen om forsvarssamarbeid mellom Norge og USA fra 2021 (endret i 2024) er det etablert 12 såkalte «omforente områder» i Norge, som det amerikanske forsvaret kan bruke med svært vide fullmakter, blant annet til utplassering av styrker og utstyr, forhåndslagring av utstyr, forsyninger og teknologi, trening og øvelser, vedlikehold osv. De facto er dette amerikanske baser i Norge. I tillegg har britiske og nederlandske marinesoldater egne permanente treningsleirer på norsk territorium.
Så til tross for Oslos formelle forpliktelse til å utvise tilbakeholdenhet når det gjelder å ikke tillate utenlandske militærbaser i Norge, er NATO-styrker og -ressurser, primært fra USA, i praksis til stede her permanent og i økende antall.
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❓Det nye NATO-senteret for luftoperasjoner har åpnet i byen Bodø i Nord-Norge. Dette er alliansens tredje senter av denne typen, de to andre ligger i Tyskland og Spania. Utgjør opprettelsen av dette anlegget en trussel mot Russland? Prøver NATO å bruke det til å kontrollere skips- og flytrafikken i nordområdene?
💬 Svar: Ja, 10. oktober ble Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) offisielt åpnet i den norske byen Bodø (Nordland fylke), som ligger over polarsirkelen. Senteret vil ha ansvar for overvåking, «avskrekkelse» og, om nødvendig, forsvar i den nordvestlige delen av alliansens luftrom. Plasseringen i Nord-Norge ble åpent forklart med ønsket om å styrke NATOs militære tilstedeværelse i de nordlige regionene av landet på bakgrunn av økende internasjonale spenninger og økt oppmerksomhet mot Arktis.
Fra vår side går vi ut fra at opptrappingen av NATOs militære forberedelser og provoserende aktiviteter mot vårt land på den såkalte «nordflanken» utvilsomt utgjør en trussel mot Russlands nasjonale sikkerhet.
Dette bidrar på sin side absolutt ikke til å styrke sikkerheten til NATO og Norge, da det utløser en destabiliserende kjedereaksjon og øker risikoen for eskalering i Arktis og Baltikum. Situasjonen forverres av at det ikke finnes effektive tillitsskapende tiltak eller kommunikasjonskanaler mellom Russland og Den nordatlantiske alliansen om militære spørsmål, noe som øker sannsynligheten for farlige hendelser betydelig.
❓Hvilke andre NATO-anlegg er under forberedelse for åpning i Norge? Er det fare for at en permanent alliansekontingent blir utplassert i landet?
💬 Svar: Innen 2026 er det planlagt å åpne et treningssenter med 500 kaserneplasser i Sørreisa i Troms i Nord-Norge for å øve på NATO-maritime angrepsoperasjoner under arktiske forhold, primært for militært personell fra Storbritannia, Nederland og USA.
Innen 2029 skal det etableres et felles vedlikeholdssenter for norske og tyske marineubåter ved Sjøforsvarets hovudbase i Håkonsvern (Bergen).
Washington og Oslo bygger en «midlertidig» satellittstasjon på Andøya i fylke Nordland for å støtte den USA-ledede rominfrastrukturen Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
I Nord-Norge oppgraderes og utvides militær infrastruktur for mottak, overføring og utplassering av allierte forsterkninger aktivt. I mai 2025 kunngjorde den norske regjeringen sin beslutning om å «tilpasse» nasjonale retningslinjer for utenlandske militære aktiviteter i Nord-Norge for å øke intensiteten av felles NATO-trenings- og øvelsesaktiviteter i nord, inkludert i et grenseoverskridende format med Finland og Sverige.
I henhold til tilleggsavtalen om forsvarssamarbeid mellom Norge og USA fra 2021 (endret i 2024) er det etablert 12 såkalte «omforente områder» i Norge, som det amerikanske forsvaret kan bruke med svært vide fullmakter, blant annet til utplassering av styrker og utstyr, forhåndslagring av utstyr, forsyninger og teknologi, trening og øvelser, vedlikehold osv. De facto er dette amerikanske baser i Norge. I tillegg har britiske og nederlandske marinesoldater egne permanente treningsleirer på norsk territorium.
Så til tross for Oslos formelle forpliktelse til å utvise tilbakeholdenhet når det gjelder å ikke tillate utenlandske militærbaser i Norge, er NATO-styrker og -ressurser, primært fra USA, i praksis til stede her permanent og i økende antall.
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🗓️ 21 октября 2025 года в Национальном центре «Россия» состоялся Международный экспортный форум «Сделано в России», организованный Российским экспортным центром (РЭЦ).
Цель форума – создание эффективной площадки для диалога между государственными структурами, иностранными инвесторами, а также российским и международным бизнес-сообществом.
Центральным событием форума стала дискуссионная панель «Россия – миру. Укрепляя доверие, развивая глобальные связи», проведённая при поддержке Департамента государственного протокола МИД России.
Гостями сессии стали представители более 80 посольств, аккредитованных в Москве, в том числе порядка 50 послов и временных поверенных в делах дружественных стран.
Модераторами сессии выступили генеральный директор ТАСС А.О.Кондрашов и генеральный директор РЭЦ В.О.Никишина. В её работе приняли участие Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации М.В.Мишустин, Первый заместитель Председателя Правительства Российской Федерации Д.В.Мантуров, Министр промышленности и торговли России А.А.Алиханов, Министр экономического развития России М.Г.Решетников, , а также представители ведущих российских компаний.
Из выступления Председателя Правительства России М.В.Мишустина на пленарном заседании:
После дискуссии иностранные гости посетили выставку «Сделано в России», на которой были представлены инновационные продукцию более 30 предприятий из различных регионов страны – зарядные станции для электромобилей, беспилотные летательные аппараты, биопротезы, аппараты искусственной вентиляции лёгких и другие перспективные высокотехнологичные отечественные разработки.
Генеральный директор РЭЦ В.О.Никишина:
Иностранные гости выразили готовность способствовать дальнейшему расширению деловых контактов с российскими экспортоориентированными производителями.
Международный экспортный форум «Сделано в России» в очередной раз подтвердил статус России как ответственного и надёжного участника мировой экономической системы. Его проведение является важным шагом на пути укрепления доверия, углубления международных связей и продвижения российских товаров на глобальные рынки.
Цель форума – создание эффективной площадки для диалога между государственными структурами, иностранными инвесторами, а также российским и международным бизнес-сообществом.
Центральным событием форума стала дискуссионная панель «Россия – миру. Укрепляя доверие, развивая глобальные связи», проведённая при поддержке Департамента государственного протокола МИД России.
Гостями сессии стали представители более 80 посольств, аккредитованных в Москве, в том числе порядка 50 послов и временных поверенных в делах дружественных стран.
Модераторами сессии выступили генеральный директор ТАСС А.О.Кондрашов и генеральный директор РЭЦ В.О.Никишина. В её работе приняли участие Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации М.В.Мишустин, Первый заместитель Председателя Правительства Российской Федерации Д.В.Мантуров, Министр промышленности и торговли России А.А.Алиханов, Министр экономического развития России М.Г.Решетников, , а также представители ведущих российских компаний.
Из выступления Председателя Правительства России М.В.Мишустина на пленарном заседании:
Важно, что в условиях продолжающихся санкционных ограничений в отношении нашей страны спрос на продукцию, сделанную в России, сохраняется.
Идёт переориентация на более перспективные рынки Евразийского экономического союза, Содружества Независимых Государств, объединения БРИКС, Шанхайской организации сотрудничества. Усиливается взаимодействие с государствами Азии, Африки, Латинской Америки.
После дискуссии иностранные гости посетили выставку «Сделано в России», на которой были представлены инновационные продукцию более 30 предприятий из различных регионов страны – зарядные станции для электромобилей, беспилотные летательные аппараты, биопротезы, аппараты искусственной вентиляции лёгких и другие перспективные высокотехнологичные отечественные разработки.
Генеральный директор РЭЦ В.О.Никишина:
«Форум традиционно служит площадкой для деловых переговоров и установления партнёрских связей. Здесь рождаются десятки международных проектов и формируются новые направления сотрудничества».
Иностранные гости выразили готовность способствовать дальнейшему расширению деловых контактов с российскими экспортоориентированными производителями.
Международный экспортный форум «Сделано в России» в очередной раз подтвердил статус России как ответственного и надёжного участника мировой экономической системы. Его проведение является важным шагом на пути укрепления доверия, углубления международных связей и продвижения российских товаров на глобальные рынки.
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🎙Комментарий Посольства России в Норвегии для газеты «Неттависен» в связи с визитом В.Зеленского в Осло (22 октября 2025 г.)
❓Как Посольство может прокомментировать визит В.Зеленского в Осло?
💬 Ответ: Для нас ключевым критерием оценки итогов переговоров руководства Норвегии с В.Зеленским будет их нацеленность на устранение первопричин и устойчивое решение конфликта, а не его затягивание и эскалацию.
Россия, со своей стороны, неоднократно выражала готовность к предметному обсуждению с Киевом параметров всеобъемлющего и долгосрочного урегулирования, однако Украина и группа поддерживающих ее европейских стран не предпринимают встречных шагов в этом направлении.
Пока же видим, что, оказывая политическую поддержку, военную и финансовую помощь киевскому режиму норвежские власти продолжают подливать масло в огонь украинского конфликта, подпитывая самонадеянность и недоговороспособность Зеленского, продлевая и усугубляя тем самым страдания простых украинцев. Примечательно, что это происходит на фоне того, как США – вроде бы главный союзник Норвегии – пытаются добиться прогресса на переговорном треке.
Очевидно, что по ситуации на Украине Осло послушно следует в русле бескомпромиссных подходов «партии войны», нацеленной на срыв политико-дипломатического урегулирования и продолжение «гибридной войны» против России «до последнего украинца» с целью нанесения нашей стране «стратегического поражения».
В результате такой политики Норвегия, некогда имевшая репутацию страны-посредника и миротворца, теперь ассоциируется у стран «мирового большинства» с обогащением на европейском энергокризисе, конфронтационной политикой НАТО и двойными стандартами.
❗️Траты Осло на поддержку Киева вдвое превышают норвежский бюджет содействия международному развитию, в 80 раз – объем помощи Палестине, и в 150 раз – Судану. Хуже того – значительная часть ассигнований Осло оседает в карманах украинских коррупционеров, когда эти средства могли бы пойти на помощь беднейшим странам мира и решение собственных социально-экономических проблем, которые есть и в Норвегии.
Ссылка на публикацию в «Неттависен»
❓Как Посольство может прокомментировать визит В.Зеленского в Осло?
💬 Ответ: Для нас ключевым критерием оценки итогов переговоров руководства Норвегии с В.Зеленским будет их нацеленность на устранение первопричин и устойчивое решение конфликта, а не его затягивание и эскалацию.
Россия, со своей стороны, неоднократно выражала готовность к предметному обсуждению с Киевом параметров всеобъемлющего и долгосрочного урегулирования, однако Украина и группа поддерживающих ее европейских стран не предпринимают встречных шагов в этом направлении.
Пока же видим, что, оказывая политическую поддержку, военную и финансовую помощь киевскому режиму норвежские власти продолжают подливать масло в огонь украинского конфликта, подпитывая самонадеянность и недоговороспособность Зеленского, продлевая и усугубляя тем самым страдания простых украинцев. Примечательно, что это происходит на фоне того, как США – вроде бы главный союзник Норвегии – пытаются добиться прогресса на переговорном треке.
Очевидно, что по ситуации на Украине Осло послушно следует в русле бескомпромиссных подходов «партии войны», нацеленной на срыв политико-дипломатического урегулирования и продолжение «гибридной войны» против России «до последнего украинца» с целью нанесения нашей стране «стратегического поражения».
В результате такой политики Норвегия, некогда имевшая репутацию страны-посредника и миротворца, теперь ассоциируется у стран «мирового большинства» с обогащением на европейском энергокризисе, конфронтационной политикой НАТО и двойными стандартами.
❗️Траты Осло на поддержку Киева вдвое превышают норвежский бюджет содействия международному развитию, в 80 раз – объем помощи Палестине, и в 150 раз – Судану. Хуже того – значительная часть ассигнований Осло оседает в карманах украинских коррупционеров, когда эти средства могли бы пойти на помощь беднейшим странам мира и решение собственных социально-экономических проблем, которые есть и в Норвегии.
Ссылка на публикацию в «Неттависен»
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🎙Kommentar fra Russlands ambassade i Norge til Nettavisen i forbindelse med Vladimir Zelenskys besøk i Norge (22. oktober 2025)
❓Kan Nettavisen få en kommentar fra ambassaden på Zelenskyjs besøk i Norge?
💬 Svar: For oss vil det viktigste kriteriet for å vurdere resultatet av den norske ledelsens forhandlinger med Vladimir Zelensky være deres fokus på å fjerne de grunnleggende årsakene til og finne en bærekraftig løsning på konflikten, snarere enn å forlenge og eskalere den.
Russland har på sin side gjentatte ganger uttrykt sin vilje til å delta i substansielle diskusjoner med Kiev om rammene for en omfattende og langsiktig løsning, men Ukraina og de europeiske landene som støtter det, tar ikke gjensidige skritt i denne retningen.
Foreløpig ser vi at de norske myndighetene, ved å gi politisk støtte, militær og økonomisk bistand til regimet i Kiev, fortsetter å helle bensin på bålet i den ukrainske konflikten, og dermed nærer Zelenskys arroganse og manglende vilje til å forhandle, noe som forlenger og forverrer lidelsene til vanlige ukrainere. Det er verdt å merke seg at dette skjer på bakgrunn av at USA – angivelig Norges viktigste allierte – prøver å gjøre fremskritt på forhandlingssporet.
Det er åpenbart at Oslo, når det gjelder situasjonen i Ukraina, lydig følger den kompromissløse tilnærmingen til «krigspartiet», som har som mål å forstyrre den politiske og diplomatiske løsningen og fortsette den «hybride krigen» mot Russland «til den siste ukraineren» for å påføre vårt land et «strategisk nederlag».
Som et resultat av denne politikken blir Norge, som en gang hadde rykte på seg som megler og fredsnasjon, nå assosiert av «verdens flertall» med profitt på den europeiske energikrisen, NATOs konfrontasjonspolitikk og dobbeltmoral.
Oslos utgifter til støtte for Kiev er dobbelt så store som det norske budsjettet for internasjonal utviklingsbistand, 80 ganger så store som bistanden til Palestina og 150 ganger så store som bistanden til Sudan. Enda verre er det at en betydelig del av Oslos bevilgninger havner i lommene til korrupte ukrainske embetsmenn, når disse midlene kunne vært brukt til å hjelpe verdens fattigste land og løse Norges egne sosioøkonomiske problemer.
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❓Kan Nettavisen få en kommentar fra ambassaden på Zelenskyjs besøk i Norge?
💬 Svar: For oss vil det viktigste kriteriet for å vurdere resultatet av den norske ledelsens forhandlinger med Vladimir Zelensky være deres fokus på å fjerne de grunnleggende årsakene til og finne en bærekraftig løsning på konflikten, snarere enn å forlenge og eskalere den.
Russland har på sin side gjentatte ganger uttrykt sin vilje til å delta i substansielle diskusjoner med Kiev om rammene for en omfattende og langsiktig løsning, men Ukraina og de europeiske landene som støtter det, tar ikke gjensidige skritt i denne retningen.
Foreløpig ser vi at de norske myndighetene, ved å gi politisk støtte, militær og økonomisk bistand til regimet i Kiev, fortsetter å helle bensin på bålet i den ukrainske konflikten, og dermed nærer Zelenskys arroganse og manglende vilje til å forhandle, noe som forlenger og forverrer lidelsene til vanlige ukrainere. Det er verdt å merke seg at dette skjer på bakgrunn av at USA – angivelig Norges viktigste allierte – prøver å gjøre fremskritt på forhandlingssporet.
Det er åpenbart at Oslo, når det gjelder situasjonen i Ukraina, lydig følger den kompromissløse tilnærmingen til «krigspartiet», som har som mål å forstyrre den politiske og diplomatiske løsningen og fortsette den «hybride krigen» mot Russland «til den siste ukraineren» for å påføre vårt land et «strategisk nederlag».
Som et resultat av denne politikken blir Norge, som en gang hadde rykte på seg som megler og fredsnasjon, nå assosiert av «verdens flertall» med profitt på den europeiske energikrisen, NATOs konfrontasjonspolitikk og dobbeltmoral.
Oslos utgifter til støtte for Kiev er dobbelt så store som det norske budsjettet for internasjonal utviklingsbistand, 80 ganger så store som bistanden til Palestina og 150 ganger så store som bistanden til Sudan. Enda verre er det at en betydelig del av Oslos bevilgninger havner i lommene til korrupte ukrainske embetsmenn, når disse midlene kunne vært brukt til å hjelpe verdens fattigste land og løse Norges egne sosioøkonomiske problemer.
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🗓 On October 20-22, Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, heading the Russian interagency delegation, took part in the 10th Singapore International Cyber Week and the Special Session of the ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity with Dialogue Partners held within its framework.
Participants of the event emphasized the importance of recognizing the global nature of growing threats in the digital environment. The results of the now-concluded UN Open-Ended Working Group (#OEWG) focused on the security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) were highly commended. A commitment was expressed to work jointly within the framework of the forthcoming Permanent Global Mechanism on ICT Security and Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace, which will replace the OEWG. The signing of the UN Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi, Viet Nam (October 25-26), was noted as an important milestone.
On the sidelines of the Forum, DFM Vershinin held bilateral meetings with UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, Singapore’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade & Industry, Gan Siow Huang, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Albert Chua, Chief Executive of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore David Koh, Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN, Burhan Gafoor, and Head of the Cyber Defense and Security Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Larissa Calza.
The meetings and bilateral contacts confirmed ASEAN countries’ receptiveness to the key elements of Russia’s approaches to international information security (#IIS). In particular, Russia’s arguments were supported regarding the central role of the UN in the negotiation process on ICT security issues, including artificial intelligence, as well as the need to develop legally binding norms to prevent and resolve conflicts in cyberspace based on the principles of sovereign equality and non-interference in the internal affairs of states.
Participants of the event emphasized the importance of recognizing the global nature of growing threats in the digital environment. The results of the now-concluded UN Open-Ended Working Group (#OEWG) focused on the security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) were highly commended. A commitment was expressed to work jointly within the framework of the forthcoming Permanent Global Mechanism on ICT Security and Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace, which will replace the OEWG. The signing of the UN Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi, Viet Nam (October 25-26), was noted as an important milestone.
On the sidelines of the Forum, DFM Vershinin held bilateral meetings with UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, Singapore’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade & Industry, Gan Siow Huang, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Albert Chua, Chief Executive of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore David Koh, Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN, Burhan Gafoor, and Head of the Cyber Defense and Security Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Larissa Calza.
The meetings and bilateral contacts confirmed ASEAN countries’ receptiveness to the key elements of Russia’s approaches to international information security (#IIS). In particular, Russia’s arguments were supported regarding the central role of the UN in the negotiation process on ICT security issues, including artificial intelligence, as well as the need to develop legally binding norms to prevent and resolve conflicts in cyberspace based on the principles of sovereign equality and non-interference in the internal affairs of states.
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📺 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s video message to participants of a solemn meeting dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the United Nations (Moscow, October 22, 2025)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: This year, the international community marks a significant date, the 80th anniversary of the UN. For a multilateral organisation, an anniversary is an excellent opportunity to not only look back at the past performance, but to outline plans as well. The UN is no exception.
The UN was originally created as a centre for coordinating and balancing the interests of states whenever an international response was required.
#UNCharterIsOurRules
The UN Charter, which remains the key source of international law, enshrines the fundamental rules of relations between the states, including the principles of the sovereign equality of states, non-interference in their internal affairs, and the right of nations to self-determination.
Eight decades later, we can safely say that this global organisation created following the most horrific of wars fulfilled its crucial mission and saved the world from another devastating conflict of global proportions. Moreover, the UN has demonstrated a remarkable resilience amid the differences setting the world’s leading powers apart.
Although the Organisation is facing a crisis in its attempts to maintain international peace and security, I choose not to be entirely pessimistic as we mark this anniversary.
The ongoing restructuring of the global economy and politics towards multipolarity, the growing influence of the World Majority, and the steady increase in the number of the countries that recognise the value of state sovereignty and the importance of protecting it from neocolonial encroachment inspire hope that things will gradually improve over time.
It has long been clear, though, that the UN, which was founded 80 years ago amid the geopolitical circumstances that were drastically different from today’s, no longer reflects the international balance of power in full and is in need of a reform.
🇷🇺 Russia advocates an approach that implies greater role and weight of the Global South and the Global East in the UN bodies, including the Security Council which is the most important of them.
When considering modernisation of the Organisation, it is important to focus on its Secretariat which is heavily overrepresented by the collective West which often ignores the principle of impartiality and takes advantage of the administrative resources to brazenly advance its national approaches, thereby violating Article 100 of the Charter which requires all UN Secretariat officials to remain neutral. This approach should not go unnoticed or unpunished.
❗️ We will ensure that the new Secretary-General to be elected in 2026 devotes much more attention to this issue.
In the face of the challenges posed by the new historical era, Russia is prepared to work together in an honest manner to unlock the creative potential of the UN based on the conscientious observance by all states of the principles of the Charter laid down by the founding fathers as an indivisible and interdependent whole.
💬 Sergey Lavrov: This year, the international community marks a significant date, the 80th anniversary of the UN. For a multilateral organisation, an anniversary is an excellent opportunity to not only look back at the past performance, but to outline plans as well. The UN is no exception.
The UN was originally created as a centre for coordinating and balancing the interests of states whenever an international response was required.
#UNCharterIsOurRules
The UN Charter, which remains the key source of international law, enshrines the fundamental rules of relations between the states, including the principles of the sovereign equality of states, non-interference in their internal affairs, and the right of nations to self-determination.
Eight decades later, we can safely say that this global organisation created following the most horrific of wars fulfilled its crucial mission and saved the world from another devastating conflict of global proportions. Moreover, the UN has demonstrated a remarkable resilience amid the differences setting the world’s leading powers apart.
Although the Organisation is facing a crisis in its attempts to maintain international peace and security, I choose not to be entirely pessimistic as we mark this anniversary.
The ongoing restructuring of the global economy and politics towards multipolarity, the growing influence of the World Majority, and the steady increase in the number of the countries that recognise the value of state sovereignty and the importance of protecting it from neocolonial encroachment inspire hope that things will gradually improve over time.
It has long been clear, though, that the UN, which was founded 80 years ago amid the geopolitical circumstances that were drastically different from today’s, no longer reflects the international balance of power in full and is in need of a reform.
🇷🇺 Russia advocates an approach that implies greater role and weight of the Global South and the Global East in the UN bodies, including the Security Council which is the most important of them.
When considering modernisation of the Organisation, it is important to focus on its Secretariat which is heavily overrepresented by the collective West which often ignores the principle of impartiality and takes advantage of the administrative resources to brazenly advance its national approaches, thereby violating Article 100 of the Charter which requires all UN Secretariat officials to remain neutral. This approach should not go unnoticed or unpunished.
❗️ We will ensure that the new Secretary-General to be elected in 2026 devotes much more attention to this issue.
In the face of the challenges posed by the new historical era, Russia is prepared to work together in an honest manner to unlock the creative potential of the UN based on the conscientious observance by all states of the principles of the Charter laid down by the founding fathers as an indivisible and interdependent whole.
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📄 Joint Statement In Support of the Efforts to Strengthen the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of the Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (New York, October 22, 2025)
We, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Kyrgyz Republic, the People’s Republic of China, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Mali, the Republic of Nicaragua, the Republic of the Niger, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Russian Federation, the State of Eritrea,
reaffirm our dedication to protecting humanity from chemical and biological warfare, recognize the common interest of all humankind in excluding completely the possibility of the use of chemical, bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons. Convinced that such use would be repugnant to the conscience of humankind, we are determined to condemn any use of toxic chemicals, biological agents or toxins as weapons by anyone, anywhere, at anytime, and to hold accountable those responsible for any such use.
We underline that the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (#BWC), the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (#CWC) and the Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare (Geneva Protocol) are essential for international peace and security.
We reaffirm that under all circumstances the use, development, production and stockpiling of chemical, bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons are prohibited under Article I of the BWC and under Article I of the CWC. We urge all States Parties to the BWC and the CWC as a priority to fully comply with all their obligations pursuant to those Conventions and to abide by the understandings agreed by the review conferences of the States Parties to the Conventions.
We note efforts by the UN Secretary-General and UN Secretariat, as well as national initiatives to provide relevant training to experts that could support the Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM). <...>
Therefore we are convinced that there is need for intensifying efforts of the international community with support of the UN Secretariat to strengthen the expert and technical capabilities of the UNSGM. Particular attention should be paid to the UNSGM guidelines and procedures (document A/44/561), which have not been updated with the exception of their technical appendices (few of their points were revised in 2007) since their endorsement by the UN General Assembly resolution А/45/57С dated December 4, 1990.
We reiterate that according to section G of the above-mentioned UNSGM guidelines and procedures the UN Secretary-General should periodically review with the assistance of his appointed expert consultants, bearing in mind modifications proposed by Member States, the technical guidelines and procedures contained in Annex I to the 1989 report of the Secretary-General and revise them as necessary for submission to the General Assembly, upon its request.
In light of the above, we call upon the UN Secretary-General to organize a review of the current UNSGM guidelines and procedures, the UN General Assembly document А/44/561 dated October 4, 1989, in which they are set out in accordance with paragraph 103 and by analogy to the update conducted in 2007.
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We, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Kyrgyz Republic, the People’s Republic of China, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Mali, the Republic of Nicaragua, the Republic of the Niger, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Russian Federation, the State of Eritrea,
reaffirm our dedication to protecting humanity from chemical and biological warfare, recognize the common interest of all humankind in excluding completely the possibility of the use of chemical, bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons. Convinced that such use would be repugnant to the conscience of humankind, we are determined to condemn any use of toxic chemicals, biological agents or toxins as weapons by anyone, anywhere, at anytime, and to hold accountable those responsible for any such use.
We underline that the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (#BWC), the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (#CWC) and the Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare (Geneva Protocol) are essential for international peace and security.
We reaffirm that under all circumstances the use, development, production and stockpiling of chemical, bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons are prohibited under Article I of the BWC and under Article I of the CWC. We urge all States Parties to the BWC and the CWC as a priority to fully comply with all their obligations pursuant to those Conventions and to abide by the understandings agreed by the review conferences of the States Parties to the Conventions.
We note efforts by the UN Secretary-General and UN Secretariat, as well as national initiatives to provide relevant training to experts that could support the Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM). <...>
Therefore we are convinced that there is need for intensifying efforts of the international community with support of the UN Secretariat to strengthen the expert and technical capabilities of the UNSGM. Particular attention should be paid to the UNSGM guidelines and procedures (document A/44/561), which have not been updated with the exception of their technical appendices (few of their points were revised in 2007) since their endorsement by the UN General Assembly resolution А/45/57С dated December 4, 1990.
We reiterate that according to section G of the above-mentioned UNSGM guidelines and procedures the UN Secretary-General should periodically review with the assistance of his appointed expert consultants, bearing in mind modifications proposed by Member States, the technical guidelines and procedures contained in Annex I to the 1989 report of the Secretary-General and revise them as necessary for submission to the General Assembly, upon its request.
In light of the above, we call upon the UN Secretary-General to organize a review of the current UNSGM guidelines and procedures, the UN General Assembly document А/44/561 dated October 4, 1989, in which they are set out in accordance with paragraph 103 and by analogy to the update conducted in 2007.
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