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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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🎙 Comment by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations (October 24, 2025)
💬 On October 24, the international community marks the 80th anniversary of the UN.
Its establishment was one of the key outcomes of the Victory in the Second World War. It was the defeat of Nazism – to which our country made a fundamental contribution – that created the conditions for forming a new system of international relations.
❗️ Having endured the unspeakable horrors of war, the international community set itself the noble goal of never again allowing such a destructive tragedy to occur.
The architects of the UN-centred world order were the leaders of the great victorious powers, who were able to rise above their disagreements for the sake of establishing lasting peace and security for all nations and peoples.
However, almost immediately, representatives of the Western “camp” set a course toward weakening the World Organization, preventing it from fully realizing its potential. Nevertheless, the UN has achieved many historically significant results, laying the foundation for the modern multipolar world order. A vivid example is the 1960 Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, adopted on the initiative of the Soviet Union, which led to the emergence of dozens of sovereign states across the world.
Recently, criticism of the UN has intensified. Some even claim it has fulfilled its historical mission and is no longer needed.
Indeed, the UN’s work faces many challenges – including the Secretariat’s bias, low efficiency, excessive bureaucracy, and irrational spending.
However, the root cause lies not in structural flaws but in how member states approach the Organization’s work and use the opportunities it offers. The UN merely reflects the political will and ability of its members to reach agreements.
All this, however, cannot call into question the indisputable fact that the UN is the most successful international organization in human history – its strength lies in its unprecedented representativeness and broad mandate.
#TheUNCharterIsOurRules
The UN Charter remains fully relevant and continues to provide optimal answers to the challenges of the multipolar era. The fundamental principles of inter-state relations enshrined in it have stood the test of time and must be strictly observed in their entirety, interconnection, and consistency.
Of course, the UN must adapt to today’s polycentric realities.
☝️ At the same time, any changes must be rational and carefully balanced – aimed at strengthening the institutional foundations of the Organization, preserving the “division of labour” among its principal organs, and enhancing the UN’s effectiveness and operational capacity.
It is equally important that such reforms remain under the strict control of member states and lead to an increased role for the countries of the Global Majority.
🇷🇺 Russia, as a founding member of the UN and a permanent member of its Security Council, is fully aware of its responsibility for the Organization’s future.
The Russian Side stands ready, together with numerous like-minded partners, to continue working vigorously to ensure the full restoration of the UN’s central coordinating role in world affairs – as envisaged by Russia’s Foreign Policy Concept – and to seek the strict observance of the principles enshrined in its Charter.
💬 On October 24, the international community marks the 80th anniversary of the UN.
Its establishment was one of the key outcomes of the Victory in the Second World War. It was the defeat of Nazism – to which our country made a fundamental contribution – that created the conditions for forming a new system of international relations.
❗️ Having endured the unspeakable horrors of war, the international community set itself the noble goal of never again allowing such a destructive tragedy to occur.
The architects of the UN-centred world order were the leaders of the great victorious powers, who were able to rise above their disagreements for the sake of establishing lasting peace and security for all nations and peoples.
However, almost immediately, representatives of the Western “camp” set a course toward weakening the World Organization, preventing it from fully realizing its potential. Nevertheless, the UN has achieved many historically significant results, laying the foundation for the modern multipolar world order. A vivid example is the 1960 Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, adopted on the initiative of the Soviet Union, which led to the emergence of dozens of sovereign states across the world.
Recently, criticism of the UN has intensified. Some even claim it has fulfilled its historical mission and is no longer needed.
Indeed, the UN’s work faces many challenges – including the Secretariat’s bias, low efficiency, excessive bureaucracy, and irrational spending.
However, the root cause lies not in structural flaws but in how member states approach the Organization’s work and use the opportunities it offers. The UN merely reflects the political will and ability of its members to reach agreements.
All this, however, cannot call into question the indisputable fact that the UN is the most successful international organization in human history – its strength lies in its unprecedented representativeness and broad mandate.
#TheUNCharterIsOurRules
The UN Charter remains fully relevant and continues to provide optimal answers to the challenges of the multipolar era. The fundamental principles of inter-state relations enshrined in it have stood the test of time and must be strictly observed in their entirety, interconnection, and consistency.
Of course, the UN must adapt to today’s polycentric realities.
☝️ At the same time, any changes must be rational and carefully balanced – aimed at strengthening the institutional foundations of the Organization, preserving the “division of labour” among its principal organs, and enhancing the UN’s effectiveness and operational capacity.
It is equally important that such reforms remain under the strict control of member states and lead to an increased role for the countries of the Global Majority.
🇷🇺 Russia, as a founding member of the UN and a permanent member of its Security Council, is fully aware of its responsibility for the Organization’s future.
The Russian Side stands ready, together with numerous like-minded partners, to continue working vigorously to ensure the full restoration of the UN’s central coordinating role in world affairs – as envisaged by Russia’s Foreign Policy Concept – and to seek the strict observance of the principles enshrined in its Charter.
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8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on October 24, 1945, the Charter of the United Nations entered into force. This date marks the founding day of the UN.
The idea of creating a universal international organisation to maintain peace emerged during World War II. In 1943, at an international conference in Moscow, the foreign ministers of the USSR, the United States, the United Kingdom, and China signed a declaration that laid the foundation for the future United Nations.
In February 1945, at the Yalta Conference, the leaders of the three Allied powers – Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill – decided to convene a conference in San Francisco, where on June 26, 1945, 50 states signed the UN Charter.
The establishment of the United Nations marked the beginning of a new era in human history and became a natural outcome of World War II, expressing the global community’s determination to prevent such horrible massacre from ever happening again, and to resolve conflicts through consensus and compromise.
#UNCharterIsOurRules: Russia has consistently advocated the strengthening of the central coordinating role of the UN in global affairs. Strict compliance with the letter and spirit of the UN Charter is an indispensable condition for advancing towards a more peaceful, prosperous and truly just and equal world order.
💬 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:
📜 Today, 80 years later after its adoption, the words of the United Nations Charter Preamble once again affirm their relevance:
The Founding Fathers of the UN envisioned its purpose as serving as a centre for coordinating the nations’ activities.
👉 The outstanding Russian diplomat Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 to 2017, aptly described the UN’s role in today’s world:
These words resonate with another famous statement by the second UN Secretary-General (1953–1961), Dag Hammarskjöld: “The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell".
The idea of creating a universal international organisation to maintain peace emerged during World War II. In 1943, at an international conference in Moscow, the foreign ministers of the USSR, the United States, the United Kingdom, and China signed a declaration that laid the foundation for the future United Nations.
In February 1945, at the Yalta Conference, the leaders of the three Allied powers – Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill – decided to convene a conference in San Francisco, where on June 26, 1945, 50 states signed the UN Charter.
The establishment of the United Nations marked the beginning of a new era in human history and became a natural outcome of World War II, expressing the global community’s determination to prevent such horrible massacre from ever happening again, and to resolve conflicts through consensus and compromise.
#UNCharterIsOurRules: Russia has consistently advocated the strengthening of the central coordinating role of the UN in global affairs. Strict compliance with the letter and spirit of the UN Charter is an indispensable condition for advancing towards a more peaceful, prosperous and truly just and equal world order.
💬 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:
“We have always upheld the principles of the UN Charter, which we consider to be perfectly applicable norms of international law codified in the most important international legal document of the international community, which comprehensively sets out the organisational standards of international relations.”
📜 Today, 80 years later after its adoption, the words of the United Nations Charter Preamble once again affirm their relevance:
WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind… HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS.
The Founding Fathers of the UN envisioned its purpose as serving as a centre for coordinating the nations’ activities.
👉 The outstanding Russian diplomat Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 to 2017, aptly described the UN’s role in today’s world:
“The United Nations has proven its ability to change along with transformations of the international system. At the current stage of turbulence in global affairs, it is crucial to preserve its prestige based on the enduring and truly democratic principle of sovereign equality of all states, without dividing them into the leaders and the led.”
These words resonate with another famous statement by the second UN Secretary-General (1953–1961), Dag Hammarskjöld: “The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell".
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question on the EU adopting the 19th anti-Russia sanctions package
❓ Question: Could you please comment on the EU adopting the 19th sanctions package?
💬 Maria Zakharova: We took note of the information that, on October 23, the EU Council approved the 19th package of illegal unilateral sanctions on our country.
The envisaged measures include:
• a ban on supplies of Russian LNG to the EU market through 2026;
sanctions on certain companies in the petroleum production and oil transport sectors (including Rosneft and Gazpromneft);
• additional restrictions on vessels that Brussels classifies as belonging to the so-called Russian shadow fleet;
• measures against some Russian and foreign banks;
• financial restrictions;
• a ban on the export of certain additional categories of goods.
Under various pretexts, targeted sanctions have been expanded against certain legal entities and individuals. In addition, a notification procedure is being introduced for the movement of Russian diplomats within the Schengen area outside the country of their accreditation.
In short, Brussels had to scrape real low in the barrel to fill its latest anti-Russia sanctions package.
Will these restrictions have any significant consequences for our country? The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas answered this quite pithily. Even before the adoption of the 19th package, she said that the EU had already begun working on the next one. It appears that even Brussels does not believe in the effectiveness of the sanctions pressure on Russia, yet they persist - with a perseverance that would be better applied elsewhere - on a course that is becoming ever more self-destructive for the European Union itself. And the issue is not only about the substantial harm to the economies and social spheres of EU member states.
Brussels seems to be oblivious to the fact that, in fighting the circumvention of anti-Russia sanctions, it is increasingly isolating itself on the international stage. Just within the last package, restrictions of various kinds under contrived pretexts have been imposed on economic operators from the PRC, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, the UAE, India, Thailand, and the DPRK.
By indulging its sense of exceptionalism, the EU is increasingly blackmailing third countries with the spread of secondary sanctions. In doing so, it is effectively declaring that it considers itself ennoscriptd to dictate the terms of trade and economic cooperation between sovereign states.
🤷♀️ The EU clearly fails to realise that such ambitions to act as a global policeman (or, if you prefer, a global customs officer) will inevitably have consequences for the EU’s place and role in the world.
Even more food for thought regarding the situation in the EU is provided by the provision in the 19th package banning European operators from providing services related to tourism in Russia.
Essentially, the EU is moving towards restricting the freedom of movement of its own citizens. Today, it’s a ban on tourism to Russia. What will be tomorrow? A permit system for travel beyond the EU’s “blooming garden?” Yet, the real reason behind this decision is not merely, and not even primarily, to reduce Russia’s earnings from European tourists. The main aim is to prevent the EU citizens who live in an information space cleansed of dissent and subjected to daily anti-Russian propaganda from seeing our country with their own eyes and having the opportunity to compare facts with the lies being fed to them.
☝️ Russia resolutely condemns any illegitimate unilateral coercive measures.
❗️ An increasing number of countries share and support this approach. Naturally, in response to this new EU sanctions package, effective and tough measures will follow from our side.
❓ Question: Could you please comment on the EU adopting the 19th sanctions package?
💬 Maria Zakharova: We took note of the information that, on October 23, the EU Council approved the 19th package of illegal unilateral sanctions on our country.
The envisaged measures include:
• a ban on supplies of Russian LNG to the EU market through 2026;
sanctions on certain companies in the petroleum production and oil transport sectors (including Rosneft and Gazpromneft);
• additional restrictions on vessels that Brussels classifies as belonging to the so-called Russian shadow fleet;
• measures against some Russian and foreign banks;
• financial restrictions;
• a ban on the export of certain additional categories of goods.
Under various pretexts, targeted sanctions have been expanded against certain legal entities and individuals. In addition, a notification procedure is being introduced for the movement of Russian diplomats within the Schengen area outside the country of their accreditation.
In short, Brussels had to scrape real low in the barrel to fill its latest anti-Russia sanctions package.
Will these restrictions have any significant consequences for our country? The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas answered this quite pithily. Even before the adoption of the 19th package, she said that the EU had already begun working on the next one. It appears that even Brussels does not believe in the effectiveness of the sanctions pressure on Russia, yet they persist - with a perseverance that would be better applied elsewhere - on a course that is becoming ever more self-destructive for the European Union itself. And the issue is not only about the substantial harm to the economies and social spheres of EU member states.
Brussels seems to be oblivious to the fact that, in fighting the circumvention of anti-Russia sanctions, it is increasingly isolating itself on the international stage. Just within the last package, restrictions of various kinds under contrived pretexts have been imposed on economic operators from the PRC, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, the UAE, India, Thailand, and the DPRK.
By indulging its sense of exceptionalism, the EU is increasingly blackmailing third countries with the spread of secondary sanctions. In doing so, it is effectively declaring that it considers itself ennoscriptd to dictate the terms of trade and economic cooperation between sovereign states.
🤷♀️ The EU clearly fails to realise that such ambitions to act as a global policeman (or, if you prefer, a global customs officer) will inevitably have consequences for the EU’s place and role in the world.
Even more food for thought regarding the situation in the EU is provided by the provision in the 19th package banning European operators from providing services related to tourism in Russia.
Essentially, the EU is moving towards restricting the freedom of movement of its own citizens. Today, it’s a ban on tourism to Russia. What will be tomorrow? A permit system for travel beyond the EU’s “blooming garden?” Yet, the real reason behind this decision is not merely, and not even primarily, to reduce Russia’s earnings from European tourists. The main aim is to prevent the EU citizens who live in an information space cleansed of dissent and subjected to daily anti-Russian propaganda from seeing our country with their own eyes and having the opportunity to compare facts with the lies being fed to them.
☝️ Russia resolutely condemns any illegitimate unilateral coercive measures.
❗️ An increasing number of countries share and support this approach. Naturally, in response to this new EU sanctions package, effective and tough measures will follow from our side.
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💬 25 октября отмечается день освобождения Красной армией в 1944 году северо-востока Норвегии от немецко-фашистских захватчиков.
Кровопролитные сражения в тяжелейших условиях стали образцом доблести и стойкости советских воинов.
Их Подвиг бессмертен.
Во время Петсамо-Киркенесской операции по освобождению Заполярья Красная армия потеряла 6084 человека.
Общие страницы истории России и Норвегии, относящиеся ко Второй мировой войне, связаны не только с событиями 1944 года на Севере, но и судьбами десятков тысяч советских военнопленных, содержавшихся в нацистских концлагерях на территории Норвегии. Простые норвежские граждане помогали советским военнопленным выживать.
Имела возможность в составе российской делегации, во главе которой был Министр иностранных дел России Сергей Лавров, видеть, в каких условиях содержались советские военнопленные.
Это была торжественная церемония, памятное мероприятие непосредственно у входа в одну из штолен – такой каменный мешок, где советские военнопленные работали под дулами немецких автоматов.
Мы не были внутри штольни (там вечная мерзлота). Мы были рядом, на специально оборудованной площадке, которая ещё и подогревалась специальными устройствами.
Честно скажу, мы как члены делегации, сопровождающие Министра, бегали греться в машины и автобусы каждые 15 минут. <...> Невозможно было двигать ни руками, ни ногами. Министр сидел в первом ряду. Стоически вынес всю эту церемонию, естественно, как он это делает и всегда.
Одна мысль, которая не дает мне покоя до сих пор: мы, сытые, здоровые, довольные жизнью, не могли выдержать и 15 минут там, в одежде, в шубах, в пуховых пальто. Как они там выживали без еды (какие там медикаменты, одежда, элементарная еда) в этих условиях нечеловеческого холода? Это загадка.
Хорошо помню и никогда не забуду обратную дорогу домой, в Москву. Мы летели в комфортабельном тёплом самолёте, с пледами, с мягкими сиденьями, с едой, чаем, кофе. Я летела в верхней одежде, потому что холод не отступал. <...> Не могла согреться, при том, что я — человек нашей средней полосы, в принципе хорошо переношу холод. Но тот холод вынести было невозможно.
Как умудрились норвежцы сегодня всё это забыть, как умудрилось руководство Норвегии отвернуться от тех страниц истории, остаётся не меньшей для меня загадкой.
Как они забыли не только наших, как они забыли своих из бойцов Сопротивления? Как они забыли про практически 13 тысяч советских военнопленных, которые погибли и которые навсегда остались в норвежской земле.
Почему забыли? Потому что они поддерживают сейчас тех, кто героизировал нацистских преступников. Поддерживают политически, информационно, материально. Поддерживают в том числе оружием. И Норвегия – одна из первых. Может быть, следует почаще ездить к этим штольням, где находились советские военнопленные? Может быть, следует находиться там не по 10-15 минут, а выстоять хотя бы часа полтора-два, чтобы этот холод, который пронизывает до костей, не отпускал ещё хотя бы пару дней, чтобы память вернулась?
Говорят, когда прохладно, голова лучше соображает. Не знаю, распространяется ли это на нынешние норвежские власти.
Попытки намеренного искажения этого общего для наших двух стран исторического прошлого в угоду политической конъюнктуре, которые в последнее время все чаще наблюдаются в норвежском официальном дискурсе и некоторых практических шагах отдельных представителей власти – неприемлемы и постыдны.
Не можем расценивать их иначе как «переписывание и фальсификацию истории» и «стирание памяти» будущих поколений.
Мы благодарим всех тех в России и Норвегии, кто причастен к сохранению исторической правды и памяти, возвращению имён погибших и покоящихся в безымянных советских захоронениях в норвежской земле, поиску их родственников.
☝️ Эта работа будет продолжена, несмотря ни на что.
Ежегодно 25 октября в честь освобождения Восточного Финнмарка у памятника советскому солдату в Киркенесе Генконсульством России проводится торжественная церемония.
Приветствуем всех, кто хочет вместе с российскими дипломатами почтить память героев.
Кровопролитные сражения в тяжелейших условиях стали образцом доблести и стойкости советских воинов.
Их Подвиг бессмертен.
Во время Петсамо-Киркенесской операции по освобождению Заполярья Красная армия потеряла 6084 человека.
Общие страницы истории России и Норвегии, относящиеся ко Второй мировой войне, связаны не только с событиями 1944 года на Севере, но и судьбами десятков тысяч советских военнопленных, содержавшихся в нацистских концлагерях на территории Норвегии. Простые норвежские граждане помогали советским военнопленным выживать.
Имела возможность в составе российской делегации, во главе которой был Министр иностранных дел России Сергей Лавров, видеть, в каких условиях содержались советские военнопленные.
Это была торжественная церемония, памятное мероприятие непосредственно у входа в одну из штолен – такой каменный мешок, где советские военнопленные работали под дулами немецких автоматов.
Мы не были внутри штольни (там вечная мерзлота). Мы были рядом, на специально оборудованной площадке, которая ещё и подогревалась специальными устройствами.
Честно скажу, мы как члены делегации, сопровождающие Министра, бегали греться в машины и автобусы каждые 15 минут. <...> Невозможно было двигать ни руками, ни ногами. Министр сидел в первом ряду. Стоически вынес всю эту церемонию, естественно, как он это делает и всегда.
Одна мысль, которая не дает мне покоя до сих пор: мы, сытые, здоровые, довольные жизнью, не могли выдержать и 15 минут там, в одежде, в шубах, в пуховых пальто. Как они там выживали без еды (какие там медикаменты, одежда, элементарная еда) в этих условиях нечеловеческого холода? Это загадка.
Хорошо помню и никогда не забуду обратную дорогу домой, в Москву. Мы летели в комфортабельном тёплом самолёте, с пледами, с мягкими сиденьями, с едой, чаем, кофе. Я летела в верхней одежде, потому что холод не отступал. <...> Не могла согреться, при том, что я — человек нашей средней полосы, в принципе хорошо переношу холод. Но тот холод вынести было невозможно.
Как умудрились норвежцы сегодня всё это забыть, как умудрилось руководство Норвегии отвернуться от тех страниц истории, остаётся не меньшей для меня загадкой.
Как они забыли не только наших, как они забыли своих из бойцов Сопротивления? Как они забыли про практически 13 тысяч советских военнопленных, которые погибли и которые навсегда остались в норвежской земле.
Почему забыли? Потому что они поддерживают сейчас тех, кто героизировал нацистских преступников. Поддерживают политически, информационно, материально. Поддерживают в том числе оружием. И Норвегия – одна из первых. Может быть, следует почаще ездить к этим штольням, где находились советские военнопленные? Может быть, следует находиться там не по 10-15 минут, а выстоять хотя бы часа полтора-два, чтобы этот холод, который пронизывает до костей, не отпускал ещё хотя бы пару дней, чтобы память вернулась?
Говорят, когда прохладно, голова лучше соображает. Не знаю, распространяется ли это на нынешние норвежские власти.
Попытки намеренного искажения этого общего для наших двух стран исторического прошлого в угоду политической конъюнктуре, которые в последнее время все чаще наблюдаются в норвежском официальном дискурсе и некоторых практических шагах отдельных представителей власти – неприемлемы и постыдны.
Не можем расценивать их иначе как «переписывание и фальсификацию истории» и «стирание памяти» будущих поколений.
Мы благодарим всех тех в России и Норвегии, кто причастен к сохранению исторической правды и памяти, возвращению имён погибших и покоящихся в безымянных советских захоронениях в норвежской земле, поиску их родственников.
☝️ Эта работа будет продолжена, несмотря ни на что.
Ежегодно 25 октября в честь освобождения Восточного Финнмарка у памятника советскому солдату в Киркенесе Генконсульством России проводится торжественная церемония.
Приветствуем всех, кто хочет вместе с российскими дипломатами почтить память героев.
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25 октября 2025 г. состоялась торжественная церемония, посвященная 81-летию освобождения советскими войсками Восточного Финнмарка. Генеральный консул России в Киркенесе Н.А.Коныгин выступил перед собравшимися и возложил венок к монументу. 25. oktober bledet avholdt en høytidelig seremoni i forbindelse med 81 år for de sovjetiske styrkenes frigjøring av Øst-Finnmark. Russlands generalkonsul i Kirkenes Nikolay Konygin holdt tale foran de oppmøtte og la ned blomster til monumentet.
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🎙 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova during her weekly press briefing (October 23, 2025)
💬 Maria Zakharova: The historic date of October 25 is approaching – the day when, in 1944, the Red Army liberated the northeastern part of Norway from the Nazi invaders. Those were gruesome battles fought under the harshest conditions. They stand as a timeless example of the valor and resilience of Soviet soldiers, whose heroism will forever remain in history. During the Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation to liberate the Arctic, the Red Army lost 6,084 warriors.
The shared chapter of Russian and Norwegian history linked to the Second World War concerns not only the events of 1944 in the North, but also the fate of tens of thousands of Soviet POWs. They were held in Nazi concentration camps on Norwegian territory. Ordinary Norwegians helped them survive.
I had the opportunity, as part of a Russian delegation headed by Minister Lavrov, to see the conditions in which Soviet POWs were kept. It was a solemn ceremony, a commemorative event held right at the entrance to one of the “stollens” – excavation tunnels where Soviet POWs worked under the barrels of German machine guns. We did not go inside – the tunnel is under eternal permafrost.
We stood nearby, on a platform that was heated by special devices. The ceremony lasted about an hour and a half. I’ll be honest – we, as members of the delegation accompanying the Minister, had to run back to the cars and buses to warm up probably every 15 minutes. The cold literally seeped into our bones – it was impossible to move our hands or feet.
❗️ One thought has never left me since. We – well-fed, healthy people in comfortable conditions – could not stand even 15 minutes there, dressed in fur coats and down jackets. How did the POWs survive there without food, without medicine, without clothing, without even the most basic sustenance – in that bitter Arctic cold? It’s a mystery.
How the Norwegians have managed to forget all of this – how the leadership of Norway has turned away from those pages of history – remains, to me, an equally great mystery. How could they forget not only ours, but also their own – the resistance fighters? How could they forget the more than 12,000, almost 13,000 Soviet POWs who perished and remain forever in Norwegian soil?
👉 Why have they forgotten? Because now they support those who glorify Nazi criminals – support them politically, informationally, materially – including with weapons. Norway was among the first.
Perhaps they should visit those very tunnels more often – the ones where Soviet POWs were held. Perhaps they should stay there not for 10 or 15 minutes, but for an hour and a half or two – so that the cold, which pierces to the bone, doesn’t let go for at least a couple of days – so that memory returns. They say the mind works better in the cold. I don’t know whether that applies to the current Norwegian authorities.
The attempts to deliberately distort this shared historical past of our two countries for the sake of political expediency – which have been increasingly visible in Norwegian official rhetoric and in certain actions of individual government representatives – are unacceptable and shameful. We can only regard them as rewriting and falsifying history, as erasing the memory of future generations.
🤝 We express gratitude to all those in Russia and Norway who are committed to preserving historical truth and memory – to restoring the names of those who perished and lie in nameless graves in Norwegian soil, and to finding their relatives. This work will continue, no matter what.
Every year, on October 25, in honor of the liberation of Eastern Finnmark, a solemn ceremony is held at the monument to the Soviet soldier in Kirkenes by the Russian Consulate General.
We welcome everyone who wishes to join Russian diplomats in paying tribute to the heroes.
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💬 Maria Zakharova: The historic date of October 25 is approaching – the day when, in 1944, the Red Army liberated the northeastern part of Norway from the Nazi invaders. Those were gruesome battles fought under the harshest conditions. They stand as a timeless example of the valor and resilience of Soviet soldiers, whose heroism will forever remain in history. During the Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation to liberate the Arctic, the Red Army lost 6,084 warriors.
The shared chapter of Russian and Norwegian history linked to the Second World War concerns not only the events of 1944 in the North, but also the fate of tens of thousands of Soviet POWs. They were held in Nazi concentration camps on Norwegian territory. Ordinary Norwegians helped them survive.
I had the opportunity, as part of a Russian delegation headed by Minister Lavrov, to see the conditions in which Soviet POWs were kept. It was a solemn ceremony, a commemorative event held right at the entrance to one of the “stollens” – excavation tunnels where Soviet POWs worked under the barrels of German machine guns. We did not go inside – the tunnel is under eternal permafrost.
We stood nearby, on a platform that was heated by special devices. The ceremony lasted about an hour and a half. I’ll be honest – we, as members of the delegation accompanying the Minister, had to run back to the cars and buses to warm up probably every 15 minutes. The cold literally seeped into our bones – it was impossible to move our hands or feet.
❗️ One thought has never left me since. We – well-fed, healthy people in comfortable conditions – could not stand even 15 minutes there, dressed in fur coats and down jackets. How did the POWs survive there without food, without medicine, without clothing, without even the most basic sustenance – in that bitter Arctic cold? It’s a mystery.
How the Norwegians have managed to forget all of this – how the leadership of Norway has turned away from those pages of history – remains, to me, an equally great mystery. How could they forget not only ours, but also their own – the resistance fighters? How could they forget the more than 12,000, almost 13,000 Soviet POWs who perished and remain forever in Norwegian soil?
👉 Why have they forgotten? Because now they support those who glorify Nazi criminals – support them politically, informationally, materially – including with weapons. Norway was among the first.
Perhaps they should visit those very tunnels more often – the ones where Soviet POWs were held. Perhaps they should stay there not for 10 or 15 minutes, but for an hour and a half or two – so that the cold, which pierces to the bone, doesn’t let go for at least a couple of days – so that memory returns. They say the mind works better in the cold. I don’t know whether that applies to the current Norwegian authorities.
The attempts to deliberately distort this shared historical past of our two countries for the sake of political expediency – which have been increasingly visible in Norwegian official rhetoric and in certain actions of individual government representatives – are unacceptable and shameful. We can only regard them as rewriting and falsifying history, as erasing the memory of future generations.
🤝 We express gratitude to all those in Russia and Norway who are committed to preserving historical truth and memory – to restoring the names of those who perished and lie in nameless graves in Norwegian soil, and to finding their relatives. This work will continue, no matter what.
Every year, on October 25, in honor of the liberation of Eastern Finnmark, a solemn ceremony is held at the monument to the Soviet soldier in Kirkenes by the Russian Consulate General.
We welcome everyone who wishes to join Russian diplomats in paying tribute to the heroes.
Watch the full briefing
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🇺🇳 On 24 October, a solemn ceremony was held at the Reception House of the Russian Foreign Ministry to commemorate the release of a special postal envelope “80 Years of the United Nations”, dedicated to the anniversary of the Organisation.
The event was attended by Deputy Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Director General of the Russian Post, Alexander Kozonov, and First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Association for the United Nations, Vice President of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, Alexander Borisov.
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💬 Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin:
This year, much has been said about the the UN. Over these months, numerous materials have been published and many events held to mark the anniversary. All of this underlines the significance and universal nature of the platform created 80 years ago.
Today, the UN is not only about finding political solutions to conflicts, but also about its vast humanitarian work – helping refugees, supporting the starving, combating climate change, and protecting human rights.
We always emphasize: the UN emerged from the outcomes of the Second World War – a most severe trial for our country, which we endured with honour and Victory. Millions of Soviet people, together with the peoples of other nations, gave their lives for this Victory, which became the foundation for establishing the global Organization.
Eighty years have passed, and today there are many assessments and proposals. The UN may be criticised, but it is impossible to deny that it remains indispensable and plays a special, stabilising role in world affairs. The key question is how to make the UN’s work more effective, sustainable, and responsive to the interests of all member states of the international community.
#OurRulesUNCharter: For Russia, it is of fundamental importance to ensure the implementation of the basic principles enshrined 80 years ago in the UN Charter – sovereign equality of states, non-interference in domestic affairs, and respect for human rights. These principles, along with the Charter itself, form the foundation of modern international law, and Russia will continue to consistently defend them.
ℹ️ The print run of the “80 Years of the UN” commemorative postal envelope is 500,000 copies. It has already been distributed to post offices and collectors’ shops across Russia.
The event was attended by Deputy Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Director General of the Russian Post, Alexander Kozonov, and First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Association for the United Nations, Vice President of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, Alexander Borisov.
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💬 Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin:
This year, much has been said about the the UN. Over these months, numerous materials have been published and many events held to mark the anniversary. All of this underlines the significance and universal nature of the platform created 80 years ago.
Today, the UN is not only about finding political solutions to conflicts, but also about its vast humanitarian work – helping refugees, supporting the starving, combating climate change, and protecting human rights.
We always emphasize: the UN emerged from the outcomes of the Second World War – a most severe trial for our country, which we endured with honour and Victory. Millions of Soviet people, together with the peoples of other nations, gave their lives for this Victory, which became the foundation for establishing the global Organization.
Eighty years have passed, and today there are many assessments and proposals. The UN may be criticised, but it is impossible to deny that it remains indispensable and plays a special, stabilising role in world affairs. The key question is how to make the UN’s work more effective, sustainable, and responsive to the interests of all member states of the international community.
#OurRulesUNCharter: For Russia, it is of fundamental importance to ensure the implementation of the basic principles enshrined 80 years ago in the UN Charter – sovereign equality of states, non-interference in domestic affairs, and respect for human rights. These principles, along with the Charter itself, form the foundation of modern international law, and Russia will continue to consistently defend them.
ℹ️ The print run of the “80 Years of the UN” commemorative postal envelope is 500,000 copies. It has already been distributed to post offices and collectors’ shops across Russia.
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🎙 Statement by the Deputy Head of the Russian Delegation, Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Konstantin Vorontsov at the Thematic Debate on Cluster IV "Conventional weapons" in the First Committee of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (New York, October 24, 2025)
💬 The Russian Federation reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (#CCW) and consistently calls for its further strengthening through the universalization of the Convention and Protocols thereto, as well as good-faith implementation of their provisions. CCW regime has proven in practice its real ability to respond to humanitarian threats, as well as its high adaptability to changing conditions of warfare. <...>
In the context of compliance with the CCW, the criminal acts of the Kiev regime require condemnation and response by the international community. Units of the Ukrainian armed forces are mining territories of the Russian Federation to cause significant damage to civilian infrastructure and the civilian population. To this end, Kiev deliberately uses inhumane types of weapons (mines, booby traps, improvised explosive devices).
The most egregious example is the use against civilians of anti-personnel mines PFM-1C "Lepestok", which Ukrainian servicemen are actively scattering in towns and villages. Since the start of the special military operation, more than 180 cases of civilians being blown up by this type of mines have been recorded in the Donetsk People's Republic alone.
We also note the widespread use of foreign-made mines against the civilian population. In particular, these include M42/46 and M77 "Kolokolchik" mines, which do not have a self-destruction mechanism; M67/72 anti-personnel mines, some of which are equipped with a non-removable mechanism; DM 1399 and AT-2 anti-tank mines; the M18A1 (Claymore) and Halstorm Mini anti-personnel directional fragmentation mines. It is also known about the use of booby traps by Ukraine that are practically indistinguishable from civilian products, as well as about the systematic mining of bodies of dead servicemen and civilians by the AFU.
❗️ All of the above-mentioned represents a direct violation of the fundamental provisions of international humanitarian law, including the Amended Protocol II to the CCW and the Additional Protocol I of 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
The use of anti-personnel mines by the AFU in general also constitutes a violation of the provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (#APMBC), from which Ukraine announced its withdrawal on June 29, 2025.
We note that, in accordance with the APMBC, for a State Party involved in an armed conflict, the withdrawal from the Convention shall take effect only after the end of the said armed conflict. This provision is fully applicable to the withdrawal process launched by Ukraine. Thus, even after announcing its withdrawal from the APMBC, Kiev will be required to fulfill its obligations under the Convention until the Ukrainian crisis is resolved.
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🎙 Statement by the Deputy Head of the Russian Delegation, Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Konstantin Vorontsov at the Thematic Debate on Cluster IV "Conventional weapons" in the First Committee of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (New York, October 24, 2025)
💬 The Russian Federation reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (#CCW) and consistently calls for its further strengthening through the universalization of the Convention and Protocols thereto, as well as good-faith implementation of their provisions. CCW regime has proven in practice its real ability to respond to humanitarian threats, as well as its high adaptability to changing conditions of warfare. <...>
In the context of compliance with the CCW, the criminal acts of the Kiev regime require condemnation and response by the international community. Units of the Ukrainian armed forces are mining territories of the Russian Federation to cause significant damage to civilian infrastructure and the civilian population. To this end, Kiev deliberately uses inhumane types of weapons (mines, booby traps, improvised explosive devices).
The most egregious example is the use against civilians of anti-personnel mines PFM-1C "Lepestok", which Ukrainian servicemen are actively scattering in towns and villages. Since the start of the special military operation, more than 180 cases of civilians being blown up by this type of mines have been recorded in the Donetsk People's Republic alone.
We also note the widespread use of foreign-made mines against the civilian population. In particular, these include M42/46 and M77 "Kolokolchik" mines, which do not have a self-destruction mechanism; M67/72 anti-personnel mines, some of which are equipped with a non-removable mechanism; DM 1399 and AT-2 anti-tank mines; the M18A1 (Claymore) and Halstorm Mini anti-personnel directional fragmentation mines. It is also known about the use of booby traps by Ukraine that are practically indistinguishable from civilian products, as well as about the systematic mining of bodies of dead servicemen and civilians by the AFU.
❗️ All of the above-mentioned represents a direct violation of the fundamental provisions of international humanitarian law, including the Amended Protocol II to the CCW and the Additional Protocol I of 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
The use of anti-personnel mines by the AFU in general also constitutes a violation of the provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (#APMBC), from which Ukraine announced its withdrawal on June 29, 2025.
We note that, in accordance with the APMBC, for a State Party involved in an armed conflict, the withdrawal from the Convention shall take effect only after the end of the said armed conflict. This provision is fully applicable to the withdrawal process launched by Ukraine. Thus, even after announcing its withdrawal from the APMBC, Kiev will be required to fulfill its obligations under the Convention until the Ukrainian crisis is resolved.
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🎙 Statement by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the continuing attempts by Kiev and the West to manipulate the “abducted children” issue (October 24, 2025)
💬 The Kiev regime and its Western sponsors continue to promote an anti-Russian smear campaign centred on the so-called “children’s issue”.
To advance anti-Russian narratives, various contrived formats – “coalitions”, “platforms”, “groups” – are being created. Their aim is to impose on the international community a distorted image of Russia as a “criminal”, “terrorist”, and “child abductor”.
Now, American senators have decided to join this effort. Media reports suggest that the US Senate is preparing to consider a number of anti-Russian legislative initiatives, including a bill to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” allegedly over the “abduction of Ukrainian children”.
We regard this legislative initiative as an attempt to undermine the dialogue established between Russia and the US – including on the issue of reuniting children who, for various reasons, lost contact with their families during the conflict in Ukraine.
Let us recall that the Office of the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has established a clear and transparent family reunification process with a consistent step-by-step procedure.
To date, 122 children from 98 families have been reunited with their parents or biological relatives residing in Ukraine or third countries. From Ukraine, 29 children from 21 families have returned to Russia. The facts of family reunifications are verified by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who accompany the children during their transfer to parents or relatives. Qatar and the Vatican provide mediation assistance.
Recently, the process has also been joined by US First Lady Melania Trump, who confirmed that Russia demonstrates readiness to provide objective and detailed information regarding the children.
🤝 Thanks to cooperation between the Russian and American Sides, seven minors were reunited with their families in Ukraine on October 11, and one girl returned from Ukraine to her relatives in Russia.
We proceed from the understanding that the established direct contact with the American Side will help not only to facilitate family reunification, but also to convey to the international community accurate information about the real state of affairs.
As for the fabricated stories about “20,000 abducted Ukrainian minors”, as well as the various so-called “coalitions for the return of children,” and hostile anti-Russian bills and resolutions – they have nothing to do with truth or genuine concern for children’s interests.
❗️ What we see here is more Bucha-style fakes – heart-wrenching 'emotional' stories and loud headlines in Western media, that have no truth behind them – neither the names of those allegedly killed in Bucha nor any list of “abducted children” will ever be produced.
💬 The Kiev regime and its Western sponsors continue to promote an anti-Russian smear campaign centred on the so-called “children’s issue”.
To advance anti-Russian narratives, various contrived formats – “coalitions”, “platforms”, “groups” – are being created. Their aim is to impose on the international community a distorted image of Russia as a “criminal”, “terrorist”, and “child abductor”.
Now, American senators have decided to join this effort. Media reports suggest that the US Senate is preparing to consider a number of anti-Russian legislative initiatives, including a bill to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” allegedly over the “abduction of Ukrainian children”.
We regard this legislative initiative as an attempt to undermine the dialogue established between Russia and the US – including on the issue of reuniting children who, for various reasons, lost contact with their families during the conflict in Ukraine.
Let us recall that the Office of the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has established a clear and transparent family reunification process with a consistent step-by-step procedure.
To date, 122 children from 98 families have been reunited with their parents or biological relatives residing in Ukraine or third countries. From Ukraine, 29 children from 21 families have returned to Russia. The facts of family reunifications are verified by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who accompany the children during their transfer to parents or relatives. Qatar and the Vatican provide mediation assistance.
Recently, the process has also been joined by US First Lady Melania Trump, who confirmed that Russia demonstrates readiness to provide objective and detailed information regarding the children.
🤝 Thanks to cooperation between the Russian and American Sides, seven minors were reunited with their families in Ukraine on October 11, and one girl returned from Ukraine to her relatives in Russia.
We proceed from the understanding that the established direct contact with the American Side will help not only to facilitate family reunification, but also to convey to the international community accurate information about the real state of affairs.
As for the fabricated stories about “20,000 abducted Ukrainian minors”, as well as the various so-called “coalitions for the return of children,” and hostile anti-Russian bills and resolutions – they have nothing to do with truth or genuine concern for children’s interests.
❗️ What we see here is more Bucha-style fakes – heart-wrenching 'emotional' stories and loud headlines in Western media, that have no truth behind them – neither the names of those allegedly killed in Bucha nor any list of “abducted children” will ever be produced.
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