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⚡️ On February 1, the State Duma adopted an appeal to the Congress of the United States of America in connection with the recent terrorist attack by Ukraine which downed an aircraft on a humanitarian mission
Excerpts from the appeal
<...> Ukraine perpetrated a terrorist attack on January 24, 2024, shooting down an IL-76 military transport aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation above the territory of the Russian Federation near the village of Yablonovo, Korochansky District, Belgorod Region, which transported 65 Ukrainian POWs for a pre-arranged prisoner exchange.
The plane was shot down with a missile launched from the US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system by the Ukrainian military from the town of Liptsy, Kharkov Region.
☝️ The attack on the aircraft was premeditated murder, as the prisoner swap between the Russian Federation and Ukraine and the itinerary had been agreed upon earlier.
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The members of the State Duma believe that the deliberate silencing of the truth about the victims of the Kiev regime’s criminal acts is a road to nowhere.
You represent the American people, not the corrupt bureaucrats or defence industry lobbyists. We are confident that American taxpayers are not particularly enthusiastic about their money being spent so that Ukraine can continue sending its soldiers to their deaths, and killing its prisoners of war and civilians.
The facts show that a significant portion of the lethal Western weapons supplied to the corrupt Kiev regime ends up in the hands of terrorists and radical extremists around the world through criminal machinations.
The members of the State Duma urge the members of the United States Congress to condemn the crimes committed by the terrorist Kiev regime, to stop supporting it, and to help bring to justice those directly responsible for this inhuman terrorist attack.
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Excerpts from the appeal
<...> Ukraine perpetrated a terrorist attack on January 24, 2024, shooting down an IL-76 military transport aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation above the territory of the Russian Federation near the village of Yablonovo, Korochansky District, Belgorod Region, which transported 65 Ukrainian POWs for a pre-arranged prisoner exchange.
The plane was shot down with a missile launched from the US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system by the Ukrainian military from the town of Liptsy, Kharkov Region.
☝️ The attack on the aircraft was premeditated murder, as the prisoner swap between the Russian Federation and Ukraine and the itinerary had been agreed upon earlier.
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The members of the State Duma believe that the deliberate silencing of the truth about the victims of the Kiev regime’s criminal acts is a road to nowhere.
You represent the American people, not the corrupt bureaucrats or defence industry lobbyists. We are confident that American taxpayers are not particularly enthusiastic about their money being spent so that Ukraine can continue sending its soldiers to their deaths, and killing its prisoners of war and civilians.
The facts show that a significant portion of the lethal Western weapons supplied to the corrupt Kiev regime ends up in the hands of terrorists and radical extremists around the world through criminal machinations.
The members of the State Duma urge the members of the United States Congress to condemn the crimes committed by the terrorist Kiev regime, to stop supporting it, and to help bring to justice those directly responsible for this inhuman terrorist attack.
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This bitter battle lasted 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days on the banks of the Don and Volga rivers, at the walls of Stalingrad, and finally in the city itself. The Battle for Stalingrad surpassed all previous battles in world history in its scale and intensity.
Up to 2.1 million people took part in the battle on both sides at a given time.
By late June, 1942, the enemy had concentrated at a front some 600–650 kilometres long from Kursk to Taganrog up to 35 percent of the infantry and over 50 percent of the tank and motorised divisions from the overall number of forces on the Soviet-German front.
☝️ However, their plans to win because of significant forces in this area were not destined to come true.
The Battle of Stalingrad includes two periods:
Defensive: from July 17 to November 18, 1942
Offensive: from November 19, 1942 to February 2, 1943.
There were no long pauses or lulls in the battle - the fighting was continuous. Stalingrad for the Nazi was a kind of "mill", which grinded thousands of German soldiers and officers.
The invaders lost a quarter of its forces on the Soviet-German front during this battle with the total losses, including the dead and wounded, prisoners of war and those who went missing, totalling around 1.5 million people. This led Germany to announce its first national day of mourning during the war.
The victory in Stalingrad created conditions enabling Soviet forces to mount a large-scale counteroffensive aimed at expelling the invaders from the Motherland.
☝️ Not only did this massive feat increase the international prestige of the USSR & the Red Army, but also helped strengthen the anti-Hitler coalition.
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📅 On the night of February 2, 1945, Soviet POWs made a mass escape from the Mauthausen concentration camp (located in what is today Austria). This daring uprising went down in history as one of the biggest of World War II.
Mauthausen belonged to the toughest, third category of concentration camps for “the incorrigible enemies of the Reich.” It was founded by a granite quarry near Linz, Hitler’s hometown, soon after the Anschluss of Austria in 1938.
Citizens of the USSR, Poland and Hungary were the most numerous groups of prisoners. Up to 335,000 people passed through the camp during its existence, including over 120,000 who perished there. Lt-General Dmitry Karbyshev was one of those brutally murdered in the camp. The Nazis doused him with cold water until he turned into a block of ice.
Block No. 20 was designed for those who were sentenced to death – mostly Soviet POWs charged with clandestine activities. Beatings and torture were routine at the camp. Overall, about 6,000 Red Army officers and men perished on this block.
On the night of February 2, 1945, 419 POWs made a daring escape from “death row”. They jumped out the windows of a barrack and hurled whatever they could find at the machinegun towers. Those who managed to get over the fence dashed barefoot across the snow-covered outer perimeter of the camp.
All local SS units were involved in the pursuit of the fugitives, which was cynically dubbed “Hare Hunting.” Those who were returned to the camp were brutally tortured to death by the Nazis.
☝️ Risking her life, Austrian Maria Langthaler gave refuge to two escapees in her house at a time when her four sons were fighting on the Eastern Front. In 2021, she was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.
💬 Former Mauthausen POW Nikolay Parshin recalls: “Prisoners on death row rose up against their torturers and broke free from the hell on Earth created by the Nazis. They died in glory like warriors…Their memory will always remain in our hearts.”
Mauthausen belonged to the toughest, third category of concentration camps for “the incorrigible enemies of the Reich.” It was founded by a granite quarry near Linz, Hitler’s hometown, soon after the Anschluss of Austria in 1938.
Citizens of the USSR, Poland and Hungary were the most numerous groups of prisoners. Up to 335,000 people passed through the camp during its existence, including over 120,000 who perished there. Lt-General Dmitry Karbyshev was one of those brutally murdered in the camp. The Nazis doused him with cold water until he turned into a block of ice.
Block No. 20 was designed for those who were sentenced to death – mostly Soviet POWs charged with clandestine activities. Beatings and torture were routine at the camp. Overall, about 6,000 Red Army officers and men perished on this block.
On the night of February 2, 1945, 419 POWs made a daring escape from “death row”. They jumped out the windows of a barrack and hurled whatever they could find at the machinegun towers. Those who managed to get over the fence dashed barefoot across the snow-covered outer perimeter of the camp.
All local SS units were involved in the pursuit of the fugitives, which was cynically dubbed “Hare Hunting.” Those who were returned to the camp were brutally tortured to death by the Nazis.
☝️ Risking her life, Austrian Maria Langthaler gave refuge to two escapees in her house at a time when her four sons were fighting on the Eastern Front. In 2021, she was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.
💬 Former Mauthausen POW Nikolay Parshin recalls: “Prisoners on death row rose up against their torturers and broke free from the hell on Earth created by the Nazis. They died in glory like warriors…Their memory will always remain in our hearts.”
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the embassy roundtable discussion of a settlement in Ukraine (Moscow, January 30, 2024)
💬 The Ukraine crisis is a test for the emerging multipolar world order, for the global majority, which is coming to the realisation that exclusive reliance on the mechanisms of international relations created by the collective West has no prospects.
• Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, now a consultant or adviser for the Vladimir Zelensky team, said recently that the West viewed Ukraine as a “defensive wall” in front of Russia. According to this mindset, everything that is linked with Ukraine must be used to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia.
✍️ In 1942, the Nazi criminal Reichskommissar Erich Koch, later sentenced at the Nuremberg Trials, wrote, “Ukraine is merely an object of exploitation for us. It should pay for the expenses of the war, and its population to a certain extent should be utilised as second-rate people for the tasks of the war, even if they have to be caught with a lasso.” Doesn’t this remind you of anything❓
• In less than two years, the West has allocated over $200 billion to Ukraine to support its military programme and to shore up the budget of this totally insolvent country. To put this in perspective, the EU has appropriated less than 80 billion euros to be disbursed within seven years to provide socioeconomic support for the Global South and the Global East.
• Washington is forcing EU countries to send everything they have to Ukraine for next to nothing. The countries that do this are replenishing their arsenals with US-made weapons they buy at full price.
❗️ Weapons are spreading around the world. The Kiev regime has been famous for its efforts to seize every opportunity to make a profit, even if it deals in trading death.
💬 The Ukraine crisis is a test for the emerging multipolar world order, for the global majority, which is coming to the realisation that exclusive reliance on the mechanisms of international relations created by the collective West has no prospects.
• Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, now a consultant or adviser for the Vladimir Zelensky team, said recently that the West viewed Ukraine as a “defensive wall” in front of Russia. According to this mindset, everything that is linked with Ukraine must be used to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia.
✍️ In 1942, the Nazi criminal Reichskommissar Erich Koch, later sentenced at the Nuremberg Trials, wrote, “Ukraine is merely an object of exploitation for us. It should pay for the expenses of the war, and its population to a certain extent should be utilised as second-rate people for the tasks of the war, even if they have to be caught with a lasso.” Doesn’t this remind you of anything❓
• In less than two years, the West has allocated over $200 billion to Ukraine to support its military programme and to shore up the budget of this totally insolvent country. To put this in perspective, the EU has appropriated less than 80 billion euros to be disbursed within seven years to provide socioeconomic support for the Global South and the Global East.
• Washington is forcing EU countries to send everything they have to Ukraine for next to nothing. The countries that do this are replenishing their arsenals with US-made weapons they buy at full price.
❗️ Weapons are spreading around the world. The Kiev regime has been famous for its efforts to seize every opportunity to make a profit, even if it deals in trading death.
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🗓 On January 30, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at a roundtable meeting organised by the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry, noscriptd Ukrainian Crisis: The Militarisation of Kiev’s Neo-Nazi Regime.
Around 70 representatives of the diplomatic missions from the Global South and East accredited in Moscow attended the event.
☝️ The Minister elaborated on the origins of the Ukrainian crisis, quoting facts indicating that the West had been intentionally making efforts to cultivate anti-Russia and neo-Nazi sentiments in Ukraine since it gained independence, and to transform the country into a tool for containing and delivering a strategic defeat to Russia.
The Minister presented facts and figures attesting to the fact that the Kiev regime had been undergoing militarisation for a prolonged period of time, stocking up on Western weapons that are now used in terrorist attacks against civilians, or end up, through the black market, in the hands of extremist organisations around the world. The minister warned against the potential violation of end-user certificate requirements in the course of military and technical cooperation.
❗️ On a separate note, Sergey Lavrov explained why the Zelensky Formula and associated events are inadequate and out of touch with reality. He pointed to the fact that Ukrainian leadership had breached the provisions of Ukraine’s neutral and non-aligned status and concerning the use and protection of the Russian language in the Declaration on State Sovereignty and the Constitution of Ukraine.
The participants in the roundtable meeting had an engaged exchange of opinions on other topical issues, including the situation in the Middle East, relations between the Global South and the collective West, and the international economic issues caused by the illegitimate sanctions.
Around 70 representatives of the diplomatic missions from the Global South and East accredited in Moscow attended the event.
☝️ The Minister elaborated on the origins of the Ukrainian crisis, quoting facts indicating that the West had been intentionally making efforts to cultivate anti-Russia and neo-Nazi sentiments in Ukraine since it gained independence, and to transform the country into a tool for containing and delivering a strategic defeat to Russia.
The Minister presented facts and figures attesting to the fact that the Kiev regime had been undergoing militarisation for a prolonged period of time, stocking up on Western weapons that are now used in terrorist attacks against civilians, or end up, through the black market, in the hands of extremist organisations around the world. The minister warned against the potential violation of end-user certificate requirements in the course of military and technical cooperation.
❗️ On a separate note, Sergey Lavrov explained why the Zelensky Formula and associated events are inadequate and out of touch with reality. He pointed to the fact that Ukrainian leadership had breached the provisions of Ukraine’s neutral and non-aligned status and concerning the use and protection of the Russian language in the Declaration on State Sovereignty and the Constitution of Ukraine.
The participants in the roundtable meeting had an engaged exchange of opinions on other topical issues, including the situation in the Middle East, relations between the Global South and the collective West, and the international economic issues caused by the illegitimate sanctions.
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🎙 Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, January 31, 2024)
🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Terrorist attacks of the Kiev regime
🔹 New cases of Canadian authorities harbouring Nazi criminals
🔹 Situation in Moldova
🔹 Washington’s attempts to prevent Russian athletes from participating in sports events
🔹 The state of affairs in the EU economy
🔹 Russia’s humanitarian grain shipments to African countries
🔹 100th Anniversary of Russia-Italy diplomatic relations
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▪️Lately, the Banderites have been literally hunting down unarmed people, targeting them with armed drones.
According to DPR officials, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have stepped up their drone attacks against the Holy Dormition Nikolo-Vasilyevsky Monastery near Ugledar. Home to several dozen monks, this monastery has been regularly and cynically targeted by Ukraine. The January 29, 2024 attack left a priest wounded.
There is no doubt that these are deliberate and premeditated actions by the Banderites. Drone operators can clearly see what is going on and know their targets, whether they are after military vehicles or an ordinary family shopping at an outdoor market.
☝️ Russian law enforcement agencies have been gathering all the details on these atrocities, and all those involved in them will be identified and held to account.
#RussiaHelps
In execution of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin's decision announced during the Second Russia-Africa Summit, ships carried 200,000 tonnes of grain to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, the Central African Republic and Eritrea.
✅ Russia fulfilled its obligations without delay, and made a substantial contribution to the food security of the African continent once again.
🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Terrorist attacks of the Kiev regime
🔹 New cases of Canadian authorities harbouring Nazi criminals
🔹 Situation in Moldova
🔹 Washington’s attempts to prevent Russian athletes from participating in sports events
🔹 The state of affairs in the EU economy
🔹 Russia’s humanitarian grain shipments to African countries
🔹 100th Anniversary of Russia-Italy diplomatic relations
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#Ukraine
▪️Lately, the Banderites have been literally hunting down unarmed people, targeting them with armed drones.
According to DPR officials, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have stepped up their drone attacks against the Holy Dormition Nikolo-Vasilyevsky Monastery near Ugledar. Home to several dozen monks, this monastery has been regularly and cynically targeted by Ukraine. The January 29, 2024 attack left a priest wounded.
There is no doubt that these are deliberate and premeditated actions by the Banderites. Drone operators can clearly see what is going on and know their targets, whether they are after military vehicles or an ordinary family shopping at an outdoor market.
☝️ Russian law enforcement agencies have been gathering all the details on these atrocities, and all those involved in them will be identified and held to account.
#RussiaHelps
In execution of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin's decision announced during the Second Russia-Africa Summit, ships carried 200,000 tonnes of grain to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, the Central African Republic and Eritrea.
✅ Russia fulfilled its obligations without delay, and made a substantial contribution to the food security of the African continent once again.
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⚡️ MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question about statements by the South Korean leadership on nuclear issues
❓ Question: President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol said: “North Korea is the only country in the world that explicitly specifies invasion and preemptive nuclear use in its constitution.” Your comment?
💬 Maria Zakharova: I believe the statement is blatantly biased. Such statements are designed to obscure aggressive plans as regards the DPRK.
They look particularly odious against the backdrop of what is happening on the Korean Peninsula and the surrounding situation. The degree of tension and conflict is continuously growing there, primarily due to the brazen policy of the US and its allies, including the Republic of Korea and Japan.
The authors of such strategic revelations should know that the doctrines of Seoul’s American curators assert for themselves the possibility of a nuclear first strike. They also justify “preventive” disarming and decapitating strikes on countries that Washington has listed as its enemies.
As for being unique, the US is truly the only country to have used nuclear weapons, having cynically dropped bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the final stage of the war. The US was confident it would get away with this. This action was unjustified from a military or any other point of view but Washington needed to demonstrate vividly that it possessed super-powerful weapons.
Unfortunately, Seoul doesn’t seem to realise that the US’ leading position is irrevocably becoming a thing of the past.
This shortsighted approach is reflected in provocative rhetoric. A vivid example of this is the recent statement by the South Korean leaders to the effect that the Republic of Korea and the US have already reached the nuclear alliance level. But does Seoul understand that if it comes to testing these statements in practice, South Korea may turn out to be no more than a small bargaining chip in Washington’s geopolitical games?
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❓ Question: President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol said: “North Korea is the only country in the world that explicitly specifies invasion and preemptive nuclear use in its constitution.” Your comment?
💬 Maria Zakharova: I believe the statement is blatantly biased. Such statements are designed to obscure aggressive plans as regards the DPRK.
They look particularly odious against the backdrop of what is happening on the Korean Peninsula and the surrounding situation. The degree of tension and conflict is continuously growing there, primarily due to the brazen policy of the US and its allies, including the Republic of Korea and Japan.
The authors of such strategic revelations should know that the doctrines of Seoul’s American curators assert for themselves the possibility of a nuclear first strike. They also justify “preventive” disarming and decapitating strikes on countries that Washington has listed as its enemies.
As for being unique, the US is truly the only country to have used nuclear weapons, having cynically dropped bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the final stage of the war. The US was confident it would get away with this. This action was unjustified from a military or any other point of view but Washington needed to demonstrate vividly that it possessed super-powerful weapons.
Unfortunately, Seoul doesn’t seem to realise that the US’ leading position is irrevocably becoming a thing of the past.
This shortsighted approach is reflected in provocative rhetoric. A vivid example of this is the recent statement by the South Korean leaders to the effect that the Republic of Korea and the US have already reached the nuclear alliance level. But does Seoul understand that if it comes to testing these statements in practice, South Korea may turn out to be no more than a small bargaining chip in Washington’s geopolitical games?
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🎙️Посол России А.В.Келин об организации выборов Президента России в Великобритании
❗Избирательный участок охватывает всю территорию Великобритании и будет располагаться по адресу: 6/7 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QP.
👉Информация о времени и порядке проведения голосования будет сообщена дополнительно.
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Мы получили заверение [британской стороны] в том, что безопасность в день проведения выборов Президента России будет усилена.
В этом году для проведения голосования будет сформирован один участок - на базе Посольства.
❗Избирательный участок охватывает всю территорию Великобритании и будет располагаться по адресу: 6/7 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QP.
👉Информация о времени и порядке проведения голосования будет сообщена дополнительно.
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It was here that a radical turning point in the Great Patriotic War took place - the largest group of Nazi Germany troops and its satellites was defeated. This victory in Stalingrad was the beginning of the end for the entire Hitler coalition.
✊ The city did not surrender to the enemy. Thanks to the incredible will to live, fortitude and courage of the defenders - the Nazis suffered a crushing defeat.
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding the statement made by President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa on transferring Russian military equipment to the US
❓ Question: What would be your comment regarding the statements by President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa on his country’s intention to transfer Russian military equipment and weapons, which were acquired under international contracts, to the US?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Our partners are well aware of the terms of their contracts, which include the obligation to use the delivered assets for their intended purpose and not to transfer them to third parties without Russia’s consent. We believe that Ecuador took what can be described as a hasty decision under significant pressure from outside stakeholders.
Had this been a question of transferring what Ecuador has been referring to as scrap metal, it is highly unlikely that Washington would have offered to exchange it for modern equipment worth a substantial amount of money. We hope that Quito understands this.
❓ Question: What would be your comment regarding the statements by President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa on his country’s intention to transfer Russian military equipment and weapons, which were acquired under international contracts, to the US?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Our partners are well aware of the terms of their contracts, which include the obligation to use the delivered assets for their intended purpose and not to transfer them to third parties without Russia’s consent. We believe that Ecuador took what can be described as a hasty decision under significant pressure from outside stakeholders.
Had this been a question of transferring what Ecuador has been referring to as scrap metal, it is highly unlikely that Washington would have offered to exchange it for modern equipment worth a substantial amount of money. We hope that Quito understands this.
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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding the support for Ukraine approved at the EU summit on February 1
❓ Question: Despite the multiplying conflicts in the world, growing internal differences between the EU member countries, acute socioeconomic problems in some European countries and the fatigue of European society from the Ukrainisation of all aspects of life there, the EU political leadership announced at the February 1 summit its decision to allocate billions to support the Ukrainian regime. What motivates EU politicians to do this?
💬 Maria Zakharova: The European Union has undergone a dramatic change in the past few years. It has stopped being a successful economic association and has chosen a policy of confrontation with those who underwrote its prosperity for many decades, in part, Russia.
Despite its slogans about “strategic autonomy” and ending external dependence in the economy, the EU has completely submitted to Washington.
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The EU’s current internal and external policy shows that European institutions are completely divorced from the genuine interests of the Europeans. <...> At a time, when European farmers are calling for help, their political leaders shut the windows and decide to send another 50 billion euros to the Ukrainian regime.
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The overwhelming majority of ordinary Europeans are the hardest hit by the militarisation of the EU economy. The US military-industrial complex is reaping the main economic benefits.
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The EU wants to overcome its financial crisis by forcing its economy down a military path, despite the potential challenge this poses to global security.
☝️ The absence of a system for monitoring the location of manufactured weapons and military hardware will lead to even more theft of these arms. They will inundate the black market and conflict zones and aggravate terrorist threats around the world.
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❓ Question: Despite the multiplying conflicts in the world, growing internal differences between the EU member countries, acute socioeconomic problems in some European countries and the fatigue of European society from the Ukrainisation of all aspects of life there, the EU political leadership announced at the February 1 summit its decision to allocate billions to support the Ukrainian regime. What motivates EU politicians to do this?
💬 Maria Zakharova: The European Union has undergone a dramatic change in the past few years. It has stopped being a successful economic association and has chosen a policy of confrontation with those who underwrote its prosperity for many decades, in part, Russia.
Despite its slogans about “strategic autonomy” and ending external dependence in the economy, the EU has completely submitted to Washington.
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The EU’s current internal and external policy shows that European institutions are completely divorced from the genuine interests of the Europeans. <...> At a time, when European farmers are calling for help, their political leaders shut the windows and decide to send another 50 billion euros to the Ukrainian regime.
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The overwhelming majority of ordinary Europeans are the hardest hit by the militarisation of the EU economy. The US military-industrial complex is reaping the main economic benefits.
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The EU wants to overcome its financial crisis by forcing its economy down a military path, despite the potential challenge this poses to global security.
☝️ The absence of a system for monitoring the location of manufactured weapons and military hardware will lead to even more theft of these arms. They will inundate the black market and conflict zones and aggravate terrorist threats around the world.
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on US strikes on Iraq and Syria
💬 The US strategic bomber attack on Iraq and Syria, which destroyed and damaged dozens of facilities and killed numerous civilians, has once again demonstrated to the world the aggressive nature of US policy in the Middle East and Washington’s total disregard for international law.
The obedient participation of British Royal Air Force in the US attack should not give anyone the illusion of an “international coalition” taking action. London has yet to answer for its zealous support of the provocations launched by its bosses in Washington.
☝️ It is clear that the airstrikes were specifically intended to further escalate the conflict. By relentlessly attacking the facilities of allegedly pro-Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria, the United States has been purposefully attempting to draw the largest countries in the region into the conflict.
Confident of its impunity, Washington continues to sow chaos and destruction in the Middle East. The largest US air operation in the region since 2003, presented by Joe Biden as an “act of retaliation” for an unknown UAV attack on a US base in Jordan, has no justification. The attempts to flex their muscles in order to influence the political situation in the United States, as well as their desperation to salvage the failed international policies of the current US administration in the context of the ongoing election campaign are leading to a further escalation of international tensions and further undermining US credibility in the Arab world.
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❗️ We strongly condemn this new outrageous act of US-British aggression against sovereign states. We insist on the urgent consideration of this situation by the UN Security Council.
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💬 The US strategic bomber attack on Iraq and Syria, which destroyed and damaged dozens of facilities and killed numerous civilians, has once again demonstrated to the world the aggressive nature of US policy in the Middle East and Washington’s total disregard for international law.
The obedient participation of British Royal Air Force in the US attack should not give anyone the illusion of an “international coalition” taking action. London has yet to answer for its zealous support of the provocations launched by its bosses in Washington.
☝️ It is clear that the airstrikes were specifically intended to further escalate the conflict. By relentlessly attacking the facilities of allegedly pro-Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria, the United States has been purposefully attempting to draw the largest countries in the region into the conflict.
Confident of its impunity, Washington continues to sow chaos and destruction in the Middle East. The largest US air operation in the region since 2003, presented by Joe Biden as an “act of retaliation” for an unknown UAV attack on a US base in Jordan, has no justification. The attempts to flex their muscles in order to influence the political situation in the United States, as well as their desperation to salvage the failed international policies of the current US administration in the context of the ongoing election campaign are leading to a further escalation of international tensions and further undermining US credibility in the Arab world.
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❗️ We strongly condemn this new outrageous act of US-British aggression against sovereign states. We insist on the urgent consideration of this situation by the UN Security Council.
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🕵️♂️ Maxim Grigoriev, President of the Foundation for the Study of Democracy, continues to collect evidences of Ukraine's Armed Forces (UAF) crimes during his interviews with Ukrainian POWs.
Following videos contain information on UAF's shelling at Krasny Liman (Red Liman), aimed at killing of civilians and creation of a false impression that these shelling were carried out by the Russian Armed Forces.
The facts presented by POW Eduard Klimenko testify to the Kiev regime's commission of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including:
▪️ Shelling of residential areas and killing civilians;
▪️ Destruction of civilian objects;
▪️ Shelling of places where civilians are gathered.
🕵️♂️ Maxim Grigoriev, President of the Foundation for the Study of Democracy, continues to collect evidences of Ukraine's Armed Forces (UAF) crimes during his interviews with Ukrainian POWs.
Following videos contain information on UAF's shelling at Krasny Liman (Red Liman), aimed at killing of civilians and creation of a false impression that these shelling were carried out by the Russian Armed Forces.
The facts presented by POW Eduard Klimenko testify to the Kiev regime's commission of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including:
▪️ Shelling of residential areas and killing civilians;
▪️ Destruction of civilian objects;
▪️ Shelling of places where civilians are gathered.
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📅 On February 4, 1945, the Yalta (Crimean) Conference commenced. It was the second meeting of all anti-Hitler coalition countries leaders: Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill & Franklin Roosevelt.
Yalta hosted the conference when successful strategic offensives by the Red Army had liberated the Soviet territories as well as several European nations from fascist occupation. Just on February 3, the Vistula-Oder Operation had concluded, while the Western Carpathian & East Prussian operations were in full swing, marking the final stages of the war against Nazi Germany.
📜 The leaders approved key international documents, including the Declaration of Liberated Europe & documents outlining the fundamental principles for the creation of the UN, which laid the foundation for post-war international relations & defined the contours of the post-war world order.
Certain issues regarding post-war Germany were also resolved. Conference participants expressed their unwavering determination to eliminate German militarism & Nazism. They agreed on France's participation in addressing the German issue, defining the borders of Poland, outlines of the future Polish government & the conditions for the USSR's entry into the war against Japan.
The tremendous growth in the international authority of the Soviet Union, bolstered by the outstanding achievements of the Red Army, had a significant influence on the course & outcomes of the negotiations.
🤝 The Yalta Conference of the leaders of the USSR, the USA, and the UK held immense historical significance, being one of the key summits of the Second World War. It demonstrated the readiness for cooperation & compromise among the three allied powers in their fight against the common enemy.
❗️ The decisions of the Yalta Conference strengthened the anti-fascist coalition in the final stages of the war & contributed to the victory over Germany. In the post-war years Soviet diplomacy largely focused on Implementing the conference's decisions.
#HistoryOfDiplomacy #WeWereAllies
Yalta hosted the conference when successful strategic offensives by the Red Army had liberated the Soviet territories as well as several European nations from fascist occupation. Just on February 3, the Vistula-Oder Operation had concluded, while the Western Carpathian & East Prussian operations were in full swing, marking the final stages of the war against Nazi Germany.
📜 The leaders approved key international documents, including the Declaration of Liberated Europe & documents outlining the fundamental principles for the creation of the UN, which laid the foundation for post-war international relations & defined the contours of the post-war world order.
Certain issues regarding post-war Germany were also resolved. Conference participants expressed their unwavering determination to eliminate German militarism & Nazism. They agreed on France's participation in addressing the German issue, defining the borders of Poland, outlines of the future Polish government & the conditions for the USSR's entry into the war against Japan.
The tremendous growth in the international authority of the Soviet Union, bolstered by the outstanding achievements of the Red Army, had a significant influence on the course & outcomes of the negotiations.
🤝 The Yalta Conference of the leaders of the USSR, the USA, and the UK held immense historical significance, being one of the key summits of the Second World War. It demonstrated the readiness for cooperation & compromise among the three allied powers in their fight against the common enemy.
❗️ The decisions of the Yalta Conference strengthened the anti-fascist coalition in the final stages of the war & contributed to the victory over Germany. In the post-war years Soviet diplomacy largely focused on Implementing the conference's decisions.
#HistoryOfDiplomacy #WeWereAllies
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⚡️ Comment by Russia's MFA Spox Maria Zakharova on the Kiev regime’s terrorist attack on residential areas in Lisichansk
💬 According to the Military Commandant’s Office of the Russian Federation’s Lugansk People’s Republic, on Saturday, February 3, the Kiev regime launched rockets at civilian infrastructure in the city of Lisichansk, destroying a bakery. This is yet another cruel terrorist attack perpetrated by the Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
At the time of the attack, the bakery was filled with dozens of local civilians, as is usual on Saturdays, including elderly people and families with children, who had come to buy bread and food. The Ukrainian army chiefs who ordered the attack were well aware of this and acted deliberately.
The building was completely destroyed. The Russian Emergencies Ministry estimates that there may be up to 40 people trapped under the debris. At least 28 civilians have been confirmed dead, and there are numerous other victims. At present, Emergencies Ministry crews are working to find and rescue survivors and recover bodies from the rubble.
According to preliminary information, the rockets were fired from a Western multiple launch system. This new terrorist attack is the Kiev extremists’ way of expressing “gratitude” to the EU countries for their generous financial support.
❗️ EU citizens must be made aware that their taxes are being used to buy deadly weapons, which the Kiev regime uses to kill innocent civilians. <...>
This incident once again demonstrates the criminal nature of the Kiev regime. According to President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the ringleaders on Bankovaya Street and in the Armed Forces of Ukraine are parts of the same terrorist organisation.
☝️ Russia will inform international organisations about the latest act of terrorism committed by the Zelensky gang. We expect that these international organisations will promptly issue an unequivocal condemnation of Kiev’s new crime.
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💬 According to the Military Commandant’s Office of the Russian Federation’s Lugansk People’s Republic, on Saturday, February 3, the Kiev regime launched rockets at civilian infrastructure in the city of Lisichansk, destroying a bakery. This is yet another cruel terrorist attack perpetrated by the Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
At the time of the attack, the bakery was filled with dozens of local civilians, as is usual on Saturdays, including elderly people and families with children, who had come to buy bread and food. The Ukrainian army chiefs who ordered the attack were well aware of this and acted deliberately.
The building was completely destroyed. The Russian Emergencies Ministry estimates that there may be up to 40 people trapped under the debris. At least 28 civilians have been confirmed dead, and there are numerous other victims. At present, Emergencies Ministry crews are working to find and rescue survivors and recover bodies from the rubble.
According to preliminary information, the rockets were fired from a Western multiple launch system. This new terrorist attack is the Kiev extremists’ way of expressing “gratitude” to the EU countries for their generous financial support.
❗️ EU citizens must be made aware that their taxes are being used to buy deadly weapons, which the Kiev regime uses to kill innocent civilians. <...>
This incident once again demonstrates the criminal nature of the Kiev regime. According to President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the ringleaders on Bankovaya Street and in the Armed Forces of Ukraine are parts of the same terrorist organisation.
☝️ Russia will inform international organisations about the latest act of terrorism committed by the Zelensky gang. We expect that these international organisations will promptly issue an unequivocal condemnation of Kiev’s new crime.
Read in full
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