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🗓 17 years ago, on February 10, 2007, Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference, addressing points that continue to hold relevance today.
Let us recall the key highlights from the President’s historic speech:
💬 I believe that the unipolar model is not only unacceptable but also impossible in today’s world. <...> What is even more important is that the model itself is flawed.
What is happening in today’s world is an attempt to introduce exactly this concept into international affairs, the concept of a unipolar world.
• Certain legal norms are becoming increasingly similar to one state’s legal system. One state, and, of course, first and foremost the US, has overstepped its national borders in every way. This is evident in the economic, political, cultural and educational policies it imposes on other nations.
☝️ I believe that we've reached a point where we need to carefully consider the entire architecture of global security.
• The role of multilateral diplomacy is significantly increasing. The need for principles such as openness, transparency and predictability in politics is undisputed.
• The stones and concrete blocks of the Berlin Wall have long been distributed as souvenirs. But we shouldn't forget that the fall of the Berlin Wall was possible thanks to a historic choice – one that was also made by the people of Russia – a choice in favour of democracy, freedom, openness and a sincere partnership with all members of the big European family.
Today, they're trying to impose new dividing lines and walls on us. These lines may be virtual but they're still dividing and cutting through our continent. Is it possible that we'll once again need many years and decades, as well as several generations of politicians, to dismantle these new walls?
🇷🇺 Russia is a country with a history that spans more than a thousand years and has practically always exercised the privilege of conducting an independent foreign policy. We're not going to change this tradition today.
Let us recall the key highlights from the President’s historic speech:
💬 I believe that the unipolar model is not only unacceptable but also impossible in today’s world. <...> What is even more important is that the model itself is flawed.
What is happening in today’s world is an attempt to introduce exactly this concept into international affairs, the concept of a unipolar world.
• Certain legal norms are becoming increasingly similar to one state’s legal system. One state, and, of course, first and foremost the US, has overstepped its national borders in every way. This is evident in the economic, political, cultural and educational policies it imposes on other nations.
☝️ I believe that we've reached a point where we need to carefully consider the entire architecture of global security.
• The role of multilateral diplomacy is significantly increasing. The need for principles such as openness, transparency and predictability in politics is undisputed.
• The stones and concrete blocks of the Berlin Wall have long been distributed as souvenirs. But we shouldn't forget that the fall of the Berlin Wall was possible thanks to a historic choice – one that was also made by the people of Russia – a choice in favour of democracy, freedom, openness and a sincere partnership with all members of the big European family.
Today, they're trying to impose new dividing lines and walls on us. These lines may be virtual but they're still dividing and cutting through our continent. Is it possible that we'll once again need many years and decades, as well as several generations of politicians, to dismantle these new walls?
🇷🇺 Russia is a country with a history that spans more than a thousand years and has practically always exercised the privilege of conducting an independent foreign policy. We're not going to change this tradition today.
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry statement on personal sanctions on members of the UK military and political establishment as well as scientific and academic community
❗️ In response to the confrontational policy that London maintains, working to demonise our country, fabricating anti-Russia narratives to reduce Moscow’s influence in the international arena, and further pumping the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev full of weapons, a decision has been made to extend Russia’s stop-list to include members of Great Britain’s military and political establishment, as well as its scientific and academic community.
It is impossible not to acknowledge how eagerly British representatives, driven by pure Russophobia, work to discredit our country’s constitutional system and socio-political processes. A substantial share of London’s subversive anti-Russia efforts is undertaken by the so-called brain trusts that operate out of major British and Western educational institutions.
Great Britain’s strategy for Ukraine, which promises only further escalation and loss of live, is regularly reflected in impudent statements by British politicians and military officials who speak with a sense of total impunity. The British must understand that by pushing the Zelensky regime to continue the bloodshed they bear responsibility for crimes against civilians along with the Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
👉 The list of British nationals who will be denied entry to the Russian Federation.
❗️ In response to the confrontational policy that London maintains, working to demonise our country, fabricating anti-Russia narratives to reduce Moscow’s influence in the international arena, and further pumping the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev full of weapons, a decision has been made to extend Russia’s stop-list to include members of Great Britain’s military and political establishment, as well as its scientific and academic community.
It is impossible not to acknowledge how eagerly British representatives, driven by pure Russophobia, work to discredit our country’s constitutional system and socio-political processes. A substantial share of London’s subversive anti-Russia efforts is undertaken by the so-called brain trusts that operate out of major British and Western educational institutions.
Great Britain’s strategy for Ukraine, which promises only further escalation and loss of live, is regularly reflected in impudent statements by British politicians and military officials who speak with a sense of total impunity. The British must understand that by pushing the Zelensky regime to continue the bloodshed they bear responsibility for crimes against civilians along with the Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
👉 The list of British nationals who will be denied entry to the Russian Federation.
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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova answer to a media question about the European Parliament’s latest anti-Russia resolution
❓ Question: On February 8, the European Parliament (EP) approved yet another anti-Russia resolution that contains a number of charges against Russia, including a claim that it is meddling in the “democratic processes in the EU.” What is your comment?
💬 Maria #Zakharova: The Foreign Ministry of Russia usually refrains from commenting on resolutions adopted by the EP. Nevertheless, we find it difficult to ignore the document you mentioned, since it is the latest example of unprecedented hypocrisy and double standards to permeate this European institution.
Bogged down in corruption scandals, the EP has invented a true “manifesto of neo-liberal dictatorship.” It includes “sentences in absentia” with calls to vet all those disagreeing with the self-destructive course pursued by Brussels, endless far-fetched speculations about Russia’s influence, spy hysteria, and other Russophobic paranoid trash. Any dissent is automatically interpreted as a sign of “pro-Kremlin sentiment.” Looks like the Ministry of Truth, doesn’t it?
☝️ At the same time, it is quite clear that the resolution is mostly intended to impose the terms of what is in fact a “cartel agreement” among representatives of the liberal pro-American political mainstream, designed to prevent nationally oriented parties and movements from gaining a stronger foothold in the EP in the future.
Their fears have some merit. The socioeconomic situation in the EU is clearly unsatisfactory <...> This is the reason alternative political forces are gaining strength, as is evident from numerous European opinion polls.
👉 Thus, they are using the alleged “Russian threat” as a pretext to mop up the political landscape and cleanse it of unnerving and increasingly dangerous rivals.
❗️ As for their accusations that Russia is meddling in “democratic processes,” they are absurd by definition.
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❓ Question: On February 8, the European Parliament (EP) approved yet another anti-Russia resolution that contains a number of charges against Russia, including a claim that it is meddling in the “democratic processes in the EU.” What is your comment?
💬 Maria #Zakharova: The Foreign Ministry of Russia usually refrains from commenting on resolutions adopted by the EP. Nevertheless, we find it difficult to ignore the document you mentioned, since it is the latest example of unprecedented hypocrisy and double standards to permeate this European institution.
Bogged down in corruption scandals, the EP has invented a true “manifesto of neo-liberal dictatorship.” It includes “sentences in absentia” with calls to vet all those disagreeing with the self-destructive course pursued by Brussels, endless far-fetched speculations about Russia’s influence, spy hysteria, and other Russophobic paranoid trash. Any dissent is automatically interpreted as a sign of “pro-Kremlin sentiment.” Looks like the Ministry of Truth, doesn’t it?
☝️ At the same time, it is quite clear that the resolution is mostly intended to impose the terms of what is in fact a “cartel agreement” among representatives of the liberal pro-American political mainstream, designed to prevent nationally oriented parties and movements from gaining a stronger foothold in the EP in the future.
Their fears have some merit. The socioeconomic situation in the EU is clearly unsatisfactory <...> This is the reason alternative political forces are gaining strength, as is evident from numerous European opinion polls.
👉 Thus, they are using the alleged “Russian threat” as a pretext to mop up the political landscape and cleanse it of unnerving and increasingly dangerous rivals.
❗️ As for their accusations that Russia is meddling in “democratic processes,” they are absurd by definition.
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#WorldRadioDay
📻 February 13 is World Radio Day, proclaimed by the UNESCO General Conference in 2011 and endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 2012. It commemorates the first broadcast of UN Radio in 1946. This year's theme for World Radio Day is “Radio: A Century Informing, Entertaining and Educating.”
Radio continues to be a highly sought-after and popular means of mass communication. Although radio stations today are introducing new formats to engage with their audience and digitalising the airwaves, the core objective remains the same: to provide prompt and honest information to their listeners.
❗️ Unfortunately, the countries of the collective West have forgotten the true meaning of freedom of the press means. Anything that contradicts that contradicts the modern "Anglo-Saxon" and EU mainstream is subjected to censorship. Russian media, including radio stations and publications with radio broadcasting, have been banned and blocked. For example, Sputnik is banned in the European Union, and access to the websites of many Russian radio stations is restricted.
☝️ We hope that World Radio Day will serve as an opportunity for genuine discussion within the professional community, focusing on challenges faced by radio broadcasters and the prospects for the industry’s development. It is essential to adhere to high standards of quality and impartial journalism during this dialogue, rather than engaging in further political speculation.
📻 February 13 is World Radio Day, proclaimed by the UNESCO General Conference in 2011 and endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 2012. It commemorates the first broadcast of UN Radio in 1946. This year's theme for World Radio Day is “Radio: A Century Informing, Entertaining and Educating.”
Radio continues to be a highly sought-after and popular means of mass communication. Although radio stations today are introducing new formats to engage with their audience and digitalising the airwaves, the core objective remains the same: to provide prompt and honest information to their listeners.
❗️ Unfortunately, the countries of the collective West have forgotten the true meaning of freedom of the press means. Anything that contradicts that contradicts the modern "Anglo-Saxon" and EU mainstream is subjected to censorship. Russian media, including radio stations and publications with radio broadcasting, have been banned and blocked. For example, Sputnik is banned in the European Union, and access to the websites of many Russian radio stations is restricted.
☝️ We hope that World Radio Day will serve as an opportunity for genuine discussion within the professional community, focusing on challenges faced by radio broadcasters and the prospects for the industry’s development. It is essential to adhere to high standards of quality and impartial journalism during this dialogue, rather than engaging in further political speculation.
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1️⃣3️⃣February - World Radio Day.
It was proclaimed by UNESCO General Conference in 2011 to "encourage decision-makers... to establish and provide access to information through radio... in order that all may enjoy the benefit".
☝OTD we draw UNESCO's attention to supression of Russian 🇷🇺 media, including radio journalists and outlets broadcast in radio format, in the West. In addition to recent sanctions against Russian journalists and news agencies in the EU, USA, Canada, UK and several other countries,
📍On September 13, 2023, employees of the Moldavian Migration Service broke into the house of the head of the Sputnik Moldova news agency V. Denisov, detained and deported him;
📍On October 5, 2023, in Cyprus, the correspondent of the “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” A. Gasyuk was beaten, detained, and deported, despite valid accreditation;
📍On October 31, 2023, the Bulgarian authorities canceled accreditation and announced extradition of the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" correspondent A. Gatsak.
📢We expect UNESCO Director General to give assesment to the punitive actions against Russian media in the West that are aimed at limiting citizens’ access to information.
It was proclaimed by UNESCO General Conference in 2011 to "encourage decision-makers... to establish and provide access to information through radio... in order that all may enjoy the benefit".
☝OTD we draw UNESCO's attention to supression of Russian 🇷🇺 media, including radio journalists and outlets broadcast in radio format, in the West. In addition to recent sanctions against Russian journalists and news agencies in the EU, USA, Canada, UK and several other countries,
📍On September 13, 2023, employees of the Moldavian Migration Service broke into the house of the head of the Sputnik Moldova news agency V. Denisov, detained and deported him;
📍On October 5, 2023, in Cyprus, the correspondent of the “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” A. Gasyuk was beaten, detained, and deported, despite valid accreditation;
📍On October 31, 2023, the Bulgarian authorities canceled accreditation and announced extradition of the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" correspondent A. Gatsak.
📢We expect UNESCO Director General to give assesment to the punitive actions against Russian media in the West that are aimed at limiting citizens’ access to information.
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🗓 On February 14, 1943, the Red Army liberated Voroshilovgrad (now Lugansk) during Operation Leap.
The strength of the German Wehrmacht was significantly weakened following the defeat of Nazi forces near Stalingrad. This paved the way for the liberation of Donbass.
🥇 Soviet forces under the command of Colonel General Nikolai Vatutin launched a two-pronged attack to liberate the city by advancing on Ostraya Mogila and a flour plant. The Third Guards Army, led by Lieutenant General Dmitry Lelyushenko, and the Fifth Tank Division, commanded by Major General Ivan Shlemin, engaged the enemy in the battle for Voroshilovgrad.
🕯 German invaders had occupied Voroshilovgrad for over seven months, during which they executed thousands of civilians. Many people died of starvation. Over 4,000 people were deported to Germany for forced labour.
The enemy destroyed over 2,500 buildings, including seven out of the nine schools, and 65 medical institutions, including almost all outpatient clinics.
Red Army personnel fought resolutely to liberate Voroshilovgrad, displaying extraordinary courage, fortitude and heroism. In total, 10,000 Red Army officers and soldiers lost their lives in the battle for the city.
⚔️ Voroshilovgrad became the first regional centre of Soviet Ukraine to be liberated during the Great Patriotic War. Operation Leap marked the beginning of the liberation of the Ukrainian SSR by the Red Army.
In September 1943, Soviet forces expelled the enemy from the Voroshilovgrad Region. Over 120,000 Soviet officers and soldiers were killed in action.
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The strength of the German Wehrmacht was significantly weakened following the defeat of Nazi forces near Stalingrad. This paved the way for the liberation of Donbass.
🕯 German invaders had occupied Voroshilovgrad for over seven months, during which they executed thousands of civilians. Many people died of starvation. Over 4,000 people were deported to Germany for forced labour.
The enemy destroyed over 2,500 buildings, including seven out of the nine schools, and 65 medical institutions, including almost all outpatient clinics.
Red Army personnel fought resolutely to liberate Voroshilovgrad, displaying extraordinary courage, fortitude and heroism. In total, 10,000 Red Army officers and soldiers lost their lives in the battle for the city.
⚔️ Voroshilovgrad became the first regional centre of Soviet Ukraine to be liberated during the Great Patriotic War. Operation Leap marked the beginning of the liberation of the Ukrainian SSR by the Red Army.
In September 1943, Soviet forces expelled the enemy from the Voroshilovgrad Region. Over 120,000 Soviet officers and soldiers were killed in action.
#Victory79
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⚡️For at least ten years - since the coup d'état in Ukraine - the European Union has pursued a destructive policy towards the Ukrainian crisis.
The West supported the unconstitutional and forced change of power. The EU remained silent when the then authorities in Kiev started a war against their own people by launching the so-called "anti-terrorist operation" against the south-eastern regions of the country in April 2014. In all these years, we have not heard a single comment from Brussels while civilians in Donbass have been under daily shelling since 2014.
❗️Russia has repeatedly called on the West to face the facts and to stop condoning Kiev's illegal actions against the civilian population. The European Union bears a large part of the responsibility for what is happening in and around Ukraine today.
🗓As we approach the 10 years since the coup d'état in Ukraine, we invite you to recall just some of the numerous publications and media statements in which we have repeatedly underlined the illegal change of power in Ukraine and the catastrophic consequences of Euromaidan.
#Maidan #Euromaidan
The West supported the unconstitutional and forced change of power. The EU remained silent when the then authorities in Kiev started a war against their own people by launching the so-called "anti-terrorist operation" against the south-eastern regions of the country in April 2014. In all these years, we have not heard a single comment from Brussels while civilians in Donbass have been under daily shelling since 2014.
❗️Russia has repeatedly called on the West to face the facts and to stop condoning Kiev's illegal actions against the civilian population. The European Union bears a large part of the responsibility for what is happening in and around Ukraine today.
🗓As we approach the 10 years since the coup d'état in Ukraine, we invite you to recall just some of the numerous publications and media statements in which we have repeatedly underlined the illegal change of power in Ukraine and the catastrophic consequences of Euromaidan.
#Maidan #Euromaidan
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🎙️Ambassador Andrei Kelin’s interview to Yalda Hakim for Sky News, 13 February, 2024 (full version):
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🔹#Russia #UK #Ukraine #NATO #West
Russia tried to resolve [Ukrainian crisis] by political and diplomatic means. This didn't help.
The Western side committed a grave mistake by not supporting the peaceful negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, which took place in April 2022.
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Ambassador Andrei Kelin’s interview to Yalda Hakim for Sky News, 13 February, 2024 (full version)
Watch Ambassador Andrei Kelin’s interview to Yalda Hakim for Sky News.
#Russia #Kelin #SkyNews
#Russia #Kelin #SkyNews
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🗓 On February 14, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in a Government Hour session of the State Duma where he made remarks on current issues related to the foreign policy of the Russian Federation.
The Foreign Minister focused on the key aspects of the Ministry’s efforts to resolve the foreign policy challenges facing the country and took questions from deputies. He concentrated on issues related to promoting partnerships with states that have a constructive attitude to Russia, ensuring favourable external conditions for its socio-economic development, and protecting the rights and interests of compatriots living abroad.
Sergey Lavrov also spoke about strengthening Russia’s role as a leading world power, deepening integration in the Union State, #EAEU, #CIS and #SCO, the Russian chairmanship of #BRICS, the resistance of the Global Majority to the dictates of the collective West, and the formation of a fair multipolar world order.
☝️ The Minister’s regular meetings with the members of both chambers of the Federal Assembly are an opportunity to “compare notes” and determine the main areas of joint effort by the executive and legislative authorities in the framework of the Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation.
The Foreign Minister focused on the key aspects of the Ministry’s efforts to resolve the foreign policy challenges facing the country and took questions from deputies. He concentrated on issues related to promoting partnerships with states that have a constructive attitude to Russia, ensuring favourable external conditions for its socio-economic development, and protecting the rights and interests of compatriots living abroad.
Sergey Lavrov also spoke about strengthening Russia’s role as a leading world power, deepening integration in the Union State, #EAEU, #CIS and #SCO, the Russian chairmanship of #BRICS, the resistance of the Global Majority to the dictates of the collective West, and the formation of a fair multipolar world order.
☝️ The Minister’s regular meetings with the members of both chambers of the Federal Assembly are an opportunity to “compare notes” and determine the main areas of joint effort by the executive and legislative authorities in the framework of the Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation.
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🎙 President Vladimir Putin answered questions from journalist Pavel Zarubin (February 14, 2024)
Key talking points:
❗️ We have been constantly deceived about NATO’s non-expansion to the east. NATO proceeded to expand five times, completely deceiving us.
🔹 We did not initiate this war; rather, we are striving to end it. During the first phase, we tried to achieve this through peaceful means, specifically, through the Minsk agreements. However, it became apparent that we had been given the runaround once again. Both the former German Chancellor and the former President of France admitted and publicly stated that they had never intended to honour the agreements.
🔹 German Foreign Minister and people like her, are, of course, hostile towards Russia. In my opinion, she is also hostile towards her own country because it is hard to imagine such a high-ranking politician treating the economic interests of her country and people with such disdain.
🔹 Exceptionalism of certain nations, as compared to others, is found in many countries these days. This is how Nazism started. Now that this has become so widespread, it would be appropriate to conduct this anti-fascist and anti-Nazi propaganda and work at the same global level.
🔹 I believe that there is absolutely no point in NATO. Its only purpose is to serve as a tool of US foreign policy. If the United States considers this tool no longer necessary, that is their decision.
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Key talking points:
❗️ We have been constantly deceived about NATO’s non-expansion to the east. NATO proceeded to expand five times, completely deceiving us.
🔹 We did not initiate this war; rather, we are striving to end it. During the first phase, we tried to achieve this through peaceful means, specifically, through the Minsk agreements. However, it became apparent that we had been given the runaround once again. Both the former German Chancellor and the former President of France admitted and publicly stated that they had never intended to honour the agreements.
🔹 German Foreign Minister and people like her, are, of course, hostile towards Russia. In my opinion, she is also hostile towards her own country because it is hard to imagine such a high-ranking politician treating the economic interests of her country and people with such disdain.
🔹 Exceptionalism of certain nations, as compared to others, is found in many countries these days. This is how Nazism started. Now that this has become so widespread, it would be appropriate to conduct this anti-fascist and anti-Nazi propaganda and work at the same global level.
🔹 I believe that there is absolutely no point in NATO. Its only purpose is to serve as a tool of US foreign policy. If the United States considers this tool no longer necessary, that is their decision.
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🎙️Комментарий Посольства России о заявлениях британских официальных лиц в поддержку Украины
▪︎Британские официальные лица продолжают обрабатывать западных союзников, добиваясь продолжения военной помощи своим ставленникам в Киеве. Особенно упорствует глава Форин Офиса Д.Кэмерон, старательно доказывающий заокеанским парламентариям, что отчисления киевской военщине – на редкость «удачная инвестиция» в безопасность коллективного Запада.
▪︎Эти циничные подсчеты служат наглядным подтверждением безразличия Лондона к судьбам украинцев, жизни которых рассматриваются в качестве дешевого «расходного материала» в сдерживании России.
▪︎Не в первый раз в статьях и заявлениях главы британской дипломатии видим аналогии – на грани фола – с 1930-ми гг., когда ряд европейских стран, включая Великобританию, пошли на преступный «Мюнхенский сговор». Пожертвовав Чехословакией, в Лондоне и Париже стремились не столько «умиротворить» нацистскую Германию, сколько направить ее агрессию на Восток, к границам Советского союза.
☝️Приветствуем стремление Д.Кэмерона освежить в памяти коллег наиболее позорные страницы британской истории. Однако, похоже, в Лондоне извлекли неверные уроки из событий прошлого.
❗В свете очередного террористического ракетного удара ВСУ по мирному Белгороду, приведшего к многочисленным жертвам и раненым, призываем главу Форин Офиса называть вещи своими именами: ратуя за военную помощь режиму В.Зеленского, он так же потворствует нацизму, как и его предшественники в высших эшелонах британской власти почти 90 лет назад. От последствий их шагов мир содрогается до сих пор.
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Выступая за военную помощь режиму В.Зеленского, Д.Кэмерон так же потворствует нацизму, как и его предшественники в высших эшелонах британской власти почти 90 лет назад. От последствий их шагов мир содрогается до сих пор.
▪︎Британские официальные лица продолжают обрабатывать западных союзников, добиваясь продолжения военной помощи своим ставленникам в Киеве. Особенно упорствует глава Форин Офиса Д.Кэмерон, старательно доказывающий заокеанским парламентариям, что отчисления киевской военщине – на редкость «удачная инвестиция» в безопасность коллективного Запада.
▪︎Эти циничные подсчеты служат наглядным подтверждением безразличия Лондона к судьбам украинцев, жизни которых рассматриваются в качестве дешевого «расходного материала» в сдерживании России.
▪︎Не в первый раз в статьях и заявлениях главы британской дипломатии видим аналогии – на грани фола – с 1930-ми гг., когда ряд европейских стран, включая Великобританию, пошли на преступный «Мюнхенский сговор». Пожертвовав Чехословакией, в Лондоне и Париже стремились не столько «умиротворить» нацистскую Германию, сколько направить ее агрессию на Восток, к границам Советского союза.
☝️Приветствуем стремление Д.Кэмерона освежить в памяти коллег наиболее позорные страницы британской истории. Однако, похоже, в Лондоне извлекли неверные уроки из событий прошлого.
❗В свете очередного террористического ракетного удара ВСУ по мирному Белгороду, приведшего к многочисленным жертвам и раненым, призываем главу Форин Офиса называть вещи своими именами: ратуя за военную помощь режиму В.Зеленского, он так же потворствует нацизму, как и его предшественники в высших эшелонах британской власти почти 90 лет назад. От последствий их шагов мир содрогается до сих пор.
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🎙 President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent greetings to guests of the gala event marking the 35th Anniversary of Soviet forces concluding their combat mission in Afghanistan.
💬 President Putin: February 15, 1989, is a significant date in the military history of the Fatherland. On that day, the Soviet withdrawal of its limited contingent of troops from Afghanistan was completed. Our invincible, battle-hardened units returned to their homeland.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, officers, civilian specialists – medical workers, teachers, builders, representatives of other professions – performed their duty honourably in the most difficult of conditions.
🎖 They showed fearlessness and bravery, nobility and compassion as they fulfilled their mission.
🕯 We will always keep alive the memory of the fallen heroes who bravely fought on Afghan soil in defence of the Fatherland.
It is important that over the years and decades you have maintained the unbreakable brotherhood forged in combat, which helped you to overcome all trials and persevere.
Today, Afghan veterans participate as volunteers in the special military operation, provide support to the families of their fallen comrades, and devote themselves to the patriotic education of young people.
💬 President Putin: February 15, 1989, is a significant date in the military history of the Fatherland. On that day, the Soviet withdrawal of its limited contingent of troops from Afghanistan was completed. Our invincible, battle-hardened units returned to their homeland.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, officers, civilian specialists – medical workers, teachers, builders, representatives of other professions – performed their duty honourably in the most difficult of conditions.
🕯 We will always keep alive the memory of the fallen heroes who bravely fought on Afghan soil in defence of the Fatherland.
It is important that over the years and decades you have maintained the unbreakable brotherhood forged in combat, which helped you to overcome all trials and persevere.
Today, Afghan veterans participate as volunteers in the special military operation, provide support to the families of their fallen comrades, and devote themselves to the patriotic education of young people.
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🎙Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the presentation of the collection of documents noscriptd Crimea in Russia’s Development: History, Politics, Diplomacy. Documents from the Foreign Ministry Archives, Moscow (February 15, 2024)
💬 This publication has been released for the tenth Anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia, which we will celebrate next month.
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In his famous Crimean Speech of March 18, 2014, President Vladimir Putin said: “We could not leave this plea unheeded; we could not abandon Crimea and its residents in distress. This would have been betrayal on our part.”
The way the dramatic events have been unfolding in Ukraine demonstrates that reunification with Russia was the only right and possible option for the people of Crimea. Taking this step was consistent with the historical logic of events and the fundamental interests of the people living on this Russian peninsula.
This is the message conveyed by the collection we are presenting today. In particular, it offers unique and convincing documentary evidence demonstrating the unbreakable bond linking Crimea’s destiny to Russia.
📜 The documents in this book include treaties, declarations, diplomatic messages, letters and telegrams. <...> This covers a historical era of over 200 years, marked by momentous accomplishments, including:
• the steady expansion of Russian influence over the peninsula,
• Crimea’s accession to the Russian Empire,
• the construction of new cities there,
• the emergence of the Black Sea fleet,
• the heroic defence of Sevastopol,
• the establishment of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
🇷🇺 Today, Russia is making great efforts to revive the love for Russian history and preserve the truth about its great past. This collection contains original documents from the Foreign Ministry Archives and seeks to make a constructive and useful contribution to these important efforts.
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💬 This publication has been released for the tenth Anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia, which we will celebrate next month.
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In his famous Crimean Speech of March 18, 2014, President Vladimir Putin said: “We could not leave this plea unheeded; we could not abandon Crimea and its residents in distress. This would have been betrayal on our part.”
The way the dramatic events have been unfolding in Ukraine demonstrates that reunification with Russia was the only right and possible option for the people of Crimea. Taking this step was consistent with the historical logic of events and the fundamental interests of the people living on this Russian peninsula.
This is the message conveyed by the collection we are presenting today. In particular, it offers unique and convincing documentary evidence demonstrating the unbreakable bond linking Crimea’s destiny to Russia.
📜 The documents in this book include treaties, declarations, diplomatic messages, letters and telegrams. <...> This covers a historical era of over 200 years, marked by momentous accomplishments, including:
• the steady expansion of Russian influence over the peninsula,
• Crimea’s accession to the Russian Empire,
• the construction of new cities there,
• the emergence of the Black Sea fleet,
• the heroic defence of Sevastopol,
• the establishment of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
🇷🇺 Today, Russia is making great efforts to revive the love for Russian history and preserve the truth about its great past. This collection contains original documents from the Foreign Ministry Archives and seeks to make a constructive and useful contribution to these important efforts.
Read in full
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🎙️Russian Embassy comment on statements by British officials in support of Ukraine
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▪︎British officials continue to plead with their Western allies to keep on providing military aid to their Kiev proxies. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is particularly persistent, diligently explaining to US Congressmen that donations to the Kiev military are an extremely “successful investment” towards the security of the collective West. These cynical calculations clearly confirm London’s indifference to the fate of ordinary Ukrainians, whose lives are viewed as expendable.
▪︎This is not the first time that the top British diplomat pronounces historical parallels – almost going over the top - with the 1930s, when a number of European countries, including Great Britain itself, arranged the criminal “Munich Agreement”. By sacrificing Czechoslovakia, London and Paris sought not so much to “appease” Nazi Germany as to direct its aggression to the East, towards the borders of the Soviet Union.
▪︎We welcome the desire of another British lord, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, to refresh his colleagues’ memory about the most shameful pages of British history. However, London appears to have learned the wrong lessons from past events.
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Against the backdrop of yet another terrorist missile attack by the armed forces of Ukraine against the peaceful city of Belgorod, which resulted in numerous dead and wounded, we call on the Foreign Secretary to call a spade a spade: in advocating military assistance to the Zelensky regime, he is condoning Nazism, much like his predecessors in the highest echelons of British power almost 90 years ago.
The world is still quivering from the shocking consequences of their missteps.
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▪︎British officials continue to plead with their Western allies to keep on providing military aid to their Kiev proxies. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is particularly persistent, diligently explaining to US Congressmen that donations to the Kiev military are an extremely “successful investment” towards the security of the collective West. These cynical calculations clearly confirm London’s indifference to the fate of ordinary Ukrainians, whose lives are viewed as expendable.
▪︎This is not the first time that the top British diplomat pronounces historical parallels – almost going over the top - with the 1930s, when a number of European countries, including Great Britain itself, arranged the criminal “Munich Agreement”. By sacrificing Czechoslovakia, London and Paris sought not so much to “appease” Nazi Germany as to direct its aggression to the East, towards the borders of the Soviet Union.
▪︎We welcome the desire of another British lord, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, to refresh his colleagues’ memory about the most shameful pages of British history. However, London appears to have learned the wrong lessons from past events.
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💬 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
The instant reaction of the NATO leaders to the news of Alexey Navalny's demise in the form of direct accusations against Russia is self-exposing.
There is no forensic medical examination data available, yet the West has already made & voiced its "conclusions"
The instant reaction of the NATO leaders to the news of Alexey Navalny's demise in the form of direct accusations against Russia is self-exposing.
There is no forensic medical examination data available, yet the West has already made & voiced its "conclusions"
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry statement on the Kiev regime’s latest atrocity
The Kiev criminal regime has once again revealed its neo-Nazi essence to the world.
During the day on February 15, Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out another large-scale attack on civilian areas in Belgorod. According to preliminary reports, six people were killed, including one child, and 17 were injured, four of whom were minors. Residential buildings, an industrial enterprise, a number of cars, and a store were damaged. This attack had no military significance.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, on the same day, air defence systems successfully intercepted 14 rockets launched from Ukrainian RM-70 Vampire MLRS in the airspace over the Belgorod Region.
❗️ The Foreign Ministry strongly condemns this heinous crime against civilians and civilian infrastructure. The attack will be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators will face severe punishment.
It is clear that the Kiev Nazis, having suffered numerous defeats on the battlefield, have chosen to unleash their anger on peaceful Russian citizens. The latest terrorist attack by the Banderites has once again exposed the criminal role of the collective West led by the US, which continues to pump the Nazi regime with deadly weapons that are used against innocent civilians.
☝️ We call on the international community to condemn this outrageous criminal act. We intend to bring this matter for discussion at the UN Security Council and other international bodies.
The Kiev criminal regime has once again revealed its neo-Nazi essence to the world.
During the day on February 15, Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out another large-scale attack on civilian areas in Belgorod. According to preliminary reports, six people were killed, including one child, and 17 were injured, four of whom were minors. Residential buildings, an industrial enterprise, a number of cars, and a store were damaged. This attack had no military significance.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, on the same day, air defence systems successfully intercepted 14 rockets launched from Ukrainian RM-70 Vampire MLRS in the airspace over the Belgorod Region.
❗️ The Foreign Ministry strongly condemns this heinous crime against civilians and civilian infrastructure. The attack will be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators will face severe punishment.
It is clear that the Kiev Nazis, having suffered numerous defeats on the battlefield, have chosen to unleash their anger on peaceful Russian citizens. The latest terrorist attack by the Banderites has once again exposed the criminal role of the collective West led by the US, which continues to pump the Nazi regime with deadly weapons that are used against innocent civilians.
☝️ We call on the international community to condemn this outrageous criminal act. We intend to bring this matter for discussion at the UN Security Council and other international bodies.
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Outrageous cynicism
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with National Public Radio, “the US is actively seeking confirmation of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's (placed on the terrorist and extremist register) reported death. If it's confirmed, it is a terrible tragedy.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “his death in a Russian prison and the fixation and fear of one man only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart of the system that Putin has built. Russia is responsible for this."
The death of a person is always a tragedy.
One could wonder why the White House and the State Department found the death of a Russian citizen in a Russian correctional facility much more important and horrific than the death of an US citizen, journalist Gonzalo Lira, who was tortured to death in a Ukrainian prison?
Instead of making sweeping accusations, they (US officials) should have shown restraint and waited for the official results of the forensic medical examination.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with National Public Radio, “the US is actively seeking confirmation of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's (placed on the terrorist and extremist register) reported death. If it's confirmed, it is a terrible tragedy.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “his death in a Russian prison and the fixation and fear of one man only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart of the system that Putin has built. Russia is responsible for this."
The death of a person is always a tragedy.
One could wonder why the White House and the State Department found the death of a Russian citizen in a Russian correctional facility much more important and horrific than the death of an US citizen, journalist Gonzalo Lira, who was tortured to death in a Ukrainian prison?
Instead of making sweeping accusations, they (US officials) should have shown restraint and waited for the official results of the forensic medical examination.
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