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⛓ Today the world marks International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Slavery is one of the most terrible and tragic episodes in the history of mankind. For over four centuries, the Western countries had been enriching themselves by exploiting millions of innocent men, women and children, taken by force from the African continent.
Portugal, France, Britain and the Netherlands played the predominant role in the slave trade. A mass-scale human trafficking to America began in the 17th century, with slaves reaching up to 40 percent of the population in some states by the time the US gained independence.
In the northern states, slaves were generally used as house servants or labourers, and in the South they were forced to work on plantations for growing indigo, tobacco, cotton, or rice. The US laws regarded slaves as personal estate and protected slaveholders’ rights. Thus, the exploitation of slaves played a pivot role in the emergence of the US capitalism.
The renouncing of slavery in the US was slow and painful. It was accomplished only in 1865 after the end of the bloody Civil War. However, slavery was not thoroughly eradicated, with most southern states approving laws that allowed plantation owners to attach former slaves to their estate. In addition, segregation laws were adopted in some parts of the country that deprived African Americans of a number of civil rights. These restraints were lifted only in the 1960s.
🇺🇳 According to UN data, approximately 17 million individuals were forcibly taken from Africa throughout the history of the slave trade, marking it as one of the largest crimes in human history. At the same time, an immense damage inflicted on the Africa’s economic potential is estimated at $777 trillion by the African Reparations Commission.
Today, the West prefers to hush up these tragic events. The descendants of the colonialists are yet to pay compensation for the damage inflicted; moreover, they have not even apologised for it to the peoples of Africa.
Combating neo-colonialism is a priority for Russia in fostering cooperation with the African continent. Russia supports African states in their efforts to finally complete the decolonisation process and advocates for a thorough examination of the consequences of the slave trade within leading international organisations.
Slavery is one of the most terrible and tragic episodes in the history of mankind. For over four centuries, the Western countries had been enriching themselves by exploiting millions of innocent men, women and children, taken by force from the African continent.
Portugal, France, Britain and the Netherlands played the predominant role in the slave trade. A mass-scale human trafficking to America began in the 17th century, with slaves reaching up to 40 percent of the population in some states by the time the US gained independence.
In the northern states, slaves were generally used as house servants or labourers, and in the South they were forced to work on plantations for growing indigo, tobacco, cotton, or rice. The US laws regarded slaves as personal estate and protected slaveholders’ rights. Thus, the exploitation of slaves played a pivot role in the emergence of the US capitalism.
The renouncing of slavery in the US was slow and painful. It was accomplished only in 1865 after the end of the bloody Civil War. However, slavery was not thoroughly eradicated, with most southern states approving laws that allowed plantation owners to attach former slaves to their estate. In addition, segregation laws were adopted in some parts of the country that deprived African Americans of a number of civil rights. These restraints were lifted only in the 1960s.
🇺🇳 According to UN data, approximately 17 million individuals were forcibly taken from Africa throughout the history of the slave trade, marking it as one of the largest crimes in human history. At the same time, an immense damage inflicted on the Africa’s economic potential is estimated at $777 trillion by the African Reparations Commission.
Today, the West prefers to hush up these tragic events. The descendants of the colonialists are yet to pay compensation for the damage inflicted; moreover, they have not even apologised for it to the peoples of Africa.
Combating neo-colonialism is a priority for Russia in fostering cooperation with the African continent. Russia supports African states in their efforts to finally complete the decolonisation process and advocates for a thorough examination of the consequences of the slave trade within leading international organisations.
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🕯December 3 marks the Day of the Unknown Soldier in Russia, honouring the feat of all soldiers who perished for the Motherland, yet whose names remain unknown.
#OnThisDay in 1966, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Red Army's victory over Nazi forces in the Battle of Moscow, a ceremony of the burial of the unknown soldiers' remains was held in the Alexander Garden near the walls of the Moscow Kremlin. These remains were originally located in a mass grave on the 41st kilometre of the Leningrad Highway and were discovered during construction activities on the road. Back in 1941, during the Battle of Moscow, this very place saw fierce and bloody battles between the Soviet forces and Nazi invaders.
▪️ On May 8, 1967, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden was unveiled. "Your name is unknown, your deed is immortal", — the worldwide famous words were inscribed upon the granite slab on the Tomb. Soviet newspapers noted back then: "...he [the Unknown Soldier] was slain for his Motherland, for his home — Moscow. This is all we know about him."
💬 Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky remarked:
"The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the ancient walls of the Moscow Kremlin shall serve as a monument of eternal glory to the heroes who died on the battlefield for their Motherland.
Henceforth, the ashes of the one who shielded Moscow with his chest rest here".
The Eternal Flame was set at the Tomb. In December of 1997, the Honor Guard was instituted near the Eternal Flame.
In total, approximately two million Soviet and Russian citizens were reported missing in action during the wars and conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Russian Ministry of Defence carries out on a regular basis search operations to perpetuate the memory of heroes who perished for the Motherland.
Russian diplomats abroad are engaged in extensive efforts aimed at preserving historical memory, countering attempts to distort the history of #WWII and to question the Great Victory of the Soviet people.
The Embassies of Russia all across the world ensure the maintenance, repair and restoration of Soviet monuments and war graves.
❗️ Regrettably, as part of a disgraceful campaign to distort history of #WWII, a policy of state vandalism is being pursued in certain countries of Eastern Europe, in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland in particular, with the one aim — to eradicate Russia's memorial heritage — the monuments to Soviet heroes and liberators.
By order of the official authorities, criminal acts are being perpetrated in these countries to desecrate mass graves, when the remains of fallen soldiers are barbarically exhumed for the purpose of their subsequent "reburial in accordance with European practice" in specially designated locations.
🎗 It is prohibited for Russian compatriots in Europe, under the threat (!) of criminal prosecution, to pay tribute to heroes who fought against Nazism. The Russian MFA highlights these outrageous incidents.
The memory of all who sacrificed their lives for our future is and will remain immortal.
#WeRemember
#OnThisDay in 1966, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Red Army's victory over Nazi forces in the Battle of Moscow, a ceremony of the burial of the unknown soldiers' remains was held in the Alexander Garden near the walls of the Moscow Kremlin. These remains were originally located in a mass grave on the 41st kilometre of the Leningrad Highway and were discovered during construction activities on the road. Back in 1941, during the Battle of Moscow, this very place saw fierce and bloody battles between the Soviet forces and Nazi invaders.
▪️ On May 8, 1967, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden was unveiled. "Your name is unknown, your deed is immortal", — the worldwide famous words were inscribed upon the granite slab on the Tomb. Soviet newspapers noted back then: "...he [the Unknown Soldier] was slain for his Motherland, for his home — Moscow. This is all we know about him."
💬 Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky remarked:
"The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the ancient walls of the Moscow Kremlin shall serve as a monument of eternal glory to the heroes who died on the battlefield for their Motherland.
Henceforth, the ashes of the one who shielded Moscow with his chest rest here".
The Eternal Flame was set at the Tomb. In December of 1997, the Honor Guard was instituted near the Eternal Flame.
In total, approximately two million Soviet and Russian citizens were reported missing in action during the wars and conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Russian Ministry of Defence carries out on a regular basis search operations to perpetuate the memory of heroes who perished for the Motherland.
Russian diplomats abroad are engaged in extensive efforts aimed at preserving historical memory, countering attempts to distort the history of #WWII and to question the Great Victory of the Soviet people.
The Embassies of Russia all across the world ensure the maintenance, repair and restoration of Soviet monuments and war graves.
❗️ Regrettably, as part of a disgraceful campaign to distort history of #WWII, a policy of state vandalism is being pursued in certain countries of Eastern Europe, in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland in particular, with the one aim — to eradicate Russia's memorial heritage — the monuments to Soviet heroes and liberators.
By order of the official authorities, criminal acts are being perpetrated in these countries to desecrate mass graves, when the remains of fallen soldiers are barbarically exhumed for the purpose of their subsequent "reburial in accordance with European practice" in specially designated locations.
🎗 It is prohibited for Russian compatriots in Europe, under the threat (!) of criminal prosecution, to pay tribute to heroes who fought against Nazism. The Russian MFA highlights these outrageous incidents.
The memory of all who sacrificed their lives for our future is and will remain immortal.
#WeRemember
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🕯 3 декабря в России отмечается День Неизвестного Cолдата. Эта дата призвана увековечить память, воинскую доблесть и подвиги погибших в боевых действиях российских и советских военнослужащих, чьи имена так и не удалось установить.
По этом случаю советник-посланник Посольства России в Великобритании А.Е.Гусаров возложил цветы к Советскому военному мемориалу в Лондоне, расположенному в парке рядом с Имперским военным музеем.
Мемориал – единственный в британской столице памятник советским солдатам, героически павшим в годы Второй мировой войны.
По этом случаю советник-посланник Посольства России в Великобритании А.Е.Гусаров возложил цветы к Советскому военному мемориалу в Лондоне, расположенному в парке рядом с Имперским военным музеем.
Мемориал – единственный в британской столице памятник советским солдатам, героически павшим в годы Второй мировой войны.
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🕯 On December 3, Russia commemorates the Day of the Unknown Soldier, established to immortalise the heroic deeds of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the Motherland and remain unidentified.
This day holds special importance for many Russians, symbolising national pride and mourning.
The date was not chosen by chance: on December 3, 1966, a solemn burial ceremony for the remains of an unknown soldier took place in the Alexander Garden near the Kremlin Wall.
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🕯 On December 3, Russia commemorates the Day of the Unknown Soldier, established to immortalise the heroic deeds of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the Motherland and remain unidentified.
This day holds special importance for many Russians, symbolising national pride and mourning.
The date was not chosen by chance: on December 3, 1966, a solemn burial ceremony for the remains of an unknown soldier took place in the Alexander Garden near the Kremlin Wall.
👉 Learn more
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🕯 On 3 December, Russia commemorates the Day of the Unknown Soldier, honouring the memory, courage, and heroic deeds of Russian and Soviet soldiers who perished fighting for their Motherland and whose names remain unknown.
To mark the occasion, Minister-Counsellor of the Russian Embassy to the UK Alexander Gusarov laid flowers at the Soviet War Memorial in London, located in a park adjacent to the Imperial War Museum.
The monument stands as the only tribute in the British capital to Soviet soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War.
To mark the occasion, Minister-Counsellor of the Russian Embassy to the UK Alexander Gusarov laid flowers at the Soviet War Memorial in London, located in a park adjacent to the Imperial War Museum.
The monument stands as the only tribute in the British capital to Soviet soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War.
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❌ В последние дни британские власти превзошли самих себя в использовании в адрес нашей страны и её руководства недопустимой и оскорбительной лексики.
В ходе выступления в лондонской мэрии 2 декабря Кир Стармер взялся рассуждать о России как «неустойчивом и отчаявшемся агрессоре». До этого местный официоз пытался изобразить нашу страну «порочной», а россиян – страдающими от отсутствия задатков «критического мышления».
Подобные хамские эпитеты, хотя и не стали для нас новостью, свидетельствуют, прежде всего, о продолжающемся падении уровня квалификации и самоуважения британского истеблишмента.
В Лондоне, пытаясь осознать реальность, стали рефлексировать по поводу очевидного провала их собственных деструктивных антироссийских замыслов на Украине. Эту симптоматику дополняет очередная накрывшая британские СМИ волна антироссийского психоза на почве шпиономании и вымыслов о мнимых киберугрозах.
Что касается якобы прозвучавших, в изложении местных СМИ, полунамёков в выступлении К.Стармера на переговорную опцию в контексте украинского урегулирования, они смотрятся предельно цинично и не могут вызывать доверия.
☝️ Достаточно вспомнить «послужной список» Лондона на украинском треке, включающий вооружённую и финансовую накачку неонацистского киевского режима, участие британских инструкторов в организации провокаций и диверсий против Вооружённых сил России, срыв безответственным Борисом Джонсоном мирных переговоров весной 2022 года, а также непреклонную ставку на эскалацию конфликта, даже ценой создания беспрецедентных рисков для европейской и международной стабильности.
Да и ныне британские власти, говоря о мире, на практике ведут дело, как заявил сам К.Стармер, к дальнейшему «укреплению позиций» своих киевских подопечных на поле боя. Жертвами этой кровожадной линии предсказуемо станут ещё тысячи насильно мобилизованных украинцев, которых также кинут в проплаченную западниками бойню.
Подлинный мир на Украине может быть достигнут исключительно на путях устранения коренных первопричин кризиса, в формирование которых большой вклад внесли британцы и их союзники.
Речь идёт, прежде всего, о надёжном и всеобъемлющем обеспечении безопасности Российской Федерации путём демилитаризации и денафицикации Украины, обеспечения её безъядерного и нейтрального внеблокового статуса, признания новых территориальных реалий. Это, разумеется, несовместимо с циркулирующими в СМИ пробросами о вовлечении Украины или её отдельных частей в состав НАТО.
Безусловно, должны быть в полной мере обеспечены права, свободы и интересы русскоязычных граждан на Украине, отменены все западные санкции.
❗️ Как бы ни усердствовало ныне британское руководство на ниве оголтелой антироссийской риторики, без выполнения этих условий выйти на мирное решение украинского конфликта попросту не получится.
В ходе выступления в лондонской мэрии 2 декабря Кир Стармер взялся рассуждать о России как «неустойчивом и отчаявшемся агрессоре». До этого местный официоз пытался изобразить нашу страну «порочной», а россиян – страдающими от отсутствия задатков «критического мышления».
Подобные хамские эпитеты, хотя и не стали для нас новостью, свидетельствуют, прежде всего, о продолжающемся падении уровня квалификации и самоуважения британского истеблишмента.
В Лондоне, пытаясь осознать реальность, стали рефлексировать по поводу очевидного провала их собственных деструктивных антироссийских замыслов на Украине. Эту симптоматику дополняет очередная накрывшая британские СМИ волна антироссийского психоза на почве шпиономании и вымыслов о мнимых киберугрозах.
Что касается якобы прозвучавших, в изложении местных СМИ, полунамёков в выступлении К.Стармера на переговорную опцию в контексте украинского урегулирования, они смотрятся предельно цинично и не могут вызывать доверия.
☝️ Достаточно вспомнить «послужной список» Лондона на украинском треке, включающий вооружённую и финансовую накачку неонацистского киевского режима, участие британских инструкторов в организации провокаций и диверсий против Вооружённых сил России, срыв безответственным Борисом Джонсоном мирных переговоров весной 2022 года, а также непреклонную ставку на эскалацию конфликта, даже ценой создания беспрецедентных рисков для европейской и международной стабильности.
Да и ныне британские власти, говоря о мире, на практике ведут дело, как заявил сам К.Стармер, к дальнейшему «укреплению позиций» своих киевских подопечных на поле боя. Жертвами этой кровожадной линии предсказуемо станут ещё тысячи насильно мобилизованных украинцев, которых также кинут в проплаченную западниками бойню.
Подлинный мир на Украине может быть достигнут исключительно на путях устранения коренных первопричин кризиса, в формирование которых большой вклад внесли британцы и их союзники.
Речь идёт, прежде всего, о надёжном и всеобъемлющем обеспечении безопасности Российской Федерации путём демилитаризации и денафицикации Украины, обеспечения её безъядерного и нейтрального внеблокового статуса, признания новых территориальных реалий. Это, разумеется, несовместимо с циркулирующими в СМИ пробросами о вовлечении Украины или её отдельных частей в состав НАТО.
Безусловно, должны быть в полной мере обеспечены права, свободы и интересы русскоязычных граждан на Украине, отменены все западные санкции.
❗️ Как бы ни усердствовало ныне британское руководство на ниве оголтелой антироссийской риторики, без выполнения этих условий выйти на мирное решение украинского конфликта попросту не получится.
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❌ In recent days the British authorities have surpassed themselves in deploying unacceptable and offensive language against our country and its leadership.
On 2 December, in his speech at London’s Guildhall, Prime Minister Keir Starmer labeled Russia as an "erratic and increasingly desperate aggressor". Before that UK officials had attempted to portray Russia as “depraved” and its citizens as lacking in “critical thinking".
Such obnoxious remarks, sadly, are nothing new to us. They reflect, above all, the continuing decline in professionalism and self-respect within the British establishment.
At pains to reconcile itself with reality, London is agonizing over the evident blunder of its destructive anti-Russian strategy in Ukraine. This is further manifested by a new bout of Russophobic psychosis in British media, fueled by spy mania and fabricated cyber scares.
As for vague allusions to a negotiated conclusion to the Ukraine crisis, seemingly detected by some local media within Keir Starmer’s speech, these would have been, even if real, deeply cynical and untrustworthy.
☝️ London’s track record on Ukraine speaks for itself. Among its many “achievements” are arming and financing of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime, deploying British instructors to facilitate provocations and subversive operations against the Russian Armed Forces, derailing the peace negotiations, personally managed by the irresponsible Boris Johnson in spring 2022, as well as stubbornly escalating the conflict without regard to unprecedented risks such actions pose to European and global stability.
Even now, while speaking of peace, in practice the British authorities strive, as Prime Minister Starmer admitted, to strengthen the position of their Kiev proxies on the battlefield. As a result of this bloodthirsty policy, sponsored by the West, thousands more forcibly connoscripted Ukrainians will likely be hastened to their demise.
Lasting peace in Ukraine can only be achieved by addressing the root causes of the crisis, themselves largely a product of policies of the UK and others.
This implies, first and foremost, ensuring the comprehensive security of the Russian Federation through the demilitarisation and de-Nazification of Ukraine, securing the non-nuclear and neutral non-aligned status for Ukraine, while recognising new territorial realities. Naturally, this is incompatible with media-circulated insinuations that either Ukraine or some of its regions may go on to become part of NATO.
It is imperative that the rights, freedoms, and interests of Russian-speakers in Ukraine are fully guaranteed and that all Western sanctions are lifted.
❗️ Regardless of the British government’s infatuation with confrontational and inflammatory anti-Russian rhetoric, a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis cannot be achieved unless these conditions are fulfilled.
On 2 December, in his speech at London’s Guildhall, Prime Minister Keir Starmer labeled Russia as an "erratic and increasingly desperate aggressor". Before that UK officials had attempted to portray Russia as “depraved” and its citizens as lacking in “critical thinking".
Such obnoxious remarks, sadly, are nothing new to us. They reflect, above all, the continuing decline in professionalism and self-respect within the British establishment.
At pains to reconcile itself with reality, London is agonizing over the evident blunder of its destructive anti-Russian strategy in Ukraine. This is further manifested by a new bout of Russophobic psychosis in British media, fueled by spy mania and fabricated cyber scares.
As for vague allusions to a negotiated conclusion to the Ukraine crisis, seemingly detected by some local media within Keir Starmer’s speech, these would have been, even if real, deeply cynical and untrustworthy.
☝️ London’s track record on Ukraine speaks for itself. Among its many “achievements” are arming and financing of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime, deploying British instructors to facilitate provocations and subversive operations against the Russian Armed Forces, derailing the peace negotiations, personally managed by the irresponsible Boris Johnson in spring 2022, as well as stubbornly escalating the conflict without regard to unprecedented risks such actions pose to European and global stability.
Even now, while speaking of peace, in practice the British authorities strive, as Prime Minister Starmer admitted, to strengthen the position of their Kiev proxies on the battlefield. As a result of this bloodthirsty policy, sponsored by the West, thousands more forcibly connoscripted Ukrainians will likely be hastened to their demise.
Lasting peace in Ukraine can only be achieved by addressing the root causes of the crisis, themselves largely a product of policies of the UK and others.
This implies, first and foremost, ensuring the comprehensive security of the Russian Federation through the demilitarisation and de-Nazification of Ukraine, securing the non-nuclear and neutral non-aligned status for Ukraine, while recognising new territorial realities. Naturally, this is incompatible with media-circulated insinuations that either Ukraine or some of its regions may go on to become part of NATO.
It is imperative that the rights, freedoms, and interests of Russian-speakers in Ukraine are fully guaranteed and that all Western sanctions are lifted.
❗️ Regardless of the British government’s infatuation with confrontational and inflammatory anti-Russian rhetoric, a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis cannot be achieved unless these conditions are fulfilled.
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📸 On December 4, international photo project #WeAccuse was launched in Moscow. It was co-produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the magazine 'New Regions of Russia' journal and Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library.
💬 Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev Regime's War Crimes Rodion Miroshnik:
💬 Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev Regime's War Crimes Rodion Miroshnik:
We present the photo evidence of Ukrainian crimes in Donbass and other Russian territories adjacent to the border.
Today it is necessary to collect and present to the whole world the true face of neo-Nazism, which has seized power in Ukraine «under false flag» – using slogans of freedom, democracy, justice. These photos demonstrate the true state of affairs better than a thousand words.
None of the crimes can be forgotten or lost amid other events. None of the victims of the Kiev regime can be deprived of the realization that the perpetrator has been punished and held accountable for his crimes.
Today we are preparing the first part of this work – collecting and presenting evidence of criminal acts committed by the Kiev regime under the cover of "Western partners".
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❌ The lop-sided “visual investigation” in FT’s online edition on 4th December, sensationally noscriptd “Russia uses civilians as “target practice” for killer drones”, marks yet another foray of the still largely influential newspaper into the realm of tabloid pro-Ukrainian agitprop.
Fact-checking appears to have taken second place to raw emotional manipulation here. Just to pinpoint some problematic issues FT editors should have picked up on immediately upon reading the draft.
🔹 FT’s main interlocutors are a Ukrainian military garrison commander of Kherson, currently under temporary occupation by the Kiev regime, as well as a Ukrainian military “spokesperson”. They thus cannot be expected to articulate a balanced position, a fact that goes explicitly unremarked by FT. There are no alternative opinions to offset this Ukrainian military narrative. Remarking on civilian casualties, real or not, the authors make no mention of year-long shelling, UAV strikes and the deliberate scattering of anti-personnel mines by Ukrainian forces in Russian cities across the zone of conflict, including in Donetsk and Lugansk;
🔹 The article manages, within the space of a few paras, to suggest that Russian UAV’s supposed “targets” are civilians (again, paradoxically, in a Russian region, the Khersonskaya oblast, living under Ukrainian occupation), yet later on openly admits that “military vehicles” are the favoured targets. There appears to be a series of similar contradictions throughout the article;
🔹 This is unsurprising. Kherson and its surroundings are known to Russians and Ukrainians alike to be used as a springboard for Ukrainian reconnaisance and sabotage operations, as well as tactical offensives by Ukrainian forces across the Dnepr river and its many islands. These actions, generally unsuccessful and resulting in high attrition rates for pro-Kiev militants, are known to be prepared and coordinated by Western, primarily British military consultants, posing as “volunteers” and “NGO workers”;
🔹 That the narrative is emotionally geared towards Brits is manifestly clear from references to “London weather”, an area “half the size of London” and London-based “non-profit” structures, in reality embedded with Ukrainian military intelligence;
🔹 A video of an “ambulance” is shown, supposedly damaged by a “Russian” drone strike. The video depicts three men, two of them clad in khaki body armour and black helmets, exiting the vehicle upon impact. These individuals, whose appearance is distinctly uncharacteristic of civilian ambulance personnel, are shown again in a separate photo, appearing to be “repairing” the vehicle. Ukrainian civilian ambulances, some bearing the red cross, are well known to combatants on both sides to be heavily employed for military purposes, including ferrying weapons and ammunition to the front lines. This has been extensively documented, yet FT appears to be unaware of this problem;
🔹 Ukrainian military units, dispersed across Kherson and deliberately making use of civilian shelters and vehicles for cover, represent lawful military targets for Russian forces. That the Ukrainian military occupation administration attempts to conflate its losses with civilian casualties (many caused through its own counter-UAV actions), muddying the line between the two, is a clear violation of the norms of warfare.
We would suggest that the FT retains clear focus on its world-renowned core economic and financial competencies. Its readership can certainly do without coarse and manipulative Russophobic handouts.
❌ The lop-sided “visual investigation” in FT’s online edition on 4th December, sensationally noscriptd “Russia uses civilians as “target practice” for killer drones”, marks yet another foray of the still largely influential newspaper into the realm of tabloid pro-Ukrainian agitprop.
Fact-checking appears to have taken second place to raw emotional manipulation here. Just to pinpoint some problematic issues FT editors should have picked up on immediately upon reading the draft.
🔹 FT’s main interlocutors are a Ukrainian military garrison commander of Kherson, currently under temporary occupation by the Kiev regime, as well as a Ukrainian military “spokesperson”. They thus cannot be expected to articulate a balanced position, a fact that goes explicitly unremarked by FT. There are no alternative opinions to offset this Ukrainian military narrative. Remarking on civilian casualties, real or not, the authors make no mention of year-long shelling, UAV strikes and the deliberate scattering of anti-personnel mines by Ukrainian forces in Russian cities across the zone of conflict, including in Donetsk and Lugansk;
🔹 The article manages, within the space of a few paras, to suggest that Russian UAV’s supposed “targets” are civilians (again, paradoxically, in a Russian region, the Khersonskaya oblast, living under Ukrainian occupation), yet later on openly admits that “military vehicles” are the favoured targets. There appears to be a series of similar contradictions throughout the article;
🔹 This is unsurprising. Kherson and its surroundings are known to Russians and Ukrainians alike to be used as a springboard for Ukrainian reconnaisance and sabotage operations, as well as tactical offensives by Ukrainian forces across the Dnepr river and its many islands. These actions, generally unsuccessful and resulting in high attrition rates for pro-Kiev militants, are known to be prepared and coordinated by Western, primarily British military consultants, posing as “volunteers” and “NGO workers”;
🔹 That the narrative is emotionally geared towards Brits is manifestly clear from references to “London weather”, an area “half the size of London” and London-based “non-profit” structures, in reality embedded with Ukrainian military intelligence;
🔹 A video of an “ambulance” is shown, supposedly damaged by a “Russian” drone strike. The video depicts three men, two of them clad in khaki body armour and black helmets, exiting the vehicle upon impact. These individuals, whose appearance is distinctly uncharacteristic of civilian ambulance personnel, are shown again in a separate photo, appearing to be “repairing” the vehicle. Ukrainian civilian ambulances, some bearing the red cross, are well known to combatants on both sides to be heavily employed for military purposes, including ferrying weapons and ammunition to the front lines. This has been extensively documented, yet FT appears to be unaware of this problem;
🔹 Ukrainian military units, dispersed across Kherson and deliberately making use of civilian shelters and vehicles for cover, represent lawful military targets for Russian forces. That the Ukrainian military occupation administration attempts to conflate its losses with civilian casualties (many caused through its own counter-UAV actions), muddying the line between the two, is a clear violation of the norms of warfare.
We would suggest that the FT retains clear focus on its world-renowned core economic and financial competencies. Its readership can certainly do without coarse and manipulative Russophobic handouts.
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"We are winning [in Ukraine]"
📺 Watch Ambassador Andrei Kelin's interview with LBC presenter Andrew Marr (5 December 2024)
• [The UK] is involved [in the Ukraine conflict], because Britain has sent quite a lot of officers, soldiers and military specialists to Ukraine. The Storm Shadow strikes are not possible without participation of British militaries. Britain is fighting a proxy war against Russia.
• [The reports that Russia is trying to conduct so-called grey war operations against Britain] are pure fantasy.
• Ukraine should stay non-nuclear and out of NATO. <...> It should be neutral in accordance with its constitution. As for other arrangements, guarantees and whatever else, we are ready to consider any constructive proposal.
• We could have ended [the conflict] in negotiations in April 2022 if [former British Prime Minister] Boris Johnson had not come and said to the Ukrainians: "Let's get out of this agreement, throw it away and you should fight".
• The future restoration of Ukraine will depend a lot on the behaviour of the Ukrainian government. <...> They should understand that <...> they should be friendly with their neighbours and that is the only way to get Ukraine back to normal.
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📺 Watch Ambassador Andrei Kelin's interview with LBC presenter Andrew Marr (5 December 2024)
• [The UK] is involved [in the Ukraine conflict], because Britain has sent quite a lot of officers, soldiers and military specialists to Ukraine. The Storm Shadow strikes are not possible without participation of British militaries. Britain is fighting a proxy war against Russia.
• [The reports that Russia is trying to conduct so-called grey war operations against Britain] are pure fantasy.
• Ukraine should stay non-nuclear and out of NATO. <...> It should be neutral in accordance with its constitution. As for other arrangements, guarantees and whatever else, we are ready to consider any constructive proposal.
• We could have ended [the conflict] in negotiations in April 2022 if [former British Prime Minister] Boris Johnson had not come and said to the Ukrainians: "Let's get out of this agreement, throw it away and you should fight".
• The future restoration of Ukraine will depend a lot on the behaviour of the Ukrainian government. <...> They should understand that <...> they should be friendly with their neighbours and that is the only way to get Ukraine back to normal.
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview to Tucker Carlson (Moscow, December 6, 2024)
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#RussiaUS
• We would like to have normal relations with all countries especially with the United States. We don't see any reason why Russia and the United States cannot cooperate for the sake of the universe.
• The Ukrainians would not be able to do what they're doing with long-range modern weapons without direct participation of the American servicemen. We don't want to aggravate the situation, but since ATACMS and other long-range weapons are being used against mainland Russia as it were, we are sending signals. <...>
[The US and its allies] must understand that we would be ready to use any means not to allow them to succeed in what they call strategic defeat of Russia. They fight for keeping the hegemony over the world on any country, any region, any continent. We fight for our legitimate security interests.
• We don't want to aggravate the situation, but since ATACMS and other long-range weapons are being used against mainland Russia, we are sending signals. We hope that the last one, a couple of weeks ago, the signal with the new weapon system called #Oreshnik was taken seriously.
• When the United States and other Western countries recognized unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, they said this is the self-determination being implemented. There was no referendum in Kosovo — unilateral declaration of independence. <...> And when a few years later, Crimeans were holding referendum with invitation of many international observers, not from international organizations, but from parliamentarians in Europe, in Asia, in post-Soviet space, they said that they cannot accept this because this is violation of territorial integrity 🤷♂️
The UN Charter is not a menu. You have to respect it in all its entirety 👉 #UNCharterIsOurRules
• I think [Donald Trump] is a very strong person. A person who wants results. Who doesn't like procrastination on anything. But this does not mean that he's pro-Russian as some people try to present him. The amount of sanctions we received under the Trump administration was very big.
#Ukraine
• We strongly prefer peaceful solution through negotiations on the basis of respecting legitimate security interest of Russia, and on the basis of respecting the people who live in Ukraine, who still live in Ukraine being Russians. <...>
No military bases, no military exercises on the Ukrainian soil with participation of foreign troops. <...> We cannot tolerate a deal which would keep the legislation which are prohibiting Russian language, Russian media, Russian culture, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, because it is a violation of the obligations of Ukraine under the UN Charter.
• We are not talking about exterminating anybody's population. We don't have any intention to exterminate Ukrainian people. They are brothers and sisters to the Russian people.
• It is becoming clear that there is a fatigue in some capitals, and there are talks every now and then that the Americans would like to leave [Ukraine] with the Europeans and to concentrate on something more important.
#Syria
• The Americans in the east of Syria groom some Kurdish separatists using the profits from oil and grain sold, the resources which they occupy. <...> The information [on who's backing Islamist groups] which is being floated and it's in the public domain mentions among others the Americans, the Brits. Some people say that Israel is interested in making this situation aggravate. So that Gaza is not under very close scrutiny.
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Key talking points
#RussiaUS
• We would like to have normal relations with all countries especially with the United States. We don't see any reason why Russia and the United States cannot cooperate for the sake of the universe.
• The Ukrainians would not be able to do what they're doing with long-range modern weapons without direct participation of the American servicemen. We don't want to aggravate the situation, but since ATACMS and other long-range weapons are being used against mainland Russia as it were, we are sending signals. <...>
[The US and its allies] must understand that we would be ready to use any means not to allow them to succeed in what they call strategic defeat of Russia. They fight for keeping the hegemony over the world on any country, any region, any continent. We fight for our legitimate security interests.
• We don't want to aggravate the situation, but since ATACMS and other long-range weapons are being used against mainland Russia, we are sending signals. We hope that the last one, a couple of weeks ago, the signal with the new weapon system called #Oreshnik was taken seriously.
• When the United States and other Western countries recognized unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, they said this is the self-determination being implemented. There was no referendum in Kosovo — unilateral declaration of independence. <...> And when a few years later, Crimeans were holding referendum with invitation of many international observers, not from international organizations, but from parliamentarians in Europe, in Asia, in post-Soviet space, they said that they cannot accept this because this is violation of territorial integrity 🤷♂️
The UN Charter is not a menu. You have to respect it in all its entirety 👉 #UNCharterIsOurRules
• I think [Donald Trump] is a very strong person. A person who wants results. Who doesn't like procrastination on anything. But this does not mean that he's pro-Russian as some people try to present him. The amount of sanctions we received under the Trump administration was very big.
#Ukraine
• We strongly prefer peaceful solution through negotiations on the basis of respecting legitimate security interest of Russia, and on the basis of respecting the people who live in Ukraine, who still live in Ukraine being Russians. <...>
No military bases, no military exercises on the Ukrainian soil with participation of foreign troops. <...> We cannot tolerate a deal which would keep the legislation which are prohibiting Russian language, Russian media, Russian culture, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, because it is a violation of the obligations of Ukraine under the UN Charter.
• We are not talking about exterminating anybody's population. We don't have any intention to exterminate Ukrainian people. They are brothers and sisters to the Russian people.
• It is becoming clear that there is a fatigue in some capitals, and there are talks every now and then that the Americans would like to leave [Ukraine] with the Europeans and to concentrate on something more important.
#Syria
• The Americans in the east of Syria groom some Kurdish separatists using the profits from oil and grain sold, the resources which they occupy. <...> The information [on who's backing Islamist groups] which is being floated and it's in the public domain mentions among others the Americans, the Brits. Some people say that Israel is interested in making this situation aggravate. So that Gaza is not under very close scrutiny.
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❌ Осознание близящегося краха «украинского проекта», наряду со стремлением переключить внимание от тревожных тенденций в британской экономике, побуждают местный политистеблишмент с новой силой раскручивать маховик антироссийской пропаганды и дезинформации.
Отрабатывающие политзаказ центральные СМИ продолжают лихорадочно вбрасывать абсурдные сюжеты, призванные укоренить в сознании британцев фобии о «всепроникающей» российской угрозе.
В их числе – алармистские сигналы властей о якобы нависших над Британией рисках, связанных с активностью «русских хакеров», раскрытые-де местными правоохранителями серые схемы отмывания денег и обхода незаконных западных санкций, хаотичные фрагменты квазисудебных процедур в рамках затеянных Лондоном провокаций, вроде «дела Скрипалей» и складских поджогов.
Недавно копилку тиражируемых здесь жалких пародий на «бондиану» пополнила история о похождениях болгарских граждан, обвиняемых в шпионаже в пользу нашей страны. «Болгарской банде» с каждым днём приписывают всё больше якобы спланированных, но отнюдь не реализованных «операций» вроде покушения на журналиста, замаскированного под теракт ИГИЛ, или инсценировку протеста у здания одной из дипмиссий в Лондоне.
Все эти наветы откровенно лживы. Хорошо осознавая это, британские власти и не утруждают себя поиском серьёзных доказательств.
Что касается некоторых журналистов, охотно подхвативших «спущенные» им антироссийские агитки, они, очевидно, не прочь поспекулировать на чувстве небезопасности, испытываемом британцами на фоне деградации здесь криминогенной обстановки.
Уверены, что подобные грязные приёмы не возымеют эффекта на здравомыслящую аудиторию в Великобритании и других европейских странах.
☝️ Они тем более не способны повлиять на готовность России решительно отстаивать свои законные интересы, развивать равноправное и взаимовыгодное сотрудничество со своими союзниками и партнёрами.
Отрабатывающие политзаказ центральные СМИ продолжают лихорадочно вбрасывать абсурдные сюжеты, призванные укоренить в сознании британцев фобии о «всепроникающей» российской угрозе.
В их числе – алармистские сигналы властей о якобы нависших над Британией рисках, связанных с активностью «русских хакеров», раскрытые-де местными правоохранителями серые схемы отмывания денег и обхода незаконных западных санкций, хаотичные фрагменты квазисудебных процедур в рамках затеянных Лондоном провокаций, вроде «дела Скрипалей» и складских поджогов.
Недавно копилку тиражируемых здесь жалких пародий на «бондиану» пополнила история о похождениях болгарских граждан, обвиняемых в шпионаже в пользу нашей страны. «Болгарской банде» с каждым днём приписывают всё больше якобы спланированных, но отнюдь не реализованных «операций» вроде покушения на журналиста, замаскированного под теракт ИГИЛ, или инсценировку протеста у здания одной из дипмиссий в Лондоне.
Все эти наветы откровенно лживы. Хорошо осознавая это, британские власти и не утруждают себя поиском серьёзных доказательств.
Что касается некоторых журналистов, охотно подхвативших «спущенные» им антироссийские агитки, они, очевидно, не прочь поспекулировать на чувстве небезопасности, испытываемом британцами на фоне деградации здесь криминогенной обстановки.
Уверены, что подобные грязные приёмы не возымеют эффекта на здравомыслящую аудиторию в Великобритании и других европейских странах.
☝️ Они тем более не способны повлиять на готовность России решительно отстаивать свои законные интересы, развивать равноправное и взаимовыгодное сотрудничество со своими союзниками и партнёрами.
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❌ Anticipating the imminent failure of its "Ukrainian project" and striving to divert attention from troubling trends in the British economy, the UK's political establishment has chosen to inject new vigor into its anti-Russian propaganda and disinformation campaign.
Mainstream media outlets are feverishly deploying politically vetted absurd narratives designed to indoctrinate the British public with fears of an omnipresent Russian threat.
These include alarmist depiction of presumed risks from "Russian hackers" targeting the UK, money-laundering schemes aimed at circumventing illegitimate Western sanctions ostensibly uncovered by local law enforcement agencies, fragmentary disclosures from quasi-judicial procedures following provocations orchestrated by London, such as the "Skripal affair" and recent warehouse arsons.
The list of dismal "James Bond" parodies has grown even longer thanks to a recent story about Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia.
Every day brings new revelations about "operations" attributed to this Bulgarian outfit, all of them planned but never implemented. These include an alleged plot to assassinate a journalist disguised as an ISIS-style terror attack or the staging of a protest outside a diplomatic mission in London.
All these allegations are blatantly false. UK authorities, who know this, are not even bothered with presenting solid evidence.
The media outlets engaged in these anti-Russian propaganda chores seem to relish the insecurity experienced by many Brits as a result of growing crime in the country.
Assuredly, such antics will not have the desired effect upon level-headed audience in the UK and other European countries.
☝️ They will certainly have no impact on Russia's steadfast commitment to rigorously upholding its legitimate interests, as well as developing equal and mutually beneficial relations with its allies and partners.
Mainstream media outlets are feverishly deploying politically vetted absurd narratives designed to indoctrinate the British public with fears of an omnipresent Russian threat.
These include alarmist depiction of presumed risks from "Russian hackers" targeting the UK, money-laundering schemes aimed at circumventing illegitimate Western sanctions ostensibly uncovered by local law enforcement agencies, fragmentary disclosures from quasi-judicial procedures following provocations orchestrated by London, such as the "Skripal affair" and recent warehouse arsons.
The list of dismal "James Bond" parodies has grown even longer thanks to a recent story about Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia.
Every day brings new revelations about "operations" attributed to this Bulgarian outfit, all of them planned but never implemented. These include an alleged plot to assassinate a journalist disguised as an ISIS-style terror attack or the staging of a protest outside a diplomatic mission in London.
All these allegations are blatantly false. UK authorities, who know this, are not even bothered with presenting solid evidence.
The media outlets engaged in these anti-Russian propaganda chores seem to relish the insecurity experienced by many Brits as a result of growing crime in the country.
Assuredly, such antics will not have the desired effect upon level-headed audience in the UK and other European countries.
☝️ They will certainly have no impact on Russia's steadfast commitment to rigorously upholding its legitimate interests, as well as developing equal and mutually beneficial relations with its allies and partners.
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