“December 10 marks the 75th anniversary of the UN adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Unfortunately, we are celebrating this anniversary in a difficult situation, when the process of degradation of the international system for ensuring and promoting human rights continues. Its institutions, virtually controlled by the West, demonstrate political bias, hypocrisy and open selectivity.

Thus, for eight years we have seen their helplessness and direct ignorance of flagrant violations against the residents of Donbass.

These structures not only do not notice, but even encourage the manifestation of Russophobia and support those countries that are in a hurry to take first place in this shameful competition of Russophobes.

As you know, Russia has withdrawn from a number of international human rights organizations, but this does not mean that we are abandoning the principles laid down in the declaration.

On the contrary, we are ready to cooperate with all interested parties and partners, to find solutions to form an effective, fair, equal system for ensuring human rights for all.”

“I don’t think that happiness will come to the homes of those who pursue such a policy. I don’t know how many now, but in Latvia, in my opinion, there were 40% of the Russian-speaking population.

Surely there are quite a lot now. If they pursue such a policy in relation to people who wanted to live in this or that country, worked there, created some benefits for this country, and they are treated like pigs, then in the end they themselves will be such pigs and will clash within their own country.”