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⚡️ On December 19 at 12 pm (Moscow time), the “End of Year Conference with Vladimir Putin” will be broadcast live.
The Russian President will review the results of the outgoing year and answer questions from journalists and citizens across the country.
Questions may be submitted via:
👉 the programme’s website
👉 by SMS / MMS to 0–40–40
👉 by phone at 8–800–200–40–40
👉 through the dedicated mobile app
👉 through the social networks VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and the chatbot in the national messenger MAX.
Questions are accepted starting 3 pm on December 4 until the end of the programme on December 19.
⚡️ On December 19 at 12 pm (Moscow time), the “End of Year Conference with Vladimir Putin” will be broadcast live.
The Russian President will review the results of the outgoing year and answer questions from journalists and citizens across the country.
Questions may be submitted via:
👉 the programme’s website
👉 by SMS / MMS to 0–40–40
👉 by phone at 8–800–200–40–40
👉 through the dedicated mobile app
👉 through the social networks VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and the chatbot in the national messenger MAX.
Questions are accepted starting 3 pm on December 4 until the end of the programme on December 19.
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The President of Russia was welcomed at the steps of his plane by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
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🗓 On December 3–4, the BRICS+ Counter-Terrorism Conference: National and Regional Counter-Terrorism Strategies Amid Emerging Security Challenges and Threats took place in Moscow under the auspices of the Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The forum brought together over a hundred representatives from specialised agencies, academia and civil society of the #BRICS countries and partner states, as well as counter-terrorism units of international organisations, including the UN, CIS, CSTO, and #SCO.
The opening session included remarks by Deputy Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Yury Kokov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Dmitry Lyubinsky, senior official from Russia’s Federal Security Service, Deputy Head of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office Eihab Omaish, Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov and Head of the CIS Anti-Terrorism Centre Yevgeny Sysoev.
In their remarks, they emphasised the need to consolidate the efforts of competent state authorities and civil society institutions in combating international terrorism and ensuring global stability.
Over the two-day conference, participants discussed the latest developments in countering terrorism and extremism with the agenda focusing on the objective of complete elimination of international terrorist organisations, including ISIS, preventing the use of extremist and terrorist groups as a means of conducting hybrid warfare and interfering in the internal affairs of sovereign states, and addressing the problem of radicalisation that leads to terrorism and extremism as a key tool for destabilising the social and political situation within countries.
Delegates highlighted the importance of implementing measures to prevent the spread of fascist and neo-Nazi ideologies, including those aimed at revisionism and historical falsification. They also stressed that relying on terrorist organisations in the pursuit of political and economic agendas was unacceptable.
The international forum facilitated productive exchanges of views, helped its participants align their positions, while also offering fertile ground for articulating forward-looking theoretical and methodological approaches to countering terrorist and extremist activities.
The Russian Federation expresses its gratitude to all representatives of the BRICS countries, partner states, and international organisations who actively participated in the conference and once again reaffirms its readiness for close cooperation on a wide range of matters dealing with the counter-terrorist agenda.
The forum brought together over a hundred representatives from specialised agencies, academia and civil society of the #BRICS countries and partner states, as well as counter-terrorism units of international organisations, including the UN, CIS, CSTO, and #SCO.
The opening session included remarks by Deputy Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Yury Kokov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Dmitry Lyubinsky, senior official from Russia’s Federal Security Service, Deputy Head of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office Eihab Omaish, Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov and Head of the CIS Anti-Terrorism Centre Yevgeny Sysoev.
In their remarks, they emphasised the need to consolidate the efforts of competent state authorities and civil society institutions in combating international terrorism and ensuring global stability.
Over the two-day conference, participants discussed the latest developments in countering terrorism and extremism with the agenda focusing on the objective of complete elimination of international terrorist organisations, including ISIS, preventing the use of extremist and terrorist groups as a means of conducting hybrid warfare and interfering in the internal affairs of sovereign states, and addressing the problem of radicalisation that leads to terrorism and extremism as a key tool for destabilising the social and political situation within countries.
Delegates highlighted the importance of implementing measures to prevent the spread of fascist and neo-Nazi ideologies, including those aimed at revisionism and historical falsification. They also stressed that relying on terrorist organisations in the pursuit of political and economic agendas was unacceptable.
The international forum facilitated productive exchanges of views, helped its participants align their positions, while also offering fertile ground for articulating forward-looking theoretical and methodological approaches to countering terrorist and extremist activities.
The Russian Federation expresses its gratitude to all representatives of the BRICS countries, partner states, and international organisations who actively participated in the conference and once again reaffirms its readiness for close cooperation on a wide range of matters dealing with the counter-terrorist agenda.
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🎙 President Vladimir Putin's interview with Aaj Tak and India Today (December 4, 2025)
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❓ Question: The history of Russia-India relations spans more than seven decades. This friendship is over 70 years old. How do you assess the strength of this friendship today?
💬 Vladimir Putin: You know, the world is changing very quickly, and the speed of these changes is growing – everyone can see this clearly. The global configuration is shifting, new centres of power are emerging. In these conditions, stability between major countries becomes extremely important. It creates a solid foundation for steady development – both bilaterally and globally.
In this sense, our work together with Prime Minister Modi is of great significance, even beyond the bilateral dimension. And when it comes specifically to our countries, stability across certain areas of cooperation is critically important, because it guarantees the achievement of the goals we have set for ourselves. <...>
We have an entire roadmap for cooperation across key sectors. The most important areas are certainly those oriented towards the future – high technologies. Russia and India work together in these fields in space, in energy – including nuclear energy, as is well known from the Kudankulam NPP, one of our major joint projects – as well as in shipbuilding and aviation.
❓ Question: There has been enormous pressure on India and on Russia, especially regarding oil. India has faced strong Western pressure. How can both countries counter this sanctions policy?
💬 Vladimir Putin: Our energy cooperation with India remains unaffected by present political shifts – and even by the tragic developments in Ukraine. <...>
Trade in oil and petroleum products, and the refining of Russian oil for Indian consumers, proceeds in a completely stable and predictable manner. I know the sentiment of our Russian partners and companies – they regard their Indian counterparts as reliable and very serious people. <...>
The US still purchases nuclear fuel from us for its own nuclear power plants. That is also fuel – uranium for reactors operating in the US. If the US has the right to buy fuel from us, why should India be deprived of this right? This is a question that deserves careful consideration, and we are ready to discuss it with President Trump.
❓ Question: In your view, what would constitute a victory for Russia in the Russia-Ukraine war? What are the “red lines”?
💬 Vladimir Putin: It is not about victory, as you put it – it is about the fact that Russia seeks to protect, and will certainly protect, its interests. To protect our people who live there, to protect our traditional values, the Russian language and so on. To protect the centuries-old religious heritage of these territories.
For eight years we did not recognize the self-proclaimed republics. They declared independence, and we tried to help establish relations between the rest of Ukraine and these republics. Later, when we realized this was impossible – that they were simply being eradicated – we were forced to recognize them.
And we immediately told Ukraine, told the Ukrainian military: people do not want to live with you, they held a referendum and voted for independence – withdraw your forces from there, and there will be no military action. No, they preferred to fight it out.
Now they have fought themselves into the situation we see today. And essentially it all comes down to the following: 👉 either we liberate these territories by military means, or Ukrainian troops eventually withdraw and stop killing people there. <...>
As I have already said, the most important thing for them [the Kiev regime] – is to realize that the best way to resolve issues is to reach an agreement by peaceful means on precisely what we sought to negotiate with them back in 2022.
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❓ Question: The history of Russia-India relations spans more than seven decades. This friendship is over 70 years old. How do you assess the strength of this friendship today?
💬 Vladimir Putin: You know, the world is changing very quickly, and the speed of these changes is growing – everyone can see this clearly. The global configuration is shifting, new centres of power are emerging. In these conditions, stability between major countries becomes extremely important. It creates a solid foundation for steady development – both bilaterally and globally.
In this sense, our work together with Prime Minister Modi is of great significance, even beyond the bilateral dimension. And when it comes specifically to our countries, stability across certain areas of cooperation is critically important, because it guarantees the achievement of the goals we have set for ourselves. <...>
We have an entire roadmap for cooperation across key sectors. The most important areas are certainly those oriented towards the future – high technologies. Russia and India work together in these fields in space, in energy – including nuclear energy, as is well known from the Kudankulam NPP, one of our major joint projects – as well as in shipbuilding and aviation.
❓ Question: There has been enormous pressure on India and on Russia, especially regarding oil. India has faced strong Western pressure. How can both countries counter this sanctions policy?
💬 Vladimir Putin: Our energy cooperation with India remains unaffected by present political shifts – and even by the tragic developments in Ukraine. <...>
Trade in oil and petroleum products, and the refining of Russian oil for Indian consumers, proceeds in a completely stable and predictable manner. I know the sentiment of our Russian partners and companies – they regard their Indian counterparts as reliable and very serious people. <...>
The US still purchases nuclear fuel from us for its own nuclear power plants. That is also fuel – uranium for reactors operating in the US. If the US has the right to buy fuel from us, why should India be deprived of this right? This is a question that deserves careful consideration, and we are ready to discuss it with President Trump.
❓ Question: In your view, what would constitute a victory for Russia in the Russia-Ukraine war? What are the “red lines”?
💬 Vladimir Putin: It is not about victory, as you put it – it is about the fact that Russia seeks to protect, and will certainly protect, its interests. To protect our people who live there, to protect our traditional values, the Russian language and so on. To protect the centuries-old religious heritage of these territories.
For eight years we did not recognize the self-proclaimed republics. They declared independence, and we tried to help establish relations between the rest of Ukraine and these republics. Later, when we realized this was impossible – that they were simply being eradicated – we were forced to recognize them.
And we immediately told Ukraine, told the Ukrainian military: people do not want to live with you, they held a referendum and voted for independence – withdraw your forces from there, and there will be no military action. No, they preferred to fight it out.
Now they have fought themselves into the situation we see today. And essentially it all comes down to the following: 👉 either we liberate these territories by military means, or Ukrainian troops eventually withdraw and stop killing people there. <...>
As I have already said, the most important thing for them [the Kiev regime] – is to realize that the best way to resolve issues is to reach an agreement by peaceful means on precisely what we sought to negotiate with them back in 2022.
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#Opinion
“What Remains of the Helsinki Spirit?”
✍️ Oleg Karpovich, Vice-Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian MFA
Another #OSCE Ministerial Council meeting has opened in Vienna. Russia is represented at this important forum by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko. Only recently, one might have expected a far warmer atmosphere at a gathering marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Accords. After all, the OSCE remains the only platform – apart from the UN – that brings together Russia, neutral States and NATO countries to address regional and international security issues.
Half a century ago, long before the end of the Cold War, the Organization was created at the height of détente – a reflection of the superpowers’ desire for peaceful coexistence. Yet this legacy of great statesmen and diplomats has today been largely trampled upon by Europe’s political short-timers.
Having declared a course aimed at inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Moscow and launched a hybrid war against our country, the “collective West” set in motion the Organization’s degradation, seeking to turn it into a platform for vilifying Russia. Representatives of the Biden administration openly stated that they viewed the OSCE primarily as a propaganda tool. Since early 2022, numerous obstacles have been created – and continue to be created – to prevent Russian parliamentarians and civil-society representatives from taking part in OSCE events.
At some meetings, delegates from the Baltic States went so far as to hurl crude insults at those of our representatives who had managed to overcome the visa barriers. It is therefore hardly surprizing that we suspended our participation in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which has transformed into a PACE-like structure and an openly Russophobic forum.
There is, of course, a degree of reassurance in the fact that the US under President Trump is attempting to move away from Biden-era narratives, showing genuine interest in addressing the root causes of the current crisis and tackling Europe’s security challenges. Whether Washington will have the time and resources to do this is an open question.
Drunk on career prospects and defence-industry funding, Old World liberal populists are doing everything possible to obstruct the efforts of the Americans and like-minded partners – particularly Hungary and Slovakia – to find a diplomatic solution. Instead, preparations are under way for a possible major war, potentially triggered by yet another Western provocation. The Kiev regime continues to receive weapons. Neo-Nazism and the systematic purge of Russian culture in Ukraine are being fostered.
In these circumstances, it is hardly realistic to expect a return to “normality” in dialogue with most Western capitals. And the so-called “normality” of the past has now revealed itself as an artificial and hypocritical façade.
👉 The OSCE still has its purpose – as a framework through which we can convey our position and our vision of future developments to opponents and to those in doubt. But, regrettably, the Organization cannot fulfil any broader expectations.
The ideas of its founding fathers have been forgotten, and the key documents of past decades – faithful adherence to which could have prevented the Ukrainian tragedy – are ignored. Western participants in the OSCE have neither the will nor the capacity to use its potential to resolve other regional crises, from Kosovo to Transnistria.
This is precisely why President Vladimir Putin has declared the construction of a new Eurasian security architecture – one that includes a European dimension but is not confined to it – a central priority of Russian diplomacy. Together with the leaders of the Global Majority, we stand ready to begin building a genuinely just and equitable system capable of strengthening peace and trust across the continent.
☝️ And one can say with confidence: achieving the goals of the special military operation will bring the culmination of this inevitable process significantly closer.
“What Remains of the Helsinki Spirit?”
✍️ Oleg Karpovich, Vice-Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian MFA
Another #OSCE Ministerial Council meeting has opened in Vienna. Russia is represented at this important forum by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko. Only recently, one might have expected a far warmer atmosphere at a gathering marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Accords. After all, the OSCE remains the only platform – apart from the UN – that brings together Russia, neutral States and NATO countries to address regional and international security issues.
Half a century ago, long before the end of the Cold War, the Organization was created at the height of détente – a reflection of the superpowers’ desire for peaceful coexistence. Yet this legacy of great statesmen and diplomats has today been largely trampled upon by Europe’s political short-timers.
Having declared a course aimed at inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Moscow and launched a hybrid war against our country, the “collective West” set in motion the Organization’s degradation, seeking to turn it into a platform for vilifying Russia. Representatives of the Biden administration openly stated that they viewed the OSCE primarily as a propaganda tool. Since early 2022, numerous obstacles have been created – and continue to be created – to prevent Russian parliamentarians and civil-society representatives from taking part in OSCE events.
At some meetings, delegates from the Baltic States went so far as to hurl crude insults at those of our representatives who had managed to overcome the visa barriers. It is therefore hardly surprizing that we suspended our participation in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which has transformed into a PACE-like structure and an openly Russophobic forum.
There is, of course, a degree of reassurance in the fact that the US under President Trump is attempting to move away from Biden-era narratives, showing genuine interest in addressing the root causes of the current crisis and tackling Europe’s security challenges. Whether Washington will have the time and resources to do this is an open question.
Drunk on career prospects and defence-industry funding, Old World liberal populists are doing everything possible to obstruct the efforts of the Americans and like-minded partners – particularly Hungary and Slovakia – to find a diplomatic solution. Instead, preparations are under way for a possible major war, potentially triggered by yet another Western provocation. The Kiev regime continues to receive weapons. Neo-Nazism and the systematic purge of Russian culture in Ukraine are being fostered.
In these circumstances, it is hardly realistic to expect a return to “normality” in dialogue with most Western capitals. And the so-called “normality” of the past has now revealed itself as an artificial and hypocritical façade.
👉 The OSCE still has its purpose – as a framework through which we can convey our position and our vision of future developments to opponents and to those in doubt. But, regrettably, the Organization cannot fulfil any broader expectations.
The ideas of its founding fathers have been forgotten, and the key documents of past decades – faithful adherence to which could have prevented the Ukrainian tragedy – are ignored. Western participants in the OSCE have neither the will nor the capacity to use its potential to resolve other regional crises, from Kosovo to Transnistria.
This is precisely why President Vladimir Putin has declared the construction of a new Eurasian security architecture – one that includes a European dimension but is not confined to it – a central priority of Russian diplomacy. Together with the leaders of the Global Majority, we stand ready to begin building a genuinely just and equitable system capable of strengthening peace and trust across the continent.
☝️ And one can say with confidence: achieving the goals of the special military operation will bring the culmination of this inevitable process significantly closer.
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✍️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed the guestbook of the Raj Ghat memorial complex:
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One of the founders of modern India, the great philosopher and humanist Mahatma Gandhi made an invaluable contribution to the cause of peace throughout the world. His ideas about freedom, virtue, and compassion remain relevant to this day.
In many respects, Mahatma Gandhi anticipated the new, more just multipolar world order that is now taking shape. In his letters to Leo Tolstoy, he extensively reflected on the future of a world free from diktat and hegemony, founded on the principles of equality, mutual respect, and cooperation among nations. These are the very principles and values that Russia and India jointly uphold on the international stage today.
New Delhi, December 5, 2025
🇷🇺🇮🇳 #RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti
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📆 December 5 marks Volunteer Day in Russia. It’s a holiday celebrating people who help others selflessly.
It was officially established by President Vladimir Putin’s Executive Order in 2017 and was timed to coincide with the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development instituted by the UN General Assembly in 1985.
🤝 The number of volunteers in our country exceeds 20 million. They make a significant contribution to addressing social, environmental, and humanitarian challenges and help people in adversity. During the pandemic, volunteers worked in the red zones, delivered food and medicine, and supported medical workers. More than 600,000 volunteers are helping participants of the special military operation and their families.
Campaigns and events to promote the volunteer movement are taking place nationwide. The international #WeAreTogether civil society participation forum with over 20,000 participants from 40-plus countries stands out as one of the largest among them.
💬 Speaking at an award ceremony before the winners of the #WeAreTogether International Prize on December 3, President Vladimir Putin had the following to say:
It was officially established by President Vladimir Putin’s Executive Order in 2017 and was timed to coincide with the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development instituted by the UN General Assembly in 1985.
🤝 The number of volunteers in our country exceeds 20 million. They make a significant contribution to addressing social, environmental, and humanitarian challenges and help people in adversity. During the pandemic, volunteers worked in the red zones, delivered food and medicine, and supported medical workers. More than 600,000 volunteers are helping participants of the special military operation and their families.
Campaigns and events to promote the volunteer movement are taking place nationwide. The international #WeAreTogether civil society participation forum with over 20,000 participants from 40-plus countries stands out as one of the largest among them.
💬 Speaking at an award ceremony before the winners of the #WeAreTogether International Prize on December 3, President Vladimir Putin had the following to say:
To help one’s neighbour, to support those in need - it runs in our blood. <...> Yours is a mission that truly knows no national borders. What unites us all is a single, simple thing: a kind heart.
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 Opening of the talks between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (New Delhi, December 5, 2025)
💬 Vladimir Putin: First of all, thank you very much for the invitation and for the very warm evening we had yesterday – friendly, substantive and extremely useful conversation.
We had the opportunity to discuss, I had the opportunity to speak in detail on the situation in Ukraine and on the steps we are taking together with several other partners, including the US, regarding the possible peaceful settlement of this crisis.
🤝 Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your efforts aimed at resolving the situation.
Our relations rest on deep historical foundations. Regardless of how we choose to describe Russia-India relations, their deeply substantive essence speaks louder than any praise. We value this highly, and we see that you, Mr Prime Minister, also devote great personal attention to it.
In recent years, we have worked extensively to advance our partnership. As our countries develop, as our economies grow, the opportunities for cooperation expand.
We are developing new areas of cooperation – in high technology, in the development and joint work in aviation, space, advanced technologies in the broadest sense, as well as artificial intelligence. We also maintain very close and trusted military-technical cooperation.
We intend to continue moving forward in all these areas. This once again emphasizes the level, the nature and the trust-based character of our ties.
Our teams have worked very effectively ahead of this visit. A substantial package of documents has been prepared. We now have the opportunity to dwell on certain points, to discuss additional matters – and I am confident that we will conclude today’s working day with good results.
Thank you.
#RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti
💬 Vladimir Putin: First of all, thank you very much for the invitation and for the very warm evening we had yesterday – friendly, substantive and extremely useful conversation.
We had the opportunity to discuss, I had the opportunity to speak in detail on the situation in Ukraine and on the steps we are taking together with several other partners, including the US, regarding the possible peaceful settlement of this crisis.
🤝 Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your efforts aimed at resolving the situation.
Our relations rest on deep historical foundations. Regardless of how we choose to describe Russia-India relations, their deeply substantive essence speaks louder than any praise. We value this highly, and we see that you, Mr Prime Minister, also devote great personal attention to it.
In recent years, we have worked extensively to advance our partnership. As our countries develop, as our economies grow, the opportunities for cooperation expand.
We are developing new areas of cooperation – in high technology, in the development and joint work in aviation, space, advanced technologies in the broadest sense, as well as artificial intelligence. We also maintain very close and trusted military-technical cooperation.
We intend to continue moving forward in all these areas. This once again emphasizes the level, the nature and the trust-based character of our ties.
Our teams have worked very effectively ahead of this visit. A substantial package of documents has been prepared. We now have the opportunity to dwell on certain points, to discuss additional matters – and I am confident that we will conclude today’s working day with good results.
Thank you.
#RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 Statement by President Vladimir Putin for the press following the Russia-India talks (New Delhi, December 5, 2025)
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💬 Vladimir Putin: The talks with our Indian colleagues that have just concluded, as well as our conversation yesterday evening with Prime Minister Modi in a tête-à-tête format at his home over dinner – and I want once again to thank you for this gesture of hospitality – were highly useful. They took place in a constructive and friendly atmosphere, in the spirit of the Russia-India special and privileged strategic partnership.
I would note that Mr Prime Minister and I have established close working and personal contacts. We met earlier this year in September at the SCO Summit, we regularly hold telephone conversations, and we keep the development of Russia-India cooperation in all its strategic dimensions, as well as the implementation of key bilateral projects, under our constant personal oversight.
Today, together with our delegations, we conducted an in-depth review of our multifaceted Russia-India partnership and discussed pressing global and regional issues.
In the Joint Statement adopted by Prime Minister Modi and myself, priority tasks were set for further strengthening our ties in politics and security, the economy and trade, and in the humanitarian and cultural spheres. A substantial package of intergovernmental, interagency and corporate agreements was also signed.
Many of the said documents are aimed at expanding the economic cooperation between Russia and India. This is entirely natural, given that our countries are important partners to one another in trade, investment and technology. Last year, bilateral trade increased by another 12%, reaching yet another all-time high. Different statistical sources show slightly different figures, but overall the volume stands at around USD 64-65 billion. It is expected that by the end of this year the trade turnover will remain roughly at the same level.
At the same time, it seems entirely within our reach to bring this figure to USD 100 billion. To achieve this important goal, we have agreed the Programme for the Development of Russia-India Economic Cooperation until 2030. <...>
I would also like to emphasize with satisfaction that our countries are steadily moving to national currencies in bilateral trade. Their share in commercial transactions already stands at 96%.
Our partnership in the energy sector is developing successfully. Russia is a reliable supplier of energy resources and everything necessary for the development of India’s energy sector. We are ready to continue ensuring uninterrupted fuel supplies for India’s fast-growing economy. <...>
In reviewing key global and regional issues, we confirmed the convergence of our positions. Both Russia and India conduct an independent and sovereign foreign policy.
Together with our like-minded partners in #BRICS, #SCO and across the broader Global Majority, we are advancing the formation of a more just and democratic multipolar world order and upholding the fundamental principles of international law enshrined in the UN Charter. These include the right of every state to its own path of development and the preservation of its cultural and civilisational identity, respect for sovereignty, and a balanced consideration of the interests of all members of the international community.
I would also like to note that Russia and India have traditionally maintained close cooperation in the military-technical sphere. For more than half a century, our country has assisted in equipping and modernizing the Indian Armed Forces – including air defence, aviation and the navy.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: The talks with our Indian colleagues that have just concluded, as well as our conversation yesterday evening with Prime Minister Modi in a tête-à-tête format at his home over dinner – and I want once again to thank you for this gesture of hospitality – were highly useful. They took place in a constructive and friendly atmosphere, in the spirit of the Russia-India special and privileged strategic partnership.
I would note that Mr Prime Minister and I have established close working and personal contacts. We met earlier this year in September at the SCO Summit, we regularly hold telephone conversations, and we keep the development of Russia-India cooperation in all its strategic dimensions, as well as the implementation of key bilateral projects, under our constant personal oversight.
Today, together with our delegations, we conducted an in-depth review of our multifaceted Russia-India partnership and discussed pressing global and regional issues.
In the Joint Statement adopted by Prime Minister Modi and myself, priority tasks were set for further strengthening our ties in politics and security, the economy and trade, and in the humanitarian and cultural spheres. A substantial package of intergovernmental, interagency and corporate agreements was also signed.
Many of the said documents are aimed at expanding the economic cooperation between Russia and India. This is entirely natural, given that our countries are important partners to one another in trade, investment and technology. Last year, bilateral trade increased by another 12%, reaching yet another all-time high. Different statistical sources show slightly different figures, but overall the volume stands at around USD 64-65 billion. It is expected that by the end of this year the trade turnover will remain roughly at the same level.
At the same time, it seems entirely within our reach to bring this figure to USD 100 billion. To achieve this important goal, we have agreed the Programme for the Development of Russia-India Economic Cooperation until 2030. <...>
I would also like to emphasize with satisfaction that our countries are steadily moving to national currencies in bilateral trade. Their share in commercial transactions already stands at 96%.
Our partnership in the energy sector is developing successfully. Russia is a reliable supplier of energy resources and everything necessary for the development of India’s energy sector. We are ready to continue ensuring uninterrupted fuel supplies for India’s fast-growing economy. <...>
In reviewing key global and regional issues, we confirmed the convergence of our positions. Both Russia and India conduct an independent and sovereign foreign policy.
Together with our like-minded partners in #BRICS, #SCO and across the broader Global Majority, we are advancing the formation of a more just and democratic multipolar world order and upholding the fundamental principles of international law enshrined in the UN Charter. These include the right of every state to its own path of development and the preservation of its cultural and civilisational identity, respect for sovereignty, and a balanced consideration of the interests of all members of the international community.
I would also like to note that Russia and India have traditionally maintained close cooperation in the military-technical sphere. For more than half a century, our country has assisted in equipping and modernizing the Indian Armed Forces – including air defence, aviation and the navy.
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⚡️ Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Regarding the Vote in the UN General Assembly on the Resolution on the Return of Ukrainian Children (December 5, 2025)
On December 3, the UN General Assembly reviewed the draft resolution noscriptd Return of Ukrainian Children as part of its 11th emergency special session.
Drafted by the Kiev regime, its European curators and the Canadians, this document is filled with lies and hypocrisy and turns reality upside-down.
It professes outrageous statements against Russia by accusing it of what it refers to as deporting Ukrainian children, speaking about their ‘forcible adoption’ and erasing their identity.
No evidence has been presented to back these groundless allegations. There is no mention of the fate of Ukrainian minors who were taken to Europe and lost all contact with their families.
It is obvious that the resolution is primarily intended to divert attention from the total decay of the Kiev regime, mired in corruption and suffering defeat after defeat on the battlefield. It is also part of an effort to discredit our country.
The discussion of the document revealed a division among UN member states on this issue. Western delegations insisted on the "deportation" of Ukrainian children. Representatives of the Global Majority opposed exploiting the issue of children and advocated for the use of political and diplomatic tools.
President of the UN General Assembly’s 80th Session, Annalena Baerbock, made an appalling and outrageous statement, clearly forgetting that she had already left her position as the head of the German Foreign Ministry and is now an international official, obliged to adhere to high standards of professionalism, impartiality, and neutrality. By framing her speech in the Goebbels propaganda mould, Annalena Baerbock has blatantly abused the trust many member states placed in her when they chose to elect her in June.
In the subsequent vote, the resolution received 91 votes "for," with 12 votes "against," 57 abstentions, and 33 absentees.
In other words, more than half – 102 out of 193 – member states refused to support the document in one form or another. Thus, among all the resolutions of the 11th emergency session, this draft received the fewest votes in its favor. It is clear that the European and NATO countries, which have no intention of abandoning its narrow political goals and continue to seek to prolong the conflict in Ukraine, had hoped for a different outcome.
❗️ The Russian Side once again emphasises that any accusations against Russia of "deportation" of Ukrainian children are completely groundless and misleading.
This was exclusively a matter of evacuating minors from combat zones where their lives were at risk. Russia is currently engaged in a systematic effort to reunite families and is ready to cooperate on children's issues with constructive international mediators.
On December 3, the UN General Assembly reviewed the draft resolution noscriptd Return of Ukrainian Children as part of its 11th emergency special session.
Drafted by the Kiev regime, its European curators and the Canadians, this document is filled with lies and hypocrisy and turns reality upside-down.
It professes outrageous statements against Russia by accusing it of what it refers to as deporting Ukrainian children, speaking about their ‘forcible adoption’ and erasing their identity.
No evidence has been presented to back these groundless allegations. There is no mention of the fate of Ukrainian minors who were taken to Europe and lost all contact with their families.
It is obvious that the resolution is primarily intended to divert attention from the total decay of the Kiev regime, mired in corruption and suffering defeat after defeat on the battlefield. It is also part of an effort to discredit our country.
The discussion of the document revealed a division among UN member states on this issue. Western delegations insisted on the "deportation" of Ukrainian children. Representatives of the Global Majority opposed exploiting the issue of children and advocated for the use of political and diplomatic tools.
President of the UN General Assembly’s 80th Session, Annalena Baerbock, made an appalling and outrageous statement, clearly forgetting that she had already left her position as the head of the German Foreign Ministry and is now an international official, obliged to adhere to high standards of professionalism, impartiality, and neutrality. By framing her speech in the Goebbels propaganda mould, Annalena Baerbock has blatantly abused the trust many member states placed in her when they chose to elect her in June.
In the subsequent vote, the resolution received 91 votes "for," with 12 votes "against," 57 abstentions, and 33 absentees.
In other words, more than half – 102 out of 193 – member states refused to support the document in one form or another. Thus, among all the resolutions of the 11th emergency session, this draft received the fewest votes in its favor. It is clear that the European and NATO countries, which have no intention of abandoning its narrow political goals and continue to seek to prolong the conflict in Ukraine, had hoped for a different outcome.
❗️ The Russian Side once again emphasises that any accusations against Russia of "deportation" of Ukrainian children are completely groundless and misleading.
This was exclusively a matter of evacuating minors from combat zones where their lives were at risk. Russia is currently engaged in a systematic effort to reunite families and is ready to cooperate on children's issues with constructive international mediators.
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#Victory80
🌟 On December 5, 1941, the Red Army launched a counter-offensive as part of the Battle of Moscow — a decisive stage in the fighting for the capital of our Motherland, resulting in our total Victory.
The Heroism of Soviet people, the Red Army soldiers, fighting the Nazis side-by-side with their steadfast comrades — home-front workers — all from small to large were jointly forging our Triumph in that crucial battle. Thanks to their efforts, the ruthless Nazi military machine, which had been sweeping everything on its way, was stopped.
❗️ The hour of reckoning was upon the Nazi criminals, who had to pay for their treacherous attack on our Motherland.
It was near Moscow in frosty December of 1941 that the Red Army inflicted on the enemy its first major defeat in WW2. Hitler’s infamous 'Blitzkrieg' strategy, which the aggressor had successfully used in the capture of a number of European states (Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands, France, and Belgium), completely failed.
After its defeat near Moscow, the Wehrmacht further failed to launch any large successful offensive on the Eastern Front. The Nazis, which had steamrolled over Europe without meeting with any resistance, were doomed to the biggest surrender in their history.
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The Nazi command planned to capture Moscow within three or four months and annihilate all its residents.
This is what Chief of German General Staff and Nazi criminal Franz Halder wrote in his memoirs:
In September 1941, Hitler’s troops reached the Red Army’s positions in several sectors at once. General Heinz Guderian’s tank armies broke through the Soviet defences and advanced 80 kilometres.
During two weeks, the Soviet forces were deterring nearly 20 (!) Nazi divisions. This made it possible to gain more time for organising the Moscow defence and redeploy reserves to the city from other regions of the country.
❗️ Previously during #WWII, no other nation, faced with Hitler’s aggression, fought back so fiercely.
In early December, the Red Army launched a decisive counter-offensive, ushering in the long-awaited turning point in the #BattleOfMoscow.
On December 5, the Western, Kalinin, and, in part, Southwestern fronts attacked the Nazis along the entire front line. Like a hurricane, the Soviet forces were sweeping the fascists away. As the Red Army advanced, the enemy, already incapable of fighting in the dire wintertime environment, was wavering and started retreating.
In the course of its triumphal counter-offensive, the Red Army liberated Kalinin, Klin, Istra, Volokolamsk, and other towns. The enemy was expelled from the Moscow, Tula, Kalinin and Ryazan regions. Also liberated were parts of the Smolensk and Oryol regions. As early as January 8, 1942, the Soviet forces, after driving the Wehrmacht back hundreds of kilometres westwards, launched the Rzhev-Vyazma offensive.
Like the defence of Moscow, the counter-offensive involved new Red Army units redeployed from the Urals and the Far East, Siberia and Central Asia. The success in the Battle of Moscow was made possible, among other things, by their feats of valour and generally by the fierce resistance of the defenders of the capital, who wore out the enemy that had hoped for an easy “walkover” on our land.
The victory near Moscow gave a powerful impetus to the partisan underground movement in the Nazi-occupied areas, with thousands of fighters joining the Red Army in the struggle against the invaders and making an invaluable contribution to our Great Victory.
🎖 Nearly a million defenders of Moscow were awarded the Medal “For the Defence of Moscow” and 110 soldiers and officers were made Heroes of the Soviet Union.
#OurVictory #WeRemember
The Heroism of Soviet people, the Red Army soldiers, fighting the Nazis side-by-side with their steadfast comrades — home-front workers — all from small to large were jointly forging our Triumph in that crucial battle. Thanks to their efforts, the ruthless Nazi military machine, which had been sweeping everything on its way, was stopped.
❗️ The hour of reckoning was upon the Nazi criminals, who had to pay for their treacherous attack on our Motherland.
It was near Moscow in frosty December of 1941 that the Red Army inflicted on the enemy its first major defeat in WW2. Hitler’s infamous 'Blitzkrieg' strategy, which the aggressor had successfully used in the capture of a number of European states (Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands, France, and Belgium), completely failed.
After its defeat near Moscow, the Wehrmacht further failed to launch any large successful offensive on the Eastern Front. The Nazis, which had steamrolled over Europe without meeting with any resistance, were doomed to the biggest surrender in their history.
“We have opened a ruthless path to Berlin through our Battle of Moscow,” Pavel Shubin, Soviet poet.
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The Nazi command planned to capture Moscow within three or four months and annihilate all its residents.
This is what Chief of German General Staff and Nazi criminal Franz Halder wrote in his memoirs:
“The Fuhrer’s absolute resolve is to raze Moscow and Leningrad to the ground…
This will be a national disaster that will deprive not only Bolshevism but also the Muscovites (Russians) in general of their centres.”
In September 1941, Hitler’s troops reached the Red Army’s positions in several sectors at once. General Heinz Guderian’s tank armies broke through the Soviet defences and advanced 80 kilometres.
During two weeks, the Soviet forces were deterring nearly 20 (!) Nazi divisions. This made it possible to gain more time for organising the Moscow defence and redeploy reserves to the city from other regions of the country.
❗️ Previously during #WWII, no other nation, faced with Hitler’s aggression, fought back so fiercely.
In early December, the Red Army launched a decisive counter-offensive, ushering in the long-awaited turning point in the #BattleOfMoscow.
On December 5, the Western, Kalinin, and, in part, Southwestern fronts attacked the Nazis along the entire front line. Like a hurricane, the Soviet forces were sweeping the fascists away. As the Red Army advanced, the enemy, already incapable of fighting in the dire wintertime environment, was wavering and started retreating.
In the course of its triumphal counter-offensive, the Red Army liberated Kalinin, Klin, Istra, Volokolamsk, and other towns. The enemy was expelled from the Moscow, Tula, Kalinin and Ryazan regions. Also liberated were parts of the Smolensk and Oryol regions. As early as January 8, 1942, the Soviet forces, after driving the Wehrmacht back hundreds of kilometres westwards, launched the Rzhev-Vyazma offensive.
Like the defence of Moscow, the counter-offensive involved new Red Army units redeployed from the Urals and the Far East, Siberia and Central Asia. The success in the Battle of Moscow was made possible, among other things, by their feats of valour and generally by the fierce resistance of the defenders of the capital, who wore out the enemy that had hoped for an easy “walkover” on our land.
The victory near Moscow gave a powerful impetus to the partisan underground movement in the Nazi-occupied areas, with thousands of fighters joining the Red Army in the struggle against the invaders and making an invaluable contribution to our Great Victory.
🎖 Nearly a million defenders of Moscow were awarded the Medal “For the Defence of Moscow” and 110 soldiers and officers were made Heroes of the Soviet Union.
#OurVictory #WeRemember
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📄 Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazism in the Second World War
💬 We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan
emphasizing the enduring significance for the humankind of the Victory over Nazism in the Second World War and recalling in this regard that the year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory,
recognizing the importance of the outcomes of the Victory over Nazism in 1945 and of the decisions of the Nuremberg Tribunal, aimed at preventing a repetition of past mistakes and sparing the world from the scourge of war,
noting with concern the spread of various extremist movements and ideologies of a racist and xenophobic nature, including neo-Nazism, which is not limited merely to the glorification of a movement that existed in the past, but represents a contemporary phenomenon whose adherents advocate ideas of national or racial superiority,
relying on the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly of 17 December 2024 ennoscriptd “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”,
reaffirm our commitment to efforts aimed at preventing the revision or distortion of the outcomes of the Second World War and the downplaying of the contribution of the peoples of the Soviet Union and of the liberation movements of European countries to the defeat of Nazism,
express our intention to resolutely suppress activities aimed at glorifying the Nazi movement, rehabilitating former members of the Waffen-SS and their accomplices, and denying the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by them,
emphasize the importance of work among young people, above all in the information space, with a view to preventing the spread of the ideology of neo-Nazism and militant nationalism,
consider it necessary to make full use of all OSCE capabilities to combat the dissemination of ideas of racial superiority and manifestations of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance,
call upon the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and the heads of OSCE executive structures to give proper assessment to manifestations of neo-Nazism, as well as to acts of glorification and rehabilitation of Nazis and their accomplices,
propose to consolidate international efforts aimed at preserving the historical memory of the Second World War and at countering any manifestations of neo-Nazism.
💬 We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan
emphasizing the enduring significance for the humankind of the Victory over Nazism in the Second World War and recalling in this regard that the year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory,
recognizing the importance of the outcomes of the Victory over Nazism in 1945 and of the decisions of the Nuremberg Tribunal, aimed at preventing a repetition of past mistakes and sparing the world from the scourge of war,
noting with concern the spread of various extremist movements and ideologies of a racist and xenophobic nature, including neo-Nazism, which is not limited merely to the glorification of a movement that existed in the past, but represents a contemporary phenomenon whose adherents advocate ideas of national or racial superiority,
relying on the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly of 17 December 2024 ennoscriptd “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”,
reaffirm our commitment to efforts aimed at preventing the revision or distortion of the outcomes of the Second World War and the downplaying of the contribution of the peoples of the Soviet Union and of the liberation movements of European countries to the defeat of Nazism,
express our intention to resolutely suppress activities aimed at glorifying the Nazi movement, rehabilitating former members of the Waffen-SS and their accomplices, and denying the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by them,
emphasize the importance of work among young people, above all in the information space, with a view to preventing the spread of the ideology of neo-Nazism and militant nationalism,
consider it necessary to make full use of all OSCE capabilities to combat the dissemination of ideas of racial superiority and manifestations of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance,
call upon the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and the heads of OSCE executive structures to give proper assessment to manifestations of neo-Nazism, as well as to acts of glorification and rehabilitation of Nazis and their accomplices,
propose to consolidate international efforts aimed at preserving the historical memory of the Second World War and at countering any manifestations of neo-Nazism.
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🇷🇺🇧🇾 Joint Statement by the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation in the context of departure of structured dialogue activities from understandings set forth in the OSCE Ministerial Council Declaration in Hamburg, 2016
💬 The Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation
express their commitment to the fundamental principles of the Structured Dialogue (SD) on the current and future challenges and risks to security in the OSCE area, enshrined in the OSCE Ministerial Council document “From Lisbon to Hamburg: Declaration on the Twentieth Anniversary of the OSCE Framework for Arms Control”;
proceed from the inviolability of the fundamental elements of the dialogue mechanism, including the sovereign equality of participating States, non-discriminatory format of work involving all 57 participating States, and the principle of adopting decisions by consensus in accordance with the OSCE Rules of Procedure;
reaffirm their commitment to the principles proposed by the Chairs of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on the SD between 2017 and 2021 to serve as guidelines:
• transparency;
• collective ownership and responsibility of participating States for advancing the dialogue;
• inclusiveness and involvement of all participating States in the dialogue;
• constructiveness and respect for divergencies, priorities, and concerns of all participating States.
These principles can be implemented only if the SD is open for all 57 participating States.
In view of the consultations being conducted under the Norwegian Chairpersonship within the framework of the IWG on the SD, we consider the diversion of the format’s work towards so-called ‘small groups’ to be a mistake. In accordance with the OSCE Rules of Procedure, any IWGs are open-ended bodies; all their activities must be open to all participating States without exception. Continuing the course towards fragmenting the SD is fraught with deepening the existing divides and destroying the remnants of collegial work within the OSCE.
We do not deny the importance of informal exchanges of views on the Structured Dialogue issues and of maintaining communication channels that allow for risk reduction and the building of potential for mutual understanding. At the same time, we are convinced that any serious, result-oriented discussion on the politico-military aspects of security is possible only in the format of all 57 participating States and must be based on the following premises:
• commitment to developing equal and mutually beneficial inter-State relations;
• lack of alternatives to the principle of equal and indivisible security, according to which no State, group of States or organization can strengthen their security at the expense of the security of others;
• compliance with international law, based on the norms of the UN Charter in their entirety and interrelationship;
• unacceptability of sanctions restrictions, dividing lines and double standards;
• facilitation of a de-ideologized pragmatic dialogue to discuss current challenges, as well as joint search for balanced solutions;
• eradication of the root causes of the crisis in the OSCE area and fundamental contradictions in the field of security, as well as the elaboration of mutually acceptable mechanisms for maintaining the sustainability of the future peaceful coexistence model based on mutual consideration of interests.
We call on the Chairpersonship of the IWG on the SD to refrain from discriminatory actions that contradict the OSCE Rules of Procedure and to bring the platform back to professional, mutually respectful, and depoliticized dialogue based on the principle of inclusiveness with the aim of overcoming the divide within the OSCE.
This statement remains open for alignment by other OSCE participating States.
💬 The Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation
express their commitment to the fundamental principles of the Structured Dialogue (SD) on the current and future challenges and risks to security in the OSCE area, enshrined in the OSCE Ministerial Council document “From Lisbon to Hamburg: Declaration on the Twentieth Anniversary of the OSCE Framework for Arms Control”;
proceed from the inviolability of the fundamental elements of the dialogue mechanism, including the sovereign equality of participating States, non-discriminatory format of work involving all 57 participating States, and the principle of adopting decisions by consensus in accordance with the OSCE Rules of Procedure;
reaffirm their commitment to the principles proposed by the Chairs of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on the SD between 2017 and 2021 to serve as guidelines:
• transparency;
• collective ownership and responsibility of participating States for advancing the dialogue;
• inclusiveness and involvement of all participating States in the dialogue;
• constructiveness and respect for divergencies, priorities, and concerns of all participating States.
These principles can be implemented only if the SD is open for all 57 participating States.
In view of the consultations being conducted under the Norwegian Chairpersonship within the framework of the IWG on the SD, we consider the diversion of the format’s work towards so-called ‘small groups’ to be a mistake. In accordance with the OSCE Rules of Procedure, any IWGs are open-ended bodies; all their activities must be open to all participating States without exception. Continuing the course towards fragmenting the SD is fraught with deepening the existing divides and destroying the remnants of collegial work within the OSCE.
We do not deny the importance of informal exchanges of views on the Structured Dialogue issues and of maintaining communication channels that allow for risk reduction and the building of potential for mutual understanding. At the same time, we are convinced that any serious, result-oriented discussion on the politico-military aspects of security is possible only in the format of all 57 participating States and must be based on the following premises:
• commitment to developing equal and mutually beneficial inter-State relations;
• lack of alternatives to the principle of equal and indivisible security, according to which no State, group of States or organization can strengthen their security at the expense of the security of others;
• compliance with international law, based on the norms of the UN Charter in their entirety and interrelationship;
• unacceptability of sanctions restrictions, dividing lines and double standards;
• facilitation of a de-ideologized pragmatic dialogue to discuss current challenges, as well as joint search for balanced solutions;
• eradication of the root causes of the crisis in the OSCE area and fundamental contradictions in the field of security, as well as the elaboration of mutually acceptable mechanisms for maintaining the sustainability of the future peaceful coexistence model based on mutual consideration of interests.
We call on the Chairpersonship of the IWG on the SD to refrain from discriminatory actions that contradict the OSCE Rules of Procedure and to bring the platform back to professional, mutually respectful, and depoliticized dialogue based on the principle of inclusiveness with the aim of overcoming the divide within the OSCE.
This statement remains open for alignment by other OSCE participating States.
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🇷🇺🇰🇬📞 President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov had a telephone conversation (December 6, 2025)
During the conversation, Vladimir Putin wished Sadyr Japarov a happy birthday.
The President of Russia once again expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to him during his November 25–26 state visit to Kyrgyzstan.
Both Sides emphasised that the top-level talks in Bishkek gave a considerable momentum to the development of the deep strategic partnership and allied relationship between Russia and Kyrgyzstan.
In addition, a message of greetings was sent to Sadyr Japarov.
#RussiaKyrgyzstan
During the conversation, Vladimir Putin wished Sadyr Japarov a happy birthday.
The President of Russia once again expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to him during his November 25–26 state visit to Kyrgyzstan.
Both Sides emphasised that the top-level talks in Bishkek gave a considerable momentum to the development of the deep strategic partnership and allied relationship between Russia and Kyrgyzstan.
In addition, a message of greetings was sent to Sadyr Japarov.
#RussiaKyrgyzstan
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❗️ On the UN International Court of Justice’s acceptance for hearing of the matter of Ukraine’s responsibility for genocide and related crimes
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has upheld the Russian Federation’s position and accepted its counter-claims against Ukraine for hearing under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
👉 All objections raised by Kiev regarding the alleged inadmissibility of Russia’s counter-claims have been dismissed in their entirety, and the Russian Federation’s submissions have been accepted by the Court in full.
The ICJ’s ruling, rendered on December 5, marks a logical development following Ukraine’s futile attempts to hold Russia accountable for initiating the special military operation. This litigation was instigated by the Kiev regime and its Western sponsors as far back as February 2022. At that time, Kiev, backed by 33 Western-aligned states, lodged a claim with the ICJ alleging that Russia had violated the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
On February 1, 2024, the ICJ issued a judgement that wholly rejected all of Ukraine’s accusations against Russia. The sole remaining matter before the Court was whether Ukraine itself had committed genocide.
On November 18, 2024, the Russian side submitted to the Court a substantial body of evidence, exceeding 10,000 pages, which substantiates the criminal Kiev regime’s perpetration of genocide against the Russian and Russian-speaking population of #Donbass. The evidentiary materials included documentation of over 140 incidents of deliberate targeting of civilians in Donbass, corroborated by testimonies from more than 300 witnesses and victims, as well as expert analyses and investigations.
The West-backed Ukrainian government, driven by genocidal intent, employed a broad arsenal of war crimes and other violations of international law against civilians: mass murders, torture, indiscriminate bombardments, and shelling. Across Ukraine, a policy of forcibly erasing Russian ethnic identity has been implemented — banning the Russian language and culture, persecuting the Russian-speaking Orthodox Church, while simultaneously glorifying collaborators of the Third Reich and obliterating the memory of the Victory over Nazism.
Moscow demanded that Kiev answer for these atrocities, advancing counter-claims not only concerning the Ukrainian authorities’ state-sponsored genocide but also numerous other breaches of the Convention – complicity in genocide, incitement to genocide, and failure to take measures to prevent and punish genocide.
By affirming today the legal admissibility of Russia’s claims, the ICJ has signalled its readiness to assess the full scope of crimes committed by the Kiev regime and its accomplices.
The West’s hopes of wielding “legal weaponry” against Russia have once again been dashed. On the contrary, this weapon is now turned against Kiev’s “plaintiffs.” Against this backdrop, Western support for Kiev has already begun to dwindle sharply: a third of the states previously aligned with Ukraine in this process have hastily withdrawn, evidently recognising the futility — and even the risks — of continued participation. Other Western nations should likewise cease shielding this criminal neo-Nazi regime and exerting pressure on the ICJ.
The Russian Federation, in upholding international law, maintains that the impartiality and objectivity of international judicial bodies are critical to the peaceful resolution of international disputes.
Moscow hopes that the UN International Court of Justice will continue to demonstrate balance and impartiality in its future judgments.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has upheld the Russian Federation’s position and accepted its counter-claims against Ukraine for hearing under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
👉 All objections raised by Kiev regarding the alleged inadmissibility of Russia’s counter-claims have been dismissed in their entirety, and the Russian Federation’s submissions have been accepted by the Court in full.
The ICJ’s ruling, rendered on December 5, marks a logical development following Ukraine’s futile attempts to hold Russia accountable for initiating the special military operation. This litigation was instigated by the Kiev regime and its Western sponsors as far back as February 2022. At that time, Kiev, backed by 33 Western-aligned states, lodged a claim with the ICJ alleging that Russia had violated the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
On February 1, 2024, the ICJ issued a judgement that wholly rejected all of Ukraine’s accusations against Russia. The sole remaining matter before the Court was whether Ukraine itself had committed genocide.
On November 18, 2024, the Russian side submitted to the Court a substantial body of evidence, exceeding 10,000 pages, which substantiates the criminal Kiev regime’s perpetration of genocide against the Russian and Russian-speaking population of #Donbass. The evidentiary materials included documentation of over 140 incidents of deliberate targeting of civilians in Donbass, corroborated by testimonies from more than 300 witnesses and victims, as well as expert analyses and investigations.
The West-backed Ukrainian government, driven by genocidal intent, employed a broad arsenal of war crimes and other violations of international law against civilians: mass murders, torture, indiscriminate bombardments, and shelling. Across Ukraine, a policy of forcibly erasing Russian ethnic identity has been implemented — banning the Russian language and culture, persecuting the Russian-speaking Orthodox Church, while simultaneously glorifying collaborators of the Third Reich and obliterating the memory of the Victory over Nazism.
Moscow demanded that Kiev answer for these atrocities, advancing counter-claims not only concerning the Ukrainian authorities’ state-sponsored genocide but also numerous other breaches of the Convention – complicity in genocide, incitement to genocide, and failure to take measures to prevent and punish genocide.
By affirming today the legal admissibility of Russia’s claims, the ICJ has signalled its readiness to assess the full scope of crimes committed by the Kiev regime and its accomplices.
The West’s hopes of wielding “legal weaponry” against Russia have once again been dashed. On the contrary, this weapon is now turned against Kiev’s “plaintiffs.” Against this backdrop, Western support for Kiev has already begun to dwindle sharply: a third of the states previously aligned with Ukraine in this process have hastily withdrawn, evidently recognising the futility — and even the risks — of continued participation. Other Western nations should likewise cease shielding this criminal neo-Nazi regime and exerting pressure on the ICJ.
The Russian Federation, in upholding international law, maintains that the impartiality and objectivity of international judicial bodies are critical to the peaceful resolution of international disputes.
Moscow hopes that the UN International Court of Justice will continue to demonstrate balance and impartiality in its future judgments.