❗Russia's MoD says Mariupol trade port completely liberated from Azov nationalists

The Defense Ministry warned if Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory continue, their armed forces WILL strike at decision-making centers, including in Kiev - something the Russian army has refrained from doing so far.

MoD briefing also stated:

▪️Mariupol trade port completely liberated from “Azov” nationalist militants; all hostages rescued
▪️Remaining Ukrainian army & militant units in the city are blocked down and have been left no opportunity to break out
▪️36 enemy targets destroyed, including 5 strongholds of 24th separate mechanized brigade in areas of Popasnaya and Barvenkovo, and command post of 15th separate Ukrainian National Guard regiment in Cherkasy

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🎙 Briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues (April 13, 2022).

🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov's schedule
🔹 Update on the situation in Ukraine
🔹 Discussion of the missile attack on Kramatorsk by the Ukrainian armed forces at the OSCE
🔹 Japan’s decision to remove Azov battalion from the national survey of international terrorism
🔹 Polish authorities seize Russian diplomatic property in Warsaw
🔹 40th anniversary of the Argentine-British conflict over the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands
🔹 Britain’s colonial and neocolonial practices
🔹 Two Europes or how to read news in the historical context
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💬🇷🇺#Russian Deputy FM #Ryabkov in an interview with #TASS:

💡"Sanctions will give a powerful boost to Russia’s own industry and create favorable conditions for our agriculture to achieve further growth and eventually achieve a level of food self-sufficiency."

🔗https://is.gd/pYHa8B

Statement of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine (April 14, 2022)

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💬 Директор 1 ДСНГ @MID_Russia М.Н.#Евдокимов:

Государства-члены #ЕАЭС ориентируются на определенные практические выгоды, которые наши страны получают от углубления экономической интеграции.

🔗https://ria.ru/20220414/evdokimov-1783319754.html

🎙 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova’s interview with RT

❗️Russia has made public the facts that have come to light to date at the UN and other international organisations and called on the US authorities to provide detailed explanations, but, predictably, Washington does not appear to be ready to share with the public any meaningful information on its military biological programme in Ukraine.

📃 According to confirmed reports, Germany closely coordinated its work on biological security with its US allies, who established a network of at least 30 biological laboratories in Ukraine.

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☝️ We urge German officials to immediately stop spreading false allegations about our country’s intentions to use weapons banned by international law. We believe that such statements can only serve to push neo-Nazi battalions to commit horrible provocations, and moral responsibility for their tragic consequences will be shared by Berlin.

🇷🇺🇸🇦📞On April 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.

🤝 They spoke highly of the work in the OPEC+ format aimed at ensuring the stability of the global oil market.

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#Opinion by Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Medvedchuk’s spouse Oksana Marchenko appealed to the British government and people: “I appeal to the relatives and friends of Aiden Eslin and Shaun Pinner: Angela Eslin, Nathan and Shannon Wood, Derby and Evan Pinner. It's in your power to ask the Prime Minister of your country, Boris Johnson, to influence the Ukrainian leadership and achieve the release of Aiden and Sean by exchanging them for the Ukrainian opposition politician detained by the Kiev authorities, my husband Viktor Medvedchuk.”

💬 Maria Zakharova: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recently went to Kiev, must be aware of the developments with Her Majesty’s subjects. He is sure to reply, isn’t he?

Meanwhile, Liz Truss might take the opportunity to reveal what exactly the British nationals were doing there [in Mariupol, with Neo-Nazis] anyway.

🇷🇺🎹Between 14 and 27 June, 2022 Moscow will host the #Rachmaninoff International Competition for Pianists, Composers and Conductors. The official opening will take place on June 15th at the Moscow State Conservatory.

🔹The competition is founded in 2021 by the Government of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Rachmaninoff and the Year of Music in 2023.

🔹The competition rounds will take place at the best concert venues in Moscow. Pianists are to perform in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, conductors – in the Tchaikovsky Hall; the Composition rounds will be held in the Rachmaninoff Hall (Philharmonia-2).

More info➡️https://is.gd/Uz9ms0
Official website: rachmaninoffcompetition.com
VKontakte: https://vk.com/rachmaninoffcompetition
Telegram: https://t.me/rachmaninoffcompetition

Here's how the Western mainstream media and politicians whitewash the neo-Nazi #Azov Battalion, that has committed countless atrocities and crimes, targeting & killing civilians outright and using them as "human shield" (watch Mariupol residents give first-hand accounts). From terrorists to "patriots" in the eye of Western media.

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🗓 The Convention on Diplomatic Relations was adopted on this day 6️⃣1️⃣ years ago, in Vienna. It is one of the main international treaties offering a legal framework for diplomatic relations.

🌐 All UN member states, except Palau and South Sudan, signed and ratified the Convention.

📜 The Convention contains rules related to the appointment and seniority of heads of missions and members of diplomatic staff, declaring a member of a diplomatic mission persona non grata, ensuring the security of embassies and consulates, etc. A considerable part of the Convention is devoted to diplomatic privileges and immunities.

▪️ Unfortunately, the provisions of the Convention today are often violated by the Western nations' authorities.

💬 #Zakharova: Our diplomatic property was confiscated in the United States - five large diplomatic facilities. They were seized from us in violation of the Vienna Convention and common sense, and most importantly, in violation of US law.

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While awaiting a response from Boris Johnson on his future, 🇬🇧 UK national Aiden Aslin (aka Cossack Gundi) also speaks about his neo-Nazi “comrades” from Azov and the tactics they’ve been using in Mariupol.

It’s no surprise that they were abducting and torturing civilians, not to mention using them as “human shield”.

🗓 International Day for Monuments and Sites is marked on April 18. The Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (#ICOMOS) established this day in 1982.

This day has been marked since 1984 with a view to drawing public attention to the need to protect world cultural heritage, to tell the public more about the efforts to protect and preserve it.

Unfortunately, a number of foreign states forget their commitments to preserve monuments and keep the memory of their general historical and cultural legacy.

We are seeing an increasing number of glaring cases of desecration and vandalism as regards Soviet war memorial heritage in Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Ukraine.

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Mariupol Abandoned: RT explores 'horrors' of Azov Nationalists' Retreat

RT’s Murad Gazdiev came across millions-of-dollars-worth of weapons, poisoned water supplies and citizens apparently used as human shields or slaughtered by nationalist forces.

“Despite the damage done, the fanatical core of the Ukrainian Azov nationalists here are unlikely to surrender. They know the crimes they are wanted for; they know they face decades in prison, and they have chosen to drag this out, hoping to buy enough time for the Ukrainian government to somehow save them.”

Don't miss Murad's report.

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🇷🇺🇵🇸📞 On April 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, at the latter’s initiative.

The Leaders discussed issues pertaining to the settlement in the Middle East in the context of escalating tensions on the West Bank of the River Jordan and in East Jerusalem. They expressed the hope that this would not develop into a major confrontation between Palestine and Israel.

☝️ Vladimir Putin informed Mahmoud Abbas about the ongoing special military operation to protect Donbass and the talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives.

The Leaders also reviewed current bilateral issues, primarily relating to trade and the economy, and reaffirmed a mutual desire to continue developing friendly bilateral ties.

☪️ The President of Russia congratulated Mahmoud Abbas and all Palestinian people on the Holy Muslim Holiday Ramadan. The Leaders agreed to continue contacts.

Bandera: Who was the Ukrainian Neo-Nazis' Icon? RT Reports:

“Bandera’s legacy has long been toyed with on the far-right fringes of Ukrainian society, but with the latest hell-bent push to support Kiev... this Nazi collaborator has been normalized in the mainstream too”.

RT’s Igor Zhdanov at how the media of today are spinning WWII history... and why.

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⚡️Prohibited anti-personnel mines MON-50 and MON-90 that #Ukraine swore it didn't have were found at the liberated Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of #Mariupol.

🔎Read the statement of the Russian Delegation on MIlitary Security and Arms Control: https://fb.watch/cugbnERbRX/