🎙 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova interviewed by representatives of the International “People’s Unity Club”, a discussion with Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson, George Galloway and others on topical political matters (November 20, 2025)

Key points:

👉 ON US VISA RESTRICTIONS

US citizens receive Russian visas "just like that", while Russian nationals must leave the country, wait months for an interview, and still have no guarantee that a US visa will be issued.

We never retaliate against ordinary people. Many have families abroad, elderly relatives, or health-related needs. People must not suffer because of the actions of their governments.

That is why Russia will continue to treat visa matters responsibly and humanely. Everything will be fine on our side.

👉 ON PERSECUTION OF CANONICAL ORTHODOXY IN UKRAINE

Orthodox Christianity is the largest and canonical religion in Ukraine – a traditional form of Christianity that has never advocated violence or acted as a religious sect.

What is most striking is this: the Zelensky regime claims to be “decommunizing” Ukraine, supposedly rejecting all communist legacy. Yet its actions against the Orthodox Church go far beyond anything the communists ever did.

The Kiev regime seizes churches, kills, imprisons and politically persecutes priests, drives congregations out into the streets and forces them to swear allegiance to a newly created, artificial schismatic church.

Western audiences need to hear the voices of those who have spent months on the defendants’ bench, the priests now behind bars, the relatives of the clergy who were killed, and the congregations that were, quite literally, destroyed.

👉 ON CULTIVATION OF HATRED IN BRITISH SOCIETY

The British signature “licence to kill”, glorified in the James Bond franchise, is essentially an indulgence to eliminate those whom the state designates as enemies. And we know from Britain's colonial past, the Crown and state agencies often designated ordinary people in Africa and other world regions as its enemies.

This institutionalised hatred directed at our country is not a response to Russia’s actions – it is part of a long-standing, state-level ideology. And I am speaking about the British elites, not ordinary people.

Most people in the UK know little about Russia – they are poorly informed and heavily influenced by tabloid culture. The yellow press sets their worldview. This Russophobia is not a British national trait – it is cultivated by the ruling class and passed down through generations.

👉 ON HISTORICAL FALCIFICATIONS

The situation around Ukraine is part of a wider crisis of fakes. Western youth know little about history nowadays – ask them about the Nuremberg Trials, which mark their 80th anniversary, and few will answer.

The events in Bucha were constructed using the same template as the Nazi provocation in Nemmersdorf in 1944. The same tropes: Soviet forces withdraw from the settlement, the Nazis enter, declare a “terrible massacre”, bring in foreign journalists, and even convene an "international tribunal".

Only decades later did representatives of modern Germany acknowledge that it had been a staged operation to smear the victorious Red Army.

The Bucha narrative was driven primarily by British media and served one goal – to sabotage the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul in spring 2022.

👉 ON CORRUPTION IN UKRAINE

The Kiev regime is at the centre of an international corruption scheme. Another bubble (aka "the Mindich case") has just burst, exposing the true nature of this system.

Western defence ministries have no proper mechanisms to track arms sent to Ukraine. There are no mixed monitoring or audit teams, no reconciliation of what was shipped and what was received.

What exists instead is a mafia-style operation that launders money through arms deliveries and the ongoing bloodshed.

One must keep in mind the fact that all Western weapons received by Zelensky for acts of terrorism against Russia are legitimate targets and will be eliminated.

#Announcement

🎙 On Thursday, November 27, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold her weekly briefing on current foreign policy issues.

🕐 1.00 pm MSK
🕙 10.00 am GMT
🕚 11.00 am CET
🕕 6.00 pm CST (Beijing)

For accreditation inquiries, please contact the MFA Press Centre. Accredited journalists will receive details on the technical aspects of submitting questions.

The Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman will answer media questions received by the call centre.

❗️ Accreditation is open until November 25, 12:00 pm MSK.

🇷🇺🇮🇳Interview of Mr. Maxim Kozlov, Russian Consul General in Kolkata, on the sidelines of the inaugural ceremony of the 50th Annual Golden Jubilee Session of the Epigraphical Society of India and the 44th Annual Session of the Place Names Society of India. Indian Museum,
November 7, 2025:

Дорогие друзья!

В яркую солнечную Индию приезжает сам Дед Мороз из Великого Устюга — главный зимний волшебник России!
Гостей ждут:
❄ Фотосессии с Дедом Морозом
❄ Увлекательные мастер-классы и знакомство с русскими зимними традициями
❄ Весёлые интерактивные игры для детей и взрослых
❄ Праздничные поздравления и сюрпризы, наполненные магией наступающего зимнего сезона

📅 Дата: 27 ноября, 16:00
📍 Место: Русский дом в Нью-Дели
Адрес: 24, Фироз Шах Роуд, г. Нью-Дели
✅ Вход для посетителей мероприятия - свободный
📎 При себе необходимо обязательно иметь удостоверение личности.
Не упустите возможность стать частью важного события!
Ждем Вас! ❄✨

#Русскийдом #ДедМороз #Индия

Dear friends!

Father Frost himself, Russia's foremost winter wizard, is coming to bright, sunny India from Veliky Ustyug!
Guests can look forward to:
❄ Photo sessions with Father Frost
❄ Workshops introducing Russian winter traditions
❄ Interactive games for children and adults
❄ Holiday greetings and surprises filled with the magic of the coming winter season

📅 Date: November 27, 4:00 p.m.
📍 Venue: Russian House in New Delhi
Address: 24 Firoz Shah Road, New Delhi
✅ Free admission for event visitors
📎 You must have the original ID card with you.
Don't miss the opportunity to be part of this important event!
We look forward to seeing you! ❄✨

#RussianHouse #FatherFrost #India

#OurHeroes

📆 Irina Yanina was born on 27 November 1966, 59 years ago.

She was a nurse and a servicewoman in the Internal Troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, whose professionalism, personal courage and dedication to duty became a model of service to Russia.

Since her early years she was disciplined, had a responsible attitude to what she was doing and a desire to bring real good to people — the qualities that determined her life and service.

Upon enrolling in military service, Irina demonstrated a deep commitment to her chosen career. Working under the conditions of counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus required from medical workers some special endurance, the skill to act decisively and promptly, and sometimes personal courage.

❗️ On August 31, 1999, during a mopping-up operation in the Daghestani village of Karamakhi Irina Yanina was a member of the evacuation team and treated the wounded servicemen. Risking her own life, she cared for 15 wounded persons. She went three times to the firing line in an APC and evacuated 28 wounded soldiers more.

During her fourth sally the enemy counterattacked. On arranging the embarkation of the wounded, she covered it by assault rifle fire. Departing, the APC was hit by two grenades and caught big fire. Irina helped the wounded to leave the burning APC but had no time to save herself.

🎖 For her courage and heroism, Irina Yanina was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, being the first woman in the modern history of our country to receive this high state award for her actions in combat. She also remains the only woman to have received this award for participating in a counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus.

▪️ The heroic deed by Irina Yanina holds a special place among the examples of genuine patriotism, selfless service and readiness to fulfill one’s duty in any circumstances.