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#KievRegimeCrimes #BuchaHoax

⚡️ On September 17, the International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis presented its report “Heirs of Goebbels: Falsification of the Events in Bucha and Bloody Staged Performances of the Kiev Regime”.

💬 Excerpts from the opening remarks by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:

• Let me stress once again: the Kiev regime’s Western sponsors stood behind this fabrication. They were dissatisfied with the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul, which were progressing rapidly towards concrete agreements and an early end to the conflict. These Western countries – and, of course, Britain was at the heart of this little gang – were not merely unhappy with the talks. They needed to derail them, and that is exactly what they did.

• As the political talks were being derailed, dozens of bodies seemingly appeared in Bucha, a suburb of Kiev. What do I mean by “seemingly appeared”? They appeared when the media showed them. The first reports did not come from residents or neighbours unable to find their friends or loved ones at home or worried that they had not heard from them. Nothing of the sort happened. The story first emerged in the media – and from the outset, it was clearly framed to blame Russia.

• Over the years, in various forums, in person and in writing, the Russian Federation repeatedly appealed to the UN Secretary-General. He and his colleagues had visited Bucha on several occasions, at what they described as the crime scene. We demanded lists of the people to whom they had supposedly paid their respects. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres never provided them. Yet he repeatedly claimed – including while looking Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the eye – that an investigation had been conducted and that they held some confidential information. This further convinced us that this was more than a provocation by the Kiev regime – it was a global information campaign.

• The Ukrainian authorities built an entire memorial to what they call the “Bucha massacre”, yet never circulated a list of the victims of this proclaimed “tragedy” on which they had staked so much. The Ukrainian delegation routinely circulated all kinds of material as official documents: photographs, videos, lists and more. Yet in this case, no list was circulated.

❗️ This is unquestionably a fabrication.

📄 Full report (PDF)

🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks on the 2026 elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (Moscow, September 18, 2026)

💬 Sergey Lavrov: Dear friends,

Voting is now underway to elect the ninth State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

🗳 On September 18-20, we are all called upon to make a choice of great importance to our country.

In his address to Russian citizens, President of Russia Vladimir Putin stressed the significance of these elections for Russia’s future, its continued development, and the protection of its security and sovereignty.

The President urged all of us to exercise our constitutional right and make a responsible choice, so that the election results demonstrate the maturity and resilience of Russian society.

👉 This will be our collective response to those who seek to weaken Russia and deny us the right to determine our own destiny.

#Elections2026

⚡️ Russian Foreign Ministry statement on retaliatory measures in response to the European Union’s twenty-first “package” of anti-Russian sanctions (September 18, 2026)

💬 The EU continues to pursue a policy of unilateral restrictive measures that is illegitimate under international law. On July 23, the EU Council approved its twenty-first “package” of anti-Russian sanctions aimed at inflicting damage on our country.

In response to the EU’s unlawful decisions, Russia has substantially expanded the list of representatives of EU institutions, EU member states and several other European countries supporting Brussels’ anti-Russian policy who are banned from entering our country under Federal Law No. 114-FZ of August 15, 1996, “On the Procedure for Exit from and Entry into the Russian Federation”.

🚫 The list includes individuals:

• involved in decisions to provide military assistance to the Kiev regime;
• engaged in activities aimed at undermining the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation;
• responsible for imposing anti-Russian sanctions;
• responsible for damaging Russia’s relations with third countries;
• responsible for obstructing maritime shipping serving Russia’s interests;
• involved in persecuting Russian citizens on fabricated grounds;
• involved in establishing pseudo-legal anti-Russian “mechanisms” within the Council of Europe;
• advocating the unlawful seizure of Russian state assets or the use of profits generated by them.

Russia has also imposed restrictive measures on “civil activists” and academics in European countries who take a hostile anti-Russian stance, as well as members of EU national parliaments and the European Parliament who voted for anti-Russian resolutions and legislation.

Despite Brussels’ destructive policy, Russia will remain firmly committed to its foreign policy course, aimed at defending national interests, safeguarding the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens, and helping shape a fair #MultipolarWorld.

❗️ Any further moves by the EU to expand its unilateral anti-Russian sanctions will continue to meet with an appropriate response from Russia.