⚡️ Foreign Ministry statement on the current political situation in the country

💬 The attempted armed mutiny in our country is resolutely rejected by Russian society, which strongly supports President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Reckless aspirations of the conspirators are essentially aimed at destabilising the situation in Russia, destroying our unity, and undermining the efforts of the Russian Federation to reliably ensure international security. Therefore, the mutiny plays into the hands of Russia's external enemies.

We warn Western countries against undertaking even the slightest attempts to use the domestic Russian situation to achieve their Russophobic goals. Such attempts would be futile and will find no resonance either in Russia or among reasonable political forces abroad. We firmly believe that in the near future the situation will find a solution worthy of the age-old wisdom of the Russian people and the Russian State.

All the goals and objectives of the special military operation will be achieved.

☝️ Our country will continue on its sovereign course to ensure its security, defend its values, strengthen its authority in the international arena, and establish a just multipolar world order.

We highly value the understanding of this principled position by our allies and foreign partners, which we are fully aware of already now.

🎙 Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, June 21, 2023)

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#Ukraine
It has been reported that the lion’s share of European and American humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine is appropriated by Kiev officials who are famously steeped in corruption.

They invent ever more grey schemes to take over (actually, steal) humanitarian aid. Up to a third of this cargo vanishes on the way to its addressees.

#NATO
Air Defender 23 exercise, now underway in German airspace. This is the largest exercise involving NATO air forces since the alliance’s inception. Its scale implies that Washington and its allies are drafting operational plans for engaging an adversary with a comparable potential.

In these conditions, we would like to note once again that any attempts to threaten the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian Federation will inevitably result in repercussions for their organisers.

#Kosovo
The situation in the southern Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija is steadily deteriorating. The self-proclaimed authorities led by “prime minister” Albin Kurti are openly moving towards an armed conflict.

The United States and the EU continue to turn a blind eye to “prime minister” Albin Kurti’s disruptive actions and intentionally lead the settlement process to an impasse, forcing Serbs to give up their vital interests.

⚡️ Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on speculations about nuclear risks allegedly generated by Russia

💬 We regard the Kiev regime and its overseas patrons’ statements about Russia allegedly posing threats to the Zaporozhye NPP (#ZNPP), as a vile provocation.

This is yet another attempt to discredit Russia, ascribe to it non-existent intentions, and simultaneously cover up their criminal – and actually terrorist – plans to create a nuclear accident that will endanger the life and health of people in the region and all over Europe.

We once again warn the Kiev regime and its Western supporters against engineering potentially grave accidents at ZNPP and call on the IAEA and its leadership to take advantage of their experts’ presence at the plant and record all cases of Ukrainian attacks.

We note that this latest provocation by the Kiev regime squares in time and meaning with the draft resolution submitted by US senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal urging that an instance of radioactive contamination in Ukraine be regarded as a pretext for activating Art. 5 of the Washington Treaty complete with the launching of NATO’s relevant political and military response mechanisms.

It is clear that these irresponsible statements by the Washington hawks are meant for audiences that are ignorant of facts and realities. President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that there is no need for Russia to use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine crisis.

👉 The United States deliberately continues to “up the ante” and generate strategic risks, involving its NATO allies in this dangerous game. This reckless policy will lead to extremely sad consequences, including for Washington itself.

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🎙 Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the intended looting of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

💬 As it became known from a recently published report of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, the Kiev authorities are preparing, with support from their Western patrons, an operation to “evacuate” abroad the Christian valuables of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, including the locally preserved relics of Orthodox saints.

❗️ This flagrant act is yet another instance of Vladimir Zelensky’s criminal policy of destroying the traditional foundations of Ukrainian society and the age-old common spiritual bonds between our two peoples. Moreover, this involves not only a banal act of looting of the holy shrine but also the deprivation of the Ukrainian people and the entire Orthodox world of their religious, cultural, and historical heritage.

☝️ It is clear that the Kiev-based neo-Nazis have no use for the interests of the Ukrainian people and Ukraine itself. To line their pockets, they continue selling the country piece by piece, sending its black soil, grain, people, and even human organs to the West.

The Kiev regime’s persecution of priests, monks and parishioners of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church is an important topic of our regular conversations with the heads of the UNESCO Secretariat. Following these exchanges of views, we were given unequivocal assurances that UNESCO was not and would not be involved in the relocation of Orthodox objects of worship from Ukraine and specifically from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra World Heritage Site. As far as we know, Russian journalists have received identical assurances.

👉 Given that it is UNESCO’s international prestige that is at stake, we hope that the Secretariat will be as good as its word. For our part, we will continue to monitor the developments.

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Ukraine Admits To Persecuting Christian Church Without Legal Basis

The Ukrainian government is operating in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra without a court decision, stated the Minister of Culture of Ukraine, Alexander Tkachenko.

Talking to the Rada TV channel, Tkachenko said that the government gave the monastery a “Ukrainian identity” without waiting for a court decision or a corresponding new law.

According to the official, transferring the Lavra facilities, which are under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, to the state is still ongoing.

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रूसी राष्ट्रपति पुतिन भी हुए 'मेक इन इंडिया' के मुरीद, अपने दोस्त पीएम मोदी की जमकर की तारीफ

रूसी राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन एजेंसी फॉर स्ट्रैटेजिक इनिशिएटिव्स प्लेनरी फोरम में 'स्ट्रॉन्ग आइडिया फॉर ए न्यू टाइम' के मुद्दे पर बोल रहे थे। इस दौरान उन्होंने कहा कि हमारे भारतीय दोस्तों और महान दोस्त प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने 'मेक इन इंडिया' का कॉन्सेप्ट बनाया। इस योजना ने भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था पर सकारात्मक प्रभाव डाला। हमें हमारे दोस्त की सफलता से सीखने की जरूरत है।

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भारत के राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा सलाहकार अजीत डोभाल और उनके रूसी समकक्ष निकोलाई पेत्रुशेव ने फोन पर बात की

रूसी दूतावास की ओर से बताया गया कि सुरक्षा के क्षेत्र में रूस और भारत के बीच सहयोग के मौजूदा मुद्दों पर बात की गई। इसके अलावा कहा गया कि दोनों देशों के बीच द्विपक्षीय और बहुपक्षीय प्रारूपों के ढांचे को ध्यान में रखते हुए सहयोग को और प्रगाढ़ करने पर भी चर्चा की गई। निकोलाई पेत्रुशेव ने अजीत डोभाल को रूस के ताजा घटनाक्रमों से भी अवगत कराया।

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