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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing on current foreign policy issues at approximately 14:00 MSK (11:00 am GMT) on February 7.

Accreditation is open until 11 am on February 6.

🇷🇺 🇮🇳 Vladimir Putin, a prominent figure in global politics, has undertaken numerous state visits to various countries. We have compiled a collection of President Putin's visits to India throughout his political career.

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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN:

🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on threats to peace and security posed by US strikes against Iraq and Syria (February 5, 2024)

💬 On the night of February 2 to 3, four US Air Force F-16 tactical fighters and two B-1B Lancer supersonic strategic bombers carried out at least 85 "retaliatory strikes" on the territory of sovereign Iraq and Syria.

The massive air strikes by the American Air Force, which killed civilians and military personnel; destroyed and damaged dozens of facilities once again demonstrated to the entire world the aggressive nature of the US’ policy in the Middle East and Washington's complete disregard for the norms of international law.

☝️ The fact that British Royal Air Force took part in the attacks should not mislead anyone into thinking this was some kind of an international coalition. London has yet to answer for its zeal in supporting the purely provocative actions of the "big brother" in Washington.

Much like the current attacks on Yemen, these actions by the Anglo-Saxons pose a direct threat to international peace and security and undermine the world order based on the rule of universal international law and the central role of the UN.

It is clear that the US airstrikes are specifically designed to further inflame the conflict. <...> Obviously, the presence of the US-led international anti-ISIL coalition in the Republic has become a threat to the country's security and stability, as well as an attempt to involve it in regional and international conflicts.

Recent events confirm that the US does not and has never really looked for solutions to the problems in the region. They only want to keep a dominant position in the world at any cost.

❗️ We call on the international community to unequivocally condemn the irresponsible actions of Washington and its allies in the Middle East that violate the sovereignty of Iraq and Syria.

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India sends first batch of bananas to Russia, Rosselkhoznadzor says

🇷🇺 🇮🇳 The joint effort to gain access for Indian fruits, especially bananas, has been a multi-year process. This breakthrough signifies the growing export of Indian bananas to the Russian market, with the volume expected to increase in the future.

▪️Rosselkhoznadzor has confirmed that there are currently no restrictions on the import of fruit and vegetable products from India to Russia. Indian fruit can be freely supplied to the Russian Federation as long as it is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.

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'Russia is India's closest friend and ally': Indian politicians

🇮🇳🤝🇷🇺 The majority of India's prominent current and former leaders hold the India-Russia bilateral relationship in high esteem, reaffirming time and again how valuable and cherished this partnership is to the people and leaders of India.

This video is a compilation of comments by PM Narendra Modi, former PM Atal Bihari Vajpaee, MEA S. Jaishankar and former MEA Sushma Swaraj, who had many kind words to say about Russia's active support and participation in this "time-tested" friendship.

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