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🎙 Interview of Russia's President Vladimir Putin to TV host and Rossiya Segodnya Director General Dmitry Kiselev (March 13, 2024):
Key talking points
💬 Russia is not at the crossroads. It is on the strategic path of its development and will not deviate from its path.
#MultipolarWorld
• Many people in the world are looking at us, at what is happening in our country and in our struggle for our interests. <...> They associate our struggle for our independence and true sovereignty with their aspirations for their own sovereignty and independent development.
• This is aggravated by the fact that there is a very strong desire in Western elites to freeze the current unjust state of affairs in international affairs. They've spent centuries filling their bellies with human flesh and their pockets with money. But they must realise that the vampire ball is ending.
#Ukraine
• Are we ready to negotiate? We are. But we are not ready for talks that are based on some kind of ”wishful thinking“, but we are ready for talks based on the realities that have developed on the ground.
• We are open to a serious discussion, and we are eager to resolve all conflicts by peaceful means. However, we must be sure that this is not just another pause that the enemy wants to use for rearmament, but rather a serious conversation with security guarantees for Russia.
#US #RussiaUS
• We know what it is to have American troops on Russian soil. They are interventionists. That is how we will treat them even if they appear in the territory of Ukraine.
• I have said many times that it [achieving the goals of the special military operation & resolving the conflict] is a matter of life and death for us, while for them it is a matter of improving their tactical position in the world on the whole as well as maintaining their status among their allies in Europe in particular.
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Key talking points
💬 Russia is not at the crossroads. It is on the strategic path of its development and will not deviate from its path.
#MultipolarWorld
• Many people in the world are looking at us, at what is happening in our country and in our struggle for our interests. <...> They associate our struggle for our independence and true sovereignty with their aspirations for their own sovereignty and independent development.
• This is aggravated by the fact that there is a very strong desire in Western elites to freeze the current unjust state of affairs in international affairs. They've spent centuries filling their bellies with human flesh and their pockets with money. But they must realise that the vampire ball is ending.
#Ukraine
• Are we ready to negotiate? We are. But we are not ready for talks that are based on some kind of ”wishful thinking“, but we are ready for talks based on the realities that have developed on the ground.
• We are open to a serious discussion, and we are eager to resolve all conflicts by peaceful means. However, we must be sure that this is not just another pause that the enemy wants to use for rearmament, but rather a serious conversation with security guarantees for Russia.
#US #RussiaUS
• We know what it is to have American troops on Russian soil. They are interventionists. That is how we will treat them even if they appear in the territory of Ukraine.
• I have said many times that it [achieving the goals of the special military operation & resolving the conflict] is a matter of life and death for us, while for them it is a matter of improving their tactical position in the world on the whole as well as maintaining their status among their allies in Europe in particular.
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📑 Russian Ministry of Defence continues to track and personally record all foreign mercenaries who have arrived in Ukraine to participate in combat actions.
Since 24 February 2022, the total number of foreign mercenaries who have arrived in Ukraine is 13,387. At the same time, the destruction of 5,962 foreign mercenaries has been confirmed to date.
The undisputed leader in terms of the number of killed fighters is Poland (2,960 arrived, 1,497 eliminated).
From Georgia, 1,042 fighters arrived, of whom 561 were eliminated.
The 1,113 'soldiers of fortune' arriving from the U.S. lost 491 killed.
More than 40% of Canadian mercenaries were eliminated (422 out of 1,005).
Of the 822 fighters arriving from the UK, 360 were eliminated.
From Romania, 784 mercenaries arrived, 349 were killed.
From Germany - 235 and 88, respectively.
It should be noted that France, which at all levels denies the presence of its mercenaries on the territory of Ukraine, has already lost 147 militants out of 356 arrived.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Since 24 February 2022, the total number of foreign mercenaries who have arrived in Ukraine is 13,387. At the same time, the destruction of 5,962 foreign mercenaries has been confirmed to date.
The undisputed leader in terms of the number of killed fighters is Poland (2,960 arrived, 1,497 eliminated).
From Georgia, 1,042 fighters arrived, of whom 561 were eliminated.
The 1,113 'soldiers of fortune' arriving from the U.S. lost 491 killed.
More than 40% of Canadian mercenaries were eliminated (422 out of 1,005).
Of the 822 fighters arriving from the UK, 360 were eliminated.
From Romania, 784 mercenaries arrived, 349 were killed.
From Germany - 235 and 88, respectively.
It should be noted that France, which at all levels denies the presence of its mercenaries on the territory of Ukraine, has already lost 147 militants out of 356 arrived.
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🎙 Briefing by MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, March 13, 2024)
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Russian Presidential Election 2024
🔹 10th Anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia
🔹 On dismantling the monument to Waffen-SS Galicia Division in Oakville, Canada
🔹 Regarding the return Russian minors from combat zones and their social adaptation
🔹 Slobodan Milosevic’s death anniversary
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#Election2024
The Russian MFA Commission on Elections has done a lot of extensive work, with 288 polling stations established in 144 countries.
As the voting period approaches, we are recording an increasing number of attempts to interfere with the organisation and conduct of elections abroad and from abroad.
☝️ The full-fledged voting of Russian citizens abroad will be guaranteed despite any attempts to interfere in the domestic affairs of the Russian Federation.
#Ukraine #France
President Macron continues to talk about sending European military personnel to Ukraine. On March 7, at a meeting with parliamentarians, he did not rule out the option of sending a French contingent if the Russian army, as was said during that meeting, advances towards Kiev or Odessa.
Statements made by Macron and other NATO politicians about sending in contingents, troops or paramilitary units to Ukraine are related to dividing (from their point of view) what remains of Ukraine.
#Syria
A special flight operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces arrived in Moscow on March 10, 2024, carrying another group of 32 children on board. They came from camps for internally displaced persons in the northeast of the Syrian Arab Republic.
The MFA and the Russian Embassy in Damascus persist in their efforts to repatriate as quickly as possible all Russian children who found themselves in Syria due to their parents’ involvement in international terrorist activities.
According to Ms Lvova-Belova, as many as 414 Russian minors have already been successfully returned to Russia.
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Russian Presidential Election 2024
🔹 10th Anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia
🔹 On dismantling the monument to Waffen-SS Galicia Division in Oakville, Canada
🔹 Regarding the return Russian minors from combat zones and their social adaptation
🔹 Slobodan Milosevic’s death anniversary
📰 Read in full
📺 Watch in full
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#Election2024
The Russian MFA Commission on Elections has done a lot of extensive work, with 288 polling stations established in 144 countries.
As the voting period approaches, we are recording an increasing number of attempts to interfere with the organisation and conduct of elections abroad and from abroad.
☝️ The full-fledged voting of Russian citizens abroad will be guaranteed despite any attempts to interfere in the domestic affairs of the Russian Federation.
#Ukraine #France
President Macron continues to talk about sending European military personnel to Ukraine. On March 7, at a meeting with parliamentarians, he did not rule out the option of sending a French contingent if the Russian army, as was said during that meeting, advances towards Kiev or Odessa.
Statements made by Macron and other NATO politicians about sending in contingents, troops or paramilitary units to Ukraine are related to dividing (from their point of view) what remains of Ukraine.
#Syria
A special flight operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces arrived in Moscow on March 10, 2024, carrying another group of 32 children on board. They came from camps for internally displaced persons in the northeast of the Syrian Arab Republic.
The MFA and the Russian Embassy in Damascus persist in their efforts to repatriate as quickly as possible all Russian children who found themselves in Syria due to their parents’ involvement in international terrorist activities.
According to Ms Lvova-Belova, as many as 414 Russian minors have already been successfully returned to Russia.
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🎙 President Vladimir Putin's address to the citizens of Russia (March 14, 2024)
💬 Vladimir Putin: Tomorrow, March 15, the polling stations will open across our vast country, and the three-day voting in the presidential election will begin.
This is the eighth time a presidential election will be held in Russia, which shows the inviolability of the principle of holding regular elections which is one of the basic principles of a democratic state. The outcome will directly affect the development of the country in the coming years.
This is an important high-stakes event and, as the incumbent head of state, I believe it is necessary to address you today.
I would like to emphasise that the people are the only source of power in our country. This key legal provision is enshrined in the Constitution. It means that only you, the citizens of Russia, determine the future of the Motherland.
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Let me be frank with you: participating in the election today is a manifestation of patriotism. This is well understood by the residents of Donbass and Novorossiya who, under the most trying circumstances, voted during referendums on unity with Russia and will make their choice now as well.
<...>
It is imperative to confirm our unity and our resolve to move forward together. Your every vote is valuable and important. So, I urge you to exercise your right to vote during the next three days. Polling stations will open everywhere, in every city, town, and village of our large country.
All of us, the multi-ethnic people of Russia, are one big family. We care and worry about our native country. We want it to flourish, to be strong, free, and prosperous. We want the standard of living and quality of life to improve. And so it will be. We will do everything exactly the way we want it.
So, please come to the polling stations and make your civic and patriotic position clear, vote for the candidate of your choice, and for the prosperous future of our beloved Russia.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: Tomorrow, March 15, the polling stations will open across our vast country, and the three-day voting in the presidential election will begin.
This is the eighth time a presidential election will be held in Russia, which shows the inviolability of the principle of holding regular elections which is one of the basic principles of a democratic state. The outcome will directly affect the development of the country in the coming years.
This is an important high-stakes event and, as the incumbent head of state, I believe it is necessary to address you today.
I would like to emphasise that the people are the only source of power in our country. This key legal provision is enshrined in the Constitution. It means that only you, the citizens of Russia, determine the future of the Motherland.
<...>
Let me be frank with you: participating in the election today is a manifestation of patriotism. This is well understood by the residents of Donbass and Novorossiya who, under the most trying circumstances, voted during referendums on unity with Russia and will make their choice now as well.
<...>
It is imperative to confirm our unity and our resolve to move forward together. Your every vote is valuable and important. So, I urge you to exercise your right to vote during the next three days. Polling stations will open everywhere, in every city, town, and village of our large country.
All of us, the multi-ethnic people of Russia, are one big family. We care and worry about our native country. We want it to flourish, to be strong, free, and prosperous. We want the standard of living and quality of life to improve. And so it will be. We will do everything exactly the way we want it.
So, please come to the polling stations and make your civic and patriotic position clear, vote for the candidate of your choice, and for the prosperous future of our beloved Russia.
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Комментарий Посольства в связи со статьёй норвежской газеты Aftenposten
Обратили внимание на очередной вопиющий пример распространения недостоверной информации норвежской газетой «Афтенпостен».
В опубликованной 20 марта статье украинского журналиста этой газеты П.Красномовца о состоявшихся выборах Президента России голословно и грубо искажены результаты волеизъявления наших сограждан в Норвегии.
В частности, в статье при расчёте процентного соотношения голосов в пользу кандидатов полностью исключены недействительные избирательные бюллетени (их было 172), что противоречит ст. 76 п.3 закона «О выборах Президента Российской Федерации», согласно которому результаты выборов определяются по числу избирательных бюллетеней установленной формы, обнаруженных в ящиках для голосования.
Участковая комиссия при Посольстве учитывала все бюллетени независимо от характера надписей на них, если проставленные отметки позволяли установить волеизъявление избирателя.
Другими словами, недействительные бюллетени должны учитываться при определении процента поданных голосов за кандидата.
В статье также сделан акцент на сниженном количестве избирателей в этом году – 859 (1155 – в 2018 г.), которое в реальности обусловлено невозможностью проведения в этом году выездных голосований в других норвежских городах. В этой связи выражаем благодарность всем нашим согражданам, проделавшим долгий путь до избирательных участков.
Свои выдуманные результаты по всей Норвегии журналист «Афтенпостен» сравнивает с результатами экзит-полла НПО «Голосуй за рубежом», который проводился только в Осло и совершенно не учитывает 33% тех, кто отказался сообщать о своём выборе в пользу одного из кандидатов. Это подтверждается в т.ч. представителем организации Д.Бондаренко Гриффином, который заявил газете «Дагбладет», что далеко не все из них согласились с ним разговаривать.
С сожалением отмечаем не только умышленное распространение недостоверной информации газетой «Афтенпостен», но и низкий профессионализм и предвзятость работы журналистов концерна «Schibsted», которому принадлежит газета. Весьма показательно, что такой тенденциозный материал был поручен выходцу с Украины.
С истинными данными о результатах голосования предлагаем ознакомиться на сайте ЦИК России по следующей ссылке: http://www.vybory.izbirkom.ru/#election-results . Там всё написано: сколько процентов набрал каждый из кандидатов.
Обратили внимание на очередной вопиющий пример распространения недостоверной информации норвежской газетой «Афтенпостен».
В опубликованной 20 марта статье украинского журналиста этой газеты П.Красномовца о состоявшихся выборах Президента России голословно и грубо искажены результаты волеизъявления наших сограждан в Норвегии.
В частности, в статье при расчёте процентного соотношения голосов в пользу кандидатов полностью исключены недействительные избирательные бюллетени (их было 172), что противоречит ст. 76 п.3 закона «О выборах Президента Российской Федерации», согласно которому результаты выборов определяются по числу избирательных бюллетеней установленной формы, обнаруженных в ящиках для голосования.
Участковая комиссия при Посольстве учитывала все бюллетени независимо от характера надписей на них, если проставленные отметки позволяли установить волеизъявление избирателя.
Другими словами, недействительные бюллетени должны учитываться при определении процента поданных голосов за кандидата.
В статье также сделан акцент на сниженном количестве избирателей в этом году – 859 (1155 – в 2018 г.), которое в реальности обусловлено невозможностью проведения в этом году выездных голосований в других норвежских городах. В этой связи выражаем благодарность всем нашим согражданам, проделавшим долгий путь до избирательных участков.
Свои выдуманные результаты по всей Норвегии журналист «Афтенпостен» сравнивает с результатами экзит-полла НПО «Голосуй за рубежом», который проводился только в Осло и совершенно не учитывает 33% тех, кто отказался сообщать о своём выборе в пользу одного из кандидатов. Это подтверждается в т.ч. представителем организации Д.Бондаренко Гриффином, который заявил газете «Дагбладет», что далеко не все из них согласились с ним разговаривать.
С сожалением отмечаем не только умышленное распространение недостоверной информации газетой «Афтенпостен», но и низкий профессионализм и предвзятость работы журналистов концерна «Schibsted», которому принадлежит газета. Весьма показательно, что такой тенденциозный материал был поручен выходцу с Украины.
С истинными данными о результатах голосования предлагаем ознакомиться на сайте ЦИК России по следующей ссылке: http://www.vybory.izbirkom.ru/#election-results . Там всё написано: сколько процентов набрал каждый из кандидатов.
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Vi registrerte et nytt skrikende eksempel på at norske Aftenposten sprer falsk informasjon.
I artikkelen av 20. mars om presidentvalg i Russland skrevet av en ukrainsk journalist Pavlo Krasnomovets fra denne avisen, er resultatene av stemmegivningen av våre medborgere i Norge grunnløst og grovt forvrengt.
Ved beregningen av prosenttall av stemmene for kandidater ekskluderes i denne artikkelen ugyldige stemmesedler (det var 172 av dem) noe som strider mot p.3 art. 76 av loven «Om valg av Den Russiske Føderasjons President». Ifølge loven bestemmes valgresultatene etter antall stemmesedler av fastsatt form som man finner i valgurnene. Valgkretskommisjonen har tatt hensyn til alle stemmesedler uansett type skrifter på dem, dersom påførte tegn lar seg å identifisere velgerens stemmegivning.
Med andre ord skal ugyldige stemmesedler tas i betraktning under bestemmelse av prosenttall av avgitte stemmer for kandidater.
I artikkelen påpekes det også en lavere valgdeltakelse i år – 859 (1155 – i 2018), som i virkeligheten er grunnet med at det ikke var mulig å gjennomføre avstemning i andre norske byer. I denne forbindelse takker vi alle våre medborgere for å ha tatt en lang tur til valglokalene.
Aftenpostens journalist sammenligner sine oppdiktede resultater fra hele Norge med valgdagsmåling av organisasjonen «Vote abroad» som ble gjennomført kun i Oslo og tar ingen hensyn til 33% av de som nektet å svare om deres stemme for en av kandidatene. Dette bekreftes også av organisasjonens representant Dmitrij Bondarenko Griffin som uttalte til Dagbladet om at veldig få av de som stemte for en av kandidatene ville snakke med ham.
Vi registrerer med beklagelse ikke bare at Aftenposten sprer falsk informasjon bevisst, men også lav profesjonalisme og partiskhet av journalister fra Schibsted-konsernet som eier avisen. Det er meget eksemplarisk at denne tendensiøse saken ble underlagt til en person som kommer fra Ukraina.
Med sanne valgdata kan man bli kjent på nettsiden til Sentrale valgkommisjonen i Russland via følgende lenke http://www.vybory.izbirkom.ru/#election-results . Der finner man om hvor mange prosent av stemmene fikk enhver kandidat.
Vi registrerte et nytt skrikende eksempel på at norske Aftenposten sprer falsk informasjon.
I artikkelen av 20. mars om presidentvalg i Russland skrevet av en ukrainsk journalist Pavlo Krasnomovets fra denne avisen, er resultatene av stemmegivningen av våre medborgere i Norge grunnløst og grovt forvrengt.
Ved beregningen av prosenttall av stemmene for kandidater ekskluderes i denne artikkelen ugyldige stemmesedler (det var 172 av dem) noe som strider mot p.3 art. 76 av loven «Om valg av Den Russiske Føderasjons President». Ifølge loven bestemmes valgresultatene etter antall stemmesedler av fastsatt form som man finner i valgurnene. Valgkretskommisjonen har tatt hensyn til alle stemmesedler uansett type skrifter på dem, dersom påførte tegn lar seg å identifisere velgerens stemmegivning.
Med andre ord skal ugyldige stemmesedler tas i betraktning under bestemmelse av prosenttall av avgitte stemmer for kandidater.
I artikkelen påpekes det også en lavere valgdeltakelse i år – 859 (1155 – i 2018), som i virkeligheten er grunnet med at det ikke var mulig å gjennomføre avstemning i andre norske byer. I denne forbindelse takker vi alle våre medborgere for å ha tatt en lang tur til valglokalene.
Aftenpostens journalist sammenligner sine oppdiktede resultater fra hele Norge med valgdagsmåling av organisasjonen «Vote abroad» som ble gjennomført kun i Oslo og tar ingen hensyn til 33% av de som nektet å svare om deres stemme for en av kandidatene. Dette bekreftes også av organisasjonens representant Dmitrij Bondarenko Griffin som uttalte til Dagbladet om at veldig få av de som stemte for en av kandidatene ville snakke med ham.
Vi registrerer med beklagelse ikke bare at Aftenposten sprer falsk informasjon bevisst, men også lav profesjonalisme og partiskhet av journalister fra Schibsted-konsernet som eier avisen. Det er meget eksemplarisk at denne tendensiøse saken ble underlagt til en person som kommer fra Ukraina.
Med sanne valgdata kan man bli kjent på nettsiden til Sentrale valgkommisjonen i Russland via følgende lenke http://www.vybory.izbirkom.ru/#election-results . Der finner man om hvor mange prosent av stemmene fikk enhver kandidat.
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🚀 March 18 marks one of the most important dates in the history of space exploration. It was on this day 5️⃣9️⃣ years ago, in 1965, that Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov performed the first ever spacewalk. Having stepped out of the "Voskhod-2" spacecraft, piloted by Pavel Belyaev, into near-Earth space, Leonov added another great achievement to the hall of fame of Soviet/Russian cosmonautics.
The spacewalk itself lasted 23 minutes & 41 seconds, 12 minutes & 9 seconds of which were spent in free fall, floating in space.
This is how Alexey Leonov described his feelings, speaking from the podium of Moscow Mausoleum. Together with his crewmate Pavel Belyaev, they were hailed as heroes by the whole Moscow city.
🎖 Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Leonov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal for the successful flight, along with the courage & heroism shown during it.
Today, spacewalk is a routine (still a highlight though) of the otherwise busy ISS schedule: scientific research, repair work, installation of new equipment on the station's exterior, launch of small satellites and much more. All this was made possible thanks to the colossal work and joint efforts of many Soviet specialists and enterprises, as well as the personal courage of our cosmonauts.
#SpaceExplorationHistory
The spacewalk itself lasted 23 minutes & 41 seconds, 12 minutes & 9 seconds of which were spent in free fall, floating in space.
As I stepped out from the airlock, I felt a powerful stream of light and heat, reminiscent of electric welding. Above me was a black sky and bright, unblinking stars. The sun appeared to me as a glowing disc of fire.
This is how Alexey Leonov described his feelings, speaking from the podium of Moscow Mausoleum. Together with his crewmate Pavel Belyaev, they were hailed as heroes by the whole Moscow city.
🎖 Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Leonov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal for the successful flight, along with the courage & heroism shown during it.
Today, spacewalk is a routine (still a highlight though) of the otherwise busy ISS schedule: scientific research, repair work, installation of new equipment on the station's exterior, launch of small satellites and much more. All this was made possible thanks to the colossal work and joint efforts of many Soviet specialists and enterprises, as well as the personal courage of our cosmonauts.
#SpaceExplorationHistory
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📍 March 19, 2024
❗️ The decision not to extend the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on scientific and technical cooperation in the field of high-energy physics and other areas of mutual interest was unilaterally adopted by the CERN Council on December 15, 2023. The decision was meant to olbige the political ambitions of certain Russophobic member states of the Organization.
❌ This unprecedented step of the CERN Council does not reflect the opinion of scientists from other countries who closely work with their Russian colleagues in CERN experiment collaborations.
📉 The Council's decision is the logical conclusion of the restrictive measures introduced by CERN against our country and Russian scientific groups representing national research organizations since June 2022. In particular, Russia's observer status in the Council was suspended and its participation in new experiments was halted. Research made by Russian authors is published anonymously in CERN publications, without references to Russian institutes and universities.
⚛️ Until the Agreement expires in November 2024, Russian specialists will continue their research activities as part of ongoing experiments in CERN collaborations. Currently, about 20 scientists from Russian research organizations participate in the said projects in person.
🇷🇺 As for Russia's contribution to CERN's activities, our country has not renounced its financial obligations and is systematically making payments to the Organization's budget, despite the unprecedented restrictive measures against Russia.
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🎙 President Vladimir Putin's address to Russian citizens on the outcome of the presidential election (March 21, 2024)
💬 The official results of the presidential election were announced today. The election campaign, which was extremely important for our country, society and citizens, has come to a close.
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This election campaign was intense and extremely important. At the end of the day, we were choosing Russia's future direction; we were deciding on our own future and that of our children. The absolute majority of the voters who cast their ballot realised the significance of this event.
Once again, I would like to thank everyone who took part in the voting, regardless of which candidate you voted for. Most importantly, you have shown that you treat your civic duty with respect, value freedom of choice and your vote, and to reiterate, every one of your votes was of great importance.
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Thank you for your support. It is more important to me than the formal victory in the elections. It signifies support for the political and economic policies of our country and our overall results, which, of course, should be more extensive, but are nonetheless making Russia stronger and more independent.
A few words about the performance of election commissions at all levels. As always, you acted efficiently and competently, adhering to the principles of transparency and strict compliance with the law. The members of the election commissions in our historical territories showed courage and bravery, serving as an example for voters.
Thank you for your trust. <...> We will do everything possible to ensure the successful implementation of the ambitious national projects and programmes that I recently outlined in my Address.
🇷🇺 The elections have revealed that Russia today is one big, closely-knit family. We are steadfastly following the historical path we have chosen. We have confidence in ourselves, our abilities, and our future.
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#Election2024
💬 The official results of the presidential election were announced today. The election campaign, which was extremely important for our country, society and citizens, has come to a close.
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This election campaign was intense and extremely important. At the end of the day, we were choosing Russia's future direction; we were deciding on our own future and that of our children. The absolute majority of the voters who cast their ballot realised the significance of this event.
Once again, I would like to thank everyone who took part in the voting, regardless of which candidate you voted for. Most importantly, you have shown that you treat your civic duty with respect, value freedom of choice and your vote, and to reiterate, every one of your votes was of great importance.
<...>
Thank you for your support. It is more important to me than the formal victory in the elections. It signifies support for the political and economic policies of our country and our overall results, which, of course, should be more extensive, but are nonetheless making Russia stronger and more independent.
A few words about the performance of election commissions at all levels. As always, you acted efficiently and competently, adhering to the principles of transparency and strict compliance with the law. The members of the election commissions in our historical territories showed courage and bravery, serving as an example for voters.
Thank you for your trust. <...> We will do everything possible to ensure the successful implementation of the ambitious national projects and programmes that I recently outlined in my Address.
🇷🇺 The elections have revealed that Russia today is one big, closely-knit family. We are steadfastly following the historical path we have chosen. We have confidence in ourselves, our abilities, and our future.
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#Election2024
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9 марта 2024 г. по случаю 90-летия со дня рождения первого космонавта Ю.А.Гагарина проживающие в Бергене соотечественники возложили цветы к его бюсту.
9. mars 2024 i anledning 90-årsjubileet for den første kosmonauten Jurij Gagarins fødsel nedla russiske landsfolk blomster til minnesmerket over ham i Bergen.
9. mars 2024 i anledning 90-årsjubileet for den første kosmonauten Jurij Gagarins fødsel nedla russiske landsfolk blomster til minnesmerket over ham i Bergen.
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⚡️ Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
The Russian Foreign Ministry is receiving phone calls with condolences from ordinary citizens from all around the globe following the horrible tragedy at the Krokus City Hall venue in Moscow. They are expressing the strongest condemnation of this bloody terrorist attack, transpiring right before the eyes of the entire world.
As the Russian authorities have already stated, all efforts at the current moment are devoted to saving the people [still at the site of the attack].
❗️ The international community is obliged to condemn this horrendous crime!
The Russian Foreign Ministry is receiving phone calls with condolences from ordinary citizens from all around the globe following the horrible tragedy at the Krokus City Hall venue in Moscow. They are expressing the strongest condemnation of this bloody terrorist attack, transpiring right before the eyes of the entire world.
As the Russian authorities have already stated, all efforts at the current moment are devoted to saving the people [still at the site of the attack].
❗️ The international community is obliged to condemn this horrendous crime!
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Наши соотечественники и норвежцы продолжают нести цветы к Посольству России в Осло в память о жертвах атаки на «Крокус Сити Холл» в России.
Våre landsfolk og nordmenn fortsetter å bringe blomster til Russlands Ambassade i Oslo til minnet om ofre av angrepet på Crocus City Hall i Russland.
Våre landsfolk og nordmenn fortsetter å bringe blomster til Russlands Ambassade i Oslo til minnet om ofre av angrepet på Crocus City Hall i Russland.
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Media is too big
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#NoStatuteOfLimitations
🗓 25 years ago, to the day, on March 24, 1999, NATO launched a full-scale aggression and started mercilessly bombing Yugoslavia in gross violation of the fundamental principles of international law enshrined in the UN Charter.
The US and NATO’s military operation against Belgrade was undertaken without the approval of the UNSC
The US & its cronies bombed the cities, including Belgrade, villages & civilian infrastructure for 78 days, blowing up bridges, passenger trains and buses and killing women, children & elderly people. By doing that, the West destroyed the post-WWII foundations of European security and started replacing the legitimate mechanisms that regulated international relations with a “rules-based order”.
▪️ 3,000 cruise missiles were fired at a sovereign European republic, & 80,000 tonnes of aerial bombs were dropped on the heads of people.
The use of depleted uranium ammunition contaminated vast areas & caused an unprecedented rise in cancer-related diseases, which affects people up to this day. 200,000+ non-Albanian residents of Kosovo, who had to flee from their homes, have still not yet returned there.
Using the aggression as a pretext, members of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army committed heinous crimes, including the kidnapping and murder of Serbs for body parts. Many of these criminals are still at large.
❗️ No NATO representative has been called to account. The victims of the aggression were written off as “collateral damage,” which means that they were the civilian casualties of the operations conducted by the United States, Britain and their satellites to attain their geopolitical ambitions.
The question of the NATO allies’ responsibility for the damage they have done to international relations and Yugoslavia remains open.
🕯 The military operation NATO waged against sovereign Yugoslavia more than 20 years ago is a tragedy inflicted upon the people of Yugoslavia by NATO warmongers with lasting and multifaceted consequences.
#WeRemember #Yugoslavia1999
🗓 25 years ago, to the day, on March 24, 1999, NATO launched a full-scale aggression and started mercilessly bombing Yugoslavia in gross violation of the fundamental principles of international law enshrined in the UN Charter.
The US and NATO’s military operation against Belgrade was undertaken without the approval of the UNSC
The US & its cronies bombed the cities, including Belgrade, villages & civilian infrastructure for 78 days, blowing up bridges, passenger trains and buses and killing women, children & elderly people. By doing that, the West destroyed the post-WWII foundations of European security and started replacing the legitimate mechanisms that regulated international relations with a “rules-based order”.
▪️ 3,000 cruise missiles were fired at a sovereign European republic, & 80,000 tonnes of aerial bombs were dropped on the heads of people.
The use of depleted uranium ammunition contaminated vast areas & caused an unprecedented rise in cancer-related diseases, which affects people up to this day. 200,000+ non-Albanian residents of Kosovo, who had to flee from their homes, have still not yet returned there.
Using the aggression as a pretext, members of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army committed heinous crimes, including the kidnapping and murder of Serbs for body parts. Many of these criminals are still at large.
❗️ No NATO representative has been called to account. The victims of the aggression were written off as “collateral damage,” which means that they were the civilian casualties of the operations conducted by the United States, Britain and their satellites to attain their geopolitical ambitions.
The question of the NATO allies’ responsibility for the damage they have done to international relations and Yugoslavia remains open.
🕯 The military operation NATO waged against sovereign Yugoslavia more than 20 years ago is a tragedy inflicted upon the people of Yugoslavia by NATO warmongers with lasting and multifaceted consequences.
#WeRemember #Yugoslavia1999
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Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
Media is too big
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#See4Yourself & #Think4Yourself
🎬 WHY?: Revisiting NATO atrocities in Yugoslavia after 15 yrs - an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: On the evening of March 24, 1999, several of Yugoslavia's largest cities were subjected to NATO airstrikes. The bombing, which lasted for three months, left hundreds dead and wounded and thousands of damaged lives. Many are still haunted by that nightmare.
RT correspondents - a Serb and an American - travel across the former Yugoslavia to explore the human cost of NATO's 1999 military campaign against Belgrade and the media onslaught against the Milosevic regime. Anissa Naouai and Jelena Milincic discover the very different ways the war was portrayed in the US and Serbia; and meet the people still traumatized by the 3-month bombing.
👉 Watch the full film by RT Documentary
🎬 WHY?: Revisiting NATO atrocities in Yugoslavia after 15 yrs - an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: On the evening of March 24, 1999, several of Yugoslavia's largest cities were subjected to NATO airstrikes. The bombing, which lasted for three months, left hundreds dead and wounded and thousands of damaged lives. Many are still haunted by that nightmare.
RT correspondents - a Serb and an American - travel across the former Yugoslavia to explore the human cost of NATO's 1999 military campaign against Belgrade and the media onslaught against the Milosevic regime. Anissa Naouai and Jelena Milincic discover the very different ways the war was portrayed in the US and Serbia; and meet the people still traumatized by the 3-month bombing.
👉 Watch the full film by RT Documentary
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⚡️ Russia's Foreign Ministry Statement in connection with the 25th anniversary of NATO aggression against Yugoslavia
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History knows many events which, by virtue of their profound impact on the international order, marked a change of eras.
The NATO attack on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on March 24, 1999 is certainly one such event. It went beyond being a tragic milestone in the life of the Serbian people with thousands of ruined lives and desecrated national dignity, and included a devastating blow to international law and European security foundations that had been laid after World War II.
The United States and the EU got finally convinced in their own impunity and moral superiority which was bad news for those who prefer to choose their own path rather than become someone’s tool in their efforts to realise their own interests. The strategic balance of power collapsed, and a drawn-out crisis of international relations ensued which continues to worsen.
The US and its allies who assaulted a peaceful European country trampled on the UN Charter and the CSCE/OSCE principles, and desecrated the very notion of sovereignty. <...> The widespread use of depleted uranium munitions by NATO has led to a multifold increase in cancer cases in that region, contaminated the environment where millions of people had lived for many years, and went down in history as a separate dark chapter on the list of NATO crimes.
During the 78 days of military aggression 14,000 bombs were dropped on Yugoslavia and over 2,000 missiles were fired, including cluster and demolition shells. Under the mocking front of a “humanitarian intervention,” mostly civilian targets were hit, including residential districts, hospitals, schools, bridges, mass transit vehicles, and refugee convoys. Thousands of civilians were killed, including 89 children, whom the Western coalition cynically referred to as “collateral damage.” No one has ever been held accountable for these atrocities, and international justice turned a deaf ear to the suffering of the Serbs and let NATO atrocities go unnoticed.
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❓ This inevitably begs the question: was the “Kosovo project” worth the sacrifice and destruction that the alliance brought upon Yugoslavia? Has the self-proclaimed “republic” added stability or prosperity to the Balkan region?
There is no doubt that the United States’ concern for the rights of Kosovo Albanians is a fake claim from the get-go. It is nothing but a false pretext for the crackdown on Serbs.
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This is what the Western “peacemaking” is all about. Its disastrous ramifications can now be seen in Ukraine, where a neo-Nazi regime has been nurtured on the basis of Washington and its supporters’ rejection of the principles of equality and mutual respect in international affairs, a regime that committed genocide against the Russian population.
We can hear the US and the EU increasingly call on Serbs to “turn the page” and forgive NATO for the invasion that took place 25 years ago. On top of that, they lay the bulk of the blame on the Serbs for the dramatic events during the breakup of Yugoslavia, including the 1999 bombing attacks. I’d be hard pressed to find proper words to describe the extent of Western shamelessness and lack of self-criticism.
The Alliance will never be able to wash off the shame of war crimes. No one believes its demagoguery about defending freedom and democracy anymore. The United States and the rest of NATO have no right whatsoever to talk about implementing an obscure new “rules-based order.” Their every effort to put together some kind of “global security architecture” is by definition malevolent and toxic, and aimed solely at perpetrating the neocolonial hegemony of the West.
❗️ Russia and its partners in Belgrade will continue to oppose the attempts to distort the history of the Yugoslav crisis and to shift the emphasis to demonising Serbs and justifying the 1999 aggression. The attempts to insult the memory of the innocent victims of NATO hangmen are unacceptable.
READ IN FULL
History knows many events which, by virtue of their profound impact on the international order, marked a change of eras.
The NATO attack on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on March 24, 1999 is certainly one such event. It went beyond being a tragic milestone in the life of the Serbian people with thousands of ruined lives and desecrated national dignity, and included a devastating blow to international law and European security foundations that had been laid after World War II.
The United States and the EU got finally convinced in their own impunity and moral superiority which was bad news for those who prefer to choose their own path rather than become someone’s tool in their efforts to realise their own interests. The strategic balance of power collapsed, and a drawn-out crisis of international relations ensued which continues to worsen.
The US and its allies who assaulted a peaceful European country trampled on the UN Charter and the CSCE/OSCE principles, and desecrated the very notion of sovereignty. <...> The widespread use of depleted uranium munitions by NATO has led to a multifold increase in cancer cases in that region, contaminated the environment where millions of people had lived for many years, and went down in history as a separate dark chapter on the list of NATO crimes.
During the 78 days of military aggression 14,000 bombs were dropped on Yugoslavia and over 2,000 missiles were fired, including cluster and demolition shells. Under the mocking front of a “humanitarian intervention,” mostly civilian targets were hit, including residential districts, hospitals, schools, bridges, mass transit vehicles, and refugee convoys. Thousands of civilians were killed, including 89 children, whom the Western coalition cynically referred to as “collateral damage.” No one has ever been held accountable for these atrocities, and international justice turned a deaf ear to the suffering of the Serbs and let NATO atrocities go unnoticed.
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❓ This inevitably begs the question: was the “Kosovo project” worth the sacrifice and destruction that the alliance brought upon Yugoslavia? Has the self-proclaimed “republic” added stability or prosperity to the Balkan region?
There is no doubt that the United States’ concern for the rights of Kosovo Albanians is a fake claim from the get-go. It is nothing but a false pretext for the crackdown on Serbs.
<...>
This is what the Western “peacemaking” is all about. Its disastrous ramifications can now be seen in Ukraine, where a neo-Nazi regime has been nurtured on the basis of Washington and its supporters’ rejection of the principles of equality and mutual respect in international affairs, a regime that committed genocide against the Russian population.
We can hear the US and the EU increasingly call on Serbs to “turn the page” and forgive NATO for the invasion that took place 25 years ago. On top of that, they lay the bulk of the blame on the Serbs for the dramatic events during the breakup of Yugoslavia, including the 1999 bombing attacks. I’d be hard pressed to find proper words to describe the extent of Western shamelessness and lack of self-criticism.
The Alliance will never be able to wash off the shame of war crimes. No one believes its demagoguery about defending freedom and democracy anymore. The United States and the rest of NATO have no right whatsoever to talk about implementing an obscure new “rules-based order.” Their every effort to put together some kind of “global security architecture” is by definition malevolent and toxic, and aimed solely at perpetrating the neocolonial hegemony of the West.
❗️ Russia and its partners in Belgrade will continue to oppose the attempts to distort the history of the Yugoslav crisis and to shift the emphasis to demonising Serbs and justifying the 1999 aggression. The attempts to insult the memory of the innocent victims of NATO hangmen are unacceptable.
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