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8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on April 11, 1944, the Soviet troops liberated Kerch, one of the oldest Russian cities located on the eastern tip of the Crimean Peninsula, from Nazi invaders. During the Great Patriotic War, it was the site of the most brutal fighting between the Soviet and Nazi troops; it was captured back and occupied again, but never truly surrendered.
The German troops first captured the city in November 1941, but the next month, it was liberated during the Kerch-Feodosia landing operation. In May 1942, despite the desperate resistance put up by the city’s defenders, the Nazis took Kerch again.
▪️ The invaders almost wiped Kerch off the face of the earth, destroying more than 85 percent of the buildings. The population decreased from 70,000 to 6,500 people. The anti-tank trench near the local village of Bagerovo earned a sinister reputation as a war crime scene. In November and December 1941, 7,000 people were shot and tortured there, including 245 school-age children. The Nazis cynically fed them poison during a “picnic.”
The Soviet soldiers who defended the Adzhimushkay Quarry north of Kerch went down in history as true heroes. They protected the numerous civilians, who took refuge in the catacombs. According to various estimates, from 10,000 to 15,000 people were trapped underground. The German forces laid siege to their shelter, bombed them and used poisonous gas trying to bury them alive. Almost the entire garrison of Adzhimushkay perished, but was not defeated.
🌟 In April 1944, the Soviet troops began the Crimean Offensive, which ended with the complete liberation of the peninsula from the invaders. The fact that a Soviet landing force managed to seize the bridgehead on the northeastern outskirts of Kerch in late 1943 contributed to the success.
🎖 For the outstanding heroism shown by its defenders, Kerch was awarded the honorary title of Hero City. More than 140 people who demonstrated exceptional courage in the battles for Kerch were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
The German troops first captured the city in November 1941, but the next month, it was liberated during the Kerch-Feodosia landing operation. In May 1942, despite the desperate resistance put up by the city’s defenders, the Nazis took Kerch again.
▪️ The invaders almost wiped Kerch off the face of the earth, destroying more than 85 percent of the buildings. The population decreased from 70,000 to 6,500 people. The anti-tank trench near the local village of Bagerovo earned a sinister reputation as a war crime scene. In November and December 1941, 7,000 people were shot and tortured there, including 245 school-age children. The Nazis cynically fed them poison during a “picnic.”
The Soviet soldiers who defended the Adzhimushkay Quarry north of Kerch went down in history as true heroes. They protected the numerous civilians, who took refuge in the catacombs. According to various estimates, from 10,000 to 15,000 people were trapped underground. The German forces laid siege to their shelter, bombed them and used poisonous gas trying to bury them alive. Almost the entire garrison of Adzhimushkay perished, but was not defeated.
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🤝 On April 10, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland.
They had an in-depth discussion on the current situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, primarily the Gaza Strip. Speaking about the unfolding humanitarian disaster, the Parties reaffirmed the importance of an immediate ceasefire, safe and free access to people in need and the injured, as well as the release of hostages. Sergey Lavrov pointed out that Hamas’s attack on October 7 deserved to be condemned but could not and should not be used as a pretext for the collective punishment of millions of Palestinians.
☝️ The Officials focused on the possibility of relaunching a peaceful Palestinian-Israeli settlement after the end of the hot phase of the conflict. They emphasised the lack of alternatives to the two-state solution, which involves the establishment of a sovereign and independent State of Palestine within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living in peace and security alongside Israel.
They also exchanged views on the overall situation in the Middle East in light of growing tensions between Israel and Lebanon, arbitrary Israeli attacks targeting Syria, and instability in the Red Sea.
They had an in-depth discussion on the current situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, primarily the Gaza Strip. Speaking about the unfolding humanitarian disaster, the Parties reaffirmed the importance of an immediate ceasefire, safe and free access to people in need and the injured, as well as the release of hostages. Sergey Lavrov pointed out that Hamas’s attack on October 7 deserved to be condemned but could not and should not be used as a pretext for the collective punishment of millions of Palestinians.
☝️ The Officials focused on the possibility of relaunching a peaceful Palestinian-Israeli settlement after the end of the hot phase of the conflict. They emphasised the lack of alternatives to the two-state solution, which involves the establishment of a sovereign and independent State of Palestine within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living in peace and security alongside Israel.
They also exchanged views on the overall situation in the Middle East in light of growing tensions between Israel and Lebanon, arbitrary Israeli attacks targeting Syria, and instability in the Red Sea.
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🎙 Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, April 10, 2024)
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 The situation around the Zaporozhskaya NPP
🔹 The Ukrainian crisis
🔹 International Court of Justice’s provisional measures
🔹 Western cyberattacks on Russian critical infrastructure facilities
🔹 Attacks on the Russian Embassy in Lithuania
🔹 BRICS Council on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
🔹 Russia’s CIS chairmanship
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#ZaporozhskayaNPP
❗️Since April 7, 2024, Europe’s largest Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant has been subjected to systematic Ukrainian attacks using unmanned combat aerial vehicles.
An emergency session of the IAEA Board of Governors will soon be convened on our initiative. The issue of Ukrainian attacks on the NPP will also be raised at a UN Security Council briefing. We intend to urge specialised international organisations to recognise current developments around the Zaporozhskaya NPP and Ukraine as a whole.
#Donbass
▪️ Kiev launched its “counterterrorist operation” in Donbass almost a decade ago.
In effect, this was a civil war unleashed by Kiev against its then compatriots in the country’s southeast. People there demanded only one thing – respect for their lawful rights to speak the native tongue and teach children in it, know history and pay tribute to their heroes who saved the world from fascism almost 80 years ago.
During all these years, we have known very well and said this publicly that the accusation of Donbass of terrorism is a fake. <...> Now the UN International Court of Justice has confirmed this. <...> This verdict refuted Kiev’s main argument in justifying the war it unleashed against civilians.
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 The situation around the Zaporozhskaya NPP
🔹 The Ukrainian crisis
🔹 International Court of Justice’s provisional measures
🔹 Western cyberattacks on Russian critical infrastructure facilities
🔹 Attacks on the Russian Embassy in Lithuania
🔹 BRICS Council on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
🔹 Russia’s CIS chairmanship
📰 Read in full
📺 Watch in full
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#ZaporozhskayaNPP
❗️Since April 7, 2024, Europe’s largest Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant has been subjected to systematic Ukrainian attacks using unmanned combat aerial vehicles.
An emergency session of the IAEA Board of Governors will soon be convened on our initiative. The issue of Ukrainian attacks on the NPP will also be raised at a UN Security Council briefing. We intend to urge specialised international organisations to recognise current developments around the Zaporozhskaya NPP and Ukraine as a whole.
#Donbass
▪️ Kiev launched its “counterterrorist operation” in Donbass almost a decade ago.
In effect, this was a civil war unleashed by Kiev against its then compatriots in the country’s southeast. People there demanded only one thing – respect for their lawful rights to speak the native tongue and teach children in it, know history and pay tribute to their heroes who saved the world from fascism almost 80 years ago.
During all these years, we have known very well and said this publicly that the accusation of Donbass of terrorism is a fake. <...> Now the UN International Court of Justice has confirmed this. <...> This verdict refuted Kiev’s main argument in justifying the war it unleashed against civilians.
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8 мая в Москве пройдет юбилейный саммит ЕАЭС
Юбилейный саммит Евразийского экономического союза (ЕАЭС) пройдет в Москве 8 мая, Россия готова к этому мероприятию. Об этом заявил президент РФ Владимир Путин на встрече с главой коллегии Евразийской экономической комиссии Бакытжаном Сагинтаевым.-https://e-cis.info/news/565/116858/
Юбилейный саммит Евразийского экономического союза (ЕАЭС) пройдет в Москве 8 мая, Россия готова к этому мероприятию. Об этом заявил президент РФ Владимир Путин на встрече с главой коллегии Евразийской экономической комиссии Бакытжаном Сагинтаевым.-https://e-cis.info/news/565/116858/
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12 апреля в Минске под председательством С.В.Лаврова состоится первое в этом году заседание Совета министров иностранных дел СНГ.
Главы внешнеполитических ведомств обменяются мнениями по актуальным международным и региональным темам, обсудят основные направления работы в формате Содружества с акцентом на реализацию приоритетов председательства России в организации в 2024 г.
Особое внимание, как ожидается, будет уделено наращиванию взаимодействия в сфере обеспечения безопасности в регионе СНГ, совместного противодействия традиционным и новым вызовам и угрозам, культурно-гуманитарному сотрудничеству, в том числе в контексте подготовки к проведению в СНГ в 2025 г. Года 80-летия Победы в Великой Отечественной войне.
Министры подведут итоги выполнения в 2023 г. Плана многоуровневых межмидовских консультаций в рамках СНГ и Программы действий по активизации партнерства между внешнеполитическими ведомствами государств-участников Содружества.
https://e-cis.info/news/565/117376/
Главы внешнеполитических ведомств обменяются мнениями по актуальным международным и региональным темам, обсудят основные направления работы в формате Содружества с акцентом на реализацию приоритетов председательства России в организации в 2024 г.
Особое внимание, как ожидается, будет уделено наращиванию взаимодействия в сфере обеспечения безопасности в регионе СНГ, совместного противодействия традиционным и новым вызовам и угрозам, культурно-гуманитарному сотрудничеству, в том числе в контексте подготовки к проведению в СНГ в 2025 г. Года 80-летия Победы в Великой Отечественной войне.
Министры подведут итоги выполнения в 2023 г. Плана многоуровневых межмидовских консультаций в рамках СНГ и Программы действий по активизации партнерства между внешнеполитическими ведомствами государств-участников Содружества.
https://e-cis.info/news/565/117376/
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🎙️Embassy Comment on the fifth anniversary of Julian Assange’s detention in the United Kingdom
▪︎Mr Assange’s treatment bears all the hallmarks of deliberate politically motivated persecution. He has served the full sentence for an offence under British legislation a long time ago. However he is still held in extremely harsh conditions of solitary confinement in a prison designed for most dangerous criminals. Largely due to this the Wikileaks founder’s health is known to have deteriorated to a critical point.
▪︎Thus there appear to be clear signs of a violation of a number of recognised rights and freedoms of Mr Assange. The deficiencies in his case are glaring. In case of extradition to the United States further gross violations of his rights are likely.
▪︎More generally, everything seems to have been done so that Mr Assange’s example would dissuade other human rights defenders once and for all from shining a spotlight on war crimes by the USA and its allies.
▪︎Mr Assange’s fate remains an indelible stain on the reputation of the United Kingdom and its partners across the Atlantic. It clearly demonstrates their true attitude towards universally recognised human rights and democratic values. Obviously, these concepts are of value to London and Washington only when they can be instrumentalised to put pressure on countries that do not want to play along with the rules imposed by the US and the UK.
▪︎We remain hopeful that efforts by lawyers of the Wikileaks founder will ultimately succeed, and that the situation will be resolved favourably for Mr Assange and his family.
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Five years have passed since British police arrested Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Embassy of Ecuador in London on April 11, 2019. Since then, he has been continuously detained at the Belmarsh high-security prison.
Meanwhile Kafkaesque proceedings are dragging on in British courts following demands to extradite Mr Assange to the United States.
▪︎Mr Assange’s treatment bears all the hallmarks of deliberate politically motivated persecution. He has served the full sentence for an offence under British legislation a long time ago. However he is still held in extremely harsh conditions of solitary confinement in a prison designed for most dangerous criminals. Largely due to this the Wikileaks founder’s health is known to have deteriorated to a critical point.
▪︎Thus there appear to be clear signs of a violation of a number of recognised rights and freedoms of Mr Assange. The deficiencies in his case are glaring. In case of extradition to the United States further gross violations of his rights are likely.
▪︎More generally, everything seems to have been done so that Mr Assange’s example would dissuade other human rights defenders once and for all from shining a spotlight on war crimes by the USA and its allies.
▪︎Mr Assange’s fate remains an indelible stain on the reputation of the United Kingdom and its partners across the Atlantic. It clearly demonstrates their true attitude towards universally recognised human rights and democratic values. Obviously, these concepts are of value to London and Washington only when they can be instrumentalised to put pressure on countries that do not want to play along with the rules imposed by the US and the UK.
▪︎We remain hopeful that efforts by lawyers of the Wikileaks founder will ultimately succeed, and that the situation will be resolved favourably for Mr Assange and his family.
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the successful launch of the Angara A5 carrier rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome marking Cosmonautics Day
🚀 The day before Russia’s Cosmonautics Day, Russia successfully launched its brand new Angara A5 space rocket carrying the Orion upper stage and a mass simulator. Importantly, this was the first Angara A5 launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The rocket’s successful launch has confirmed the Russian Federation’s status as a leading space power that fully ensures its sovereignty in terms of space launches from its territory.
✅ We reaffirm our commitment to the exclusively peaceful use of space. We advocate the progressive development of space-related science and technology, and equal and mutually beneficial cooperation with all interested parties in the exploration and use of near-Earth space for peaceful purposes.
📸 Roscosmos
🚀 The day before Russia’s Cosmonautics Day, Russia successfully launched its brand new Angara A5 space rocket carrying the Orion upper stage and a mass simulator. Importantly, this was the first Angara A5 launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The rocket’s successful launch has confirmed the Russian Federation’s status as a leading space power that fully ensures its sovereignty in terms of space launches from its territory.
✅ We reaffirm our commitment to the exclusively peaceful use of space. We advocate the progressive development of space-related science and technology, and equal and mutually beneficial cooperation with all interested parties in the exploration and use of near-Earth space for peaceful purposes.
📸 Roscosmos
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🚀 On April 12, 1961, at 09:07 Moscow time, the Vostok spacecraft with pilot-cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on board blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, marking the beginning of the space age in the history of mankind.
Yuri Gagarin spent 108 minutes in space, making a complete orbit around the Earth, and successfully landed near the village of Smelovka in the Saratov Region.
While in orbit, he maintained radio contact with Earth, made observations through a porthole, controlled the operation of the ship's systems, and carried out simple experiments.
📰 Even his wife did not know about this feat. The news about Yuri's flight came out only 55 minutes after the launch of the Vostok rocket, becoming the most quoted report in the world. Overnight, the Soviet citizen became the most famous man on Earth.
Two days later, many thousands of people with flowers and welcome posters took to the streets of Moscow, honouring the cosmonaut who had arrived in the capital. At the end of April, our compatriot went on a foreign tour, travelling through more than 30 countries in two years, where he was welcomed as a hero.
💬 Sergey Lavrov: For billions of people around the world, Yuri Gagarin continues to serve as an example of heroism and selflessness, inspiring them to overcome any obstacles in pursuit of the most ambitious and noble goals (Minister's video message on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight).
Gagarin's flight embodied the triumph of Soviet science and technology and was of crucial importance for further development of space exploration and the mankind.
🌐 In 1968, the 61st General Conference of the International Aviation Federation decided to celebrate April 12 as the World Day of Aviation and Astronautics, and in 2011, at the initiative of Russia, the UN General Assembly proclaimed April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight.
#CosmonauticsDay
Yuri Gagarin spent 108 minutes in space, making a complete orbit around the Earth, and successfully landed near the village of Smelovka in the Saratov Region.
While in orbit, he maintained radio contact with Earth, made observations through a porthole, controlled the operation of the ship's systems, and carried out simple experiments.
📰 Even his wife did not know about this feat. The news about Yuri's flight came out only 55 minutes after the launch of the Vostok rocket, becoming the most quoted report in the world. Overnight, the Soviet citizen became the most famous man on Earth.
Two days later, many thousands of people with flowers and welcome posters took to the streets of Moscow, honouring the cosmonaut who had arrived in the capital. At the end of April, our compatriot went on a foreign tour, travelling through more than 30 countries in two years, where he was welcomed as a hero.
💬 Sergey Lavrov: For billions of people around the world, Yuri Gagarin continues to serve as an example of heroism and selflessness, inspiring them to overcome any obstacles in pursuit of the most ambitious and noble goals (Minister's video message on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight).
Gagarin's flight embodied the triumph of Soviet science and technology and was of crucial importance for further development of space exploration and the mankind.
🌐 In 1968, the 61st General Conference of the International Aviation Federation decided to celebrate April 12 as the World Day of Aviation and Astronautics, and in 2011, at the initiative of Russia, the UN General Assembly proclaimed April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight.
#CosmonauticsDay
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11 апреля в 12:00:00,164 по московскому времени с площадки 1А космодрома Восточный проведен первый пуск ракеты-носителя «Ангара-А5» с разгонным блоком «Орион» и испытательной полезной нагрузкой.
Ракета-носитель отработала в штатном режиме, разгонный блок отделился от третьей ступени ракеты и в настоящее время выводит испытательную полезную нагрузку на заданную орбиту.
Это был шестой пуск российской ракеты-носителя в 2024 году, в том числе второй с Восточного. Для «Ангары-А5» данный полет стал четвертым в истории (в том числе первым с Восточного), для семейства разгонных блоков Д — 337-м в истории (в том числе первым для «Ориона»).
Ракета-носитель «Ангара-А5» изготовлена Государственным космическим научно-производственным центром имени М.В. Хруничева, разгонный блок «Орион» — Ракетно-космической корпорацией «Энергия» имени С.П. Королева (входят в Госкорпорацию «Роскосмос»).
Этим пуском начались летно-конструкторские испытания космического ракетного комплекса «Амур» с ракетами-носителями тяжелого класса «Ангара» на космодроме Восточный.
Ракета-носитель «Ангара-А5» — экологически чистая, не использует токсичные компоненты топлива, в отличие от ракеты-носителя «Протон-М», которую «Ангара» полностью заменит в ближайшей перспективе.
https://www.roscosmos.ru/40413/
Ракета-носитель отработала в штатном режиме, разгонный блок отделился от третьей ступени ракеты и в настоящее время выводит испытательную полезную нагрузку на заданную орбиту.
Это был шестой пуск российской ракеты-носителя в 2024 году, в том числе второй с Восточного. Для «Ангары-А5» данный полет стал четвертым в истории (в том числе первым с Восточного), для семейства разгонных блоков Д — 337-м в истории (в том числе первым для «Ориона»).
Ракета-носитель «Ангара-А5» изготовлена Государственным космическим научно-производственным центром имени М.В. Хруничева, разгонный блок «Орион» — Ракетно-космической корпорацией «Энергия» имени С.П. Королева (входят в Госкорпорацию «Роскосмос»).
Этим пуском начались летно-конструкторские испытания космического ракетного комплекса «Амур» с ракетами-носителями тяжелого класса «Ангара» на космодроме Восточный.
Ракета-носитель «Ангара-А5» — экологически чистая, не использует токсичные компоненты топлива, в отличие от ракеты-носителя «Протон-М», которую «Ангара» полностью заменит в ближайшей перспективе.
https://www.roscosmos.ru/40413/
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🎙 Statement by Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on Western arms deliveries to Ukraine
💬 The Kiev regime started to be pumped full with Western weapons at least 10 years ago. At first, this was done secretly, under the cover of the Minsk Agreements, and the corresponding Western activity was not publicized and was even denied. Now, however, all this has come to the surface and is not even concealed.
• Western elites find it more and more problematic keeping silent about the rampant corruption in Ukraine, the lack of control and accountability of the supplied equipment and ammunition and, consequently, the serious risks of their falling in the hands of terrorists.
• If Ukraine wanted peace, it would have achieved it long ago. Our justified and reasonable demands to our neighbor, which stand at the core of the SMO, are well known, and Ukraine is perfectly able to meet them without compromising its sovereignty and statehood.
• There is no doubt about the direct involvement of Ukraine in this horrendous and ruthless crime [in the Crocus City Hall]. The tracks of those who ordered it, as we can reasonably assert, lead to Kiev.
• The Investigative Committee of Russia has revealed that the money for organizing terrorist attacks on our territory came through commercial companies, including the oil and gas company “Burisma Holdings”, which has been operating in Ukraine and where the well-known Hunter Biden has been Board member since 2014.
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💬 The Kiev regime started to be pumped full with Western weapons at least 10 years ago. At first, this was done secretly, under the cover of the Minsk Agreements, and the corresponding Western activity was not publicized and was even denied. Now, however, all this has come to the surface and is not even concealed.
• Western elites find it more and more problematic keeping silent about the rampant corruption in Ukraine, the lack of control and accountability of the supplied equipment and ammunition and, consequently, the serious risks of their falling in the hands of terrorists.
• If Ukraine wanted peace, it would have achieved it long ago. Our justified and reasonable demands to our neighbor, which stand at the core of the SMO, are well known, and Ukraine is perfectly able to meet them without compromising its sovereignty and statehood.
• There is no doubt about the direct involvement of Ukraine in this horrendous and ruthless crime [in the Crocus City Hall]. The tracks of those who ordered it, as we can reasonably assert, lead to Kiev.
• The Investigative Committee of Russia has revealed that the money for organizing terrorist attacks on our territory came through commercial companies, including the oil and gas company “Burisma Holdings”, which has been operating in Ukraine and where the well-known Hunter Biden has been Board member since 2014.
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry statement in connection with the attack on Israeli territory
💬 In the early hours of April 14, a large number of missiles and drones were launched at the territory of Israel.
According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, this attack was undertaken as part of the right to self-defence stipulated in Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to the attacks on Iranian targets in the region, including the strike on the consular section of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus on April 1, which our country strongly denounced.
Unfortunately, due to the position adopted by its Western members, the Security Council was unable to provide a proper response to the strike on the Iranian consular mission.
We express our extreme concern at yet another dangerous escalation in the region. We have repeatedly warned that the numerous unresolved crises in the Middle East, primarily in the area of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which are often fueled by irresponsible provocative actions, will exacerbate tensions.
☝️ We call on all parties involved in the conflict to exercise restraint. We expect the regional states to resolve the existing problems through political and diplomatic means. We believe it is important for the constructively-minded international players to contribute to this effort.
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💬 In the early hours of April 14, a large number of missiles and drones were launched at the territory of Israel.
According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, this attack was undertaken as part of the right to self-defence stipulated in Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to the attacks on Iranian targets in the region, including the strike on the consular section of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus on April 1, which our country strongly denounced.
Unfortunately, due to the position adopted by its Western members, the Security Council was unable to provide a proper response to the strike on the Iranian consular mission.
We express our extreme concern at yet another dangerous escalation in the region. We have repeatedly warned that the numerous unresolved crises in the Middle East, primarily in the area of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which are often fueled by irresponsible provocative actions, will exacerbate tensions.
☝️ We call on all parties involved in the conflict to exercise restraint. We expect the regional states to resolve the existing problems through political and diplomatic means. We believe it is important for the constructively-minded international players to contribute to this effort.
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📅 On April 16, 1945, the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation was launched. It led to the final rout of the main German Nazi forces, the seizure of Berlin and the linking up with the troops of the Western allies. Over 3.5 million people took part in this large battle for the future of Europe.
The main Soviet forces were those of the 2nd Byelorussian Front under the command of Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, the 1st Byelorussian Front under the command of Marshall Georgy Zhukov and the First Ukrainian Front under the command of Marshall Ivan Konev. The Dnieper Military Flotilla, part of the forces of the Baltic Fleet and the 1st and 2nd Armies of the Polish Armed Forces were also involved in the hostilities.
The operation started with a night attack during which 143 searchlights were used to blind the enemy. Soviet attack forces quickly broke through the first line of enemy defences but later on, the troops of the 1st Byelorussian Front under Marshal Zhukov were faced with strong resistance on the Seelow Heights.
After fierce fighting on the approaches to the city on April 25, the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front and the 1st Byelorussian Front linked up to the west of the Third Reich capital, having completed the encirclement of the German group. The fighting for Reichstag began on April 29.
By the late hours of May 5, the enemy resistance was finally suppressed and 134,000 German soldiers and officers surrendered. On the night of May 9, Marshal Zhukov together with representatives of the British, American and French commands accepted unconditional surrender of German troops in Karlshorst. The war in Europe was over.
☝️ During the Berlin operation, Soviet troops not only surrounded and defeated one of the Wehrmacht’s largest groups but also liberated about 200,000 prisoners of Nazi camps in the zone of hostilities. Over 600 participants in the operation were awarded with the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.
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The main Soviet forces were those of the 2nd Byelorussian Front under the command of Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, the 1st Byelorussian Front under the command of Marshall Georgy Zhukov and the First Ukrainian Front under the command of Marshall Ivan Konev. The Dnieper Military Flotilla, part of the forces of the Baltic Fleet and the 1st and 2nd Armies of the Polish Armed Forces were also involved in the hostilities.
The operation started with a night attack during which 143 searchlights were used to blind the enemy. Soviet attack forces quickly broke through the first line of enemy defences but later on, the troops of the 1st Byelorussian Front under Marshal Zhukov were faced with strong resistance on the Seelow Heights.
After fierce fighting on the approaches to the city on April 25, the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front and the 1st Byelorussian Front linked up to the west of the Third Reich capital, having completed the encirclement of the German group. The fighting for Reichstag began on April 29.
By the late hours of May 5, the enemy resistance was finally suppressed and 134,000 German soldiers and officers surrendered. On the night of May 9, Marshal Zhukov together with representatives of the British, American and French commands accepted unconditional surrender of German troops in Karlshorst. The war in Europe was over.
☝️ During the Berlin operation, Soviet troops not only surrounded and defeated one of the Wehrmacht’s largest groups but also liberated about 200,000 prisoners of Nazi camps in the zone of hostilities. Over 600 participants in the operation were awarded with the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Forwarded from Russian Mission Vienna
🗓️ On April 18, 1961 the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was signed
✍️ Regulates all the main aspects of diplomatic law: types and functions of diplomatic missions, the procedure for appointing the head of a diplomatic mission, reveals the concept of diplomatic immunity
🌐 To date 193 states are parties to the Convention
✍️ Regulates all the main aspects of diplomatic law: types and functions of diplomatic missions, the procedure for appointing the head of a diplomatic mission, reveals the concept of diplomatic immunity
🌐 To date 193 states are parties to the Convention
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Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🎙 Statement by Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
🔸 For seven months now, the Middle East has been engulfed in a violent conflict that has already claimed the lives of more than 34,000 civilians in Gaza. The escalation is spiraling daily, spreading to other countries of the region, for whom the threat of a full-scale armed confrontation has started to loom for the first time in decades.
🔸 It took Washington six months to finally realize that it had lost all leverage over Israel and ended up in a situation where "the tail was wagging the dog" - when Tel Aviv was actually dictating its terms, demanding unconditional American support for any of its reckless decisions.
🔸 Israel's cleansing of Gaza has already set a historic anti-record for the death toll of UN humanitarian personnel - more than 240 people have been killed. <...> Israeli military has been hitting humanitarian convoys, blocking access, slowing down the passage of supplies. Western countries criticize them fiercely only if such actions kill Western citizens.
🔸 The disdainful attitude of the West towards certain states and their rights, dividing the world into friends, who stand above the law, and foes, whose legitimate interests can be ignored, has brought the Middle East to the brink of a major war.
🔸 The international community has failed (because of the position of one State, which has blocked all our efforts) to protect the Palestinians from the Israeli slaughter. Nor has it been able to alleviate their humanitarian suffering. Nor has it been able to stop the spiral of violence.
🔸 We are convinced that recognizing the status of Palestine as equal to Israel will contribute to a long-term settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the well-known international legal framework approved at the United Nations and reinforced by the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002.
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🔸 For seven months now, the Middle East has been engulfed in a violent conflict that has already claimed the lives of more than 34,000 civilians in Gaza. The escalation is spiraling daily, spreading to other countries of the region, for whom the threat of a full-scale armed confrontation has started to loom for the first time in decades.
🔸 It took Washington six months to finally realize that it had lost all leverage over Israel and ended up in a situation where "the tail was wagging the dog" - when Tel Aviv was actually dictating its terms, demanding unconditional American support for any of its reckless decisions.
🔸 Israel's cleansing of Gaza has already set a historic anti-record for the death toll of UN humanitarian personnel - more than 240 people have been killed. <...> Israeli military has been hitting humanitarian convoys, blocking access, slowing down the passage of supplies. Western countries criticize them fiercely only if such actions kill Western citizens.
🔸 The disdainful attitude of the West towards certain states and their rights, dividing the world into friends, who stand above the law, and foes, whose legitimate interests can be ignored, has brought the Middle East to the brink of a major war.
🔸 The international community has failed (because of the position of one State, which has blocked all our efforts) to protect the Palestinians from the Israeli slaughter. Nor has it been able to alleviate their humanitarian suffering. Nor has it been able to stop the spiral of violence.
🔸 We are convinced that recognizing the status of Palestine as equal to Israel will contribute to a long-term settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the well-known international legal framework approved at the United Nations and reinforced by the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002.
Read in full
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