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🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vassily Nebenzia at a UNGA Emergency Special Session on Ukraine (New York, February 24, 2025)
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: Today, we are witnessing historic events that not every generation gets a chance to share. It is a multipolar world that is taking shape before our very eyes now. This world should have come into being 30 years ago, upon the end of the Cold War, which drew a line under the ideological confrontation between the USSR and the West.
At that time, the world was replete with hopes for a better future, for mutually beneficial cooperation between key players in the interests of all mankind, for cessation of wars, and for the establishment of a new, indivisible security architecture whereby former adversaries would become allies who address international problems together.
Unfortunately, this logic didn’t prevail then, and the ideology of cooperation was gradually supplanted by the philosophy of a “zero-sum game”. This was not our choice, and we warned many times about the dangers that such logic is fraught with.
❗️ As a result, the world ended up on the brink of a third world war because of the anti-Russian project “Ukraine” that had been implemented by Western countries in their geopolitical interests on our borders. <...>
Ukraine itself has set off a clockwork mechanism of self-destruction by hatred, intolerance and hostility. This could have been stopped by the Minsk Agreements, which were endorsed by the UN Security Council exactly 10 years ago, but instead of implementing them, the Kiev regime (under the patronage of its Western sponsors), as we all know today, opted for sabotaging them, while actively arming itself and preparing for war with Russia.
Another attempt to stop this mechanism was undertaken by the citizens of Ukraine, when three quarters of them voted for the new Ukrainian president Zelensky in May 2019, as he promised to establish peace in the east of the country and protect the Russian language and the rights of Russian-speaking citizens, he also promised to stop glorifying Nazi henchmen and restore good-neighborly relations with Russia.
⚠️ However, when he became president, he treacherously turned the country back to its previous suicidal and inhumane course. <...>
We tried to sort it out peacefully with Kiev, Washington and Brussels, but no one listened to us, no one took us seriously. It was only three years ago when we launched our special military operation, clearly stating its goals. We were compelled to do that because it became absolutely clear that Ukraine would soon cross both “red lines”.
At the same time, from the very get-go we have reiterated our willingness to achieve the goals of the special military operation through peaceful means, and we have always preferred such a solution. <...>
Over the past three years, Ukraine received hundreds of billions of dollars in Western aid, the country received ample Western weapons and mercenaries, as well as intelligence data. In other words, Ukraine has become something like a private military company fighting for Western geopolitical interests, and the conflict has become a textbook example of a proxy war waged between Russia and NATO countries.
Despite this, the Ukrainian army suffered catastrophic losses and the capitulation of the Kiev regime is only a matter of time. <...>
The hopelessness of the Zelensky regime is something that has become evident in recent weeks even to the main sponsor of the Kiev junta – the United States.
The new Republican administration, led by President Donald Trump, has finally seen the true face of the “expired” Ukrainian president and realized that he is absolutely not interested in having peace in his country, because he is at pains to cling onto power and he fears democratic elections, which he has no chance to win.
👉 He is not interested in anything else, and he is ready to sacrifice the entire population of Ukraine and all its natural resources only to remain in power.
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💬 Vassily Nebenzia: Today, we are witnessing historic events that not every generation gets a chance to share. It is a multipolar world that is taking shape before our very eyes now. This world should have come into being 30 years ago, upon the end of the Cold War, which drew a line under the ideological confrontation between the USSR and the West.
At that time, the world was replete with hopes for a better future, for mutually beneficial cooperation between key players in the interests of all mankind, for cessation of wars, and for the establishment of a new, indivisible security architecture whereby former adversaries would become allies who address international problems together.
Unfortunately, this logic didn’t prevail then, and the ideology of cooperation was gradually supplanted by the philosophy of a “zero-sum game”. This was not our choice, and we warned many times about the dangers that such logic is fraught with.
❗️ As a result, the world ended up on the brink of a third world war because of the anti-Russian project “Ukraine” that had been implemented by Western countries in their geopolitical interests on our borders. <...>
Ukraine itself has set off a clockwork mechanism of self-destruction by hatred, intolerance and hostility. This could have been stopped by the Minsk Agreements, which were endorsed by the UN Security Council exactly 10 years ago, but instead of implementing them, the Kiev regime (under the patronage of its Western sponsors), as we all know today, opted for sabotaging them, while actively arming itself and preparing for war with Russia.
Another attempt to stop this mechanism was undertaken by the citizens of Ukraine, when three quarters of them voted for the new Ukrainian president Zelensky in May 2019, as he promised to establish peace in the east of the country and protect the Russian language and the rights of Russian-speaking citizens, he also promised to stop glorifying Nazi henchmen and restore good-neighborly relations with Russia.
⚠️ However, when he became president, he treacherously turned the country back to its previous suicidal and inhumane course. <...>
We tried to sort it out peacefully with Kiev, Washington and Brussels, but no one listened to us, no one took us seriously. It was only three years ago when we launched our special military operation, clearly stating its goals. We were compelled to do that because it became absolutely clear that Ukraine would soon cross both “red lines”.
At the same time, from the very get-go we have reiterated our willingness to achieve the goals of the special military operation through peaceful means, and we have always preferred such a solution. <...>
Over the past three years, Ukraine received hundreds of billions of dollars in Western aid, the country received ample Western weapons and mercenaries, as well as intelligence data. In other words, Ukraine has become something like a private military company fighting for Western geopolitical interests, and the conflict has become a textbook example of a proxy war waged between Russia and NATO countries.
Despite this, the Ukrainian army suffered catastrophic losses and the capitulation of the Kiev regime is only a matter of time. <...>
The hopelessness of the Zelensky regime is something that has become evident in recent weeks even to the main sponsor of the Kiev junta – the United States.
The new Republican administration, led by President Donald Trump, has finally seen the true face of the “expired” Ukrainian president and realized that he is absolutely not interested in having peace in his country, because he is at pains to cling onto power and he fears democratic elections, which he has no chance to win.
👉 He is not interested in anything else, and he is ready to sacrifice the entire population of Ukraine and all its natural resources only to remain in power.
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🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vassily Nebenzia following the UNSC vote on a US-Drafted Resolution on Ukraine (New York, February 24, 2025)
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: We acknowledge the constructive changes in the United States position on the Ukrainian conflict. And the draft resolution we have considered today appears to be an attempt to put these changes into practice. We also understand the rationale why the sponsors went for such a short and generalized text.
In order to support this generally sensible approach, Russia decided not to propose any substantive additions to the text. We limited ourselves to only two proposals, very modest but important ones in terms of ensuring that UN Security Council assesses the Ukrainian crisis correctly.
👉 We regret that our amendments were not adopted.
The European delegations both in the General Assembly and in the Security Council took the position of openly sabotaging the emerging positive developments towards a settlement of the crisis.
They have tried to add to the text unbalanced, politicized passages that in no way could bring peace closer, but rather are geared at disrupting such prospects.
Even the proposal to adhere to the UN Charter was framed quite slyly, since out of all the principles, they emphasized only one – the respect for the territorial integrity of States, whereas the respect for human rights and the right of nations to self-determination was something that the EU and the UK were trying not to mention with regard to Ukraine, even though it is the non-compliance by the Kiev regime with precisely those principles that lies at the heart of the Ukrainian conflict. We could not allow such a substitution of concepts.
It is obvious that militarized Europe is now the only player on the international arena that wants the war to go on and fiercely resist any viable initiatives to resolve the conflict.
The text we passed today is not an ideal one, but in essence it is the first attempt to have a constructive and future-oriented product in the Council, and it is about peace not about blowing the conflict up.
And the conflict has a very complex genesis and does not boil down to a confrontation between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, unlike what Ukraine itself and its European puppeteers are trying to convince us of.
We view the adopted text as a starting point for further efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. But these efforts will not bear fruit unless constructive cooperation among the key global players on the issues of European and international security is restored. The outlines of this cooperation can already be traced in the American text, and this inspires a certain optimism.
But let us not get too excited: the “party of war” (which is the Kiev regime and its European sponsors) has by no means given up, and today's attempt to spoil and distort the American text clearly demonstrate that.
☝️ We urge everyone who genuinely wants to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine to not allow the princeling of Kiev and his puppeteers to derail the efforts undertaken by Russia and the United States.
💬 Vassily Nebenzia: We acknowledge the constructive changes in the United States position on the Ukrainian conflict. And the draft resolution we have considered today appears to be an attempt to put these changes into practice. We also understand the rationale why the sponsors went for such a short and generalized text.
In order to support this generally sensible approach, Russia decided not to propose any substantive additions to the text. We limited ourselves to only two proposals, very modest but important ones in terms of ensuring that UN Security Council assesses the Ukrainian crisis correctly.
👉 We regret that our amendments were not adopted.
The European delegations both in the General Assembly and in the Security Council took the position of openly sabotaging the emerging positive developments towards a settlement of the crisis.
They have tried to add to the text unbalanced, politicized passages that in no way could bring peace closer, but rather are geared at disrupting such prospects.
Even the proposal to adhere to the UN Charter was framed quite slyly, since out of all the principles, they emphasized only one – the respect for the territorial integrity of States, whereas the respect for human rights and the right of nations to self-determination was something that the EU and the UK were trying not to mention with regard to Ukraine, even though it is the non-compliance by the Kiev regime with precisely those principles that lies at the heart of the Ukrainian conflict. We could not allow such a substitution of concepts.
It is obvious that militarized Europe is now the only player on the international arena that wants the war to go on and fiercely resist any viable initiatives to resolve the conflict.
The text we passed today is not an ideal one, but in essence it is the first attempt to have a constructive and future-oriented product in the Council, and it is about peace not about blowing the conflict up.
And the conflict has a very complex genesis and does not boil down to a confrontation between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, unlike what Ukraine itself and its European puppeteers are trying to convince us of.
We view the adopted text as a starting point for further efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. But these efforts will not bear fruit unless constructive cooperation among the key global players on the issues of European and international security is restored. The outlines of this cooperation can already be traced in the American text, and this inspires a certain optimism.
But let us not get too excited: the “party of war” (which is the Kiev regime and its European sponsors) has by no means given up, and today's attempt to spoil and distort the American text clearly demonstrate that.
☝️ We urge everyone who genuinely wants to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine to not allow the princeling of Kiev and his puppeteers to derail the efforts undertaken by Russia and the United States.
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🎙 Statement by Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament
📍 Geneva, 26 February 2025
💬 Sergey Vershinin: This year marks the 80th Anniversary since the foundation of the UN. <...> We are approaching this date amid a severe crisis in the field of international security. The situation is deteriorating at a dramatic rate, and the risk of direct military confrontation of nuclear powers is high. There is widespread growth of tensions and conflicts.
The reason for the current situation lies in unremitting rivalry around a model of the world order: hegemonic ambitions of some clash with the aspirations of others for a more equitable, polycentric basis of international relations. <...>
👉 The Ukrainian and Middle Eastern crises are a direct consequence of this state of affairs:
• The situation in Ukraine is a result of aggressive and inconsiderate policy of Western countries that have been indulging the “etching” of everything Russian from public, cultural and religious life in Ukraine, and increasing supply of all types of weaponry to the Kiev regime, including long-range weapons.
• In the Middle East it is important that the agreements reached by Israel and Hamas are strictly observed. This will provide an opportunity to achieve a sustainable ceasefire and, finally, overcome the crisis in Gaza, unprecedented in its devastating consequences, which claimed the lives of more than 48'000 people.
❗️ Against the background of the confrontation over the model of the world order, there has been total misbalance and partial collapse of the architecture of joint maintenance of global stability. The system of agreements in the field of arms control, that for many years made it possible to maintain the military-strategic balance of power, is now shaken and largely lost. <...>
Our joint objective amid current international instability is to ensure sustainability of the NPT. We expect reaching mutually acceptable substantive decisions before the completion of the current five-year review cycle in the framework of the Treaty. <...>
🇷🇺 The Russian Federation, as the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Depositary State, is in favour of comprehensive strengthening of its regime, including through the adoption of a legally binding protocol to the BWC with an effective verification mechanism. <...>
We are deeply concerned by the ongoing unprecedented politicization of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) activities carried out by the Euro-Atlantic allies. <...>
The Russian initiative to develop an International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Chemical and Biological terrorism at the CD remains relevant. The negotiations on this document could become a viable way to overcome the current impasse in the CD substantive activities.
☝️ Russia is open to cooperation with all interested states at the CD to achieve promptly results in the interests of peace and international security that satisfy everyone.
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📍 Geneva, 26 February 2025
💬 Sergey Vershinin: This year marks the 80th Anniversary since the foundation of the UN. <...> We are approaching this date amid a severe crisis in the field of international security. The situation is deteriorating at a dramatic rate, and the risk of direct military confrontation of nuclear powers is high. There is widespread growth of tensions and conflicts.
The reason for the current situation lies in unremitting rivalry around a model of the world order: hegemonic ambitions of some clash with the aspirations of others for a more equitable, polycentric basis of international relations. <...>
👉 The Ukrainian and Middle Eastern crises are a direct consequence of this state of affairs:
• The situation in Ukraine is a result of aggressive and inconsiderate policy of Western countries that have been indulging the “etching” of everything Russian from public, cultural and religious life in Ukraine, and increasing supply of all types of weaponry to the Kiev regime, including long-range weapons.
• In the Middle East it is important that the agreements reached by Israel and Hamas are strictly observed. This will provide an opportunity to achieve a sustainable ceasefire and, finally, overcome the crisis in Gaza, unprecedented in its devastating consequences, which claimed the lives of more than 48'000 people.
❗️ Against the background of the confrontation over the model of the world order, there has been total misbalance and partial collapse of the architecture of joint maintenance of global stability. The system of agreements in the field of arms control, that for many years made it possible to maintain the military-strategic balance of power, is now shaken and largely lost. <...>
Our joint objective amid current international instability is to ensure sustainability of the NPT. We expect reaching mutually acceptable substantive decisions before the completion of the current five-year review cycle in the framework of the Treaty. <...>
🇷🇺 The Russian Federation, as the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Depositary State, is in favour of comprehensive strengthening of its regime, including through the adoption of a legally binding protocol to the BWC with an effective verification mechanism. <...>
We are deeply concerned by the ongoing unprecedented politicization of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) activities carried out by the Euro-Atlantic allies. <...>
The Russian initiative to develop an International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Chemical and Biological terrorism at the CD remains relevant. The negotiations on this document could become a viable way to overcome the current impasse in the CD substantive activities.
☝️ Russia is open to cooperation with all interested states at the CD to achieve promptly results in the interests of peace and international security that satisfy everyone.
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❗️ On the Ukrainian crisis resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council
On February 24, 2024 – timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the special military operation — the Kiev regime and its EU sponsors initiated the reconvening of the 11th Emergency Special Session (ESS) of the UN General Assembly on the Ukrainian crisis. Within this framework, this group of states tabled yet another politicised draft resolution.
The authors modelled the document on previous ESS “products.” The text reiterated baseless accusations and ultimatums against Russia, selectively cited principles of the UN Charter, and omitted any reference to the root causes of the conflict, which make impossible any long-term or sustainable settlement. Simultaneously, it introduced pseudo-peace wording designed to broaden support among the Global Majority nations and legitimise key elements of the discredited Bürgenstock process and the Zelensky formula.
Concurrently, the United States submitted a competing draft. The document comprised three succinct points:
• an expression of regret over human casualties resulting from the conflict;
• an emphasis on maintaining international peace and security as the UN’s primary objective;
• an insistent call for conflict cessation and the establishment of durable peace.
While imperfect in character, the text represented a step in the right direction, reflecting the new US administration’s aspiration to contribute to settlement efforts.
During voting, the Ukrainian-EU project replicated the anti-record of resolutions from the 11th ESS, securing merely 93 votes in favour, with 18 against and 65 abstentions. Previously, only the resolution on suspending Russia’s membership in the UN Human Rights Council had garnered such a mediocre result. In effect, the document failed to secure support from over half – 100 out of 193 – of the UN member states. Notably, delegations from the United States and numerous other countries that had previously supported anti-Russian initiatives within the ESS voted against it.
The American counter-proposal received numerically comparable support: 93 votes in favour, 8 against, and 73 abstentions. However, the decision on this draft accounted for egregious amendments tabled by EU representatives, which fundamentally altered the essence of the US proposal, transforming it into yet another anti-Russian pamphlet. The initiative’s intent was distorted to such an extent that even its American authors deemed it untenable to endorse their own document, opting instead to abstain.
On the same day, the United States introduced an identical draft to the UN Security Council. EU delegations, in collusion with the United Kingdom, initially sought to postpone its consideration in an attempt to rally more votes against the document. When this manoeuvre failed, they again tabled destructive amendments: one failed to secure the required nine votes, while two others were vetoed by the Russian side. Ultimately, the resolution received support from ten Council members, including Russia, with no votes against. European delegates abstained.
☝️ Collectively, the UN platform’s discussions and voting outcomes starkly illustrate the international community’s crystallising demand for peace.
Europeans, having firmly entrenched themselves on the path of militarism – and thereby justifiably forfeiting any claim to participation in negotiations on settling the Ukrainian crisis – face growing isolation. Evident shifts in the approaches of the Global Majority nations underscore their increasing realism and determination to facilitate the conflict’s swift resolution.
On February 24, 2024 – timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the special military operation — the Kiev regime and its EU sponsors initiated the reconvening of the 11th Emergency Special Session (ESS) of the UN General Assembly on the Ukrainian crisis. Within this framework, this group of states tabled yet another politicised draft resolution.
The authors modelled the document on previous ESS “products.” The text reiterated baseless accusations and ultimatums against Russia, selectively cited principles of the UN Charter, and omitted any reference to the root causes of the conflict, which make impossible any long-term or sustainable settlement. Simultaneously, it introduced pseudo-peace wording designed to broaden support among the Global Majority nations and legitimise key elements of the discredited Bürgenstock process and the Zelensky formula.
Concurrently, the United States submitted a competing draft. The document comprised three succinct points:
• an expression of regret over human casualties resulting from the conflict;
• an emphasis on maintaining international peace and security as the UN’s primary objective;
• an insistent call for conflict cessation and the establishment of durable peace.
While imperfect in character, the text represented a step in the right direction, reflecting the new US administration’s aspiration to contribute to settlement efforts.
During voting, the Ukrainian-EU project replicated the anti-record of resolutions from the 11th ESS, securing merely 93 votes in favour, with 18 against and 65 abstentions. Previously, only the resolution on suspending Russia’s membership in the UN Human Rights Council had garnered such a mediocre result. In effect, the document failed to secure support from over half – 100 out of 193 – of the UN member states. Notably, delegations from the United States and numerous other countries that had previously supported anti-Russian initiatives within the ESS voted against it.
The American counter-proposal received numerically comparable support: 93 votes in favour, 8 against, and 73 abstentions. However, the decision on this draft accounted for egregious amendments tabled by EU representatives, which fundamentally altered the essence of the US proposal, transforming it into yet another anti-Russian pamphlet. The initiative’s intent was distorted to such an extent that even its American authors deemed it untenable to endorse their own document, opting instead to abstain.
On the same day, the United States introduced an identical draft to the UN Security Council. EU delegations, in collusion with the United Kingdom, initially sought to postpone its consideration in an attempt to rally more votes against the document. When this manoeuvre failed, they again tabled destructive amendments: one failed to secure the required nine votes, while two others were vetoed by the Russian side. Ultimately, the resolution received support from ten Council members, including Russia, with no votes against. European delegates abstained.
☝️ Collectively, the UN platform’s discussions and voting outcomes starkly illustrate the international community’s crystallising demand for peace.
Europeans, having firmly entrenched themselves on the path of militarism – and thereby justifiably forfeiting any claim to participation in negotiations on settling the Ukrainian crisis – face growing isolation. Evident shifts in the approaches of the Global Majority nations underscore their increasing realism and determination to facilitate the conflict’s swift resolution.
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⚡️ДЕНЬ ЗАЩИТНИКА ОТЕЧЕСТВА И ВСТРЕЧА СОЛНЦА В БАРЕНЦБУРГЕ
📍23 февраля в Баренцбурге отметили День защитника Отечества.
🔺В этот день жители самого северного российского рудника собрались на центральной площади полярного посёлка, чтобы встретить главный праздник февраля.
🔺В традиционно шахтёрском посёлке работают представители многих традиционно мужских профессий, и для всех жителей Баренцбурга это один из главных праздников года.
🔺В День защитника Отечества баренцбуржцы также провожают зиму и отмечают День встречи солнца. После долгой полярной ночи первое солнце в посёлке - долгожданное событие.
🔺Горячее угощение - шурпу, кулеш, горячий чай - приготовили для жителей Баренцбурга сотрудники рудничной столовой.
🔺Игры, состязания, хороводы, конкурс снеговиков организовали на площади сотрудники Дома культуры.
🔺Пасмурная погода и облака, скрывшие в этот день солнце, не помешали хорошему настроению.
📸 Марина Павлова
📍23 февраля в Баренцбурге отметили День защитника Отечества.
🔺В этот день жители самого северного российского рудника собрались на центральной площади полярного посёлка, чтобы встретить главный праздник февраля.
🔺В традиционно шахтёрском посёлке работают представители многих традиционно мужских профессий, и для всех жителей Баренцбурга это один из главных праздников года.
🔺В День защитника Отечества баренцбуржцы также провожают зиму и отмечают День встречи солнца. После долгой полярной ночи первое солнце в посёлке - долгожданное событие.
🔺Горячее угощение - шурпу, кулеш, горячий чай - приготовили для жителей Баренцбурга сотрудники рудничной столовой.
🔺Игры, состязания, хороводы, конкурс снеговиков организовали на площади сотрудники Дома культуры.
🔺Пасмурная погода и облака, скрывшие в этот день солнце, не помешали хорошему настроению.
📸 Марина Павлова
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions following visit to Qatar (Doha, February 26, 2025)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: The visit to Qatar during which I held meetings with Emir of the State of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has concluded.
Our good relations go back a while. Today, we reaffirmed our commitment to expanding them comprehensively based on agreements reached by President Vladimir Putin and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during earlier contacts. <...>
We agreed to step up our activities across all areas, primarily, trade and economy, as well as energy as part of the Doha-based Gas Exporting Countries Forum, and interaction between the Qatar Investment Authority and the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
Humanitarian exchanges, promotion of tourism, and other cultural events are also part of our plans.
We discussed the Middle Eastern affairs at length, primarily, in light of the process that has been unfolding in Syria after the change of power. We are interested in keeping this process under control and making sure it does not spark civil strife, since the risk is still there.
<...>
We would like all external players, including the Arabs, the West, China, Russia, and Iran, to help normalise the situation in Syria. We are aware that the Syrian leadership (our Qatari partners confirmed this) is interested in seeing assistance to the reforms and normalisation processes in the country come in an even and balanced manner, where no one is trying to subordinate these processes to their geopolitical goals. Syria no longer wants to be a place for the external players to sort out their geopolitical differences.
We placed great emphasis on yet another issue which is the Palestinian-Israeli settlement and Israel-Lebanon relations.
We are concerned that the Israeli army takes more steps every day that are not provided for in the agreements with Hamas and Lebanon. These steps create situations on the ground that are at odds with the existing agreements and UN Security Council resolutions on Palestinian affairs and the Lebanese issue.
☝️ In this regard, Qatar and the Russian Federation share the importance of re-orienting the process towards respecting the principles approved by the UN Security Council. The establishment of a Palestinian state is a key issue. Any attempts to tank these Security Council resolutions and to replace the establishment of a Palestinian state with “resettling Palestinians across the region” will only set a time bomb into motion, as has happened multiple times over the many decades of ignoring the demands for a two-state solution.
From the Q&A session:
• We once again expressed our gratitude and appreciation to Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, for the discreet, pragmatic efforts undertaken by Qatar to facilitate the resolution of humanitarian issues in relations between Russia and Ukraine. Primarily, these concern the reunification of children with their families.
• Some suggest an idea of preserving the “line of contact.” First, this will not happen. Russia has a constitution based on the will of the people. Secondly, whatever is left of Ukraine should also be cleared of racist laws. Some of the people living there are more comfortable speaking Russian, and they want to preserve the traditions of their ancestors brought up in Russian culture.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently stated that the issue of frozen Russian assets must be considered in conjunction with the retaliatory measures adopted by the Russian Federation affecting American companies’ interests. This is a sound reflection on the necessity of abandoning thieving methods and not expecting them to go unanswered.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: The visit to Qatar during which I held meetings with Emir of the State of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has concluded.
Our good relations go back a while. Today, we reaffirmed our commitment to expanding them comprehensively based on agreements reached by President Vladimir Putin and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during earlier contacts. <...>
We agreed to step up our activities across all areas, primarily, trade and economy, as well as energy as part of the Doha-based Gas Exporting Countries Forum, and interaction between the Qatar Investment Authority and the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
Humanitarian exchanges, promotion of tourism, and other cultural events are also part of our plans.
We discussed the Middle Eastern affairs at length, primarily, in light of the process that has been unfolding in Syria after the change of power. We are interested in keeping this process under control and making sure it does not spark civil strife, since the risk is still there.
<...>
We would like all external players, including the Arabs, the West, China, Russia, and Iran, to help normalise the situation in Syria. We are aware that the Syrian leadership (our Qatari partners confirmed this) is interested in seeing assistance to the reforms and normalisation processes in the country come in an even and balanced manner, where no one is trying to subordinate these processes to their geopolitical goals. Syria no longer wants to be a place for the external players to sort out their geopolitical differences.
We placed great emphasis on yet another issue which is the Palestinian-Israeli settlement and Israel-Lebanon relations.
We are concerned that the Israeli army takes more steps every day that are not provided for in the agreements with Hamas and Lebanon. These steps create situations on the ground that are at odds with the existing agreements and UN Security Council resolutions on Palestinian affairs and the Lebanese issue.
☝️ In this regard, Qatar and the Russian Federation share the importance of re-orienting the process towards respecting the principles approved by the UN Security Council. The establishment of a Palestinian state is a key issue. Any attempts to tank these Security Council resolutions and to replace the establishment of a Palestinian state with “resettling Palestinians across the region” will only set a time bomb into motion, as has happened multiple times over the many decades of ignoring the demands for a two-state solution.
From the Q&A session:
• We once again expressed our gratitude and appreciation to Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, for the discreet, pragmatic efforts undertaken by Qatar to facilitate the resolution of humanitarian issues in relations between Russia and Ukraine. Primarily, these concern the reunification of children with their families.
• Some suggest an idea of preserving the “line of contact.” First, this will not happen. Russia has a constitution based on the will of the people. Secondly, whatever is left of Ukraine should also be cleared of racist laws. Some of the people living there are more comfortable speaking Russian, and they want to preserve the traditions of their ancestors brought up in Russian culture.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently stated that the issue of frozen Russian assets must be considered in conjunction with the retaliatory measures adopted by the Russian Federation affecting American companies’ interests. This is a sound reflection on the necessity of abandoning thieving methods and not expecting them to go unanswered.
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🇷🇺🇳🇴 Интервью Посла России в Норвегии Н.В. Корчунова для RTVi (26 февраля 2025 г.)
Основные тезисы
• Отношения Москвы и Осло находятся практически на нулевой отметке. Вместе с тем поддерживаются дипломатические отношения. Каналы связи остаются открытыми – и это важно – в т.ч. для экстренных ситуаций, контактов по линии пограничных и таможенных служб.
• Несмотря на сложные времена, необходимо помнить, что Россия и Норвегия являются соседями, и применять прагматичный подход к решению вопросов, представляющих взаимный интерес.
• Важно не забывать о нашей общей истории, которая имеет такую яркую страницу, как совместная борьба с германским нацизмом. Это является фундаментом для сохранения добрых отношений между нашими странами.
• Условия работы российских загранучреждений в Норвегии значительно ухудшились, в том числе из-за подогреваемых в стране антироссийских настроений. Несмотря на сложности, есть обоюдное понимание необходимости иметь функционирующие дипломатические представительства.
• Посольство, как и наши коллеги в других европейских странах, внимательно отслеживает ситуации с задержанием российских судов и россиян — членов экипажа иностранных судов. В случае нарушения иностранным государством международного права, включая нарушение прав российских экономоператоров и судов, будем задействовать все имеющиеся у нас инструменты для их защиты.
• Нас беспокоит наметившийся отход Осло от самоограничений в военной сфере. Очевидно, натовские мероприятия и, вероятно, инфраструктуру, в т.ч. военные базы, планируется приблизить к границе с Россией. Хотя норвежские власти продолжают заявлять о приверженности принципу «высокие широты — низкая напряженность», на практике поощряется наращивание присутствия и активности НАТО на всей территории страны, включая северные регионы.
• Между Россией и североатлантическим альянсом отсутствуют эффективные меры доверия и каналы коммуникации, в т.ч. по военной линии. Это повышает риски непреднамеренных опасных инцидентов и не способствует стабильности и безопасности на Севере.
• Отмечаем определенные усилия команды норвежского председательства в Арктическом совете. Вместе с тем видим, что не все страны-члены этой организации разделяют настрой Осло вернуть ее к полноформатной работе. В таких условиях перспективы проведения сессии на высоком, министерском политическом уровне пока не просматриваются.
• В соответствии с Договором о Шпицбергене 1920 г. у Норвегии есть обязательство не использовать территорию архипелага в целях войны. Россия, как участник Договора, придает большое значение соблюдению норвежской стороной духа и буквы данного документа.
• Российский научный центр на архипелаге Шпицберген продолжает работать, внося большой вклад в комплексное изучение архипелага, прилегающего шельфа и акваторий Северного Ледовитого океана.
• Актуальные задачи в Арктике возможно решить только совместными усилиями. Изменение климата, сокращение биоразнообразия, деградация вечной мерзлоты, чрезвычайные ситуации природного или техногенного характера требуют поиска общих решений и научного сотрудничества в рамках действующих межправительственных форматов.
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Основные тезисы
• Отношения Москвы и Осло находятся практически на нулевой отметке. Вместе с тем поддерживаются дипломатические отношения. Каналы связи остаются открытыми – и это важно – в т.ч. для экстренных ситуаций, контактов по линии пограничных и таможенных служб.
• Несмотря на сложные времена, необходимо помнить, что Россия и Норвегия являются соседями, и применять прагматичный подход к решению вопросов, представляющих взаимный интерес.
• Важно не забывать о нашей общей истории, которая имеет такую яркую страницу, как совместная борьба с германским нацизмом. Это является фундаментом для сохранения добрых отношений между нашими странами.
• Условия работы российских загранучреждений в Норвегии значительно ухудшились, в том числе из-за подогреваемых в стране антироссийских настроений. Несмотря на сложности, есть обоюдное понимание необходимости иметь функционирующие дипломатические представительства.
• Посольство, как и наши коллеги в других европейских странах, внимательно отслеживает ситуации с задержанием российских судов и россиян — членов экипажа иностранных судов. В случае нарушения иностранным государством международного права, включая нарушение прав российских экономоператоров и судов, будем задействовать все имеющиеся у нас инструменты для их защиты.
• Нас беспокоит наметившийся отход Осло от самоограничений в военной сфере. Очевидно, натовские мероприятия и, вероятно, инфраструктуру, в т.ч. военные базы, планируется приблизить к границе с Россией. Хотя норвежские власти продолжают заявлять о приверженности принципу «высокие широты — низкая напряженность», на практике поощряется наращивание присутствия и активности НАТО на всей территории страны, включая северные регионы.
• Между Россией и североатлантическим альянсом отсутствуют эффективные меры доверия и каналы коммуникации, в т.ч. по военной линии. Это повышает риски непреднамеренных опасных инцидентов и не способствует стабильности и безопасности на Севере.
• Отмечаем определенные усилия команды норвежского председательства в Арктическом совете. Вместе с тем видим, что не все страны-члены этой организации разделяют настрой Осло вернуть ее к полноформатной работе. В таких условиях перспективы проведения сессии на высоком, министерском политическом уровне пока не просматриваются.
• В соответствии с Договором о Шпицбергене 1920 г. у Норвегии есть обязательство не использовать территорию архипелага в целях войны. Россия, как участник Договора, придает большое значение соблюдению норвежской стороной духа и буквы данного документа.
• Российский научный центр на архипелаге Шпицберген продолжает работать, внося большой вклад в комплексное изучение архипелага, прилегающего шельфа и акваторий Северного Ледовитого океана.
• Актуальные задачи в Арктике возможно решить только совместными усилиями. Изменение климата, сокращение биоразнообразия, деградация вечной мерзлоты, чрезвычайные ситуации природного или техногенного характера требуют поиска общих решений и научного сотрудничества в рамках действующих межправительственных форматов.
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🇷🇺🇳🇴 Fra intervjuet med Russlands ambassadør i Norge Nikolay Korchunov til RTVi (26. februar 2025)
• Forholdet mellom Russland og Norge er praktisk talt redusert til null. Imidlertid opprettholdes de diplomatiske forholdene. Kommunikasjonskanaler forblir åpne - og det er viktig - blant annet for krisesituasjoner, kontakter mellom grense- og tollmyndigheter.
• Til tross for vanskelige tider er det nødvendig å huske at Russland og Norge er naboer, og å ha en pragmatisk tilnærming til spørsmål av gjensidig interesse.
• Det er viktig å ikke glemme vår felles historie, som har en så spesiell side som den gemeinsame kampen mot den tyske nazismen. Dette er grunnlaget for å opprettholde et godt forhold mellom våre land.
• Arbeidsforholdene for de russiske utenriksstasjonene i Norge har forverret seg betraktelig, blant annet på grunn av de opphetede antirussiske holdninger i landet. Til tross for vanskelighetene finnes det en gjensidig forståelse for behovet for å ha fungerende utenriksstasjoner.
• Ambassaden, i likhet med våre kolleger i andre europeiske land, følger nøye med på situasjoner som involverer tilbakeholdelse av russiske skip og russiske mannskapsmedlemmer på utenlandske fartøyer. Dersom en fremmed stat bryter folkeretten, inkludert brudd på rettighetene til russiske økonomiske aktører og fartøyer, vil vi bruke alle verktøy vi har til rådighet for å beskytte dem.
• Vi er bekymret over at Norge er i ferd med å bevege seg bort fra selvpålagte restriksjoner på militærområdet. Det er åpenbart at NATO-aktiviteter og antagelig også infrastruktur, inkludert militærbaser, planlegges flyttet nærmere grensen til Russland. Selv om norske myndigheter fortsatt erklærer at de er forpliktet til prinsippet om «High North – low tensions», har det i praksis blitt oppmuntret til oppbygging av NATOs tilstedeværelse og aktivitet i hele landet, inkludert de nordlige regionene.
• Russland og NATO mangler effektive tillitsskapende tiltak og kommunikasjonskanaler, inkludert kommunikasjon mellom de militære. Dette øker risikoen for utilsiktede farlige hendelser og bidrar ikke til stabilitet og sikkerhet i nord.
• Vi merker oss en viss innsats fra det norske formannskapet i Arktisk råd. Samtidig ser vi at ikke alle medlemsland i denne organisasjonen deler Oslos intensjon om å gjenoppta organisasjonens fullskala arbeid. Under slike forhold er utsiktene til å avholde et møte på høyt politisk ministernivå ennå ikke synlige.
• I henhold til Spitsbergen-traktaten av 1920 er Norge forpliktet til ikke å bruke øygruppens territorium til krigsøyemed. Russland, som part i traktaten, legger stor vekt på at Norge etterlever ånden og bokstaven i dette dokumentet.
• Det russiske forskningssenteret på Spitsbergen fortsetter sitt arbeid og gir et stort bidrag til den omfattende utforskningen av øygruppen, dens kontinentalsokkel og Polhavet.
• Det er bare gjennom felles innsats at det er mulig å løse aktuelle utfordringer i Arktis. Klimaendringer, tap av biologisk mangfold, smeltingen av permafrost, naturlige og menneskeskapte krisesituasjoner krever at man søker etter felles løsninger og vitenskapelig samarbeid innenfor de eksisterende mellomstatlige strukturene.
Les hele teksten på norsk på ambassadens nettsider
• Forholdet mellom Russland og Norge er praktisk talt redusert til null. Imidlertid opprettholdes de diplomatiske forholdene. Kommunikasjonskanaler forblir åpne - og det er viktig - blant annet for krisesituasjoner, kontakter mellom grense- og tollmyndigheter.
• Til tross for vanskelige tider er det nødvendig å huske at Russland og Norge er naboer, og å ha en pragmatisk tilnærming til spørsmål av gjensidig interesse.
• Det er viktig å ikke glemme vår felles historie, som har en så spesiell side som den gemeinsame kampen mot den tyske nazismen. Dette er grunnlaget for å opprettholde et godt forhold mellom våre land.
• Arbeidsforholdene for de russiske utenriksstasjonene i Norge har forverret seg betraktelig, blant annet på grunn av de opphetede antirussiske holdninger i landet. Til tross for vanskelighetene finnes det en gjensidig forståelse for behovet for å ha fungerende utenriksstasjoner.
• Ambassaden, i likhet med våre kolleger i andre europeiske land, følger nøye med på situasjoner som involverer tilbakeholdelse av russiske skip og russiske mannskapsmedlemmer på utenlandske fartøyer. Dersom en fremmed stat bryter folkeretten, inkludert brudd på rettighetene til russiske økonomiske aktører og fartøyer, vil vi bruke alle verktøy vi har til rådighet for å beskytte dem.
• Vi er bekymret over at Norge er i ferd med å bevege seg bort fra selvpålagte restriksjoner på militærområdet. Det er åpenbart at NATO-aktiviteter og antagelig også infrastruktur, inkludert militærbaser, planlegges flyttet nærmere grensen til Russland. Selv om norske myndigheter fortsatt erklærer at de er forpliktet til prinsippet om «High North – low tensions», har det i praksis blitt oppmuntret til oppbygging av NATOs tilstedeværelse og aktivitet i hele landet, inkludert de nordlige regionene.
• Russland og NATO mangler effektive tillitsskapende tiltak og kommunikasjonskanaler, inkludert kommunikasjon mellom de militære. Dette øker risikoen for utilsiktede farlige hendelser og bidrar ikke til stabilitet og sikkerhet i nord.
• Vi merker oss en viss innsats fra det norske formannskapet i Arktisk råd. Samtidig ser vi at ikke alle medlemsland i denne organisasjonen deler Oslos intensjon om å gjenoppta organisasjonens fullskala arbeid. Under slike forhold er utsiktene til å avholde et møte på høyt politisk ministernivå ennå ikke synlige.
• I henhold til Spitsbergen-traktaten av 1920 er Norge forpliktet til ikke å bruke øygruppens territorium til krigsøyemed. Russland, som part i traktaten, legger stor vekt på at Norge etterlever ånden og bokstaven i dette dokumentet.
• Det russiske forskningssenteret på Spitsbergen fortsetter sitt arbeid og gir et stort bidrag til den omfattende utforskningen av øygruppen, dens kontinentalsokkel og Polhavet.
• Det er bare gjennom felles innsats at det er mulig å løse aktuelle utfordringer i Arktis. Klimaendringer, tap av biologisk mangfold, smeltingen av permafrost, naturlige og menneskeskapte krisesituasjoner krever at man søker etter felles løsninger og vitenskapelig samarbeid innenfor de eksisterende mellomstatlige strukturene.
Les hele teksten på norsk på ambassadens nettsider
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🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (February 27, 2025)
🔹 Russia-US meeting in Istanbul
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🔹 Third Caspian Economic Forum
🔹 Russia’s UNGA resolution on combatting glorification of Nazism
🔹 55th Anniversary of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons entering into force
🔹35th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between the USSR and the Vatican
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#RussiaUSA
In furtherance of a series of bilateral contacts at the top and high levels, an expert-level meeting took place in Istanbul to explore pathways for resolving numerous irritants that persist in bilateral dialogue due to the groundwork laid by the destructive actions of previous US administrations.
We have consistently affirmed that the deterioration of Russian-American relations was not our choice.
It is anticipated that the meeting will serve as the first in a sequence of such expert consultations, which may advance progress towards resolving differences with the American side and reinforcing confidence-building measures.
#Ukraine
Ukraine’s NATO membership would provoke abrupt and uncontrollable escalation of the conflict, with grave repercussions for global security.
We reiterate that a just and durable resolution of the conflict remains unattainable without the complete and irreversible eradication of the conflict’s root causes. Foremost among these is the West’s breach of its pledge to refrain from NATO’s expansion and the alliance’s absorption of geopolitical space up to Russia’s borders.
The situation with the armed forces of Ukraine continues to worsen. Under pressure from the West, the Kiev regime is exploring measures to expand its mobilisation base by conscripting youths aged 18–25.
#BosniaAndHerzegovina
We share the justified indignation of the general public in the Balkans at the absurd conviction in the fabricated case of President Milorad Dodik of the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) by a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 26.
This is yet another instance where politics has triumphed over the law. The verdict in this case is manifestly unjust and cannot entail legal consequences. Clearly, it is aimed solely at eliminating from the political scene the leader of the Serbian populace of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose principled patriotic position contradicts the Euro-Atlantic guidelines imposed by the West.
#West #Sanctions
Russia firmly opposes and refuses to accept any unilateral measures designed to exert pressure on us, including in the energy sector.
The Western sanctions policy boils down to neo-colonial-style attempts to use unfair competitive practices to gain an economic edge and get rid of any other players on the global energy market.
#NPT
March 5 marks the 55th Anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Throughout this time, the NPT has served as the foundation of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and a key element of the international security system.
As a State Party to the NPT and one of its depositaries, Russia is firmly committed to the letter and spirit of the Treaty and strictly fulfils its obligations with regard to non-proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of atomic energy.
The Treaty was adopted in full awareness of the need to prevent a nuclear conflict. In this regard, it is particularly important that the five nuclear states have reached an understanding that there can be no winners in a nuclear war and that it must never be unleashed.
🔹 Russia-US meeting in Istanbul
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🔹 Third Caspian Economic Forum
🔹 Russia’s UNGA resolution on combatting glorification of Nazism
🔹 55th Anniversary of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons entering into force
🔹35th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between the USSR and the Vatican
📰 Read
📺 Watch
***
#RussiaUSA
In furtherance of a series of bilateral contacts at the top and high levels, an expert-level meeting took place in Istanbul to explore pathways for resolving numerous irritants that persist in bilateral dialogue due to the groundwork laid by the destructive actions of previous US administrations.
We have consistently affirmed that the deterioration of Russian-American relations was not our choice.
It is anticipated that the meeting will serve as the first in a sequence of such expert consultations, which may advance progress towards resolving differences with the American side and reinforcing confidence-building measures.
#Ukraine
Ukraine’s NATO membership would provoke abrupt and uncontrollable escalation of the conflict, with grave repercussions for global security.
We reiterate that a just and durable resolution of the conflict remains unattainable without the complete and irreversible eradication of the conflict’s root causes. Foremost among these is the West’s breach of its pledge to refrain from NATO’s expansion and the alliance’s absorption of geopolitical space up to Russia’s borders.
The situation with the armed forces of Ukraine continues to worsen. Under pressure from the West, the Kiev regime is exploring measures to expand its mobilisation base by conscripting youths aged 18–25.
#BosniaAndHerzegovina
We share the justified indignation of the general public in the Balkans at the absurd conviction in the fabricated case of President Milorad Dodik of the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) by a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 26.
This is yet another instance where politics has triumphed over the law. The verdict in this case is manifestly unjust and cannot entail legal consequences. Clearly, it is aimed solely at eliminating from the political scene the leader of the Serbian populace of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose principled patriotic position contradicts the Euro-Atlantic guidelines imposed by the West.
#West #Sanctions
Russia firmly opposes and refuses to accept any unilateral measures designed to exert pressure on us, including in the energy sector.
The Western sanctions policy boils down to neo-colonial-style attempts to use unfair competitive practices to gain an economic edge and get rid of any other players on the global energy market.
#NPT
March 5 marks the 55th Anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Throughout this time, the NPT has served as the foundation of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and a key element of the international security system.
As a State Party to the NPT and one of its depositaries, Russia is firmly committed to the letter and spirit of the Treaty and strictly fulfils its obligations with regard to non-proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of atomic energy.
The Treaty was adopted in full awareness of the need to prevent a nuclear conflict. In this regard, it is particularly important that the five nuclear states have reached an understanding that there can be no winners in a nuclear war and that it must never be unleashed.
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on Zelensky’s voyage to Washington, D.C. (March 1, 2025)
💬 Leader of the neo-Nazi regime Zelensky’s visit to Washington D.C. on February 28 is an epic political and diplomatic failure of the Kiev regime.
The Russian Side has repeatedly made it clear at all levels that Zelensky is a corrupt individual who lost his grip on reality and is unable to reach and honour agreements.
❗️ The Kiev regime refused to continue talks on a political and diplomatic settlement in the spring of 2022, using lies and fake claims to justify continued hostilities and keep receiving Western military and financial aid.
With his outrageously rude behaviour during his stay in Washington, Zelensky re-affirmed his status of the most dangerous threat to the international community as an irresponsible figure that can stir up a big war. It must be clear to everyone that this kind of attacks coming from a terrorist leader are quite unambiguous.
This cynical individual will stoop to anything in pursuit of his goals and is obsessed with preserving the power he has usurped. That is why he:
🔻 has destroyed the opposition,
🔻 built a totalitarian state,
🔻 ruthlessly sending millions of his fellow citizens to death.
Under the increasingly deteriorating political situation, this figure is unable to show a sense of responsibility and is therefore obsessed with continuing the war and rejects peace, which means death to him.
Unprecedented in history of international politics and diplomacy, a dressing down given to Zelensky by the US president in the White House is also indicative of the political weakness and extreme moral degradation of the European leaders who continue to support the maniac head of the Nazi regime who has lost touch with reality.
As before, we continue to operate on the premise that a truly just and durable peace is not possible unless the root causes of the Ukraine crisis are completely eliminated.
The main ones among them include:
🔻 the West breaking its promises not to expand NATO and the alliance’s absorption of Europe’s entire geopolitical space all the way up to Russia’s borders,
🔻 the Kiev regime’s systematic elimination of everything about Russia, including language, culture, and church, just like the German Nazis did in the past.
The demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine, as well as recognition of existing realities on the ground remain Russia’s unchanged objectives.
☝️ The sooner Kiev and the European capitals come to realise this, the closer to a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis we will be.
💬 Leader of the neo-Nazi regime Zelensky’s visit to Washington D.C. on February 28 is an epic political and diplomatic failure of the Kiev regime.
The Russian Side has repeatedly made it clear at all levels that Zelensky is a corrupt individual who lost his grip on reality and is unable to reach and honour agreements.
❗️ The Kiev regime refused to continue talks on a political and diplomatic settlement in the spring of 2022, using lies and fake claims to justify continued hostilities and keep receiving Western military and financial aid.
With his outrageously rude behaviour during his stay in Washington, Zelensky re-affirmed his status of the most dangerous threat to the international community as an irresponsible figure that can stir up a big war. It must be clear to everyone that this kind of attacks coming from a terrorist leader are quite unambiguous.
This cynical individual will stoop to anything in pursuit of his goals and is obsessed with preserving the power he has usurped. That is why he:
🔻 has destroyed the opposition,
🔻 built a totalitarian state,
🔻 ruthlessly sending millions of his fellow citizens to death.
Under the increasingly deteriorating political situation, this figure is unable to show a sense of responsibility and is therefore obsessed with continuing the war and rejects peace, which means death to him.
Unprecedented in history of international politics and diplomacy, a dressing down given to Zelensky by the US president in the White House is also indicative of the political weakness and extreme moral degradation of the European leaders who continue to support the maniac head of the Nazi regime who has lost touch with reality.
As before, we continue to operate on the premise that a truly just and durable peace is not possible unless the root causes of the Ukraine crisis are completely eliminated.
The main ones among them include:
🔻 the West breaking its promises not to expand NATO and the alliance’s absorption of Europe’s entire geopolitical space all the way up to Russia’s borders,
🔻 the Kiev regime’s systematic elimination of everything about Russia, including language, culture, and church, just like the German Nazis did in the past.
The demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine, as well as recognition of existing realities on the ground remain Russia’s unchanged objectives.
☝️ The sooner Kiev and the European capitals come to realise this, the closer to a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis we will be.
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🎙️ Комментарий Посла России в Норвегии Н.В.Корчунова информагентству «ТАСС» (28 февраля 2025 г.)
❓В связи с анонсированным Д.Трампом введением 25-процентных пошлин на ввоз товаров из стран Евросоюза Премьер-министр Норвегии Й.Г.Стёре заявил о возможном начале «полномасштабной торговой войны между ЕС и США». Какими последствиями это грозит для Норвегии, которая не является членом ЕС?
💬 Н.В.Корчунов: Действительно, Осло оказался в некомфортном положении третьей стороны в конфликте между двумя своими главными союзниками и партнерами - США и ЕС. Неопределенность нервирует местные деловые круги и обывателей. Здесь боятся, что норвежская экономика получит «тройной удар»: сначала - непосредственно от таможенных барьеров США, затем - от ответных мер ЕС, наконец - от общего замедления мировой экономики. В результате может сократиться спрос на норвежские экспортные товары - нефть, газ, алюминий, а инфляция, напротив, ускорится.
Осло не без оснований рассчитывает договориться с ЕС, на который приходится примерно 2/3 норвежского экспорта, об изъятии Норвегии из-под действия возможных ответных мер. Евросоюз во многом зависит от поставок углеводородов с норвежского шельфа и едва ли захочет идти на обострение.
В свою очередь, мощное проесовское лобби в Норвегии пытается использовать ситуацию в своих интересах, целенаправленно нагнетая через СМИ панические настроения и предлагая решение - поспешить вступить в ЕС. Однако против оформления членства по-прежнему выступает солидное большинство норвежцев.
Норвегия с ее открытой и экспортно ориентированной экономикой обогатилась на процессах глобализации и либерализации мировых хозяйственных связей. В Осло, конечно, не заинтересованы в возведении торговых барьеров, тем более внутри западного блока. Однако о негативных последствиях разрушения целостности международной торговой системы следовало думать раньше, когда здесь присоединялись к нелегитимным односторонним санкциям и другим мерам недобросовестной экономической конкуренции, которые на протяжении многих лет активно применялись странами «коллективного Запада» против России, других геополитических соперников и просто неугодных государств. Теперь применение таких незаконных методов грозит вернуться бумерангом.
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❓В связи с анонсированным Д.Трампом введением 25-процентных пошлин на ввоз товаров из стран Евросоюза Премьер-министр Норвегии Й.Г.Стёре заявил о возможном начале «полномасштабной торговой войны между ЕС и США». Какими последствиями это грозит для Норвегии, которая не является членом ЕС?
💬 Н.В.Корчунов: Действительно, Осло оказался в некомфортном положении третьей стороны в конфликте между двумя своими главными союзниками и партнерами - США и ЕС. Неопределенность нервирует местные деловые круги и обывателей. Здесь боятся, что норвежская экономика получит «тройной удар»: сначала - непосредственно от таможенных барьеров США, затем - от ответных мер ЕС, наконец - от общего замедления мировой экономики. В результате может сократиться спрос на норвежские экспортные товары - нефть, газ, алюминий, а инфляция, напротив, ускорится.
Осло не без оснований рассчитывает договориться с ЕС, на который приходится примерно 2/3 норвежского экспорта, об изъятии Норвегии из-под действия возможных ответных мер. Евросоюз во многом зависит от поставок углеводородов с норвежского шельфа и едва ли захочет идти на обострение.
В свою очередь, мощное проесовское лобби в Норвегии пытается использовать ситуацию в своих интересах, целенаправленно нагнетая через СМИ панические настроения и предлагая решение - поспешить вступить в ЕС. Однако против оформления членства по-прежнему выступает солидное большинство норвежцев.
Норвегия с ее открытой и экспортно ориентированной экономикой обогатилась на процессах глобализации и либерализации мировых хозяйственных связей. В Осло, конечно, не заинтересованы в возведении торговых барьеров, тем более внутри западного блока. Однако о негативных последствиях разрушения целостности международной торговой системы следовало думать раньше, когда здесь присоединялись к нелегитимным односторонним санкциям и другим мерам недобросовестной экономической конкуренции, которые на протяжении многих лет активно применялись странами «коллективного Запада» против России, других геополитических соперников и просто неугодных государств. Теперь применение таких незаконных методов грозит вернуться бумерангом.
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🎙️ Kommentar fra Russlands Ambassadør i Norge Nikolay Korchunov til nyhetsbyrået TASS (28. februar 2025)
❓I forbindelse med Donald Trumps kunngjøring om 25 prosent toll på import av varer fra EU, har Norges statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre varslet at det kan bli «en full handelskrig mellom EU og USA». Hvilke konsekvenser truer dette Norge, som ikke er medlem av EU?
💬 Nikolay Korchunov: Oslo har faktisk havnet i den ubehagelige posisjonen som en tredje part i konflikten mellom sine to viktigste allierte og partnere – USA og EU. Usikkerheten gjør det norske næringslivet og vanlige folk urolige. De frykter at norsk økonomi vil få et «trippelskvis»: først - direkte fra USAs tollbarrierer, deretter - fra EUs mottiltak, og til slutt - fra den generelle nedgangen i verdensøkonomien. Som et resultat av dette kan etterspørselen etter norske eksportvarer - olje, gass, aluminium - synke, mens inflasjonen tvert imot vil øke.
Norge regner ikke uten grunn med å komme til enighet med EU, som står for ca. 2/3 av norsk eksport, om å unnta Norge fra eventuelle mottiltak. EU er i stor grad avhengig av leveranser av olje og gass fra norsk sokkel og vil neppe ønske å tilspisse situasjonen.
Den mektige EU-lobbyen i Norge forsøker på sin side å utnytte situasjonen i egen favør ved å målbevisst skape panikkstemning i mediene og tilby en løsning - å melde seg inn i EU snarest mulig. Et godt flertall av nordmenn er imidlertid fortsatt imot medlemskap.
Norge, med sin åpne og eksportorienterte økonomi, har blitt rikere av globaliseringen og liberaliseringen av de økonomiske relasjonene i verden. Oslo er selvsagt ikke interessert i å bygge opp handelsbarrierer, særlig ikke innenfor den vestlige blokken. Men de negative konsekvensene av å ødelegge integriteten til det internasjonale handelssystemet burde man ha tenkt på tidligere, da man sluttet seg til de ulovlige ensidige sanksjonene og andre tiltak rettet mot urettferdig økonomisk konkurranse, som i mange år har blitt aktivt brukt av landene i det «kollektive Vesten» mot Russland, andre geopolitiske rivaler og «uønskede» stater. Nå truer bruken av slike ulovlige metoder med å slå tilbake som en boomerang.
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❓I forbindelse med Donald Trumps kunngjøring om 25 prosent toll på import av varer fra EU, har Norges statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre varslet at det kan bli «en full handelskrig mellom EU og USA». Hvilke konsekvenser truer dette Norge, som ikke er medlem av EU?
💬 Nikolay Korchunov: Oslo har faktisk havnet i den ubehagelige posisjonen som en tredje part i konflikten mellom sine to viktigste allierte og partnere – USA og EU. Usikkerheten gjør det norske næringslivet og vanlige folk urolige. De frykter at norsk økonomi vil få et «trippelskvis»: først - direkte fra USAs tollbarrierer, deretter - fra EUs mottiltak, og til slutt - fra den generelle nedgangen i verdensøkonomien. Som et resultat av dette kan etterspørselen etter norske eksportvarer - olje, gass, aluminium - synke, mens inflasjonen tvert imot vil øke.
Norge regner ikke uten grunn med å komme til enighet med EU, som står for ca. 2/3 av norsk eksport, om å unnta Norge fra eventuelle mottiltak. EU er i stor grad avhengig av leveranser av olje og gass fra norsk sokkel og vil neppe ønske å tilspisse situasjonen.
Den mektige EU-lobbyen i Norge forsøker på sin side å utnytte situasjonen i egen favør ved å målbevisst skape panikkstemning i mediene og tilby en løsning - å melde seg inn i EU snarest mulig. Et godt flertall av nordmenn er imidlertid fortsatt imot medlemskap.
Norge, med sin åpne og eksportorienterte økonomi, har blitt rikere av globaliseringen og liberaliseringen av de økonomiske relasjonene i verden. Oslo er selvsagt ikke interessert i å bygge opp handelsbarrierer, særlig ikke innenfor den vestlige blokken. Men de negative konsekvensene av å ødelegge integriteten til det internasjonale handelssystemet burde man ha tenkt på tidligere, da man sluttet seg til de ulovlige ensidige sanksjonene og andre tiltak rettet mot urettferdig økonomisk konkurranse, som i mange år har blitt aktivt brukt av landene i det «kollektive Vesten» mot Russland, andre geopolitiske rivaler og «uønskede» stater. Nå truer bruken av slike ulovlige metoder med å slå tilbake som en boomerang.
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