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🎙 Remarks by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Ambassadorial Roundtable “The Ukrainian Crisis. Digital Threats and International Information Security” (March 5, 2026, Moscow)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: This is far from the first time we are meeting to discuss an issue that is central to us in international politics. President Vladimir Putin and other representatives of the Russian leadership have repeatedly stated this.
The goal of the war waged against Russia – prepared and ultimately unleashed by the West through the Ukrainian regime – is to weaken our country and, as they themselves say, inflict a “strategic defeat” on it. There is every reason to believe that behind this goal also lies a desire to “break up” our country.
At the same time, many other developments are unfolding around the world – including the events in the Middle East – a result of the aggression by the US and Israel against Iran. In this regard, I cannot but mention this crisis, which threatens colossal negative consequences for the entire world – for global stability, the global economy and everything that was once called globalization for the prosperity of all humanity.
All of this has been destroyed.
Civilians are suffering both in Iran and, as a result of Iran’s retaliatory actions, in neighboring Arab states. We express our condolences for all civilian casualties. We also see the damage being inflicted on civilian infrastructure across the countries of the Persian Gulf.
#UkrainianCrisis
We are conducting negotiations with our US colleagues, who are assisting in the dialogue with Ukraine. Quite recently, several trilateral rounds took place in Abu Dhabi – for which we are sincerely grateful to our Emirati friends – and in Geneva.
❗️ At present, we see no grounds to believe that these talks are merely a “smokescreen”, as we remain in direct contact with our American counterparts.
At the same time, we clearly see that during the seven months since Anchorage, Ukrainians and Europeans have made – and continue to make – every effort to reinterpret and rewrite the understandings reached there.
We see how negotiators in the US are facing pressure and the temptation to yield to it – shifting the entire responsibility for further steps, as they say, onto Russia in order to meet certain symbolic dates in this year’s political calendar. This, too, is a fact. But our conscience is clear.
We remain faithful to the understandings reached at the initiative of the US in Alaska.
We are fully committed to the Alaska agreements. Our American colleagues know perfectly well what we are referring to, since these were their proposals.
I hope that no one will divert our American colleagues from this true path, despite all the efforts of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and other “masters” of the Kiev regime.
#MiddleEast #Iran
▪️ We express our condolences for all civilian casualties and see the damage being inflicted on civilian infrastructure across the countries of the Persian Gulf.
I have no doubt that one of the objectives was to drive a wedge between the countries of the region – between the Persian Gulf states, Iran and its Arab neighbors – among whom a positive process of normalization had been developing in recent years.
This became particularly evident when Saudi Arabia and Iran restored diplomatic relations. Russia actively contributed to this process.
For many years we have been promoting a unifying agenda. 👉 For more than 20 years, we have been working to mobilize support for the Concept of Collective Security in the Persian Gulf. This initiative envisages participation by all coastal states and their key neighbors and – as originally proposed – the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, ensuring transparency, confidence-building measures and practical steps to use this immensely rich region in the interests of the prosperity of its peoples.
The West has done everything to prevent the advancement of a positive agenda in the Gulf region.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: This is far from the first time we are meeting to discuss an issue that is central to us in international politics. President Vladimir Putin and other representatives of the Russian leadership have repeatedly stated this.
The goal of the war waged against Russia – prepared and ultimately unleashed by the West through the Ukrainian regime – is to weaken our country and, as they themselves say, inflict a “strategic defeat” on it. There is every reason to believe that behind this goal also lies a desire to “break up” our country.
At the same time, many other developments are unfolding around the world – including the events in the Middle East – a result of the aggression by the US and Israel against Iran. In this regard, I cannot but mention this crisis, which threatens colossal negative consequences for the entire world – for global stability, the global economy and everything that was once called globalization for the prosperity of all humanity.
All of this has been destroyed.
Civilians are suffering both in Iran and, as a result of Iran’s retaliatory actions, in neighboring Arab states. We express our condolences for all civilian casualties. We also see the damage being inflicted on civilian infrastructure across the countries of the Persian Gulf.
#UkrainianCrisis
We are conducting negotiations with our US colleagues, who are assisting in the dialogue with Ukraine. Quite recently, several trilateral rounds took place in Abu Dhabi – for which we are sincerely grateful to our Emirati friends – and in Geneva.
❗️ At present, we see no grounds to believe that these talks are merely a “smokescreen”, as we remain in direct contact with our American counterparts.
At the same time, we clearly see that during the seven months since Anchorage, Ukrainians and Europeans have made – and continue to make – every effort to reinterpret and rewrite the understandings reached there.
We see how negotiators in the US are facing pressure and the temptation to yield to it – shifting the entire responsibility for further steps, as they say, onto Russia in order to meet certain symbolic dates in this year’s political calendar. This, too, is a fact. But our conscience is clear.
We remain faithful to the understandings reached at the initiative of the US in Alaska.
We are fully committed to the Alaska agreements. Our American colleagues know perfectly well what we are referring to, since these were their proposals.
I hope that no one will divert our American colleagues from this true path, despite all the efforts of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and other “masters” of the Kiev regime.
#MiddleEast #Iran
▪️ We express our condolences for all civilian casualties and see the damage being inflicted on civilian infrastructure across the countries of the Persian Gulf.
I have no doubt that one of the objectives was to drive a wedge between the countries of the region – between the Persian Gulf states, Iran and its Arab neighbors – among whom a positive process of normalization had been developing in recent years.
This became particularly evident when Saudi Arabia and Iran restored diplomatic relations. Russia actively contributed to this process.
For many years we have been promoting a unifying agenda. 👉 For more than 20 years, we have been working to mobilize support for the Concept of Collective Security in the Persian Gulf. This initiative envisages participation by all coastal states and their key neighbors and – as originally proposed – the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, ensuring transparency, confidence-building measures and practical steps to use this immensely rich region in the interests of the prosperity of its peoples.
The West has done everything to prevent the advancement of a positive agenda in the Gulf region.
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🎙 Comment by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on France’s decision to increase its nuclear arsenal (March 4, 2026)
💬 The statement made the other day by French President Emmanuel Macron regarding Paris’s intention to embark upon a non-transparent expansion of its nuclear arsenal, which in itself constitutes an extremely destabilising development, should be viewed in a broader context.
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We note that the United Kingdom earlier announced an approach largely similar to the course now adopted by France, having some time ago also begun a significant expansion of its national nuclear arsenal while reducing its transparency.
Moreover, in accordance with US-UK arrangements, London will, in addition to its existing sea-based component, acquire air delivery systems for nuclear weapons and gain access, with US consent, to US nuclear aerial bombs newly deployed in Britain which will further increase the number of warheads that the country could employ in a potential conflict.
At the same time, NATO’s traditional policy in this sphere excludes disclosure of the quantitative parameters of US nuclear weapons deployed in Europe. Russia is compelled to take into account that, in addition to the United Kingdom, an undeclared number of such weapons is stationed in four other European NATO countries and Türkiye, from where they are capable of striking a broad range of critically important targets on the territory of the Russian Federation. <...>
Beyond strengthening their national military nuclear capabilities, the United Kingdom and France are working with their allies to shape a certain independent or autonomous European nuclear deterrent capability.
Initial, somewhat disingenuous attempts to present this as an alternative to the American nuclear umbrella quickly gave way to recognition of the obvious fact that this concerns the expansion of the European nuclear component within NATO, in addition to the existing practice of nuclear sharing missions based on US nuclear weapons.
Thus, there is a substantial reinforcement and expansion of NATO’s overall nuclear potential, which, in the event of a direct military conflict with Russia, could be coordinated against our country not only in its European segment but in its entirety, including the US arsenal. <...>
We also note that the decisions by London and Paris to expand their nuclear arsenals are intended to be implemented outside international constraints, continuing their long-standing policy of avoiding participation in any nuclear arms control arrangements.
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💬 The statement made the other day by French President Emmanuel Macron regarding Paris’s intention to embark upon a non-transparent expansion of its nuclear arsenal, which in itself constitutes an extremely destabilising development, should be viewed in a broader context.
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We note that the United Kingdom earlier announced an approach largely similar to the course now adopted by France, having some time ago also begun a significant expansion of its national nuclear arsenal while reducing its transparency.
Moreover, in accordance with US-UK arrangements, London will, in addition to its existing sea-based component, acquire air delivery systems for nuclear weapons and gain access, with US consent, to US nuclear aerial bombs newly deployed in Britain which will further increase the number of warheads that the country could employ in a potential conflict.
At the same time, NATO’s traditional policy in this sphere excludes disclosure of the quantitative parameters of US nuclear weapons deployed in Europe. Russia is compelled to take into account that, in addition to the United Kingdom, an undeclared number of such weapons is stationed in four other European NATO countries and Türkiye, from where they are capable of striking a broad range of critically important targets on the territory of the Russian Federation. <...>
Beyond strengthening their national military nuclear capabilities, the United Kingdom and France are working with their allies to shape a certain independent or autonomous European nuclear deterrent capability.
Initial, somewhat disingenuous attempts to present this as an alternative to the American nuclear umbrella quickly gave way to recognition of the obvious fact that this concerns the expansion of the European nuclear component within NATO, in addition to the existing practice of nuclear sharing missions based on US nuclear weapons.
Thus, there is a substantial reinforcement and expansion of NATO’s overall nuclear potential, which, in the event of a direct military conflict with Russia, could be coordinated against our country not only in its European segment but in its entirety, including the US arsenal. <...>
We also note that the decisions by London and Paris to expand their nuclear arsenals are intended to be implemented outside international constraints, continuing their long-standing policy of avoiding participation in any nuclear arms control arrangements.
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🎙 Russian President Vladimir Putin's answer to a media question following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto (March 4, 2026, Moscow)
❓ Question: You mentioned the situation on the global gas markets. Many countries are panicking over the current events. Prices have soared, and it is unclear what will happen with prices and deliveries next. This makes one recall that Europe has repeatedly prohibited Russian gas imports. They are saying now that the deadline for the bans should be revised in light of the current global developments.
💬 Vladimir Putin: First of all, Russia has always been – and remains – a reliable supplier of energy resources to all its partners, including those in Europe. We will continue to work in this manner with partners who themselves remain reliable counterparties, such as Slovakia and Hungary in Eastern Europe.
We supply these countries with our energy resources, including oil and gas, and we intend to continue doing so provided that their authorities maintain this policy – in other words, if they remain reliable partners.
☝️ The current developments in European energy markets are primarily the result of the flawed energy policy pursued by European authorities, the misuse of the green agenda, and the instrumentalisation of these tools for internal political purposes – to advance party or group interests. This policy has little to do with the real interests of their citizens.
Oil and gas prices have increased now. With regard to oil, this is understandable and is partly linked to restrictions on imports of Russian oil. At the same time, the situation has been further aggravated by developments in the Middle East resulting from the aggression against Iran, which has produced a complicated and undoubtedly unpleasant outcome for consumers.
As for natural gas, under the current conditions there was no immediate link between the surge in prices on the European market and any reduction in supplies. After all, the main suppliers have not cut their deliveries. Who are these main suppliers? Algeria, the US, Norway, and, to some extent, Russia. None of them reduced their shipments, yet this did not prevent prices from climbing to as high as $700.
Why did this happen? It reflects the overall situation on global markets – including both oil and gas markets. In particular, it is driven by the fact that some buyers are prepared to pay a higher price for natural gas. In this case, the situation has also been influenced by developments in the Middle East, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and related factors.
When such premium buyers appear on the market, it naturally means that certain suppliers who have long served the European market – for example the US companies – will redirect their supplies to those offering the highest price. This is entirely natural and has nothing to do with politics. Just business.
👉 For this reason, I repeat: the situation largely stems from the misguided policies pursued by European governments. Moreover, they have been following this course for many years.
Recently they announced plans to introduce new restrictions on Russian gas imports in April – meaning that the 24th will effectively be the last day before these measures come into force on the 25th. Further restrictions are planned for 2027, up to a complete ban.
☝️ Meanwhile, other markets are opening up. One may ask whether it would make sense for us to stop supplying the European market earlier and redirect these volumes to emerging markets, thereby strengthening our positions there.
I would like to emphazise that this is not a political matter. If we are likely to lose access to their market in a month or two anyway, it may make sense to cease supplies immediately and turn instead to countries that have been reliable partners for us, securing a stronger presence in their markets.
However, this is not a final decision. I will certainly instruct the Government to work this matter through with our companies.
❓ Question: You mentioned the situation on the global gas markets. Many countries are panicking over the current events. Prices have soared, and it is unclear what will happen with prices and deliveries next. This makes one recall that Europe has repeatedly prohibited Russian gas imports. They are saying now that the deadline for the bans should be revised in light of the current global developments.
💬 Vladimir Putin: First of all, Russia has always been – and remains – a reliable supplier of energy resources to all its partners, including those in Europe. We will continue to work in this manner with partners who themselves remain reliable counterparties, such as Slovakia and Hungary in Eastern Europe.
We supply these countries with our energy resources, including oil and gas, and we intend to continue doing so provided that their authorities maintain this policy – in other words, if they remain reliable partners.
☝️ The current developments in European energy markets are primarily the result of the flawed energy policy pursued by European authorities, the misuse of the green agenda, and the instrumentalisation of these tools for internal political purposes – to advance party or group interests. This policy has little to do with the real interests of their citizens.
Oil and gas prices have increased now. With regard to oil, this is understandable and is partly linked to restrictions on imports of Russian oil. At the same time, the situation has been further aggravated by developments in the Middle East resulting from the aggression against Iran, which has produced a complicated and undoubtedly unpleasant outcome for consumers.
As for natural gas, under the current conditions there was no immediate link between the surge in prices on the European market and any reduction in supplies. After all, the main suppliers have not cut their deliveries. Who are these main suppliers? Algeria, the US, Norway, and, to some extent, Russia. None of them reduced their shipments, yet this did not prevent prices from climbing to as high as $700.
Why did this happen? It reflects the overall situation on global markets – including both oil and gas markets. In particular, it is driven by the fact that some buyers are prepared to pay a higher price for natural gas. In this case, the situation has also been influenced by developments in the Middle East, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and related factors.
When such premium buyers appear on the market, it naturally means that certain suppliers who have long served the European market – for example the US companies – will redirect their supplies to those offering the highest price. This is entirely natural and has nothing to do with politics. Just business.
👉 For this reason, I repeat: the situation largely stems from the misguided policies pursued by European governments. Moreover, they have been following this course for many years.
Recently they announced plans to introduce new restrictions on Russian gas imports in April – meaning that the 24th will effectively be the last day before these measures come into force on the 25th. Further restrictions are planned for 2027, up to a complete ban.
☝️ Meanwhile, other markets are opening up. One may ask whether it would make sense for us to stop supplying the European market earlier and redirect these volumes to emerging markets, thereby strengthening our positions there.
I would like to emphazise that this is not a political matter. If we are likely to lose access to their market in a month or two anyway, it may make sense to cease supplies immediately and turn instead to countries that have been reliable partners for us, securing a stronger presence in their markets.
However, this is not a final decision. I will certainly instruct the Government to work this matter through with our companies.
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#Антифейк
📰 Комментарий Посольства России в Норвегии газете «Верденс Ганг» относительно обвинений России во вмешательстве в норвежские выборы (6 марта 2026 г.)
Внимательно ознакомились с публикацией в норвежской газете «Верденс Ганг» относительно якобы российского влияния на выборы в Стортинг в 2025 году.
☝️В этой связи хотелось бы подчеркнуть, что любое вмешательство во внутренние дела суверенного государства — это путь к дестабилизации, в то время как для России стабильность соседней Норвегии имеет принципиальное значение.
Как представляется, обычно подобные деструктивные цели преследует та сторона, которая желает нанести другой стратегическое поражение. Россия такой цели в отношении Норвегии не ставит, чего к сожалению нельзя сказать об Осло, который вкупе с агрессивной антироссийской риторикой финансирует продолжение конфликта на Украине, присоединился ко всем европейским санкциям, активно способствует милитаризации Арктики, а также запугивает собственное население российской угрозой, ссылаясь на неких «пророссийских хакеров», якобы взявших под контроль плотину в Норвегии, или даже возможный в будущем вооруженный конфликт.
Тематика влияния на электоральные процессы далеко не новая и активно муссируется в мировом общественном дискурсе. Голословные обвинения во вмешательстве в выборы, увы, стали полноценным инструментом ведения информационной войны, в том числе против России. При этом антироссийские спекуляции на данную тему регулярно разбиваются об отсутствие убедительных доказательств, что, впрочем, не сильно интересует привыкших винить Россию во всех грехах представителей преимущественно либеральных СМИ.
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Более пристального внимания в контексте поднятых VG вопросов заслуживает опубликованный 3 февраля 2026 года промежуточный рабочий доклад юридического комитета палаты представителей Конгресса США «Угроза иностранной цензуры, часть II: десятилетняя европейская кампания по цензуре глобального интернета и как она вредит американскому выражению мнений в США». В нем говорится, что Еврокомиссия является «иностранной цензурной угрозой», ставит в невыгодное положение консервативные или популистские политические партии и с помощью «Закона о цифровых услугах» (DSA) воздействовала на избирательный процесс в странах-членах ЕС (Франции, Ирландии, Нидерландах, Румынии и Словакии), стране-кандидате Молдавии - в период с 2023 по 2025 годы, а также на выборы в Европарламент в 2024 году.
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С учетом такого богатого «послужного списка» ЕС, не чурающегося задействованием всего спектра инструментов, включая гибридные, для оказания влияния на волеизъявление граждан своих стран-членов и евроаспирантов, невольно напрашивается вопрос, а не обратил ли случайно Брюссель свое внимание на Норвегию, в политическом и медийном поле которой проблематика вступления в Евросоюз приобретает все более четкие очертания. Возможно имело бы смысл серьезнее поразмыслить о том, в чьих интересах в действительности происходит то или иное дежурно приписываемое России «вмешательство».
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📰 Комментарий Посольства России в Норвегии газете «Верденс Ганг» относительно обвинений России во вмешательстве в норвежские выборы (6 марта 2026 г.)
Внимательно ознакомились с публикацией в норвежской газете «Верденс Ганг» относительно якобы российского влияния на выборы в Стортинг в 2025 году.
☝️В этой связи хотелось бы подчеркнуть, что любое вмешательство во внутренние дела суверенного государства — это путь к дестабилизации, в то время как для России стабильность соседней Норвегии имеет принципиальное значение.
Как представляется, обычно подобные деструктивные цели преследует та сторона, которая желает нанести другой стратегическое поражение. Россия такой цели в отношении Норвегии не ставит, чего к сожалению нельзя сказать об Осло, который вкупе с агрессивной антироссийской риторикой финансирует продолжение конфликта на Украине, присоединился ко всем европейским санкциям, активно способствует милитаризации Арктики, а также запугивает собственное население российской угрозой, ссылаясь на неких «пророссийских хакеров», якобы взявших под контроль плотину в Норвегии, или даже возможный в будущем вооруженный конфликт.
Тематика влияния на электоральные процессы далеко не новая и активно муссируется в мировом общественном дискурсе. Голословные обвинения во вмешательстве в выборы, увы, стали полноценным инструментом ведения информационной войны, в том числе против России. При этом антироссийские спекуляции на данную тему регулярно разбиваются об отсутствие убедительных доказательств, что, впрочем, не сильно интересует привыкших винить Россию во всех грехах представителей преимущественно либеральных СМИ.
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Более пристального внимания в контексте поднятых VG вопросов заслуживает опубликованный 3 февраля 2026 года промежуточный рабочий доклад юридического комитета палаты представителей Конгресса США «Угроза иностранной цензуры, часть II: десятилетняя европейская кампания по цензуре глобального интернета и как она вредит американскому выражению мнений в США». В нем говорится, что Еврокомиссия является «иностранной цензурной угрозой», ставит в невыгодное положение консервативные или популистские политические партии и с помощью «Закона о цифровых услугах» (DSA) воздействовала на избирательный процесс в странах-членах ЕС (Франции, Ирландии, Нидерландах, Румынии и Словакии), стране-кандидате Молдавии - в период с 2023 по 2025 годы, а также на выборы в Европарламент в 2024 году.
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С учетом такого богатого «послужного списка» ЕС, не чурающегося задействованием всего спектра инструментов, включая гибридные, для оказания влияния на волеизъявление граждан своих стран-членов и евроаспирантов, невольно напрашивается вопрос, а не обратил ли случайно Брюссель свое внимание на Норвегию, в политическом и медийном поле которой проблематика вступления в Евросоюз приобретает все более четкие очертания. Возможно имело бы смысл серьезнее поразмыслить о том, в чьих интересах в действительности происходит то или иное дежурно приписываемое России «вмешательство».
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📰 Kommentar fra Russlands ambassade i Norge til avisen Verdens Gang angående anklager om russisk innblanding i det norske valget (6. mars 2026)
Vi har nøye gjennomgått VG-publikasjonen om påstått russisk innblanding i stortingsvalget i 2025.
☝️I denne sammenheng vil vi understreke at enhver innblanding i en suveren stats indre anliggender er en vei til destabilisering, mens for Russland er stabiliteten i nabolandet Norge av grunnleggende betydning.
Det ser ut til at slike destruktive mål vanligvis forfølges av en part som ønsker å påføre en annen part et strategisk nederlag. Russland har ikke et slikt mål når det gjelder Norge, noe som dessverre ikke kan sies om Oslo, som sammen med sin aggressive antirussiske retorikk finansierer fortsettelsen av konflikten i Ukraina, har sluttet seg til alle europeiske sanksjoner, bidrar aktivt til militariseringen av Arktis og skremmer sin egen befolkning med den russiske trusselen, med henvisning til noen «prorussiske hackere» som angivelig tok kontroll over en dam i Norge, eller til og med en mulig væpnet konflikt i fremtiden.
Temaet om å påvirke valgprosesser er langt fra nytt og diskuteres aktivt i den globale offentlige debatten. Ubegrunnede beskyldninger om innblanding i valg har dessverre blitt et fullverdig verktøy i informasjonskrigføring, også mot Russland. Samtidig faller antirussiske spekulasjoner om dette temaet regelmessig på steingrunn på grunn av mangelen på overbevisende bevis, noe som imidlertid ikke interesserer representanter for de overveiende liberale mediene, som er vant til å skylde på Russland for alle synder.
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I sammenheng med spørsmålene som VG reiser, fortjener den foreløpige arbeidsrapporten fra det amerikanske representanthusets justiskomité, «The Threat of Foreign Censorship, Part II: A Decade-Long European Campaign to Censor the Global Internet and How It Harms American Speech in the United States», publisert 3. februar 2026, nærmere oppmerksomhet. Den fastslår at EU-kommisjonen er en «utenlandsk sensurtrussel», setter konservative eller populistiske politiske partier i en ugunstig posisjon og, gjennom loven om digitale tjenester (DSA) påvirket valgprosessen i EU-medlemslandene (Frankrike, Irland, Nederland, Romania og Slovakia), kandidatlandet Moldova mellom 2023 og 2025 og valget til Europaparlamentet i 2024.
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Gitt EUs rike «merittliste» når det gjelder å ikke vike unna å bruke hele spekteret av virkemidler, inkludert hybride, for å påvirke viljen til borgerne i medlemslandene og euro-aspiranter, melder spørsmålet seg uunngåelig om Brussel har rettet oppmerksomheten mot Norge, hvor spørsmålet om EU-medlemskap blir stadig mer fremtredende i den politiske og mediale arenaen. Kanskje det ville være fornuftig å tenke mer seriøst over hvem sine interesser som faktisk tjener på den «innblandingen» som rutinemessig tilskrives Russland.
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📰 Kommentar fra Russlands ambassade i Norge til avisen Verdens Gang angående anklager om russisk innblanding i det norske valget (6. mars 2026)
Vi har nøye gjennomgått VG-publikasjonen om påstått russisk innblanding i stortingsvalget i 2025.
☝️I denne sammenheng vil vi understreke at enhver innblanding i en suveren stats indre anliggender er en vei til destabilisering, mens for Russland er stabiliteten i nabolandet Norge av grunnleggende betydning.
Det ser ut til at slike destruktive mål vanligvis forfølges av en part som ønsker å påføre en annen part et strategisk nederlag. Russland har ikke et slikt mål når det gjelder Norge, noe som dessverre ikke kan sies om Oslo, som sammen med sin aggressive antirussiske retorikk finansierer fortsettelsen av konflikten i Ukraina, har sluttet seg til alle europeiske sanksjoner, bidrar aktivt til militariseringen av Arktis og skremmer sin egen befolkning med den russiske trusselen, med henvisning til noen «prorussiske hackere» som angivelig tok kontroll over en dam i Norge, eller til og med en mulig væpnet konflikt i fremtiden.
Temaet om å påvirke valgprosesser er langt fra nytt og diskuteres aktivt i den globale offentlige debatten. Ubegrunnede beskyldninger om innblanding i valg har dessverre blitt et fullverdig verktøy i informasjonskrigføring, også mot Russland. Samtidig faller antirussiske spekulasjoner om dette temaet regelmessig på steingrunn på grunn av mangelen på overbevisende bevis, noe som imidlertid ikke interesserer representanter for de overveiende liberale mediene, som er vant til å skylde på Russland for alle synder.
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I sammenheng med spørsmålene som VG reiser, fortjener den foreløpige arbeidsrapporten fra det amerikanske representanthusets justiskomité, «The Threat of Foreign Censorship, Part II: A Decade-Long European Campaign to Censor the Global Internet and How It Harms American Speech in the United States», publisert 3. februar 2026, nærmere oppmerksomhet. Den fastslår at EU-kommisjonen er en «utenlandsk sensurtrussel», setter konservative eller populistiske politiske partier i en ugunstig posisjon og, gjennom loven om digitale tjenester (DSA) påvirket valgprosessen i EU-medlemslandene (Frankrike, Irland, Nederland, Romania og Slovakia), kandidatlandet Moldova mellom 2023 og 2025 og valget til Europaparlamentet i 2024.
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Gitt EUs rike «merittliste» når det gjelder å ikke vike unna å bruke hele spekteret av virkemidler, inkludert hybride, for å påvirke viljen til borgerne i medlemslandene og euro-aspiranter, melder spørsmålet seg uunngåelig om Brussel har rettet oppmerksomheten mot Norge, hvor spørsmålet om EU-medlemskap blir stadig mer fremtredende i den politiske og mediale arenaen. Kanskje det ville være fornuftig å tenke mer seriøst over hvem sine interesser som faktisk tjener på den «innblandingen» som rutinemessig tilskrives Russland.
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🎙 President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian women on International Women’s Day (March 8, 2026)
On March 7, Russia's President held a meeting at the Kremlin with women serving the Motherland on the front lines and beyond – military personnel, doctors, war correspondents, artists & professionals from across the country.
💬 Vladimir Putin: We always celebrate this holiday with the warmest and most heartfelt feelings.
We admire our wonderful women and express our love, appreciation and gratitude from the bottom of our hearts.
Women make the world better and kinder with their generosity, compassion and genuine female wisdom. A mother’s love remains in every person’s heart for a lifetime – it warms us, multiplies our joyful emotions and gives us strength in the most difficult moments.
There are no heights beyond the reach of our women. You achieve remarkable success in many different professions. And when circumstances demand it – you demonstrate exceptional resilience, determination and strong leadership.
You never hesitate to help those who need your assistance, surrounding your families and loved ones with care and attention and dedicating yourselves to educating children.
Of course, managing to strike us with your beauty and charm while doing hard work, showing commitment and stamina is a formidable task, but you have succeeded in it.
It is essential that we recognise and understand this. As for us, we reaffirm our commitment to create all the necessary conditions, both at the state level and, no doubt, in our families to enable women to strike a balance between motherhood and professional excellence, empowering them to fulfil their potential so that they do not have to wait too long before they can experience the joy of having a family, becoming a spouse and a mother.
On a special note, I would like to congratulate women who are performing their duties in the special military operation zone and are facing extreme hardship while working in Donbass and Novorossiya and in our border regions. Wherever you find yourselves, you have been demonstrating valour and courage, selflessness and strength of spirit. You have my sincere and heartfelt gratitude for that.
Dear women,
The sky is the limit for you. You are sources of creation and development, and you combine resilience with tenderness. Your commitment to create a better future for your children inspires all of us to keep moving forward.
I wish you happiness with those dear to you, success in everything that matters to you, and sound health and well-being to you and your loved ones.
💐 Happy holiday! Happy International Women’s Day!
#InternationalWomensDay #March8
On March 7, Russia's President held a meeting at the Kremlin with women serving the Motherland on the front lines and beyond – military personnel, doctors, war correspondents, artists & professionals from across the country.
💬 Vladimir Putin: We always celebrate this holiday with the warmest and most heartfelt feelings.
We admire our wonderful women and express our love, appreciation and gratitude from the bottom of our hearts.
Women make the world better and kinder with their generosity, compassion and genuine female wisdom. A mother’s love remains in every person’s heart for a lifetime – it warms us, multiplies our joyful emotions and gives us strength in the most difficult moments.
There are no heights beyond the reach of our women. You achieve remarkable success in many different professions. And when circumstances demand it – you demonstrate exceptional resilience, determination and strong leadership.
You never hesitate to help those who need your assistance, surrounding your families and loved ones with care and attention and dedicating yourselves to educating children.
Of course, managing to strike us with your beauty and charm while doing hard work, showing commitment and stamina is a formidable task, but you have succeeded in it.
It is essential that we recognise and understand this. As for us, we reaffirm our commitment to create all the necessary conditions, both at the state level and, no doubt, in our families to enable women to strike a balance between motherhood and professional excellence, empowering them to fulfil their potential so that they do not have to wait too long before they can experience the joy of having a family, becoming a spouse and a mother.
On a special note, I would like to congratulate women who are performing their duties in the special military operation zone and are facing extreme hardship while working in Donbass and Novorossiya and in our border regions. Wherever you find yourselves, you have been demonstrating valour and courage, selflessness and strength of spirit. You have my sincere and heartfelt gratitude for that.
Dear women,
The sky is the limit for you. You are sources of creation and development, and you combine resilience with tenderness. Your commitment to create a better future for your children inspires all of us to keep moving forward.
I wish you happiness with those dear to you, success in everything that matters to you, and sound health and well-being to you and your loved ones.
💐 Happy holiday! Happy International Women’s Day!
#InternationalWomensDay #March8
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The Russian Foreign Ministry wishes a very happy International Women's Day to all the women worldwide! You're are breathtaking!
Dear women, dear colleagues, loved ones & family members — we wish you all the best 💐
May you enjoy happiness and love ❤️
#IWD2026 #WomensDay
Dear women, dear colleagues, loved ones & family members — we wish you all the best 💐
May you enjoy happiness and love ❤️
#IWD2026 #WomensDay
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🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a media question from the programme “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” (March 8, 2026, Moscow)
❓ Question: What kind of world are we all living in now?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are trying to understand what kind of world we are living in. That is precisely why I have spoken on this topic several times already.
We proceed from the assumption that the US should explain its plans and how the current events correlate with what previously defined certain norms.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin proposed quite some time ago – even before the COVID-19 pandemic – convening a Summit of the permanent UN Security Council members.
❗️ It seems to me that now is high time to implement this idea.
❓ Question: What kind of world are we all living in now?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are trying to understand what kind of world we are living in. That is precisely why I have spoken on this topic several times already.
We proceed from the assumption that the US should explain its plans and how the current events correlate with what previously defined certain norms.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin proposed quite some time ago – even before the COVID-19 pandemic – convening a Summit of the permanent UN Security Council members.
❗️ It seems to me that now is high time to implement this idea.
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🚀 Today marks the 92th birthday anniversary of Yury Gagarin, the Earth’s first space pilot. His flight aboard the Vostok spaceship went down in history as the humankind’s greatest breakthrough in science and technology and showed the entire world the intellectual and scientific might of our country and Soviet specialists’ audacity and top professionalism.
Yury Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino, Gzhatsk District, the Smolensk Region, on March 9 1934. It was here that in 1941, in the midst of the Great Patriotic War, young Yury first saw Soviet airplanes on sorties to defend the homeland and began dreaming about flying.
In 1954, while in industrial college, Gagarin enrolled in the Saratov flying club and made the final decision to dedicate his life to aviation. After graduating from the flying course with honours in 1955, Yury Gagarin entered an aviation academy to become a Northern Fleet air force pilot since 1957.
In 1959, Gagarin learnt about volunteers being recruited for a forthcoming space flight and submitted a report asking to enlist him in the cosmonaut team.
Head of the country’s main design bureau Sergei Korolev wanted the first cosmonaut to be a fighter pilot: “He is a pilot, navigator, communications officer, and flight engineer.”
In 1959, cosmonaut candidates began to be secretly selected in the units of the USSR Air Force: the commission reviewed the documents of 3,461 fighterpilots. Out of about 3,500 jet pilots, just 20 volunteers were selected.
In 1959, along with 19 other pilots, Yury Gagarin arrived at the Star City 25 kilometres away from Moscow. There he had both theoretical and practical flight training, and experienced artificial weightlessness and overload in a centrifuge. In October 1960, a team of six people began training on the Vostok spacecraft simulator at a research institute in Zhukovsky.
Following arduous training, exams and tests, Yury Gagarin was shortlisted to become cosmonaut Number One.
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YuryGagarin’s legendary flight into space, which marked the start of the manned space exploration era, took place on April 12, 1961.
On that day, at 9:07 am at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Yury Gagarin uttered his famous “Off we go!” and the first Vostok spacecraft with a man on board was launched. Gagarin spent 1 hour and 48 minutes in space orbiting the Earth and safely landed in the Saratov Region. The newsflash about the flight instantly circled the world.
Thousands of people greeted Gagarin in Moscow with flowers and welcome posters.
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🌐 Within two years of that historic event, Yury Gagarin visited over 30 countries, including Britain, France, Cuba, Japan, India, and Liberia, where he was honoured as a hero. The tour was unofficially called the “Peace Mission.” The famous Gagarin’s smile captured the entire globe, aroused sympathy and respect for the Soviet man.
🕯 The first cosmonaut tragically lost his life on March 27, 1968, when he died in a crash during a training flight on a MiG-15UTI aircraft. Gagarin’s death shocked people all over the world and became an irreparable loss for all mankind.
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🎖 The memory of the space pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union Yury Gagarin is immortalized in the names of localities and outer space objects. The urn with his ashes was buried in the Kremlin wall next to the ashes of designer Sergei Korolev and other prominent figures of the USSR. Monuments and busts continue to be erected all over the world in honour of the great trailblazer. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Russian foreign missions are actively contributing to this. In recent years, the sculptural image of Yury Gagarin has decorated Brasilia, Islamabad, and Doha.
Yury Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino, Gzhatsk District, the Smolensk Region, on March 9 1934. It was here that in 1941, in the midst of the Great Patriotic War, young Yury first saw Soviet airplanes on sorties to defend the homeland and began dreaming about flying.
In 1954, while in industrial college, Gagarin enrolled in the Saratov flying club and made the final decision to dedicate his life to aviation. After graduating from the flying course with honours in 1955, Yury Gagarin entered an aviation academy to become a Northern Fleet air force pilot since 1957.
In 1959, Gagarin learnt about volunteers being recruited for a forthcoming space flight and submitted a report asking to enlist him in the cosmonaut team.
Head of the country’s main design bureau Sergei Korolev wanted the first cosmonaut to be a fighter pilot: “He is a pilot, navigator, communications officer, and flight engineer.”
In 1959, cosmonaut candidates began to be secretly selected in the units of the USSR Air Force: the commission reviewed the documents of 3,461 fighterpilots. Out of about 3,500 jet pilots, just 20 volunteers were selected.
In 1959, along with 19 other pilots, Yury Gagarin arrived at the Star City 25 kilometres away from Moscow. There he had both theoretical and practical flight training, and experienced artificial weightlessness and overload in a centrifuge. In October 1960, a team of six people began training on the Vostok spacecraft simulator at a research institute in Zhukovsky.
Following arduous training, exams and tests, Yury Gagarin was shortlisted to become cosmonaut Number One.
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YuryGagarin’s legendary flight into space, which marked the start of the manned space exploration era, took place on April 12, 1961.
On that day, at 9:07 am at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Yury Gagarin uttered his famous “Off we go!” and the first Vostok spacecraft with a man on board was launched. Gagarin spent 1 hour and 48 minutes in space orbiting the Earth and safely landed in the Saratov Region. The newsflash about the flight instantly circled the world.
Thousands of people greeted Gagarin in Moscow with flowers and welcome posters.
***
🌐 Within two years of that historic event, Yury Gagarin visited over 30 countries, including Britain, France, Cuba, Japan, India, and Liberia, where he was honoured as a hero. The tour was unofficially called the “Peace Mission.” The famous Gagarin’s smile captured the entire globe, aroused sympathy and respect for the Soviet man.
🕯 The first cosmonaut tragically lost his life on March 27, 1968, when he died in a crash during a training flight on a MiG-15UTI aircraft. Gagarin’s death shocked people all over the world and became an irreparable loss for all mankind.
***
🎖 The memory of the space pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union Yury Gagarin is immortalized in the names of localities and outer space objects. The urn with his ashes was buried in the Kremlin wall next to the ashes of designer Sergei Korolev and other prominent figures of the USSR. Monuments and busts continue to be erected all over the world in honour of the great trailblazer. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Russian foreign missions are actively contributing to this. In recent years, the sculptural image of Yury Gagarin has decorated Brasilia, Islamabad, and Doha.
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#KievRegimeCrimes
📑 A Report on the crimes of the Kiev regime in February 2026 compiled by the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik has been published.
Over the 28 days of February, 149 more civilians were affected by criminal actions of Ukrainian armed formations than in January 2026.
❗️ In total, at least 536 civilians were affected by attacks by the Ukrainian militants in February. 72 people were killed, while 464 sustained injuries of varying severity.
In the final week of February, 90% of all civilian casualties were the result of strikes by Ukrainian UAVs. Compared with January, 124 more civilians were affected by drone attacks.
Overall, 439 civilians were affected by UAV attacks over the past month, 59 of whom were killed.
As a result of UAV strikes, one child was killed, while 17 minors sustained injuries of varying severity.
Kiev has focused its efforts on creating unbearable living conditions for the civilian population, primarily by seeking to strike civilian energy infrastructure facilities as much as possible.
👉 Full version of the report
👉 Full report (PDF version)
📑 A Report on the crimes of the Kiev regime in February 2026 compiled by the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik has been published.
Over the 28 days of February, 149 more civilians were affected by criminal actions of Ukrainian armed formations than in January 2026.
❗️ In total, at least 536 civilians were affected by attacks by the Ukrainian militants in February. 72 people were killed, while 464 sustained injuries of varying severity.
In the final week of February, 90% of all civilian casualties were the result of strikes by Ukrainian UAVs. Compared with January, 124 more civilians were affected by drone attacks.
Overall, 439 civilians were affected by UAV attacks over the past month, 59 of whom were killed.
As a result of UAV strikes, one child was killed, while 17 minors sustained injuries of varying severity.
Kiev has focused its efforts on creating unbearable living conditions for the civilian population, primarily by seeking to strike civilian energy infrastructure facilities as much as possible.
👉 Full version of the report
👉 Full report (PDF version)
#Анонс
⚡️ Открыта регистрация на конкурсы в рамках V Петербургского молодёжного исторического форума «Герои Отечества», который состоится в середине мая 2026 года в Санкт-Петербурге — северной столице России.
В рамках форума проходит несколько конкурсов, посвящённых 120-летию с начала работы первой Государственной Думы Российской Империи:
1️⃣ Конкурс исследовательских работ
2️⃣ Фотоконкурс «Парламент в кадре»
3️⃣ Киноконкурс «Хроника парламентаризма»
4️⃣ Конкурс детских рисунков «Парламентские зарисовки»
5️⃣ Конкурс законотворческих инициатив
#ГероиОтечества: Участниками конкурсов могут стать школьники, студенты СПО и вузов, а также молодые учёные в возрасте от 14 до 35 лет, проживающие в России и иностранных государствах.
🗓 Регистрация и приём открыты до 15 апреля 2026 года
👉 Для более подробной информации
⚡️ Открыта регистрация на конкурсы в рамках V Петербургского молодёжного исторического форума «Герои Отечества», который состоится в середине мая 2026 года в Санкт-Петербурге — северной столице России.
В рамках форума проходит несколько конкурсов, посвящённых 120-летию с начала работы первой Государственной Думы Российской Империи:
1️⃣ Конкурс исследовательских работ
Все участники конкурса получат сертификаты, а 10 победителей отправятся в 4-х дневную поездку в культурную столицу на форум, где смогут представить свои исследования широкой аудитории и почётным гостям Форума. Лучшие исследовательские работы будут опубликованы в сборниках научных статей.
2️⃣ Фотоконкурс «Парламент в кадре»
Фотоработы 10 победителей будут представлены на фотовыставке в рамках V Петербургского молодёжного исторического форума «Герои Отечества».
3️⃣ Киноконкурс «Хроника парламентаризма»
6 победителей получат бесплатную 4-х дневную поездку в Петербург на форум, в рамках которого пройдёт кинофестиваль с показом лучших работ.
4️⃣ Конкурс детских рисунков «Парламентские зарисовки»
Для участников от 14 до 18 лет. 10 лучших работ будут представлены на выставке в рамках форума в Санкт-Петербурге.
5️⃣ Конкурс законотворческих инициатив
Конкурс для молодых политиков в возрасте от 14 до 35 лет. 5 авторов лучших инициатив выиграют бесплатную 4-х дневную поездку в Санкт-Петербург.
#ГероиОтечества: Участниками конкурсов могут стать школьники, студенты СПО и вузов, а также молодые учёные в возрасте от 14 до 35 лет, проживающие в России и иностранных государствах.
🗓 Регистрация и приём открыты до 15 апреля 2026 года
👉 Для более подробной информации
#Анонс
🌿 С 15 по 22 мая на федеральной территории «Сириус» состоится Открытая международная биологическая олимпиада (OIBO).
Это современное динамично развивающееся соревнование, направленное на развитие интереса школьников к изучению и решению актуальных биологических и биотехнологических вопросов при поддержке ведущих индустриальных партнёров, а также способствующее укреплению международного сотрудничества и обмену опытом между участниками.
Олимпиада состоит из трёх туров, которые проводятся в разные дни:
• теоретического (индивидуального),
• практического (индивидуального),
• проектного (командного).
Принять участие в Олимпиаде могут школьники в составе команд от 2 до 6 человек (от 14 до 18 лет включительно). Команду может сопровождать один руководитель (от 18 лет) и до 2 наблюдателей (от 18 лет).
Каждую страну может представлять только одна команда. Страна-организатор имеет право допустить к участию две команды.
Рабочие языки Олимпиады — русский и английский.
Материалы заданий для участников предоставляются организаторами на русском и на английском языках, а также на национальном языке при наличии перевода. Для всех делегаций стран-участниц Олимпиады будет предоставлена возможность перевода заданий туров Олимпиады на национальный язык.
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🌿 С 15 по 22 мая на федеральной территории «Сириус» состоится Открытая международная биологическая олимпиада (OIBO).
Это современное динамично развивающееся соревнование, направленное на развитие интереса школьников к изучению и решению актуальных биологических и биотехнологических вопросов при поддержке ведущих индустриальных партнёров, а также способствующее укреплению международного сотрудничества и обмену опытом между участниками.
Олимпиада состоит из трёх туров, которые проводятся в разные дни:
• теоретического (индивидуального),
• практического (индивидуального),
• проектного (командного).
Принять участие в Олимпиаде могут школьники в составе команд от 2 до 6 человек (от 14 до 18 лет включительно). Команду может сопровождать один руководитель (от 18 лет) и до 2 наблюдателей (от 18 лет).
Каждую страну может представлять только одна команда. Страна-организатор имеет право допустить к участию две команды.
Рабочие языки Олимпиады — русский и английский.
Материалы заданий для участников предоставляются организаторами на русском и на английском языках, а также на национальном языке при наличии перевода. Для всех делегаций стран-участниц Олимпиады будет предоставлена возможность перевода заданий туров Олимпиады на национальный язык.
👉 Зарегистрироваться для участия
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🇷🇺 Russian Paralympic Committee:
🥇 For the first time since 2014, the Russian national anthem is once again being played at a Paralympic Games medal ceremony!
On March 9, Russian skier Varvara Voronchikhina won the Paralympic GOLD medal in the super-giant slalom event.
💬 As Varvara herself noted:
Tears of joy and pride for our athlete. Our heartfelt congratulations!
🥇 For the first time since 2014, the Russian national anthem is once again being played at a Paralympic Games medal ceremony!
On March 9, Russian skier Varvara Voronchikhina won the Paralympic GOLD medal in the super-giant slalom event.
💬 As Varvara herself noted:
The emotions are overwhelming – I still haven’t realised what happened. I couldn’t believe I had won when I looked at the scoreboard.
I dedicate this gold to my grandfather, who didn’t live to see my victory. Thank you to all the fans.
We have such a big country – and I still can’t believe our anthem will be played today. I have goosebumps!
Tears of joy and pride for our athlete. Our heartfelt congratulations!
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🎙Statement by President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a meeting on the situation in the global oil and gas markets (March 9, 2026)
Key points:
• Russia has repeatedly warned that attempts to destabilize the situation in the Middle East would inevitably put the global fuel and energy sector under pressure, drive up oil and gas prices, restrict supplies of these resources worldwide, and disrupt long-term investment plans. Judging by what is happening now, this is precisely what we are witnessing.
• Oil production linked to the use of the Strait of Hormuz risks coming to a complete halt as early as within the next month. It has already begun to decline, while storage facilities in the region are filling up with oil that cannot be exported, or can only be exported with great difficulty or at extremely high cost. It is obvious that a full rerouting of Middle Eastern oil supplies without using the Strait of Hormuz is unrealistic – at least for the time being.
• A similar situation is unfolding on the global gas market. Supplies of liquefied natural gas from the Middle East have sharply declined. Production capacity in the region has fallen, and restoring it will take weeks, if not months. It is impossible to quickly compensate for the missing volumes. As a result, global gas prices are also rising – in my view, even faster than oil prices.
❗️ I would like to emphasize – under the current conditions, competition among buyers for energy suppliers and for stable, predictable deliveries of oil and gas is intensifying. In this context, I cannot but stress that Russian energy companies have always been distinguished precisely by their reliability and stability.
• We will certainly continue supplying oil and gas to those countries that themselves remain reliable counterparties. I mean not only our partners in the Asia-Pacific region but also states in Eastern Europe, such as Slovakia and Hungary.
• I would like to remind you that the countries of the EU plan to introduce additional restrictions on purchases of Russian hydrocarbons, including liquefied natural gas, from April 25, up to a full ban on such supplies by 2027.
👉 In this regard, the Russian Government has already been tasked with assessing the possibility and feasibility of terminating supplies of our energy resources to the European market – rather than waiting for the door to be demonstratively slammed in our face. Instead, we should consider doing this now and redirect these volumes from the European market to more promising destinations.
• If European companies and European buyers were to reconsider and ensure long-term, stable cooperation with us – free from political fluctuations – then of course we remain open to working with European partners. We have never refused such cooperation. But we need signals from them that they are also ready and willing to work together and will ensure stability and predictability in our relations.
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Key points:
• Russia has repeatedly warned that attempts to destabilize the situation in the Middle East would inevitably put the global fuel and energy sector under pressure, drive up oil and gas prices, restrict supplies of these resources worldwide, and disrupt long-term investment plans. Judging by what is happening now, this is precisely what we are witnessing.
• Oil production linked to the use of the Strait of Hormuz risks coming to a complete halt as early as within the next month. It has already begun to decline, while storage facilities in the region are filling up with oil that cannot be exported, or can only be exported with great difficulty or at extremely high cost. It is obvious that a full rerouting of Middle Eastern oil supplies without using the Strait of Hormuz is unrealistic – at least for the time being.
• A similar situation is unfolding on the global gas market. Supplies of liquefied natural gas from the Middle East have sharply declined. Production capacity in the region has fallen, and restoring it will take weeks, if not months. It is impossible to quickly compensate for the missing volumes. As a result, global gas prices are also rising – in my view, even faster than oil prices.
❗️ I would like to emphasize – under the current conditions, competition among buyers for energy suppliers and for stable, predictable deliveries of oil and gas is intensifying. In this context, I cannot but stress that Russian energy companies have always been distinguished precisely by their reliability and stability.
• We will certainly continue supplying oil and gas to those countries that themselves remain reliable counterparties. I mean not only our partners in the Asia-Pacific region but also states in Eastern Europe, such as Slovakia and Hungary.
• I would like to remind you that the countries of the EU plan to introduce additional restrictions on purchases of Russian hydrocarbons, including liquefied natural gas, from April 25, up to a full ban on such supplies by 2027.
👉 In this regard, the Russian Government has already been tasked with assessing the possibility and feasibility of terminating supplies of our energy resources to the European market – rather than waiting for the door to be demonstratively slammed in our face. Instead, we should consider doing this now and redirect these volumes from the European market to more promising destinations.
• If European companies and European buyers were to reconsider and ensure long-term, stable cooperation with us – free from political fluctuations – then of course we remain open to working with European partners. We have never refused such cooperation. But we need signals from them that they are also ready and willing to work together and will ensure stability and predictability in our relations.
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