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🇷🇺🤝🇳🇴«А.С.Пушкин вдохновил меня на мир, а наша организация всегда стремилась строить мосты между народами», - сказал Турэ Нэрланд.
В Государственной Думе состоялась встреча Председателя Комитета по физической культуре и спорту Олега Матыцина и Первого заместителя председателя Комитета Государственной Думы по международным делам Светланой Журовой с делегацией норвежской организации «Велосипедное движение за мир» (Bike for Peace / BFP) во главе с основателем движения господином Турэ Нэрландом.
🔵 Деятельность организации «Велосипедное движение за мир».
«Велосипедное движение за мир» (Bike For Peace) основано в 1977 году и более 45 лет занимается продвижением миротворчества и ядерного разоружения через международные велопробеги, организовав более 115 акций в 120 странах. Организация имеет давнюю историю взаимодействия с Россией и СССР, начиная с 1970-х годов, включая совместные проекты с российскими НПО и планы на новые поездки в 2026 году. Деятельность движения и его основателя Туре Нэрланда получила широкое международное признание, включая номинации на Нобелевскую премию мира и государственные награды Норвегии и Казахстана.
🔵 Принципы честной спортивной конкуренции и недискриминации.
Председатель Комитета отметил, что недавно завершившиеся Паралимпийские игры 2026 года в Италии, где российские спортсмены выступали под своим флагом и гимном, стали важным подтверждением того, что спорт должен объединять, а не разъединять людей. И сегодня триумфом наших спортсменов восхищается весь мир, ведь делегация всего из 6 человек смогла занять третье место в медальном зачете.
🔵 Инициативы по развитию совместных спортивных проектов.
Россия открыта к совместным спортивным инициативам. Олег Матыцин пригласил представителей Норвегии, в том числе активистов движения «Bike for Peace», к участию в Международном фестивале молодёжи, который пройдёт с 11 по 17 сентября 2026 года в Екатеринбурге.
Господин Турэ Нэрланд поблагодарил за тёплый приём и содержательный диалог:
💭 По итогам встречи стороны подтвердили взаимный настрой на развитие диалога и реализацию совместных гуманитарных и спортивных проектов.
🏛 Комитет Госдумы по спорту
В Государственной Думе состоялась встреча Председателя Комитета по физической культуре и спорту Олега Матыцина и Первого заместителя председателя Комитета Государственной Думы по международным делам Светланой Журовой с делегацией норвежской организации «Велосипедное движение за мир» (Bike for Peace / BFP) во главе с основателем движения господином Турэ Нэрландом.
«Велосипедное движение за мир» (Bike For Peace) основано в 1977 году и более 45 лет занимается продвижением миротворчества и ядерного разоружения через международные велопробеги, организовав более 115 акций в 120 странах. Организация имеет давнюю историю взаимодействия с Россией и СССР, начиная с 1970-х годов, включая совместные проекты с российскими НПО и планы на новые поездки в 2026 году. Деятельность движения и его основателя Туре Нэрланда получила широкое международное признание, включая номинации на Нобелевскую премию мира и государственные награды Норвегии и Казахстана.
Председатель Комитета отметил, что недавно завершившиеся Паралимпийские игры 2026 года в Италии, где российские спортсмены выступали под своим флагом и гимном, стали важным подтверждением того, что спорт должен объединять, а не разъединять людей. И сегодня триумфом наших спортсменов восхищается весь мир, ведь делегация всего из 6 человек смогла занять третье место в медальном зачете.
Россия открыта к совместным спортивным инициативам. Олег Матыцин пригласил представителей Норвегии, в том числе активистов движения «Bike for Peace», к участию в Международном фестивале молодёжи, который пройдёт с 11 по 17 сентября 2026 года в Екатеринбурге.
Господин Турэ Нэрланд поблагодарил за тёплый приём и содержательный диалог:
Мы верим, что спорт и велосипедное движение могут объединять людей независимо от политики. Визит в Россию — это наш вклад в укрепление дружбы между норвежским и российским народами», — сказал основатель движения «Bike for Peace».
«В завершении приведу слова великого норвежского композитора Эдварда Грига „Слова иногда нуждаются в музыке, но музыка не нуждается ни в чём“.
Убеждён, что спорт, как и музыка, говорит на универсальном языке, который объединяет людей и помогает находить взаимопонимание между народами», — резюмировал Олег Матыцин.
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⚡️ The Russian Union of Journalists has published a report – Inconsistencies in the Public Accounting of Killed Journalists in 2025:: A Comparative Analysis of CPJ, UNESCO and IFJ Materials.
📄 FULL REPORT (PDF / Telegraph)
❗️ The report is based on open sources and addresses a fundamental question: why do some cases of journalists being killed receive full international visibility, while others – despite being publicly recorded by international organisations such as #UNESCO, the International Federation of Journalists (#IFJ), and a number of international bodies – are effectively omitted from the statistics?
The analysis reveals inconsistencies between the Committee to Protect Journalists' (#CPJ) public reporting for 2025 and a number of cases involving Russian journalists whose deaths were recognized by other international bodies.
👉 This raises questions not only about the integrity of the record, but about the credibility of the entire international system for documenting journalists’ deaths.
The analysis was prompted by the observed discrepancy between the CPJ’s overall reporting on Ukraine for 2025 and a number of cases involving Russian journalists and media workers, whose deaths were recorded and commented on by other international organisations.
More specifically, on February 25, 2026, the CPJ reported that 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025 – the highest figure in the organisation’s history. In the same review, the CPJ stated that four journalists were killed in Ukraine in 2025. The organisation’s public materials lists a number of Ukrainian journalists and French photojournalist Anthony Lallican among those cases.
❗️ At the same time, several cases involving Russian journalists and media workers killed in 2025 do not appear in the CPJ’s open-source materials, despite public statements by the IFJ and UNESCO, and, in a number of instances, reporting by Reuters. They include:
▪️ Alexander Martemyanov
▪️ Alexander Fedorchak
▪️ Alexander Sirkeli
▪️ Andrey Panov
▪️ Anna Prokofyeva
▪️ Ivan Zuev
👉 The key question is not about disputing the figures or removing names already included in international lists. It is whether all comparable cases are being recorded publicly, consistently, and by the same standards.
That is why the focus of professional discussion should not be the slogan of “double standards” as such, but the specific gap between the CPJ’s published methodology and what can be observed in its public reporting on a number of 2025 cases.
When that consistency is missing – or left unexplained – it raises questions not just about one report, but about the credibility of the entire international system for documenting threats to journalists.
⚡️ The Russian Union of Journalists has published a report – Inconsistencies in the Public Accounting of Killed Journalists in 2025:: A Comparative Analysis of CPJ, UNESCO and IFJ Materials.
📄 FULL REPORT (PDF / Telegraph)
❗️ The report is based on open sources and addresses a fundamental question: why do some cases of journalists being killed receive full international visibility, while others – despite being publicly recorded by international organisations such as #UNESCO, the International Federation of Journalists (#IFJ), and a number of international bodies – are effectively omitted from the statistics?
The analysis reveals inconsistencies between the Committee to Protect Journalists' (#CPJ) public reporting for 2025 and a number of cases involving Russian journalists whose deaths were recognized by other international bodies.
👉 This raises questions not only about the integrity of the record, but about the credibility of the entire international system for documenting journalists’ deaths.
The analysis was prompted by the observed discrepancy between the CPJ’s overall reporting on Ukraine for 2025 and a number of cases involving Russian journalists and media workers, whose deaths were recorded and commented on by other international organisations.
More specifically, on February 25, 2026, the CPJ reported that 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025 – the highest figure in the organisation’s history. In the same review, the CPJ stated that four journalists were killed in Ukraine in 2025. The organisation’s public materials lists a number of Ukrainian journalists and French photojournalist Anthony Lallican among those cases.
❗️ At the same time, several cases involving Russian journalists and media workers killed in 2025 do not appear in the CPJ’s open-source materials, despite public statements by the IFJ and UNESCO, and, in a number of instances, reporting by Reuters. They include:
▪️ Alexander Martemyanov
▪️ Alexander Fedorchak
▪️ Alexander Sirkeli
▪️ Andrey Panov
▪️ Anna Prokofyeva
▪️ Ivan Zuev
👉 The key question is not about disputing the figures or removing names already included in international lists. It is whether all comparable cases are being recorded publicly, consistently, and by the same standards.
That is why the focus of professional discussion should not be the slogan of “double standards” as such, but the specific gap between the CPJ’s published methodology and what can be observed in its public reporting on a number of 2025 cases.
When that consistency is missing – or left unexplained – it raises questions not just about one report, but about the credibility of the entire international system for documenting threats to journalists.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a meeting of Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund’s Board of Trustees (Moscow, March 24, 2026)
💬 Colleagues,
<...> In recent months and weeks we have witnessed dramatic developments in Latin America and the Middle East. These events are a direct outcome of the Western minority’s attempts to preserve what remains of its dominance in the international arena using crude force and disregarding earlier signed and ratified obligations under international law concerning civilised relations among all countries in accordance with the UN Charter.
The year began with an armed invasion of Venezuela by the United States. Dozens of people have been killed, and the legitimately elected president, Nicolas Maduro, and his spouse have been captured and taken out of the country. A brutal military aggression by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran has been underway since late February.
The situation risks destabilising global trade, global energy security, and international transport and business communications, not just the Persian Gulf area, which it has already done, and the entire Middle East, which is a developing process. We can all clearly see all of that. Iran’s top leaders and civilian infrastructure, including nuclear energy facilities under IAEA safeguards, have been declared a legitimate target and are under attack.
I would say the IAEA leadership is failing to respond appropriately to direct threats to nuclear safety as a result of the aggression. Civilians are affected not only in the countries directly involved in the conflict - Iran and Israel - but in other countries in the region and the GCC countries which are Arab monarchies as well. <...>
Not long ago we reminded all our colleagues of a long-standing Russian initiative, namely, a Concept for Collective Security in the Persian Gulf, providing for interaction between the six Arab monarchies and the Islamic Republic of Iran, measures to ensure military transparency, confidence-building, and other, essentially straightforward, steps that have been earlier employed across the world, which would help calm and stabilise this critically important region.
☝️ We are convinced that this is the way forward. The path of negotiations, unity, and alignment of interests, rather than the attempts to force any country (especially the Islamic Republic of Iran) into following diktat imposed from abroad, serves the interests of this vital region of the world. <...>
The Western minority, or rather, the elites of Western countries, continue to invest their remaining political and economic capital in the confrontation with Russia, using for this purpose the human resources and military infrastructure of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime. The EU and NATO have kept this course of action unchanged. We hear EU and NATO leaders reiterate their position daily. <...>
The escalation of tensions around Cuba, which is facing increasing external pressure, is causing our serious concern. We stand behind our Cuban friends in their right to follow a sovereign path of development. We will continue to provide Havana with the necessary help and support, including material aid. Humanitarian aid is particularly important for our Cuban friends at this junction. <...>
Our foreign policy priorities remain unchanged amid this turbulence. They are designed to ensure national security, to create favourable external environment for the country’s internal development, and to improve the quality of life in our country. This is enshrined in the Foreign Policy Concept approved by President Vladimir Putin in March 2023. These goals remain unchanged.
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💬 Colleagues,
<...> In recent months and weeks we have witnessed dramatic developments in Latin America and the Middle East. These events are a direct outcome of the Western minority’s attempts to preserve what remains of its dominance in the international arena using crude force and disregarding earlier signed and ratified obligations under international law concerning civilised relations among all countries in accordance with the UN Charter.
The year began with an armed invasion of Venezuela by the United States. Dozens of people have been killed, and the legitimately elected president, Nicolas Maduro, and his spouse have been captured and taken out of the country. A brutal military aggression by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran has been underway since late February.
The situation risks destabilising global trade, global energy security, and international transport and business communications, not just the Persian Gulf area, which it has already done, and the entire Middle East, which is a developing process. We can all clearly see all of that. Iran’s top leaders and civilian infrastructure, including nuclear energy facilities under IAEA safeguards, have been declared a legitimate target and are under attack.
I would say the IAEA leadership is failing to respond appropriately to direct threats to nuclear safety as a result of the aggression. Civilians are affected not only in the countries directly involved in the conflict - Iran and Israel - but in other countries in the region and the GCC countries which are Arab monarchies as well. <...>
Not long ago we reminded all our colleagues of a long-standing Russian initiative, namely, a Concept for Collective Security in the Persian Gulf, providing for interaction between the six Arab monarchies and the Islamic Republic of Iran, measures to ensure military transparency, confidence-building, and other, essentially straightforward, steps that have been earlier employed across the world, which would help calm and stabilise this critically important region.
☝️ We are convinced that this is the way forward. The path of negotiations, unity, and alignment of interests, rather than the attempts to force any country (especially the Islamic Republic of Iran) into following diktat imposed from abroad, serves the interests of this vital region of the world. <...>
The Western minority, or rather, the elites of Western countries, continue to invest their remaining political and economic capital in the confrontation with Russia, using for this purpose the human resources and military infrastructure of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime. The EU and NATO have kept this course of action unchanged. We hear EU and NATO leaders reiterate their position daily. <...>
The escalation of tensions around Cuba, which is facing increasing external pressure, is causing our serious concern. We stand behind our Cuban friends in their right to follow a sovereign path of development. We will continue to provide Havana with the necessary help and support, including material aid. Humanitarian aid is particularly important for our Cuban friends at this junction. <...>
Our foreign policy priorities remain unchanged amid this turbulence. They are designed to ensure national security, to create favourable external environment for the country’s internal development, and to improve the quality of life in our country. This is enshrined in the Foreign Policy Concept approved by President Vladimir Putin in March 2023. These goals remain unchanged.
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🇷🇺🤝🇳🇴 Встреча в Совете Федерации с делегацией норвежской общественной организации «Велосипедное движение за мир» (24 марта 2026 г.)
Заместитель председателя Комитета СФ по международным делам Сергей Кисляк провел встречу с председателем норвежской общественной организации «Велосипедное движение за мир» Туре Нэрландом, который возглавил делегацию, включающую представителей общественности и бизнесменов.
Состоялась дискуссия, в ходе которой затронут широкий круг вопросов в сфере политики, экономики, мирового устройства, а также последних событий в мире.
Внимание, в частности, было уделено современному состоянию российско-норвежских отношений, ситуации на Украине, на Ближнем Востоке, отношениям России с НАТО, западными странами.
«Мы пытаемся построить систему, которая будет способствовать развитию нормальных, взаимоуважительных отношений, учитывающих интересы всех, и где безопасность каждой страны не будет строиться за чужой счёт», — подчеркнул Сергей Кисляк.
Законодатель рассказал о роли российских парламентариев в процессе сближения позиций для налаживания диалога. «Мы по‑прежнему открыты для честного и взаимоуважительного сотрудничества с другими странами», — заявил Сергей Кисляк.
Туре Нэрланд и члены норвежской делегации обещали донести полученную информацию до широких кругов общественности и политиков в Норвегии.
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Заместитель председателя Комитета СФ по международным делам Сергей Кисляк провел встречу с председателем норвежской общественной организации «Велосипедное движение за мир» Туре Нэрландом, который возглавил делегацию, включающую представителей общественности и бизнесменов.
Состоялась дискуссия, в ходе которой затронут широкий круг вопросов в сфере политики, экономики, мирового устройства, а также последних событий в мире.
Внимание, в частности, было уделено современному состоянию российско-норвежских отношений, ситуации на Украине, на Ближнем Востоке, отношениям России с НАТО, западными странами.
«Мы пытаемся построить систему, которая будет способствовать развитию нормальных, взаимоуважительных отношений, учитывающих интересы всех, и где безопасность каждой страны не будет строиться за чужой счёт», — подчеркнул Сергей Кисляк.
Законодатель рассказал о роли российских парламентариев в процессе сближения позиций для налаживания диалога. «Мы по‑прежнему открыты для честного и взаимоуважительного сотрудничества с другими странами», — заявил Сергей Кисляк.
Туре Нэрланд и члены норвежской делегации обещали донести полученную информацию до широких кругов общественности и политиков в Норвегии.
ℹ️ Организация «Велосипедное движение за мир» («Bike For Peace», BFP) основана в 1977 г. норвежскими общественниками Туре Нэрландом (Tore Naerland) и Хельге Хундэйде (Helge Hundeide) для продвижения ядерного разоружения и справедливого мироустройства.
За время своего существования НПО организовала более 115 велопопробегов в 120 странах. Деятельность «BFP» и лично Туре Нэрланда получила широкое признание как в самой Норвегии, так и за её пределами. В 2013, 2017, 2019 и 2021 гг. норвежец номинировался на Нобелевскую премию мира.
В декабре 2025 г. Туре Нэрланд обратился в Посольство России в Осло с просьбой о содействии в подготовке визита представителей организации в Москву 19–27 марта 2026 г. «для продвижения мира, взаимопонимания и диалога между народами». В планах также поездка в мае 2026 г. по железной дороге из Мурманска во Владивосток с участием представительных организаций из Норвегии и других стран северной Европы.
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🇷🇺🤝🇳🇴 Møte i Føderasjonsrådet med en delegasjon fra den norske organisasjonen «Bike for Peace» (24. mars 2026)
Nestleder i Føderasjonsrådets komité for internasjonale forhold, Sergej Kislyak, hadde et møte med grunnleggeren for den norske organisasjonen «Bike for Peace», Tore Nærland, som ledet en delegasjon bestående av representanter fra det norske samfunnet og næringslivet.
Det ble avholdt en diskusjon der man berørte et bredt spekter av spørsmål innen politikk, økonomi, verdensordenen, samt de siste hendelsene i verden.
Spesielt ble det lagt vekt på den nåværende tilstanden i russisk-norske relasjoner, situasjonen i Ukraina, på Midtøsten, samt Russlands forhold til NATO og vestlige land.
«Vi prøver å bygge et system som vil bidra til utviklingen av normale, gjensidig respektfulle forhold som tar hensyn til alles interesser, og hvor sikkerheten til hvert land ikke skal bygges på bekostning av andre», understreket Sergej Kisjljak.
Lovgiveren fortalte om rollen til russiske parlamentarikere i prosessen med å nærme posisjonene for å etablere dialog. «Vi er fortsatt åpne for et ærlig og gjensidig respektfullt samarbeid med andre land», uttalte Sergej Kislyak.
Tore Naerland og medlemmene av den norske delegasjonen lovet å videreformidle den mottatte informasjonen til et bredt publikum og politikere i Norge.
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Nestleder i Føderasjonsrådets komité for internasjonale forhold, Sergej Kislyak, hadde et møte med grunnleggeren for den norske organisasjonen «Bike for Peace», Tore Nærland, som ledet en delegasjon bestående av representanter fra det norske samfunnet og næringslivet.
Det ble avholdt en diskusjon der man berørte et bredt spekter av spørsmål innen politikk, økonomi, verdensordenen, samt de siste hendelsene i verden.
Spesielt ble det lagt vekt på den nåværende tilstanden i russisk-norske relasjoner, situasjonen i Ukraina, på Midtøsten, samt Russlands forhold til NATO og vestlige land.
«Vi prøver å bygge et system som vil bidra til utviklingen av normale, gjensidig respektfulle forhold som tar hensyn til alles interesser, og hvor sikkerheten til hvert land ikke skal bygges på bekostning av andre», understreket Sergej Kisjljak.
Lovgiveren fortalte om rollen til russiske parlamentarikere i prosessen med å nærme posisjonene for å etablere dialog. «Vi er fortsatt åpne for et ærlig og gjensidig respektfullt samarbeid med andre land», uttalte Sergej Kislyak.
Tore Naerland og medlemmene av den norske delegasjonen lovet å videreformidle den mottatte informasjonen til et bredt publikum og politikere i Norge.
ℹ️ Organisasjonen «Bike For Peace» (BFP) ble grunnlagt i 1977 av de norske samfunnsengasjerte Tore Naerland og Helge Hundeide for å fremme kjernefysisk nedrustning og en rettferdig verdensorden.
I løpet av sin eksistens har organisasjonen arrangert mer enn 115 sykkelturer i 120 land. Aktiviteten til «BFP» og Tore Naerland personlig har fått bred anerkjennelse både i Norge og utenfor landets grenser. I 2013, 2017, 2019 og 2021 ble nordmannen nominert til Nobels fredspris.
I desember 2025 henvendte Tore Nærland seg til den russiske ambassaden i Oslo med en forespørsel om bistand til å forberede et besøk av representanter for organisasjonen til Moskva 19.–27. mars 2026 «for å fremme fred, gjensidig forståelse og dialog mellom folkene». Det er også planlagt en togreise i mai 2026 fra Murmansk til Vladivostok med deltakelse fra representative organisasjoner fra Norge og andre land i Nord-Europa.
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This September, the capital of the Urals will bring together young people who are already changing the world: studying, launching projects, finding like-minded friends, and building international connections.
What’s waiting for you at the IFY–2026?
🔵 10 000 participants from 190 countries
5000 from Russia and 5000 from abroad
🟢 Youth of all ages
1000 teenagers aged 14 to 17 with a special youth program
🟣 Support at every step
2000 volunteers will be there to help throughout the Festival
🟠 Russia beyond the Festival
After the main program, participants will travel on expeditions across Russian regions and to the Republic of Abkhazia
The IFY–2026 is held as part of the national project “Youth and Children” and continues the big festival movement🟢
Apply by April 30!
Follow your dream. Together with Russia.
#WYF #IFY2026
Applications for the International Festival of Youth–2026 are officially open!
Ekaterinburg, Russia. 10 000 participants. More than 190 countries.
This September, the capital of the Urals will bring together young people who are already changing the world: studying, launching projects, finding like-minded friends, and building international connections.
What’s waiting for you at the IFY–2026?
5000 from Russia and 5000 from abroad
1000 teenagers aged 14 to 17 with a special youth program
2000 volunteers will be there to help throughout the Festival
After the main program, participants will travel on expeditions across Russian regions and to the Republic of Abkhazia
The IFY–2026 is held as part of the national project “Youth and Children” and continues the big festival movement
Apply by April 30!
Follow your dream. Together with Russia.
#WYF #IFY2026
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🎙 Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks at the Plenary Session of the 35th Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (March 26, 2026, Moscow)
💬 Trust-based, substantive cooperation between the state and business is especially important today, when uncertainty and even stress has sharply increased across the world and on global markets.
We all remember the events of 2014, when Russia was compelled – indeed forced, as I have said many times – to take all necessary measures to protect our people in Crimea and later in southeastern Ukraine. What followed were illegal sanctions. They are illegal – I want to emphasize this – because they were never backed by UN decisions.
And now the armed conflict in the Middle East is making an ever more noticeable contribution to the current situation, inflicting significant damage on international logistics, production and cooperation chains. Entire sectors have come under strain – including those linked to the extraction and processing of hydrocarbons and metals, the production of fertilizers, and many other goods and commodities.
☝️ The consequences of the conflict in the Middle East are still difficult to predict with any precision. It seems to me that even those directly involved in the conflict are unable to forecast them, and for us this is all the more difficult.
Nevertheless, we must live and work under the conditions created by these developments. Comparisons are already being made with the COVID-19 pandemic, which, let me remind you, sharply slowed development across all regions and continents without exception.
It is no coincidence that such parallels are now being drawn with the recent pandemic. The events the international community has faced in recent years show that shocks in trade, investment and international relations in general are occurring ever more frequently. They are becoming the new reality, accompanying the transition of the global economy to a new state.
❗️ To meet the modern challenges, Russia must be strong, as well as united in its understanding of national interests, in addressing the immediate tasks before us, and in achieving our strategic development goals.
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On a separate note, I would like to say that in today’s world and on global markets, success favors those who invest in technological innovation and continuously work to raise their efficiency to a qualitatively new level.
We will continue to encourage business investment in the modernization of enterprises and production capacities on the basis of domestic technological solutions. We will give particular support to the introduction of solutions in three key cross-cutting technologies – artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and digital platforms.
This work also offers scope for cooperation with foreign countries, including those from the fast-growing regions of the world – the Asia-Pacific and southern Eurasia. We plan to develop such cooperation further, as was also mentioned today, primarily through #BRICS.
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💬 Trust-based, substantive cooperation between the state and business is especially important today, when uncertainty and even stress has sharply increased across the world and on global markets.
We all remember the events of 2014, when Russia was compelled – indeed forced, as I have said many times – to take all necessary measures to protect our people in Crimea and later in southeastern Ukraine. What followed were illegal sanctions. They are illegal – I want to emphasize this – because they were never backed by UN decisions.
And now the armed conflict in the Middle East is making an ever more noticeable contribution to the current situation, inflicting significant damage on international logistics, production and cooperation chains. Entire sectors have come under strain – including those linked to the extraction and processing of hydrocarbons and metals, the production of fertilizers, and many other goods and commodities.
☝️ The consequences of the conflict in the Middle East are still difficult to predict with any precision. It seems to me that even those directly involved in the conflict are unable to forecast them, and for us this is all the more difficult.
Nevertheless, we must live and work under the conditions created by these developments. Comparisons are already being made with the COVID-19 pandemic, which, let me remind you, sharply slowed development across all regions and continents without exception.
It is no coincidence that such parallels are now being drawn with the recent pandemic. The events the international community has faced in recent years show that shocks in trade, investment and international relations in general are occurring ever more frequently. They are becoming the new reality, accompanying the transition of the global economy to a new state.
❗️ To meet the modern challenges, Russia must be strong, as well as united in its understanding of national interests, in addressing the immediate tasks before us, and in achieving our strategic development goals.
***
On a separate note, I would like to say that in today’s world and on global markets, success favors those who invest in technological innovation and continuously work to raise their efficiency to a qualitatively new level.
We will continue to encourage business investment in the modernization of enterprises and production capacities on the basis of domestic technological solutions. We will give particular support to the introduction of solutions in three key cross-cutting technologies – artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and digital platforms.
This work also offers scope for cooperation with foreign countries, including those from the fast-growing regions of the world – the Asia-Pacific and southern Eurasia. We plan to develop such cooperation further, as was also mentioned today, primarily through #BRICS.
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🗓 25 марта представители ряда департаментов МИД России провели встречу с делегацией норвежской общественной организации «Велосипедное движение за мир» во главе с Т.Нэрландом, находящейся в Российской Федерации с визитом в целях демонстрации дружбы между народами России и Норвегии.
В ходе беседы была дана положительная оценка инициативе норвежских общественников посетить Россию в условиях гибридной войны, развязанной «коллективным Западом» против нашей страны, и царящей в Европе агрессивной русофобии.
Была подчёркнута особая востребованность народной дипломатии, позволяющей сохранять связи между народами двух стран, доносить до общественного мнения в Европе и, в частности, в Норвегии объективную информацию о России и российских подходах к происходящим в мире радикальным геополитическим изменениям.
Состоялся обмен мнениями о положении дел в отношениях России и Норвегии, находящихся в упадке по вине норвежских властей.
Российской стороной была констатирована глубокая обеспокоенность безудержным наращиванием военных потенциалов стран Северной Европы, включая Норвегию, подрывающим безопасность Арктического региона.
При обсуждении кризиса в отношениях между Россией и «коллективным Западом» были акцентированы его причины, сделавшие неизбежной специальную военную операцию, и контрпродуктивная линия европейцев на торпедирование переговорного процесса по мирному урегулированию.
#РоссияНорвегия
В ходе беседы была дана положительная оценка инициативе норвежских общественников посетить Россию в условиях гибридной войны, развязанной «коллективным Западом» против нашей страны, и царящей в Европе агрессивной русофобии.
Была подчёркнута особая востребованность народной дипломатии, позволяющей сохранять связи между народами двух стран, доносить до общественного мнения в Европе и, в частности, в Норвегии объективную информацию о России и российских подходах к происходящим в мире радикальным геополитическим изменениям.
Состоялся обмен мнениями о положении дел в отношениях России и Норвегии, находящихся в упадке по вине норвежских властей.
Российской стороной была констатирована глубокая обеспокоенность безудержным наращиванием военных потенциалов стран Северной Европы, включая Норвегию, подрывающим безопасность Арктического региона.
При обсуждении кризиса в отношениях между Россией и «коллективным Западом» были акцентированы его причины, сделавшие неизбежной специальную военную операцию, и контрпродуктивная линия европейцев на торпедирование переговорного процесса по мирному урегулированию.
#РоссияНорвегия
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#HistoryOfDiplomacy
📜 They say diplomacy has been a male-only profession. While in reality women have had a major role in foreign policy throughout history. In fact, diplomacy acquired a female dimension as early as in the 10th century when Princess Olga established ties with the Byzantine Empire. In the 18th century, for almost half a century, during the reigns of Elizabeth (Yelizaveta) Petrovna, Anna of Russia (Anna Ioannovna), and Cathrine the Great, women largely defined Russia’s foreign policy. They performed their diplomatic duties by corresponding not only with foreign monarchs, but also with the leading thinkers of their time.
However, diplomatic service remained mostly dominated by men for quite a long time with very few women in official diplomatic roles until the 20th century. In this context, the story of our country’s first female ambassador, Alexandra #Kollontai, has special significance, and was also revolutionary.
📅 Born on March 31, 1872, Alexandra Kollontai benefited from homeschooling and was brilliantly educated. She became fluent in French, German, English and Finnish, and since a young age took a keen interest in social and political matters, with Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Alexander Herzen and Western socialists among her favourite authors.
Already a prominent member of the revolutionary movement, after the 1917 October Revolution, Alexandra Kollontai was appointed the People's Commissar for Welfare of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to become the world’s first female minister.
☝️ Kollontai was proactive in fighting for women’s rights and championed their economic empowerment, access to education and marital equality. It is thanks to her that expecting mothers obtained a leave from work during pregnancy and childbirth. She also was the one who initiated the effort to create a network of nurseries and kindergartens.
In 1922, Alexander Kollontai was appointed Soviet Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway, which created an international sensation. Before that, not a single European country offered a woman the possibility to have a high diplomatic rank of this kind. During her assignment to Norway, Alexandra Kollontai succeeded in securing the recognition of the Soviet state by Norway. It is on her watch that the two countries signed a trade agreement and organised the delivery of 400,000 tonnes of Norwegian herring to the USSR.
Kollontai continued her successful diplomatic career in Sweden where she served as USSR’s Plenipotentiary Ambassador and Envoy from 1930 to 1945, and helped improve the USSR’s relations with Sweden.
❗️ It was in September 1944 that Kollontai, already 72 years old, received a mission to make Finland withdraw from the war. She was to play one of the key roles during the talks. On September 19, 1944, Finland signed the Moscow Truce with the Soviet Union after cancelling its alliance with Germany and agreeing to a series of territorial concessions.
💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the following statement on this stage in her career during the ceremony to unveil Alexandra Kollontai’s memorial plaque:
As a diplomat, Alexandra Kollontai focused on understanding people and their motives instead of just living by the protocol. She stood out for her humane attitude and flexibility, and the ability to find compromises even in the tensest situations.
Alexandra Kollontai has proven that women can succeed as diplomats even in a conservative international environment. She came to symbolise the way the social status of women evolved in the world, and inspired many generations of women to become diplomats.
📜 They say diplomacy has been a male-only profession. While in reality women have had a major role in foreign policy throughout history. In fact, diplomacy acquired a female dimension as early as in the 10th century when Princess Olga established ties with the Byzantine Empire. In the 18th century, for almost half a century, during the reigns of Elizabeth (Yelizaveta) Petrovna, Anna of Russia (Anna Ioannovna), and Cathrine the Great, women largely defined Russia’s foreign policy. They performed their diplomatic duties by corresponding not only with foreign monarchs, but also with the leading thinkers of their time.
However, diplomatic service remained mostly dominated by men for quite a long time with very few women in official diplomatic roles until the 20th century. In this context, the story of our country’s first female ambassador, Alexandra #Kollontai, has special significance, and was also revolutionary.
📅 Born on March 31, 1872, Alexandra Kollontai benefited from homeschooling and was brilliantly educated. She became fluent in French, German, English and Finnish, and since a young age took a keen interest in social and political matters, with Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Alexander Herzen and Western socialists among her favourite authors.
Already a prominent member of the revolutionary movement, after the 1917 October Revolution, Alexandra Kollontai was appointed the People's Commissar for Welfare of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to become the world’s first female minister.
☝️ Kollontai was proactive in fighting for women’s rights and championed their economic empowerment, access to education and marital equality. It is thanks to her that expecting mothers obtained a leave from work during pregnancy and childbirth. She also was the one who initiated the effort to create a network of nurseries and kindergartens.
In 1922, Alexander Kollontai was appointed Soviet Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway, which created an international sensation. Before that, not a single European country offered a woman the possibility to have a high diplomatic rank of this kind. During her assignment to Norway, Alexandra Kollontai succeeded in securing the recognition of the Soviet state by Norway. It is on her watch that the two countries signed a trade agreement and organised the delivery of 400,000 tonnes of Norwegian herring to the USSR.
Kollontai continued her successful diplomatic career in Sweden where she served as USSR’s Plenipotentiary Ambassador and Envoy from 1930 to 1945, and helped improve the USSR’s relations with Sweden.
❗️ It was in September 1944 that Kollontai, already 72 years old, received a mission to make Finland withdraw from the war. She was to play one of the key roles during the talks. On September 19, 1944, Finland signed the Moscow Truce with the Soviet Union after cancelling its alliance with Germany and agreeing to a series of territorial concessions.
💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the following statement on this stage in her career during the ceremony to unveil Alexandra Kollontai’s memorial plaque:
One of the real achievements of this remarkable woman was that she took part in negotiations that led to Finland’s withdrawal from the war in 1944, which helped free up troops and send them to other fronts, saving lives of many Soviet soldiers.
As a diplomat, Alexandra Kollontai focused on understanding people and their motives instead of just living by the protocol. She stood out for her humane attitude and flexibility, and the ability to find compromises even in the tensest situations.
Alexandra Kollontai has proven that women can succeed as diplomats even in a conservative international environment. She came to symbolise the way the social status of women evolved in the world, and inspired many generations of women to become diplomats.
🇷🇺🤝🇳🇴 Визит делегации норвежской организации «Велосипедное движение за мир» в Университет МГИМО МИД России
25 марта состоялся визит в МГИМО делегации норвежской организации «Велосипедное движение за мир» («Bike for Peace») во главе с ее руководителем Туре Нэрландом.
В состав организации входят представители деловых и общественных кругов Норвегии. Со времени основания в 1977 г. было проведено 115 велопробегов, в том числе в 1999 г. — из Норвегии в Китай через Россию с общей протяженностью маршрута 11470 км.
Со стороны МГИМО гостей от имени ректора Университета академика А.В.Торкунова приветствовал проректор по молодежной политике, социальной работе и международным связям С.И.Суровцев. Станислав Игоревич рассказал об истории Университета и преподавании языков стран Северной Европы.
Т.Нэрланд поблагодарил руководство МГИМО за возможность встретиться со студентами и преподавателями. Он рассказал об истории и идейных принципах возглавляемой им организации. Гость подчеркнул, что его организация не разделяет политику санкций и выступает за возобновление конструктивного диалога между странами, в том числе путем реализации совместных проектов в сфере культуры и спорта.
По завершении выступления Т.Нэрланд ответил на многочисленные вопросы студентов и преподавателей МГИМО, большинство которых были заданы на норвежском, а также датском и шведском языках. Вопросы касались как взглядов гостя на глобальные политические вопросы, так и его впечатлений от посещения России и других стран мира. Гость сердечно поблагодарил присутствовавших за теплый прием и проявленный интерес к деятельности организации.
Со стороны МГИМО на встрече также присутствовали советник при ректорате — заместитель проректора по молодежной политике, социальной работе и международным связям В.В.Сутырин, заведующий кафедрой истории и политики стран Европы и Америки, научный руководитель Скандинавского клуба Nordlys В.В.Воротников, заведующая кафедрой языков стран Северной Европы и Балтии О.Е.Красова, а также преподаватели скандинавских языков доценты С.Ю.Дианина, Д.Н.Солдатова, старший преподаватель Ю.М.Авакова, преподаватели И.Т.Борисов и Ю.И.Золотухина.
В заключение встречи Т.Нэрланду вручили памятный подарок с символикой МГИМО, а студенты фотографировались с почетным гостем.
25 марта состоялся визит в МГИМО делегации норвежской организации «Велосипедное движение за мир» («Bike for Peace») во главе с ее руководителем Туре Нэрландом.
В состав организации входят представители деловых и общественных кругов Норвегии. Со времени основания в 1977 г. было проведено 115 велопробегов, в том числе в 1999 г. — из Норвегии в Китай через Россию с общей протяженностью маршрута 11470 км.
Со стороны МГИМО гостей от имени ректора Университета академика А.В.Торкунова приветствовал проректор по молодежной политике, социальной работе и международным связям С.И.Суровцев. Станислав Игоревич рассказал об истории Университета и преподавании языков стран Северной Европы.
Т.Нэрланд поблагодарил руководство МГИМО за возможность встретиться со студентами и преподавателями. Он рассказал об истории и идейных принципах возглавляемой им организации. Гость подчеркнул, что его организация не разделяет политику санкций и выступает за возобновление конструктивного диалога между странами, в том числе путем реализации совместных проектов в сфере культуры и спорта.
По завершении выступления Т.Нэрланд ответил на многочисленные вопросы студентов и преподавателей МГИМО, большинство которых были заданы на норвежском, а также датском и шведском языках. Вопросы касались как взглядов гостя на глобальные политические вопросы, так и его впечатлений от посещения России и других стран мира. Гость сердечно поблагодарил присутствовавших за теплый прием и проявленный интерес к деятельности организации.
Со стороны МГИМО на встрече также присутствовали советник при ректорате — заместитель проректора по молодежной политике, социальной работе и международным связям В.В.Сутырин, заведующий кафедрой истории и политики стран Европы и Америки, научный руководитель Скандинавского клуба Nordlys В.В.Воротников, заведующая кафедрой языков стран Северной Европы и Балтии О.Е.Красова, а также преподаватели скандинавских языков доценты С.Ю.Дианина, Д.Н.Солдатова, старший преподаватель Ю.М.Авакова, преподаватели И.Т.Борисов и Ю.И.Золотухина.
В заключение встречи Т.Нэрланду вручили памятный подарок с символикой МГИМО, а студенты фотографировались с почетным гостем.
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🇷🇺🤝🇳🇴 Besøk av en delegasjon fra den norske organisasjonen «Bike for Peace» ved MGIMO-Universitetet
25. mars besøkte en delegasjon fra den norske organisasjonen «Bike for Peace», ledet av Tore Nærland, MGIMO-Universitetet for internationale forhold i Moskva.
Organisasjonen består av representanter for næringslivet og sivilsamfunnet i Norge. Siden opprettelsen i 1977 har det blitt gjennomført 115 sykkelturer, blant annet i 1999 – fra Norge til Kina via Russland med en total rute på 11 470 km.
På vegne av rektor ved MGIMO, akademiker Anatoly Torkunov, ønsket prorektor for ungdomspolitikk, sosialt arbeid og internasjonale forhold Stanislav Surovtsev den norske delegasjonen velkommen.
Han fortalte om universitetets historie og undervisningen i nordeuropeiske språk.
Tore Nærland takket ledelsen ved MGIMO-Universitetet for muligheten til å møte studenter og lærere. Han fortalte om historien og de ideologiske prinsippene til organisasjonen han leder. Gjesten understreket at organisasjonen hans ikke støtter sanksjonspolitikken og går inn for å gjenoppta en konstruktiv dialog mellom landene, blant annet ved å gjennomføre fellesprosjekter innen kultur og idrett.
Etter foredraget svarte Tore Nærland på en rekke spørsmål fra studenter og lærere ved MGIMO-Universitetet, hvorav de fleste ble stilt på norsk, samt på dansk og svensk. Spørsmålene gjaldt både gjestens syn på globale politiske spørsmål og hans inntrykk av besøket i Russland og andre land i verden. Gjesten takket de tilstedeværende hjertelig for den varme mottakelsen og den viste interessen for organisasjonens virksomhet.
Fra MGIMO deltok også rådgiver ved rektoratet – viserektor for ungdomspolitikk, sosialt arbeid og internasjonale forbindelser Viacheslav Sutyrin, leder for instituttet for historie og politikk i Europa og Amerika, vitenskapelig leder for den skandinaviske klubben Nordlys V lasislav Vorotnikov, leder for instituttet for nordeuropeiske og baltiske språk Olga Krasova, samt lærere i skandinaviske språk: dosentene Svetlana Dianina og Daria Soldatova, seniorlektor Yulia Avakova, og lærerne Ivan Borisov og Yulia Zolotukhina.
Avslutningsvis ble Tore Nerland overrakt en minnegave med MGIMO-symboler, og studentene tok bilder sammen med æresgjesten.
25. mars besøkte en delegasjon fra den norske organisasjonen «Bike for Peace», ledet av Tore Nærland, MGIMO-Universitetet for internationale forhold i Moskva.
Organisasjonen består av representanter for næringslivet og sivilsamfunnet i Norge. Siden opprettelsen i 1977 har det blitt gjennomført 115 sykkelturer, blant annet i 1999 – fra Norge til Kina via Russland med en total rute på 11 470 km.
På vegne av rektor ved MGIMO, akademiker Anatoly Torkunov, ønsket prorektor for ungdomspolitikk, sosialt arbeid og internasjonale forhold Stanislav Surovtsev den norske delegasjonen velkommen.
Han fortalte om universitetets historie og undervisningen i nordeuropeiske språk.
Tore Nærland takket ledelsen ved MGIMO-Universitetet for muligheten til å møte studenter og lærere. Han fortalte om historien og de ideologiske prinsippene til organisasjonen han leder. Gjesten understreket at organisasjonen hans ikke støtter sanksjonspolitikken og går inn for å gjenoppta en konstruktiv dialog mellom landene, blant annet ved å gjennomføre fellesprosjekter innen kultur og idrett.
Etter foredraget svarte Tore Nærland på en rekke spørsmål fra studenter og lærere ved MGIMO-Universitetet, hvorav de fleste ble stilt på norsk, samt på dansk og svensk. Spørsmålene gjaldt både gjestens syn på globale politiske spørsmål og hans inntrykk av besøket i Russland og andre land i verden. Gjesten takket de tilstedeværende hjertelig for den varme mottakelsen og den viste interessen for organisasjonens virksomhet.
Fra MGIMO deltok også rådgiver ved rektoratet – viserektor for ungdomspolitikk, sosialt arbeid og internasjonale forbindelser Viacheslav Sutyrin, leder for instituttet for historie og politikk i Europa og Amerika, vitenskapelig leder for den skandinaviske klubben Nordlys V lasislav Vorotnikov, leder for instituttet for nordeuropeiske og baltiske språk Olga Krasova, samt lærere i skandinaviske språk: dosentene Svetlana Dianina og Daria Soldatova, seniorlektor Yulia Avakova, og lærerne Ivan Borisov og Yulia Zolotukhina.
Avslutningsvis ble Tore Nerland overrakt en minnegave med MGIMO-symboler, og studentene tok bilder sammen med æresgjesten.
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🔎 The Global Fact-Checking Network (#GFCN), marking International Fact-Checking Day (April 2), has launched a new multilingual educational initiative – “Start Fact-Checking with GFCN in 50 Languages” – making a foundational lesson on fact-checking accessible to audiences around the world.
The project is designed as a practical starting point for anyone seeking to understand how to counter false information, including:
• main types of fakes
• ways misinformation spreads
• available verification methods
• digital tools to assess suspicious content
The original lesson was recorded in Russian and translated into 50 languages using AI technologies to ensure rapid and broad international accessibility. While minor translation inaccuracies or artefacts may occasionally occur, the methodological core and practical framework remain consistent across all versions.
The lesson is now available across all major world regions, including Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, and the post-Soviet space. The language coverage includes both widely spoken international languages and regional and national languages, ensuring accessibility for diverse audiences.
💬 According to GFCN Vice President Daniil Bisslinger:
The initiative is intended for students, journalists, educators, researchers, civil society representatives, and anyone interested in developing practical media literacy skills.
👉 FULL LESSON AVAILABLE HERE 👈
ℹ️ The Global Fact-Checking Network was established in 2025 by ANPO Dialog Regions, TASS News Agency, and the New Media School to coordinate global efforts to combat disinformation by bringing together participants from different countries. Today, GFCN unites more than 105 fact-checking experts from 53 countries.
The project is designed as a practical starting point for anyone seeking to understand how to counter false information, including:
• main types of fakes
• ways misinformation spreads
• available verification methods
• digital tools to assess suspicious content
The original lesson was recorded in Russian and translated into 50 languages using AI technologies to ensure rapid and broad international accessibility. While minor translation inaccuracies or artefacts may occasionally occur, the methodological core and practical framework remain consistent across all versions.
The lesson is now available across all major world regions, including Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, and the post-Soviet space. The language coverage includes both widely spoken international languages and regional and national languages, ensuring accessibility for diverse audiences.
💬 According to GFCN Vice President Daniil Bisslinger:
“By expanding access to basic fact-checking knowledge in 50 languages, we are taking another concrete step towards building a global community capable of countering disinformation. Our goal is to provide people around the world with effective, practical tools that will help them distinguish between facts and manipulation and make more informed decisions in today’s information environment”.
The initiative is intended for students, journalists, educators, researchers, civil society representatives, and anyone interested in developing practical media literacy skills.
👉 FULL LESSON AVAILABLE HERE 👈
ℹ️ The Global Fact-Checking Network was established in 2025 by ANPO Dialog Regions, TASS News Agency, and the New Media School to coordinate global efforts to combat disinformation by bringing together participants from different countries. Today, GFCN unites more than 105 fact-checking experts from 53 countries.
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◾️ On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established through the signing of the Washington Treaty by 12 countries from Europe and North America.
Since its inception, this “defensive alliance” has continually expanded. Over time, NATO has absorbed 20 new member-states through ten rounds of enlargement, with seven of these occurring after the dissolution of the Soviet Union: in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2020, 2023, and 2024.
The alliance’s military interventions worldwide have always become sources of instability and chaos, directly leading to civilian casualties and devastating consequences — as witnessed in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, and other regions.
❗️Back in 2007, during the Munich Security Conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin explicitly highlighted NATO’s destabilizing role in the global order following the Cold War:
Both the Soviet Union and Russia, at various times, sought rapprochement with NATO, even expressing interest in joining the alliance to create a comprehensive security system in Europe.
The Soviet-lead Warsaw Pact was established only in 1955 — six years after NATO’s creation. It proves that the USSR did not harbor aggressive intentions toward NATO member states.
Prior to this, Moscow aimed to normalize relations and even considered joining the North Atlantic alliance. In March 1954, Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov proposed that the Soviet Union might explore the possibility of NATO membership to reduce tensions between socialist and capitalist blocs and prevent conflicts. However, Western powers rejected this proposal.
After the USSR’s dissolution, Russian leadership made further attempts to engage with the alliance. In June 1994, Russia became the first country to join NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” program, aimed at developing bilateral cooperation between the alliance and partner states.
Many Western analysts now acknowledge in their memoirs that there was no sense in expanding NATO and keeping Russia “on the sidelines.”
In 1997, Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov proposed establishing contacts between the Russian Federation and NATO, leading to the signing of the Russia-NATO Founding Act and the creation of the Russia-NATO Council. Nevertheless, NATO’s expansion continued.
💬 President Vladimir Putin also indicated that he had proposed the idea of Russia joining NATO:
Despite Russia's good will, all these proposals have been rejected by the West.
Today, the North Atlantic bloc remains a tool for forcefully advancing the interests of the “golden billion”. The catastrophic consequences of the alliance’s geopolitical maneuvers are well-known.
Since its inception, this “defensive alliance” has continually expanded. Over time, NATO has absorbed 20 new member-states through ten rounds of enlargement, with seven of these occurring after the dissolution of the Soviet Union: in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2020, 2023, and 2024.
The alliance’s military interventions worldwide have always become sources of instability and chaos, directly leading to civilian casualties and devastating consequences — as witnessed in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, and other regions.
❗️Back in 2007, during the Munich Security Conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin explicitly highlighted NATO’s destabilizing role in the global order following the Cold War:
I think it is obvious that NATO expansion does not have any relation with the modernisation of the Alliance itself or with ensuring security in Europe. On the contrary, it represents a serious provocation that reduces the level of mutual trust. And we have the right to ask: against whom is this expansion intended?
Both the Soviet Union and Russia, at various times, sought rapprochement with NATO, even expressing interest in joining the alliance to create a comprehensive security system in Europe.
The Soviet-lead Warsaw Pact was established only in 1955 — six years after NATO’s creation. It proves that the USSR did not harbor aggressive intentions toward NATO member states.
Prior to this, Moscow aimed to normalize relations and even considered joining the North Atlantic alliance. In March 1954, Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov proposed that the Soviet Union might explore the possibility of NATO membership to reduce tensions between socialist and capitalist blocs and prevent conflicts. However, Western powers rejected this proposal.
After the USSR’s dissolution, Russian leadership made further attempts to engage with the alliance. In June 1994, Russia became the first country to join NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” program, aimed at developing bilateral cooperation between the alliance and partner states.
Many Western analysts now acknowledge in their memoirs that there was no sense in expanding NATO and keeping Russia “on the sidelines.”
In 1997, Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov proposed establishing contacts between the Russian Federation and NATO, leading to the signing of the Russia-NATO Founding Act and the creation of the Russia-NATO Council. Nevertheless, NATO’s expansion continued.
💬 President Vladimir Putin also indicated that he had proposed the idea of Russia joining NATO:
There was a moment when I simply suggested: perhaps we should also join NATO? But no, NATO does not need a country like ours. No. I want to know, what else do they need? We thought we became part of the crowd, got a foot in the door. What else were we supposed to do? There was no more ideological confrontation. What was the problem? I guess the problem was their geopolitical interests and arrogance towards others. Their self-aggrandisement was and is the problem.Despite Russia’s initiatives, Western countries rejected these overtures.
Despite Russia's good will, all these proposals have been rejected by the West.
Today, the North Atlantic bloc remains a tool for forcefully advancing the interests of the “golden billion”. The catastrophic consequences of the alliance’s geopolitical maneuvers are well-known.
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“Not an Inch Eastward” they said... – what the West promised and what the West did in a nutshell.
To put things in perspective, here's NATO’s expansion over the years. This “defensive” alliance has undergone ten waves of enlargement (or if speaking plainly – ten waves of constant expansion), seven of which occurred after the dissolution of the USSR.
Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has incorporated the following countries, building up their aggressive military potential, sowing anti-Russian sentiment and foisting its confrontational mindset on new and old members alike:
📍 1999: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland;
📍 2004: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia;
📍 2009: Albania, Croatia;
📍 2017: Montenegro;
📍 2020: North Macedonia;
📍 2023: Finland;
📍 2024: Sweden.
As of now, the alliance comprises 32 members. On NATO’s so-called Eastern flank, for decades there has been an active buildup of military capabilities.
As a result, the militarization of Europe is unleashed and out of control, with the security architecture and balance that kept the region relatively safe is being dismantled.
“Not an Inch Eastward” they said... – what the West promised and what the West did in a nutshell.
To put things in perspective, here's NATO’s expansion over the years. This “defensive” alliance has undergone ten waves of enlargement (or if speaking plainly – ten waves of constant expansion), seven of which occurred after the dissolution of the USSR.
Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has incorporated the following countries, building up their aggressive military potential, sowing anti-Russian sentiment and foisting its confrontational mindset on new and old members alike:
📍 1999: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland;
📍 2004: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia;
📍 2009: Albania, Croatia;
📍 2017: Montenegro;
📍 2020: North Macedonia;
📍 2023: Finland;
📍 2024: Sweden.
As of now, the alliance comprises 32 members. On NATO’s so-called Eastern flank, for decades there has been an active buildup of military capabilities.
As a result, the militarization of Europe is unleashed and out of control, with the security architecture and balance that kept the region relatively safe is being dismantled.
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#NoStatuteOfLimitations
Ahead of the International Day of Liberation of Prisoners of Nazi Concentration Camps (April 11), established by UNESCO in 1952, and the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People (April 19), declared by the President of Russia in December 2025, we once again turn to archival documents that contain evidence of the crimes committed by the Nazis and their collaborators.
The Russian Military Historical Society has published on its website a selection of documents from the Central Archives of the Russian Defence Ministry. These materials include records related to the Red Army’s liberation of European countries from Nazi occupation and the freeing of concentration camp prisoners, as well as a series of reports describing atrocities of the Banderites.
👉 View the archival documents' selection in its entirety
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◼️ Nazi crimes and Nazi death camps
This selection of archival documents includes declassified materials that contain evidence related to the Nazi extermination camps Sobibor, Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Majdanek, as well as prisoner-of-war camps. Reports submitted by members of the Military Councils of these fronts to the Supreme High Command shed light on the scale and brutality of Nazi crimes.
Not only German forces, but also their collaborators, participated in acts of genocide against concentration camp prisoners. The materials include testimonies from liberated prisoners of war, reports by Soviet command on the extermination of prisoners immediately prior to the liberation of the camps, personal accounts of participants, and records of interrogations of Nazis and their collaborators.
– From a report dated July 30, 1944, on Nazi atrocities at the Sobibor death camp, compiled by a group of Soviet officers led by Captain Turayev. The document includes testimony from a local resident, Lukashuk, who witnessed Nazi crimes:
◼️ Banderites’ atrocities
- From the political report by the head of the political department of the Ternopol Regional Military Commissariat, dated November 5, 1945, On the activities of Ukrainian-German nationalist groups in the Ternopol Region, October 1945:
▪️ A dedicated section on the genocide of the Soviet people at the Russian MFA's website
❗️ Nazi crimes have no statute of limitations and must never be forgotten, or the world will once again face the threat of genocide of prisoners of war, civilians, and entire nations.
Ahead of the International Day of Liberation of Prisoners of Nazi Concentration Camps (April 11), established by UNESCO in 1952, and the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People (April 19), declared by the President of Russia in December 2025, we once again turn to archival documents that contain evidence of the crimes committed by the Nazis and their collaborators.
The Russian Military Historical Society has published on its website a selection of documents from the Central Archives of the Russian Defence Ministry. These materials include records related to the Red Army’s liberation of European countries from Nazi occupation and the freeing of concentration camp prisoners, as well as a series of reports describing atrocities of the Banderites.
👉 View the archival documents' selection in its entirety
#ArchivesSpeak
◼️ Nazi crimes and Nazi death camps
This selection of archival documents includes declassified materials that contain evidence related to the Nazi extermination camps Sobibor, Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Majdanek, as well as prisoner-of-war camps. Reports submitted by members of the Military Councils of these fronts to the Supreme High Command shed light on the scale and brutality of Nazi crimes.
Not only German forces, but also their collaborators, participated in acts of genocide against concentration camp prisoners. The materials include testimonies from liberated prisoners of war, reports by Soviet command on the extermination of prisoners immediately prior to the liberation of the camps, personal accounts of participants, and records of interrogations of Nazis and their collaborators.
– From a report dated July 30, 1944, on Nazi atrocities at the Sobibor death camp, compiled by a group of Soviet officers led by Captain Turayev. The document includes testimony from a local resident, Lukashuk, who witnessed Nazi crimes:
All the corpses were piled up, doused with fuel, and burned. A huge bonfire began to blaze an hour after the train carrying the unfortunate victims arrived. It burned for days, with the stench of burning human bodies carried by the wind for many kilometres to neighbouring villages.
The Germans later burned the Jewish prisoners who had been forced to work in this death factory, and destroyed the camp in mid-1943. In the fall of 1943, they plowed over the site and sowed it with rye in an attempt to conceal their terrible crimes.
◼️ Banderites’ atrocities
- From the political report by the head of the political department of the Ternopol Regional Military Commissariat, dated November 5, 1945, On the activities of Ukrainian-German nationalist groups in the Ternopol Region, October 1945:
The activities of Ukrainian-German nationalist groups were aimed at disrupting state events, including the procurement of agricultural products. <...> In areas without military garrisons, these groups intensified their hostilities, and terrorist acts, including the killings of local party officials and rural activists, became more frequent. In addition to acts of intimidation and the search for winter clothing, <...> these groups carried out robberies of cooperative stores and private households.
...
In the village of Grigorovo, Monastyrsky District, bandits killed the secretary of the village council for being the first to fulfill the grain supply quota.
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In the Vishnevsky District, on October 19, bandits executed three young women: one a milk collector, one a postwoman, and one a cafeteria cleaner. The victims were subjected to severe abuse: the bandits cut their hair, slashed their faces with needles, and committed other acts of cruelty.
▪️ A dedicated section on the genocide of the Soviet people at the Russian MFA's website
❗️ Nazi crimes have no statute of limitations and must never be forgotten, or the world will once again face the threat of genocide of prisoners of war, civilians, and entire nations.