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On the 10th anniversary of the coup d'état in Kiev, we recall the West's role in fuelling the conflict in Ukraine, its support for Ukrainian nationalists and their terrorist activities.
🎬 Operation Ukraine: America's Fingerprints. Who supports Ukrainian Nationalism? - an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: Immediately after the end of World War II and the defeat of the Nazis, American intelligence agencies established contacts with former Hitler collaborators to work together against the Soviet Union and later Russia. The operation to form an armed underground movement in Western Ukraine was dubbed "Aerodynamic".
The CIA assembled war criminals and Bandera movement activists from filtration camps, and created an agent network. Their task was to sabotage nuclear plants and dams on Ukrainian territory in an effort to separate it from the Soviet Union. According to CIA co-founder Frank Wisner, they terrorised civilians and were responsible for at least 35,000 casualties
In the early 1950s, Red Army units mostly wiped out the nationalist insurgency, however the CIA employed a new strategy. Since then Ukrainian nationalists have been engaged in an ideological anti-Russian war. The operation "Prolog" gradually stoked nationalist sentiment in Ukraine and bred loyalty to Nazi ideas.
What is the outcome of half-century-long American influence❓
#NoStatuteOfLimitations
#LeastWeForget
On the 10th anniversary of the coup d'état in Kiev, we recall the West's role in fuelling the conflict in Ukraine, its support for Ukrainian nationalists and their terrorist activities.
🎬 Operation Ukraine: America's Fingerprints. Who supports Ukrainian Nationalism? - an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: Immediately after the end of World War II and the defeat of the Nazis, American intelligence agencies established contacts with former Hitler collaborators to work together against the Soviet Union and later Russia. The operation to form an armed underground movement in Western Ukraine was dubbed "Aerodynamic".
The CIA assembled war criminals and Bandera movement activists from filtration camps, and created an agent network. Their task was to sabotage nuclear plants and dams on Ukrainian territory in an effort to separate it from the Soviet Union. According to CIA co-founder Frank Wisner, they terrorised civilians and were responsible for at least 35,000 casualties
In the early 1950s, Red Army units mostly wiped out the nationalist insurgency, however the CIA employed a new strategy. Since then Ukrainian nationalists have been engaged in an ideological anti-Russian war. The operation "Prolog" gradually stoked nationalist sentiment in Ukraine and bred loyalty to Nazi ideas.
What is the outcome of half-century-long American influence❓
#NoStatuteOfLimitations
#LeastWeForget
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⚡️ Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War the USA and its NATO allies began actively working with former Soviet republics in order to shape them for their own neocolonial purposes.
Ukraine has always received special attention from the Western states in the post-Soviet space as it was the most developed republic, one with strong industrial, agricultural and scientific potential and extremely close ties with Russia. The goal was to seize its market, reshape the economy, making it ever-dependent on the West.
To this end, the USA and the EU, by hand of obedient Ukrainian elites, were methodically destroying the country's basis, severing the economic, trade and cultural ties with Russia.
❗️ In the early 2000s, the so-called 'collective West' inspired the Orange Revolution of 2004 that aimed at distancing Ukraine from Russia and integrating it into the Euro-Atlantic institutions came to power in Kiev.
The blatant interference of the West in the internal affairs triggered a deep political crisis in Ukraine that became irreversible and led to the unconstitutional coup d'etat in 2014.
This event led to a sharp polarization of the Ukrainian society, which predetermined an armed civil conflict. The new 'authorities' launched the so called "anti-terrorist operation" to suppress protests in Donbass by force.
☝️ As a result, Ukrainian armed forces have been shelling Donbass for all these years. This forced Russia to intervene in the situation by launching a special military operation.
The actions of the West within the framework of the large-scale "hybrid war" confirm the global nature of the confrontation in Ukraine. Military and financial assistance is being provided to the Kiev regime, and the range of 'deliveries' at the taxpayers' expense is constantly increasing.
👉 Ukraine is a mere instrument in the hands of the United States and its NATO allies, whose long-term goal is to to break the security architecture in the post-Soviet space and Eurasia as a whole.
⚡️ Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War the USA and its NATO allies began actively working with former Soviet republics in order to shape them for their own neocolonial purposes.
Ukraine has always received special attention from the Western states in the post-Soviet space as it was the most developed republic, one with strong industrial, agricultural and scientific potential and extremely close ties with Russia. The goal was to seize its market, reshape the economy, making it ever-dependent on the West.
To this end, the USA and the EU, by hand of obedient Ukrainian elites, were methodically destroying the country's basis, severing the economic, trade and cultural ties with Russia.
❗️ In the early 2000s, the so-called 'collective West' inspired the Orange Revolution of 2004 that aimed at distancing Ukraine from Russia and integrating it into the Euro-Atlantic institutions came to power in Kiev.
The blatant interference of the West in the internal affairs triggered a deep political crisis in Ukraine that became irreversible and led to the unconstitutional coup d'etat in 2014.
This event led to a sharp polarization of the Ukrainian society, which predetermined an armed civil conflict. The new 'authorities' launched the so called "anti-terrorist operation" to suppress protests in Donbass by force.
☝️ As a result, Ukrainian armed forces have been shelling Donbass for all these years. This forced Russia to intervene in the situation by launching a special military operation.
The actions of the West within the framework of the large-scale "hybrid war" confirm the global nature of the confrontation in Ukraine. Military and financial assistance is being provided to the Kiev regime, and the range of 'deliveries' at the taxpayers' expense is constantly increasing.
👉 Ukraine is a mere instrument in the hands of the United States and its NATO allies, whose long-term goal is to to break the security architecture in the post-Soviet space and Eurasia as a whole.
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On the 10th anniversary of the coup d'état in Kiev, we recall the historical origins of the terrorist methods of the Kiev regime, its masterminds and the roots of Ukrainian neo-Nazism, as well as the destructive role of the West.
🎬 Operation Ukraine. Terror on Demand - RT documentary.
Synopsis: The murder of Daria Dugina, the bombing of the Crimean Bridge, torture and torment in secret prisons - the pattern and methods of modern Ukrainian neo-Nazis are unmistakable. The The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) inherited them from their predecessors - the Bandera Nazis, collaborators who ruthlessly exterminated their compatriots.
The Ukrainian Nazis were actively supported by the US: it conducted covert operations on the territory of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, funded certain groups and, after the collapse of the USSR, systematically revived the ideology of Nazism in Ukraine.
The West intended to plunge Ukraine into bloody terror in order to separate the republic from the Soviet Union and weaken the USSR's influence on the world stage. It was a covert operation - "Aerodynamic".
👉 Learn more about the operation and other facts in our article on the 10th anniversary of the coup d'état in Ukraine.
🎬 Operation Ukraine. Terror on Demand - RT documentary.
Synopsis: The murder of Daria Dugina, the bombing of the Crimean Bridge, torture and torment in secret prisons - the pattern and methods of modern Ukrainian neo-Nazis are unmistakable. The The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) inherited them from their predecessors - the Bandera Nazis, collaborators who ruthlessly exterminated their compatriots.
The Ukrainian Nazis were actively supported by the US: it conducted covert operations on the territory of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, funded certain groups and, after the collapse of the USSR, systematically revived the ideology of Nazism in Ukraine.
The West intended to plunge Ukraine into bloody terror in order to separate the republic from the Soviet Union and weaken the USSR's influence on the world stage. It was a covert operation - "Aerodynamic".
👉 Learn more about the operation and other facts in our article on the 10th anniversary of the coup d'état in Ukraine.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on reforming global governance (Rio de Janeiro, February 22, 2024)
Key points:
🔹 The forming of a fair multipolar world order without a definite centre and periphery has become much more intensive in the past few years. Asian, African and Latin American countries are becoming important parts of the global economy. Not infrequently, they are setting the tone and the dynamics.
🔹 In 2023, the BRICS countries’ share in world GDP, in purchasing power parity, grew to 35 percent, exceeding the G7’s share of 30.3 percent.
🔹 Many Western economies, especially in Europe, are actually stagnating against this background. These statistics are from Western-supervised institutions – the IMF, the World Bank and the OECD.
🔹 These institutions are becoming relics from the past. Western domination is already affecting their ability to meet the requirements of the times. Meanwhile, it is perfectly obvious today that the current problems of humanity can only be resolved through a concerted effort and with due consideration for the interests of the Global South and, generally, all global economic realities.
❗️ Institutions like the IMF, the World Bank, the EBRD, and the EIB are prioritising Kiev’s military and other needs. The West allocated over $250 billion to tide over its underling thus creating funding shortages in other parts of the world. Ukraine is taking up the bulk of the funds, relegating Africa and other regions of the Global South to rationing.
🔹 Countries that have discredited themselves by using unlawful acts ranging from unilateral sanctions and the seizure of sovereign assets and private property to blockades, embargoes, and discrimination against economic operators based on nationality to settle scores with their geopolitical opponents cannot be considered guarantors of financial stability.
🔹 Without a doubt, new institutions that focus on consensus and mutual benefit are needed to democratise the global economic governance system. Today, we are seeing positive dynamics for strengthening various alliances, including BRICS, the SCO, ASEAN, the African Union, LAS, CELAC, and the EAEU.
🔹 This year, Russia chairs BRICS, which saw several new members join it. We will do our best to reinforce the potential of this association and its ties with the G20.
🇺🇳 Considering that 6 out of 15 UN Security Council members represent the Western bloc, we will support the expansion of this body solely through the accession of countries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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Key points:
🔹 The forming of a fair multipolar world order without a definite centre and periphery has become much more intensive in the past few years. Asian, African and Latin American countries are becoming important parts of the global economy. Not infrequently, they are setting the tone and the dynamics.
🔹 In 2023, the BRICS countries’ share in world GDP, in purchasing power parity, grew to 35 percent, exceeding the G7’s share of 30.3 percent.
🔹 Many Western economies, especially in Europe, are actually stagnating against this background. These statistics are from Western-supervised institutions – the IMF, the World Bank and the OECD.
🔹 These institutions are becoming relics from the past. Western domination is already affecting their ability to meet the requirements of the times. Meanwhile, it is perfectly obvious today that the current problems of humanity can only be resolved through a concerted effort and with due consideration for the interests of the Global South and, generally, all global economic realities.
❗️ Institutions like the IMF, the World Bank, the EBRD, and the EIB are prioritising Kiev’s military and other needs. The West allocated over $250 billion to tide over its underling thus creating funding shortages in other parts of the world. Ukraine is taking up the bulk of the funds, relegating Africa and other regions of the Global South to rationing.
🔹 Countries that have discredited themselves by using unlawful acts ranging from unilateral sanctions and the seizure of sovereign assets and private property to blockades, embargoes, and discrimination against economic operators based on nationality to settle scores with their geopolitical opponents cannot be considered guarantors of financial stability.
🔹 Without a doubt, new institutions that focus on consensus and mutual benefit are needed to democratise the global economic governance system. Today, we are seeing positive dynamics for strengthening various alliances, including BRICS, the SCO, ASEAN, the African Union, LAS, CELAC, and the EAEU.
🔹 This year, Russia chairs BRICS, which saw several new members join it. We will do our best to reinforce the potential of this association and its ties with the G20.
🇺🇳 Considering that 6 out of 15 UN Security Council members represent the Western bloc, we will support the expansion of this body solely through the accession of countries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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🎙 Russia's President Vladimir Putin's greetings on Defender of the Fatherland Day 🇷🇺
February 23, 2024
💬 Comrades, friends,
I congratulate veterans, active military and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces and all who have served in the military on Defender of the Fatherland Day.
<…>
On this holiday, we pay our deepest respects to our heroic fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers who crushed Nazism, we take out the military orders and medals, photographs and letters from frontline soldiers, say a heartfelt thank you and warmly embrace our dear veterans. We will always remember that it was the Soviet people who defended the freedom of Russia, all of Europe and the entire world.
Russian soldiers and officers are honourably carrying on these glorious military traditions. Today it is the participants of the special military operation who are on the frontlines. You fight for truth and justice; you show courage and valour in defence of Russia. You are true national heroes. We are proud of you, we admire your courage, we honour your exploits. We know it is difficult for you, and we will do everything possible to help you complete the mission you have been assigned. Thank you for valiantly performing your military duty, and for your faithful and selfless service to the Fatherland.
There are many alarming challenges and risks in the modern world, but the powerful capabilities and combat readiness of our army and navy guarantee Russia’s security and its free, sovereign development.
Incorporating our real combat experience, we will continue to strengthen the Armed Forces in every possible way, including ongoing re-equipping and modernisation efforts.
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February 23, 2024
💬 Comrades, friends,
I congratulate veterans, active military and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces and all who have served in the military on Defender of the Fatherland Day.
<…>
On this holiday, we pay our deepest respects to our heroic fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers who crushed Nazism, we take out the military orders and medals, photographs and letters from frontline soldiers, say a heartfelt thank you and warmly embrace our dear veterans. We will always remember that it was the Soviet people who defended the freedom of Russia, all of Europe and the entire world.
Russian soldiers and officers are honourably carrying on these glorious military traditions. Today it is the participants of the special military operation who are on the frontlines. You fight for truth and justice; you show courage and valour in defence of Russia. You are true national heroes. We are proud of you, we admire your courage, we honour your exploits. We know it is difficult for you, and we will do everything possible to help you complete the mission you have been assigned. Thank you for valiantly performing your military duty, and for your faithful and selfless service to the Fatherland.
There are many alarming challenges and risks in the modern world, but the powerful capabilities and combat readiness of our army and navy guarantee Russia’s security and its free, sovereign development.
Incorporating our real combat experience, we will continue to strengthen the Armed Forces in every possible way, including ongoing re-equipping and modernisation efforts.
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⭐️ Today, on February 23, Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated in Russia!
Congratulations to everyone to whom it may concern, everyone who on this very day is defending our Fatherland! 🛡
Congratulations to everyone to whom it may concern, everyone who on this very day is defending our Fatherland! 🛡
#Мнение #Факты
📖 Книга М.С. Григорьева «Евромайдан: сущность и последствия антиконституционного переворота на Украине в 2014 году».
Первое издание этой книги под названием «евромайдан» вышло в 2014 году, она была написана на основе анализа сотен заявлений и документов правительств и официальных инстанций Украины, США, Европейского союза, стран Европы, свидетельских показаний и экспертных интервью участников событий.
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Выдержки из книги:
✍️ Настоящими организаторами «евромайдана» являются США и страны Запада. Именно они долгие годы поддерживали политиков, журналистов, общественных деятелей испытывавших ненависть к России.
Речь идёт не только о событиях после 1991 года. Украинский национализм был создан в качестве оружия против России и последовательно поддерживался Австро-Венгрией, Польшей, нацистской Германией и странами Запада. В 2014 году США и страны Европы напрямую поддерживали организаторов переворота и оказывали прямое давление на президента Украины Виктора Януковича, не давая применять силы против преступников.
❗️ За прошедшее после Евромайдана время не произошло никакого улучшения уровня жизни в результате подписания Соглашения об ассоциации между ЕС и Украиной, что было одной из целей «евромайдана». Более того, украинская продукция не допускается на рынки ЕС при малейшей угрозе собственным товаропроизводителям.
После начала специальной военной операции на Украину хлынул поток западной помощи и вооружения. На момент издания книги общая сумма поддержки, включая поставки вооружения западных стран Украине, составила более 300 млрд долларов. Основными поставщиками вооружения стали те страны, которые поддерживали и организовывали «евромайдан». Эти факты не оставляют сомнений в роли, которую уготовил для Украины Запад ещё во время «евромайдана», – быть инструментом сдерживания России.
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Полная электронная версия книги (pdf) 👉 : https://t.me/maximgrigoryev/6235
📖 Книга М.С. Григорьева «Евромайдан: сущность и последствия антиконституционного переворота на Украине в 2014 году».
Первое издание этой книги под названием «евромайдан» вышло в 2014 году, она была написана на основе анализа сотен заявлений и документов правительств и официальных инстанций Украины, США, Европейского союза, стран Европы, свидетельских показаний и экспертных интервью участников событий.
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Выдержки из книги:
✍️ Настоящими организаторами «евромайдана» являются США и страны Запада. Именно они долгие годы поддерживали политиков, журналистов, общественных деятелей испытывавших ненависть к России.
Речь идёт не только о событиях после 1991 года. Украинский национализм был создан в качестве оружия против России и последовательно поддерживался Австро-Венгрией, Польшей, нацистской Германией и странами Запада. В 2014 году США и страны Европы напрямую поддерживали организаторов переворота и оказывали прямое давление на президента Украины Виктора Януковича, не давая применять силы против преступников.
❗️ За прошедшее после Евромайдана время не произошло никакого улучшения уровня жизни в результате подписания Соглашения об ассоциации между ЕС и Украиной, что было одной из целей «евромайдана». Более того, украинская продукция не допускается на рынки ЕС при малейшей угрозе собственным товаропроизводителям.
После начала специальной военной операции на Украину хлынул поток западной помощи и вооружения. На момент издания книги общая сумма поддержки, включая поставки вооружения западных стран Украине, составила более 300 млрд долларов. Основными поставщиками вооружения стали те страны, которые поддерживали и организовывали «евромайдан». Эти факты не оставляют сомнений в роли, которую уготовил для Украины Запад ещё во время «евромайдана», – быть инструментом сдерживания России.
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Книга М.С. Григорьева
"Евромайдан: сущность и последствия антиконституционного переворота на Украине в 2014 году".
Из предисловия С. В. Лаврова к книге: "Захват власти носителями расистских, откровенно нацистских установок, впоследствии возведенных…
Книга М.С. Григорьева
"Евромайдан: сущность и последствия антиконституционного переворота на Украине в 2014 году".
Из предисловия С. В. Лаврова к книге: "Захват власти носителями расистских, откровенно нацистских установок, впоследствии возведенных…
🎙Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on #Ukraine (23 February 2024)
💬This chamber is overcrowded. And so is the speakers’ list for this meeting in the part of non-members of the Security Council, who call themselves ministers of foreign affairs of Western countries. <...>
❓Where were you all yesterday when the Security Council was discussing the Middle East and the situation in #Gaza? Where was the Secretary-General? I would like to remind you that none of the countries of the European Union, and indeed of the #West, has ever taken the initiative to convene a single meeting on Gaza, where the number of civilian casualties (most of them women and children) as a result of flagrant violations of IHL by Israel in four and a half months has exceeded the figures of any military conflict in recent years.
👉This speaks very eloquently of your hypocrisy and your double standards.
🔗Read in full: https://russiaun.ru/en/news/unsc_230224
💬This chamber is overcrowded. And so is the speakers’ list for this meeting in the part of non-members of the Security Council, who call themselves ministers of foreign affairs of Western countries. <...>
❓Where were you all yesterday when the Security Council was discussing the Middle East and the situation in #Gaza? Where was the Secretary-General? I would like to remind you that none of the countries of the European Union, and indeed of the #West, has ever taken the initiative to convene a single meeting on Gaza, where the number of civilian casualties (most of them women and children) as a result of flagrant violations of IHL by Israel in four and a half months has exceeded the figures of any military conflict in recent years.
👉This speaks very eloquently of your hypocrisy and your double standards.
🔗Read in full: https://russiaun.ru/en/news/unsc_230224
🎙 President of Russia Vladimir #Putin’s answer to journalist Pavel Zarubin’s question about #Biden's rude remark (February 22, 2024)
❓US President Biden came up with another rude remark about you. You have never said anything like that about any foreign leader, and you have never even taken the liberty to make any inappropriate remark. Will you respond the same way now?
💬 Vladimir Putin: Look, we recently talked and you asked me who we prefer to see as the new US president. I said we would work with any president. But for Russia, Biden is preferable. I am right, judging by what he said, because it is an adequate reaction to what I said.
Why? Because he cannot say to me, “Great, Vlad, thank you, you helped me a lot.” We understand what’s going on there in terms of domestic policy, and this is an absolutely adequate reaction. Which means I was right.
What I said was basically for our domestic audience, not the US. You are a Russian journalist, and you asked me what’s [who] better for us. I said then, and I will say it again: Biden.
❓US President Biden came up with another rude remark about you. You have never said anything like that about any foreign leader, and you have never even taken the liberty to make any inappropriate remark. Will you respond the same way now?
💬 Vladimir Putin: Look, we recently talked and you asked me who we prefer to see as the new US president. I said we would work with any president. But for Russia, Biden is preferable. I am right, judging by what he said, because it is an adequate reaction to what I said.
Why? Because he cannot say to me, “Great, Vlad, thank you, you helped me a lot.” We understand what’s going on there in terms of domestic policy, and this is an absolutely adequate reaction. Which means I was right.
What I said was basically for our domestic audience, not the US. You are a Russian journalist, and you asked me what’s [who] better for us. I said then, and I will say it again: Biden.
🎙Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov’s remarks at the #G20 ministerial meeting (Rio de Janeiro, 21 February 2024)
Read in full👉https://vk.cc/cuVvzv
💬The objective process of the emergence of a multipolar world order driven by self-reliant nations and regions has met with serious resistance. The basic principles of international communication are being undermined at the instigation of the West. Universal legal norms and the principles of the UN Charter, including the sovereign equality of states, non-interference in internal affairs and self-determination of peoples, are being violated. <...>
Instead of a UN-centred architecture, narrow bloc alliances, closed clubs, behind-the-scenes “best practices”, allegedly “reliable scientific data”, and pseudo-democratic ‘values’ are being promoted. The world is artificially divided into friends and foes, the “garden” and the “jungle”. <...> This is what the infamous “rules” the West imposes instead of the international law, appear in reality.
Read in full👉https://vk.cc/cuVvzv
💬The objective process of the emergence of a multipolar world order driven by self-reliant nations and regions has met with serious resistance. The basic principles of international communication are being undermined at the instigation of the West. Universal legal norms and the principles of the UN Charter, including the sovereign equality of states, non-interference in internal affairs and self-determination of peoples, are being violated. <...>
Instead of a UN-centred architecture, narrow bloc alliances, closed clubs, behind-the-scenes “best practices”, allegedly “reliable scientific data”, and pseudo-democratic ‘values’ are being promoted. The world is artificially divided into friends and foes, the “garden” and the “jungle”. <...> This is what the infamous “rules” the West imposes instead of the international law, appear in reality.
Polar bear is a symbol of the Russian Arctic and one of the most unique creatures of the Russian fauna. Polar bears are listed in the Red Book as only 5 thousand species currently live in our country. We do our best to protect our polar friends. In Novosibirsk zoo in 2018 polar bear Gerda gave birth to two cubs. Polar bears are widely represented in the Russian culture: cartoon ‘Umka’, 2014 Winter Olympics mascot and many other examples.
🎙Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov’s statement and answers to questions following the G20 ministerial meeting (Rio de Janeiro, 22 February 2024)
Read in full👉https://vk.cc/cuY1ZR
💬Clearly, today’s global economy is grossly distorted by the methods that the #West is using to punish those who do not follow its “rules,” which are steeped in #neocolonialism, and to wipe out competitors. These methods include unlawful sanctions, asset seizure with an eye towards confiscating foreign-owned property, blackmail, trade blockades, and much more, which undermines the basic foundations of the global economy and hinders the achievement of perspectives that are of interest to all countries around the world. Opportunities are being thwarted as the West prevents their realisation in order to promote its self-serving interests.
Read in full👉https://vk.cc/cuY1ZR
💬Clearly, today’s global economy is grossly distorted by the methods that the #West is using to punish those who do not follow its “rules,” which are steeped in #neocolonialism, and to wipe out competitors. These methods include unlawful sanctions, asset seizure with an eye towards confiscating foreign-owned property, blackmail, trade blockades, and much more, which undermines the basic foundations of the global economy and hinders the achievement of perspectives that are of interest to all countries around the world. Opportunities are being thwarted as the West prevents their realisation in order to promote its self-serving interests.
Ambassador’s Comment
As we understand, not only we remember the second anniversary of the start of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, but with different emotions. The editorial in the Straits Times newspaper “No end in sight for Ukraine’s pain” dated February 27, 2024, confirms that.
The impression is that against the backdrop of fatigue of the political class and public opinion of most states from the crisis in Ukraine unleashed by the West with the help of the Kiev Nazis, the coup they provoked and the start of an undeclared hybrid war against Russia, the authors are looking for at least some reasons to keep this topic and the sinking regime of V.Zelensky afloat. And they do not find such reasons, except for bitter regrets and counting the losses and damage that the hostilities caused.
I assure you, it is not our fault. Kiev and its Western patrons had enough time to think about the consequences of their actions, and there was also a legal basis to stop the bloodshed that they had unleashed. So now they have to reap the bitter fruits, and the sooner sobering comes, the better. The fact that this process is underway is highlighted in the article “Growing gloom about war among Europeans” published on February 27 in the Business Times newspaper by Andrew Hammond, associate at LSE IDEAS at the London School of Economics. It is difficult to suspect the author of sympathizing with Russia, but he also admits that currently only 10% of Europeans believe in the victory of Kiev. No less Russophobic Straits Times columnist Jonathan Eyal predicts in his article “Western govts caught unprepared by lengthy war in Ukraine” from February 24 that 2024 will be a year of disappointment for Ukraine and, first of all, its authorities. Predictions don’t always come true, but it seems that this time they will.
Apparently, the experience of the SMO not only convinces us of the rightness of our cause, but also teaches those who do not want to admit it.
As we understand, not only we remember the second anniversary of the start of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, but with different emotions. The editorial in the Straits Times newspaper “No end in sight for Ukraine’s pain” dated February 27, 2024, confirms that.
The impression is that against the backdrop of fatigue of the political class and public opinion of most states from the crisis in Ukraine unleashed by the West with the help of the Kiev Nazis, the coup they provoked and the start of an undeclared hybrid war against Russia, the authors are looking for at least some reasons to keep this topic and the sinking regime of V.Zelensky afloat. And they do not find such reasons, except for bitter regrets and counting the losses and damage that the hostilities caused.
I assure you, it is not our fault. Kiev and its Western patrons had enough time to think about the consequences of their actions, and there was also a legal basis to stop the bloodshed that they had unleashed. So now they have to reap the bitter fruits, and the sooner sobering comes, the better. The fact that this process is underway is highlighted in the article “Growing gloom about war among Europeans” published on February 27 in the Business Times newspaper by Andrew Hammond, associate at LSE IDEAS at the London School of Economics. It is difficult to suspect the author of sympathizing with Russia, but he also admits that currently only 10% of Europeans believe in the victory of Kiev. No less Russophobic Straits Times columnist Jonathan Eyal predicts in his article “Western govts caught unprepared by lengthy war in Ukraine” from February 24 that 2024 will be a year of disappointment for Ukraine and, first of all, its authorities. Predictions don’t always come true, but it seems that this time they will.
Apparently, the experience of the SMO not only convinces us of the rightness of our cause, but also teaches those who do not want to admit it.
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On granting citizenship to certain categories of foreign citizens
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated January 4, 2024 No. 11 “On determining certain categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons who have the right to apply for admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation” (hereinafter referred to as the Decree) established a simplified procedure for admitting certain categories of foreign citizens to citizenship of the Russian Federation, including citizens of Ukraine, their children, spouses and parents, as well as orphans and children left without parental care, temporarily staying, permanently or temporarily residing in the Russian Federation.
The Decree does not contain provisions aimed at replacing or destroying any distinctive ethnic or cultural characteristics of minor Ukrainian citizens in Russia who are orphans or children without parental care.
We are talking about granting Russian citizenship for humanitarian reasons, so that children rescued from shelling and evacuated from front-line zones to our country can fully return to a normal peaceful life, while enjoying all the rights and social services to which citizens of the Russian Federation have access.
Their admission to Russian citizenship does not occur automatically, but through voluntary application for citizenship.
The acquisition of Russian citizenship is not conditioned by the termination of Ukrainian citizenship and does not require completion of a similar procedure. Upon reaching the age of 18, a person may decide to retain the citizenship of both states or formalize an exit from one of them, along with an independent choice of place of residence.
As for the accusations by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry of the “forced assimilation of Ukrainian children,” such statements do not correspond to the content of the mentioned Decree and for the most part are based on the substitution of legal concepts.
1. Kiev’s statements that international law was violated as a result of the adoption of the Decree are unfounded.
Establishing rules for acquiring citizenship is the sovereign prerogative of any state.
2. Referrals from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine are inappropriate not only to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, but also the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948 and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 1949 (IV Geneva Convention).
3. It is obvious that the publication of the Decree is only a pretext for spreading baseless accusations against Russia.
The procedure established by the Decree for applying for citizenship of Ukrainian orphans and children left without parental care is not new. The simplified procedure for granting citizenship to children who are foreign citizens or stateless persons was enshrined in various editions of the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” throughout the entire period of its existence since 2002.
4. The thesis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine that citizenship is granted by the sole decision of the President of the Russian Federation “without taking into account all or individual requirements provided for by federal legislation” is also false.
Provisions of the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”, in particular, give the President the right to determine the categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons who can be granted citizenship of the Russian Federation “without taking into account all or individual requirements provided for in Part 1 of Article 15 of this Federal Law.”
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated January 4, 2024 No. 11 “On determining certain categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons who have the right to apply for admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation” (hereinafter referred to as the Decree) established a simplified procedure for admitting certain categories of foreign citizens to citizenship of the Russian Federation, including citizens of Ukraine, their children, spouses and parents, as well as orphans and children left without parental care, temporarily staying, permanently or temporarily residing in the Russian Federation.
The Decree does not contain provisions aimed at replacing or destroying any distinctive ethnic or cultural characteristics of minor Ukrainian citizens in Russia who are orphans or children without parental care.
We are talking about granting Russian citizenship for humanitarian reasons, so that children rescued from shelling and evacuated from front-line zones to our country can fully return to a normal peaceful life, while enjoying all the rights and social services to which citizens of the Russian Federation have access.
Their admission to Russian citizenship does not occur automatically, but through voluntary application for citizenship.
The acquisition of Russian citizenship is not conditioned by the termination of Ukrainian citizenship and does not require completion of a similar procedure. Upon reaching the age of 18, a person may decide to retain the citizenship of both states or formalize an exit from one of them, along with an independent choice of place of residence.
As for the accusations by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry of the “forced assimilation of Ukrainian children,” such statements do not correspond to the content of the mentioned Decree and for the most part are based on the substitution of legal concepts.
1. Kiev’s statements that international law was violated as a result of the adoption of the Decree are unfounded.
Establishing rules for acquiring citizenship is the sovereign prerogative of any state.
2. Referrals from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine are inappropriate not only to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, but also the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948 and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 1949 (IV Geneva Convention).
3. It is obvious that the publication of the Decree is only a pretext for spreading baseless accusations against Russia.
The procedure established by the Decree for applying for citizenship of Ukrainian orphans and children left without parental care is not new. The simplified procedure for granting citizenship to children who are foreign citizens or stateless persons was enshrined in various editions of the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” throughout the entire period of its existence since 2002.
4. The thesis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine that citizenship is granted by the sole decision of the President of the Russian Federation “without taking into account all or individual requirements provided for by federal legislation” is also false.
Provisions of the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”, in particular, give the President the right to determine the categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons who can be granted citizenship of the Russian Federation “without taking into account all or individual requirements provided for in Part 1 of Article 15 of this Federal Law.”
Embassy Comment
We have noted the article “Ukraine war two years on, through Asian eyes” by Ravi Velloor, published in the Straits Times on February 28, 2024.
We cannot agree with the author’s description of the film “20 Days in Mariupol” which has been screened in Singapore recently. This is a highly biased and distorted movie that omits all the war crimes committed by the Ukrainian nationalists since 2014.
To get an objective view of the Ukrainian crisis, we recommend watching Russia Today documentaries about the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. They are available via this link https://rtd.rt.com/tags/special-military-operation-in-ukraine/
As for all other pro-Western narratives promoted by Mr Velloor, please, refer to the recent Embassy Comments in which we refuted them many times.
We have noted the article “Ukraine war two years on, through Asian eyes” by Ravi Velloor, published in the Straits Times on February 28, 2024.
We cannot agree with the author’s description of the film “20 Days in Mariupol” which has been screened in Singapore recently. This is a highly biased and distorted movie that omits all the war crimes committed by the Ukrainian nationalists since 2014.
To get an objective view of the Ukrainian crisis, we recommend watching Russia Today documentaries about the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. They are available via this link https://rtd.rt.com/tags/special-military-operation-in-ukraine/
As for all other pro-Western narratives promoted by Mr Velloor, please, refer to the recent Embassy Comments in which we refuted them many times.
✍️ President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to organisers and participants in the 2nd Congress of International Russophile Movement.
✉️ Your forum has brought together hundreds of delegates from more than 130 countries from all continents. This broad representation clearly shows that the international Russophile public movement is growing confidently and gaining new supporters.
The #RussophileMovement substantially contributes to countering the attempts of the collective West to isolate Russia internationally and helps disseminate objective and trustworthy information about our country abroad, as well as dispel anti-Russia speculations and myths created by propaganda.
The movement’s noble activities help preserve and strengthen the traditions of friendship and mutual respect that connect Russians with other nations; it helps unite the Russian world, promote our national culture and its achievements, and expand our humanitarian presence in the world.
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✉️ Your forum has brought together hundreds of delegates from more than 130 countries from all continents. This broad representation clearly shows that the international Russophile public movement is growing confidently and gaining new supporters.
The #RussophileMovement substantially contributes to countering the attempts of the collective West to isolate Russia internationally and helps disseminate objective and trustworthy information about our country abroad, as well as dispel anti-Russia speculations and myths created by propaganda.
The movement’s noble activities help preserve and strengthen the traditions of friendship and mutual respect that connect Russians with other nations; it helps unite the Russian world, promote our national culture and its achievements, and expand our humanitarian presence in the world.
🔗 t.ly/Qirxx