Embassy comment on the UK Foreign Secretary’s unacceptable remarks at the UN Security Council meeting
❌ Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on 24 September, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy once again resorted to completely unacceptable insults against Russia’s leadership.
His statements reflect, firstly, a lack of familiarity with norms of conduct among states and appropriate manners, and, secondly, a poor grasp of the subject under discussion at the UN Security Council.
Regrettably, it is no longer surprising to witness the UK top diplomat’s amateurish approach to global historical processes.
🤦 David Lammy’s brazen attempts to accuse Russia of “imperialism” appear patently absurd, giving the impression that he does not fully comprehend on whose behalf he speaks – whether it is the UK, with its dark legacy of brutal colonial exploitation of numerous countries, or the descendants of those who suffered under Britain’s own slave trade. This is a matter Mr Lammy should perhaps clarify for himself.
Speaking of anti-imperialist traditions, it should be noted that the Soviet Union, of which the Russian Federation is the successor state, played a pivotal role in the decolonisation process of the 20th century, providing immense support to liberation movements across many parts of the world.
Even today, Russia is not merely paying lip service to the issue, as David Lammy does; it is consistently and resolutely opposing the manifestations of neocolonialism in practice.
☝️ If the UK Foreign Secretary is indeed as committed to fighting the legacy of “imperialism” as he claims, it would be advisable that he uses his time in office to reassess London’s foreign policy, currently based on the aggressive imposition of unilateral Western perspectives and false "values" around the globe under the guise of establishing a “rules-based international order.”
He should pay special attention to Ukraine, which Britain and its American allies have turned into a vassal state, where human rights of the Russian-speaking population are violated, and decision-making is subordinated to the whims and donations of Western patrons.
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❌ Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on 24 September, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy once again resorted to completely unacceptable insults against Russia’s leadership.
His statements reflect, firstly, a lack of familiarity with norms of conduct among states and appropriate manners, and, secondly, a poor grasp of the subject under discussion at the UN Security Council.
Regrettably, it is no longer surprising to witness the UK top diplomat’s amateurish approach to global historical processes.
🤦 David Lammy’s brazen attempts to accuse Russia of “imperialism” appear patently absurd, giving the impression that he does not fully comprehend on whose behalf he speaks – whether it is the UK, with its dark legacy of brutal colonial exploitation of numerous countries, or the descendants of those who suffered under Britain’s own slave trade. This is a matter Mr Lammy should perhaps clarify for himself.
Speaking of anti-imperialist traditions, it should be noted that the Soviet Union, of which the Russian Federation is the successor state, played a pivotal role in the decolonisation process of the 20th century, providing immense support to liberation movements across many parts of the world.
Even today, Russia is not merely paying lip service to the issue, as David Lammy does; it is consistently and resolutely opposing the manifestations of neocolonialism in practice.
☝️ If the UK Foreign Secretary is indeed as committed to fighting the legacy of “imperialism” as he claims, it would be advisable that he uses his time in office to reassess London’s foreign policy, currently based on the aggressive imposition of unilateral Western perspectives and false "values" around the globe under the guise of establishing a “rules-based international order.”
He should pay special attention to Ukraine, which Britain and its American allies have turned into a vassal state, where human rights of the Russian-speaking population are violated, and decision-making is subordinated to the whims and donations of Western patrons.
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📄 Russia's position at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Ukrainian crisis Financial, technical and military assistance provided to Kiev by Western countries, including expanded arms supplies, is only protracting the Ukraine crisis and leading to…
📄 Russia's position at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The unprecedented escalation of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone, alongside the growing threats of destabilization and spillover of tensions into the wider region, cannot but cause concern.
☝️ We oppose terrorism in all its manifestations, and oppose attacks targeting civilians, wherever they take place, including the assault on Israel on 7 October 2023.
Yet the said attack cannot be used as a pretext for the collective punishment of millions of Palestinians as well as attacking neighbouring Lebanon and Syria.
It is therefore necessary to:
• ensure a permanent ceasefire everywhere;
• release all hostages and arbitrarily detained persons;
• provide a safe and unhampered humanitarian access to all victims and those in need;
• resume peace talks based on the universally recognized legal framework;
• establish an independent and sovereign Palestinian state.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The unprecedented escalation of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone, alongside the growing threats of destabilization and spillover of tensions into the wider region, cannot but cause concern.
☝️ We oppose terrorism in all its manifestations, and oppose attacks targeting civilians, wherever they take place, including the assault on Israel on 7 October 2023.
Yet the said attack cannot be used as a pretext for the collective punishment of millions of Palestinians as well as attacking neighbouring Lebanon and Syria.
It is therefore necessary to:
• ensure a permanent ceasefire everywhere;
• release all hostages and arbitrarily detained persons;
• provide a safe and unhampered humanitarian access to all victims and those in need;
• resume peace talks based on the universally recognized legal framework;
• establish an independent and sovereign Palestinian state.
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🎙 President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Russian Federation Security Council standing conference on nuclear deterrence.
💬 Vladimir Putin: At present, our nuclear triad remains the most important security guarantee for our state and citizens, an instrument for maintaining strategic parity and balance of forces in the world.
At the same time, we can see that the modern military-political situation is rapidly changing and we have to factor that in, including the emergence of new sources of military threats and risks for Russia and our allies.
Over the last year specialists from the Defence Ministry, Foreign Ministry, Security Council Office and other agencies have made an in-depth and comprehensive analysis and evaluated the need for adjusting our approaches to a possible use of nuclear forces. Based on the results of this work, a number of updates have been proposed in terms of defining the conditions for using nuclear weapons. <...>
Thus, the draft Basic Principles expand the category of states and military alliances in respect of which nuclear deterrence is exercised and expand the list of military threats to be neutralised by nuclear deterrence measures.
❗️ The updated version of the document is supposed to regard an aggression against Russia from any non-nuclear state but involving or supported by any nuclear state as their joint attack against the Russian Federation.
It also states clearly the conditions for Russia’s transition to the use of nuclear weapons. We will consider such a possibility once we receive reliable information about a massive launch of air and space attack weapons and their crossing our state border. I mean strategic and tactical aircraft, cruise missiles, UAVs, hypersonic and other aircraft.
We reserve the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression against Russia and Belarus as a member of the Union State. All these issues have been agreed upon with the Belarusian side and the President of Belarus. Including the case when the enemy, using conventional weapons, creates a critical threat to our sovereignty.
☝️ In conclusion, I will note that all the updates have been deeply calibrated and are measured against contemporary military threats and risks to the Russian Federation.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: At present, our nuclear triad remains the most important security guarantee for our state and citizens, an instrument for maintaining strategic parity and balance of forces in the world.
At the same time, we can see that the modern military-political situation is rapidly changing and we have to factor that in, including the emergence of new sources of military threats and risks for Russia and our allies.
Over the last year specialists from the Defence Ministry, Foreign Ministry, Security Council Office and other agencies have made an in-depth and comprehensive analysis and evaluated the need for adjusting our approaches to a possible use of nuclear forces. Based on the results of this work, a number of updates have been proposed in terms of defining the conditions for using nuclear weapons. <...>
Thus, the draft Basic Principles expand the category of states and military alliances in respect of which nuclear deterrence is exercised and expand the list of military threats to be neutralised by nuclear deterrence measures.
❗️ The updated version of the document is supposed to regard an aggression against Russia from any non-nuclear state but involving or supported by any nuclear state as their joint attack against the Russian Federation.
It also states clearly the conditions for Russia’s transition to the use of nuclear weapons. We will consider such a possibility once we receive reliable information about a massive launch of air and space attack weapons and their crossing our state border. I mean strategic and tactical aircraft, cruise missiles, UAVs, hypersonic and other aircraft.
We reserve the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression against Russia and Belarus as a member of the Union State. All these issues have been agreed upon with the Belarusian side and the President of Belarus. Including the case when the enemy, using conventional weapons, creates a critical threat to our sovereignty.
☝️ In conclusion, I will note that all the updates have been deeply calibrated and are measured against contemporary military threats and risks to the Russian Federation.
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Russian Embassy to the UK
📄 Russia's position at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Israeli-Palestinian conflict The unprecedented escalation of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone, alongside the growing threats of destabilization and spillover of tensions…
📄 Russia's position at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly
UN Security Council reform
🇺🇳 The aim of reforming the UN Security Council is to bring this body in tune with modern geopolitical realities by increasing the representation of states of the Global South and East in its membership. At the same time, the transformations should not affect the efficiency and responsiveness of the UNSC, meaning that the number of its members should be kept within the low twenties.
Special attention should be paid to redressing the historical injustice done to the African continent based on modalities developed by Africans themselves. We support Brazil and India as candidates for permanent "seats" on the reformed Security Council.
An increase in the number of Westerners in any membership category, given their overrepresentation and their non-constructive agenda, is inadmissible.
No matter which path the reform takes, the resulting transformation model should be supported by the vast majority of member states and, ideally, endorsed by consensus. There seems to be no agreement so far.
☝️ The prerogatives of UNSC permanent members, including their veto power, are not subject to revision. Veto is not a privilege, but a crucial SC mechanism that guarantees the adoption of truly balanced and measured decisions that take into account the entire range of views.
This is particularly relevant given the apparent unwillingness of the Western members to pay heed to their colleagues in the Council.
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UN Security Council reform
🇺🇳 The aim of reforming the UN Security Council is to bring this body in tune with modern geopolitical realities by increasing the representation of states of the Global South and East in its membership. At the same time, the transformations should not affect the efficiency and responsiveness of the UNSC, meaning that the number of its members should be kept within the low twenties.
Special attention should be paid to redressing the historical injustice done to the African continent based on modalities developed by Africans themselves. We support Brazil and India as candidates for permanent "seats" on the reformed Security Council.
An increase in the number of Westerners in any membership category, given their overrepresentation and their non-constructive agenda, is inadmissible.
No matter which path the reform takes, the resulting transformation model should be supported by the vast majority of member states and, ideally, endorsed by consensus. There seems to be no agreement so far.
☝️ The prerogatives of UNSC permanent members, including their veto power, are not subject to revision. Veto is not a privilege, but a crucial SC mechanism that guarantees the adoption of truly balanced and measured decisions that take into account the entire range of views.
This is particularly relevant given the apparent unwillingness of the Western members to pay heed to their colleagues in the Council.
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💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: The 'track record' of those who demand that the rest of the world play by their rules should not be forgotten.
The invasion of Afghanistan and the inglorious twenty-year presence of a well-known coalition there was accompanied by the emergence of al-Qaeda. The creation of the Islamic State was a direct result of the aggression against Iraq. The start of the war in Syria gave birth to Jabhat al-Nusra (now Hayat Tahrir al-Sham), and the destruction of Libya opened the floodgates for terrorism in the Sahara-Sahel region and for millions of illegal immigrants in Europe.
We urge all those who care about the future of their countries and people to be extremely cautious about the new plots of the inventors of these very rules. <...>
❗️ The tragic and unacceptable developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict, in Yemen, in the waters of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, in Sudan and in other danger zones in Africa reflect an undeniable fact: security can either be equal and inseparable for all, or there will be no security for anyone.
For years, Russia has been trying to make Washington, London and Brussels, overwhelmed by their own complexes of exclusivity and impunity, understand this seemingly simple truth in the context of European security.
Although they initially promised not to expand NATO, and in 1999 and 2020 they left their signatures in official documents of OSCE summits under the obligation not to ensure their own security at the expense of others, in fact the North Atlantic Alliance has been carrying out geopolitical and military expansion in Europe for three decades, trying to establish its positions in the Trans-Caucasian region and Central Asia, creating direct threats to the security of our country.
☝️ The same situation is happening in the Asia-Pacific region, where NATO's infrastructure is creeping in and where military and political blocs are being created, undermining the inclusive security architecture under the auspices of ASEAN, in order to contain the People's Republic of China and Russia.
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The invasion of Afghanistan and the inglorious twenty-year presence of a well-known coalition there was accompanied by the emergence of al-Qaeda. The creation of the Islamic State was a direct result of the aggression against Iraq. The start of the war in Syria gave birth to Jabhat al-Nusra (now Hayat Tahrir al-Sham), and the destruction of Libya opened the floodgates for terrorism in the Sahara-Sahel region and for millions of illegal immigrants in Europe.
We urge all those who care about the future of their countries and people to be extremely cautious about the new plots of the inventors of these very rules. <...>
❗️ The tragic and unacceptable developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict, in Yemen, in the waters of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, in Sudan and in other danger zones in Africa reflect an undeniable fact: security can either be equal and inseparable for all, or there will be no security for anyone.
For years, Russia has been trying to make Washington, London and Brussels, overwhelmed by their own complexes of exclusivity and impunity, understand this seemingly simple truth in the context of European security.
Although they initially promised not to expand NATO, and in 1999 and 2020 they left their signatures in official documents of OSCE summits under the obligation not to ensure their own security at the expense of others, in fact the North Atlantic Alliance has been carrying out geopolitical and military expansion in Europe for three decades, trying to establish its positions in the Trans-Caucasian region and Central Asia, creating direct threats to the security of our country.
☝️ The same situation is happening in the Asia-Pacific region, where NATO's infrastructure is creeping in and where military and political blocs are being created, undermining the inclusive security architecture under the auspices of ASEAN, in order to contain the People's Republic of China and Russia.
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🕯 86 years ago, on September 30, 1938, the leaders of Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and France signed an agreement in Munich on the German annexation of the Sudetenland, an industrial region of Czechoslovakia where ethnic Germans made up 90 percent of the population. Czechoslovakia had not been invited to the talks; it was presented with the fact that its sovereign territory must be ceded to Nazi Germany as a fait accompli.
This disgraceful pact between the Western powers and Nazi Germany went down in history as the #MunichBetrayal.
👉 Read in detail in our in-depth historical overview.
FACTS:
▪️ Following the signing of the agreement between the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy in Munich, German troops crossed Czechoslovakia’s border on October 1 and occupied the entire area of the Sudetenland by October 10.
▪️ The Soviet Union was ready to defend Czechoslovakia, but the Soviet Army had to obtain permission to pass through Poland or Romania. Warsaw, which was interested in getting part of Czechoslovakia’s territory for itself, adamantly refused to support Prague against Germany and prohibited possible flights of Soviet aircraft to render aid to the Czechoslovak army. Romania made every effort to slow down the process as much as possible.
▪️ The Munich Betrayal crowned the Western powers’ policy of appeasing the aggressor. Hoping to avoid a conflict with the Third Reich, they tried to satisfy its growing territorial claims at the expense of Eastern and Central European countries.
▪️ As the world witnessed the collapse of the Versailles-Washington system of international relations that existed at the time, many countries began to cooperate with the Third Reich and fell into its sphere of influence.
▪️The Czechoslovakia crisis became a prologue to the bloodiest conflict in the history of humanity, demonstrating what underhanded plotting and reliance on countries’ selfish interests can lead to, i.e. paved the way to World War II.
This disgraceful pact between the Western powers and Nazi Germany went down in history as the #MunichBetrayal.
👉 Read in detail in our in-depth historical overview.
FACTS:
▪️ Following the signing of the agreement between the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy in Munich, German troops crossed Czechoslovakia’s border on October 1 and occupied the entire area of the Sudetenland by October 10.
▪️ The Soviet Union was ready to defend Czechoslovakia, but the Soviet Army had to obtain permission to pass through Poland or Romania. Warsaw, which was interested in getting part of Czechoslovakia’s territory for itself, adamantly refused to support Prague against Germany and prohibited possible flights of Soviet aircraft to render aid to the Czechoslovak army. Romania made every effort to slow down the process as much as possible.
▪️ The Munich Betrayal crowned the Western powers’ policy of appeasing the aggressor. Hoping to avoid a conflict with the Third Reich, they tried to satisfy its growing territorial claims at the expense of Eastern and Central European countries.
▪️ As the world witnessed the collapse of the Versailles-Washington system of international relations that existed at the time, many countries began to cooperate with the Third Reich and fell into its sphere of influence.
▪️The Czechoslovakia crisis became a prologue to the bloodiest conflict in the history of humanity, demonstrating what underhanded plotting and reliance on countries’ selfish interests can lead to, i.e. paved the way to World War II.
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🎙 President Vladimir Putin's address on the Day of Reunification of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions with Russia
💬 Today, on 30 September, we mark the Day of Reunification of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions with Russia. <...>
We knew the unbearable conditions under which Donbass lived for eight long years, enduring constant shelling and blockades, and the oppression faced by the people of Novorossiya. They stood up against the armed coup in Kiev and resisted the neo-Nazi dictatorship that sought to sever them forever from their historic Motherland, from Russia.
We did not abandon our brothers and sisters and sought to achieve a peaceful resolution to this grave conflict. You know how those talks ended: with lies, deceit and betrayal by the Western elites, who in that time turned Ukraine into their colony, into a military outpost aimed at Russia.
They systematically instilled hatred and radical nationalism, fuelled hostility towards everything Russian, supplied weapons, sent mercenaries and advisers, and trained the Ukrainian army for a new war, so that again, as in the spring and summer of 2014, to launch a punitive operation in the southeast.
☝️ Their targets included not only Donbass, but also Crimea and other Russian regions. The subsequent developments fully confirmed the need for and validity of the special military operation and its genuinely liberating nature.
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💬 Today, on 30 September, we mark the Day of Reunification of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions with Russia. <...>
We knew the unbearable conditions under which Donbass lived for eight long years, enduring constant shelling and blockades, and the oppression faced by the people of Novorossiya. They stood up against the armed coup in Kiev and resisted the neo-Nazi dictatorship that sought to sever them forever from their historic Motherland, from Russia.
We did not abandon our brothers and sisters and sought to achieve a peaceful resolution to this grave conflict. You know how those talks ended: with lies, deceit and betrayal by the Western elites, who in that time turned Ukraine into their colony, into a military outpost aimed at Russia.
They systematically instilled hatred and radical nationalism, fuelled hostility towards everything Russian, supplied weapons, sent mercenaries and advisers, and trained the Ukrainian army for a new war, so that again, as in the spring and summer of 2014, to launch a punitive operation in the southeast.
☝️ Their targets included not only Donbass, but also Crimea and other Russian regions. The subsequent developments fully confirmed the need for and validity of the special military operation and its genuinely liberating nature.
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❗️ Решение не привлекать Сергея и Юлию Скрипалей к слушаниям по делу о гибели Д.Стерджесс вновь демонстрирует, с каким упрямством британские власти пытаются скрыть от мира наших граждан.
Тем самым нарушается законное право России на достоверные сведения о наших соотечественниках – состоянии их здоровья и юрстатусе, а также о провокации, с помощью которой Лондон шесть лет назад инспирировал масштабную антироссийскую кампанию.
Продолжим добиваться от британских властей ответов на эти вопросы.
Тем самым нарушается законное право России на достоверные сведения о наших соотечественниках – состоянии их здоровья и юрстатусе, а также о провокации, с помощью которой Лондон шесть лет назад инспирировал масштабную антироссийскую кампанию.
Продолжим добиваться от британских властей ответов на эти вопросы.
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🎙 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the General Debate of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly
📍New York, September 28, 2024
💬 A few days ago, this building hosted a forum called the Summit of the Future.
Russia was supportive of the idea of the Secretary-General to convene it, since the crisis of our Organisation is deepening and something needs to be done about this. We devoted our efforts to preparing the summit. However, we were realistic in our expectations. There have been many ambitious events in the modern history of the United Nations which ended up with loud declarations which were soon forgotten. <...>
The current UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, just like Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon before him, has put forward an initiative under the slogan of a new start for global cooperation. This is a wonderful idea. Who could disagree? But what global cooperation is there to talk about, when the West has trampled all those unshakeable values of the globalisation that speakers on the podium talked so much about, trying to convince us that they would give everyone equal access to the goods of modern civilisation?
Where is the inviolability of property, the presumption of innocence, freedom of expression, access to information, fair competition in markets under fair and constant rules?
The Secretary-General speaks of global cooperation at the very moment when the countries of the West have unleashed a veritable war of sanctions against more than half, if not the majority, of the countries of the world, and the US dollar, promoted as an asset and a good for all humanity, has been crudely turned into a weapon.
<...>
It is not late to breathe new life into the United Nations. But this can be achieved through restoration of trust based on the charter principle – sovereign equality of all states – rather than out-of-touch summits and declarations. However, while the trust is undermined, including through actions by the West to create its subordinate narrow formats to resolve crucial issues bypassing the UN such as control over the Internet or determination of legal frameworks to use AI technologies. These issues touch upon the future of the entire humanity and they have to be considered on a universal basis, without discrimination and aspiration to achieve unilateral benefits. Thus, everything has to be agreed on a fair basis involving all UN members.
Key points:
• The world faces massive challenges which require united efforts rather than confrontation and desire of global domination.
• It is obvious for the world majority that confrontation and hegemonism do not solve a single global problem. They just artificially restrain the impartial process of forming a multipolar world.
• Russia will always be on the side of collective work, truth and law, peace and cooperation in the interests of reviving the ideals laid down by the founding fathers.
• The unprecedented level of hypocrisy and aggressiveness of the western policy against Russia not only brings to naught the idea of global cooperation promoted by the Secretary General.
• The UN Secretariat cannot remain aloof from efforts to establish the truth in situations that directly affect global security and must act impartially in accordance with Art. 100 of the Charter, acting impartially and avoiding the temptation to play into the hands of certain states, especially those who openly call for the world to be divided into a flowering garden and a jungle, or for a democratic table to be set for dinner and those on the menu instead of cooperation.
• A more equitable world order unconditionally presupposes increased representation of the Global South in the UN Security Council. We reaffirm our position in support of Brazil and India provided a positive decision is reached in the framework of the well-known initiatives of the African Union.
#UNGA79 #UNCharterIsOurRules
📍New York, September 28, 2024
💬 A few days ago, this building hosted a forum called the Summit of the Future.
Russia was supportive of the idea of the Secretary-General to convene it, since the crisis of our Organisation is deepening and something needs to be done about this. We devoted our efforts to preparing the summit. However, we were realistic in our expectations. There have been many ambitious events in the modern history of the United Nations which ended up with loud declarations which were soon forgotten. <...>
The current UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, just like Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon before him, has put forward an initiative under the slogan of a new start for global cooperation. This is a wonderful idea. Who could disagree? But what global cooperation is there to talk about, when the West has trampled all those unshakeable values of the globalisation that speakers on the podium talked so much about, trying to convince us that they would give everyone equal access to the goods of modern civilisation?
Where is the inviolability of property, the presumption of innocence, freedom of expression, access to information, fair competition in markets under fair and constant rules?
The Secretary-General speaks of global cooperation at the very moment when the countries of the West have unleashed a veritable war of sanctions against more than half, if not the majority, of the countries of the world, and the US dollar, promoted as an asset and a good for all humanity, has been crudely turned into a weapon.
<...>
It is not late to breathe new life into the United Nations. But this can be achieved through restoration of trust based on the charter principle – sovereign equality of all states – rather than out-of-touch summits and declarations. However, while the trust is undermined, including through actions by the West to create its subordinate narrow formats to resolve crucial issues bypassing the UN such as control over the Internet or determination of legal frameworks to use AI technologies. These issues touch upon the future of the entire humanity and they have to be considered on a universal basis, without discrimination and aspiration to achieve unilateral benefits. Thus, everything has to be agreed on a fair basis involving all UN members.
Key points:
• The world faces massive challenges which require united efforts rather than confrontation and desire of global domination.
• It is obvious for the world majority that confrontation and hegemonism do not solve a single global problem. They just artificially restrain the impartial process of forming a multipolar world.
• Russia will always be on the side of collective work, truth and law, peace and cooperation in the interests of reviving the ideals laid down by the founding fathers.
• The unprecedented level of hypocrisy and aggressiveness of the western policy against Russia not only brings to naught the idea of global cooperation promoted by the Secretary General.
• The UN Secretariat cannot remain aloof from efforts to establish the truth in situations that directly affect global security and must act impartially in accordance with Art. 100 of the Charter, acting impartially and avoiding the temptation to play into the hands of certain states, especially those who openly call for the world to be divided into a flowering garden and a jungle, or for a democratic table to be set for dinner and those on the menu instead of cooperation.
• A more equitable world order unconditionally presupposes increased representation of the Global South in the UN Security Council. We reaffirm our position in support of Brazil and India provided a positive decision is reached in the framework of the well-known initiatives of the African Union.
#UNGA79 #UNCharterIsOurRules
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❗️ Решение не привлекать Сергея и Юлию Скрипалей к слушаниям по делу о гибели Д.Стерджесс вновь демонстрирует, с каким упрямством британские власти пытаются скрыть от мира наших граждан. Тем самым нарушается законное право России на достоверные сведения…
❗️ The decision not to call Sergei and Yulia Skripal to give oral evidence for the Dawn Sturgess inquiry demonstrates the British authorities’ obstinacy in concealing our citizens.
Russia is thus denied its legitimate right to know the truth about its nationals’ wellbeing and legal status, and the actual circumstances of the provocation used by London to launch the massive anti-Russian campaign six years ago.
We will continue pressing the British authorities on these matters.
Russia is thus denied its legitimate right to know the truth about its nationals’ wellbeing and legal status, and the actual circumstances of the provocation used by London to launch the massive anti-Russian campaign six years ago.
We will continue pressing the British authorities on these matters.
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Russian Embassy to the UK
💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: The 'track record' of those who demand that the rest of the world play by their rules should not be forgotten. The invasion of Afghanistan and the inglorious twenty-year presence of a well-known coalition there was accompanied…
🎙 Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the General Debate of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (New York, 28 September 2024)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: The West not only fails to seek the global cooperation, but in its doctrinal documents openly and harshly accuses Russia and China of creating threats to its dominance.
The goal of the strategic defeat of Russia is declared there: just as London and Washington did in May 1945, when (before the end of the Second World War) they developed Operation Unthinkable to destroy the Soviet Union. This was kept a deep secret, but today's US-UK strategists do not hide their intentions.
For now they are counting on defeating Russia with the hands of the illegitimate neo-Nazi Kiev regime, but they are also readying Europe to throw itself into this suicidal venture.
I won’t even talk here about the senselessness and dangers of the very idea of trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power, which is what Russia is. <...>
❌ The unprecedented level of arrogance and aggressiveness of Western policy towards Russia not only negates the idea of "global cooperation" promoted [by the UN], but increasingly jeopardizes the functioning of the entire system of global governance.
If the West does not stop, everyone will have to deal with the heavy consequences.
Confrontation and hegemonism do not solve a single global problem.
They just artificially restrain the impartial process of forming a multipolar world order which will rest on the equality of rights of big and small nations, respect the value of a human person, equality of men and women, right of the people to determine their own fate themselves.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: The West not only fails to seek the global cooperation, but in its doctrinal documents openly and harshly accuses Russia and China of creating threats to its dominance.
The goal of the strategic defeat of Russia is declared there: just as London and Washington did in May 1945, when (before the end of the Second World War) they developed Operation Unthinkable to destroy the Soviet Union. This was kept a deep secret, but today's US-UK strategists do not hide their intentions.
For now they are counting on defeating Russia with the hands of the illegitimate neo-Nazi Kiev regime, but they are also readying Europe to throw itself into this suicidal venture.
I won’t even talk here about the senselessness and dangers of the very idea of trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power, which is what Russia is. <...>
❌ The unprecedented level of arrogance and aggressiveness of Western policy towards Russia not only negates the idea of "global cooperation" promoted [by the UN], but increasingly jeopardizes the functioning of the entire system of global governance.
If the West does not stop, everyone will have to deal with the heavy consequences.
Confrontation and hegemonism do not solve a single global problem.
They just artificially restrain the impartial process of forming a multipolar world order which will rest on the equality of rights of big and small nations, respect the value of a human person, equality of men and women, right of the people to determine their own fate themselves.
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🗓 As Black History Month begins in the UK, we remember that Russia's connection with people of African origin and descent is altogether different from that of many Old World countries.
Russia never participated in African colonisation and slave trade. Openly racist ideology used to justify enslavement by some European empires never gained a foothold in Russia.
At the time of the Tzars, those Africans fleeing from captivity would gain freedom upon entry, as was provided by a specific decree, and some would go on to become rather successful in their career, business and social life.
Their experiences varied in scale. Actor Ira Aldridge gathered crowds and garnered acclaim from the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. Abram Gannibal became Peter the Great’s godson and rose to the position of Russian Army’s chief engineer.
Many of them received recognition, appreciated the relative hospitality and left a lasting legacy.
🌍 Later, this progressive connection was to develop and broaden as the Soviet Union vigorously promoted internationalism and decolonisation.
Russia never participated in African colonisation and slave trade. Openly racist ideology used to justify enslavement by some European empires never gained a foothold in Russia.
At the time of the Tzars, those Africans fleeing from captivity would gain freedom upon entry, as was provided by a specific decree, and some would go on to become rather successful in their career, business and social life.
Their experiences varied in scale. Actor Ira Aldridge gathered crowds and garnered acclaim from the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. Abram Gannibal became Peter the Great’s godson and rose to the position of Russian Army’s chief engineer.
Many of them received recognition, appreciated the relative hospitality and left a lasting legacy.
🌍 Later, this progressive connection was to develop and broaden as the Soviet Union vigorously promoted internationalism and decolonisation.
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📰 Интервью Посла России в Великобритании А.В.Келина газете "Известия" (2 октября 2024 года)
Основные тезисы:
🟣 Вопрос о разрешении ВСУ бить иностранными дальнобойными системами вглубь российской территории остаётся одним из наиболее острых и содержит в себе очевидные риски эскалации. Британцы это прекрасно понимают. Не желая идти по этой дорожке в одиночку, они стремятся сподвигнуть на опасные решения как можно больше партнёров.
🟣 С учётом декларируемого Лондоном лидерства на украинском треке не приходится удивляться тому, что в зоне СВО оказывается немало британских «солдат удачи». Как правило, их участь незавидна.
🟣 С приходом лейбористов к власти политика Лондона на украинском направлении видимых изменений не претерпела. Разве что официальная риторика приобрела более эмоциональный и идеологизированный окрас, порой выходя за рамки дипломатических норм.
🟣 В Лондоне продолжают пугать население мнимой «российской угрозой», на корню пресекая разговоры об ответственности Запада за провоцирование украинского кризиса.
🟣 Разрыв дипломатических отношений между государствами – это крайняя мера. Пока достаточных оснований для этого мы не видим. Исходим из того, что англичане всё же понимают важность сохранения каналов диалога между нашими странами.
🟣 Британцы могут сколько угодно говорить о соображениях безопасности Сергея и Юлии Скрипалей, их защиты от неких мнимых угроз. Но мы понимаем, что всё дело в желании британских властей утаить правду об инсценировке в Солсбери – провокации, которая была использована Лондоном, чтобы развернуть масштабную антироссийскую кампанию по всей Европе.
🟣 Лондон, как и другие западные столицы, неотступно пытается найти способ «легально» присвоить себе активы России. <...> Вот только одна загвоздка – экспроприация суверенных активов, пусть и заблокированных, какими бы благими соображениями это не обставлялось, стала бы откровенным воровством международного уровня.
🟣 После начала СВО, когда Лондон развязал против нас настоящую экономическую войну, многим британским компаниям пришлось уйти из России. Им фактически «выкрутили руки», заставив сделать это под угрозой уголовного преследования, штрафов и подрыва репутации через «чёрный пиар».
🟣 Руководство Британии в массовом сознании большинства россиян воспринимается как ведущий идеолог западного антироссийского фронта, вдохновитель, а порой и прямой соучастник почти всех враждебных акций, так или иначе затрагивающих интересы нашей страны.
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❗️ The most recent baseless anti-Russian allegations, accompanied by the consistently amateurish choice of words by UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, illustrate the growing "personal mission" creep at the core of the Labour Government’s foreign policy.
Instead of delivering on the electorate's mandate for national change and global stature the new government appears to be retreating into the tired anti-Russian signalling of its Conservative predecessors.
Bereft of focus and ideas it lashes out against mythical "pro-Kremlin" hackers with meaningless "sanctions".
☝️ Predictably, the outcome will prove to be as inglorious as that reaped by the former disastrous Conservative cabinet.
The UK Foreign Secretary may find it enlightening to learn that Russia had on numerous occasions offered to engage with the UK in fighting cybercrime along professional bilateral and multilateral channels.
These proposals were invariably shot down by London, with scant attention paid to the ensuing potential vulnerabilities for Britain’s security in the cyberdomain.
Instead of delivering on the electorate's mandate for national change and global stature the new government appears to be retreating into the tired anti-Russian signalling of its Conservative predecessors.
Bereft of focus and ideas it lashes out against mythical "pro-Kremlin" hackers with meaningless "sanctions".
☝️ Predictably, the outcome will prove to be as inglorious as that reaped by the former disastrous Conservative cabinet.
The UK Foreign Secretary may find it enlightening to learn that Russia had on numerous occasions offered to engage with the UK in fighting cybercrime along professional bilateral and multilateral channels.
These proposals were invariably shot down by London, with scant attention paid to the ensuing potential vulnerabilities for Britain’s security in the cyberdomain.
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Russian Foreign Ministry's statement regarding Israel's invasion of Lebanon
▪️ In the early hours of Tuesday, October 1, Israel launched a ground operation in Lebanon. <...>
There are reports of dozens of Lebanese civilian casualties. The combined Israeli invasion involving all branches of the military gives us reason to believe that the death toll will continue to rise.
It is clear that this move by Israel’s military and political leadership, following the assassination of several Hezbollah leaders, will lead to further escalation of in the Middle East.
❗️ Russia strongly condemns the attack on Lebanon and urges Israeli authorities to immediately cease hostilities, withdraw troops from Lebanese territory and actively pursue peaceful solutions to the Middle East conflict.
We express our solidarity with the leadership and people of friendly Lebanon, a nation that has been subjected to armed aggression, and offer our sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.
▪️ In the early hours of Tuesday, October 1, Israel launched a ground operation in Lebanon. <...>
There are reports of dozens of Lebanese civilian casualties. The combined Israeli invasion involving all branches of the military gives us reason to believe that the death toll will continue to rise.
It is clear that this move by Israel’s military and political leadership, following the assassination of several Hezbollah leaders, will lead to further escalation of in the Middle East.
❗️ Russia strongly condemns the attack on Lebanon and urges Israeli authorities to immediately cease hostilities, withdraw troops from Lebanese territory and actively pursue peaceful solutions to the Middle East conflict.
We express our solidarity with the leadership and people of friendly Lebanon, a nation that has been subjected to armed aggression, and offer our sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.
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Russian Embassy to the UK
❗️ The most recent baseless anti-Russian allegations, accompanied by the consistently amateurish choice of words by UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, illustrate the growing "personal mission" creep at the core of the Labour Government’s foreign policy. Instead…
❗️ Очередная порция надуманных антироссийских инсинуаций, подкреплённая уже привычными дилетантскими выпадами мининдел Великобритании Д.Лэмми в наш адрес, наглядно свидетельствует о продолжающемся дрейфе внешнеполитических приоритетов лейбористского правительства.
Вместо того, чтобы, руководствуясь чаяниями избирателей, пытаться менять страну к лучшему и восстанавливать её реноме в мире, новый кабинет министров, похоже, всё больше съезжает на проторенную консерваторами тропу голословной антироссийской риторики.
В отсутствие конкретных целей и свежих идей в Лондоне вновь замахиваются на мифических «прокремлёвских» хакеров, грозя им заведомо бессмысленными «санкциями».
☝️ Прогнозируем – это принесёт лейбористам те же бесславные результаты, которыми запомнились их провалившиеся по всем направлениям предшественники.
Возможно, британскому мининдел было бы полезно узнать, что российская сторона не раз предлагала Лондону наладить профессиональное сотрудничество в деле борьбы с киберпреступностью на двустороннем и многостороннем треках.
Но на эти инициативы местные власти неизменно отвечали отказом, словно не задумываясь, что этим, возможно, делают Британию более уязвимой к разноплановым угрозам в сфере ИКТ.
Вместо того, чтобы, руководствуясь чаяниями избирателей, пытаться менять страну к лучшему и восстанавливать её реноме в мире, новый кабинет министров, похоже, всё больше съезжает на проторенную консерваторами тропу голословной антироссийской риторики.
В отсутствие конкретных целей и свежих идей в Лондоне вновь замахиваются на мифических «прокремлёвских» хакеров, грозя им заведомо бессмысленными «санкциями».
☝️ Прогнозируем – это принесёт лейбористам те же бесславные результаты, которыми запомнились их провалившиеся по всем направлениям предшественники.
Возможно, британскому мининдел было бы полезно узнать, что российская сторона не раз предлагала Лондону наладить профессиональное сотрудничество в деле борьбы с киберпреступностью на двустороннем и многостороннем треках.
Но на эти инициативы местные власти неизменно отвечали отказом, словно не задумываясь, что этим, возможно, делают Британию более уязвимой к разноплановым угрозам в сфере ИКТ.
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📰 Article by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “On the Circumstances of the Division of Austria and Germany into Occupation Zones,” published in the Bulletin of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (№3 (91), 2024)
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✍️ As the great Russian historian Vasily Klyuchevsky said, “History is not a teacher but an overseer. It does not teach anyone; it merely punishes those who haven’t learnt their lessons.”
Therefore, it seems appropriate to review some chapters of our history ahead of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory, particularly in the context of the current international and foreign policy realities. 👇
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The Westerners (Anglo-Saxons) refused to recognise the Soviet Union as an equal party to the post-war settlement until 1943. However, the Allies’ interest in the future of Germany after its defeat in the war grew with every change on the Soviet-German front. <...>
The Soviet Union improved its military standing further after defeating the Nazi troops in the Battle of Kursk. This led to a growing awareness in London and Washington that ignoring Soviet interests when making decisions that affected all Allies could be dangerous.
During the Tehran Conference on December 1, 1943, Stalin explained that “the Ukrainian territories should be assigned to Ukraine, and the Byelorussian territories to Byelorussia.” Likewise, the Soviet Union considered that it would be correct for Poland to regain control of its ancestral territories in the west. UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill proposed that “the home of the Polish state and nation should be between the so-called Curzon Line and the line of the Oder, including for Poland East Prussia and Oppeln.” <...>
In 1944, the Red Army won a number of major victories over Germany and the Axis powers. The westward movement of the frontline and the growing might of the Soviet Union showed that the Red Army could potentially defeat Nazi Germany without the Allies’ assistance. This led to a major change in their views on the future of Germany between the Tehran and Yalta conferences. The West began to act not only to defeat Germany but also to contain the Soviet Union.
The West began to act not only to defeat Germany but also to contain the Soviet Union. <...>
When the Yalta Conference was held in Crimea on February 4−11, 1945, the Red Army was barely 60 kilometres from Berlin. The Anglo-Saxon circles started thinking about forming a bloc of West European states after the war, with Germany as one of its members. This rendered the Anglo-Saxon plans for Germany’s de-industrialisation and division irrelevant. <...>
On February 5, 1945, Stalin openly asked the Allies in Yalta if they supported the disintegration of Germany following its defeat. He reminded them that the US and British governments had voiced such plans twice, in Tehran in 1943 and during the Soviet-British talks in Moscow in October 1944. The US and British leaders reaffirmed their principled stance on Germany’s disintegration. As a result, the Soviet Union supported the Allies’ idea of adding the following phrase to Article 12 of the declaration regarding the defeat of Germany: “The… Allied Governments will take such steps, including the complete disarmament, demilitarisation and dismemberment of Germany, as they deem requisite for future peace and security.”
The Berlin (Potsdam) Conference (July 17 — August 2, 1945) became the last stage in the joint effort by the heads of the anti-Hitler coalition. <...> The Potsdam Conference’s biggest achievements centred on its resolutions on the German issue. In fact, they recognised the German state within its new borders as a single economic and political entity, despite serious disagreements on matters dealing with the restoration of a centralised governance framework.
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The post-war settlement in Europe, with the resolution of the German and Austrian issues as its important, if not crucial, part, was an example of the successful harmonisation of state interests based on mutual respect and goodwill.
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✍️ As the great Russian historian Vasily Klyuchevsky said, “History is not a teacher but an overseer. It does not teach anyone; it merely punishes those who haven’t learnt their lessons.”
Therefore, it seems appropriate to review some chapters of our history ahead of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory, particularly in the context of the current international and foreign policy realities. 👇
<...>
The Westerners (Anglo-Saxons) refused to recognise the Soviet Union as an equal party to the post-war settlement until 1943. However, the Allies’ interest in the future of Germany after its defeat in the war grew with every change on the Soviet-German front. <...>
The Soviet Union improved its military standing further after defeating the Nazi troops in the Battle of Kursk. This led to a growing awareness in London and Washington that ignoring Soviet interests when making decisions that affected all Allies could be dangerous.
During the Tehran Conference on December 1, 1943, Stalin explained that “the Ukrainian territories should be assigned to Ukraine, and the Byelorussian territories to Byelorussia.” Likewise, the Soviet Union considered that it would be correct for Poland to regain control of its ancestral territories in the west. UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill proposed that “the home of the Polish state and nation should be between the so-called Curzon Line and the line of the Oder, including for Poland East Prussia and Oppeln.” <...>
In 1944, the Red Army won a number of major victories over Germany and the Axis powers. The westward movement of the frontline and the growing might of the Soviet Union showed that the Red Army could potentially defeat Nazi Germany without the Allies’ assistance. This led to a major change in their views on the future of Germany between the Tehran and Yalta conferences. The West began to act not only to defeat Germany but also to contain the Soviet Union.
The West began to act not only to defeat Germany but also to contain the Soviet Union. <...>
When the Yalta Conference was held in Crimea on February 4−11, 1945, the Red Army was barely 60 kilometres from Berlin. The Anglo-Saxon circles started thinking about forming a bloc of West European states after the war, with Germany as one of its members. This rendered the Anglo-Saxon plans for Germany’s de-industrialisation and division irrelevant. <...>
On February 5, 1945, Stalin openly asked the Allies in Yalta if they supported the disintegration of Germany following its defeat. He reminded them that the US and British governments had voiced such plans twice, in Tehran in 1943 and during the Soviet-British talks in Moscow in October 1944. The US and British leaders reaffirmed their principled stance on Germany’s disintegration. As a result, the Soviet Union supported the Allies’ idea of adding the following phrase to Article 12 of the declaration regarding the defeat of Germany: “The… Allied Governments will take such steps, including the complete disarmament, demilitarisation and dismemberment of Germany, as they deem requisite for future peace and security.”
The Berlin (Potsdam) Conference (July 17 — August 2, 1945) became the last stage in the joint effort by the heads of the anti-Hitler coalition. <...> The Potsdam Conference’s biggest achievements centred on its resolutions on the German issue. In fact, they recognised the German state within its new borders as a single economic and political entity, despite serious disagreements on matters dealing with the restoration of a centralised governance framework.
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The post-war settlement in Europe, with the resolution of the German and Austrian issues as its important, if not crucial, part, was an example of the successful harmonisation of state interests based on mutual respect and goodwill.
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🎙 Excerpt from Russian MFA Spox Maria Zakharova's weekly briefing on topical foreign policy issues (2 October 2024)
💬 We have taken note of the article published in the Spectator on September 21, 2024, titled It’s Time to Let Ukraine Join NATO. In it, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with apparent seriousness, claims that granting Kiev NATO membership could send a "message to the Kremlin" and bring "faith, hope, and clarity" to the Ukrainian people. Notably absent, however, is any mention of love.
Such provocative remarks serve only to incite direct NATO involvement in an armed conflict with Russia.
Boris Johnson appears indifferent to the potential consequences, showing little regard for the lives of millions of people.
His cynicism was evident in April 2022 in Kiev, when he ordered that negotiations with Russia must be stopped and military operations must continue regardless of the casualties, up to the last Ukrainian.
☝️ This is the same Boris Johnson who claimed to have a deep affection for Russia, citing his name and education as reasons for his admiration. The global community must realise that personalities like Johnson and others from Western nations are pushing the world to the huge catastrophe.
We suggest he take a closer look at the recent statements made by President Vladimir Putin regarding our response to any potential NATO actions aimed at striking deep into our territory.
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💬 We have taken note of the article published in the Spectator on September 21, 2024, titled It’s Time to Let Ukraine Join NATO. In it, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with apparent seriousness, claims that granting Kiev NATO membership could send a "message to the Kremlin" and bring "faith, hope, and clarity" to the Ukrainian people. Notably absent, however, is any mention of love.
Such provocative remarks serve only to incite direct NATO involvement in an armed conflict with Russia.
Boris Johnson appears indifferent to the potential consequences, showing little regard for the lives of millions of people.
His cynicism was evident in April 2022 in Kiev, when he ordered that negotiations with Russia must be stopped and military operations must continue regardless of the casualties, up to the last Ukrainian.
☝️ This is the same Boris Johnson who claimed to have a deep affection for Russia, citing his name and education as reasons for his admiration. The global community must realise that personalities like Johnson and others from Western nations are pushing the world to the huge catastrophe.
We suggest he take a closer look at the recent statements made by President Vladimir Putin regarding our response to any potential NATO actions aimed at striking deep into our territory.
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine «The UN must recover its central role in coordinating actions by nations» (October 4, 2024)
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💬 The 79th Session of the UN General Assembly has recently completed the general debate, where President Vladimir Putin tasked me to represent the Russian Federation.
Does the Pact for the Future have a future?
Held as usual in the last week of September, the UN’s High-Level Week included the so-called Summit of the Future. The idea to convene it came from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Russia has met this idea with understanding considering that the UN is sinking deeper and deeper into a crisis, and something has to be done about it. Russian diplomats joined efforts to prepare this meeting and acted in a sincere and honest way, even if we did not have any illusions in this regard. In fact, there were quite a few major UN events in the past which failed to go beyond bombastic declarations that were forgotten soon after their adoption.
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In 2015, the UN Summit on Sustainable Development adopted grand plans to fight poverty and inequality. In the end, they turned out to be empty promises in the face of the unwillingness of the Western countries to give up their neo-colonial practices of siphoning off the riches of the world for their own benefit. <...>
The current UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, just like Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon before him, has put forward an initiative under the slogan of giving a new start and resetting global cooperation.
This is a wonderful idea. Who could disagree?
But what global cooperation is there to talk about, when the West has trampled all those unshakeable values of globalisation we have been hearing about from everywhere for so many years. These perorations were designed to convince us that they would give everyone equal access to the goods of modern civilisation. Where is the inviolability of property, the presumption of innocence, freedom of expression, access to information, fair market competition under fair and constant rules?
How can we discuss global cooperation when the Western countries have unleashed a real war of sanctions against more than half, if not the majority, of the countries of the world, and the US dollar has been crudely turned into a weapon against undesirable countries? <...>
Key talking points:
• It is not too late to give the UN a new lease on life.
• It has gotten to the point where the West wants to turn the UN into an instrument for attaining itself-seeking goals.
• [The West is] hindering the badly needed change in the system of forming the UN Secretariat, where the key posts have been seized and are “inherited” by representatives of the Western minority.
• There must be an honest discussion by all UN member states, and not like a process in which the Pact for the Future was prepared – without a single plenary session of talks attended by all countries.
• Establishing a space of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia is crucial amid the all-encompassing processes unfolding in the macro-region.
• Our initiative is based on the understanding of the need for states and multilateral organisations of the Eurasian region to assume responsibility for ensuring their own security under the ‘Eurasian solutions to Eurasian problems’ formula.
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❗️ Today, the international community once again faces massive challenges, just like during World War II, which require united efforts rather than confrontation and desire of global dominance. Russia will always advocate collective efforts, truth and the rule of law, peace and cooperation in the interests of reviving the ideals set forth by the UN’s founding fathers.
🇺🇳 Working for the honest balance of the legitimate national interests of all countries, we can bring to life the purpose of the #UN as stated in its Charter: “To be a centre for harmonising the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.”
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💬 The 79th Session of the UN General Assembly has recently completed the general debate, where President Vladimir Putin tasked me to represent the Russian Federation.
Does the Pact for the Future have a future?
Held as usual in the last week of September, the UN’s High-Level Week included the so-called Summit of the Future. The idea to convene it came from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Russia has met this idea with understanding considering that the UN is sinking deeper and deeper into a crisis, and something has to be done about it. Russian diplomats joined efforts to prepare this meeting and acted in a sincere and honest way, even if we did not have any illusions in this regard. In fact, there were quite a few major UN events in the past which failed to go beyond bombastic declarations that were forgotten soon after their adoption.
<...>
In 2015, the UN Summit on Sustainable Development adopted grand plans to fight poverty and inequality. In the end, they turned out to be empty promises in the face of the unwillingness of the Western countries to give up their neo-colonial practices of siphoning off the riches of the world for their own benefit. <...>
The current UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, just like Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon before him, has put forward an initiative under the slogan of giving a new start and resetting global cooperation.
This is a wonderful idea. Who could disagree?
But what global cooperation is there to talk about, when the West has trampled all those unshakeable values of globalisation we have been hearing about from everywhere for so many years. These perorations were designed to convince us that they would give everyone equal access to the goods of modern civilisation. Where is the inviolability of property, the presumption of innocence, freedom of expression, access to information, fair market competition under fair and constant rules?
How can we discuss global cooperation when the Western countries have unleashed a real war of sanctions against more than half, if not the majority, of the countries of the world, and the US dollar has been crudely turned into a weapon against undesirable countries? <...>
Key talking points:
• It is not too late to give the UN a new lease on life.
• It has gotten to the point where the West wants to turn the UN into an instrument for attaining itself-seeking goals.
• [The West is] hindering the badly needed change in the system of forming the UN Secretariat, where the key posts have been seized and are “inherited” by representatives of the Western minority.
• There must be an honest discussion by all UN member states, and not like a process in which the Pact for the Future was prepared – without a single plenary session of talks attended by all countries.
• Establishing a space of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia is crucial amid the all-encompassing processes unfolding in the macro-region.
• Our initiative is based on the understanding of the need for states and multilateral organisations of the Eurasian region to assume responsibility for ensuring their own security under the ‘Eurasian solutions to Eurasian problems’ formula.
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❗️ Today, the international community once again faces massive challenges, just like during World War II, which require united efforts rather than confrontation and desire of global dominance. Russia will always advocate collective efforts, truth and the rule of law, peace and cooperation in the interests of reviving the ideals set forth by the UN’s founding fathers.
🇺🇳 Working for the honest balance of the legitimate national interests of all countries, we can bring to life the purpose of the #UN as stated in its Charter: “To be a centre for harmonising the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.”
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🎙 Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview to American Newsweek Magazine (7 October 2024)
❓ Question: As the Ukraine conflict continues, how different is Russia's position than in 2022 and how are the costs of conflict being weighed against the progress made toward strategic objectives?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Our position is widely known and remains unchanged. Russia is open to a political and diplomatic settlement that should remove the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis.
It should aim to end the conflict rather than achieve a ceasefire. The West should stop supplying weapons, and Kiev should end the hostilities. Ukraine should return to its neutral, non-bloc and non-nuclear status, protect the Russian language, and respect the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
The Istanbul Agreements initialled on 29 March 2022 by the Russian and Ukrainian delegations could serve as a basis for the settlement. They provide for Kiev's refusal to join NATO and contain security guarantees for Ukraine while recognizing the realities on the ground at that moment. Needless to say, in over two years, these realities have considerably changed, including in legal terms.
On 14 June, President Vladimir Putin listed prerequisites for the settlement as follows:
🔸 complete Ukrainian army's withdrawal from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions;
🔸 recognition of territorial realities as enshrined in the Russian Constitution;
🔸 neutral, non-bloc, non-nuclear status for Ukraine;
🔸 its demilitarization and denazification;
🔸 securing the rights, freedoms and interests of Russian-speaking citizens;
🔸 and removal of all sanctions against Russia.
Kiev responded to this statement by an armed incursion into the Kursk Oblast on 6 August. Its patrons – the US and other NATO countries – seek to inflict a «strategic defeat» on Russia. Under the circumstances, we have no choice but to continue our special military operation until the threats posed by Ukraine are removed.
❗️ The costs of the conflict are greatest for Ukrainians, who are ruthlessly pushed by their own authorities to the war to be slaughtered there. For Russia, it is about defending its people and vital security interests.
Unlike Russia, the US keeps ranting about some sort of "rules," "way of life" and the like, apparently poorly understanding where Ukraine is and what the stakes in this war are.
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❓ Question: As the Ukraine conflict continues, how different is Russia's position than in 2022 and how are the costs of conflict being weighed against the progress made toward strategic objectives?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Our position is widely known and remains unchanged. Russia is open to a political and diplomatic settlement that should remove the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis.
It should aim to end the conflict rather than achieve a ceasefire. The West should stop supplying weapons, and Kiev should end the hostilities. Ukraine should return to its neutral, non-bloc and non-nuclear status, protect the Russian language, and respect the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
The Istanbul Agreements initialled on 29 March 2022 by the Russian and Ukrainian delegations could serve as a basis for the settlement. They provide for Kiev's refusal to join NATO and contain security guarantees for Ukraine while recognizing the realities on the ground at that moment. Needless to say, in over two years, these realities have considerably changed, including in legal terms.
On 14 June, President Vladimir Putin listed prerequisites for the settlement as follows:
🔸 complete Ukrainian army's withdrawal from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions;
🔸 recognition of territorial realities as enshrined in the Russian Constitution;
🔸 neutral, non-bloc, non-nuclear status for Ukraine;
🔸 its demilitarization and denazification;
🔸 securing the rights, freedoms and interests of Russian-speaking citizens;
🔸 and removal of all sanctions against Russia.
Kiev responded to this statement by an armed incursion into the Kursk Oblast on 6 August. Its patrons – the US and other NATO countries – seek to inflict a «strategic defeat» on Russia. Under the circumstances, we have no choice but to continue our special military operation until the threats posed by Ukraine are removed.
❗️ The costs of the conflict are greatest for Ukrainians, who are ruthlessly pushed by their own authorities to the war to be slaughtered there. For Russia, it is about defending its people and vital security interests.
Unlike Russia, the US keeps ranting about some sort of "rules," "way of life" and the like, apparently poorly understanding where Ukraine is and what the stakes in this war are.
Read in full
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Russian MFA Spox Maria Zakharova’s comment on Kiev regime using and planning to use chemical weapons
⚠️ Ukrainian armed formations continue to use toxic chemicals (chlorine, ammonia, ammonium nitrate, and sulfuric acid) against Russian military units, civilians, and local administration officials. These include substances listed under Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) schedules 2 (BZ) and 3 (chloropicrin) and the RCAs.
This behaviour is enabled by political backing and approval coming from Washington, Berlin, London, and Paris.
Russian experts have documented Ukraine's breaches of CWC provisions, as well as violations of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
Ukrainian armed formations also pose an environmental threat to chemical plants in the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, and the Sumy, Kharkov, and Odessa regions.
The West has created an atmosphere of impunity that emboldens the Kiev regime as it proceeds to perpetrate larger-scale crimes involving toxic chemicals.
❌ We have credible information that, with Western support, Ukraine plans to stage a series of anti-Russia provocations in the special military operation zone. Preparations are underway to fabricate evidence to accuse Russia of CWC violations during combat operations. <...>
The motive behind this campaign is clear. No international legal standard will stop NATO countries from pursuing their stated goal of achieving a "strategic defeat" for Russia, especially when it involves chemical provocations under false flag, as used for long years in Syria.
Moreover, Ukraine’s close ties with Islamist-affiliated terrorist groups and nationalist-extremist groups in the Middle East and Africa underscore the very real threat of "chemical" terrorism coming from Ukrainian special services.
☝️ We caution Washington and its allies against "playing with fire," so as not to irreparably damage the CWC framework established in 1997.
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⚠️ Ukrainian armed formations continue to use toxic chemicals (chlorine, ammonia, ammonium nitrate, and sulfuric acid) against Russian military units, civilians, and local administration officials. These include substances listed under Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) schedules 2 (BZ) and 3 (chloropicrin) and the RCAs.
This behaviour is enabled by political backing and approval coming from Washington, Berlin, London, and Paris.
Russian experts have documented Ukraine's breaches of CWC provisions, as well as violations of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
Ukrainian armed formations also pose an environmental threat to chemical plants in the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, and the Sumy, Kharkov, and Odessa regions.
The West has created an atmosphere of impunity that emboldens the Kiev regime as it proceeds to perpetrate larger-scale crimes involving toxic chemicals.
❌ We have credible information that, with Western support, Ukraine plans to stage a series of anti-Russia provocations in the special military operation zone. Preparations are underway to fabricate evidence to accuse Russia of CWC violations during combat operations. <...>
The motive behind this campaign is clear. No international legal standard will stop NATO countries from pursuing their stated goal of achieving a "strategic defeat" for Russia, especially when it involves chemical provocations under false flag, as used for long years in Syria.
Moreover, Ukraine’s close ties with Islamist-affiliated terrorist groups and nationalist-extremist groups in the Middle East and Africa underscore the very real threat of "chemical" terrorism coming from Ukrainian special services.
☝️ We caution Washington and its allies against "playing with fire," so as not to irreparably damage the CWC framework established in 1997.
Read in full
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