🇷🇺 On 23 October the Russian Embassy to the UK hosted a ceremony of granting Russian citizenship to renowned Italian impresario Giangaleazzo Genesio Ganzarolli.
In a solemn setting, Russian Ambassador in London Andrei Kelin presented Mr Ganzarolli with a Russian Federation passport after he took an oath of allegiance before the national flag.
Recognising Mr Ganzarolli's significant contribution to promoting Russian artists abroad and fostering cultural and humanitarian ties, Ambassador Kelin wished him success and new achievements in serving Russia and presented him with souvenirs.
In a solemn setting, Russian Ambassador in London Andrei Kelin presented Mr Ganzarolli with a Russian Federation passport after he took an oath of allegiance before the national flag.
Recognising Mr Ganzarolli's significant contribution to promoting Russian artists abroad and fostering cultural and humanitarian ties, Ambassador Kelin wished him success and new achievements in serving Russia and presented him with souvenirs.
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🎙 Key takeaways from President Vladimir Putin's answers to media questions (Moscow, 23 October 2025)
• Dialogue is always better than confrontation, disputes, or, even more so, war. Therefore, we have always supported dialogue and we continue to do so.
• [The new sanctions] will not significantly affect our economic well-being [...] This is an attempt to put pressure on Russia. But no self-respecting country and no self-respecting people ever make decisions under pressure.
• Russia's contribution to the global energy balance is very significant. Currently, this balance serves both consumers' and producers' interests. Disrupting this balance is a highly thankless task, including for those attempting to do so.
• If, in the end, we move away from pressure and instead engage in serious discussions about the future, including in the economic sphere, we have many areas for joint work. We are generally prepared for this, but it depends not only on Russia but also on our partners, in this case, the Americans.
• This [transfer of Western long-range missiles to Ukraine] is an attempt at escalation. However, if such weapons are used to strike Russian territory, the response will be very serious, if not overwhelming. Let them think about that.
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• Dialogue is always better than confrontation, disputes, or, even more so, war. Therefore, we have always supported dialogue and we continue to do so.
• [The new sanctions] will not significantly affect our economic well-being [...] This is an attempt to put pressure on Russia. But no self-respecting country and no self-respecting people ever make decisions under pressure.
• Russia's contribution to the global energy balance is very significant. Currently, this balance serves both consumers' and producers' interests. Disrupting this balance is a highly thankless task, including for those attempting to do so.
• If, in the end, we move away from pressure and instead engage in serious discussions about the future, including in the economic sphere, we have many areas for joint work. We are generally prepared for this, but it depends not only on Russia but also on our partners, in this case, the Americans.
• This [transfer of Western long-range missiles to Ukraine] is an attempt at escalation. However, if such weapons are used to strike Russian territory, the response will be very serious, if not overwhelming. Let them think about that.
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8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on October 24, 1945, the Charter of the United Nations entered into force. This date marks the founding day of the UN.
The idea of creating a universal international organisation to maintain peace emerged during World War II. In 1943, at an international conference in Moscow, the foreign ministers of the USSR, the United States, the United Kingdom, and China signed a declaration that laid the foundation for the future United Nations.
In February 1945, at the Yalta Conference, the leaders of the three Allied powers – Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill – decided to convene a conference in San Francisco, where on June 26, 1945, 50 states signed the UN Charter.
The establishment of the United Nations marked the beginning of a new era in human history and became a natural outcome of World War II, expressing the global community’s determination to prevent such horrible massacre from ever happening again, and to resolve conflicts through consensus and compromise.
#UNCharterIsOurRules: Russia has consistently advocated the strengthening of the central coordinating role of the UN in global affairs. Strict compliance with the letter and spirit of the UN Charter is an indispensable condition for advancing towards a more peaceful, prosperous and truly just and equal world order.
💬 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:
📜 Today, 80 years later after its adoption, the words of the United Nations Charter Preamble once again affirm their relevance:
The Founding Fathers of the UN envisioned its purpose as serving as a centre for coordinating the nations’ activities.
👉 The outstanding Russian diplomat Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 to 2017, aptly described the UN’s role in today’s world:
These words resonate with another famous statement by the second UN Secretary-General (1953–1961), Dag Hammarskjöld: “The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell".
The idea of creating a universal international organisation to maintain peace emerged during World War II. In 1943, at an international conference in Moscow, the foreign ministers of the USSR, the United States, the United Kingdom, and China signed a declaration that laid the foundation for the future United Nations.
In February 1945, at the Yalta Conference, the leaders of the three Allied powers – Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill – decided to convene a conference in San Francisco, where on June 26, 1945, 50 states signed the UN Charter.
The establishment of the United Nations marked the beginning of a new era in human history and became a natural outcome of World War II, expressing the global community’s determination to prevent such horrible massacre from ever happening again, and to resolve conflicts through consensus and compromise.
#UNCharterIsOurRules: Russia has consistently advocated the strengthening of the central coordinating role of the UN in global affairs. Strict compliance with the letter and spirit of the UN Charter is an indispensable condition for advancing towards a more peaceful, prosperous and truly just and equal world order.
💬 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:
“We have always upheld the principles of the UN Charter, which we consider to be perfectly applicable norms of international law codified in the most important international legal document of the international community, which comprehensively sets out the organisational standards of international relations.”
📜 Today, 80 years later after its adoption, the words of the United Nations Charter Preamble once again affirm their relevance:
WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind… HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS.
The Founding Fathers of the UN envisioned its purpose as serving as a centre for coordinating the nations’ activities.
👉 The outstanding Russian diplomat Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 to 2017, aptly described the UN’s role in today’s world:
“The United Nations has proven its ability to change along with transformations of the international system. At the current stage of turbulence in global affairs, it is crucial to preserve its prestige based on the enduring and truly democratic principle of sovereign equality of all states, without dividing them into the leaders and the led.”
These words resonate with another famous statement by the second UN Secretary-General (1953–1961), Dag Hammarskjöld: “The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell".
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🎨 On this day in 1842, one of Russia's most powerful and internationally acclaimed painters Vasily Vereshchagin was born.
A fearless chronicler of the battlefield, he combined artistic mastery with an unflinching eye for truth. His canvases — both haunting and humane — rejected romantic notions of glory, revealing instead the stark realities of conflict. A pacifist by conviction, Vereshchagin depicted the world as he witnessed it.
Vereshchagin's art was admired and debated far beyond Russia. His works were exhibited in London throughout the 1870s and 1880s, with British critics praising his realism and moral force.
During his travels through India under British rule, Vereshchagin captured unforgettable scenes such as Blowing from Guns in British India — a daring condemnation of colonial violence that resonated across Europe.
A fearless chronicler of the battlefield, he combined artistic mastery with an unflinching eye for truth. His canvases — both haunting and humane — rejected romantic notions of glory, revealing instead the stark realities of conflict. A pacifist by conviction, Vereshchagin depicted the world as he witnessed it.
Vereshchagin's art was admired and debated far beyond Russia. His works were exhibited in London throughout the 1870s and 1880s, with British critics praising his realism and moral force.
During his travels through India under British rule, Vereshchagin captured unforgettable scenes such as Blowing from Guns in British India — a daring condemnation of colonial violence that resonated across Europe.
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🎙 Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Ultrahang Youtube Channel (Moscow, 26 October 2025)
💬 Zelensky and his entourage, including Macron, Starmer, Merz and others, are still saying that Russia must withdraw from Ukraine to 1991 borders. They gathered in London for the Coalition of the Willing meeting and Starmer, while addressing the media before the event, said that President Putin is the only one who doesn't want peace.
This statement deserves some explanation. President Putin supported the deal between the Ukrainian government and the opposition in 2014, immediately after the coup. President Obama called him and asked him not to block the deal. Putin responded, "If the legitimate president is signing something with the opposition, how can I block him?"
And then you know what happened. The coup and the Europeans' explanation that democracy can be tricky. They did not lift a finger to stop the putschists, even though they knew full well that they had come to power under neo-Nazi banners.
Then, in 2015, came the Minsk agreements. We negotiated the Minsk agreements. We were prepared to implement them. Later, Ukraine and the Europeans said that they had never intended to do this. They just needed to buy some time.
In April 2022, a few weeks after the special military operation began, the Ukrainians requested negotiations. We agreed. We held several rounds of negotiations in Belarus and then moved to Istanbul. In Istanbul, the Ukrainian delegation presented a document outlining the principles to be incorporated into a treaty. We accepted this document. It was initialed. Then the then UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, said to the Ukrainians: "Don't do this. Continue to fight Russia until we defeat them".
☝️ So, when Starmer claims that Putin is the only one against negotiations, he should bear in mind his predecessor, Boris Johnson. He should also remember those in Germany and France who signed the Minsk agreements, but then admitted a few years later that they had never intended to do so, despite it being endorsed by the UN Security Council.
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💬 Zelensky and his entourage, including Macron, Starmer, Merz and others, are still saying that Russia must withdraw from Ukraine to 1991 borders. They gathered in London for the Coalition of the Willing meeting and Starmer, while addressing the media before the event, said that President Putin is the only one who doesn't want peace.
This statement deserves some explanation. President Putin supported the deal between the Ukrainian government and the opposition in 2014, immediately after the coup. President Obama called him and asked him not to block the deal. Putin responded, "If the legitimate president is signing something with the opposition, how can I block him?"
And then you know what happened. The coup and the Europeans' explanation that democracy can be tricky. They did not lift a finger to stop the putschists, even though they knew full well that they had come to power under neo-Nazi banners.
Then, in 2015, came the Minsk agreements. We negotiated the Minsk agreements. We were prepared to implement them. Later, Ukraine and the Europeans said that they had never intended to do this. They just needed to buy some time.
In April 2022, a few weeks after the special military operation began, the Ukrainians requested negotiations. We agreed. We held several rounds of negotiations in Belarus and then moved to Istanbul. In Istanbul, the Ukrainian delegation presented a document outlining the principles to be incorporated into a treaty. We accepted this document. It was initialed. Then the then UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, said to the Ukrainians: "Don't do this. Continue to fight Russia until we defeat them".
☝️ So, when Starmer claims that Putin is the only one against negotiations, he should bear in mind his predecessor, Boris Johnson. He should also remember those in Germany and France who signed the Minsk agreements, but then admitted a few years later that they had never intended to do so, despite it being endorsed by the UN Security Council.
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🎙 Key takeaways from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the high-level plenary session of the 3rd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security (Minsk, 28 October 2025)
• An overwhelming majority of NATO and EU countries are refusing to recognise an objective truth – the era of Western dominance has come to an end [...] This is what sets apart Russia and our partners, as well as all those Eurasian countries which are convinced in the need to ensure unwavering compliance with the principles of sovereign equality and indivisible security for all, not just the chosen ones.
• Russia and our allies cannot be blamed for undermining and then terminating, i.e. burying, international arms control agreements in recent years. NATO has not halted its expansion effort, even for a moment, despite the assurances provided back in the day to the Soviet leaders not to move east even by an inch.
• They [NATO countries] planned and provoked the conflict in Ukraine, which dealt a final blow to the Euro-Atlantic Security model, which used to rely on NATO, the OSCE and the European Union.
• It is the European members of NATO that are prolonging the Ukraine conflict by funnelling weapons into the Kiev regime and providing it with financial and political support. Most European leaders are trying hard to dissuade the US administration from the idea of reaching a settlement in Ukraine by addressing the root causes of the conflict through negotiations.
• We have no intention to attack any member of NATO or the EU. We are willing to formalise this statement in the future security guarantees for this part of Eurasia, which the EU leaders are avoiding on a truly collective basis.
• Present-day elites in the EU and NATO have sought to isolate those attempting to pursue an independent policy, prioritising national interests and common sense. This has made meaningful dialogue with most of them a far-fetched proposition.
• Russia favours a situation in which each state is recognised as having an equal right to choose how to ensure its security, whether through military-political neutrality or participation in alliances. But this right cannot be exercised in isolation from the principle that [...] no country should strengthen its security at the expense of others.
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• An overwhelming majority of NATO and EU countries are refusing to recognise an objective truth – the era of Western dominance has come to an end [...] This is what sets apart Russia and our partners, as well as all those Eurasian countries which are convinced in the need to ensure unwavering compliance with the principles of sovereign equality and indivisible security for all, not just the chosen ones.
• Russia and our allies cannot be blamed for undermining and then terminating, i.e. burying, international arms control agreements in recent years. NATO has not halted its expansion effort, even for a moment, despite the assurances provided back in the day to the Soviet leaders not to move east even by an inch.
• They [NATO countries] planned and provoked the conflict in Ukraine, which dealt a final blow to the Euro-Atlantic Security model, which used to rely on NATO, the OSCE and the European Union.
• It is the European members of NATO that are prolonging the Ukraine conflict by funnelling weapons into the Kiev regime and providing it with financial and political support. Most European leaders are trying hard to dissuade the US administration from the idea of reaching a settlement in Ukraine by addressing the root causes of the conflict through negotiations.
• We have no intention to attack any member of NATO or the EU. We are willing to formalise this statement in the future security guarantees for this part of Eurasia, which the EU leaders are avoiding on a truly collective basis.
• Present-day elites in the EU and NATO have sought to isolate those attempting to pursue an independent policy, prioritising national interests and common sense. This has made meaningful dialogue with most of them a far-fetched proposition.
• Russia favours a situation in which each state is recognised as having an equal right to choose how to ensure its security, whether through military-political neutrality or participation in alliances. But this right cannot be exercised in isolation from the principle that [...] no country should strengthen its security at the expense of others.
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#InMemoriam
🌐 96 years ago, on October 29, 1929, Yevgeny Primakov was born – an eminent Soviet and Russian statesman, brilliant diplomat and Arabist.
He is among the world's greatest statesmen and diplomats of the XX-XXI centuries, known as a consistent supporter of the principles of realism and pragmatism, a staunch defender of Russia’s national interests, who laid the conceptual foundations for the formation of a polycentric world.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1996-1998)
• Prime Minister of Russia (1998-1999)
• Chairman of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1989-1990)
Russia’s foreign policy underwent radical transformation when Mr Primakov took office as Foreign Minister.
With NATO focused on expansion and ignoring Moscow’s interests, continuing rapprochement with the West seemed unfeasible. Under Primakov’s guidance, Russia pursued an independent foreign policy, aiming for equitable and mutually beneficial cooperation with a wide range of partners.
✈️ The legendary “Atlantic U-turn” on March 24, 1999 is among the most widely known foreign policy episodes involving Yevgeny Primakov. On March 24, 1999, while in route to the United States, he learned of NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia and ordered his plane turn back mid-flight, returning to Moscow. This act symbolized re-evaluating relations with the West marking Russia’s transition to a multi-vector foreign policy.
Primakov foresaw the rise of new centres of economic growth and political influence around the world and, in this sense, predicted the realities of multipolarity. The format he created, Russia-India-China, served as a precursor to BRICS, a genuine embodiment of multipolar diplomacy.
💬 From Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a question from Vremya news show on Channel One (October 29, 2019):
In 2019, on the 90th anniversary of this outstanding Russian diplomat, a monument honouring him as a statesman and patriot was unveiled across from the Foreign Ministry.
The memory of Yevgeny Primakov lives on in the hearts of several generations of scholars, journalists, and public officials.
🌐 96 years ago, on October 29, 1929, Yevgeny Primakov was born – an eminent Soviet and Russian statesman, brilliant diplomat and Arabist.
He is among the world's greatest statesmen and diplomats of the XX-XXI centuries, known as a consistent supporter of the principles of realism and pragmatism, a staunch defender of Russia’s national interests, who laid the conceptual foundations for the formation of a polycentric world.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1996-1998)
• Prime Minister of Russia (1998-1999)
• Chairman of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1989-1990)
Russia’s foreign policy underwent radical transformation when Mr Primakov took office as Foreign Minister.
With NATO focused on expansion and ignoring Moscow’s interests, continuing rapprochement with the West seemed unfeasible. Under Primakov’s guidance, Russia pursued an independent foreign policy, aiming for equitable and mutually beneficial cooperation with a wide range of partners.
✈️ The legendary “Atlantic U-turn” on March 24, 1999 is among the most widely known foreign policy episodes involving Yevgeny Primakov. On March 24, 1999, while in route to the United States, he learned of NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia and ordered his plane turn back mid-flight, returning to Moscow. This act symbolized re-evaluating relations with the West marking Russia’s transition to a multi-vector foreign policy.
Primakov foresaw the rise of new centres of economic growth and political influence around the world and, in this sense, predicted the realities of multipolarity. The format he created, Russia-India-China, served as a precursor to BRICS, a genuine embodiment of multipolar diplomacy.
💬 From Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a question from Vremya news show on Channel One (October 29, 2019):
Yevgeny Primakov assumed office at the Foreign Ministry at a time when our relations with nearly all other countries were chilled. He had to act in constrained conditions marked exclusively by pro-Western inertia. As a visionary, he knew that a policy can only be sustainable if it takes modern day realities into account. He predicted the realities of a multipolar world with new centres of economic growth, financial might and, consequently, political influence.
In 2019, on the 90th anniversary of this outstanding Russian diplomat, a monument honouring him as a statesman and patriot was unveiled across from the Foreign Ministry.
The memory of Yevgeny Primakov lives on in the hearts of several generations of scholars, journalists, and public officials.
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🎙 Excerpt from President Vladimir Putin's remarks during his visit to Pyotr Mandryk Central Military Clinical Hospital (Moscow, 29 October 2025)
💬 Overall, the situation in the zone of the special military operation is developing favourably for us. We are advancing on all fronts and conducting active operations.
In two locations, Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeisk, the enemy has been surrounded and blocked from moving further [...]
What our soldiers and officers are doing today is the most important task facing the country: ensuring its security and the long-term safety of our people. Equally important is that while addressing these urgent current challenges, we are not forgetting about improving and strengthening our strategic potential.
A new, state-of-the-art, unlimited-range nuclear-powered missile Burevestnik has recently been tested. It has undeniable advantages [...] The main advantage lies in the small nuclear propulsion unit. It is comparable in power to a nuclear submarine reactor, but it is a thousand times smaller.
We will be able to use it not only in defence but also in the national economy, including in solving the issue of energy supply in the Arctic and the lunar exploration programme. Thus this breakthrough strengthens both Russia's defence capability and the overall scientific and industrial potential for the future [...]
⚡️ Yesterday another test was successfully conducted: one more test of the Poseidon underwater unmanned vehicle, also equipped with a nuclear power unit. For the first time, we successfully launched it from a submarine by activating its booster engine, and then started the nuclear reactor [...]
The Poseidon surpasses all existing systems in speed and operational depth and currently has no equivalent and there will be none any time soon. The are also no interception methods.
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💬 Overall, the situation in the zone of the special military operation is developing favourably for us. We are advancing on all fronts and conducting active operations.
In two locations, Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeisk, the enemy has been surrounded and blocked from moving further [...]
What our soldiers and officers are doing today is the most important task facing the country: ensuring its security and the long-term safety of our people. Equally important is that while addressing these urgent current challenges, we are not forgetting about improving and strengthening our strategic potential.
A new, state-of-the-art, unlimited-range nuclear-powered missile Burevestnik has recently been tested. It has undeniable advantages [...] The main advantage lies in the small nuclear propulsion unit. It is comparable in power to a nuclear submarine reactor, but it is a thousand times smaller.
We will be able to use it not only in defence but also in the national economy, including in solving the issue of energy supply in the Arctic and the lunar exploration programme. Thus this breakthrough strengthens both Russia's defence capability and the overall scientific and industrial potential for the future [...]
⚡️ Yesterday another test was successfully conducted: one more test of the Poseidon underwater unmanned vehicle, also equipped with a nuclear power unit. For the first time, we successfully launched it from a submarine by activating its booster engine, and then started the nuclear reactor [...]
The Poseidon surpasses all existing systems in speed and operational depth and currently has no equivalent and there will be none any time soon. The are also no interception methods.
Read in full
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#Announcement
📺 Don't miss Ambassador Andrei Kelin's upcoming interview with ITV News Europe Editor James Mates — airing tomorrow on ITV.
Key topics:
• Prospects for peace talks on Ukraine
• Western sanctions against Russia
• Russia-US strategic stability dialogue
• Eurasian security
Stay tuned!
📺 Don't miss Ambassador Andrei Kelin's upcoming interview with ITV News Europe Editor James Mates — airing tomorrow on ITV.
Key topics:
• Prospects for peace talks on Ukraine
• Western sanctions against Russia
• Russia-US strategic stability dialogue
• Eurasian security
Stay tuned!
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⚡️ Russia's Defence Ministry:
💬 Yesterday’s statement by Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Georgiy Tykhyi, prohibiting foreign and Ukrainian media from attempting to reach Ukrainian servicemen trapped in “pockets” through Russian-liberated territory, amounted to an official acknowledgment of the disastrous situation faced by the remnants of the Ukrainian armed forces in Krasnoarmeisk, Dimitrov, and Kupyansk.
By doing so, the official representative of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry effectively confirmed that there are no other routes for journalists or Ukrainian servicemen to enter or exit these “pockets” except through the Russian “humanitarian corridors”.
The ban on entering these areas via the corridors provided by the Russian Defence Ministry is necessary for the Kiev regime to conceal the real situation on the front line and to deceive both the international community and the people of Ukraine.
The ultimate goal of these actions is to preserve favourable conditions for the Kiev regime’s leadership to continue receiving and embezzling the financial resources supplied by its Western sponsors for the war against Russia.
💬 Yesterday’s statement by Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Georgiy Tykhyi, prohibiting foreign and Ukrainian media from attempting to reach Ukrainian servicemen trapped in “pockets” through Russian-liberated territory, amounted to an official acknowledgment of the disastrous situation faced by the remnants of the Ukrainian armed forces in Krasnoarmeisk, Dimitrov, and Kupyansk.
By doing so, the official representative of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry effectively confirmed that there are no other routes for journalists or Ukrainian servicemen to enter or exit these “pockets” except through the Russian “humanitarian corridors”.
The ban on entering these areas via the corridors provided by the Russian Defence Ministry is necessary for the Kiev regime to conceal the real situation on the front line and to deceive both the international community and the people of Ukraine.
The ultimate goal of these actions is to preserve favourable conditions for the Kiev regime’s leadership to continue receiving and embezzling the financial resources supplied by its Western sponsors for the war against Russia.
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