❌ Обратили внимание на очередные провокационные заявления главы британского оборонного ведомства Джона Хили. На этот раз поводом послужила деятельность российского океанографического исследовательского судна «Янтарь» в международных водах.

Бесконечные обвинения и подозрения британского руководства вызывают только улыбку. Действия нашей страны не затрагивают интересы Соединённого Королевства и не направлены на подрыв его безопасности. Нам не интересны британские подводные коммуникации.

Однако Лондон своим русофобским курсом и нагнетанием милитаристской истерии способствует дальнейшей деградации европейской безопасности, создавая предпосылки для новых опасных ситуаций.

Призываем британскую сторону воздерживаться от деструктивных шагов, усугубляющих кризисные явления на европейском континенте.

🗓️ On November 19, 1894, in
St. Petersburg, Emperor Nicholas II accepted the post of Colonel-in-Chief of the 2nd Dragoons (The Royal Scots Greys). The appointment coincided with his wedding to Queen Victoria's granddaughter, Alexandra of Hesse.

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum in Edinburgh Castle houses a portrait of the Emperor in the regimental uniform, painted by Valentin Serov. He wore this uniform during his visit to Queen Victoria at Balmoral, Scotland, in 1896.

After the death of Nicholas II, the regiment's dragoons began wearing pieces of black cloth behind their cap badge as a sign of mourning. A tradition developed to sing "God Save the Tsar" in memory of the Emperor in the regiment's officers mess.

☝️ We have taken note of the latest provocative statements by UK Defence Secretary John Healy. This time, the pretext was the activities of the Russian oceanographic research vessel Yantar operating in international waters.

The British leadership's endless accusations and suspicions only cause a smile. Russia's actions do not impinge upon the interests of the United Kingdom, nor are they intended to undermine its security. We have no interest in British underwater communications.

However, through its Russophobic policies and stoking of militaristic hysteria London is contributing to the further erosion of European security, creating conditions that could lead to new dangerous incidents.

We urge the British side to refrain from taking destructive steps that would only aggravate the crisis on the European continent.

🗓️ On November 20, 1768, Yakov Vasilyevich Villie (James Wylie), surgeon-in-ordinary to the Russian imperial court, was born in Kincardine-on-Forth, Scotland. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, considered having the finest medical school in Western Europe at the time. Beginning his service in Russia as a military physician, he quickly rose to prominence and in 1799 was appointed surgeon-in-ordinary to the Emperor Paul I, then to Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I.

Villie made a significant contribution to the development of military medicine in Russia, serving as Chief Military Medical Inspector of the Russian Army. He treated the wounded in dozens of battles during the reign of Alexander I, including the Battle of Borodino, and operated on M. Barclay de Tolly and Prince Bagration. He was also a founder and the first president of the Medico-Surgical Academy, and published the first Russian medical journal.

For his services, at the request of Alexander I, he was elevated to the rank of baronet by the British Prince Regent (the future King George IV) and awarded several orders of the Russian Empire and several European states. He bequeathed his entire fortune to the construction of the Mikhailovskaya Hospital in St. Petersburg, where a monument to this remarkable man stands.

🎙 Excerpt from President Vladimir Putin's remarks during his visit to a command post of the West Group (20 November 2025)

💬 Let's be clear about the nature of the Ukrainian political leadership. Since March 2024, it has ceased to be a legitimate government.

It is a group of individuals, a criminal organisation that has usurped power under the pretext of continuing the war with Russia and is now clinging to it for personal enrichment. This is now a matter of public record, confirmed by an anti-corruption investigation within Ukraine itself.

It should be obvious to everyone that these people, sitting on their golden toilets, are hardly thinking about the future of their country, the ordinary citizens of Ukraine, their officer corps, or especially their common soldiers. No. They have other priorities.

But we have our own objectives and our own agenda. Our principal goal remains the unconditional achievement of the special military operation's aims and the fulfilment of the duties our Motherland and the people of Russia have entrusted to us.

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⚓ On November 20, 2025, Denis Moskalenko, Consul General of Russia in Edinburgh, laid flowers at the graves of the Russian Navy sailors in Glasgow Cemetery. Yakov Deltsov and Safron Mishchuk-Kamlenyuk served on the legendary cruiser Varyag and died on November 14 and 17, 1916, during her stay in the Scottish city. The graves were recently discovered thanks to the efforts of the online-project "Russian Memorials," which aims to locate Russian military burials abroad.

💬 President Vladimir Putin: President Trump's peace plan to resolve the situation in Ukraine was discussed before the meeting in Alaska, and during this preliminary discussion, the American side asked us to make certain compromises [...]

The main purpose of the meeting in Alaska, was that during the talks in Anchorage, we confirmed that despite certain complicated issues and difficulties, we nevertheless agree with those proposals and are ready to show the flexibility they asked for.

We have informed all our friends and partners of the Global South in detail on all these issues [...] All our friends and partners, every single one of them supported these possible agreements.

However, we can see that there is a certain pause from the American side following the talks in Alaska, and we understand that this is connected with Ukraine's de facto rejection of the peace plan proposed by President Trump. This is precisely why a new version has emerged, essentially an updated plan consisting of 28 points.

We have received this text through the existing communication channels with the US administration. It could also serve as a foundation for a final peace settlement. However, it is not being discussed in detail with us.

The US administration has so far been unable to secure consent from the Ukrainian side, as Kiev is opposed to it. Apparently, Ukraine and its European allies continue to entertain the illusion that they can inflict a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield [...]

It appears that neither Ukraine nor Europe realises what this could ultimately lead to. A very recent example is the situation in Kupyansk [...] On 4 November, the city was almost entirely under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.

If Kiev refuses to discuss President Trump's proposals and declines to engage in dialogue, then both they and their European instigators must understand that what happened in Kupyansk will inevitably occur in other key areas of the front.

☝️ And overall, this development suits us, as it leads to achieving the goals of the special military operation by force, through armed confrontation. However, we remain ready for peace negotiations and for resolving issues through peaceful means.

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🗞 Интервью Посла России в Великобритании Андрея Келина информагентству ТАСС (23 ноября 2025 года)

Основные тезисы:

🔹Что касается Лондона, то особого смысла в контактах [по украинскому урегулированию] мы сейчас не видим. Британский истеблишмент продвигает свои подходы <...> Трезво посмотреть на положение дел на фронте, на ситуацию внутри самой Украины здесь никак не хотят.

🔹 Британский военно-политический класс серьёзно вложился в поддержку Украины. Речь не только о финансовых ресурсах <...> Но об информационно-пропагандистских и политико-дипломатических усилиях – многое поставлено на карту «поддержки Киева». Здешняя медиамашина по-прежнему настроена на очернение нашей страны и формирование необходимого фона для долгосрочной конфронтации.

🔹Политическое руководство Великобритании давно и последовательно выступает за изъятие и использование наших активов в интересах коррумпированного киевского руководства. Причина лежит на поверхности: своих денег нет <...> Если Лондон решится на такой шаг, снижение его значимости как международного финансового центра существенно ускорится.

🔹 Всё, что несёт в мир Би-би-си, отвечает [британским] правительственным установкам <...> Альтернативные мнения на Би-би-си практически отсутствуют. Особенно это касается украинского конфликта. К России отношение самое негативное. О ней публикуют исключительно сбор грязи.

🔹 Идей, как изменить [социально-экономическую] ситуацию [в Британии], нет. Как и нет амбициозных, харизматичных и целеустремленных лидеров в классических политических партиях, которые, будучи нацеленными на серьёзные реформы, могли бы подобно Маргарет Тэтчер или Уинстону Черчиллю повести страну за собой.

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Neo-Nazism on the march across Europe

“I killed 500 Russians” – this is the headline of a piece in the British Telegraph dedicated to the Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä. In their frenzied effort to re-write history, the Brits went as far as designating this killer of Russians as WWII hero, even if he only took part in the USSR’s conflict with Finland in 1939-1940. Including this figure in a series of publications about World War II reflects a targeted effort to erase USSR’s contribution to the allied coalition and denigrate Red Army.

One can’t help but recall similar manifestations of Japanese militarism: in 1937, the press in the Land of the Rising Sun glorified a “contest” among Imperial Army officers… for beheading Chinese people. Many historians note that the victims were unarmed prisoners. Newspapers dwelled on the details of these crimes with relish. After the war, the “heroes” received the punishment they deserved. This is something the British press and Western revisionists must keep in mind.

This article came in the footsteps of Sisu: Road to Revenge, a sequel to a story about a Finnish commando in which the lead character kills Soviet soldiers and officers in 1946 and acts with extreme cruelty in doing so. After all, this film has an 18+ age rating.

The filmmakers openly admit they were inspired by the image of Simo Häyhä, a man who killed Russians.

The first part is set during the Lapland War, when the lead character fights Nazis and Fins decided to confront their former allies, Third Reich. In the sequel, the enemies are Russians.

We have already provided detailed insights into what happened in 1939 and 1940, and later between 1941 and 1944 when Finland tried building the Greater Suomi by seeking an alliance with Hitler and taking part in the genocide of the Soviet nation. But when the Red Army crushed the “invincible Finns,” they suddenly began fighting Nazism.

It is telling that this cold-blooded sniper has been turned into yet another piece of anti-Russian propaganda. Wounded in 1940, he became disabled and later died alone. The films echo Mannerheim-era myths, portraying Simo Häyhä as a legendary hero and claiming Soviet soldiers called him the “White Death” — a notion historians find no evidence for. The nickname only appears in Finnish literature from the late 1980s.

Western popular culture is clearly facing a crisis of character, with no real heroes left to look up to. Driven by short-term political aims, it now casts Russians as villains to be slaughtered by the hundreds. So they found someone who actually did that — and turned this Finnish Rambo-style figure into a “hero.”

But Simo Häyhä was never a hero. Historians have demonstrated that he wanted to join the Nazi ranks but his disability prevented him from fighting shoulder to shoulder with the German troops. By the way, some believe that he never took any pride in the way he served and believed that the killings were a sin. His military diary contains the line: “This is my list of sins.”

Anyway, in the war where Häyhä fought against the Red Army, Finland was defeated. And that is yet another reason why he was never a hero and never could be. But Finland is now in NATO, where the rehabilitation of Nazism and Russophobia have become foundational principles.

There was a time when Soviet snipers were portrayed as heroes in America and Hollywood. Woody Guthrie, a country singer, devoted one of his top-ranking songs to Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a Soviet sniper. President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt invited her to a reception so that she could address members of Congress.

Today, they invite the Banderite killers to speak in front of their Congress members. There was also Vasily Zaitsev, a sniper from Stalingrad, as portrayed by Jude Law in the 2001 film, 'Enemy at the Gates', even though it contained too many Hollywood-style distortions. This is what history will remember. It cannot be re-written by publishing these opportunistic articles or presenting an alternate reality on the screen.