🇷🇺 President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers, and guests of the 29th St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

The message reads, in part:

Russia has always been, and remains, an integral part of the global economy. We are open to constructive cooperation with all partners who share the principles of mutual respect and are ready to develop fair and long-term relations.

Together with our colleagues, we remain actively engaged in multilateral institutions, including the UN and its specialised agencies, the EAEU, the CIS, BRICS, the SCO, and the CSTO.

I firmly believe that your discussions will contribute to the development of new and effective solutions across all spheres of economic and social life [...] More broadly, they will serve the interests of our nations and peoples, while promoting international cooperation, security and stability.

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❌ Лондон вновь объявил о расширении незаконных ограничений в отношении России – в этот раз под надуманным предлогом борьбы с некими «криптовалютными сетями».

Британские власти упорно отказываются принять очевидное: антироссийская санкционная политика бессмысленна. Наша страна давно и успешно адаптировалась к внешнему давлению и не изменит своего курса из-за прихотей Лондона.

Последствия множащихся рестрикций будут отражаться, прежде всего, на подданных, бизнесе и репутации самого Соединённого Королевства. Это, судя по всему, мало беспокоит авторов подобных инициатив.

Примечательно, что британские власти обвиняют других в использовании «непрозрачных финансовых механизмов». При этом сами игнорируют щедрые криптопожертвования, оседающие в карманах местного политического класса. Возможно, борьба с «теневыми схемами» должна начинаться с Вестминстера, а не Бишкека или Тбилиси.

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◾️ The Kiev regime’s gruesome terrorist attack on the academic building and dormitory of the Lugansk State Pedagogical University College claimed 21 young lives (most of them girls born in 2006-2007), with more than 60 people injured.

Two days later, after rescuers had completed their search, foreign correspondents were invited to visit the site of the tragedy. The BBC was not among them – it refused outright. CNN was absent, citing holidays. Japanese journalists did not come either – Tokyo banned them from travelling to Starobelsk.

Many others, however, chose to see with their own eyes the aftermath of the crime committed by the Ukrainian militants on the night of May 22: the ruins, the witnesses, and the hospital where the injured are being treated.

Here is what they saw...

❌ London has once again announced an expansion of unlawful restrictions against Russia – this time under the spurious pretext of combatting so-called "crypto networks".

The UK authorities persist in their refusal to acknowledge the obvious: the anti-Russian sanctions policy is futile. Russia has long since adapted to external pressure and will not alter its course on account of London's whims.

The consequences of these multiplying restrictions will primarily affect the citizens, businesses, and reputation of the United Kingdom itself. This, however, appears to trouble the authors of such initiatives very little.

It is noteworthy that the UK authorities accuse others of using "shadow financial systems". At the same time, they turn a blind eye to generous cryptocurrency donations finding their way into the pockets of the British political class. Perhaps the fight against "dark networks" should begin in Westminster rather than in Bishkek or Tbilisi.