💬 President Vladimir Putin: As for European politicians' claims that they are preparing for war with Russia — that is nonsense. Such statements are made on the pretext of Russia's alleged aggressive designs against Western European countries. That is a lie. A brazen, shameless lie [...]
Russia has never had any aggressive intentions towards European countries. The tragedy unfolding in Ukraine is the result of their policy. They were the ones who incited the government coup in Kiev in 2014, compelling Russia to defend the people of Crimea and subsequently assist the Donbass and Lugansk People’s Republics [...]
It is their policy from the first step, when they deceived us that there would never be any expansion, that NATO would never take a single step to the East.
Everything they do serves only one purpose: to perpetuate confrontation with Russia and justify huge spending from national budgets – all at the expense of European taxpayers.
Excerpt from President Vladimir Putin's answers to media questions following his visit to Kazakhstan, 29 May 2026
Russia has never had any aggressive intentions towards European countries. The tragedy unfolding in Ukraine is the result of their policy. They were the ones who incited the government coup in Kiev in 2014, compelling Russia to defend the people of Crimea and subsequently assist the Donbass and Lugansk People’s Republics [...]
It is their policy from the first step, when they deceived us that there would never be any expansion, that NATO would never take a single step to the East.
Everything they do serves only one purpose: to perpetuate confrontation with Russia and justify huge spending from national budgets – all at the expense of European taxpayers.
Excerpt from President Vladimir Putin's answers to media questions following his visit to Kazakhstan, 29 May 2026
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#KievRegimeCrimes
▪️ On the night of May 22, the Nazi regime carried out a heinous terrorist attack on the academic building and dormitory of the college of Lugansk State Pedagogical University in Starobelsk, LPR, using 16 UAVs, 4 of them heavy, in three waves.
The terrorist attack claimed 21 young lives. Just a week ago, they were students with dreams, plans and a future. Today, all that remains are photographs, memories and unbearable grief.
#NoStatuteOfLimitations: Look into their eyes. Ordinary students. Whole lives ahead of them. MURDERED IN STAROBELSK.
This strike was not an accident or a malfunction. It was a deliberate, targeted act of inhuman cruelty against civilians.
💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
▪️ On the night of May 22, the Nazi regime carried out a heinous terrorist attack on the academic building and dormitory of the college of Lugansk State Pedagogical University in Starobelsk, LPR, using 16 UAVs, 4 of them heavy, in three waves.
The terrorist attack claimed 21 young lives. Just a week ago, they were students with dreams, plans and a future. Today, all that remains are photographs, memories and unbearable grief.
#NoStatuteOfLimitations: Look into their eyes. Ordinary students. Whole lives ahead of them. MURDERED IN STAROBELSK.
This strike was not an accident or a malfunction. It was a deliberate, targeted act of inhuman cruelty against civilians.
💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
These young people dreamed of becoming teachers and passing knowledge on to the next generations. They had their whole lives ahead of them. Look at the photographs of the students who were killed, look into their eyes... They were the ones Kiev chose to kill.
Kiev’s neo-Nazis treacherously stole these young people’s lives and dreams – and, in effect, those of all their loved ones as well.
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🎙 Statement by Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC briefing on Ukraine (New York, 28 May 2026)
💬 What is particularly striking is the hypocrisy and cynicism of the European delegations. They rush to level accusations against Russia whenever it is politically expedient for them, yet in this case, they have chosen to essentially ignore the tragedy [in Starobelsk], pinning all the blame on Moscow. We were not surprised then, and we are not surprised now.
How can they be compassionate if they have the blood of the children of Starobelsk on their hands? After all, these countries have been supplying Zelensky’s terrorist regime with money, intelligence, weapons, and ammunition for many years, egging Zelensky on to enable new crimes against civilians, and subsequently covering for him by portraying Ukraine as a victim.
The UN Secretariat, which acts so swiftly in some cases, has unfortunately once again retreated into generalized remarks and vague language, avoiding any direct assessments of Kiev’s actions. They, allegedly, have no access to the site of the tragedy, and in no way can they verify the information. We have repeatedly stated that UN representatives are allowed to visit the DPR, the LPR, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions via Russian territory. However, UN officials do not pursue these opportunities.
❓ Why is the UN Secretariat so prompt to find words when there is a need to support the Western version of events, while struggling so badly to find the right expressions when it comes to calling the Ukrainian attack on children a crime? Why do some victims deserve immediate compassion, while others do not? Why does the death of minors in one place warrant loud statements and condemnations, whereas the death of children in Starobelsk is met with silence?
Here we have yet another glaring manifestation of the West’s “double standards” and hypocrisy.
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💬 What is particularly striking is the hypocrisy and cynicism of the European delegations. They rush to level accusations against Russia whenever it is politically expedient for them, yet in this case, they have chosen to essentially ignore the tragedy [in Starobelsk], pinning all the blame on Moscow. We were not surprised then, and we are not surprised now.
How can they be compassionate if they have the blood of the children of Starobelsk on their hands? After all, these countries have been supplying Zelensky’s terrorist regime with money, intelligence, weapons, and ammunition for many years, egging Zelensky on to enable new crimes against civilians, and subsequently covering for him by portraying Ukraine as a victim.
The UN Secretariat, which acts so swiftly in some cases, has unfortunately once again retreated into generalized remarks and vague language, avoiding any direct assessments of Kiev’s actions. They, allegedly, have no access to the site of the tragedy, and in no way can they verify the information. We have repeatedly stated that UN representatives are allowed to visit the DPR, the LPR, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions via Russian territory. However, UN officials do not pursue these opportunities.
❓ Why is the UN Secretariat so prompt to find words when there is a need to support the Western version of events, while struggling so badly to find the right expressions when it comes to calling the Ukrainian attack on children a crime? Why do some victims deserve immediate compassion, while others do not? Why does the death of minors in one place warrant loud statements and condemnations, whereas the death of children in Starobelsk is met with silence?
Here we have yet another glaring manifestation of the West’s “double standards” and hypocrisy.
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💬 Maria Zakharova: 1 June is International Children's Day. Protecting children is a top priority for Russia, both domestically and internationally.
The children's problems have been completely politicised, with double standards being promoted. Some countries are unscrupulously exploiting this sensible issue to disseminate lies, libel and misinformation about undesirable states [...]
The story about the Ukrainian children allegedly kidnapped by Russia is a vivid example of such approaches. For many years, Ukraine has perpetuated this myth on all international platforms, which are happy to listen to it without bothering to check the facts [...]
Meanwhile, they are ignoring the fact that Russia has made efforts to reunite children with their relatives [...] since the onset of the special military operation. As of today, 30 children from 22 families have returned to Russia from Ukraine, while 141 minors from 114 families have been reunited with their parents or relatives living in Ukraine and other countries.
The Kiev regime has been referring to far-fetched numbers by talking about 1,000, then 10,000, or even several hundred thousand, and then millions, only to backtrack to either 10,000 or 15,000. But all we got was a list of 339 names. And most of them are completely irrelevant.
❌ The West ignores the fact that it was the children who endured so much cruel suffering during the war unleashed by the Ukrainian authorities against the people of Donbass in 2014 [...]
At least 129 children died and over 500 were wounded in the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics between 2014 and February 2022. The youngest victim of Ukrainian aggression was just 27 days old.
Excerpt from from Russian MFA Spox Maria Zakharova's weekly briefing on topical foreign policy issues, 28 May 2026
The children's problems have been completely politicised, with double standards being promoted. Some countries are unscrupulously exploiting this sensible issue to disseminate lies, libel and misinformation about undesirable states [...]
The story about the Ukrainian children allegedly kidnapped by Russia is a vivid example of such approaches. For many years, Ukraine has perpetuated this myth on all international platforms, which are happy to listen to it without bothering to check the facts [...]
Meanwhile, they are ignoring the fact that Russia has made efforts to reunite children with their relatives [...] since the onset of the special military operation. As of today, 30 children from 22 families have returned to Russia from Ukraine, while 141 minors from 114 families have been reunited with their parents or relatives living in Ukraine and other countries.
The Kiev regime has been referring to far-fetched numbers by talking about 1,000, then 10,000, or even several hundred thousand, and then millions, only to backtrack to either 10,000 or 15,000. But all we got was a list of 339 names. And most of them are completely irrelevant.
❌ The West ignores the fact that it was the children who endured so much cruel suffering during the war unleashed by the Ukrainian authorities against the people of Donbass in 2014 [...]
At least 129 children died and over 500 were wounded in the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics between 2014 and February 2022. The youngest victim of Ukrainian aggression was just 27 days old.
Excerpt from from Russian MFA Spox Maria Zakharova's weekly briefing on topical foreign policy issues, 28 May 2026
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🇷🇺 Russia's High Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova:
💬 Today, we mark International Children’s Day – a holiday that reminds us of every child’s right to a happy childhood, development and safety.
This day is already more than a century old, and over sixty countries around the world have joined this initiative. Yet there are also those who have begun to abandon this date – shifting it to other days, rewriting its history and distorting the very meaning of the holiday.
Last year, Zelensky shifted the holiday to another date in order to conform to “Western standards”. This year, on the eve of this date, a terrible tragedy took place in Starobelsk – one that crossed out the most fundamental human right: the right to life.
Ukrainian militants deliberately struck children who were asleep in their beds. 86 people sustained injuries, 21 children were killed.
Most of them were girls: Anya, Taisiya, Alina, Elena, Sofia, Darya, Alexandra, Tatyana, Oksana, Yana, Veronika, Anastasia, Victoria, Irina, Alisa and many others.
Unfortunately, the international community’s position on this issue remains ambiguous. Many prefer to keep silent or pretend that nothing happened, ignoring the obvious facts of the crime.
❗️ Our task is to preserve the truth and achieve justice. Impunity for such war crimes is unacceptable.
Do you know why it is important to mark Children’s Protection Day? Precisely because humanity must remember: protecting children’s rights is our shared priority and sacred duty.
💬 Today, we mark International Children’s Day – a holiday that reminds us of every child’s right to a happy childhood, development and safety.
This day is already more than a century old, and over sixty countries around the world have joined this initiative. Yet there are also those who have begun to abandon this date – shifting it to other days, rewriting its history and distorting the very meaning of the holiday.
Last year, Zelensky shifted the holiday to another date in order to conform to “Western standards”. This year, on the eve of this date, a terrible tragedy took place in Starobelsk – one that crossed out the most fundamental human right: the right to life.
Ukrainian militants deliberately struck children who were asleep in their beds. 86 people sustained injuries, 21 children were killed.
Most of them were girls: Anya, Taisiya, Alina, Elena, Sofia, Darya, Alexandra, Tatyana, Oksana, Yana, Veronika, Anastasia, Victoria, Irina, Alisa and many others.
Unfortunately, the international community’s position on this issue remains ambiguous. Many prefer to keep silent or pretend that nothing happened, ignoring the obvious facts of the crime.
❗️ Our task is to preserve the truth and achieve justice. Impunity for such war crimes is unacceptable.
Do you know why it is important to mark Children’s Protection Day? Precisely because humanity must remember: protecting children’s rights is our shared priority and sacred duty.
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