🎙 Highlights from Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin interview to Rossiya Segodnya International Media Group
• The terrorist tactics against civilians and non-military facilities in our country, chosen by Kiev amid its failures on the battlefield, have indeed narrowed the scope for a political and diplomatic settlement of the crisis [...] The Kiev regime has objectively weakened its negotiating position.
• At the negotiating table, we have always been ready to discuss the complete and irreversible elimination of the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict. If, however, the negotiating process is being used as an attempt to buy time, secure a respite on the battlefield and build up military capabilities, we will not agree to such contacts.
• We are dealing with a situation in which Western sponsors are effectively exercising external control over the territories held by Kiev, fully funding the Zelensky regime and effectively depriving Ukraine of its genuine legal personality. These sponsors continue to work towards escalating the conflict.
• None of the leaders of NATO countries condemns the terrorist attacks carried out by the Ukrainian troops against Russian civilians, including women and children. Given that, it is difficult to discuss possible pathways to peace.
• The EU continues its destructive policy of supplying the Kiev regime with weapons and imposing sanctions pressure on our country that is illegitimate under international law. European leaders voice nothing but demands directed at our country, without any willingness to engage in an honest discussion of Russia's concerns.
• The EU's talk about negotiations is aimed at achieving a single objective – securing a respite for Kiev from the fighting. The ultimate goal remains unchanged: to preserve Ukraine as a foothold for further confrontation with Russia. Such an approach is unacceptable to Moscow.
• The terrorist tactics against civilians and non-military facilities in our country, chosen by Kiev amid its failures on the battlefield, have indeed narrowed the scope for a political and diplomatic settlement of the crisis [...] The Kiev regime has objectively weakened its negotiating position.
• At the negotiating table, we have always been ready to discuss the complete and irreversible elimination of the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict. If, however, the negotiating process is being used as an attempt to buy time, secure a respite on the battlefield and build up military capabilities, we will not agree to such contacts.
• We are dealing with a situation in which Western sponsors are effectively exercising external control over the territories held by Kiev, fully funding the Zelensky regime and effectively depriving Ukraine of its genuine legal personality. These sponsors continue to work towards escalating the conflict.
• None of the leaders of NATO countries condemns the terrorist attacks carried out by the Ukrainian troops against Russian civilians, including women and children. Given that, it is difficult to discuss possible pathways to peace.
• The EU continues its destructive policy of supplying the Kiev regime with weapons and imposing sanctions pressure on our country that is illegitimate under international law. European leaders voice nothing but demands directed at our country, without any willingness to engage in an honest discussion of Russia's concerns.
• The EU's talk about negotiations is aimed at achieving a single objective – securing a respite for Kiev from the fighting. The ultimate goal remains unchanged: to preserve Ukraine as a foothold for further confrontation with Russia. Such an approach is unacceptable to Moscow.
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📰 Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article "International Cooperation in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities"
💬 Preserving the Arctic as an area of peace and cooperation meets the interests of the entire international community.
Meanwhile, there are those who do not share this point of view. How else can one explain the fact that NATO countries, as well as the Alliance as a whole, are driving the region towards militarisation and creating hotbeds of international tension there? [...]
This deliberate and systematic effort to foster an atmosphere of mistrust in the military sphere is taking place alongside Western attempts to undermine Russia's legitimate rights in international cooperation through illegitimate sanctions targeting legal entities and individuals from countries of the Global South who are involved in joint projects in the Arctic region.
NATO and other Western countries are openly declaring their intention to turn the Arctic into a new front for opposing the development of Russia and its like-minded partners [...]
Our current opponents should have learned the many lessons of history by now and understood that attempts to speak to Russia in the language of sanctions and threats are futile.
❗️ Unfriendly and hostile actions have been and will continue to be met with an appropriate response.
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💬 Preserving the Arctic as an area of peace and cooperation meets the interests of the entire international community.
Meanwhile, there are those who do not share this point of view. How else can one explain the fact that NATO countries, as well as the Alliance as a whole, are driving the region towards militarisation and creating hotbeds of international tension there? [...]
This deliberate and systematic effort to foster an atmosphere of mistrust in the military sphere is taking place alongside Western attempts to undermine Russia's legitimate rights in international cooperation through illegitimate sanctions targeting legal entities and individuals from countries of the Global South who are involved in joint projects in the Arctic region.
NATO and other Western countries are openly declaring their intention to turn the Arctic into a new front for opposing the development of Russia and its like-minded partners [...]
Our current opponents should have learned the many lessons of history by now and understood that attempts to speak to Russia in the language of sanctions and threats are futile.
❗️ Unfriendly and hostile actions have been and will continue to be met with an appropriate response.
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🔔 🍂 В школе при Посольстве России в Лондоне состоялась торжественная линейка, посвящённая Дню знаний.
Мероприятие традиционно началось с церемонии поднятия Государственного флага и исполнения гимна нашей страны.
Временный поверенных в делах России в Великобритании Василий Цыганов обратился с напутственным словом к школьникам, их семьям и педагогам. Поздравив собравшихся с началом нового учебного года, он пожелал учащимся успешно осваивать школьную программу и стремиться к получению новых знаний.
Мероприятие традиционно началось с церемонии поднятия Государственного флага и исполнения гимна нашей страны.
Временный поверенных в делах России в Великобритании Василий Цыганов обратился с напутственным словом к школьникам, их семьям и педагогам. Поздравив собравшихся с началом нового учебного года, он пожелал учащимся успешно осваивать школьную программу и стремиться к получению новых знаний.
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🔔 🍂 1 September marks Knowledge Day in Russia and the beginning of a new school year.
The custom dates back decades and is associated with a number of familiar rituals, including the first bell and presenting teachers with flowers. In 1984, it was officially established as a holiday.
These long-standing traditions are upheld in Russian schools both at home and abroad. At the Russian Embassy School in London, the new academic year commenced with a special ceremony. As is customary, the event opened with the raising of the State Flag and the performance of the national anthem.
Chargé d'Affaires Vasily Tsyganov addressed the students, their families and teachers, congratulating everyone on the occasion. He wished the children every success in their studies and encouraged them to seek out new knowledge.
The custom dates back decades and is associated with a number of familiar rituals, including the first bell and presenting teachers with flowers. In 1984, it was officially established as a holiday.
These long-standing traditions are upheld in Russian schools both at home and abroad. At the Russian Embassy School in London, the new academic year commenced with a special ceremony. As is customary, the event opened with the raising of the State Flag and the performance of the national anthem.
Chargé d'Affaires Vasily Tsyganov addressed the students, their families and teachers, congratulating everyone on the occasion. He wished the children every success in their studies and encouraged them to seek out new knowledge.
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🎙 Excerpts from Russia's President Vladimir Putin answers to media questions
🎞️ Any military facilities in Ukraine are legitimate targets for us, whether British or otherwise.
🎞️ We believe that negotiations [on Ukraine] should above all have concrete substance. If anyone is willing or able to make a concrete contribution to this process, we welcome it.
🎞️ We want to end the war and achieve lasting, comprehensive peace – both in Ukraine and across Europe. And we are ready to engage in negotiations with anyone who is willing to do so.
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Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
⚡️ Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (#Rosaviatsiya)
Ukraine’s aviation authorities have backed the terrorist rhetoric of their leadership aimed at disrupting the operation of Russia’s civil aviation and issued an illegitimate NOTAM alleging that Russian airspace is unsafe.
In response, Rosaviatsiya issued a NOTAM stating that all documents published by Ukraine concerning Russian airspace have no legal force and violate the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
❗️ Russia’s air transport system and ground infrastructure continue to operate as normal, receiving and dispatching flights, including those of foreign airlines.
Rosaviatsiya, in coordination with other federal and regional authorities, is implementing additional measures to ensure the safe use of Russian airspace and strengthen the security of transport infrastructure on the ground.
Ukraine’s aviation authorities have backed the terrorist rhetoric of their leadership aimed at disrupting the operation of Russia’s civil aviation and issued an illegitimate NOTAM alleging that Russian airspace is unsafe.
In response, Rosaviatsiya issued a NOTAM stating that all documents published by Ukraine concerning Russian airspace have no legal force and violate the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
❗️ Russia’s air transport system and ground infrastructure continue to operate as normal, receiving and dispatching flights, including those of foreign airlines.
Rosaviatsiya, in coordination with other federal and regional authorities, is implementing additional measures to ensure the safe use of Russian airspace and strengthen the security of transport infrastructure on the ground.
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