'Putin helped protect our democracy' - Central African Republic PM to RT

PM of the Central African Republic Felix Moloua says that mutually beneficial partnerships are among the highest interests for the African nation, in an exclusive interview with RT.

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❗️Latest statements from Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov:

▪️US statements about possibly supplying Kiev with an Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) are an example of psychological warfare;

▪️Russia and the US have different ideas about how to normalize relations between states;

▪️Russia's opponents continue to exacerbate the Ukrainian crisis;

▪️The new US ambassador to Moscow is to arrive in the next few days;

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🇹🇷 Protest in front of Swedish embassy in Ankara over burning of Quran in Stockholm

Participants chanted slogans including ''NATO is now only a dream for you'', ''Sweden - you are the disgusting face of two-faced West'', “The Quran is the inextinguishable Sun”, ''He who came to kill us will find his death here'' and others.

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❗️There is reliable evidence that Ukrainian army stockpiling weapons and ammo provided by West on territories of Ukrainian NPP, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service says

🇷🇺 Statement of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service:

⚡️ Sergey Naryshkin, Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, said that his agency getting reliable reports that the Ukrainian armed forces have been using nuclear power stations to store arms and ammunition supplied by the West. This includes the most expensive and rare systems the Ukraine Armed Forces are receiving for the HIMARS MRLs and foreign air defence systems, as well as large-calibre artillery shells. Several train cars carrying the deadly cargo from abroad transited through Rafalovka station to the Rovno NPP in the last week of December 2022 alone.

The plan of the Kiev regime is clear. The Ukrainian Armed Forces command hides the ammunition in the rear, using nuclear reactors as their shields, just like when the Banderites shell cities in Donbass and other borderline Russian regions from behind the backs of innocent Ukrainian civilians. The idea is that the Russian Armed Forces would not target NPPs with their strikes, fearing a nuclear disaster. If the warehouses detonate or a nuclear power station is destroyed by yet another Ukrainian air defence missile after it veers off course, they can always blame Moscow for the tragedy. Kiev is confident that this would be the case, considering the tacit approval by the West of the Ukrainian artillery strikes against the Zaporozhye NPP.

❗️ International terrorists often use methods of this kind. However, instead of taking just a few civilians hostage, the Kiev regime uses tens or even hundreds of thousands of civilians in its own and neighbouring countries as hostages. It is our hope that it does not occur to anyone in Kiev to deliberately set off explosions at these warehouses with the expectation that this would enable them to get even more weapons and ammunition from the United States and its allies.

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (23 January 2023)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

💥 In Kupyansk direction, the artillery of the Western Military District has launched strikes at the concentrations of manpower from 14th and 92nd mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Dvurechnaya, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

◽️ Over 40 Ukrainian personnel, and 1 motor vehicle have been eliminated.

💥 In Krasny Liman direction, the artillery of the Central Military District and Airborne Troops have neutralised the units from 80th and 95th airborne assault brigades of the AFU near Serebryanskoye forestry.

◽️ The enemy has lost up to 70 personnel, 4 armoured fighting vehicles, and 2 U.S.-manufactured counterbattery warfare radars (AN/TPQ-37 and AN/TPQ-50).

💥 In Donetsk direction, volunteers of assault detachments, supported by Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Southern Military District, have liberated Krasnopolye (Donetsk People's Republic).

◽️ Over 60 personnel, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 2 howitzers (Msta-B and D-30), as well as 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar have been eliminated.

💥 In Zaporozhye direction, complex fire strikes, launched by the forces of the Eastern Military District at AFU units, have resulted in the elimination of up to 30 Ukrainian personnel, 3 motor vehicles, and 1 fighting vehicle equipped with Grad multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS).

💥 In Dnepr direction, the provisional base of a unit from 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade has been neutralised by high-precision ground-based armament near Marganets (Dnepropetrovsk region).

◽️ The strike has resulted in the elimination of one launching ramp of U.S.-manufactured HIMARS MLRS, its crew, and two motor vehicles.

💥 Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 63 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 97 areas.

💥 Air defence facilities have shot down 3 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Kremennaya (Lugansk People's Republic), and Zhovtnevoye (Kharkov region).

◽️ Moreover, 14 rocket-propelled projectiles, launched by HIMARS MLRS, have been intercepted near Donesk, Avdeyevka, Pilipchatino (Donetsk People's Republic), and Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

📊 In total, 376 airplanes and 203 helicopters, 2,934 unmanned aerial vehicles, 401 air defence missile systems, 7,607 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 987 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,893 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 8,153 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation.

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⚡️Russian Foreign Ministry says Estonian ambassador should leave country on February 7

Russia's lowering level of diplomatic relations with Estonia in response to Tallinn's radical staff reduction of Russian embassy, Russian Foreign Ministry says

❗️Latest statements by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov:

▪️No possibility to negotiate a peace treaty between Russia and Japan at the moment;

▪️On NATO discussions on the delivery of tanks to Ukraine: There is growing anxiety among members of the alliance;

▪️On US designation of Wagner as a terrorist organization: It has no significance for Russia, and even less so for this group;

▪️Putin has no plans to meet with Grossi, but Russia is interested in continuing contacts.

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⚡️War between Russia and the West is no longer hybrid, but almost real, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says

🎙 Address by President of Russia Vladimir Putin to heads of Eurasian Economic Union Member States (January 23, 2023)

💬 On January 1, 2023, Russia took over the chairmanship of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

It is obvious that the Union has every opportunity to become one of the strong, independent, self-sufficient poles in the emerging multipolar world.

Developing the technological potential of EAEU member states, attaining genuine independence and self-sufficiency in this sphere should become one of the most important strategic priorities of our joint work.

🌐 I would like to specifically stress the importance of building mutually beneficial and equal cooperation between the union and external partners and international associations.

Expanding the geography of the EAEU’s international links and contacts with countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America would help boost exports of the union’s products and build new logistics chains.

☝️ We count on close cooperation and support from the EAEU member states in the practical implementation of the priorities of Russia’s presidency in 2023.

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❗️Drive for BRICS & Multilateral Respect: Russia-South Africa Meet between FMs Lavrov & Pandor

Sergey Lavrov has been speaking to the press at the conclusion of talks in Pretoria, stressing great momentum in relations:

📍BRICS example of truly multilateral co-operation
📍Both nations strive for multilateral and multinational diplomacy
📍Role of African Union becoming more important - hope to expand it across continent
📍Russia to expand scholarships for South African students
📍Russia- South Africa agrees to intensify work in multiple spheres
📍Current conflicts in Africa should be settled by African nations without intervention

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Press review: Biden’s political career looks doomed and S. Africa wagers on Russia, China

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, January 23rd

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РСМД :: Бенгальские огни для «Пояса и пути»: специфика курса Бангладеш

❗️Dmitry Medvedev has made a number of statements:

• The past year has shown who is Russia's friend and "with whom there is nothing to negotiate";

• The SMO was a forced last resort in response to preparations for aggression by the US and its satellites;

• The world came close to the threat of the Third World War because of the forthcoming aggression against Russia;

• United Russia party should build a dialogue with ideologically close parties abroad.