West uses NGOs as vehicle to bring down whole societies
According to Maria Zakharova, Western NGOs no longer just "influence and lobby," just like the Syrian White Helmets organization
ST. PETERSBURG, July 26. /TASS/. Western non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are used as an instrument to destabilize countries around the world, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
"For the collective West, these NGOs <...> are used to systematically destroy civilian societies in various countries, as a tool of influence on people and on civilian society. In this case, the civilian society is like the lungs, heart, or some other vital organ," she said.
According to Zakharova, Western NGOs no longer just "influence and lobby," just like the Syrian White Helmets organization. "This so-called NGO has indirectly affected us as well. Russia once again turned out to be involved in some accusations of supporting non-democratic regimes. We were labeled the most non-transparent, non-democratic, illegitimate. But the main blow was undoubtedly dealt to Syria," the diplomat pointed out.

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⚡️The Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (Report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation)

❗️ This report continues the Ministry's efforts to draw the attention of the international community to the grave human rights situation in Ukraine. Right from the outset it should be noted that the human rights situation in Ukraine has been steadily deteriorating over recent years.

It is quite clear by now that Ukraine is ruled by an openly Nazi regime committing countless gross and systematic violations of human rights in all spheres of public life.

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Kiev's Nazi approaches are being fully realized with regard to Ukraine's Russian-speaking population. Ukraine has banned everything Russian (language, culture, education, printed matter and media).

In the sphere of education, the process of derussification has reached its climax:

👎 Teaching in and study of Russian at schools is prohibited;
👎 All literature pieces of Russian and Soviet (except for Ukrainian) authors have been removed from the school literature programme;
👎 Books in Russian are withdrawn from libraries.;
👎 Schoolchildren and teachers are forbidden even to speak Russian not only in class, but also during personal communication at break;
👎 The government in Kiev not only supports but also authorizes attacks on churches of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

❌ However, all these blatant human rights violations committed by Kiev are brushed under the rug or covered up by most Western NGOs and international human rights mechanisms.

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☝️ As regards the situation in Ukraine, at this point we can say that by its actions Kiev only confirms a total lack of independence and shows itself to be a "puppet regime", carrying out the instructions of external handlers to create a Russophobic project entitled "Anti-Russia" out of its own country.

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🎙 Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov's interview with 'Izvestia' Multimedia Information Centre (Moscow, June 27, 2024)

#StrategicStability

• So far, I do not see any pre-requisites that would allow Russia and the United States to resume discussions of strategic nuclear arms control future.

• The Americans repeatedly suggested that we [resume the strategic arms talks], but they invariably received the only answer that was possible in the current situation. As long as their behaviour is steeped in nothing but rabid Russophobia, we are not ready for this dialogue.

#BRICS

• Within BRICS <...> there is a consistent increase in the use of national currencies for settlements and in implementing schemes that are protected from Western regulatory pressure. In certain areas, this share already exceeds 80-90 percent.

• So far over 30 countries have already expressed their interest in further rapprochement with BRICS and eventually many of them raise the question of formally joining the association. We cannot but respond to it.

#RussiaUS

• As for lowering the level of diplomatic relations [with the United States and its European partners], I would like to draw your attention to the fact that despite all the upheavals and extreme tension in our relations with what we call the collective West, we have never initiated any steps of this kind. We believe that embassies and their ambassadors are performing an extremely challenging job, especially in the current environment, and we cannot ignore this. We must preserve communications channels, including at the highest level.

• Could lowering the level of diplomatic relations be part of a solution at this point? All I can say is that it can be viewed as a possible option, and we are exploring all these avenues. In Russia, these decisions are taken at the highest level. As long as there are no instructions to this effect, speculating about these prospects is counterproductive. However, our adversaries must know that every step they make brings them closer to a point of no return.

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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240703/sco-a-strong-voluntary-economic-forum-for-confidence-building-1119233237.html The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit is being held in the Kazakh capital Astana on July 3 and 4, under the theme of "Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue - the Pursuit of Sustainable Peace and Development." Belarus will join the group at the summit.