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⚡️ Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on US military-biological activity (August 16, 2023)
◽️ Despite the fact that the stated goals of US programmes are to monitor disease incidence and provide assistance to developing countries, in fact, we see the Pentagon conducting uncontrolled dual-use research in circumvention of international obligations under the BTWC.
☝️ There is a clear trend: pathogens that fall within the Pentagon's area of interest, such as COVID-19, avian influenza, African swine fever, subsequently become pandemic, and American pharmaceutical companies become the beneficiaries.
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◽️ The next step, taken by the United States to realise its strategic plans in establishing global biological control, was the creation of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy.
It is envisaged that the new structure will be responsible for setting the course and coordinating actions to combat known and unknown biological challenges, including pathogens that could trigger another global emergency.
👉 Thus, as in 2019, the US has begun preparing for a new pandemic by searching for virus mutations.
The US Army Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, currently headed by Colonel Constance Jenkins, will play a leading role in the military department's biomedical warfare programme.
⚠️ Documents, obtained during the special military operation, show that the institution is directly involved in the collection of dangerous pathogens in various regions of the world, testing of unregistered drugs, as well as the implementation of dual-use programmes, ordered by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the US Department of Defense.
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◽️ Despite the fact that the stated goals of US programmes are to monitor disease incidence and provide assistance to developing countries, in fact, we see the Pentagon conducting uncontrolled dual-use research in circumvention of international obligations under the BTWC.
☝️ There is a clear trend: pathogens that fall within the Pentagon's area of interest, such as COVID-19, avian influenza, African swine fever, subsequently become pandemic, and American pharmaceutical companies become the beneficiaries.
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◽️ The next step, taken by the United States to realise its strategic plans in establishing global biological control, was the creation of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy.
It is envisaged that the new structure will be responsible for setting the course and coordinating actions to combat known and unknown biological challenges, including pathogens that could trigger another global emergency.
👉 Thus, as in 2019, the US has begun preparing for a new pandemic by searching for virus mutations.
The US Army Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, currently headed by Colonel Constance Jenkins, will play a leading role in the military department's biomedical warfare programme.
⚠️ Documents, obtained during the special military operation, show that the institution is directly involved in the collection of dangerous pathogens in various regions of the world, testing of unregistered drugs, as well as the implementation of dual-use programmes, ordered by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the US Department of Defense.
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🇨🇦GAC colleagues,
FYI ➡️The #OHCHR report raises many questions in terms of credibility. This compilation of incoherent and unsubstantiated “testimonies” by random individuals is based on the “findings” of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) that has long discredited itself. Nothing but unproven rumours.
Yet another example of the brand methodology by the OHCHR and the HRMMU of evidence-collecting in line with the notorious principles of “highly likely” and “grounds to believe”. The UN employees use an opaque system for selecting “witnesses” and ask them only “the right” questions.
No wonder there is not a single word about the atrocities committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and/or the nationalist neo-Nazi battalions against civilians.
This report is biased, simply speaking.
FYI ➡️The #OHCHR report raises many questions in terms of credibility. This compilation of incoherent and unsubstantiated “testimonies” by random individuals is based on the “findings” of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) that has long discredited itself. Nothing but unproven rumours.
Yet another example of the brand methodology by the OHCHR and the HRMMU of evidence-collecting in line with the notorious principles of “highly likely” and “grounds to believe”. The UN employees use an opaque system for selecting “witnesses” and ask them only “the right” questions.
No wonder there is not a single word about the atrocities committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and/or the nationalist neo-Nazi battalions against civilians.
This report is biased, simply speaking.
Such approach of the OHCHR to the events in Ukraine no longer surprises. For almost 9 years, it did not notice any violations of international legal standards on human rights and international humanitarian law by the Kiev regime, including near daily artillery shelling of residential areas and civilian infrastructure in Donbass by Ukrainian militants. Not once during this period did the OHCHR urge Kiev junta to identify those responsible and bring them to justice for the deaths of the civilians as a result of actions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This is further proof that the OHCHR has completely lost its independence. As well as the Trudeau regime that continues to broadcast Washington-created narratives on the situation in Ukraine.
This is further proof that the OHCHR has completely lost its independence. As well as the Trudeau regime that continues to broadcast Washington-created narratives on the situation in Ukraine.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the rowing slalom canal
📍 Bogorodskoye, August 17, 2023
💬 Today, we are attending a momentous and historical event. We are opening a worldclass canal that meets all international criteria and even exceeds them in some ways, for the first time in our country.
It took us a long time to reach this date. For many years, we had to overcome obstacles that were not related to water rapids but demanded mobilisation of our efforts together with our main sponsor, RusHydro, owing to which we managed to resolve all the problems.
The canal meets the highest international standards. I am sure it will host both domestic and international competitions.
🚣 The main result is that we have received a great place for training masters and holding competitions here at home. Until now, our leading athletes, national, regional and club teams had to hold training sessions abroad. Now there is no need for this. I think our foreign colleagues will be asking us if they can hold training sessions here, in this great facility.
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📍 Bogorodskoye, August 17, 2023
💬 Today, we are attending a momentous and historical event. We are opening a worldclass canal that meets all international criteria and even exceeds them in some ways, for the first time in our country.
It took us a long time to reach this date. For many years, we had to overcome obstacles that were not related to water rapids but demanded mobilisation of our efforts together with our main sponsor, RusHydro, owing to which we managed to resolve all the problems.
The canal meets the highest international standards. I am sure it will host both domestic and international competitions.
🚣 The main result is that we have received a great place for training masters and holding competitions here at home. Until now, our leading athletes, national, regional and club teams had to hold training sessions abroad. Now there is no need for this. I think our foreign colleagues will be asking us if they can hold training sessions here, in this great facility.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a news conference on the grand opening of a rowing slalom canal
📍 Bogorodskoye, August 17, 2023
💬 I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all our whitewater fans on the opening of this magnificent facility, which is bound to become a point of growth for whitewater slalom not only in Bogorodskoye (I have no doubt about this as we all have seen a few excellent athletes from this village), but also across the Russian Federation.
Bogorodskoye’s bid to host the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 2026 was approved following the required procedures, but the matter was put on ice for clearly artificial geopolitical reasons. I am confident that we will fight for justice to prevail and for the decisions made to be implemented.
☝️ In any case, there is no doubt that the rowing facility in Bogorodskoye will host competitions at the highest level.
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📍 Bogorodskoye, August 17, 2023
💬 I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all our whitewater fans on the opening of this magnificent facility, which is bound to become a point of growth for whitewater slalom not only in Bogorodskoye (I have no doubt about this as we all have seen a few excellent athletes from this village), but also across the Russian Federation.
Bogorodskoye’s bid to host the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 2026 was approved following the required procedures, but the matter was put on ice for clearly artificial geopolitical reasons. I am confident that we will fight for justice to prevail and for the decisions made to be implemented.
☝️ In any case, there is no doubt that the rowing facility in Bogorodskoye will host competitions at the highest level.
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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Permament Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN:
🎙 Statement by Chargé d'Affaires of the Russian Federation Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC briefing on the issue of weapon deliveries to Ukraine (August 17, 2023)
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💬 The complete collapse of the Ukrainian system of military administration, widespread corruption and disorganization repel even Western mercenaries, who begin to realise that the only role assigned to them is not the fight for Ukraine’s freedom, but being ordinary "cannon fodder".
🔹 Due to the all-out corruptness of the Ukrainian army, Western weapons are spreading uncontrollably around the world. Through black markets, they end up in conflict zones, in the Balkans, Africa, and Latin America, directly undermining regional security.
🔹 By emptying the arsenals of its satellites and promising subsidised supplies of Western-made equipment in return, the US authorities are "vacating" the market for the products of the US military-industry to sell them to partners – all according to a well-established pattern that dates back to the post-World War II period. Europe is once again paying for these new weapons not only in money, but also in sovereignty.
🔹 There is no doubt that in its "proxy war" with Russia to the last Ukrainian, the West is purposefully turning Ukraine into an uninhabitable testing site, contaminated with radioactive elements and unexploded ordinance.
🔹 The people of Ukraine begin to realise more and more clearly that the Kiev regime is pushing them down a suicidal path to serve the interests of Western countries.
🎙 Statement by Chargé d'Affaires of the Russian Federation Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC briefing on the issue of weapon deliveries to Ukraine (August 17, 2023)
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💬 The complete collapse of the Ukrainian system of military administration, widespread corruption and disorganization repel even Western mercenaries, who begin to realise that the only role assigned to them is not the fight for Ukraine’s freedom, but being ordinary "cannon fodder".
🔹 Due to the all-out corruptness of the Ukrainian army, Western weapons are spreading uncontrollably around the world. Through black markets, they end up in conflict zones, in the Balkans, Africa, and Latin America, directly undermining regional security.
🔹 By emptying the arsenals of its satellites and promising subsidised supplies of Western-made equipment in return, the US authorities are "vacating" the market for the products of the US military-industry to sell them to partners – all according to a well-established pattern that dates back to the post-World War II period. Europe is once again paying for these new weapons not only in money, but also in sovereignty.
🔹 There is no doubt that in its "proxy war" with Russia to the last Ukrainian, the West is purposefully turning Ukraine into an uninhabitable testing site, contaminated with radioactive elements and unexploded ordinance.
🔹 The people of Ukraine begin to realise more and more clearly that the Kiev regime is pushing them down a suicidal path to serve the interests of Western countries.
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🇷🇺🇮🇷📞 President of Russia Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi.
🤝 Both Leaders expressed satisfaction with the high level of Russian-Iranian relations. They reaffirmed their intention to further develop bilateral ties in trade, energy, transport and logistics, and environmental protection.
They discussed expanding cooperation in international and regional affairs, including considering Iran’s participation as a full member in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its interest in joining #BRICS activities.
🕯 President Putin expressed condolences to Ebrahim Raisi in connection with the terrorist attack at a religious shrine in Shiraz on August 13.
#RussiaIran
🤝 Both Leaders expressed satisfaction with the high level of Russian-Iranian relations. They reaffirmed their intention to further develop bilateral ties in trade, energy, transport and logistics, and environmental protection.
They discussed expanding cooperation in international and regional affairs, including considering Iran’s participation as a full member in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its interest in joining #BRICS activities.
🕯 President Putin expressed condolences to Ebrahim Raisi in connection with the terrorist attack at a religious shrine in Shiraz on August 13.
#RussiaIran
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⭐️ #OTD in 1921, legendary Soviet fighter pilot Lidiya Litvyak was born. She went down in history under the call sign «White Lily». According to legend, this flower was painted on her aircraft.
Since childhood, Lidiya had dreamed of conquering the sky. Already at the age of 14, she enrolled in an aeroclub, and at 15, she made her first solo flight. After graduating from the aviation school, the 19-year-old herself prepared cadets for flights.
⚔️ After the start of the Great Patriotic War, Litvyak enrolled in the women’s 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment, where she piloted the Yakovlev Yak-1 fighter.
In September, Lidiya participated in the fierce battles over Stalingrad. Due to her successes in the sky, Litvyak was transferred to the 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, the «regiment of aces». After the successful counter-offensive at Stalingrad in 1943, Lydiya Litvyak was sent to fight in the skies over Donbass.
🕯 On August 1, 1943, during the defence of Donbass, Litvyak engaged in an air battle with several Messerschmitts, which were superior to the Yak-1 in speed and manoeuvrability. The radio operators intercepted alarming reports from the pilots in the sky: «Lily has been shot down!». The crash site of the Litvyak fighter could not be found for decades. At the time of her last combat mission, she was only 21 years old.
The «White Lily» carried out 168 combat sorties and destroyed 16 enemy aircraft (12 solo and four shared victories). She became the most effective female pilot of World War II.
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#FacesOfVictory
Since childhood, Lidiya had dreamed of conquering the sky. Already at the age of 14, she enrolled in an aeroclub, and at 15, she made her first solo flight. After graduating from the aviation school, the 19-year-old herself prepared cadets for flights.
⚔️ After the start of the Great Patriotic War, Litvyak enrolled in the women’s 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment, where she piloted the Yakovlev Yak-1 fighter.
In September, Lidiya participated in the fierce battles over Stalingrad. Due to her successes in the sky, Litvyak was transferred to the 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, the «regiment of aces». After the successful counter-offensive at Stalingrad in 1943, Lydiya Litvyak was sent to fight in the skies over Donbass.
🕯 On August 1, 1943, during the defence of Donbass, Litvyak engaged in an air battle with several Messerschmitts, which were superior to the Yak-1 in speed and manoeuvrability. The radio operators intercepted alarming reports from the pilots in the sky: «Lily has been shot down!». The crash site of the Litvyak fighter could not be found for decades. At the time of her last combat mission, she was only 21 years old.
The «White Lily» carried out 168 combat sorties and destroyed 16 enemy aircraft (12 solo and four shared victories). She became the most effective female pilot of World War II.
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#FacesOfVictory
Ambassador Oleg Stepanov to Sputnik news agency:
💬Another round of Canadian anti-Russian sanctions is meaningless, like the entire policy of the Trudeau cabinet toward Russia. They will have no practical effect, but our response will certainly follow, as required by reciprocity in diplomacy and interstate relations.
💬Again, I can emphasize that in general, the policy of Western sanctions is a road to nowhere.
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💬Another round of Canadian anti-Russian sanctions is meaningless, like the entire policy of the Trudeau cabinet toward Russia. They will have no practical effect, but our response will certainly follow, as required by reciprocity in diplomacy and interstate relations.
💬Again, I can emphasize that in general, the policy of Western sanctions is a road to nowhere.
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📰 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with The International Affairs journal (August 19, 2023)
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🔹 The ill-conceived policy pursued by the United States and its followers has made the current aggravation of the international situation inevitable despite our many years of attempts to prevent it, which is another manifestation of that degradation. I am referring to the full-scale crisis of European security, the blame for which lies entirely with our former partners.
🔹 Modern Russia sees its mission in maintaining a global balance of interests and building a fairer architecture of international relations. We believe that creating favourable conditions for the peaceful and steady development of humanity on the basis of a unifying agenda should be a universal priority.
🔹 A great danger in the context of the Ukrainian conflict is linked with the fact that the United States and NATO countries, while gearing up for confrontation, run the risk of becoming involved in a direct armed clash between nuclear powers. We think that this course of events can and must be prevented.
🔹 The essential thing we must understand is that the West wants to do away with our country as a serious geopolitical rival. It is for this reason that Washington and Brussels have unleashed a hybrid war against us.
🔹 The West must understand: Russia will use all means to defend its people and its vital interests. It would be better for our opponents to understand that confrontation with Russia is futile and switch to more civilised, i.e., political and diplomatic means for achieving a balance of interests.
🔹 Lecturing other states or dictating to them which partners to choose or avoid is not what we do. Russia does not forbid any of our neighbours or partners from establishing ties with anyone, but always asks them to consider our legitimate interests. I think they hear us.
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🔹 The ill-conceived policy pursued by the United States and its followers has made the current aggravation of the international situation inevitable despite our many years of attempts to prevent it, which is another manifestation of that degradation. I am referring to the full-scale crisis of European security, the blame for which lies entirely with our former partners.
🔹 Modern Russia sees its mission in maintaining a global balance of interests and building a fairer architecture of international relations. We believe that creating favourable conditions for the peaceful and steady development of humanity on the basis of a unifying agenda should be a universal priority.
🔹 A great danger in the context of the Ukrainian conflict is linked with the fact that the United States and NATO countries, while gearing up for confrontation, run the risk of becoming involved in a direct armed clash between nuclear powers. We think that this course of events can and must be prevented.
🔹 The essential thing we must understand is that the West wants to do away with our country as a serious geopolitical rival. It is for this reason that Washington and Brussels have unleashed a hybrid war against us.
🔹 The West must understand: Russia will use all means to defend its people and its vital interests. It would be better for our opponents to understand that confrontation with Russia is futile and switch to more civilised, i.e., political and diplomatic means for achieving a balance of interests.
🔹 Lecturing other states or dictating to them which partners to choose or avoid is not what we do. Russia does not forbid any of our neighbours or partners from establishing ties with anyone, but always asks them to consider our legitimate interests. I think they hear us.
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📃 Russian FM Sergey Lavrov’s article for South Africa’s Ubuntu Magazine (August 21, 2023)
BRICS: Towards a Just World Order
Key points:
💬 Tectonic shifts are taking place in the world today. <...> We are witnessing the emergence of a more just multipolar world order. New centers of economic growth & of global decision-making on important political issues in Eurasia, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa & Latin America are guided primarily by their own interests & assign paramount importance to national sovereignty.
🇷🇺 Russia continues to work towards further democratization of international life, building an architecture of inter-State relations that would be based on the values of equal & indivisible security, and cultural & civilisational diversity, and would provide equal opportunities for development for all members of the international community with no one left behind.
• Russia has consistently stood for strengthening the position of the African continent in a multipolar world order. We will further support our African friends in their aspirations to play an increasingly significant role in resolving the key problems of our time.
• #BRICS is a symbol of true multipolarity and an example of honest inter-State communication. Within its framework, States with different political systems, distinctive value platforms & independent foreign policies effectively cooperate in various spheres.
📈 The population of the BRICS countries is over 40 percent & the area of their territories exceeds a quarter of the world's land. According to experts' forecasts, in 2023 the five countries will account for about 31.5 percent of global GDP (at purchasing power parity), while the share of the G7 has fallen to 30 percent in this indicator.
• It is natural that our grouping has many like-minded countries around the world. BRICS is seen as a positive force that can strengthen the solidarity of the Global South & Global East & become one of the pillars of a new, more just polycentric world order.
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BRICS: Towards a Just World Order
Key points:
💬 Tectonic shifts are taking place in the world today. <...> We are witnessing the emergence of a more just multipolar world order. New centers of economic growth & of global decision-making on important political issues in Eurasia, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa & Latin America are guided primarily by their own interests & assign paramount importance to national sovereignty.
🇷🇺 Russia continues to work towards further democratization of international life, building an architecture of inter-State relations that would be based on the values of equal & indivisible security, and cultural & civilisational diversity, and would provide equal opportunities for development for all members of the international community with no one left behind.
• Russia has consistently stood for strengthening the position of the African continent in a multipolar world order. We will further support our African friends in their aspirations to play an increasingly significant role in resolving the key problems of our time.
• #BRICS is a symbol of true multipolarity and an example of honest inter-State communication. Within its framework, States with different political systems, distinctive value platforms & independent foreign policies effectively cooperate in various spheres.
📈 The population of the BRICS countries is over 40 percent & the area of their territories exceeds a quarter of the world's land. According to experts' forecasts, in 2023 the five countries will account for about 31.5 percent of global GDP (at purchasing power parity), while the share of the G7 has fallen to 30 percent in this indicator.
• It is natural that our grouping has many like-minded countries around the world. BRICS is seen as a positive force that can strengthen the solidarity of the Global South & Global East & become one of the pillars of a new, more just polycentric world order.
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🎙️ Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the anniversary of Russian journalist Darya Dugina’s murder by Ukrainian special services
💬 The life of talented young journalist Darya Dugina was tragically cut short on August 20, 2022. The investigative authorities of the Russian Federation have established that the brutal murder of the Russian journalist was organised and executed by the Ukrainian special services. The Kiev regime, under the guidance of its Western curators, is ready to commit any bloody crimes, including the organisation and execution of terrorist attacks to eliminate objectionable representatives of the media community. This once again confirms the criminal essence of Vladimir Zelensky’s dictatorship.
The cynical killing of Darya Dugina was followed by a series of attempted murders and assassinations of Russian journalists and public opinion leaders committed by Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
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A year after the tragic death of Darya Dugina we have not heard a single word from relevant organisations and human rights institutions about this and many other deliberate atrocities committed against those media representatives whose point of view does not coincide with the one approved by the collective West (an insipid comment by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay expressing regret about the death of Rostislav Zhuravlev does not count).
Hypocrisy, dividing journalists into the “good” and “bad”, “ours” and “theirs” is what prevails in the activities of those organisations.
❗️ We would like to once again draw the attention of international human rights organisations and the judiciary to the fact that the rights of journalists are being flagrantly violated and terrorist methods are being used against them.
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💬 The life of talented young journalist Darya Dugina was tragically cut short on August 20, 2022. The investigative authorities of the Russian Federation have established that the brutal murder of the Russian journalist was organised and executed by the Ukrainian special services. The Kiev regime, under the guidance of its Western curators, is ready to commit any bloody crimes, including the organisation and execution of terrorist attacks to eliminate objectionable representatives of the media community. This once again confirms the criminal essence of Vladimir Zelensky’s dictatorship.
The cynical killing of Darya Dugina was followed by a series of attempted murders and assassinations of Russian journalists and public opinion leaders committed by Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
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A year after the tragic death of Darya Dugina we have not heard a single word from relevant organisations and human rights institutions about this and many other deliberate atrocities committed against those media representatives whose point of view does not coincide with the one approved by the collective West (an insipid comment by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay expressing regret about the death of Rostislav Zhuravlev does not count).
Hypocrisy, dividing journalists into the “good” and “bad”, “ours” and “theirs” is what prevails in the activities of those organisations.
❗️ We would like to once again draw the attention of international human rights organisations and the judiciary to the fact that the rights of journalists are being flagrantly violated and terrorist methods are being used against them.
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🕯 Today is the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, when we recall the victims of terrorist attacks and commit to protect the rights of survivors of such crimes.
Terrorism poses a serious threat to international peace and security, from which no country is safe. Every year, thousands of people suffer and die at the hands of terrorists.
❗️ Today, the Kiev regime openly uses terrorist methods. Ukrainian nationalists attack Russian civilian infrastructure located thousands of kilometres away from the conflict zone, and use terror tactics against Russian journalists. NATO countries support these barbaric actions, continuing to supply weapons to Kiev and train soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
☝️ It is important to remember that terrorism is a crime that cannot be justified regardless of when, why and by whom the terrorist act was committed.
🌐 Russia stands for improving the effectiveness and coordination of multilateral cooperation in countering terrorism, including within the framework of the UN. Our country regularly proposes initiatives to the international community, aimed at cutting ideological and financial support for terrorists and preventing terrorist recruitment.
Terrorism poses a serious threat to international peace and security, from which no country is safe. Every year, thousands of people suffer and die at the hands of terrorists.
❗️ Today, the Kiev regime openly uses terrorist methods. Ukrainian nationalists attack Russian civilian infrastructure located thousands of kilometres away from the conflict zone, and use terror tactics against Russian journalists. NATO countries support these barbaric actions, continuing to supply weapons to Kiev and train soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
☝️ It is important to remember that terrorism is a crime that cannot be justified regardless of when, why and by whom the terrorist act was committed.
🌐 Russia stands for improving the effectiveness and coordination of multilateral cooperation in countering terrorism, including within the framework of the UN. Our country regularly proposes initiatives to the international community, aimed at cutting ideological and financial support for terrorists and preventing terrorist recruitment.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the organisers, participants and guests of the University International Sports Festival
💬 I offer my greetings to the organisers, participants and guests of the University International Sports Festival. The fact that Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Urals located right in the centre of Eurasia at the crossroads of a diverse of mix of traditions and culture, hosts these competitions is a very powerful symbol.
Russia has consistently advocated honest, open and politics-free dialogue with other countries. In this context, promoting sports ties serves as an important tool for reinforcing the spirit of cooperation and mutual understanding between our nations. We have many like-minded people who share this belief, as evidenced in all clarity by the participation of our partner states from #BRICS, the #SCO and #CIS in the upcoming sports festival.
I am certain that the atmosphere of healthy competition which reigns supreme over this festival will not only help promote an active lifestyle, but will also help further consolidate the bonds of friendship and mutual sympathy among the young people of our countries.
I wish all of you more victories and achievements in sports, memorable impressions, and to get to know interesting people.
💬 I offer my greetings to the organisers, participants and guests of the University International Sports Festival. The fact that Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Urals located right in the centre of Eurasia at the crossroads of a diverse of mix of traditions and culture, hosts these competitions is a very powerful symbol.
Russia has consistently advocated honest, open and politics-free dialogue with other countries. In this context, promoting sports ties serves as an important tool for reinforcing the spirit of cooperation and mutual understanding between our nations. We have many like-minded people who share this belief, as evidenced in all clarity by the participation of our partner states from #BRICS, the #SCO and #CIS in the upcoming sports festival.
I am certain that the atmosphere of healthy competition which reigns supreme over this festival will not only help promote an active lifestyle, but will also help further consolidate the bonds of friendship and mutual sympathy among the young people of our countries.
I wish all of you more victories and achievements in sports, memorable impressions, and to get to know interesting people.
🇷🇺Today is the Day of the State Flag of Russia!
The white-blue-red tricolour embodies historical continuity, might and greatness of Russia and its peoples. It unites & inspires all Russians.
🎉Happy #NationalFlag Day, Russia!
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The white-blue-red tricolour embodies historical continuity, might and greatness of Russia and its peoples. It unites & inspires all Russians.
🎉Happy #NationalFlag Day, Russia!
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