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🎥 Belarus: A Land Unbroken — an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: During the Great Patriotic War Soviet Belarus, a part of the USSR, was under Nazi occupation from 1941 to 1944.
The fraternal Belarusian people, among the first to confront the Nazi invasion in June 1941, endured immense suffering and hardship. After seizing the territory of the Byelorussian SSR, the Hitlerites imposed a brutal and oppressive occupation regime.
🕯 The Nazis killed people of all nationalities through punitive operations, ghettos, and encircling concentration camps. During the Great Patriotic War, one in every three people in Belarus died.
But the citizens of the Soviet Union endured all the horrors of war and never lost faith in Victory. The resistance movement in Belarus was one of the largest. Even children and teenagers joined the partisans to fight for their homeland.
The occupation ended in 1944, when the Red Army, together with the partisans, launched Operation Bagration — the largest military operation in history. As a result of their combined efforts, Belarus was liberated.
📺 In this documentary, the filmmakers spoke to representatives from the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus, leading experts, frontline veterans, home front workers, and descendants of the heroes who defended the Brest Fortress.
Historians featured in the film shed light on the Nazi war crimes committed on Belarusian soil and highlight the courage and sacrifice of the Soviet soldiers who liberated Belarus from occupation.
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Synopsis: During the Great Patriotic War Soviet Belarus, a part of the USSR, was under Nazi occupation from 1941 to 1944.
The fraternal Belarusian people, among the first to confront the Nazi invasion in June 1941, endured immense suffering and hardship. After seizing the territory of the Byelorussian SSR, the Hitlerites imposed a brutal and oppressive occupation regime.
🕯 The Nazis killed people of all nationalities through punitive operations, ghettos, and encircling concentration camps. During the Great Patriotic War, one in every three people in Belarus died.
But the citizens of the Soviet Union endured all the horrors of war and never lost faith in Victory. The resistance movement in Belarus was one of the largest. Even children and teenagers joined the partisans to fight for their homeland.
The occupation ended in 1944, when the Red Army, together with the partisans, launched Operation Bagration — the largest military operation in history. As a result of their combined efforts, Belarus was liberated.
📺 In this documentary, the filmmakers spoke to representatives from the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus, leading experts, frontline veterans, home front workers, and descendants of the heroes who defended the Brest Fortress.
Historians featured in the film shed light on the Nazi war crimes committed on Belarusian soil and highlight the courage and sacrifice of the Soviet soldiers who liberated Belarus from occupation.
#Victory80
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Foreign Minister of Iran Sayyid Abbas Araghchi (Moscow, April 18, 2025)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Russian-Iranian relations are of a distinctive nature, fully aligned with the spirit of comprehensive strategic partnership. These bonds continue to develop dynamically, despite the complex regional and global situation, as well as the attempts to exert pressure on our nations in order to hinder the development of both Iran and the Russian Federation, the goal overtly declared.
Our political dialogue remains highly active. Recently, our Presidents have met on three occasions.
We focused on a range of specific issues on the international agenda and discussed bilateral matters in greater detail, particularly in the realm of trade and economic cooperation.
📈Our trade turnover has demonstrated positive growth. By the end of last year, it increased by more than 13% (approximately $5 billion). This upward trend continues despite the aforementioned severe sanctions imposed by the West against the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, in blatant violation of the United Nations Charter, WTO regulations, and other international legal agreements. <...>
We reviewed the preparations for the upcoming 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. Key topics for discussion include bilateral infrastructure, logistics, and investment cooperation, particularly the implementation of the flagship project to construct the Bushehr NPP and the Resht-Astra railway section, financed through a Russian loan as part of the International North-South Transport Corridor. <...>
We also endorsed the further intensification of business ties. We are confident that the Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which will enter into force on May 15, 2025, will facilitate the expansion of trade turnover and the simplification of mutual trade procedures.. <...>
We engaged in a constructive discussion of pressing international issues. We are of one mind when it comes to the importance for all countries to respect international law. <...>
Countering illegal, destructive, unilateral, and coercive restrictions was among the priorities that we discussed today. These restrictions cause more harm to the countries that levy them, and international trade, than they do to the countries on the receiving end, because they sharply limit competition and all other principles underlying the WTO. <...>
We agreed to step up cooperation at the SCO and BRICS. We had a substantive discussion of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the nuclear programme of Iran. <...>
We welcomed the push to reach objective and mutually acceptable agreements, including the ones that have been and continue to be discussed by the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States. Russia is willing to facilitate this process and will support in every possible way the agreements that factor in the legitimate interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
We have coordinated our strategies with regard to other matters of international politics, including the situation in the Palestinian territories, which is a matter of deep concern, as well as the developments in Syria after the change of government in December 2024. <...>
Excerpts from the Q&A session:
• We are ready to help, to mediate, and to play any role that will be useful and acceptable to the United States from Iran’s point of view.
• We believe that an agreement focusing exclusively on nuclear matters is the way forward if we want to reach an agreement. Notably, the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to look for an agreement as part of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. This is a matter of principle that must be taken into account by those who are trying to saddle the talks with non-nuclear issues and thus create a situation that is fraught with risks.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: Russian-Iranian relations are of a distinctive nature, fully aligned with the spirit of comprehensive strategic partnership. These bonds continue to develop dynamically, despite the complex regional and global situation, as well as the attempts to exert pressure on our nations in order to hinder the development of both Iran and the Russian Federation, the goal overtly declared.
Our political dialogue remains highly active. Recently, our Presidents have met on three occasions.
We focused on a range of specific issues on the international agenda and discussed bilateral matters in greater detail, particularly in the realm of trade and economic cooperation.
📈Our trade turnover has demonstrated positive growth. By the end of last year, it increased by more than 13% (approximately $5 billion). This upward trend continues despite the aforementioned severe sanctions imposed by the West against the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, in blatant violation of the United Nations Charter, WTO regulations, and other international legal agreements. <...>
We reviewed the preparations for the upcoming 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. Key topics for discussion include bilateral infrastructure, logistics, and investment cooperation, particularly the implementation of the flagship project to construct the Bushehr NPP and the Resht-Astra railway section, financed through a Russian loan as part of the International North-South Transport Corridor. <...>
We also endorsed the further intensification of business ties. We are confident that the Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which will enter into force on May 15, 2025, will facilitate the expansion of trade turnover and the simplification of mutual trade procedures.. <...>
We engaged in a constructive discussion of pressing international issues. We are of one mind when it comes to the importance for all countries to respect international law. <...>
Countering illegal, destructive, unilateral, and coercive restrictions was among the priorities that we discussed today. These restrictions cause more harm to the countries that levy them, and international trade, than they do to the countries on the receiving end, because they sharply limit competition and all other principles underlying the WTO. <...>
We agreed to step up cooperation at the SCO and BRICS. We had a substantive discussion of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the nuclear programme of Iran. <...>
We welcomed the push to reach objective and mutually acceptable agreements, including the ones that have been and continue to be discussed by the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States. Russia is willing to facilitate this process and will support in every possible way the agreements that factor in the legitimate interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
We have coordinated our strategies with regard to other matters of international politics, including the situation in the Palestinian territories, which is a matter of deep concern, as well as the developments in Syria after the change of government in December 2024. <...>
Excerpts from the Q&A session:
• We are ready to help, to mediate, and to play any role that will be useful and acceptable to the United States from Iran’s point of view.
• We believe that an agreement focusing exclusively on nuclear matters is the way forward if we want to reach an agreement. Notably, the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to look for an agreement as part of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. This is a matter of principle that must be taken into account by those who are trying to saddle the talks with non-nuclear issues and thus create a situation that is fraught with risks.
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🎙 Авторская колонка Председателя Комитета Совета Федерации по международным делам Г.Б.Карасина в новостном интернет-издании News.ru.
💬 Глава киевского режима Зеленский заявил, что намерен устроить 8–9 мая в столице Украины очередную сходку европейских кураторов. Западные СМИ утверждают, что цель шабаша — отвлечь внимание от празднования Дня Победы в Москве.
Для нашей страны это «праздник со слезами на глазах», день достижения долгожданного мира, разгрома нацистской Германии. Победа досталась народу дорогой ценой — погибли 27 млн граждан Советского Союза, в том числе украинцев.
Сходка в Киеве имеет противоположный смысл — повидаться с нелегитимным «президентом» Украины, чей срок политической годности давно истёк.
Приедут ярые сторонники продолжения «войны до последнего украинца». Иначе как издевательством над здравым смыслом это не назовешь. <...>
Мы имеем дело с очередной попыткой переписать историю. Подменить исторический факт — победу Советского Союза над нацистским злом — очередным сборищем желающих переиграть Вторую мировую войну. <...>
На этой неделе мы в Совете Федерации приняли обращение, в котором подчеркнули, что отрицание решающего вклада СССР в Победу антигитлеровской коалиции над Германией и её сателлитами, героизация нацистских преступников и их пособников, снос и осквернение памятников советским воинам-освободителям аморальны и кощунственны.
Мы напоминаем всем, как говорили в советское время, людям доброй воли, что Нюрнбергский трибунал признал главарей нацистского режима виновными в том числе в преступлениях против мира, военных преступлениях, а также в преступлениях против человечности. <...>
Совет Федерации вновь призвал противодействовать любым попыткам фальсификации истории, реабилитации и героизации нацизма, осудить поощрение неонацистского режима на Украине, разжигание новой мировой войны, а также требовать привлечения к ответственности тех, кто оскорбляет память о борцах с фашизмом и воинах-освободителях. <...>
☝️ Наследие Великой Победы останется в памяти человечества. Те, кто желает разжечь новый конфликт в Европе, будут осуждены историей так же, как были осуждены их нацистские предшественники.
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🎙 Авторская колонка Председателя Комитета Совета Федерации по международным делам Г.Б.Карасина в новостном интернет-издании News.ru.
💬 Глава киевского режима Зеленский заявил, что намерен устроить 8–9 мая в столице Украины очередную сходку европейских кураторов. Западные СМИ утверждают, что цель шабаша — отвлечь внимание от празднования Дня Победы в Москве.
Для нашей страны это «праздник со слезами на глазах», день достижения долгожданного мира, разгрома нацистской Германии. Победа досталась народу дорогой ценой — погибли 27 млн граждан Советского Союза, в том числе украинцев.
Сходка в Киеве имеет противоположный смысл — повидаться с нелегитимным «президентом» Украины, чей срок политической годности давно истёк.
Приедут ярые сторонники продолжения «войны до последнего украинца». Иначе как издевательством над здравым смыслом это не назовешь. <...>
Мы имеем дело с очередной попыткой переписать историю. Подменить исторический факт — победу Советского Союза над нацистским злом — очередным сборищем желающих переиграть Вторую мировую войну. <...>
На этой неделе мы в Совете Федерации приняли обращение, в котором подчеркнули, что отрицание решающего вклада СССР в Победу антигитлеровской коалиции над Германией и её сателлитами, героизация нацистских преступников и их пособников, снос и осквернение памятников советским воинам-освободителям аморальны и кощунственны.
Мы напоминаем всем, как говорили в советское время, людям доброй воли, что Нюрнбергский трибунал признал главарей нацистского режима виновными в том числе в преступлениях против мира, военных преступлениях, а также в преступлениях против человечности. <...>
Совет Федерации вновь призвал противодействовать любым попыткам фальсификации истории, реабилитации и героизации нацизма, осудить поощрение неонацистского режима на Украине, разжигание новой мировой войны, а также требовать привлечения к ответственности тех, кто оскорбляет память о борцах с фашизмом и воинах-освободителях. <...>
☝️ Наследие Великой Победы останется в памяти человечества. Те, кто желает разжечь новый конфликт в Европе, будут осуждены историей так же, как были осуждены их нацистские предшественники.
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⚡️ Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service:
Eurofascism is Moscow’s and Washington’s common enemy, just like 80 years ago.
Key points:
A study of Western states’ policies in hindsight attests to Europe’s “traditional propensity” for various forms of totalitarianism which regularly produces cataclysmic global conflicts👇
🇫🇷 Experts believe that the notion of Eurofascism was introduced by French author and columnist Pierre Drieu La Rochelle who collaborated with German occupational authorities during WWII, and justified it as an ideology inherent not only in Germans but also other “societies” in Europe.
▪️ In this context we can recall the French volunteer SS-Division Charlemagne which was named after Emperor of the Carolingian Empire, “Europe’s unifier.” The division’s soldiers were defending the Reichstag from the assaulting Red Army till the last hours of the German Nazi regime. Twelve of those fanatics were captured by the Americans and handed over to French General Phillipe Leclerc. As early as May 8, 1945, he ordered to shoot those war criminals without unnecessary judicial procrastination.
🇬🇧 Harvard professor Caroline Elkins provides evidence-based statements that it was from the British that Nazi Germany’s totalitarian regime borrowed the idea of concentration camps and genocide.
▪️ Lauren Young, a specialist in security and defence, writes about close ties between the British aristocracy, including the Royal family, and German Nazis. She points out that before WWII, would-be British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Italy and had a very positive impression of the local fascist regime.
▪️ In this connection, London’s destructive leading role in the Ukrainian conflict is unsurprising for experts. The British encourage the Kiev regime in every possible way, the regime that glorifies punishers who fought on Hitler’s side and Bandera henchmen and currently commits multiple crimes against humanity.
❗️ 80 years ago all the peoples of the USSR jointly fought in sacred battles against German and other European fascists.
There are monuments in Crimea to the servicemen of the military units formed in the former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, who died during the storming of Sevastopol in 1944. All over Donbass there are similar memorials as well as graves of the Holocaust victims who were killed by Nazi perpetrators now held in esteem by Kiev while Israel is blissfully “unaware” of it.
▪️ Regarding Russian-US relations in the context of past and contemporary events, foreign experts express hope that a new joining of efforts by Moscow and Washington can prevent the world from sliding into a new global conflict and counter possible provocations by both Ukraine and “crazed” Europeans, who are traditionally being nudged by the UK.
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Eurofascism is Moscow’s and Washington’s common enemy, just like 80 years ago.
Key points:
A study of Western states’ policies in hindsight attests to Europe’s “traditional propensity” for various forms of totalitarianism which regularly produces cataclysmic global conflicts👇
🇫🇷 Experts believe that the notion of Eurofascism was introduced by French author and columnist Pierre Drieu La Rochelle who collaborated with German occupational authorities during WWII, and justified it as an ideology inherent not only in Germans but also other “societies” in Europe.
▪️ In this context we can recall the French volunteer SS-Division Charlemagne which was named after Emperor of the Carolingian Empire, “Europe’s unifier.” The division’s soldiers were defending the Reichstag from the assaulting Red Army till the last hours of the German Nazi regime. Twelve of those fanatics were captured by the Americans and handed over to French General Phillipe Leclerc. As early as May 8, 1945, he ordered to shoot those war criminals without unnecessary judicial procrastination.
🇬🇧 Harvard professor Caroline Elkins provides evidence-based statements that it was from the British that Nazi Germany’s totalitarian regime borrowed the idea of concentration camps and genocide.
▪️ Lauren Young, a specialist in security and defence, writes about close ties between the British aristocracy, including the Royal family, and German Nazis. She points out that before WWII, would-be British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Italy and had a very positive impression of the local fascist regime.
▪️ In this connection, London’s destructive leading role in the Ukrainian conflict is unsurprising for experts. The British encourage the Kiev regime in every possible way, the regime that glorifies punishers who fought on Hitler’s side and Bandera henchmen and currently commits multiple crimes against humanity.
❗️ 80 years ago all the peoples of the USSR jointly fought in sacred battles against German and other European fascists.
There are monuments in Crimea to the servicemen of the military units formed in the former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, who died during the storming of Sevastopol in 1944. All over Donbass there are similar memorials as well as graves of the Holocaust victims who were killed by Nazi perpetrators now held in esteem by Kiev while Israel is blissfully “unaware” of it.
▪️ Regarding Russian-US relations in the context of past and contemporary events, foreign experts express hope that a new joining of efforts by Moscow and Washington can prevent the world from sliding into a new global conflict and counter possible provocations by both Ukraine and “crazed” Europeans, who are traditionally being nudged by the UK.
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The Holy Fire is LIT — a sacred Orthodox Christian Easter tradition, flames are passed around crowd in Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Holy Fire will travel nations and countries from here.
#HappyEaster
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🗓 On April 19, 1783, Empress Catherine the Great signed a manifesto on the accession of Crimea, the Taman Island and Kuban region into the Russian Empire.
Prince Grigory Potemkin, Governor-General of Novorossiya, played one of the key roles in the accession and development of Crimea. In June 1783, on top of Mount Aq Qaya, he personally received the oath of allegiance to Russia from the Crimean nobility and the common people.
The results of the 2014 all-Crimean referendum once again confirmed the desire of Crimeans to remain part of our country and led to the long-awaited reunification of Crimea with Russia.
#CrimeaIsRussia
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Prince Grigory Potemkin, Governor-General of Novorossiya, played one of the key roles in the accession and development of Crimea. In June 1783, on top of Mount Aq Qaya, he personally received the oath of allegiance to Russia from the Crimean nobility and the common people.
The results of the 2014 all-Crimean referendum once again confirmed the desire of Crimeans to remain part of our country and led to the long-awaited reunification of Crimea with Russia.
#CrimeaIsRussia
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⚡️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin announces Easter ceasefire
During a meeting at the Kremlin with the Chief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov President Vladimir Putin declared that the Russian Side is ceasing all military action starting April 19, 06:00 pm MSK to April 21, 00:00 am MSK
💬 President Putin: Guided by humanitarian motives, the Russian Side announces an Easter ceasefire from 06:00 pm today to 00:00 am Monday. I hereby order all military operations ceased for this period. We assume that the Ukrainian Side will follow our example. At the same time, our forces should be prepared to repel possible ceasefire violations and provocations by the enemy, as well as any aggressive acts on their part.
During a meeting at the Kremlin with the Chief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov President Vladimir Putin declared that the Russian Side is ceasing all military action starting April 19, 06:00 pm MSK to April 21, 00:00 am MSK
💬 President Putin: Guided by humanitarian motives, the Russian Side announces an Easter ceasefire from 06:00 pm today to 00:00 am Monday. I hereby order all military operations ceased for this period. We assume that the Ukrainian Side will follow our example. At the same time, our forces should be prepared to repel possible ceasefire violations and provocations by the enemy, as well as any aggressive acts on their part.
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🎥 Toxic War — an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: In this investigative documentary, military documentarians from RT provide evidence of the systematic and widespread use of chemical substances by the Kiev regime against civilians, which constitutes a gross violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
In the zone of the special military operation, members of the Russian forces have recorded over 400 cases of Ukrainian armed formations using toxic substances and chemicals. At the abandoned AFU positions, laboratories, drones, and toxic agents intended for dispersal over residential areas were discovered.
Several surviving witnesses describe how they were paralyzed after being exposed to an unknown deadly substance and how Ukrainian soldiers arrived at the site of the "operation" not to offer help, but to confirm that the experiment on humans had been successful.
📺 Watch the documentary to learn more about the Kiev regime's use of banned chemical weapons, see who is covering up these crimes, and hear the stories of the victims of inhumane experiments by Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
#KievRegimeCrimes
🎥 Toxic War — an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: In this investigative documentary, military documentarians from RT provide evidence of the systematic and widespread use of chemical substances by the Kiev regime against civilians, which constitutes a gross violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
In the zone of the special military operation, members of the Russian forces have recorded over 400 cases of Ukrainian armed formations using toxic substances and chemicals. At the abandoned AFU positions, laboratories, drones, and toxic agents intended for dispersal over residential areas were discovered.
Several surviving witnesses describe how they were paralyzed after being exposed to an unknown deadly substance and how Ukrainian soldiers arrived at the site of the "operation" not to offer help, but to confirm that the experiment on humans had been successful.
📺 Watch the documentary to learn more about the Kiev regime's use of banned chemical weapons, see who is covering up these crimes, and hear the stories of the victims of inhumane experiments by Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
#KievRegimeCrimes
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⚡️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin announces Easter ceasefire During a meeting at the Kremlin with the Chief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov President Vladimir Putin declared that the Russian Side is ceasing all military…
⚡️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said the following:
💬 Today is the eve of Easter and I would like to congratulate on this bright holiday, first and foremost, servicemen who are Orthodox Christians and who have been fighting for Russia.
I would like to wish a happy Easter to everyone in our country and around the world who celebrates, observes and respects this holiday.
👉 Regarding the Easter ceasefire
We are well aware of the fact the Kiev regime, as you reported to me, violated agreements on refraining from targeting energy infrastructure facilities more than a hundred times. Therefore, I ask you to be extremely attentive and focused to be ready to strike back in full.
☝️ Our decision on the Easter truce will demonstrate whether the Kiev regime is sincere, ready, willing and able to comply with the agreements, to participate in peace negotiations aimed at addressing the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis.
For our part, we have always been ready to move in this direction and strongly welcome the aspirations of the United States, President [of the United States] Trump, our Chinese friends, the President of the People's Republic of China, the BRICS countries and all supporters of a just and peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
💬 Today is the eve of Easter and I would like to congratulate on this bright holiday, first and foremost, servicemen who are Orthodox Christians and who have been fighting for Russia.
I would like to wish a happy Easter to everyone in our country and around the world who celebrates, observes and respects this holiday.
👉 Regarding the Easter ceasefire
We are well aware of the fact the Kiev regime, as you reported to me, violated agreements on refraining from targeting energy infrastructure facilities more than a hundred times. Therefore, I ask you to be extremely attentive and focused to be ready to strike back in full.
☝️ Our decision on the Easter truce will demonstrate whether the Kiev regime is sincere, ready, willing and able to comply with the agreements, to participate in peace negotiations aimed at addressing the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis.
For our part, we have always been ready to move in this direction and strongly welcome the aspirations of the United States, President [of the United States] Trump, our Chinese friends, the President of the People's Republic of China, the BRICS countries and all supporters of a just and peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
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The President of Russia has announced an Easter truce
During a meeting at the Kremlin, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief heard a report by Chief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov on the situation on the line of contact and declared the Russian side was ceasing all military action from April 19, 06:00 pm MSK, to April 21, 00:00 am MSK.
See more on the Kremlin’s official website.
During a meeting at the Kremlin, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief heard a report by Chief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov on the situation on the line of contact and declared the Russian side was ceasing all military action from April 19, 06:00 pm MSK, to April 21, 00:00 am MSK.
Guided by humanitarian motives, the Russian side announces an Easter ceasefire from 06:00 pm today to 00:00 am Monday. I hereby order all military operations ceased for this period. We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example. At the same time, our troops should be prepared to repel possible ceasefire violations and provocations by the enemy, as well as any aggressive acts on their part.
See more on the Kremlin’s official website.
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Russian Patriarch Kirill called to actively love neighbors and support those in need in his address on the Resurrection Sunday.
✝️ Пасхальное послание Святейшего Патриарха Кирилла
Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл обратился к архипастырям, пастырям, монашествующим и всем верным чадам Русской Православной Церкви с традиционным посланием по случаю праздника Святой Пасхи.
Этими словами Патриарх Кирилл приветствовал всех верующих, призвав хранить веру, укрепляться в надежде и являть миру любовь, основанную на силе Воскресения Христова — источника вечной жизни и света.
В послании отмечается, что Пасха — это не просто воспоминание об историческом событии, но живое переживание победы над злом, грехом и смертью. Патриарх призвал всех свидетельствовать о Свете Христовом добрыми делами, верностью Церкви и молитвой.
ВОИСТИНУ ВОСКРЕСЕ ХРИСТОС!
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Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл обратился к архипастырям, пастырям, монашествующим и всем верным чадам Русской Православной Церкви с традиционным посланием по случаю праздника Святой Пасхи.
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ!
Этими словами Патриарх Кирилл приветствовал всех верующих, призвав хранить веру, укрепляться в надежде и являть миру любовь, основанную на силе Воскресения Христова — источника вечной жизни и света.
«Победа Христова — как солнце, изливающее светлые лучи на всех тех, кто стоит под ним».
В послании отмечается, что Пасха — это не просто воспоминание об историческом событии, но живое переживание победы над злом, грехом и смертью. Патриарх призвал всех свидетельствовать о Свете Христовом добрыми делами, верностью Церкви и молитвой.
ВОИСТИНУ ВОСКРЕСЕ ХРИСТОС!
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✝️ Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’, delivered his traditional Easter message to archpastors, pastors, monastics, and all faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church.
With these life-affirming words, the Patriarch greeted believers, calling on them to stand firm in faith, grow in hope, and live with love grounded in the Resurrection — the foundation of eternal life.
Quoting St. Nicholas of Serbia, Patriarch Kirill reminded us:
The message emphasizes that Easter is not only a remembrance of a sacred event, but a present, living reality — a triumph over sin and death. The faithful are called to bear witness to this Light through works of mercy, steadfast prayer, and loyalty to the Church.
TRULY, CHRIST IS RISEN!
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His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’, delivered his traditional Easter message to archpastors, pastors, monastics, and all faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church.
CHRIST IS RISEN!
With these life-affirming words, the Patriarch greeted believers, calling on them to stand firm in faith, grow in hope, and live with love grounded in the Resurrection — the foundation of eternal life.
Quoting St. Nicholas of Serbia, Patriarch Kirill reminded us:
“Christ’s victory is like the sun, shedding its bright rays on all who stand beneath it.”
The message emphasizes that Easter is not only a remembrance of a sacred event, but a present, living reality — a triumph over sin and death. The faithful are called to bear witness to this Light through works of mercy, steadfast prayer, and loyalty to the Church.
TRULY, CHRIST IS RISEN!
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✝️ Message pascal de Sa Sainteté le Patriarche Cyrille
Sa Sainteté Cyrille, Patriarche de Moscou et de toute la Russie, s’est adressé aux archipasteurs, pasteurs, moines, moniales et à tous les fidèles de l’Église orthodoxe russe à l’occasion de la fête de Pâques.
Par ces mots porteurs de vie, le Patriarche a salué les croyants et les a appelés à affermir leur foi, nourrir leur espérance et manifester la charité, fondés sur la force de la Résurrection du Christ — source de lumière et de vie éternelle.
Citant saint Nicolas de Serbie, il a rappelé :
Le message souligne que la Pâque n’est pas qu’un souvenir, mais une réalité vivante : la victoire sur le mal et la mort. Les fidèles sont appelés à en témoigner par l’amour, la prière et la fidélité à l’Église.
EN VÉRITÉ, LE CHRIST EST RESSUSCITÉ !
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Sa Sainteté Cyrille, Patriarche de Moscou et de toute la Russie, s’est adressé aux archipasteurs, pasteurs, moines, moniales et à tous les fidèles de l’Église orthodoxe russe à l’occasion de la fête de Pâques.
LE CHRIST EST RESSUSCITÉ !
Par ces mots porteurs de vie, le Patriarche a salué les croyants et les a appelés à affermir leur foi, nourrir leur espérance et manifester la charité, fondés sur la force de la Résurrection du Christ — source de lumière et de vie éternelle.
Citant saint Nicolas de Serbie, il a rappelé :
« La victoire du Christ est comme le soleil, répandant ses rayons lumineux sur tous ceux qui se tiennent sous lui. »
Le message souligne que la Pâque n’est pas qu’un souvenir, mais une réalité vivante : la victoire sur le mal et la mort. Les fidèles sont appelés à en témoigner par l’amour, la prière et la fidélité à l’Église.
EN VÉRITÉ, LE CHRIST EST RESSUSCITÉ !
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Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all citizens of Russia who celebrate Easter Sunday
Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended the Easter vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. The divine service was led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
See more on the Kremlin’s official website.
The great feast of Easter brings us love and hope, faith in goodness and justice, and unites us around enduring spiritual and moral ideals. During these festive days, I would like to note with deep appreciation that today, as throughout history, the Russian Orthodox Church and other Christian denominations play an important and inspiring role in strengthening social accord and mutual understanding, in educating the younger generations, and in upholding family values.
Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended the Easter vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. The divine service was led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
See more on the Kremlin’s official website.