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🎙 FM Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the 30th Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: I would like to congratulate you on the 3️⃣0️⃣th anniversary of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy. Its activities are a fine example of Russian expert involvement in the foreign policy process.
▫️ We did everything in our power to avoid a direct conflict. But they issued a challenge and we have accepted it.
▫️ We do not remember anything like the current massive and synchronised expulsion of diplomats happening even in the grimmest Cold War years.
▫️ There are no traitors among our diplomats, although such attempts have been made from abroad and within the country.
▫️ The Americans started preparing the current crisis long ago, right after the end of the Cold War, having decided that the way to global hegemony was then open. NATO's eastward expansion has been one of the key components of such a course.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: I would like to congratulate you on the 3️⃣0️⃣th anniversary of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy. Its activities are a fine example of Russian expert involvement in the foreign policy process.
▫️ We did everything in our power to avoid a direct conflict. But they issued a challenge and we have accepted it.
▫️ We do not remember anything like the current massive and synchronised expulsion of diplomats happening even in the grimmest Cold War years.
▫️ There are no traitors among our diplomats, although such attempts have been made from abroad and within the country.
▫️ The Americans started preparing the current crisis long ago, right after the end of the Cold War, having decided that the way to global hegemony was then open. NATO's eastward expansion has been one of the key components of such a course.
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🇸🇪 On May 16, the Government of Sweden made the decision to apply for NATO membership.
Russia has repeatedly stated that the choice of ways to ensure national security is an internal affair of any country.
Stockholm’s foreign policy has been based on neutrality for over 200 years and for decades remained an important factor in ensuring stability and trust in the Baltic Sea region.
❗️Sweden’s accession to NATO will inflict considerable damage to the security of Northern Europe and Europe as a whole. The Russian Federation will have to take response measures, both military-technical and others, to curb the threats to its national security which arise in this context. In this respect, much will depend on the specific conditions of Sweden’s integration into the North Atlantic Alliance, including the potential deployment of strike systems of this military bloc on its territory.
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Russia has repeatedly stated that the choice of ways to ensure national security is an internal affair of any country.
Stockholm’s foreign policy has been based on neutrality for over 200 years and for decades remained an important factor in ensuring stability and trust in the Baltic Sea region.
❗️Sweden’s accession to NATO will inflict considerable damage to the security of Northern Europe and Europe as a whole. The Russian Federation will have to take response measures, both military-technical and others, to curb the threats to its national security which arise in this context. In this respect, much will depend on the specific conditions of Sweden’s integration into the North Atlantic Alliance, including the potential deployment of strike systems of this military bloc on its territory.
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💬 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova: To learn how the West churns out fakes, take a look at our in-depth dissection of their latest one regarding the "Russian threat to food security".
We use only hard facts and statistics - that's our motto ✅
👉 https://telegra.ph/Man-Made-Famine-2022-05-17
We use only hard facts and statistics - that's our motto ✅
👉 https://telegra.ph/Man-Made-Famine-2022-05-17
Telegraph
Man-Made Famine 2022
Representatives of the collective West members are tripping over each other as they scramble to accuse Russia of undermining global food security. The G7 has issued a special statement in this regard. To be sure, we responded. Those most deeply concerned…
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The Kremlin hosted a CSTO summit
The meeting was attended by the heads of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Vladimir Putin noted the strengthening of the CSTO as an effective regional defence agency that ensures security and stability in the Eurasian space.
“The CSTO's successful peacekeeping operation, held in Kazakhstan in January 2022, showed the maturity of our Organisation and its real ability to adequately withstand acute challenges and threats,” the Russian President noted.
The President also emphasised:
“During the special operation in Ukraine, documentary evidence was obtained that components of biological weapons were developed in close proximity to our borders, which violates the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, and possible methods and mechanisms were worked out to destabilise the epidemic situation in the post-Soviet space."
See more on the official Kremlin site.
The meeting was attended by the heads of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Vladimir Putin noted the strengthening of the CSTO as an effective regional defence agency that ensures security and stability in the Eurasian space.
“The CSTO's successful peacekeeping operation, held in Kazakhstan in January 2022, showed the maturity of our Organisation and its real ability to adequately withstand acute challenges and threats,” the Russian President noted.
The President also emphasised:
“During the special operation in Ukraine, documentary evidence was obtained that components of biological weapons were developed in close proximity to our borders, which violates the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, and possible methods and mechanisms were worked out to destabilise the epidemic situation in the post-Soviet space."
See more on the official Kremlin site.
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Press release on global food security in the context of a statement by the G7 foreign ministers
We noted the final statement by the foreign ministers of the G7 countries, whereby they accused Russia of unilateral steps to undermine the agricultural potential of Ukraine and worsen the status of global food security.
☝️ In this context, we would like to remind others about the primary causes of the unfavourable situation that is taking shape in the world food markets.
👉 The crisis phenomena of the past few years are primarily linked to the miscalculations and accumulated system-wide mistakes in the macroeconomic (including finances and trade), energy (including climate) and food policy of the collective West.
👉 The COVID-19 pandemic made a bad situation worse. Its consequences, including the disruption of production and marketing chains, and higher freight and insurance costs, have caused even more turbulence in the world food and other markets.
Importantly, the unilateral actions by the Western states, primarily the G7 countries, have aggravated the disruption of logistics and financial chains for food supplies to the world markets.
We noted the final statement by the foreign ministers of the G7 countries, whereby they accused Russia of unilateral steps to undermine the agricultural potential of Ukraine and worsen the status of global food security.
☝️ In this context, we would like to remind others about the primary causes of the unfavourable situation that is taking shape in the world food markets.
👉 The crisis phenomena of the past few years are primarily linked to the miscalculations and accumulated system-wide mistakes in the macroeconomic (including finances and trade), energy (including climate) and food policy of the collective West.
👉 The COVID-19 pandemic made a bad situation worse. Its consequences, including the disruption of production and marketing chains, and higher freight and insurance costs, have caused even more turbulence in the world food and other markets.
Importantly, the unilateral actions by the Western states, primarily the G7 countries, have aggravated the disruption of logistics and financial chains for food supplies to the world markets.
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⚡️ Statement of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response
#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #HumanitarianResponse #HumanitarianAid
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#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #HumanitarianResponse #HumanitarianAid
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Statement of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine (May 17, 2022)
The Russian Federation's Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response, in co-operation with the authorised federal executive authorities, continues to carefully record the continuing egregious facts of the inhumane treatment of civilians by Kiev…
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⚠️ Nationalist battalion fighters and AFU units, using civilians as human shields, continue to use civilian infrastructure to equip strongholds and deploy heavy weaponry.
🔹Azov Neo-Nazis battalion:
▫️in Mirnograd, Donetsk People's Republic, kindergarten No 19 in the Vostochnyi Microdistrict and a boarding school on L. Chaikina Street have been equipped with strongholds and barracks, and armoured vehicles and artillery have been placed in close proximity to residential areas;
▫️in Borovaya, Kharkov Region, barracks have been equipped in the school building and the Beryozka kindergarten, and heavy military equipment, artillery and MLRS have been placed on the territories. At the same time, civilians with children are forcibly detained in basements.
🔹Fighters of Aidar battalion:
▫️on the territory of the Church of the Praise of the Mother of God in Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk Region, firing positions, artillery and MLRS have been placed in close proximity to densely populated residential areas;
▫️in Zaporozhye, they equipped firing positions and ammunition depots on the lower floors of hospitals on Sobornyi Prospect and Pobedy Street. At the same time, hospital staff and patients are held back as human shield.
🔹Armed formations of the Donbass battalion have equipped a stronghold in residential building No 10 on General Lozanovich Street in Slavyansk in Donetsk People's Republic and deployed heavy weapons and an ammunition depot. However, no civilians were evacuated from the building.
🔹In Sumy, AFU units have mined a road bridge on Kharkovskaya Street over the railway tracks of the Southern Railway branch, which they plan to blow up, blaming it on allegedly "advancing units of Russian troops".
❗️Such actions of the Kiev regime once again demonstrate an inhuman attitude to the fate of Ukrainian citizens and indicate a gross violation of the norms of international humanitarian law, but despite our repeated statements, they still remain without the attention of the international community and international organizations.
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#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #HumanitarianResponse #HumanitarianAid
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🔹Azov Neo-Nazis battalion:
▫️in Mirnograd, Donetsk People's Republic, kindergarten No 19 in the Vostochnyi Microdistrict and a boarding school on L. Chaikina Street have been equipped with strongholds and barracks, and armoured vehicles and artillery have been placed in close proximity to residential areas;
▫️in Borovaya, Kharkov Region, barracks have been equipped in the school building and the Beryozka kindergarten, and heavy military equipment, artillery and MLRS have been placed on the territories. At the same time, civilians with children are forcibly detained in basements.
🔹Fighters of Aidar battalion:
▫️on the territory of the Church of the Praise of the Mother of God in Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk Region, firing positions, artillery and MLRS have been placed in close proximity to densely populated residential areas;
▫️in Zaporozhye, they equipped firing positions and ammunition depots on the lower floors of hospitals on Sobornyi Prospect and Pobedy Street. At the same time, hospital staff and patients are held back as human shield.
🔹Armed formations of the Donbass battalion have equipped a stronghold in residential building No 10 on General Lozanovich Street in Slavyansk in Donetsk People's Republic and deployed heavy weapons and an ammunition depot. However, no civilians were evacuated from the building.
🔹In Sumy, AFU units have mined a road bridge on Kharkovskaya Street over the railway tracks of the Southern Railway branch, which they plan to blow up, blaming it on allegedly "advancing units of Russian troops".
❗️Such actions of the Kiev regime once again demonstrate an inhuman attitude to the fate of Ukrainian citizens and indicate a gross violation of the norms of international humanitarian law, but despite our repeated statements, they still remain without the attention of the international community and international organizations.
➡️ More
#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #HumanitarianResponse #HumanitarianAid
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🇷🇺🇦🇪📞 President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
During the conversation, Vladimir Putin warmly congratulated Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on taking office as Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and being elected President of the UAE.
The existing level of strategic partnership between the two countries was noted, while satisfaction and mutual commitment to continued development of friendly Russian-Emirati relations was expressed. Particular attention was paid to interaction in trade, the economy and investment.
#RussiaUAE
During the conversation, Vladimir Putin warmly congratulated Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on taking office as Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and being elected President of the UAE.
The existing level of strategic partnership between the two countries was noted, while satisfaction and mutual commitment to continued development of friendly Russian-Emirati relations was expressed. Particular attention was paid to interaction in trade, the economy and investment.
#RussiaUAE
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📹🏳️In Mariupol, militants of Azov nationalist unit and Ukrainian servicemen blocked at the Azovstal plant continue to surrender.
▫️Over the past 24 hours, 694 militants have laid down arms and surrendered, including 29 wounded.
🏥A total of 959 militants have surrendered since 16 May, including 80 wounded, of whom 51 need hospital treatment have been admitted to Novoazovsk hospital in the Donetsk People's Republic.
#MoD #Russia #Ukraine
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▫️Over the past 24 hours, 694 militants have laid down arms and surrendered, including 29 wounded.
🏥A total of 959 militants have surrendered since 16 May, including 80 wounded, of whom 51 need hospital treatment have been admitted to Novoazovsk hospital in the Donetsk People's Republic.
#MoD #Russia #Ukraine
@mod_russia_en
⚡️Embassy's comment
The decision to close CBC bureau in Moscow was made in response to a broadcast ban for RT and RT France in Canada on March 16.
Any alternative opinions contrasting with the official position in Ottawa are automatically treated as propaganda and disinformation and are subject to censorship. Major Canadian media outlets, and the state-run Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in particular, are used in line of such approach. Turning a blind eye on professional ethics and decency, they tend to spread misleading messages of dubious nature and joggling facts regarding events in Russia.
Such double standards are unacceptable and go against not only Russian interests, but also against the values of the Canadians themselves.
The decision to close CBC bureau in Moscow was made in response to a broadcast ban for RT and RT France in Canada on March 16.
Any alternative opinions contrasting with the official position in Ottawa are automatically treated as propaganda and disinformation and are subject to censorship. Major Canadian media outlets, and the state-run Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in particular, are used in line of such approach. Turning a blind eye on professional ethics and decency, they tend to spread misleading messages of dubious nature and joggling facts regarding events in Russia.
Such double standards are unacceptable and go against not only Russian interests, but also against the values of the Canadians themselves.
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov's remarks at the 30th Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy.
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❗️ Sergey Lavrov: We did everything in our power to avoid a direct conflict. But they issued a challenge and we have accepted it. We are used to sanctions. We have been living under one or another form of sanctions for a long time now.
The surprising thing is a surge of rabid Russophobia in almost all “civilised” countries. They have thrown to the wind their political correctness, propriety, rules, & legal norms.
The Americans started preparing the current crisis long ago, right after the end of the Cold War, having decided that the way to global hegemony was then open. NATO's eastward expansion has been one of the key components of such a course. We tried hard to convince them not to do this. We showed where and why our red lines are drawn. We were flexible, ready to make concessions & look for compromises. All this proved futile.
READ | WATCH (English-dubbed video attached)
❗️ Sergey Lavrov: We did everything in our power to avoid a direct conflict. But they issued a challenge and we have accepted it. We are used to sanctions. We have been living under one or another form of sanctions for a long time now.
The surprising thing is a surge of rabid Russophobia in almost all “civilised” countries. They have thrown to the wind their political correctness, propriety, rules, & legal norms.
The Americans started preparing the current crisis long ago, right after the end of the Cold War, having decided that the way to global hegemony was then open. NATO's eastward expansion has been one of the key components of such a course. We tried hard to convince them not to do this. We showed where and why our red lines are drawn. We were flexible, ready to make concessions & look for compromises. All this proved futile.
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▫️In the past 24 hours, 771 militants of the Azov nationalist unit have surrendered at the blockaded Azovstal plant in Mariupol. A total of 1,730 militants have surrendered since May 16, including 80 wounded.
▫️All those in need of inpatient treatment are treated in medical facilities in the Donetsk People's Republic in Novoazovsk and Donetsk.
#MoD #Russia #Ukraine
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▫️All those in need of inpatient treatment are treated in medical facilities in the Donetsk People's Republic in Novoazovsk and Donetsk.
#MoD #Russia #Ukraine
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🎙 FM Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the participants in the regular meeting of the Russia–Islamic World Strategic Vision Group and the 13th International Economic Summit Russia – Islamic World: #KazanSummit2022
💬 It is encouraging that today we are united by so many things. Above all, it is the commitment to the goal of democratisation of international affairs, as well as the unconditional respect for the right of the peoples of the world to independently determine their own destiny. We reject racist prejudices, claims of exceptionalism, and all other manifestations of neo-colonial mentality.
I am pleased to note that the Russian Federation and Muslim states share a common interest in promoting equal and mutually beneficial relations. The fact that this year Kazan holds the status of the OIC youth capital is a vivid illustration thereof.
💬 It is encouraging that today we are united by so many things. Above all, it is the commitment to the goal of democratisation of international affairs, as well as the unconditional respect for the right of the peoples of the world to independently determine their own destiny. We reject racist prejudices, claims of exceptionalism, and all other manifestations of neo-colonial mentality.
I am pleased to note that the Russian Federation and Muslim states share a common interest in promoting equal and mutually beneficial relations. The fact that this year Kazan holds the status of the OIC youth capital is a vivid illustration thereof.
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Points from Russian Delegation Statement on Military Security and Arms Control in Vienna May 18th, 2022
- Seems western malicious attempts to accuse Russia of "aggressive nuclear rhetoric" would never end. Meanwhile Russian doctrine has purely defensive nature. Russia reaffirms nuclear war must never be fought and any military conflict between nuclear powers be avoided as declared by P5.
- On the contrary, the nuclear US-UK-France “troika” together with the nuclear alliance of NATO are drifting in the opposite direction, waging a proxy-war strategy against Russia. Democratic majority leader in US Congress S.Hoyer openly declares US were in a state of war with Russia.
- Pentagon & allies gave >60.000 anti-tank missile systems and >25.000 MANPADS to Kiev regime. Now USDOD Secretary L. Austin admits such dangerous weaponry is difficult to track and to prevent from getting to wrong hands via black market, posing a big threat to commercial airlines & transport.
- For years Ukraine has been used for covert US military biological program as ordinary Ukrainians, including mentally disabled and children, been considered test subjects for tuberculosis and other dangerous pathogens. Russian goal is to end this mil-bio activity for good.
- Russia has a clear understanding that US & UK supervisors are guiding Ukrainian fighters on the ground aiming to maximize harm and slow down our military operation. British military conduct undercover battle management ops on Kiev regime side right on the frontline using NATO intel.
- To sum up. Russian Special military operation is being conducted to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, defend people of DPR, LPR and Ukrainians themselves against Nazi atrocities. The Russian people express firm support for the Operation which will continue to go as planned.
- Seems western malicious attempts to accuse Russia of "aggressive nuclear rhetoric" would never end. Meanwhile Russian doctrine has purely defensive nature. Russia reaffirms nuclear war must never be fought and any military conflict between nuclear powers be avoided as declared by P5.
- On the contrary, the nuclear US-UK-France “troika” together with the nuclear alliance of NATO are drifting in the opposite direction, waging a proxy-war strategy against Russia. Democratic majority leader in US Congress S.Hoyer openly declares US were in a state of war with Russia.
- Pentagon & allies gave >60.000 anti-tank missile systems and >25.000 MANPADS to Kiev regime. Now USDOD Secretary L. Austin admits such dangerous weaponry is difficult to track and to prevent from getting to wrong hands via black market, posing a big threat to commercial airlines & transport.
- For years Ukraine has been used for covert US military biological program as ordinary Ukrainians, including mentally disabled and children, been considered test subjects for tuberculosis and other dangerous pathogens. Russian goal is to end this mil-bio activity for good.
- Russia has a clear understanding that US & UK supervisors are guiding Ukrainian fighters on the ground aiming to maximize harm and slow down our military operation. British military conduct undercover battle management ops on Kiev regime side right on the frontline using NATO intel.
- To sum up. Russian Special military operation is being conducted to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, defend people of DPR, LPR and Ukrainians themselves against Nazi atrocities. The Russian people express firm support for the Operation which will continue to go as planned.
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🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦 Extracts from BRICS Joint Statement on “Strengthen BRICS Solidarity and Cooperation, Respond to New Features and Challenges in International Situation”
🔹 The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met on 19 May 2022 in virtual format under China’s Chairship. FMs agreed that facing the newly emerging features and challenges, the BRICS countries should enhance their solidarity and cooperation and work together to address them.
🔹 The Ministers reiterated their commitment to multilateralism through upholding international law, including the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as its indispensable cornerstone.
🔹 The Ministers recalled their national positions concerning the situation in Ukraine as expressed at the appropriate fora, namely the UNSC and UNGA. They supported talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Full Statement
🔹 The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met on 19 May 2022 in virtual format under China’s Chairship. FMs agreed that facing the newly emerging features and challenges, the BRICS countries should enhance their solidarity and cooperation and work together to address them.
🔹 The Ministers reiterated their commitment to multilateralism through upholding international law, including the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as its indispensable cornerstone.
🔹 The Ministers recalled their national positions concerning the situation in Ukraine as expressed at the appropriate fora, namely the UNSC and UNGA. They supported talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Full Statement
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🎙 Briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues (May 18, 2022).
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov's schedule
🔹 Update on the situation in Ukraine
🔹 Involving minors in Ukrainian nationalist formations
🔹 Statement by Western leaders accusing Russia of cyberattacks against the Ukrainian communications infrastructure
🔹 EU allegations of Russia’s “responsibility” for global food insecurity
🔹 Biological warfare research in Ukraine
🔹 Closing Canada’s CBC bureau in Moscow
🔹 Situation at the JCPOA reactivation talks
🔹 The situation in the Republic of Moldova
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🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov's schedule
🔹 Update on the situation in Ukraine
🔹 Involving minors in Ukrainian nationalist formations
🔹 Statement by Western leaders accusing Russia of cyberattacks against the Ukrainian communications infrastructure
🔹 EU allegations of Russia’s “responsibility” for global food insecurity
🔹 Biological warfare research in Ukraine
🔹 Closing Canada’s CBC bureau in Moscow
🔹 Situation at the JCPOA reactivation talks
🔹 The situation in the Republic of Moldova
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✅TRUTH: CBC News is funded by the Government of Canada.
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🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Vassily #Nebenzia at #UN Security Council open debate "Conflict and food security"
🔸 Present-day political culture of Western states is best characterized by a striving to blame Russia for everything. After we started a special military operation in Ukraine, the allegations against Moscow have made a “quantum leap”. Among them, allegations related to food security assumed a leading role.
🔸 We regret that our colleagues, Western #UNSC members, did not have enough courage to comment on the root causes of food and other crises in such states as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria.
🔸 Truth is that you got too carried away by your fruitless efforts to “break the backbone” of Russian economy and isolate our country at any cost. What I am speaking about is that in your proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, you are literally holding the whole developing world as hostage, driving it towards famine. Whatever you may be saying, it is you and only you who can change this.
❗️ Nevertheless, let me assure you that Russia remains a responsible supplier of both food and energy.
👉 I will appreciate if our Western colleagues, first of all the United States and the European Union, today publicly refute this “food for weapons” version which many experts stick to. Also, I invite them to explain how these deliveries actually contribute to global food security that you claim to be so concerned about.
Full statement
🔸 Present-day political culture of Western states is best characterized by a striving to blame Russia for everything. After we started a special military operation in Ukraine, the allegations against Moscow have made a “quantum leap”. Among them, allegations related to food security assumed a leading role.
🔸 We regret that our colleagues, Western #UNSC members, did not have enough courage to comment on the root causes of food and other crises in such states as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria.
🔸 Truth is that you got too carried away by your fruitless efforts to “break the backbone” of Russian economy and isolate our country at any cost. What I am speaking about is that in your proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, you are literally holding the whole developing world as hostage, driving it towards famine. Whatever you may be saying, it is you and only you who can change this.
❗️ Nevertheless, let me assure you that Russia remains a responsible supplier of both food and energy.
👉 I will appreciate if our Western colleagues, first of all the United States and the European Union, today publicly refute this “food for weapons” version which many experts stick to. Also, I invite them to explain how these deliveries actually contribute to global food security that you claim to be so concerned about.
Full statement