🇨🇦 banned RT and RT France TV channels on March 16.
🇷🇺 banned CBC/Radio-Canada on May 18.
Reciprocity. You started. We responded.

Even CBC News reports that. It’s funny how the cabinet of Mr. Trudeau tries to distort the picture.

⚡️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.

🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov's remarks at the 30th Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy.

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.

▫️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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🎙 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.

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.

🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦 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

🎙 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
And more…

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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

⚡️The territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, where a group of Ukrainian militants of the Azov Nazi group has been blocked since April 21, has been completely liberated.

▫️The underground facilities of the enterprise, where the militants had been hiding, have come under full control of the Russian Armed Forces.

▫️Since May 16, a total of 2,439 Azov Nazis and AFU servicemen blocked inside the plant have laid down their arms and surrendered during the operation.

▫️Today, the last group of 531 militants surrendered.

▫️The so-called "commander" of the Azov Nazis, due to the hatred of Mariupol residents and the desire of the townspeople to massacre him for his numerous atrocities, was removed from the territory of the plant in a special armoured vehicle.

▫️Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shopify reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the completion of the operation and the complete liberation of the plant and Mariupol city from the Ukrainian militants.

#MoD #Russia #Ukraine
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🏳️ Footage of the last group of surrendered militants leaving Azovstal's territory

#MoD #Russia #Ukraine
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🇷🇺 watching 🇨🇦sanctions’ comedy show🥱🍿

⚡️ Заявление МИД России о введении персональных санкций
в отношении ряда граждан Канады

🇷🇺🇨🇦 В ответ на объявленные властями Канады очередные антироссийские санкции, затронувшие не только представителей руководства, военных и деловых кругов, но в ряде случаев ближайших родственников тех, кто стал фигурантом «черного списка», въезд в Россию закрывается на постоянной основе для аналогичной категории канадских граждан.

Речь идет о высших чиновниках, их родных и близких, топ-менеджерах ВПК и судостроительной отрасли, командовании вооруженных сил. Вслед за обнародованием данного перечня его фигуранты будут внесены в общий список канадских «закрытников», размещенный на сайте МИД.

👉 В ближайшее время последуют новые контрмеры в порядке реакции на враждебные действия правящего в Канаде режима Дж.Трюдо, взявшего на вооружение воинственную русофобию. О пополнении российского «стоп-листа» будет объявлено публично.

The #RedArmy liberated #Latvia from the Nazi occupation - Latvian Legion Waffen-SS formed, 48 prisons, 23 concentration camps, 18 Jewish ghettos.

150'000 Soviet soldiers gave their lives to free Latvia.

Now, in 2022, in Latvia 🇱🇻 we witness:

restrictions and bans on the use of Russian language,

Nazi collaborators and accomplices glorified,

while monuments to Soviet liberators demolished.

Even celebrating May 9 and Victory Day - the liberation from Nazis - is prohibited.

#WeRemember #NeverForget

🎙 Maria Zakharova, Russian MFA Spokeswoman, on the recruitment of minors, including orphans by the neo-Nazis in Ukraine.

💬 New facts have come to light which confirm the involvement of children in the hate-crazed units.

The Neo-Nazis from Azov began large-scale recruitment of children back in 2015, when the Youth Corps’ “children’s camps.” were set up. They took in children aged 9 y.o. and since 2016 - even 7 y.o.

The specialised Youth Corps’ needs are covered by the Ukrainian state budget. There are training camps for teenagers in different parts of the country.

The neo-Nazis from Azov have expanded their group by bringing aboard minor orphans which fact is corroborated by the situation at the Piligrim orphanage in Mariupol. They trained them in combat.

There’s video evidence showing that teenagers from Piligrim took part in the hostilities on the side of the neo-Nazis, and also set fire to the civilian residences.

(excerpt from weekly briefing of 18.05.22)

During the Great Patriotic War parts of Soviet Ukraine were occupied by the Nazis & their cronies in 1941-1944. Over 180 concentration camps and 400 ghettos were established on the occupied territory. In Baby Yar alone over 150'000 civilians were killed by the fascists and collaborators. The liberation of the Soviet Ukraine was a massive effort of the entire nation - over 3 mln Red Army soldiers and officers gave their lives to free their brethren.

Today in Ukraine the Nazis and their fascist nationalist minions are hailed as "heroes". Torch marches mirroring those under the Third Reich are a common occurrence, that receives state support. The cult of Bandera, Shukhevych and other war criminals is an integral part of modern Ukrainian education system. Neo-Nazism has been on the rise for a long time now, to which some of our partners from the “collective West” turn a blind eye, and thus actually encourage their activities. At the same time, the use of Russian language is all but forbidden.

#WeRemember

🎙 Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov during the #APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (Bangkok, May 22):

#GreenEnergy

Russia is a responsible partner of APEC and fulfils all its obligations and consistently implements reached agreements, including those related to energy transition.

Russia continues to honour its key international agreements on an entire range of green agenda issues.

#DoingBusiness

The situation on financial markets has stabilised. The inflation rate is slowing down, while our national currency is strengthening. In May, the rouble showed the best dynamics among all world currencies.

Unprecedented sanctions have been met with the provision of support to business and increased freedoms to enterprises inside the country.

#RussiaEEC

Import duty rates for almost 15 percent of our imports have been reduced to zero. Certification procedures have been significantly simplified and customs procedures have been sped up.

#ThisDay

🗓 May 23, 1992

🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇰🇿🇧🇾 30 years ago, the Russian Federation, United States of America, Ukraine, Republic of Kazakhstan and Republic of Belarus signed the Lisbon Protocol (a supplement to the START I Treaty), under which the republics pledged to eliminate or transfer to Russia all nuclear weapons remaining on their territories after the collapse of the USSR, and to accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as non-nuclear weapon states.

📑 The Protocol entered into force on December 5, 1994.

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