📰 Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev's article, “Lost Illusions, or How the International Criminal Court has become a legal nonentity”, 'Pravovedenie' journal (Saint Petersburg State University)
💬 If the Hague Court is irreversibly flawed at present, the interested states will find an opportunity to establish a different international criminal court which will be spared of these flaws.
Key points
🔷 The Rome Statute contradicts the UN Charter, prioritizing its own rules over universally recognized principles.
🔷The ICC has lost impartiality and turned into a political tool of the collective West.
🔷Arrest warrant for the Russian President is legally void — Russia is not a party to the Statute.
🔷Disregard for heads-of-state immunity violates international legal norms.
🔷The ICC shows consistent bias, focusing mainly on African states and ignoring NATO crimes.
🔷The Court failed to investigate U.S./NATO war crimes in Afghanistan.
🔷Russia and BRICS partners should consider establishing an alternative court, rooted in UN principles and sovereign equality.
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💬 If the Hague Court is irreversibly flawed at present, the interested states will find an opportunity to establish a different international criminal court which will be spared of these flaws.
Key points
🔷 The Rome Statute contradicts the UN Charter, prioritizing its own rules over universally recognized principles.
🔷The ICC has lost impartiality and turned into a political tool of the collective West.
🔷Arrest warrant for the Russian President is legally void — Russia is not a party to the Statute.
🔷Disregard for heads-of-state immunity violates international legal norms.
🔷The ICC shows consistent bias, focusing mainly on African states and ignoring NATO crimes.
🔷The Court failed to investigate U.S./NATO war crimes in Afghanistan.
🔷Russia and BRICS partners should consider establishing an alternative court, rooted in UN principles and sovereign equality.
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🗓 27-29 мая 2025 года в Москве под председательством Секретаря Совета Безопасности Российской Федерации Сергея Шойгу состоится 13-я международная встреча высоких представителей, курирующих вопросы безопасности.
Приглашения для участия в форуме направлены в более чем 150 государств Глобального Юга и Востока, страны #СНГ, #ОДКБ, #ЕАЭС, #ШОС, а также в адрес руководства более 20 международных организаций.
ℹ️ В повестке дня Форума – вопросы международного сотрудничества в сфере безопасности. В частности, будет обсуждаться тематика формирования новой – более справедливой и отвечающей современным реалиям – архитектуры равной и неделимой безопасности.
💬 Секретарь Совета Безопасности России Сергей Шойгу:
👉 Аккредитация СМИ открыта до 20 мая 2025 года.
🗓 27-29 мая 2025 года в Москве под председательством Секретаря Совета Безопасности Российской Федерации Сергея Шойгу состоится 13-я международная встреча высоких представителей, курирующих вопросы безопасности.
Приглашения для участия в форуме направлены в более чем 150 государств Глобального Юга и Востока, страны #СНГ, #ОДКБ, #ЕАЭС, #ШОС, а также в адрес руководства более 20 международных организаций.
ℹ️ В повестке дня Форума – вопросы международного сотрудничества в сфере безопасности. В частности, будет обсуждаться тематика формирования новой – более справедливой и отвечающей современным реалиям – архитектуры равной и неделимой безопасности.
💬 Секретарь Совета Безопасности России Сергей Шойгу:
Тектонические сдвиги в области внешней политики и международных экономических отношений порождают как вызовы так и возможности для стран Глобального Юга и Востока. Современные вызовы и угрозы безопасности носят глобальный, трансграничный характер. Справиться с ними в одиночку или на двусторонней основе не представляется возможным ни для одного современного государства.
👉 Аккредитация СМИ открыта до 20 мая 2025 года.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
📍 Yerevan, May 21
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📍 Yerevan, May 21
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🇷🇺🇦🇲 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan
📍 Yerevan, May 21
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📍 Yerevan, May 21
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📸 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with Russian compatriots at the Russian House in Yerevan.
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🇷🇺🇦🇲 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was received by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
📍 Yerevan, May 21
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📍 Yerevan, May 21
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement at a joint news conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan
📍Yerevan, May 21, 2025
💬 Our talks are taking place in accordance with the agreements reached between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who, in the autumn of 2024, came to an agreement to restore regular contacts across all areas.
In accordance with that agreement, we are holding the second ministerial meeting this year. Between our January meeting and today’s visit, consultations were held at the deputy minister level. Further ministerial contacts at various levels have been scheduled. We signed a Consultation Plan to this effect today.
I would also like to take this opportunity to once again thank our Armenian friends and personally Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the participation at the top level in the Victory Day events in Moscow, and for the fact that Armenia, just like the Russian Federation, cherishes and honours the sacred memory of the Great Victory.
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We had an in-depth discussion of the status of the implementation of the agreements reached at the top level, including trade and economic cooperation, security issues, and the expansion of mutual diplomatic presence, in particular, the opening of a Russian Consulate General in Kapan, for which preparatory work is underway. <...>
📈 Thanks to these efforts, we have seen record-high bilateral trade figures, which reached an impressive $11.6 billion in 2024, accounting for over a third of Armenia’s total foreign trade. Russia remains Armenia’s number one trading and investment partner. We noted that 96% of bilateral trade is conducted in national currencies, roubles and drams. Russian economic operators traditionally serve as key taxpayers and employers in Armenia and implement projects of high social importance.
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We exchanged views on bilateral cooperation within shared integration associations, primarily the #EAEU. Our assessments overlap. The EAEU membership is a prerequisite for sustainable economic growth and improved standards of living of our citizens. <...>
When discussing international and regional issues, we focused on the situation in our shared region, the South Caucasus. We are convinced that the issues arising here should be addressed primarily by the countries of the region and their closest neighbours. <...>
🤝 We are satisfied with the outcome of the talks. Our discussions were candid without any attempt to hide the specifics of the national stances. These specifics exist in all bilateral relations.
I hope that the results of our conversation, agreements and plans that we outlined today, will be supported by President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who have kindly agreed to host our delegation later today.
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📍Yerevan, May 21, 2025
💬 Our talks are taking place in accordance with the agreements reached between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who, in the autumn of 2024, came to an agreement to restore regular contacts across all areas.
In accordance with that agreement, we are holding the second ministerial meeting this year. Between our January meeting and today’s visit, consultations were held at the deputy minister level. Further ministerial contacts at various levels have been scheduled. We signed a Consultation Plan to this effect today.
I would also like to take this opportunity to once again thank our Armenian friends and personally Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the participation at the top level in the Victory Day events in Moscow, and for the fact that Armenia, just like the Russian Federation, cherishes and honours the sacred memory of the Great Victory.
<...>
We had an in-depth discussion of the status of the implementation of the agreements reached at the top level, including trade and economic cooperation, security issues, and the expansion of mutual diplomatic presence, in particular, the opening of a Russian Consulate General in Kapan, for which preparatory work is underway. <...>
📈 Thanks to these efforts, we have seen record-high bilateral trade figures, which reached an impressive $11.6 billion in 2024, accounting for over a third of Armenia’s total foreign trade. Russia remains Armenia’s number one trading and investment partner. We noted that 96% of bilateral trade is conducted in national currencies, roubles and drams. Russian economic operators traditionally serve as key taxpayers and employers in Armenia and implement projects of high social importance.
<...>
We exchanged views on bilateral cooperation within shared integration associations, primarily the #EAEU. Our assessments overlap. The EAEU membership is a prerequisite for sustainable economic growth and improved standards of living of our citizens. <...>
When discussing international and regional issues, we focused on the situation in our shared region, the South Caucasus. We are convinced that the issues arising here should be addressed primarily by the countries of the region and their closest neighbours. <...>
🤝 We are satisfied with the outcome of the talks. Our discussions were candid without any attempt to hide the specifics of the national stances. These specifics exist in all bilateral relations.
I hope that the results of our conversation, agreements and plans that we outlined today, will be supported by President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who have kindly agreed to host our delegation later today.
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#KievRegimeCrimes
❗️ Maxim Grigoryev, the Сhairman of the International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis, which includes representatives of civil society from more than 30 countries, continues recording reports of war crimes committed by the Kiev regime towards prisoners of war (POWs).
Below are their first-hand accounts 👇
💬 Prisoner of war Matvey Ainyaurgin:
💬 Prisoner of war Oleg Kisilev:
💬 Prisoner of war Ivan Fomenko:
❗️ Maxim Grigoryev, the Сhairman of the International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis, which includes representatives of civil society from more than 30 countries, continues recording reports of war crimes committed by the Kiev regime towards prisoners of war (POWs).
Below are their first-hand accounts 👇
💬 Prisoner of war Matvey Ainyaurgin:
"When they [Ukrainian Armed Forces] captured me, the first thing they did was beat me up. <...> They said they were going to 'zero me out,' which meant killing me. <...> I had wounds on my legs, and they kicked me directly on those wounds."
💬 Prisoner of war Oleg Kisilev:
"The [Ukrainian Armed Forces] attacked me from all sides with two or three bats. They smashed my head. <...> They broke my arm and my leg; they shattered my kneecaps with a bat. <...> They constantly broke me down morally. I asked for painkillers, but they never gave me any."
💬 Prisoner of war Ivan Fomenko:
"The [Ukrainian Armed Forces] stripped us naked, then took bats, clubs, and sticks and beat us. They set two dogs on us and watched as the dogs tore people apart. The dogs bit hard. <...> Some were tortured with electric shocks."
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a meeting with compatriots at the Russia House (Yerevan, May 21, 2025)
📍 Yerevan, May 21, 2025
💬 I am now delighted to visit the new, splendid premises of Rossotrudnichestvo (the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation) in Armenia. I trust this facility will become, or has already become, a true home for our compatriots in the Republic.
Statistics provided to me indicate that in 2024 alone, the Russia House in Armenia organised 550 distinct cultural and humanitarian events, attended by over 40,000 individuals. This accounts for more than two-thirds of all such initiatives in Armenia. Considering the active operations of this branch, alongside the activities of the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Gyumri, we may conclude that interest in the Russian language and culture remains robust. Projects in this sphere, framed as humanitarian assistance, enjoy considerable popularity – particularly, I am gratified to note, among the younger generation.💬
☝️ This work is vital, especially under the current circumstances where the international situation – due to the West’s efforts – does not foster the development of people-to-people contacts across many spheres. This is regrettable.
I hope this trend, emanating from the European Union, will ultimately be recognised as incompatible with the long-term interests of all peoples within our shared space.
I wish to inform you that today, we discussed prospects for advancing our relations in the cultural sphere, including collaboration with compatriots and representatives of the Armenian leadership. Specifically, we addressed the potential opening of three additional branches of the Russian Centre for Science and Culture, supplementing the existing branch in Gyumri – in Vanadzor, Ijevan, and Kapan. In Vanadzor, bureaucratic procedures are nearing completion. We anticipate similar progress in the other two locations – Ijevan and Kapan.
I am confident that as these plans materialise, we will be able to pursue more substantive and active projects in the interests of our compatriots residing there, thereby strengthening the fraternal ties with our Armenian friends.
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The objectives pursued by our detractors are transparent. They make no secret of their aim: to pressure Russian communities into abandoning their traditions and civilisational roots, knowing full well that without this, their illegitimate, unacceptable, and anti-societal goals cannot be advanced. <...>
I sincerely thank you for your endeavours. We do not seek to impose an agenda upon your work. You undertake it independently. The fact that this agenda prioritises preserving humanitarian, cultural, and educational ties fully complies, in my view, with all international human rights conventions and the protection of minority rights.
We will steadfastly uphold these legitimate, internationally recognised rights and provide every possible assistance in their defence.
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📍 Yerevan, May 21, 2025
💬 I am now delighted to visit the new, splendid premises of Rossotrudnichestvo (the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation) in Armenia. I trust this facility will become, or has already become, a true home for our compatriots in the Republic.
Statistics provided to me indicate that in 2024 alone, the Russia House in Armenia organised 550 distinct cultural and humanitarian events, attended by over 40,000 individuals. This accounts for more than two-thirds of all such initiatives in Armenia. Considering the active operations of this branch, alongside the activities of the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Gyumri, we may conclude that interest in the Russian language and culture remains robust. Projects in this sphere, framed as humanitarian assistance, enjoy considerable popularity – particularly, I am gratified to note, among the younger generation.
☝️ This work is vital, especially under the current circumstances where the international situation – due to the West’s efforts – does not foster the development of people-to-people contacts across many spheres. This is regrettable.
I hope this trend, emanating from the European Union, will ultimately be recognised as incompatible with the long-term interests of all peoples within our shared space.
I wish to inform you that today, we discussed prospects for advancing our relations in the cultural sphere, including collaboration with compatriots and representatives of the Armenian leadership. Specifically, we addressed the potential opening of three additional branches of the Russian Centre for Science and Culture, supplementing the existing branch in Gyumri – in Vanadzor, Ijevan, and Kapan. In Vanadzor, bureaucratic procedures are nearing completion. We anticipate similar progress in the other two locations – Ijevan and Kapan.
I am confident that as these plans materialise, we will be able to pursue more substantive and active projects in the interests of our compatriots residing there, thereby strengthening the fraternal ties with our Armenian friends.
<...>
The objectives pursued by our detractors are transparent. They make no secret of their aim: to pressure Russian communities into abandoning their traditions and civilisational roots, knowing full well that without this, their illegitimate, unacceptable, and anti-societal goals cannot be advanced. <...>
I sincerely thank you for your endeavours. We do not seek to impose an agenda upon your work. You undertake it independently. The fact that this agenda prioritises preserving humanitarian, cultural, and educational ties fully complies, in my view, with all international human rights conventions and the protection of minority rights.
We will steadfastly uphold these legitimate, internationally recognised rights and provide every possible assistance in their defence.
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💬 Владимир Путин: Талант, знания, опыт, интеллект главного дипломата России Сергея Викторовича Лаврова принесли ему безусловное уважение и в нашей стране, и во всём мире, как среди друзей, так и, как у нас иногда говорят, среди так называемых геополитических оппонентов. И в основе такого признания – его преданность России, готовность в любой обстановке твёрдо отстаивать её интересы. Многолетняя, колоссальная по объёму и сложности, напряжённая работа на благо Отечества. Сергей Викторович удостоен одной из наших высших наград — ордена Святого апостола Андрея Первозванного.
💬 Сергей Лавров: Уважаемый Владимир Владимирович, для меня — огромная честь получить эту награду из Ваших рук и услышать те слова, которыми Вы её предварили. Не хочу звучать формально, скажу от всего сердца: воспринимаю это Ваше решение, как оценку работы всего нашего коллектива по реализации тех задач, которые Вы ставите на внешнеполитическом направлении. Нисколько не сомневаюсь, что сегодняшнее событие с вручением Ордена вдохновит всех моих товарищей на дальнейшую активную работу с учётом тех возросших требований, которые возникли на международной арене, где без преувеличения идёт борьба добра со злом.
✍️ Указом Президента Российской Федерации от 21 марта 2025 года №160 за выдающиеся заслуги перед Отечеством, большой вклад в разработку и реализацию внешнеполитического курса Российской Федерации, многолетнюю плодотворную государственную деятельность Министр иностранных дел Сергей Викторович Лавров награждён орденом Святого апостола Андрея Первозванного.
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🇷🇺🇦🇲 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a working visit to Yerevan on May 20-21 at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan.
During the talks held at the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the Foreign Ministers discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation, interaction within the Eurasian integration associations, and coordination at the #UN and other international platforms. They signed the Plan of inter-ministerial consultations for 2025-2026.
The Ministers had a substantive exchange of views on regional security issues. Russia reaffirmed its readiness to further support the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalisation process on the basis of the 2020-2022 trilateral agreements by the Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders. The Parties agreed to step up efforts to implement the opportunities of the 3+3 Regional Cooperation Platform designed to ensure resolution of the South Caucasus problems by the states of the region themselves and their closest neighbors.
Sergey Lavrov was received by Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan. The Parties expressed mutual intent to strengthen their political and interdepartmental dialogue and tap the potential of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Armenia, which would promote mutual understanding and finding solutions to issues of interest for both parties.
They emphasised the identity of approaches to the preservation of historical memory, including in the context of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The Russian Foreign Minister spoke at the Russian-Armenian University to the faculty and students of the branches of Russian universities and the expert community, and also met with compatriots in the Russia House.
By tradition, flowers were laid at the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a wreath was laid at the Armenian Genocide Memorial.
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During the talks held at the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the Foreign Ministers discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation, interaction within the Eurasian integration associations, and coordination at the #UN and other international platforms. They signed the Plan of inter-ministerial consultations for 2025-2026.
The Ministers had a substantive exchange of views on regional security issues. Russia reaffirmed its readiness to further support the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalisation process on the basis of the 2020-2022 trilateral agreements by the Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders. The Parties agreed to step up efforts to implement the opportunities of the 3+3 Regional Cooperation Platform designed to ensure resolution of the South Caucasus problems by the states of the region themselves and their closest neighbors.
Sergey Lavrov was received by Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan. The Parties expressed mutual intent to strengthen their political and interdepartmental dialogue and tap the potential of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Armenia, which would promote mutual understanding and finding solutions to issues of interest for both parties.
They emphasised the identity of approaches to the preservation of historical memory, including in the context of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The Russian Foreign Minister spoke at the Russian-Armenian University to the faculty and students of the branches of Russian universities and the expert community, and also met with compatriots in the Russia House.
By tradition, flowers were laid at the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a wreath was laid at the Armenian Genocide Memorial.
#RussiaArmenia