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⚡️ Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the conclusion of the NPT Review Conference (May 23, 2026)
The 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (#NPT) completed its work on May 22. Held in New York, it lasted for four weeks and was chaired by Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations.
The conference took place against the dramatic deterioration of the regional and global security environment, which is marked by a significant escalation of threats and the growing importance of strong-arm politics in international affairs.
The event demonstrated the existence of stark differences between many state parties to the NPT, which defined the way the debates unfolded and their substance, as well as the conference’s overall outcome.
The aggression by Israel and the US against Iran in June 2025 and February and March 2026 under the far-fetched pretext of defending the nuclear non-proliferation regime became a major stumbling block in terms of achieving the forum’s objectives. This was not the first time the NPT was used as a means of settling political scores and justifying the use of force. However, the latest developments demonstrated that these unprovoked, unjustified and unlawful actions can have disastrous consequences for the NPT. The conference was ill equipped to offer an accurate assessment of the Iran situation.
The delegations of the so-called collective West contributed to creating an unfavourable environment at the conference. They came to New York in the pursuit of their vested political interests which have nothing to do with the NPT or its subject matter. These countries, primarily EU and NATO members, as well as the EU bureaucrats, did everything to undermine productive dialogue by promoting a destructive agenda with a primary focus on criticising Russia, China, Iran and the DPRK.
These European nations with their dual allegiance professed groundless accusations and did everything to evade any justified criticism against them. They were cynical and clumsy in the way they sought to justify their involvement in mechanisms for carrying out nuclear exercises by alleging that these actions help strengthen nuclear non-proliferation. As a result, these countries were completely opposed to discussing any possibilities for adopting a more transparent posture in terms of their involvement in nuclear-related practices which run counter to the NPT.
Unfortunately, those who have been proactive in advocating total and immediate nuclear disarmament were not always ready to accept the present-day military, political and global strategic reality, which did not help promote a constructive and effective discussion on the NPT’s three pillars: disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
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Supported by responsible states, Ambassador Do Hung Viet worked hard to achieve compromises and succeeded on several occasions. He must take credit for preparing a draft outcome document which came close to being adopted by consensus. However, this document was not submitted to the conference for approval due to the failure to address several specific matters, which was attributable to the hard line adopted by the US and its allies.
☝️ This was how the Chair prevented a new round of political confrontation which would have created a negative backdrop for the next review cycle.
The way the conference completed its work did not come as a surprise. It reflects the overall state of affairs in international relations, including within the NPT framework.
Russia is convinced that the fact that the Conference failed to produce an outcome document does not cast a shadow on the NPT’s relevance. It is and remains the cornerstone of international security and nuclear non-proliferation.
👉 The fact that the NPT review took place is what matters the most.
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The 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (#NPT) completed its work on May 22. Held in New York, it lasted for four weeks and was chaired by Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations.
The conference took place against the dramatic deterioration of the regional and global security environment, which is marked by a significant escalation of threats and the growing importance of strong-arm politics in international affairs.
The event demonstrated the existence of stark differences between many state parties to the NPT, which defined the way the debates unfolded and their substance, as well as the conference’s overall outcome.
The aggression by Israel and the US against Iran in June 2025 and February and March 2026 under the far-fetched pretext of defending the nuclear non-proliferation regime became a major stumbling block in terms of achieving the forum’s objectives. This was not the first time the NPT was used as a means of settling political scores and justifying the use of force. However, the latest developments demonstrated that these unprovoked, unjustified and unlawful actions can have disastrous consequences for the NPT. The conference was ill equipped to offer an accurate assessment of the Iran situation.
The delegations of the so-called collective West contributed to creating an unfavourable environment at the conference. They came to New York in the pursuit of their vested political interests which have nothing to do with the NPT or its subject matter. These countries, primarily EU and NATO members, as well as the EU bureaucrats, did everything to undermine productive dialogue by promoting a destructive agenda with a primary focus on criticising Russia, China, Iran and the DPRK.
These European nations with their dual allegiance professed groundless accusations and did everything to evade any justified criticism against them. They were cynical and clumsy in the way they sought to justify their involvement in mechanisms for carrying out nuclear exercises by alleging that these actions help strengthen nuclear non-proliferation. As a result, these countries were completely opposed to discussing any possibilities for adopting a more transparent posture in terms of their involvement in nuclear-related practices which run counter to the NPT.
Unfortunately, those who have been proactive in advocating total and immediate nuclear disarmament were not always ready to accept the present-day military, political and global strategic reality, which did not help promote a constructive and effective discussion on the NPT’s three pillars: disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
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Supported by responsible states, Ambassador Do Hung Viet worked hard to achieve compromises and succeeded on several occasions. He must take credit for preparing a draft outcome document which came close to being adopted by consensus. However, this document was not submitted to the conference for approval due to the failure to address several specific matters, which was attributable to the hard line adopted by the US and its allies.
☝️ This was how the Chair prevented a new round of political confrontation which would have created a negative backdrop for the next review cycle.
The way the conference completed its work did not come as a surprise. It reflects the overall state of affairs in international relations, including within the NPT framework.
Russia is convinced that the fact that the Conference failed to produce an outcome document does not cast a shadow on the NPT’s relevance. It is and remains the cornerstone of international security and nuclear non-proliferation.
👉 The fact that the NPT review took place is what matters the most.
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🇷🇺🇺🇸📞 On May 25, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation.
On instructions from Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Sergey Lavrov officially conveyed to the US Side that, in response to the Kiev regime’s continued terrorist attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure on Russian territory, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are launching systematic and consistent strikes against facilities located in Kiev that are used for the needs of the Ukrainian military, as well as against the relevant decision-making centres.
Sergey Lavrov drew attention to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement of May 25, which recommended that the US, along with other countries with diplomatic missions in Kiev, ensure the evacuation of their diplomatic personnel and other citizens from the Ukrainian capital.
The Minister recalled the agreements on the Ukrainian conflict reached at the highest level at the proposal of the US in Anchorage in August 2025, and expressed regret that the aggressive efforts of the European elites and the Kiev regime are undermining these agreements, which had opened the way to a sustainable long-term settlement based on a balance of interests.
They exchanged assessments of diplomatic initiatives aimed at overcoming the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and of the situation surrounding Cuba.
☝️ Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio reaffirmed their mutual commitment, notwithstanding known differences, to step up efforts to normalise the working conditions of the diplomatic missions of Russia and the US on each other’s territory.
#RussiaUSA
On instructions from Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Sergey Lavrov officially conveyed to the US Side that, in response to the Kiev regime’s continued terrorist attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure on Russian territory, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are launching systematic and consistent strikes against facilities located in Kiev that are used for the needs of the Ukrainian military, as well as against the relevant decision-making centres.
Sergey Lavrov drew attention to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement of May 25, which recommended that the US, along with other countries with diplomatic missions in Kiev, ensure the evacuation of their diplomatic personnel and other citizens from the Ukrainian capital.
The Minister recalled the agreements on the Ukrainian conflict reached at the highest level at the proposal of the US in Anchorage in August 2025, and expressed regret that the aggressive efforts of the European elites and the Kiev regime are undermining these agreements, which had opened the way to a sustainable long-term settlement based on a balance of interests.
They exchanged assessments of diplomatic initiatives aimed at overcoming the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and of the situation surrounding Cuba.
☝️ Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio reaffirmed their mutual commitment, notwithstanding known differences, to step up efforts to normalise the working conditions of the diplomatic missions of Russia and the US on each other’s territory.
#RussiaUSA
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🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the reception celebrating #AfricaDay (Moscow, May 25, 2026)
💬 The African continent impresses with its multifaceted potential across all spheres and simultaneously – with the distinctiveness of each country and its cultural and historical code.
At the present juncture of global development, when a #MultipolarWorld is taking shape, what is especially valuable is that our African friends have consistently striven and continue to strive to pool their efforts to address shared challenges.
The Organisation of African Unity – the precursor to the African Union – was founded more than six decades ago (May 25, 1963). And ever since, the principles of Pan-Africanism have not only retained their appeal for Africans themselves, but have also continued to serve as an exemplary model for unitive integration processes in other parts of the world – primarily in Asia and Latin America.
Today – building upon the African Union and regional economic communities – the continent is steadily advancing along the path of forging a consolidated political, economic, and civilisational space. Economic and demographic growth, combined with the aspiration to contribute to the resolution of pressing contemporary issues, predetermine Africa’s place as one of the pillars of the emerging polycentric world order.
🤝 In this context, Russia sees its role as helping its African friends assert themselves in a new capacity. Geography is no obstacle to friendship.The strong bonds of mutual understanding and trust uniting our peoples stand as a testament to this.
💬 As first President of Mozambique Samora Machel, aptly noted:
We greatly appreciate that our African friends do not forget our country’s contribution to their struggle for freedom, the formation and strengthening of their statehood, the development – often from scratch – of national industry and science, and the ensuring of defence capability.
Today, Russia fully supports the second awakening of Africa, and the realisation by Africans of the urgent need to achieve immediate liberation from the shackles of neo-colonialism in its modern forms. It continues to hinder development, despite the continent’s nations having attained political independence.
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In less than six months, an important event will take place: the Third Russia-Africa Summit, which will be held in Moscow this October.
We look forward to welcoming the Leaders of all African states, regional associations across the continent, and, of course, the Leadership of the African Union. Intensive work is already underway on the summit’s agenda and practical outcomes. We hope that the meeting of leaders will approve a new three-year action plan, which will serve as a strategic roadmap for government institutions, businesses, and public organisations in Russia and across Africa.
🌍 I would once again like to congratulate everyone present on Africa Day. I wish all the peoples of the African continent prosperity, simple human happiness, and freedom in all its dimensions.
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💬 The African continent impresses with its multifaceted potential across all spheres and simultaneously – with the distinctiveness of each country and its cultural and historical code.
At the present juncture of global development, when a #MultipolarWorld is taking shape, what is especially valuable is that our African friends have consistently striven and continue to strive to pool their efforts to address shared challenges.
The Organisation of African Unity – the precursor to the African Union – was founded more than six decades ago (May 25, 1963). And ever since, the principles of Pan-Africanism have not only retained their appeal for Africans themselves, but have also continued to serve as an exemplary model for unitive integration processes in other parts of the world – primarily in Asia and Latin America.
Today – building upon the African Union and regional economic communities – the continent is steadily advancing along the path of forging a consolidated political, economic, and civilisational space. Economic and demographic growth, combined with the aspiration to contribute to the resolution of pressing contemporary issues, predetermine Africa’s place as one of the pillars of the emerging polycentric world order.
🤝 In this context, Russia sees its role as helping its African friends assert themselves in a new capacity. Geography is no obstacle to friendship.The strong bonds of mutual understanding and trust uniting our peoples stand as a testament to this.
💬 As first President of Mozambique Samora Machel, aptly noted:
“Solidarity is not an act of charity: It is an act of unity between allies fighting on different terrains toward the same objective”.
We greatly appreciate that our African friends do not forget our country’s contribution to their struggle for freedom, the formation and strengthening of their statehood, the development – often from scratch – of national industry and science, and the ensuring of defence capability.
Today, Russia fully supports the second awakening of Africa, and the realisation by Africans of the urgent need to achieve immediate liberation from the shackles of neo-colonialism in its modern forms. It continues to hinder development, despite the continent’s nations having attained political independence.
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In less than six months, an important event will take place: the Third Russia-Africa Summit, which will be held in Moscow this October.
We look forward to welcoming the Leaders of all African states, regional associations across the continent, and, of course, the Leadership of the African Union. Intensive work is already underway on the summit’s agenda and practical outcomes. We hope that the meeting of leaders will approve a new three-year action plan, which will serve as a strategic roadmap for government institutions, businesses, and public organisations in Russia and across Africa.
🌍 I would once again like to congratulate everyone present on Africa Day. I wish all the peoples of the African continent prosperity, simple human happiness, and freedom in all its dimensions.
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🗓 On May 26, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Foreign Ministry Board on the prospects of developing and expanding the role of BRICS in the context of Russia’s multipolar world formation strategy.
The meeting was attended by heads of ministry departments, members of the Presidential Executive Office and competent government agencies.
The participants noted the role of #BRICS as an advocate of the states of the Global South and East supporting a more just multipolar world order, including through reforms of global governance and balancing out the world economy.
They specifically focused on the promotion of practical initiatives aimed at ensuring steady socioeconomic growth and financial stability in BRICS countries.
Further consolidation of BRICS in the context of its recent expansion and the establishment of the partner state category during the Russian BRICS Chairmanship in 2024 was identified as the key goal for the group.
The meeting participants expressed support for the 2026 Indian Chairmanship’s commitment to ensure the succession and to maintain the cooperation dynamic across the three areas of strategic partnership: politics and security, finance and the economy, and culture and humanitarian contacts.
#RussiaBRICS
The meeting was attended by heads of ministry departments, members of the Presidential Executive Office and competent government agencies.
The participants noted the role of #BRICS as an advocate of the states of the Global South and East supporting a more just multipolar world order, including through reforms of global governance and balancing out the world economy.
They specifically focused on the promotion of practical initiatives aimed at ensuring steady socioeconomic growth and financial stability in BRICS countries.
Further consolidation of BRICS in the context of its recent expansion and the establishment of the partner state category during the Russian BRICS Chairmanship in 2024 was identified as the key goal for the group.
The meeting participants expressed support for the 2026 Indian Chairmanship’s commitment to ensure the succession and to maintain the cooperation dynamic across the three areas of strategic partnership: politics and security, finance and the economy, and culture and humanitarian contacts.
#RussiaBRICS
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✉️ President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian Muslims on Eid al-Adha holiday (May 27, 2026)
✍️ The message reads, in part:
✍️ The message reads, in part:
Following the precepts and centuries-old traditions of your ancestors, you widely celebrate this ancient holiday which reconnects believers with the origins of Islam and calls for kindness and justice, charity and piety.
I would like to note that Muslim organisations are actively engaged in our country’s social and cultural life, paying great attention to strengthening family values, fostering patriotism among the younger generation, and implementing socially significant educational and charitable initiatives.
Your meaningful efforts to support the defenders of the Fatherland and their families and friends deserve deep appreciation.
I wish you sound health, success and all the very best.
VLADIMIR PUTIN
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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia’s press conference on Ukraine’s strikes on the pedagogical college in Starobelsk (New York, 26 May 2026)
Video of the press conference
💬 As you know, on May 22, the Ukrainian militants carried out a targeted strike on a college and a dormitory in the city of Starobelsk, LPR.
The dormitory housed 86 students aged between 14 and 19, as well as one staff member. Children and teenagers were inside the building.
They were not on the battlefield. They were not taking part – and could not have taken part – in hostilities. They were asleep. It was at that very moment that the strike took place, turning an ordinary night in a student dormitory into a nightmare.
According to the latest reports, 21 people were killed in this horrific attack, most of them young girls, and 63 students were injured. Many of the wounded remain in hospital, some in critical condition.
❗️The strike did not target a command post, fortified positions, an ammunition depot or military barracks – it targeted a civilian facility.
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The deliberate nature of the attack is also evidenced by the fact that it was carried out in three waves involving 16 UAVs, all striking the same location. As a result, the five-storey dormitory building collapsed down to the second floor.
This is yet another glaring manifestation of the Nazi and terrorist nature of the Kiev regime, which does not hesitate to carry out the cold-blooded killing of minors. Russian investigative authorities have opened a criminal case under the article on a terrorist act.
👉 All those responsible will be identified and will face inevitable and severe punishment.
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To dispel any doubts, on May 24, the Russian Side invited more than 50 foreign journalists from 19 countries to Starobelsk – including Austria, Brazil, the UK, Hungary, Venezuela, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Qatar, China, Cuba, Lebanon, the UAE, Pakistan, the US, Türkiye, Finland and France – so that they could see with their own eyes what had happened there.
They confirmed the accuracy of the information we had provided.
Western capitals can talk endlessly about children’s rights, but their reaction to the tragedy in Starobelsk shows that, in their worldview, children have long been divided into “convenient” and “inconvenient” victims.
When a child’s suffering can be used against Russia, an international scandal erupts immediately. But when children are killed as a result of the Kiev regime’s deliberate actions, it is as if the tragedy never happened – only reservations, doubts and references to “context” remain.
⚠️ This is no longer even double standards. It is moral decay and disgrace.
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Video of the press conference
💬 As you know, on May 22, the Ukrainian militants carried out a targeted strike on a college and a dormitory in the city of Starobelsk, LPR.
The dormitory housed 86 students aged between 14 and 19, as well as one staff member. Children and teenagers were inside the building.
They were not on the battlefield. They were not taking part – and could not have taken part – in hostilities. They were asleep. It was at that very moment that the strike took place, turning an ordinary night in a student dormitory into a nightmare.
According to the latest reports, 21 people were killed in this horrific attack, most of them young girls, and 63 students were injured. Many of the wounded remain in hospital, some in critical condition.
❗️The strike did not target a command post, fortified positions, an ammunition depot or military barracks – it targeted a civilian facility.
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The deliberate nature of the attack is also evidenced by the fact that it was carried out in three waves involving 16 UAVs, all striking the same location. As a result, the five-storey dormitory building collapsed down to the second floor.
This is yet another glaring manifestation of the Nazi and terrorist nature of the Kiev regime, which does not hesitate to carry out the cold-blooded killing of minors. Russian investigative authorities have opened a criminal case under the article on a terrorist act.
👉 All those responsible will be identified and will face inevitable and severe punishment.
***
To dispel any doubts, on May 24, the Russian Side invited more than 50 foreign journalists from 19 countries to Starobelsk – including Austria, Brazil, the UK, Hungary, Venezuela, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Qatar, China, Cuba, Lebanon, the UAE, Pakistan, the US, Türkiye, Finland and France – so that they could see with their own eyes what had happened there.
They confirmed the accuracy of the information we had provided.
Western capitals can talk endlessly about children’s rights, but their reaction to the tragedy in Starobelsk shows that, in their worldview, children have long been divided into “convenient” and “inconvenient” victims.
When a child’s suffering can be used against Russia, an international scandal erupts immediately. But when children are killed as a result of the Kiev regime’s deliberate actions, it is as if the tragedy never happened – only reservations, doubts and references to “context” remain.
⚠️ This is no longer even double standards. It is moral decay and disgrace.
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💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
As you know, CNN did not travel to Starobelsk on May 24, citing logistical reasons.
Yesterday, CNN itself showed what it had been working on while correspondents from around the world were witnessing the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack by Banderites on the dormitory and academic building of a pedagogical college in the LPR.
CNN correspondent Nick Paton Walsh – arrested in absentia in Russia for taking part in the incursion into the Kursk Region – was filming a propaganda piece on how Kiev carries out drone attacks on Russian cities. The report had been prepared somewhat in advance, but aired on 26 May – four days after the strike on Starobelsk, which claimed more than twenty lives. Neither the anchors’ intro nor Walsh himself said a single word about it.
Instead, CNN ran what was essentially an advertising campaign for the effectiveness of Ukrainian drones: “We're now with perhaps Russia's most keenly sought target in the war, a deep strike Ukrainian drone unit, launching this night a wave of 200. And in Russian Stavropol, these Ukrainian drones hit”.
It is this casually mentioned detail – regarding Stavropol – that suggests Nick Walsh may have been embedded with an AFU militant unit at the very moment when the planned attack on the college in Starobelsk was being coordinated there. After all, Kiev’s drones did indeed strike Stavropol the day before the attack on Starobelsk.
This casts the situation in a different light.
The AFU hires CNN to film the work of its drone killers.
Yet when Russia invites CNN correspondents to see for themselves the consequences of Ukrainian drone attacks – the killing of civilians, including children, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure – the American journalists cite holidays, logistics and so on. At the same time, there is a strong possibility that CNN correspondents were filming preparations for this horrific terrorist attack.
In the channel’s view, its audience apparently does not need to know about the aftermath of the crime.
It is perfectly obvious that this is not journalism.
CNN now has other tasks – propaganda, distortion and manipulation, but certainly not informing its audience.
This is exactly how the Völkischer Beobachter newspaper operated in 1944. Its editorial policy was coordinated by the NSDAP agitation bodies, its staff saluted and praised the “feats of German arms”, and until 1945 it kept telling readers about the Reich’s imminent victory over the USSR and the Allies. Anything that did not fit this picture simply did not exist. After the collapse of the Hitler regime, by decision of the Nuremberg Tribunal, the editor-in-chief of Völkischer Beobachter spent the rest of his life in labour camps.
☝️Today, the Western mainstream is likewise shaping a deliberately distorted vision of the world.
As you know, CNN did not travel to Starobelsk on May 24, citing logistical reasons.
Yesterday, CNN itself showed what it had been working on while correspondents from around the world were witnessing the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack by Banderites on the dormitory and academic building of a pedagogical college in the LPR.
CNN correspondent Nick Paton Walsh – arrested in absentia in Russia for taking part in the incursion into the Kursk Region – was filming a propaganda piece on how Kiev carries out drone attacks on Russian cities. The report had been prepared somewhat in advance, but aired on 26 May – four days after the strike on Starobelsk, which claimed more than twenty lives. Neither the anchors’ intro nor Walsh himself said a single word about it.
Instead, CNN ran what was essentially an advertising campaign for the effectiveness of Ukrainian drones: “We're now with perhaps Russia's most keenly sought target in the war, a deep strike Ukrainian drone unit, launching this night a wave of 200. And in Russian Stavropol, these Ukrainian drones hit”.
It is this casually mentioned detail – regarding Stavropol – that suggests Nick Walsh may have been embedded with an AFU militant unit at the very moment when the planned attack on the college in Starobelsk was being coordinated there. After all, Kiev’s drones did indeed strike Stavropol the day before the attack on Starobelsk.
This casts the situation in a different light.
The AFU hires CNN to film the work of its drone killers.
Yet when Russia invites CNN correspondents to see for themselves the consequences of Ukrainian drone attacks – the killing of civilians, including children, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure – the American journalists cite holidays, logistics and so on. At the same time, there is a strong possibility that CNN correspondents were filming preparations for this horrific terrorist attack.
In the channel’s view, its audience apparently does not need to know about the aftermath of the crime.
It is perfectly obvious that this is not journalism.
CNN now has other tasks – propaganda, distortion and manipulation, but certainly not informing its audience.
This is exactly how the Völkischer Beobachter newspaper operated in 1944. Its editorial policy was coordinated by the NSDAP agitation bodies, its staff saluted and praised the “feats of German arms”, and until 1945 it kept telling readers about the Reich’s imminent victory over the USSR and the Allies. Anything that did not fit this picture simply did not exist. After the collapse of the Hitler regime, by decision of the Nuremberg Tribunal, the editor-in-chief of Völkischer Beobachter spent the rest of his life in labour camps.
☝️Today, the Western mainstream is likewise shaping a deliberately distorted vision of the world.
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🇷🇺🇰🇿 President of Russia Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kazakhstan on a state visit (May 27-29), as well as to take part in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the Eurasian Economic Forum.
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev greeted Vladimir Putin upon arrival.
The President of Russia and Kazakhstan will hold bilateral talks to discuss key issues pertaining to the comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance between Russia and Kazakhstan and address a number of current regional and international matters.
It is expected that a Joint Statement by the Heads of State and a substantial package of intergovernmental, interdepartmental, and business agreements will be signed at the end of the visit.
On the evening of May 28, the President of Russia will address the Plenary Session of the Eurasian Economic Forum, while on May 29, he will take part in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
#RussiaKazakhstan
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President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev greeted Vladimir Putin upon arrival.
The President of Russia and Kazakhstan will hold bilateral talks to discuss key issues pertaining to the comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance between Russia and Kazakhstan and address a number of current regional and international matters.
It is expected that a Joint Statement by the Heads of State and a substantial package of intergovernmental, interdepartmental, and business agreements will be signed at the end of the visit.
On the evening of May 28, the President of Russia will address the Plenary Session of the Eurasian Economic Forum, while on May 29, he will take part in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
#RussiaKazakhstan
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⚡️ Report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia “On the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine” (May 2026)
Read the full report (PDF)
✍️ The report, alongside daily evidence in the media and online, exposes the scale of Ukraine’s human rights collapse.
First and foremost, the main reason for this degradation is the illegitimate neo-Nazi regime in power in Kiev, which is now quite openly and diligently copying its ideological inspiration – Nazi Germany.
One of many telling confirmations of this was a recent interview with former Ukrainian presidential press secretary Yulia Mendel, in which she said that Zelensky, faced with falling approval ratings, demanded that his subordinates conduct “Goebbels-like propaganda”. With such approaches on the part of the authorities, countless systematic human rights violations in every sphere of public life come as no surprise.
Yet in Ukraine, no one seems concerned. Kiev does not give a thought to the rights of its own citizens, or to the need to create at least some opportunities for them to exercise their lawful rights. Instead, it continues to profit from their blood and deaths.
Recently, the West confirmed new tranches of financial injections and weapons for the Zelensky regime. The monstrous corruption opportunities created by these enormous flows of funds, along with the preservation of power – this is what preoccupies Bankova and its residents. In today’s Ukrainian reality, this means only one thing: continued hostilities “to the last Ukrainian”.
All of this fully confirms what has been noted before: the servile readiness of Kiev’s leadership to sacrifice its country, its people, as well as the history and memory of its authentic past, is precisely why its Western handlers continue not only to turn a blind eye to the neo-Nazi ideology and crimes of the Zelensky junta, but also to justify them and even push Kiev towards ever new crimes.
History knows many such examples of the West nurturing openly racist and fascist regimes. Their unenviable fate is well known – and perhaps that is the only way they secure a place in history. This was discussed at length during the celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
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Glorification of Nazism
• At the state level, Ukraine is falsifying history and whitewashing Nazi criminals and fascist collaborators. Members of Ukrainian nationalist military formations from the Second World War – the OUN and UPA – as well as their leaders, have been recognised as fighters for independence. Criminal liability has been introduced for negative assessments of the activities of these structures.
Ban on the Russian language
• The Kiev regime is pursuing a consistent policy of legislatively entrenching the dominant role of the Ukrainian language and reducing opportunities for the use of other languages in public life. The Russian language – native to millions of Ukrainian citizens, not only ethnic Russians, but also Belarusians, Ukrainians, Armenians, Jews, Greeks, Hungarians and representatives of other nationalities – has been subjected to harsh repressions.
Incitement of hatred against Russians and discrimination against them
• Regular efforts have been recorded to promote intolerance towards Russian residents, the Russian language and Russian culture as a whole. Such actions not only met with no condemnation or response from the authorities, but were also carried out by Ukraine’s own leadership. Russophobic statements and calls to kill Russians were regularly heard on air.
Persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
• A large-scale information campaign was launched against the clergy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, aimed at discrediting its priests in the eyes of the flock and portraying them as “accomplices of the enemy”. Numerous cases of violent seizures of churches belonging to the canonical Church have been recorded.
Read the full report (PDF)
✍️ The report, alongside daily evidence in the media and online, exposes the scale of Ukraine’s human rights collapse.
First and foremost, the main reason for this degradation is the illegitimate neo-Nazi regime in power in Kiev, which is now quite openly and diligently copying its ideological inspiration – Nazi Germany.
One of many telling confirmations of this was a recent interview with former Ukrainian presidential press secretary Yulia Mendel, in which she said that Zelensky, faced with falling approval ratings, demanded that his subordinates conduct “Goebbels-like propaganda”. With such approaches on the part of the authorities, countless systematic human rights violations in every sphere of public life come as no surprise.
Yet in Ukraine, no one seems concerned. Kiev does not give a thought to the rights of its own citizens, or to the need to create at least some opportunities for them to exercise their lawful rights. Instead, it continues to profit from their blood and deaths.
Recently, the West confirmed new tranches of financial injections and weapons for the Zelensky regime. The monstrous corruption opportunities created by these enormous flows of funds, along with the preservation of power – this is what preoccupies Bankova and its residents. In today’s Ukrainian reality, this means only one thing: continued hostilities “to the last Ukrainian”.
All of this fully confirms what has been noted before: the servile readiness of Kiev’s leadership to sacrifice its country, its people, as well as the history and memory of its authentic past, is precisely why its Western handlers continue not only to turn a blind eye to the neo-Nazi ideology and crimes of the Zelensky junta, but also to justify them and even push Kiev towards ever new crimes.
History knows many such examples of the West nurturing openly racist and fascist regimes. Their unenviable fate is well known – and perhaps that is the only way they secure a place in history. This was discussed at length during the celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
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Glorification of Nazism
• At the state level, Ukraine is falsifying history and whitewashing Nazi criminals and fascist collaborators. Members of Ukrainian nationalist military formations from the Second World War – the OUN and UPA – as well as their leaders, have been recognised as fighters for independence. Criminal liability has been introduced for negative assessments of the activities of these structures.
Ban on the Russian language
• The Kiev regime is pursuing a consistent policy of legislatively entrenching the dominant role of the Ukrainian language and reducing opportunities for the use of other languages in public life. The Russian language – native to millions of Ukrainian citizens, not only ethnic Russians, but also Belarusians, Ukrainians, Armenians, Jews, Greeks, Hungarians and representatives of other nationalities – has been subjected to harsh repressions.
Incitement of hatred against Russians and discrimination against them
• Regular efforts have been recorded to promote intolerance towards Russian residents, the Russian language and Russian culture as a whole. Such actions not only met with no condemnation or response from the authorities, but were also carried out by Ukraine’s own leadership. Russophobic statements and calls to kill Russians were regularly heard on air.
Persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
• A large-scale information campaign was launched against the clergy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, aimed at discrediting its priests in the eyes of the flock and portraying them as “accomplices of the enemy”. Numerous cases of violent seizures of churches belonging to the canonical Church have been recorded.
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🎙 President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent a video address to the participants of the International Security Forum taking place in Moscow.
💬 Over the course of several days, 25 thematic sessions will be held – conferences, round tables, briefings and presentations – during which you will have the opportunity to comprehensively discuss key issues of regional and global security.
Today, as the world faces serious challenges, such representative world-level meetings and direct professional dialogue are particularly relevant.
As before, international terrorism, the risks of uncontrolled proliferation of nuclear weapons, extremism, drug trafficking and cybercrime pose a serious threat to all states without exception.
The modern world is interdependent and interconnected, which is why escalating tensions in individual regions have an adverse impact on the entire international community.
❗️ I want to stress that we support close cooperation in ensuring comprehensive stability on the regional and global scale, and advocate for indivisible security.
We believe that timely work on such significant and strategic issues is especially relevant right now, as the #MultipolarWorld is taking shape. Russia is actively involved in this process, including as a member of integration associations that operate on the principles of equality and respect for sovereignty, national interests, historical, cultural and civilisational identities of countries and peoples.
This Forum’s objective is to tackle security problems and assist with expanding pragmatic cooperation between countries for the protection from internal and external threats.
I am certain that the ideas and proposals put forward during the Forum will help strengthen security partnerships between our countries and contribute to achieving a strong balance of power in the world. Of course, they will also help strengthen friendships and trust between our nations.
🤝 I wish you productive work and all the best.
💬 Over the course of several days, 25 thematic sessions will be held – conferences, round tables, briefings and presentations – during which you will have the opportunity to comprehensively discuss key issues of regional and global security.
Today, as the world faces serious challenges, such representative world-level meetings and direct professional dialogue are particularly relevant.
As before, international terrorism, the risks of uncontrolled proliferation of nuclear weapons, extremism, drug trafficking and cybercrime pose a serious threat to all states without exception.
The modern world is interdependent and interconnected, which is why escalating tensions in individual regions have an adverse impact on the entire international community.
❗️ I want to stress that we support close cooperation in ensuring comprehensive stability on the regional and global scale, and advocate for indivisible security.
We believe that timely work on such significant and strategic issues is especially relevant right now, as the #MultipolarWorld is taking shape. Russia is actively involved in this process, including as a member of integration associations that operate on the principles of equality and respect for sovereignty, national interests, historical, cultural and civilisational identities of countries and peoples.
This Forum’s objective is to tackle security problems and assist with expanding pragmatic cooperation between countries for the protection from internal and external threats.
I am certain that the ideas and proposals put forward during the Forum will help strengthen security partnerships between our countries and contribute to achieving a strong balance of power in the world. Of course, they will also help strengthen friendships and trust between our nations.
🤝 I wish you productive work and all the best.
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🇷🇺🇰🇿 Opening remarks by President of Russia Vladimir Putin during Russia-Kazakhstan talks in expanded format (Astana, May 28, 2026)
💬 President Putin: Russia-Kazakhstan relations are following an upward trend and are developing dynamically on the principles of equality and mutual respect.
During your state visit to Moscow last year, we stated in our Joint Statement that our bilateral relations had reached the level of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance. This is indeed the case – we are working across all areas.
Of course, we were very pleased to see you in Moscow at the May 9 celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of the Great #Victory. We honour the feat of the Soviet soldiers and the selflessness of the home front workers, who made a decisive contribution to saving the world from Nazism.
📈 Russia is among the Republic’s leading trade partners. In 2025, trade turnover grew steadily. 70 joint investment projects are being implemented – and this is only the beginning. We discussed this, and our teams have done good work in preparing for today’s meeting: promising areas of our cooperation have been outlined, which will undoubtedly produce very good results.
We have also already spoken about cultural and humanitarian cooperation, as well as projects in this sphere. In November 2025, the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan were successfully held in Moscow. You have just mentioned the Days of Russian Culture. This is very important for our interaction along such a vital track as the humanitarian one. Contacts between our citizens are also very important. All this strengthens our cooperation.
About 60,000 citizens of Kazakhstan are studying at Russian universities. Branches of eight leading Russian higher education institutions operate in the Republic.
I would like to particularly note the establishment, at your initiative, of the International Organisation for the Russian Language, which has already begun its statutory activities. I would also like to note that yesterday, during our one-on-one conversation in an informal setting, you also mentioned this and made certain observations on how this work could be organised going forward. Once again, I heard very useful initiatives from you. I would like to thank you for that.
In international affairs, our joint work in the #EAEU, #CSTO, #CIS, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, #BRICS and the #UN, as well as in the Caspian Five and Russia-Central Asia formats, serves as an example of constructive cooperation.
🤝 In short, we are working very actively and across all areas. I would like to thank you for the invitation. I have no doubt that our work will be very useful for both Sides.
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💬 President Putin: Russia-Kazakhstan relations are following an upward trend and are developing dynamically on the principles of equality and mutual respect.
During your state visit to Moscow last year, we stated in our Joint Statement that our bilateral relations had reached the level of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance. This is indeed the case – we are working across all areas.
Of course, we were very pleased to see you in Moscow at the May 9 celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of the Great #Victory. We honour the feat of the Soviet soldiers and the selflessness of the home front workers, who made a decisive contribution to saving the world from Nazism.
📈 Russia is among the Republic’s leading trade partners. In 2025, trade turnover grew steadily. 70 joint investment projects are being implemented – and this is only the beginning. We discussed this, and our teams have done good work in preparing for today’s meeting: promising areas of our cooperation have been outlined, which will undoubtedly produce very good results.
We have also already spoken about cultural and humanitarian cooperation, as well as projects in this sphere. In November 2025, the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan were successfully held in Moscow. You have just mentioned the Days of Russian Culture. This is very important for our interaction along such a vital track as the humanitarian one. Contacts between our citizens are also very important. All this strengthens our cooperation.
About 60,000 citizens of Kazakhstan are studying at Russian universities. Branches of eight leading Russian higher education institutions operate in the Republic.
I would like to particularly note the establishment, at your initiative, of the International Organisation for the Russian Language, which has already begun its statutory activities. I would also like to note that yesterday, during our one-on-one conversation in an informal setting, you also mentioned this and made certain observations on how this work could be organised going forward. Once again, I heard very useful initiatives from you. I would like to thank you for that.
In international affairs, our joint work in the #EAEU, #CSTO, #CIS, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, #BRICS and the #UN, as well as in the Caspian Five and Russia-Central Asia formats, serves as an example of constructive cooperation.
🤝 In short, we are working very actively and across all areas. I would like to thank you for the invitation. I have no doubt that our work will be very useful for both Sides.
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#RussiaKazakhstan
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🇷🇺🇰🇿 Joint Statement by President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the Seven Pillars of Friendship and Good-Neighbourliness between the Peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan (Astana, May 28, 2026)
Today, the world is undergoing profound and rapid change. The system of international relations is facing serious challenges and threats, global instability and a crisis of trust are intensifying, and familiar approaches to ensuring security and sustainable development are being reassessed.
Russia and Kazakhstan are convinced that there is no alternative to building a more just world order – one that opens up opportunities for sustainable development and is capable of placing the international situation on a path towards stabilisation and fundamental recovery.
In such periods, strong and time-tested principles of interstate interaction acquire particular value – principles based on mutual respect, good-neighbourliness, consideration of national interests and equal partnership.
🤝 The bond between our countries rests precisely on these approaches, drawing on close historical ties, mutual support and mutually beneficial cooperation.
In this regard, efforts will be made to strengthen the following pillars of friendship and good-neighbourliness between the peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan:
The FIRST pillar – shared history and a responsible approach to its objective interpretation in the spirit of friendship and good-neighbourliness.
The SECOND pillar – joint efforts to develop Eurasian integration and to form a regional space of cooperation, security and dialogue.
The THIRD pillar – the common border as a space of good-neighbourliness and cooperation.
The FOURTH pillar – economic partnership.
The FIFTH pillar – linguistic and cultural diversity as a shared heritage, traditional values and civilisational affinity.
The SIXTH pillar – youth cooperation, educational exchanges and cooperation in sports.
The SEVENTH pillar – a shared vision of the future.
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We see the future of Russia-Kazakhstan relations as a space of sustainable and mutually beneficial development, in which our countries act as equal partners, strategic allies and good neighbours.
By consistently strengthening these seven pillars, we are reinforcing trust and stability and expanding opportunities for a worthy future for our peoples.
☝️ We are convinced that the friendship and good-neighbourliness of Russia and Kazakhstan, grounded in a common history and a shared commitment to creation, will remain a reliable foundation for our interstate relations for the long historical perspective.
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Today, the world is undergoing profound and rapid change. The system of international relations is facing serious challenges and threats, global instability and a crisis of trust are intensifying, and familiar approaches to ensuring security and sustainable development are being reassessed.
Russia and Kazakhstan are convinced that there is no alternative to building a more just world order – one that opens up opportunities for sustainable development and is capable of placing the international situation on a path towards stabilisation and fundamental recovery.
In such periods, strong and time-tested principles of interstate interaction acquire particular value – principles based on mutual respect, good-neighbourliness, consideration of national interests and equal partnership.
🤝 The bond between our countries rests precisely on these approaches, drawing on close historical ties, mutual support and mutually beneficial cooperation.
In this regard, efforts will be made to strengthen the following pillars of friendship and good-neighbourliness between the peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan:
The FIRST pillar – shared history and a responsible approach to its objective interpretation in the spirit of friendship and good-neighbourliness.
The SECOND pillar – joint efforts to develop Eurasian integration and to form a regional space of cooperation, security and dialogue.
The THIRD pillar – the common border as a space of good-neighbourliness and cooperation.
The FOURTH pillar – economic partnership.
The FIFTH pillar – linguistic and cultural diversity as a shared heritage, traditional values and civilisational affinity.
The SIXTH pillar – youth cooperation, educational exchanges and cooperation in sports.
The SEVENTH pillar – a shared vision of the future.
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We see the future of Russia-Kazakhstan relations as a space of sustainable and mutually beneficial development, in which our countries act as equal partners, strategic allies and good neighbours.
By consistently strengthening these seven pillars, we are reinforcing trust and stability and expanding opportunities for a worthy future for our peoples.
☝️ We are convinced that the friendship and good-neighbourliness of Russia and Kazakhstan, grounded in a common history and a shared commitment to creation, will remain a reliable foundation for our interstate relations for the long historical perspective.
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