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❗️Debunking the myths spread by the EU leadership
After the European External Action Service published the book “The Year That War Returned to Europe,” which brings together a collection of blog posts, op-eds and speeches by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, we decided that it would be reasonable to clarify certain aspects of global food insecurity.
In particular, to recall that:
• The food security problem was provoked long before the Ukrainian crisis by the unwise financial and economic policy of the West and further aggravated by the EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
• Explaining that restrictions are mandatory only for EU economic operators, the Brussels is silent about the share of European participation in sea cargo transportation and insurance (four of the world’s top five maritime shipping leaders are European companies).
• Initiated by Brussels, the projects to export agricultural products from Ukraine, including through EU’s so-called solidarity corridors, proved to be a humanitarian sham.
👉 For the EU, food security is a subset of geopolitics. The poorest countries are actually being held hostage to the EU’s political ambitions. For the EU, food security problems are a side effect of anti-Russia policies and Western attempts to protect its self-serving “rules-based order.”
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After the European External Action Service published the book “The Year That War Returned to Europe,” which brings together a collection of blog posts, op-eds and speeches by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, we decided that it would be reasonable to clarify certain aspects of global food insecurity.
In particular, to recall that:
• The food security problem was provoked long before the Ukrainian crisis by the unwise financial and economic policy of the West and further aggravated by the EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
• Explaining that restrictions are mandatory only for EU economic operators, the Brussels is silent about the share of European participation in sea cargo transportation and insurance (four of the world’s top five maritime shipping leaders are European companies).
• Initiated by Brussels, the projects to export agricultural products from Ukraine, including through EU’s so-called solidarity corridors, proved to be a humanitarian sham.
👉 For the EU, food security is a subset of geopolitics. The poorest countries are actually being held hostage to the EU’s political ambitions. For the EU, food security problems are a side effect of anti-Russia policies and Western attempts to protect its self-serving “rules-based order.”
Read in full
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❗️Debunking the myths spread by the EU leadership
Myths:
❌ The war against Ukraine has been sending shockwaves around the globe. By attacking one of the world’s major exporters of grain, especially to Africa, Russia has triggered a sharp rise in food prices globally.
❌ We have always been clear that our sanctions do not target the trade in agricultural products, including grain and fertiliser, between Russia and third countries.
❌ The European Union organised ‘solidarity lanes’ to evacuate Ukrainian grain by land… so that food prices could be brought down.
Facts:
✅ The “shockwaves” were sent long before the Ukrainian crisis by the unwise financial and economic policy of the West and its ill-considered decision to accelerate the transition to a “green economy” so soon after the pandemic.
The exaggerated potential of Ukraine’s agricultural sector mislead the international community. Russia alone accounts for 20% of the global wheat market, while Ukraine’s share is below 5%.
✅ EU sanctions aggravated the situation, because the blocking of Russian and Belarusian exports had an immediate and lasting shock effect on the global food and fertiliser market.
Russia is the world’s largest producer of nitrogen fertilisers and second largest producer of phosphate fertilisers. Russia and Belarus together account for nearly 25% of the mineral nutrients market.
✅ The projects to export agricultural products from Ukraine, including through EU’s so-called solidarity corridors, proved to be a humanitarian sham. Fodder corn, not wheat, became the main export in this scheme. It is the EU that needs this commodity more than others, and became the main recipient of these shipments.
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Myths:
❌ The war against Ukraine has been sending shockwaves around the globe. By attacking one of the world’s major exporters of grain, especially to Africa, Russia has triggered a sharp rise in food prices globally.
❌ We have always been clear that our sanctions do not target the trade in agricultural products, including grain and fertiliser, between Russia and third countries.
❌ The European Union organised ‘solidarity lanes’ to evacuate Ukrainian grain by land… so that food prices could be brought down.
Facts:
✅ The “shockwaves” were sent long before the Ukrainian crisis by the unwise financial and economic policy of the West and its ill-considered decision to accelerate the transition to a “green economy” so soon after the pandemic.
The exaggerated potential of Ukraine’s agricultural sector mislead the international community. Russia alone accounts for 20% of the global wheat market, while Ukraine’s share is below 5%.
✅ EU sanctions aggravated the situation, because the blocking of Russian and Belarusian exports had an immediate and lasting shock effect on the global food and fertiliser market.
Russia is the world’s largest producer of nitrogen fertilisers and second largest producer of phosphate fertilisers. Russia and Belarus together account for nearly 25% of the mineral nutrients market.
✅ The projects to export agricultural products from Ukraine, including through EU’s so-called solidarity corridors, proved to be a humanitarian sham. Fodder corn, not wheat, became the main export in this scheme. It is the EU that needs this commodity more than others, and became the main recipient of these shipments.
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⚡️ Debunking the myths spread by the EU leadership
Myth:
From blog posts, op-eds and speeches by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (April7, 2022): Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine provoked massive hikes in food prices and created the risk of food shortages worldwide. We had to act to protect the people most affected. In March, the European Commission launched a plan to help fight global food insecurity.
Fact:
💬 The EU immediately introduced the bulk of its unilateral illegal restrictions on the Russian agro-industrial sector in February-April 2022.
Restrictions are clearly aimed at undermining the production capacity of the Russian fertiliser industry.
Indiscriminate financial restrictions like blocking sanctions for many major Russian banks and their disconnection from the SWIFT system of transferring financial information have affected trade transactions on all types of agricultural products and fertilisers. Cross-border payments became seriously complicated.
❗️ Despite the persisting risks to global food security, the European Union did not really ease the sanctions regime for exports of Russian agricultural products and fertilisers. Moreover, it deliberately continues taking actions that promise to further worsen the situation:
• it is threatening third countries with the prospect of “secondary sanctions” for bypassing restrictions and vowing criminal prosecution of economic operators for failure to observe the sanctions regime;
• it also continues creating more obstacles for the export of our agricultural products.
The bulk of the EC plan for “Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems” of March 23, 2022, mentioned by Josep Borrell is devoted to protecting the EU domestic market.
☝️ This is easy to understand – the EU “gardeners” are looking at global food security only through the prism of ensuring their own security and their own wellbeing.
Myth:
From blog posts, op-eds and speeches by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (April7, 2022): Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine provoked massive hikes in food prices and created the risk of food shortages worldwide. We had to act to protect the people most affected. In March, the European Commission launched a plan to help fight global food insecurity.
Fact:
💬 The EU immediately introduced the bulk of its unilateral illegal restrictions on the Russian agro-industrial sector in February-April 2022.
Restrictions are clearly aimed at undermining the production capacity of the Russian fertiliser industry.
Indiscriminate financial restrictions like blocking sanctions for many major Russian banks and their disconnection from the SWIFT system of transferring financial information have affected trade transactions on all types of agricultural products and fertilisers. Cross-border payments became seriously complicated.
❗️ Despite the persisting risks to global food security, the European Union did not really ease the sanctions regime for exports of Russian agricultural products and fertilisers. Moreover, it deliberately continues taking actions that promise to further worsen the situation:
• it is threatening third countries with the prospect of “secondary sanctions” for bypassing restrictions and vowing criminal prosecution of economic operators for failure to observe the sanctions regime;
• it also continues creating more obstacles for the export of our agricultural products.
The bulk of the EC plan for “Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems” of March 23, 2022, mentioned by Josep Borrell is devoted to protecting the EU domestic market.
☝️ This is easy to understand – the EU “gardeners” are looking at global food security only through the prism of ensuring their own security and their own wellbeing.
🇷🇺 🇺🇬 Ugandan forward Fauzia Najjemba stars in the Russian Women’s League for Dynamo Moscow @fcdynamo_women.
⚽️ “Her input is huge and that’s not an exaggeration. She has fantastic speed and works well with the ball”.
🎥 Details in a report by sports journalist Leon Ssenyange for CGTN Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gbQRWrKiQ8
⚽️ “Her input is huge and that’s not an exaggeration. She has fantastic speed and works well with the ball”.
🎥 Details in a report by sports journalist Leon Ssenyange for CGTN Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gbQRWrKiQ8
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On August 14, the Kids Summer Day Camp started at Nyange Resort and Marina in Entebbe on the shore of Lake Victoria. The project involving 30 teenagers is organised by the Association of Russian Speaking Women in Uganda "Rosinka" with support from Russkiy Mir Foundation. The camp will run until August 26.
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14 августа в гостиничном комплексе "Ньянге" в г. Энтеббе на берегу озера Виктория стартовал летний детский лагерь, организованный Ассоциацией русскоговорящих женщин в Уганде «Росинка» при поддержке Фонда «Русский мир». В проекте принимают участие 30 подростков. Смена продлится 11 дней.
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14 августа в гостиничном комплексе "Ньянге" в г. Энтеббе на берегу озера Виктория стартовал летний детский лагерь, организованный Ассоциацией русскоговорящих женщин в Уганде «Росинка» при поддержке Фонда «Русский мир». В проекте принимают участие 30 подростков. Смена продлится 11 дней.
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Best of luck to a team from Uganda Christian University, who is in Ekaterinburg taking part in the University International Sports Festival!
Find out more: https://is.gd/IOuDYC
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Желаем удачи команде Угандийского христианского университета на Международном фестивале университетского спорта в Екатеринбурге!
Подробнее: https://is.gd/9Pui3C
Find out more: https://is.gd/IOuDYC
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Желаем удачи команде Угандийского христианского университета на Международном фестивале университетского спорта в Екатеринбурге!
Подробнее: https://is.gd/9Pui3C
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🇷🇺 Happy National Flag Day!
💬 President Putin: “Russia is a one thousand year old country and civilization. Our national flag is a symbol of our unity. I believe that the national flag will always inspire us to move forward, to victory, and to assert the glory of Russia.”
💬 President Putin: “Russia is a one thousand year old country and civilization. Our national flag is a symbol of our unity. I believe that the national flag will always inspire us to move forward, to victory, and to assert the glory of Russia.”
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💬 Maria Zakharova: On August 20, 2022, the life of a journalist Darya Dugina was tragically cut short. The murder was organised by Ukrainian special services.
We have not heard a single word from relevant organisations about this deliberate atrocity.
http://t.me/MFARussia/17064
We have not heard a single word from relevant organisations about this deliberate atrocity.
http://t.me/MFARussia/17064
👏 Congrats to Daniel Omara, Uganda’s young talented musician, studying at RUDN University, on the splendid performance at the 2023 Tavrida Art Festival held in Crimea!
#RussiaUganda 🤝
🎶 Check out his show with a new song: youtu.be/hnFuI14Q3XQ
#RussiaUganda 🤝
🎶 Check out his show with a new song: youtu.be/hnFuI14Q3XQ
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🇷🇺 🇺🇬 August 26 saw the closing of the Kids Summer Day Camp organised by the Association of Russian Speaking Women in Uganda "Rosinka" with support from Russkiy Mir Foundation at Nyange Resort and Marina in Entebbe. The participants demonstrated what they learned in two weeks, and the organizers gave them diplomas and wished every success in further mastering the Russian language.
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🇷🇺 🇺🇬 26 августа в гостиничном комплексе "Ньянге" в г. Энтеббе прошло закрытие летнего детского лагеря, организованного Ассоциацией русскоговорящих женщин в Уганде «Росинка» при поддержке Фонда «Русский мир». Участники продемонстрировали то, чему научились за две недели. Организаторы вручили детям дипломы и пожелали дальнейших успехов в освоении русского языка.
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🇷🇺 🇺🇬 26 августа в гостиничном комплексе "Ньянге" в г. Энтеббе прошло закрытие летнего детского лагеря, организованного Ассоциацией русскоговорящих женщин в Уганде «Росинка» при поддержке Фонда «Русский мир». Участники продемонстрировали то, чему научились за две недели. Организаторы вручили детям дипломы и пожелали дальнейших успехов в освоении русского языка.
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On August 28, Ambassador Vladlen Semivolos met with Hon. Martin Gama Abucha, Minister of Mining of the Republic of South Sudan to discuss prospects for development of bilateral relations in the mining sector.
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28 августа Посол В.С.Семиволос встретился с Министром горнодобывающей промышленности М.Абучем. В ходе встречи состоялось обсуждение возможностей для развития двухсторонних отношений в горном деле.
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28 августа Посол В.С.Семиволос встретился с Министром горнодобывающей промышленности М.Абучем. В ходе встречи состоялось обсуждение возможностей для развития двухсторонних отношений в горном деле.
On August 28, Ambassador Vladlen Semivolos was hosted by Rt. Hon. Deng Deng Akoon, Speaker of the Council of States of the National Legislature of the Republic of South Sudan, to discuss issues of development of bilateral inter-parliamentary relations.
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28 августа Посол В.С.Семиволос был принят Спикером Совета штатов Южного Судана Д.Денгом для обсуждения перспектив развития двустороннего межпарламентского сотрудничества.
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28 августа Посол В.С.Семиволос был принят Спикером Совета штатов Южного Судана Д.Денгом для обсуждения перспектив развития двустороннего межпарламентского сотрудничества.
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🇷🇺 🇸🇸 On August 29, Hon. Gabriel Changson Chang, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of South Sudan, hosted Ambassador Vladlen Semivolos. Ways to further develop bilateral education cooperation were extensively discussed.
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🇷🇺 🇸🇸 29 августа Министр высшего образования, науки и технологий Южного Судана Г.Чангсон принял Посла В.С.Семиволоса. В ходе встречи были предметно обсуждены вопросы дальнейшего развития двустороннего сотрудничества в сфере образования.
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🇷🇺 🇸🇸 29 августа Министр высшего образования, науки и технологий Южного Судана Г.Чангсон принял Посла В.С.Семиволоса. В ходе встречи были предметно обсуждены вопросы дальнейшего развития двустороннего сотрудничества в сфере образования.
🇷🇺 🇸🇸 On August 29, Ambassador Vladlen Semivolos paid a visit on Hon. Deng Dau Deng Malek, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan, to discuss topical issues of development of bilateral relations.
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🇷🇺 🇸🇸 29 августа Посол В.С.Семиволос нанес визит Министру иностранных дел и международного сотрудничества Южного Судана Д.Дау для обсуждения актуальных вопросов развития двусторонних отношений.
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🇷🇺 🇸🇸 29 августа Посол В.С.Семиволос нанес визит Министру иностранных дел и международного сотрудничества Южного Судана Д.Дау для обсуждения актуальных вопросов развития двусторонних отношений.
🇷🇺 🇸🇸 On August 29, Ambassador Vladlen Semivolos held a meeting with Mr. Peter Lam Both, Secretary General of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. Prospects for development of bilateral inter-party cooperation were discussed in detail.
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🇷🇺 🇸🇸 29 августа Посол России В.С.Семиволос провел встречу с Генеральным секретарем правящей партии Южного Судана «Суданское народно-освободительное движение» П.Ламом. В ходе встречи были обсуждены перспективы развития двустороннего межпартийного сотрудничества.
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🇷🇺 🇸🇸 29 августа Посол России В.С.Семиволос провел встречу с Генеральным секретарем правящей партии Южного Судана «Суданское народно-освободительное движение» П.Ламом. В ходе встречи были обсуждены перспективы развития двустороннего межпартийного сотрудничества.
🇷🇺 🇸🇸 On August 29, Ambassador Vladlen Semivolos held a meeting with Hon. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs of the Republic of South Sudan, to discuss practical issues of bilateral relations.
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🇷🇺 🇸🇸 29 августа Посол В.С.Семиволос провел встречу с Министром по делам президентства Южного Судана Б.Барнабой для обсуждения практических вопросов двусторонних отношений.
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🇷🇺 🇸🇸 29 августа Посол В.С.Семиволос провел встречу с Министром по делам президентства Южного Судана Б.Барнабой для обсуждения практических вопросов двусторонних отношений.