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📆 On May 11, 2025, Toronto hosted one of the largest Immortal Regiment marches in recent years, marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🇷🇺 Ambassador of Russia to Canada Oleg Stepanov, Consul General in Toronto Vladlen Epifanov, and staff of the Embassy and Consulate joined over 2,000 participants carrying portraits of their loved ones who fought in the Great Patriotic War.
🇷🇺 The march went through Earl Bales Park, accompanied by wartime songs and applause from park visitors.
🚛 A highlight of the event was the appearance of 20 motorcycles from the “Rusich” biker club, proudly joining the procession.
💐 The column concluded at the Memorial to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War, where a solemn flower-laying ceremony took place.
💭 Ambassador Stepanov in his address:
🎼 A concert followed, featuring folk ensembles, the guitar club “Happiness Suddenly,” and vocalists, performing 30 wartime songs.
🇷🇺 The event concluded with a memorial-style picnic and traditional Russian refreshments.
🔴 🔴 Happy Victory Day!
#Victory80
Our ancestors liberated the Motherland and Europe from occupation. They gave us the right to live, to be free, and to remain independent. We owe them a debt we can never repay.
🎼 A concert followed, featuring folk ensembles, the guitar club “Happiness Suddenly,” and vocalists, performing 30 wartime songs.
#Victory80
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✉️ President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants and guests of the 16th International Economic Forum Russia – Islamic World: #KazanForum.
✍️ For centuries, our multinational country has maintained open and extensive ties with countries of the Islamic world. Today, even amid a challenging global landscape, we continue to steadily and successfully expand our economic, scientific, educational, humanitarian, and interregional cooperation. Notably, Tatarstan stands out as one of the most active regions of the Russian Federation in fostering these productive and constructive relationships.
Throughout the forum, you will explore opportunities to further strengthen our cooperation across a wide range of fields, including technological development. A key focus will be the collaborative effort to build a digital financial system, which will be addressed in a dedicated meeting of the Russia – Islamic World Strategic Vision Group, with the participation of representatives from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The forum’s business and cultural programmes will appropriately honour this significant date. Preserving the memory of the past, including the courage and unity of our ancestors in their struggle against Nazism, racism, and colonialism, remains a vital responsibility. Today, more than ever, only through collective efforts can we ensure the sustainable and harmonious development of the global community and effectively address contemporary security challenges such as terrorism, extremism, and the escalation of regional conflicts.
I am confident that the forum’s work will once again be productive and will contribute to the deepening of dialogue and partnership among our countries and peoples.
✍️ For centuries, our multinational country has maintained open and extensive ties with countries of the Islamic world. Today, even amid a challenging global landscape, we continue to steadily and successfully expand our economic, scientific, educational, humanitarian, and interregional cooperation. Notably, Tatarstan stands out as one of the most active regions of the Russian Federation in fostering these productive and constructive relationships.
Throughout the forum, you will explore opportunities to further strengthen our cooperation across a wide range of fields, including technological development. A key focus will be the collaborative effort to build a digital financial system, which will be addressed in a dedicated meeting of the Russia – Islamic World Strategic Vision Group, with the participation of representatives from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The forum’s business and cultural programmes will appropriately honour this significant date. Preserving the memory of the past, including the courage and unity of our ancestors in their struggle against Nazism, racism, and colonialism, remains a vital responsibility. Today, more than ever, only through collective efforts can we ensure the sustainable and harmonious development of the global community and effectively address contemporary security challenges such as terrorism, extremism, and the escalation of regional conflicts.
I am confident that the forum’s work will once again be productive and will contribute to the deepening of dialogue and partnership among our countries and peoples.
#Announcement
🎙 On May 15, Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing on current foreign policy issues:
🕙 9.30 am MSK
🕖 6.30 am GMT
🕗 7.30 am CEST
🕒 2.30 pm CST (Beijing)
For accreditation inquiries, please contact the MFA Press Centre. Accredited journalists will receive details on the technical aspects of submitting questions.
The Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman will answer media questions received by the call centre.
❗️ Accreditation is open until 10:00 a.m. on May 13.
🎙 On May 15, Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing on current foreign policy issues:
🕙 9.30 am MSK
🕖 6.30 am GMT
🕗 7.30 am CEST
🕒 2.30 pm CST (Beijing)
For accreditation inquiries, please contact the MFA Press Centre. Accredited journalists will receive details on the technical aspects of submitting questions.
The Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman will answer media questions received by the call centre.
❗️ Accreditation is open until 10:00 a.m. on May 13.
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🤝 We were delighted to welcome our dear friends and colleagues from the Russian Embassy in Bern and the Consulate General in Geneva, the Russian Mission to the WTO, the Permanent Missions of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, staff of international organizations within the UN, as well as our Swiss friends and compatriots – participants of the “Immortal Regiment” held at the Place des Nations.
🎶 As always, the Mayovka was remembered for its heartfelt cultural program. Our thanks go to the students and teachers of our school, the “Second Youth” ensemble, soloist of the Grand Théâtre de Genève Dmitry Tikhonov, Belarusian singer Marina Melnikova, and our colleagues from the Armenian Mission for performing the national dance Kochari – the same dance Soviet soldiers performed on the steps of the conquered Reichstag in May 1945.
🐺 We extend special gratitude to the “Night Wolves”. These bikers helped maintain order during the “Immortal Regiment” and rode hundreds of kilometers to share this important day with us. This year, they also managed to bring to our Mission the Eternal Flame from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow – a symbol of remembrance that traveled a long way through Europe: Moscow – Minsk – Berlin – Basel – Bern – Geneva.
💬 Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Ambassador Gennady Gatilov:
🥇 “On this special holiday, I would like to quote Marshal Zhukov: ‘Time holds no power over the greatness of all that we lived through during the war. And the nation that once endured great trials will continue to draw strength from this Victory.’ These words of Georgy Zhukov continue to guide us”.
#Victory80
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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Compatriots living in the USA held a series of commemorative events timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Representatives of the Russian diaspora and concerned Americans laid wreaths and flowers at the memorial to the heroes of ALSIB in Fairbanks, at the graves of Soviet pilots at Fort Richardson Military Cemetery in Anchorage (Alaska), at the monument to Soviet soldiers in Plummer Park in Los Angeles and at the memorial bench for soldiers who fell in the battles of World War II in Lincoln Park in San Francisco (California); at a memorial stone to Red Army soldiers in Beaverton (Oregon); at the burial of Red Fleet M.Anisimov at the Evergreen Valley Cemetery in Seattle and the obelisk to the participants of World War II in Vancouver (Washington), as well as at the bas-relief “Spirit of Elba” and the inscription “Murmansk” in the National World War II Memorial in the American capital. They organized “Immortal Regiment” marches, car rallies, meetings with veterans and festive concerts.
🎖 We thank all those who honor the memory of the greatest heroism of the Soviet people and allies in the anti-Hitler coalition.
🥇 We bow to the Generation of Heroes! No one is forgotten and nothing is forgotten!
#Victory80
#WeRemember
🎖 We thank all those who honor the memory of the greatest heroism of the Soviet people and allies in the anti-Hitler coalition.
🥇 We bow to the Generation of Heroes! No one is forgotten and nothing is forgotten!
#Victory80
#WeRemember
🇷🇺🇹🇷📞 On May 12, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan spoke over the phone.
The Ministers discussed issues related to President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s initiative to start direct talks on Ukrainian settlement in Istanbul on May 15.
#RussiaTürkiye
The Ministers discussed issues related to President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s initiative to start direct talks on Ukrainian settlement in Istanbul on May 15.
#RussiaTürkiye
🎙 Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question
❓ Question: Zelensky said that he was ready to travel to Istanbul on May 15 to take part in the talks on settling the Ukraine crisis. In their reporting on this matter, certain media outlets have recalled that Vladimir Putin has met Zelensky only once – it happened in Paris back in December 2019. During the meeting, they discussed renewing the Minsk agreements which were signed in 2014 and 2015, but were unable to agree on a treaty. But what was the actual situation at that time with respect to that matter?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Indeed, the Normandy format summit in Paris on December 9, 2019, was the one and only time when President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Zelensky. However, extending the Minsk agreements was not and could not have been on the agenda. Signed on February 12, 2015 in Minsk, this Package of Measures was designed as an open-ended agreement (with no expiration date), setting forth a final settlement in the intra-Ukrainian conflict between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk. The UN Security Council approved this document.
As during the earlier Normandy Format summits in Paris in 2015 and in Berlin in 2016, the 2019 summit focused on specific steps the parties to the agreements, primarily Kiev, had to take in order to ensure that the specific provisions of the Minsk Package of Measures are fully carried out.
We remember well the 2019 summit in Paris for Zelensky’s provocative negotiating tactic when he suddenly refused to approve the outcome document despite the fact that it was already drafted and coordinated by the parties involved, including Kiev. He asked to remove the provision on the separation of forces along the entire line of contact and insisted on replacing it with a provision which provided for the separation of forces in three sections only. However, he failed to deliver even on these commitments which he had articulated himself.
In August 2022, then Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Alexey Danilov, who no longer serves in this position, acknowledged that Kiev did not intend to deliver on any of its commitments at that time, while focusing all its efforts on preparing for war with Russia. This is what he told NTA, a Ukrainian television network: “War preparations started after the December 9, 2019 meeting in Paris when Zelensky did not accept the terms Russia, France and Germany were offering. Zelensky said that there would be no Minsk 3 deal. The next day, it started to become increasingly clear to us that a big war with Russia was imminent.”
Later, it turned out that Berlin and Paris were helping Kiev prepare for war. In 2022, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former French president François Hollande said that no one planned to execute the Minsk agreements, and that the sole purpose of this deal consisted of winning time for preparing Ukraine to settle the so-called Donbass issue by force.
❗️ Today, these same countries are pushing for a 30-day truce to give Kiev a respite and enable it to restore its military capabilities to be able to continue confronting Russia.
❓ Question: Zelensky said that he was ready to travel to Istanbul on May 15 to take part in the talks on settling the Ukraine crisis. In their reporting on this matter, certain media outlets have recalled that Vladimir Putin has met Zelensky only once – it happened in Paris back in December 2019. During the meeting, they discussed renewing the Minsk agreements which were signed in 2014 and 2015, but were unable to agree on a treaty. But what was the actual situation at that time with respect to that matter?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Indeed, the Normandy format summit in Paris on December 9, 2019, was the one and only time when President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Zelensky. However, extending the Minsk agreements was not and could not have been on the agenda. Signed on February 12, 2015 in Minsk, this Package of Measures was designed as an open-ended agreement (with no expiration date), setting forth a final settlement in the intra-Ukrainian conflict between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk. The UN Security Council approved this document.
As during the earlier Normandy Format summits in Paris in 2015 and in Berlin in 2016, the 2019 summit focused on specific steps the parties to the agreements, primarily Kiev, had to take in order to ensure that the specific provisions of the Minsk Package of Measures are fully carried out.
We remember well the 2019 summit in Paris for Zelensky’s provocative negotiating tactic when he suddenly refused to approve the outcome document despite the fact that it was already drafted and coordinated by the parties involved, including Kiev. He asked to remove the provision on the separation of forces along the entire line of contact and insisted on replacing it with a provision which provided for the separation of forces in three sections only. However, he failed to deliver even on these commitments which he had articulated himself.
In August 2022, then Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Alexey Danilov, who no longer serves in this position, acknowledged that Kiev did not intend to deliver on any of its commitments at that time, while focusing all its efforts on preparing for war with Russia. This is what he told NTA, a Ukrainian television network: “War preparations started after the December 9, 2019 meeting in Paris when Zelensky did not accept the terms Russia, France and Germany were offering. Zelensky said that there would be no Minsk 3 deal. The next day, it started to become increasingly clear to us that a big war with Russia was imminent.”
Later, it turned out that Berlin and Paris were helping Kiev prepare for war. In 2022, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former French president François Hollande said that no one planned to execute the Minsk agreements, and that the sole purpose of this deal consisted of winning time for preparing Ukraine to settle the so-called Donbass issue by force.
❗️ Today, these same countries are pushing for a 30-day truce to give Kiev a respite and enable it to restore its military capabilities to be able to continue confronting Russia.
#Announcement
🗓 On May 27-29, 2025, in Moscow, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu will chair the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues.
Invitations to participate in this forum have been extended to more than 150 states of the Global South and East, the #CIS, #CSTO, #EAEU, and #SCO countries, as well as to the leaders of more than 20 international organisations.
The agenda of the 13th forum focuses on international security cooperation.
ℹ️ The Security Council of the Russian Federation has been holding the annual international meetings of high representatives in charge of security issues since 2010. It is an important international platform for exchange of views on all global security-related issues and mechanisms to strengthen cooperation between partner countries to combat international terrorism, extremism, transnational crime, drug trafficking, as well as new challenges and threats.
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🗓 On May 27-29, 2025, in Moscow, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu will chair the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues.
Invitations to participate in this forum have been extended to more than 150 states of the Global South and East, the #CIS, #CSTO, #EAEU, and #SCO countries, as well as to the leaders of more than 20 international organisations.
The agenda of the 13th forum focuses on international security cooperation.
ℹ️ The Security Council of the Russian Federation has been holding the annual international meetings of high representatives in charge of security issues since 2010. It is an important international platform for exchange of views on all global security-related issues and mechanisms to strengthen cooperation between partner countries to combat international terrorism, extremism, transnational crime, drug trafficking, as well as new challenges and threats.
Media accreditation is open until May 20, 2025
⚡️ The International Civil Aviation Organisation (#ICAO) issued a press release saying that on May 12, the organisation’s Council held a vote on the crash of the MH17 Malaysian Boeing aircraft in 2014. Australia and the Netherlands initiated this procedure back in March 2022.
Russia is not part of the ICAO Council. In its press release, this body alleges that the responsibility for downing this flight rests with the Russian Federation. However, the text of the ruling, including its reasoning part, is not available. Therefore, this amounted to a blind vote – it is quite obvious that this decision does not hold water.
❗️ Once again, the ICAO Council demonstrated its political bias. It takes its decision while guided by momentary considerations. This is not the way it must operate.
Russia withdrew from these proceedings last year, on June 17, 2024, in view of the multiple procedural violations by the Council and the ICAO Secretariat. <...>
That said, Moscow’s principled position remains relevant to this day – Russia was not involved in the MH17 crash, while all the claims to the contrary coming from Australia and the Netherlands are at odds with reality.
But before its withdrawal, Russia submitted exhaustive and convincing evidence and facts to the Council demonstrating that it was not involved in the crash. All member states in the Council received this information.
On several occasions, Russia suggested that the Council undertake a full, thorough and independent international investigation into the MH17 crash, as requested in UN Security Council Resolution 2166 (2014). However, guided by a political agenda and in violation of the corresponding procedure, the Council refused to carry out this investigation. Instead, it opted for giving credence to the claims by Australia and the Netherlands, as well as the outcomes produced by the Joint Investigative Team, formed by these two countries, Australia and the Netherlands, as well as Ukraine, i.e., countries with a direct interest in denigrating Russia.
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Claims by the Netherlands and Australia about using satellite imagery as evidence are also false, since they never had any images of this kind at their disposal. <...>
The Council has completely ignored the fact that Ukraine had its Buk surface-to-air missile systems stationed near the crash site, as well as the markings on the missile fragments indicating that it came from Ukraine. This was not the first time that Ukraine downed a civilian aircraft – in 2001, its air defence forces downed a Russian Tu-154M aircraft over the Black Sea.
In addition to this, guided in its work by the countries of the so-called collective West and their satellites, the Council has also ignored the January 31, 2024, ruling by the UN’s International Court of Justice in the Ukraine v. Russia case. It rejected Kiev’s claims to hold Russia responsible for the MH17 crash.
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Russia reaffirms its sympathy and compassion towards the families of MH17 crash victims.
However, we must make it clear that the Kiev regime is the main culprit in this tragedy.
🔻 It was Kiev which started an armed conflict in 2014 by launching a military operation against Donbass under the false pretext of combatting terrorism.
🔻 It was Kiev that shelled and bombed Donetsk, Lugansk and other cities in Donbass, killed civilians, including women and children.
🔻 It was Kiev that refused to close the air space over the combat zone.
Russia refuses to accept the Council’s decision. It is illegitimate, runs counter to the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation and its own rules of procedure.
☝️ Unlike the biased Council majority, Russia reaffirms its commitment to UN Security Council Resolution 2166 (2014) for the sake of establishing the true causes of the crash.
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Russia is not part of the ICAO Council. In its press release, this body alleges that the responsibility for downing this flight rests with the Russian Federation. However, the text of the ruling, including its reasoning part, is not available. Therefore, this amounted to a blind vote – it is quite obvious that this decision does not hold water.
❗️ Once again, the ICAO Council demonstrated its political bias. It takes its decision while guided by momentary considerations. This is not the way it must operate.
Russia withdrew from these proceedings last year, on June 17, 2024, in view of the multiple procedural violations by the Council and the ICAO Secretariat. <...>
That said, Moscow’s principled position remains relevant to this day – Russia was not involved in the MH17 crash, while all the claims to the contrary coming from Australia and the Netherlands are at odds with reality.
But before its withdrawal, Russia submitted exhaustive and convincing evidence and facts to the Council demonstrating that it was not involved in the crash. All member states in the Council received this information.
On several occasions, Russia suggested that the Council undertake a full, thorough and independent international investigation into the MH17 crash, as requested in UN Security Council Resolution 2166 (2014). However, guided by a political agenda and in violation of the corresponding procedure, the Council refused to carry out this investigation. Instead, it opted for giving credence to the claims by Australia and the Netherlands, as well as the outcomes produced by the Joint Investigative Team, formed by these two countries, Australia and the Netherlands, as well as Ukraine, i.e., countries with a direct interest in denigrating Russia.
<...>
Claims by the Netherlands and Australia about using satellite imagery as evidence are also false, since they never had any images of this kind at their disposal. <...>
The Council has completely ignored the fact that Ukraine had its Buk surface-to-air missile systems stationed near the crash site, as well as the markings on the missile fragments indicating that it came from Ukraine. This was not the first time that Ukraine downed a civilian aircraft – in 2001, its air defence forces downed a Russian Tu-154M aircraft over the Black Sea.
In addition to this, guided in its work by the countries of the so-called collective West and their satellites, the Council has also ignored the January 31, 2024, ruling by the UN’s International Court of Justice in the Ukraine v. Russia case. It rejected Kiev’s claims to hold Russia responsible for the MH17 crash.
<...>
Russia reaffirms its sympathy and compassion towards the families of MH17 crash victims.
However, we must make it clear that the Kiev regime is the main culprit in this tragedy.
🔻 It was Kiev which started an armed conflict in 2014 by launching a military operation against Donbass under the false pretext of combatting terrorism.
🔻 It was Kiev that shelled and bombed Donetsk, Lugansk and other cities in Donbass, killed civilians, including women and children.
🔻 It was Kiev that refused to close the air space over the combat zone.
Russia refuses to accept the Council’s decision. It is illegitimate, runs counter to the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation and its own rules of procedure.
☝️ Unlike the biased Council majority, Russia reaffirms its commitment to UN Security Council Resolution 2166 (2014) for the sake of establishing the true causes of the crash.
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🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, May 6, 2025)
🔹 The decisive role of the Soviet Union and the Red Army in defeating Nazi Germany and lessons drawn from history
🔹 Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Russia and around the world
🔹 Ukraine crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 On Stephane Dujarric’s comments
🔹 On Argentina’s authorities declassification of documents regarding Nazi presence in the country
🔹 NATO-Georgia command and staff exercise
🔹 Russia's EMERCOM assistance to friendly Iran in fighting the Shahid Rajaee Port fire
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#Victory80
We will forever remember the price we paid for Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Unlike countries of the Western Europe overpowered by Nazis, the Soviet Union did not succumb to Nazis who planned to exterminate us all. We faced a war of annihilation. For decades after Nuremberg, this was never questioned. Now, we are forced to prove that it was genocide.
The peoples of the Soviet Union not only defeated the Wehrmacht, but also brought life, liberation and salvation to the peoples of Eastern and Central Europe. The Red Army, the Soviet soldiers halted the Nazi extermination machine in its tracks and extinguished the Holocaust crematoria. Those who deny this are clearly supporting the resurgence of Nazism and the rise of neo-Nazism.
In a futile attempt, the embassies of the Kiev regime and its Western patrons are trying to propagate deep-rooted falsehoods that defy history. In their hatred, Ukrainian diplomats go so far as to equate the Soviet Union (homeland of their forefathers) with the Third Reich. <...>What they are doing causes nothing but indignation and disgust. Fathers and grandfathers of many of them, including the ringleader of the Kiev junta Zelensky, were front-line soldiers who fought for the common Soviet Motherland against Nazi invaders and criminals. What would their ancestors say, looking them in the eye, seeing their descendants who, for the sake of personal gain or a pat on the shoulder from their Western master, smear their own past and betray their own history?
#KievRegimeCrimes
The Kiev regime has really pushed the limits in its so-called de-communisation policy. It now advises Great Patriotic War veterans living in Ukraine – as unbelievable as this may sound – to conceal the war-time decorations they earned for winning the war, for the battles they fought and the feats they accomplished during the Great Patriotic War. They are being told to wear their decorations on the inside of their jackets so that they do not cause any misgivings to those around them who might somehow be disturbed. They referred to them as "sensitive people" without going as far as calling them Russia-haters, but there is no doubt that this is what they had in mind. How can this be? And how do we frame this posture? This is a deliberate effort to sneer at these people, mock and disparage them.
The Kiev regime now wants the real heroes not only to stay in the shadows, but to stage their self-annihilation of sorts so that they keep their heads underwater without even daring to show their decorations and medals. It is quite obvious that the Kiev regime views those who saved the world from Nazism with fear, hatred and resentfulness.
#UN #DoubleStandards
During his regular media briefing, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric made yet another outrageous comment regarding the situation in Ukraine.
The UN Secretary-General, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and some other UN agencies are not averse to seizing on even the most absurd accusations against our country.
#Georgia #NATO
The Alliance is continuing with its policy of drawing South Caucasus republics into its orbit.
It should be clear to everyone that NATO’s actions in the South Caucasus are not aimed at enhancing security but at creating a zone of instability and military-political tension in the region.
🔹 The decisive role of the Soviet Union and the Red Army in defeating Nazi Germany and lessons drawn from history
🔹 Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Russia and around the world
🔹 Ukraine crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 On Stephane Dujarric’s comments
🔹 On Argentina’s authorities declassification of documents regarding Nazi presence in the country
🔹 NATO-Georgia command and staff exercise
🔹 Russia's EMERCOM assistance to friendly Iran in fighting the Shahid Rajaee Port fire
📰 Read
📺 Watch
***
#Victory80
We will forever remember the price we paid for Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Unlike countries of the Western Europe overpowered by Nazis, the Soviet Union did not succumb to Nazis who planned to exterminate us all. We faced a war of annihilation. For decades after Nuremberg, this was never questioned. Now, we are forced to prove that it was genocide.
The peoples of the Soviet Union not only defeated the Wehrmacht, but also brought life, liberation and salvation to the peoples of Eastern and Central Europe. The Red Army, the Soviet soldiers halted the Nazi extermination machine in its tracks and extinguished the Holocaust crematoria. Those who deny this are clearly supporting the resurgence of Nazism and the rise of neo-Nazism.
In a futile attempt, the embassies of the Kiev regime and its Western patrons are trying to propagate deep-rooted falsehoods that defy history. In their hatred, Ukrainian diplomats go so far as to equate the Soviet Union (homeland of their forefathers) with the Third Reich. <...>What they are doing causes nothing but indignation and disgust. Fathers and grandfathers of many of them, including the ringleader of the Kiev junta Zelensky, were front-line soldiers who fought for the common Soviet Motherland against Nazi invaders and criminals. What would their ancestors say, looking them in the eye, seeing their descendants who, for the sake of personal gain or a pat on the shoulder from their Western master, smear their own past and betray their own history?
#KievRegimeCrimes
The Kiev regime has really pushed the limits in its so-called de-communisation policy. It now advises Great Patriotic War veterans living in Ukraine – as unbelievable as this may sound – to conceal the war-time decorations they earned for winning the war, for the battles they fought and the feats they accomplished during the Great Patriotic War. They are being told to wear their decorations on the inside of their jackets so that they do not cause any misgivings to those around them who might somehow be disturbed. They referred to them as "sensitive people" without going as far as calling them Russia-haters, but there is no doubt that this is what they had in mind. How can this be? And how do we frame this posture? This is a deliberate effort to sneer at these people, mock and disparage them.
The Kiev regime now wants the real heroes not only to stay in the shadows, but to stage their self-annihilation of sorts so that they keep their heads underwater without even daring to show their decorations and medals. It is quite obvious that the Kiev regime views those who saved the world from Nazism with fear, hatred and resentfulness.
#UN #DoubleStandards
During his regular media briefing, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric made yet another outrageous comment regarding the situation in Ukraine.
The UN Secretary-General, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and some other UN agencies are not averse to seizing on even the most absurd accusations against our country.
#Georgia #NATO
The Alliance is continuing with its policy of drawing South Caucasus republics into its orbit.
It should be clear to everyone that NATO’s actions in the South Caucasus are not aimed at enhancing security but at creating a zone of instability and military-political tension in the region.
🇷🇺🇲🇾 On May 14, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim, who is on an official visit to Moscow, held talks in the Kremlin.
The Leaders had an in-depth discussion of key issues of bilateral political, trade and economic cooperation, outlined measures to further develop Russian-Malaysian interaction and exchanged views on current international and regional issues.
💬 President Putin's greetings at the start of the discussion: Mr Prime Minister, friends, Mr Prime Minister, friends,
I am delighted to welcome you to Moscow.
Malaysia is a long-time, trusted and important partner for Russia in the world and in Southeast Asia.
I know that Malaysia assumed the rotating ASEAN chairship on January 1, 2025. We hope that with your assistance our relations with that respected and reliable association will develop as steadily as relations between our countries, which are based on friendship and partnership.
📈 We maintain steady trade and economic ties. However, it is regrettable that our trade, which can overall be described as good, decreased last year. Our intergovernmental commission will address this issue, seeking to understand the reasons behind this decline and doing everything in its power to move our relations onto a positive development trajectory.
We have good relations in virtually all spheres. I believe that we have maintained diplomatic relations since 1967. We sincerely hope that your visit will be fruitful as well.
We remember and are grateful to you for attending the Eastern Economic Forum. I know that from Moscow you will travel to Kazan, where you will attend the Russia – Islamic World Forum, which we consider to be very important. I have no doubt that your visit will not only be substantive but will also be held at a high level and will promote the further development of relations between our countries.
🤝 We are developing our cultural relationship. One of its elements, tourism, has both economic and cultural aspects. Malaysia is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for Russian tourists. We are grateful to you for working hard to ensure the comfort and safety of our citizens in Malaysia.
We are delighted to host your visit. Mr Prime Minister, welcome to Russia.
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#RussiaMalaysia
The Leaders had an in-depth discussion of key issues of bilateral political, trade and economic cooperation, outlined measures to further develop Russian-Malaysian interaction and exchanged views on current international and regional issues.
💬 President Putin's greetings at the start of the discussion: Mr Prime Minister, friends, Mr Prime Minister, friends,
I am delighted to welcome you to Moscow.
Malaysia is a long-time, trusted and important partner for Russia in the world and in Southeast Asia.
I know that Malaysia assumed the rotating ASEAN chairship on January 1, 2025. We hope that with your assistance our relations with that respected and reliable association will develop as steadily as relations between our countries, which are based on friendship and partnership.
📈 We maintain steady trade and economic ties. However, it is regrettable that our trade, which can overall be described as good, decreased last year. Our intergovernmental commission will address this issue, seeking to understand the reasons behind this decline and doing everything in its power to move our relations onto a positive development trajectory.
We have good relations in virtually all spheres. I believe that we have maintained diplomatic relations since 1967. We sincerely hope that your visit will be fruitful as well.
We remember and are grateful to you for attending the Eastern Economic Forum. I know that from Moscow you will travel to Kazan, where you will attend the Russia – Islamic World Forum, which we consider to be very important. I have no doubt that your visit will not only be substantive but will also be held at a high level and will promote the further development of relations between our countries.
🤝 We are developing our cultural relationship. One of its elements, tourism, has both economic and cultural aspects. Malaysia is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for Russian tourists. We are grateful to you for working hard to ensure the comfort and safety of our citizens in Malaysia.
We are delighted to host your visit. Mr Prime Minister, welcome to Russia.
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