19 ноября Посол России в Австралии М.И.Петраков посетил Кафедральный собор святых апостолов Петра и Павла в Сиднее, где находилась мироточивая Икона Божией Матери «Умягчение злых сердец», и встретился с архиепископом Сиднейским и Австралийско-Новозеландским Георгием и протоиереем Георгием Лапардиным.
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⚡️ Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation:
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of Russia reports that, according to information received by the SVR, experts from the foreign-policy and defence agencies of leading European states are literally “sounding the alarm drums”, warning their national governments of the approaching collapse of the Western-engineered “Anti-Russia” project in Ukraine.
👉 Reports sent to high-level offices directly state that the military defeat of the Kiev regime is inevitable.
👉 Particular attention is paid to the all-consuming corruption in Ukraine, where the generous contributions of foreign donors simply disappear without a trace.
Foreign ministries of EU member states note with concern that Ukrainians are becoming increasingly demotivated and apathetic amid deep fatigue from a protracted and exhausting conflict. According to reports by European diplomats and intelligence officers, most Ukrainian citizens “feel betrayed” after publications exposing extreme levels of theft within the state leadership in the “Mindich & Co.” case. They have stopped believing that the country will be admitted to the EU in the foreseeable future.
Moreover, the view is now widespread among Ukrainians that they should not count on substantial assistance from Europe. Ordinary people are well aware that the state is entrenched in corruption, which is why resistance to granting significant funds to Kiev is rising throughout Europe. In addition to Hungary and Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania are beginning to move toward this stance.
👉 Thus, Ukraine’s political weight in Europe is diminishing.
👉 Ukrainians are growing less inclined to see their European partners as a source of rescue or support.
However, the leadership of the EU and Europe’s major states continues to ignore the real situation in Ukraine. They cannot accept that the hundreds of billions of euros invested in the “Ukrainian project” have simply vanished, and that their political careers are collapsing. It is easier for them to continue passing off wishful thinking as reality. But even the most elaborate self-deception cannot stave off an inevitable clash with the facts.
❗️ The longer Europe puts off this realization, the harsher the reckoning will be.
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of Russia reports that, according to information received by the SVR, experts from the foreign-policy and defence agencies of leading European states are literally “sounding the alarm drums”, warning their national governments of the approaching collapse of the Western-engineered “Anti-Russia” project in Ukraine.
👉 Reports sent to high-level offices directly state that the military defeat of the Kiev regime is inevitable.
👉 Particular attention is paid to the all-consuming corruption in Ukraine, where the generous contributions of foreign donors simply disappear without a trace.
Foreign ministries of EU member states note with concern that Ukrainians are becoming increasingly demotivated and apathetic amid deep fatigue from a protracted and exhausting conflict. According to reports by European diplomats and intelligence officers, most Ukrainian citizens “feel betrayed” after publications exposing extreme levels of theft within the state leadership in the “Mindich & Co.” case. They have stopped believing that the country will be admitted to the EU in the foreseeable future.
Moreover, the view is now widespread among Ukrainians that they should not count on substantial assistance from Europe. Ordinary people are well aware that the state is entrenched in corruption, which is why resistance to granting significant funds to Kiev is rising throughout Europe. In addition to Hungary and Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania are beginning to move toward this stance.
👉 Thus, Ukraine’s political weight in Europe is diminishing.
👉 Ukrainians are growing less inclined to see their European partners as a source of rescue or support.
However, the leadership of the EU and Europe’s major states continues to ignore the real situation in Ukraine. They cannot accept that the hundreds of billions of euros invested in the “Ukrainian project” have simply vanished, and that their political careers are collapsing. It is easier for them to continue passing off wishful thinking as reality. But even the most elaborate self-deception cannot stave off an inevitable clash with the facts.
❗️ The longer Europe puts off this realization, the harsher the reckoning will be.
Today, 21 November, marks 12 years since the beginning of the anti-constitutional armed coup d’etat in Kiev. We would like to remind of some aspects of the root causes of the conflict around Ukraine.
The tragic events of the so-called “Euromaidan” were staged in Kiev with the active support of the Western countries, bringing radical nationalist forces supervised by them to power in 2014. The task was to destroy a single historical, economic and spiritual space shared by Ukraine and Russia.
Since 2014, the totalitarian regime in Kiev has been systematically violating human rights and practicing aggressive attitude towards ethnic Russians and Russian-speaking residents of south-eastern Ukraine, murdering people, destroying the Russian language, the Russian Orthodox Church, planting Russophobia, massively falsifying history by glorifying Nazi war criminals.
You can learn about the crimes committed by Ukrainian neo-Nazis at #KievRegimeCrimes.
If anybody has doubts about regime’s nature: Vladimir Zelensky has recently posed in front of the emblem of the 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich”.
There is also the ongoing major corruption scandal in Ukraine, which could hardly be called Russia’s disinformation campaign. There are plenty of facts, even in the Australian media, such as Ukrainian perpetrators [Zelensky’s friends] netting about US$100 million in kickbacks, among other examples.
So draw your own conclusions.
The tragic events of the so-called “Euromaidan” were staged in Kiev with the active support of the Western countries, bringing radical nationalist forces supervised by them to power in 2014. The task was to destroy a single historical, economic and spiritual space shared by Ukraine and Russia.
Since 2014, the totalitarian regime in Kiev has been systematically violating human rights and practicing aggressive attitude towards ethnic Russians and Russian-speaking residents of south-eastern Ukraine, murdering people, destroying the Russian language, the Russian Orthodox Church, planting Russophobia, massively falsifying history by glorifying Nazi war criminals.
You can learn about the crimes committed by Ukrainian neo-Nazis at #KievRegimeCrimes.
If anybody has doubts about regime’s nature: Vladimir Zelensky has recently posed in front of the emblem of the 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich”.
There is also the ongoing major corruption scandal in Ukraine, which could hardly be called Russia’s disinformation campaign. There are plenty of facts, even in the Australian media, such as Ukrainian perpetrators [Zelensky’s friends] netting about US$100 million in kickbacks, among other examples.
So draw your own conclusions.
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⚡️ Reply by President Vladimir Putin to a question during the working session with the permanent members of Russia's Security Council (November 21, 2025)
❓ Question: Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan on the Ukrainian crisis is now being actively discussed worldwide. May I ask to share your opinion on this plan and explain how it relates to your recent talks with President Trump in Alaska?
💬 President Putin: It's no secret: President Trump’s peace plan for Ukrainian crisis resolution was discussed even before the meeting in Alaska, and during that preliminary exchange the US Side asked us to make certain compromises – to show what they called “flexibility”.
The main point of the Alaska summit, its main purpose, was that during the talks in Anchorage we confirmed that, despite some difficult issues and complexities, we nevertheless agreed with these proposals and were prepared to demonstrate the requested flexibility.
We provided detailed information to all our friends and partners in the Global South on these matters – including China, India, the DPRK, South Africa, Brazil, many other countries, and, of course, the CSTO states. All our friends and partners, and I want to emphasise this – without exception – supported these potential arrangements.
However, after the negotiations in Alaska, we have seen a certain pause on the part of the US, and we know this is due to Ukraine’s de facto refusal to accept the peace plan proposed by President Trump. I believe this is precisely why a new version has emerged – essentially an updated plan consisting of 28 points.
We have the text. We received it through our existing channels of communication with the US Administration. I believe it too could form the basis of a final peace settlement, but this text is not being discussed with us in substance. And I can suggest why.
❗️ The reason, I believe, remains the same: the US Administration still cannot secure Ukraine’s consent – Ukraine rejects it.
Evidently, Ukraine and its European allies remain under illusions and still dream of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield. I think this position is rooted not so much in a lack of competence – I will leave this topic aside for now – but rather in the absence of objective information about the real situation on the ground.
And, all things considered, neither Ukraine nor Europe grasp the consequences of this path. Just one very recent example – Kupyansk. Not long ago, on 4 November – just two weeks ago – officials in Kiev publicly stated that no more than 60 Russian servicemen were present in the city, and that within the next few days, as they claimed, Ukrainian forces would fully unblock it.
But I would like to inform you that already at that moment, on 4 November, the city of Kupyansk was practically entirely secured by the Russian Armed Forces. Our guys were, as they say, simply finishing the job – clearing the remaining streets and neighbourhoods. The fate of the city had already been fully determined.
What does this tell us? Either the Kiev leaders do not have objective information about the situation at the front, or, having it, they are simply unable to assess it objectively.
❗️ If Kiev does not want to discuss President Trump’s proposals and rejects them, then they – and their European war-instigators – must understand that the situation in Kupyansk will inevitably be repeated on other key sectors of the front.
Perhaps not as quickly as we would like, but the outcome will be inevitably repeated .
And, on the whole, this is acceptable to us, as it leads to achieving the objectives of the special military operation by military means. But, as I have said many times before, we are also ready for peace negotiations and for resolving problems by peaceful means. However, this requires a substantive discussion of all details of the proposed plan. We are ready for that.
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❓ Question: Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan on the Ukrainian crisis is now being actively discussed worldwide. May I ask to share your opinion on this plan and explain how it relates to your recent talks with President Trump in Alaska?
💬 President Putin: It's no secret: President Trump’s peace plan for Ukrainian crisis resolution was discussed even before the meeting in Alaska, and during that preliminary exchange the US Side asked us to make certain compromises – to show what they called “flexibility”.
The main point of the Alaska summit, its main purpose, was that during the talks in Anchorage we confirmed that, despite some difficult issues and complexities, we nevertheless agreed with these proposals and were prepared to demonstrate the requested flexibility.
We provided detailed information to all our friends and partners in the Global South on these matters – including China, India, the DPRK, South Africa, Brazil, many other countries, and, of course, the CSTO states. All our friends and partners, and I want to emphasise this – without exception – supported these potential arrangements.
However, after the negotiations in Alaska, we have seen a certain pause on the part of the US, and we know this is due to Ukraine’s de facto refusal to accept the peace plan proposed by President Trump. I believe this is precisely why a new version has emerged – essentially an updated plan consisting of 28 points.
We have the text. We received it through our existing channels of communication with the US Administration. I believe it too could form the basis of a final peace settlement, but this text is not being discussed with us in substance. And I can suggest why.
❗️ The reason, I believe, remains the same: the US Administration still cannot secure Ukraine’s consent – Ukraine rejects it.
Evidently, Ukraine and its European allies remain under illusions and still dream of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield. I think this position is rooted not so much in a lack of competence – I will leave this topic aside for now – but rather in the absence of objective information about the real situation on the ground.
And, all things considered, neither Ukraine nor Europe grasp the consequences of this path. Just one very recent example – Kupyansk. Not long ago, on 4 November – just two weeks ago – officials in Kiev publicly stated that no more than 60 Russian servicemen were present in the city, and that within the next few days, as they claimed, Ukrainian forces would fully unblock it.
But I would like to inform you that already at that moment, on 4 November, the city of Kupyansk was practically entirely secured by the Russian Armed Forces. Our guys were, as they say, simply finishing the job – clearing the remaining streets and neighbourhoods. The fate of the city had already been fully determined.
What does this tell us? Either the Kiev leaders do not have objective information about the situation at the front, or, having it, they are simply unable to assess it objectively.
❗️ If Kiev does not want to discuss President Trump’s proposals and rejects them, then they – and their European war-instigators – must understand that the situation in Kupyansk will inevitably be repeated on other key sectors of the front.
Perhaps not as quickly as we would like, but the outcome will be inevitably repeated .
And, on the whole, this is acceptable to us, as it leads to achieving the objectives of the special military operation by military means. But, as I have said many times before, we are also ready for peace negotiations and for resolving problems by peaceful means. However, this requires a substantive discussion of all details of the proposed plan. We are ready for that.
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🌐 Following the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, the participants adopted the Leaders' Declaration.
The Russian delegation was helmed by Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation.
Excerpts from the Declaration:
1. We, Leaders of the #G20, who gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for this historic first Summit on the African Continent under the South African G20 Presidency, on 22 and 23 November 2025, addressed major global challenges and discussed ways to promote solidarity, equality and sustainability as key pillars of inclusive growth.
2. For the first time, G20 Leaders have convened in Africa. <...> We understand our interconnectedness as a global community of nations and reaffirm our commitment to ensure that no one is left behind through multilateral cooperation, macro policy coordination, global partnerships for sustainable development and solidarity.
3. We meet against the backdrop of rising geopolitical and geo-economic competition and instability, heightened conflicts and wars, deepening inequality, increasing global economic uncertainty and fragmentation. In the face of this challenging political and socio-economic environment, we underscore our belief in multilateral cooperation to collectively address shared challenges. We note with distress the immense human suffering and the adverse impact of wars and conflicts around the world.
4. We affirm our unwavering commitment to act in accordance with international law including international humanitarian law and the Charter of the United Nations and its principle of peaceful settlement of disputes and in this regard, we condemn all attacks against civilians and infrastructure. <...>
23. We recognise the inequalities and challenges, along with opportunities for growth, that exist in the current energy landscape globally, particularly in Africa and other developing regions. <...>
27. We will advance energy security, affordability, and access as well as market stability through diverse pathways, and a technologically neutral approach to accelerate just and inclusive sustainable energy transitions, including through additional energy supply and demand- side management and transmission expansion and modernisation efforts that contribute to domestic and collective goals in order to meet growing energy demand. <...>
35. We recognise that inequality, unemployment, under-employment and informal employment, pose significant threats to global economic growth, development, social and economic stability. We underline the imperative to address these challenges, as well as disparities in wealth and development both within and between countries. <...>
38. As Leaders of the G20, we share a vision to harness science, technology, entrepreneurship, and Indigenous and local knowledge in partnership to unlock new pathways to prosperity, leaving no one behind. <...>
81. We emphasise that 2025 marked the 80th Anniversary of the UN and its Charter. We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening multilateralism, with the UN at its core, rooted in the principles of international law as they are reflected in the Charter of the United Nations. <...>
84. We reaffirm peace as a path to sustainable economic development and the importance of international cooperation and multilateral solutions in addressing global challenges, including growing economic inequality and instability. <...>
118. We embrace the African Union as a full member of the G20 in its second year in the group, as we are gathered for the first time on African soil. Africa’s voice should continue to be amplified in the G20 and all other international fora. <...>
121. We reiterate our commitment to the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation and its continued operation in the spirit of multilateralism, on the basis of consensus, with all members participating on an equal footing in all its events including Summits in accordance with international obligations.
📄 Full text of the Declaration
The Russian delegation was helmed by Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation.
Excerpts from the Declaration:
1. We, Leaders of the #G20, who gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for this historic first Summit on the African Continent under the South African G20 Presidency, on 22 and 23 November 2025, addressed major global challenges and discussed ways to promote solidarity, equality and sustainability as key pillars of inclusive growth.
2. For the first time, G20 Leaders have convened in Africa. <...> We understand our interconnectedness as a global community of nations and reaffirm our commitment to ensure that no one is left behind through multilateral cooperation, macro policy coordination, global partnerships for sustainable development and solidarity.
3. We meet against the backdrop of rising geopolitical and geo-economic competition and instability, heightened conflicts and wars, deepening inequality, increasing global economic uncertainty and fragmentation. In the face of this challenging political and socio-economic environment, we underscore our belief in multilateral cooperation to collectively address shared challenges. We note with distress the immense human suffering and the adverse impact of wars and conflicts around the world.
4. We affirm our unwavering commitment to act in accordance with international law including international humanitarian law and the Charter of the United Nations and its principle of peaceful settlement of disputes and in this regard, we condemn all attacks against civilians and infrastructure. <...>
23. We recognise the inequalities and challenges, along with opportunities for growth, that exist in the current energy landscape globally, particularly in Africa and other developing regions. <...>
27. We will advance energy security, affordability, and access as well as market stability through diverse pathways, and a technologically neutral approach to accelerate just and inclusive sustainable energy transitions, including through additional energy supply and demand- side management and transmission expansion and modernisation efforts that contribute to domestic and collective goals in order to meet growing energy demand. <...>
35. We recognise that inequality, unemployment, under-employment and informal employment, pose significant threats to global economic growth, development, social and economic stability. We underline the imperative to address these challenges, as well as disparities in wealth and development both within and between countries. <...>
38. As Leaders of the G20, we share a vision to harness science, technology, entrepreneurship, and Indigenous and local knowledge in partnership to unlock new pathways to prosperity, leaving no one behind. <...>
81. We emphasise that 2025 marked the 80th Anniversary of the UN and its Charter. We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening multilateralism, with the UN at its core, rooted in the principles of international law as they are reflected in the Charter of the United Nations. <...>
84. We reaffirm peace as a path to sustainable economic development and the importance of international cooperation and multilateral solutions in addressing global challenges, including growing economic inequality and instability. <...>
118. We embrace the African Union as a full member of the G20 in its second year in the group, as we are gathered for the first time on African soil. Africa’s voice should continue to be amplified in the G20 and all other international fora. <...>
121. We reiterate our commitment to the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation and its continued operation in the spirit of multilateralism, on the basis of consensus, with all members participating on an equal footing in all its events including Summits in accordance with international obligations.
📄 Full text of the Declaration
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🇷🇺 On November 24, 295 years ago, the great Russian Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov was born.
Throughout his outstanding military career, Suvorov served and commanded troops under Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine the Great and Emperor Paul I, taking part in more than 60 battles – and never losing a single one.
He fought in the key conflicts of his era – the Seven Years’ War, the Russo-Turkish Wars, the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790, outmanoeuvred the finest Napoleonic generals, and made a decisive contribution to the development of the Russian army by codifying frontline experience in his celebrated treatise "The Science of Winning".
Suvorov had no equal in the art of war, and his name became synonymous with the indomitable spirit of Russian soldiers, military ingenuity and exceptional generalship. This is how his contemporaries recalled him:
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Suvorov’s debut on the battlefield as a commander came during the Seven Years’ War, where he distinguished himself at the siege of Kolberg in 1761. Leading mobile cavalry detachments, he carried out swift raids deep into the rear of General Werner’s Prussian corps, destroying and scattering several thousand enemy reserves. Deprived of food and reinforcements, Kolberg capitulated on 16 December 176.
These early triumphs laid the foundation for Suvorov’s future glory. His true genius revealed itself in the campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.
One of the decisive episodes of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1791 was the Battle of Rymnik on September 22, 1789. Commanding a combined Russo-Austrian force of around 18,000 men, Suvorov marched to face an Ottoman army of up to 100,000. After a swift manoeuvre of more than 40 kilometres, his troops struck the Turkish positions and, with consecutive blows against key fortifications, completely broke the battle order of a numerically superior adversary. The victory earned Suvorov the title of Count Rymniksky.
Perhaps the most striking demonstration of his generalship was the storming of the seemingly unbreachable Ottoman fortress of Izmail on December 22, 1790. Suvorov meticulously studied the enemy’s defences, divided his forces into assault columns, and personally devised a phased plan of attack. Following a decisive artillery preparation, Russian troops broke into the fortress from land and from the Danube. Despite fierce resistance from the garrison, Izmail was taken in a single day with minimal Russian losses.
Time and again, Suvorov proved capable of solving tasks considered impossible. During the Italian and Swiss campaigns of 1799, he led Russian troops across the Alps, securing decisive victories at the Adda, the Trebbia and Novi.
Under his command, officers and soldiers traversed more than 400 kilometres of steep mountain passes and icy gorges, fighting continuous engagements with the French forces of Masséna and Lecourbe. The Russian troops stormed the St Gotthard Pass, broke out of encirclement in the Muotatal valley and preserved their combat effectiveness.
Suvorov’s manoeuvre (breathtaking in every sense) carried out at altitudes of more than 2,000 metres in harsh Alpine weather, became an exemplary model of the organized withdrawal of an army from strategic encirclement.
👉 Suvorov’s feat and his struggle against French occupation are well remembered in Switzerland.
Suvorov's legacy is beyond great – it's everlasting: he has rightfully taken his place as one of history’s greatest commanders, military schools bearing his name have long become a hallmark of excellence, and the glory of Russian arms – inspired by Suvorov’s genius – is upheld to this day by the outstanding sons of our Motherland.
Throughout his outstanding military career, Suvorov served and commanded troops under Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine the Great and Emperor Paul I, taking part in more than 60 battles – and never losing a single one.
He fought in the key conflicts of his era – the Seven Years’ War, the Russo-Turkish Wars, the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790, outmanoeuvred the finest Napoleonic generals, and made a decisive contribution to the development of the Russian army by codifying frontline experience in his celebrated treatise "The Science of Winning".
Suvorov had no equal in the art of war, and his name became synonymous with the indomitable spirit of Russian soldiers, military ingenuity and exceptional generalship. This is how his contemporaries recalled him:
Suvorov’s great talent lay in his ability to inspire remarkable confidence among his soldiers. Always forward, never retreat – that was his creed. Attacking, he never counted the strength of his enemy. Victory or death – that was his motto and the motto of his men. He was perhaps the only general whose uninterrupted successes were without blemish.
– Jean-François Georgel, French diplomat and Jesuit abbot
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Suvorov’s debut on the battlefield as a commander came during the Seven Years’ War, where he distinguished himself at the siege of Kolberg in 1761. Leading mobile cavalry detachments, he carried out swift raids deep into the rear of General Werner’s Prussian corps, destroying and scattering several thousand enemy reserves. Deprived of food and reinforcements, Kolberg capitulated on 16 December 176.
These early triumphs laid the foundation for Suvorov’s future glory. His true genius revealed itself in the campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.
One of the decisive episodes of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1791 was the Battle of Rymnik on September 22, 1789. Commanding a combined Russo-Austrian force of around 18,000 men, Suvorov marched to face an Ottoman army of up to 100,000. After a swift manoeuvre of more than 40 kilometres, his troops struck the Turkish positions and, with consecutive blows against key fortifications, completely broke the battle order of a numerically superior adversary. The victory earned Suvorov the title of Count Rymniksky.
Perhaps the most striking demonstration of his generalship was the storming of the seemingly unbreachable Ottoman fortress of Izmail on December 22, 1790. Suvorov meticulously studied the enemy’s defences, divided his forces into assault columns, and personally devised a phased plan of attack. Following a decisive artillery preparation, Russian troops broke into the fortress from land and from the Danube. Despite fierce resistance from the garrison, Izmail was taken in a single day with minimal Russian losses.
Time and again, Suvorov proved capable of solving tasks considered impossible. During the Italian and Swiss campaigns of 1799, he led Russian troops across the Alps, securing decisive victories at the Adda, the Trebbia and Novi.
Under his command, officers and soldiers traversed more than 400 kilometres of steep mountain passes and icy gorges, fighting continuous engagements with the French forces of Masséna and Lecourbe. The Russian troops stormed the St Gotthard Pass, broke out of encirclement in the Muotatal valley and preserved their combat effectiveness.
Suvorov’s manoeuvre (breathtaking in every sense) carried out at altitudes of more than 2,000 metres in harsh Alpine weather, became an exemplary model of the organized withdrawal of an army from strategic encirclement.
👉 Suvorov’s feat and his struggle against French occupation are well remembered in Switzerland.
Suvorov's legacy is beyond great – it's everlasting: he has rightfully taken his place as one of history’s greatest commanders, military schools bearing his name have long become a hallmark of excellence, and the glory of Russian arms – inspired by Suvorov’s genius – is upheld to this day by the outstanding sons of our Motherland.
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🗓 On November 26, 1812, the last major battle of the 1812 Patriotic War, resulting in the defeat of Napoleon’s army, began on the Berezina River.
The Russian command sought to take away any chance of the enemy retreating in an organised manner. The armies led by Kutuzov and Chichagov blocked Napoleon’s path to the south, forcing the French to retreat across the territory they themselves had devastated on their way in. The plan worked, and as winter approached, the retreat turned into a panicked flight marked by looting and starvation.
On November 24, the thinning remnants of the French army reached the Berezina River. By that time, only about 85'000-90'000 troops out of the 600'000-strong invasion force had remained alive. Napoleon decided to save only the most experienced units and a few others that had retained their combat effectiveness. He effectively sacrificed everyone else hoping they would hold off the Russian forces that were pursuing them.
⚔️ On November 26, 1812, near the town of Borisov, a river crossing began that turned into a battle. The Russian headquarters’ plan of action called for a simultaneous and determined offensive by all forces operating on the flanks of the main Russian army (General Peter Wittgenstein’s corps and Admiral Pavel Chichagov’s 3rd Western Army) in order to defeat the troops guarding the Napoleonic army’s rear area and cut off his westward path of retreat. At the same time, the main forces of the Russian army, commanded by Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, were to pursue the French.
According to historians, total enemy losses in the battle, including those who drowned in the river, were crushed to death during the crossing, froze to death, or were taken prisoner, exceeded 50'000 people. Less than two weeks into the battle, Napoleon abandoned his guard troops and fled to Paris.
Of more than half a million French and soldiers from other European countries who invaded Russia in June 1812, only a few tens of thousands managed to leave our country alive six months later.
After the Berezina, the French realised the magnitude of their defeat in Russia. The destruction of what had once been Napoleon’s Grand Army shocked the ordinary French so deeply that the expression “C’est la Bérézina” (This is Berezina) meaning a complete failure, collapse, or catastrophe entered the French language.
🖼 In memory of the great battle, the Russian artist and portrait medallist Count Fyodor Tolstoy created a plaster relief plaque in 1820. For its description, the author proposed the following remarkable text, reflecting what his contemporaries thought about the battle on the Berezina River:
The Russian command sought to take away any chance of the enemy retreating in an organised manner. The armies led by Kutuzov and Chichagov blocked Napoleon’s path to the south, forcing the French to retreat across the territory they themselves had devastated on their way in. The plan worked, and as winter approached, the retreat turned into a panicked flight marked by looting and starvation.
On November 24, the thinning remnants of the French army reached the Berezina River. By that time, only about 85'000-90'000 troops out of the 600'000-strong invasion force had remained alive. Napoleon decided to save only the most experienced units and a few others that had retained their combat effectiveness. He effectively sacrificed everyone else hoping they would hold off the Russian forces that were pursuing them.
⚔️ On November 26, 1812, near the town of Borisov, a river crossing began that turned into a battle. The Russian headquarters’ plan of action called for a simultaneous and determined offensive by all forces operating on the flanks of the main Russian army (General Peter Wittgenstein’s corps and Admiral Pavel Chichagov’s 3rd Western Army) in order to defeat the troops guarding the Napoleonic army’s rear area and cut off his westward path of retreat. At the same time, the main forces of the Russian army, commanded by Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, were to pursue the French.
According to historians, total enemy losses in the battle, including those who drowned in the river, were crushed to death during the crossing, froze to death, or were taken prisoner, exceeded 50'000 people. Less than two weeks into the battle, Napoleon abandoned his guard troops and fled to Paris.
Of more than half a million French and soldiers from other European countries who invaded Russia in June 1812, only a few tens of thousands managed to leave our country alive six months later.
After the Berezina, the French realised the magnitude of their defeat in Russia. The destruction of what had once been Napoleon’s Grand Army shocked the ordinary French so deeply that the expression “C’est la Bérézina” (This is Berezina) meaning a complete failure, collapse, or catastrophe entered the French language.
🖼 In memory of the great battle, the Russian artist and portrait medallist Count Fyodor Tolstoy created a plaster relief plaque in 1820. For its description, the author proposed the following remarkable text, reflecting what his contemporaries thought about the battle on the Berezina River:
"The Berezina River was supposed to be the tomb of Napoleon and his entire army. Their crossing is disastrous. Water, iron, starvation, and cold kill them by the thousands. In darkness, confusion, and disorder, on heaps of bodies and weapons, amid fallen horses and chariots, trampling torn banners and scattered trophies of the enemy, the Russian stands with a clear conscience and a joyful face. Pointing to the destruction and disgrace of the foe, he addresses nations and centuries, “Thus perish the enemies of my sacred Fatherland.”
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#OurHeroes
📆 Irina Yanina was born on 27 November 1966, 59 years ago.
She was a nurse and a servicewoman in the Internal Troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, whose professionalism, personal courage and dedication to duty became a model of service to Russia.
Since her early years she was disciplined, had a responsible attitude to what she was doing and a desire to bring real good to people — the qualities that determined her life and service.
Upon enrolling in military service, Irina demonstrated a deep commitment to her chosen career. Working under the conditions of counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus required from medical workers some special endurance, the skill to act decisively and promptly, and sometimes personal courage.
❗️ On August 31, 1999, during a mopping-up operation in the Daghestani village of Karamakhi Irina Yanina was a member of the evacuation team and treated the wounded servicemen. Risking her own life, she cared for 15 wounded persons. She went three times to the firing line in an APC and evacuated 28 wounded soldiers more.
During her fourth sally the enemy counterattacked. On arranging the embarkation of the wounded, she covered it by assault rifle fire. Departing, the APC was hit by two grenades and caught big fire. Irina helped the wounded to leave the burning APC but had no time to save herself.
🎖 For her courage and heroism, Irina Yanina was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, being the first woman in the modern history of our country to receive this high state award for her actions in combat. She also remains the only woman to have received this award for participating in a counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus.
▪️ The heroic deed by Irina Yanina holds a special place among the examples of genuine patriotism, selfless service and readiness to fulfill one’s duty in any circumstances.
📆 Irina Yanina was born on 27 November 1966, 59 years ago.
She was a nurse and a servicewoman in the Internal Troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, whose professionalism, personal courage and dedication to duty became a model of service to Russia.
Since her early years she was disciplined, had a responsible attitude to what she was doing and a desire to bring real good to people — the qualities that determined her life and service.
Upon enrolling in military service, Irina demonstrated a deep commitment to her chosen career. Working under the conditions of counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus required from medical workers some special endurance, the skill to act decisively and promptly, and sometimes personal courage.
❗️ On August 31, 1999, during a mopping-up operation in the Daghestani village of Karamakhi Irina Yanina was a member of the evacuation team and treated the wounded servicemen. Risking her own life, she cared for 15 wounded persons. She went three times to the firing line in an APC and evacuated 28 wounded soldiers more.
During her fourth sally the enemy counterattacked. On arranging the embarkation of the wounded, she covered it by assault rifle fire. Departing, the APC was hit by two grenades and caught big fire. Irina helped the wounded to leave the burning APC but had no time to save herself.
🎖 For her courage and heroism, Irina Yanina was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, being the first woman in the modern history of our country to receive this high state award for her actions in combat. She also remains the only woman to have received this award for participating in a counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus.
▪️ The heroic deed by Irina Yanina holds a special place among the examples of genuine patriotism, selfless service and readiness to fulfill one’s duty in any circumstances.
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Discover a recap of day three of the President's visit to Kyrgyzstan in this video showcasing the highlights of the CSTO Summit
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🎙 President Vladimir Putin’s answers to media questions following his state visit to Kyrgyzstan and the CSTO Summit (November 27, 2025, Bishkek)
Key points:
• There were no draft treaties on Ukrainian crisis resolution, only a set of questions proposed for discussion and eventual formulation. Overall, as I have said many times, before my visit to the US, before the Alaska Summit, we discussed this with the American negotiators, and afterwards a list of 28 possible points of agreement appeared. And, as I have publicly stated, it was passed on to us through certain channels and we studied it.
• There are issues where we genuinely need to sit down and discuss specific points, translating everything into proper diplomatic language. After all, it is one thing to make a general statement that Russia has no intention of attacking Europe – which, frankly, sounds rather absurd to us, as we never had such intentions. But if our partners want to hear this formally, we can put it in writing – we have no objections.
• We are certainly ready for such serious discussions. Next week, an American delegation is expected to arrive in Moscow.
Who represents Russia in these talks is obvious – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From the Presidential Administration, Vladimir Medinsky, the Presidential Aide, is involved – he has dealt with this from the very beginning. For ongoing matters and to organize the whole process, my aide Yury Ushakov has also been engaged – he maintains contact with the American counterparts.
• Hostilities will cease once Ukrainian forces withdraw from the territories they currently occupy. If they refuse to do so, this outcome will be achieved by military means – plain and simple.
• Positive dynamics are being maintained across the entire frontline. Moreover, the pace of movement of our troops in all areas is noticeably increasing.
• The main problem for the adversary is that the gap is widening between their losses and the number of servicemen they are able to send to the line of contact. In October, their losses amounted to over 47 thousand. They conscripted – in fact, forcibly – around 16.5 thousand people, and returned roughly 14.5 to 15 thousand from hospitals. But when you calculate everything precisely, including decimals, they still end up with a deficit of 15 thousand. In the previous month, the deficit was 10 thousand – meaning the gap is steadily widening.
• Desertion in the Ukrainian armed forces is very high, and this is evident not only from our media or from the Defence Ministry’s reports – it is visible in Western media too. It is practically impossible to conceal.
• Hungary is a member of the EU, and therefore the Prime Minister of an EU country understands better how confiscation of Russian assets may affect the European currency. It is clear that it will have negative consequences for the global financial system, because trust in the eurozone will sharply decline and fall drastically. And against the backdrop of economic difficulties – where the locomotive of the European economy, Germany’s economy, has been in recession for the third year – this will certainly be a serious test, in my view.
• Signing documents with the Ukrainian leadership is pointless. I have spoken about this many times. I believe the Ukrainian leadership made a fundamental strategic mistake when it did not find the courage to face elections, which immediately deprived the president of legitimacy. Russia, despite being in an armed conflict with Ukraine, has held all its elections – presidential, and more recently municipal and regional. We conduct these processes, whereas they chose not to for some reason.
• We ultimately want to reach an agreement with Ukraine, but at present this is practically impossible – legally impossible. Let whoever can or wants to negotiate on their behalf do so.
What we need is for our decisions to be recognized internationally by the key global players.
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Key points:
• There were no draft treaties on Ukrainian crisis resolution, only a set of questions proposed for discussion and eventual formulation. Overall, as I have said many times, before my visit to the US, before the Alaska Summit, we discussed this with the American negotiators, and afterwards a list of 28 possible points of agreement appeared. And, as I have publicly stated, it was passed on to us through certain channels and we studied it.
• There are issues where we genuinely need to sit down and discuss specific points, translating everything into proper diplomatic language. After all, it is one thing to make a general statement that Russia has no intention of attacking Europe – which, frankly, sounds rather absurd to us, as we never had such intentions. But if our partners want to hear this formally, we can put it in writing – we have no objections.
• We are certainly ready for such serious discussions. Next week, an American delegation is expected to arrive in Moscow.
Who represents Russia in these talks is obvious – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From the Presidential Administration, Vladimir Medinsky, the Presidential Aide, is involved – he has dealt with this from the very beginning. For ongoing matters and to organize the whole process, my aide Yury Ushakov has also been engaged – he maintains contact with the American counterparts.
• Hostilities will cease once Ukrainian forces withdraw from the territories they currently occupy. If they refuse to do so, this outcome will be achieved by military means – plain and simple.
• Positive dynamics are being maintained across the entire frontline. Moreover, the pace of movement of our troops in all areas is noticeably increasing.
• The main problem for the adversary is that the gap is widening between their losses and the number of servicemen they are able to send to the line of contact. In October, their losses amounted to over 47 thousand. They conscripted – in fact, forcibly – around 16.5 thousand people, and returned roughly 14.5 to 15 thousand from hospitals. But when you calculate everything precisely, including decimals, they still end up with a deficit of 15 thousand. In the previous month, the deficit was 10 thousand – meaning the gap is steadily widening.
• Desertion in the Ukrainian armed forces is very high, and this is evident not only from our media or from the Defence Ministry’s reports – it is visible in Western media too. It is practically impossible to conceal.
• Hungary is a member of the EU, and therefore the Prime Minister of an EU country understands better how confiscation of Russian assets may affect the European currency. It is clear that it will have negative consequences for the global financial system, because trust in the eurozone will sharply decline and fall drastically. And against the backdrop of economic difficulties – where the locomotive of the European economy, Germany’s economy, has been in recession for the third year – this will certainly be a serious test, in my view.
• Signing documents with the Ukrainian leadership is pointless. I have spoken about this many times. I believe the Ukrainian leadership made a fundamental strategic mistake when it did not find the courage to face elections, which immediately deprived the president of legitimacy. Russia, despite being in an armed conflict with Ukraine, has held all its elections – presidential, and more recently municipal and regional. We conduct these processes, whereas they chose not to for some reason.
• We ultimately want to reach an agreement with Ukraine, but at present this is practically impossible – legally impossible. Let whoever can or wants to negotiate on their behalf do so.
What we need is for our decisions to be recognized internationally by the key global players.
Read in full