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🎙 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s statement on a proposal for Russia and Ukraine to introduce a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea (August 14, 2026)
❓ Question: Has the Russian Side received Turkiye’s proposal to introduce a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea, and is it prepared to consider such an option?
💬 Maria Zakharova: We traditionally give careful consideration to all peace initiatives put forward by our foreign partners, especially by Turkiye, which is an important regional player and our neighbour on the Black Sea.
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan recently said in a media interview that Ankara had conveyed proposals to the Russian and Ukrainian sides on introducing a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea.
❌ The Russian Side has not received through official channels any formal Turkiye’s proposal setting out the specific terms of this initiative.
If this refers to a one-sided arrangement along the lines of the 2022-2023 scheme, better known as the Black Sea Initiative, under which Moscow suspended military activities in the Black Sea – more precisely, retaliatory measures to protect Russian port infrastructure and energy facilities – then returning to that format would be inadvisable.
☝️ The arrangement was conditional on reciprocal measures by the other side. Those measures never followed.
At the time, as you may recall, we agreed to the moratorium in exchange for access for Russian agricultural products to global markets.
However, the West demonstrated a bad-faith approach: the humanitarian corridor we provided came to be widely used for terrorist attacks against Russian civilian and military facilities, while Russian agricultural products remained under sanctions. This ultimately led to the termination of the Black Sea Initiative.
Today, we regularly face brazen acts of terrorism carried out by Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea against civilian vessels from coastal states, several times a month. We regard these attacks as a deliberate policy aimed at destabilising civilian shipping in the Black Sea region, further escalating tensions and prolonging the conflict, with the open acquiescence of neighbouring countries in the region.
At the same time, we see no prerequisites for the situation to improve and, consequently, no grounds for half-measures that merely give the Kiev regime a temporary respite.
We have recently seen a growing number of international calls for a ceasefire and for settling the situation around Ukraine through familiar short-term arrangements.
Our position on these proposals and on the issue as a whole remains unchanged 👉 A sustainable and long-term settlement of the Ukrainian crisis is possible only if its root causes are eliminated.
❗️ First and foremost, this means removing the security threats created by #NATO’s eastward expansion and attempts to draw Kiev into the alliance.
It is equally important to secure guarantees for the restoration and observance of the legitimate rights of the Russian and Russian-speaking population in the territories that remain under the control of the Kiev regime.
❓ Question: Has the Russian Side received Turkiye’s proposal to introduce a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea, and is it prepared to consider such an option?
💬 Maria Zakharova: We traditionally give careful consideration to all peace initiatives put forward by our foreign partners, especially by Turkiye, which is an important regional player and our neighbour on the Black Sea.
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan recently said in a media interview that Ankara had conveyed proposals to the Russian and Ukrainian sides on introducing a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea.
❌ The Russian Side has not received through official channels any formal Turkiye’s proposal setting out the specific terms of this initiative.
If this refers to a one-sided arrangement along the lines of the 2022-2023 scheme, better known as the Black Sea Initiative, under which Moscow suspended military activities in the Black Sea – more precisely, retaliatory measures to protect Russian port infrastructure and energy facilities – then returning to that format would be inadvisable.
☝️ The arrangement was conditional on reciprocal measures by the other side. Those measures never followed.
At the time, as you may recall, we agreed to the moratorium in exchange for access for Russian agricultural products to global markets.
However, the West demonstrated a bad-faith approach: the humanitarian corridor we provided came to be widely used for terrorist attacks against Russian civilian and military facilities, while Russian agricultural products remained under sanctions. This ultimately led to the termination of the Black Sea Initiative.
Today, we regularly face brazen acts of terrorism carried out by Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea against civilian vessels from coastal states, several times a month. We regard these attacks as a deliberate policy aimed at destabilising civilian shipping in the Black Sea region, further escalating tensions and prolonging the conflict, with the open acquiescence of neighbouring countries in the region.
At the same time, we see no prerequisites for the situation to improve and, consequently, no grounds for half-measures that merely give the Kiev regime a temporary respite.
We have recently seen a growing number of international calls for a ceasefire and for settling the situation around Ukraine through familiar short-term arrangements.
Our position on these proposals and on the issue as a whole remains unchanged 👉 A sustainable and long-term settlement of the Ukrainian crisis is possible only if its root causes are eliminated.
❗️ First and foremost, this means removing the security threats created by #NATO’s eastward expansion and attempts to draw Kiev into the alliance.
It is equally important to secure guarantees for the restoration and observance of the legitimate rights of the Russian and Russian-speaking population in the territories that remain under the control of the Kiev regime.
Forwarded from МИД России 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 22 августа в России отмечается День Государственного флага, установленный Указом Президента от 1994 года.
В этот день мы отдаём дань уважения официальному государственному символу России, который наряду с гербом и гимном знаменует её суверенитет и независимость, утверждает преемственность поколений многонационального народа страны.
Сегодня российский флаг — это также зримый знак защиты и будущего. В зоне специальной военной операции бойцы поднимают триколор над освобождёнными населёнными пунктами.
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История российского триколора насчитывает свыше трёх столетий. В 1693 году молодой Пётр I водрузил его как личный штандарт в Архангельске, а в 1705 году он повелел поднимать бело-сине-красное знамя на морских торговых судах. До XIX века русские моряки воздвигали на берегу присоединённой земли памятный крест.
В 1806 году появилась новая традиция. Русская экспедиция обследовала побережье Южного Сахалина и подняла на берегу два флага. Андреевский флаг отмечал заслугу военного флота, бело-сине-красный флаг — новое владение России. Государственным флагом триколор стал в 1896 году, в канун коронации Николая II.
⚪️🔵🔴 25 декабря 2000 года был принят Федеральный конституционный закон «О Государственном флаге Российской Федерации», в соответствии с которым государственный флаг России представляет собой прямоугольное полотнище из трёх равных горизонтальных полос: верхней — белого, средней — синего, нижней — красного цвета.
💬 Президент России В.В.Путин:
#ДеньГосударственногоФлага
В этот день мы отдаём дань уважения официальному государственному символу России, который наряду с гербом и гимном знаменует её суверенитет и независимость, утверждает преемственность поколений многонационального народа страны.
Сегодня российский флаг — это также зримый знак защиты и будущего. В зоне специальной военной операции бойцы поднимают триколор над освобождёнными населёнными пунктами.
***
История российского триколора насчитывает свыше трёх столетий. В 1693 году молодой Пётр I водрузил его как личный штандарт в Архангельске, а в 1705 году он повелел поднимать бело-сине-красное знамя на морских торговых судах. До XIX века русские моряки воздвигали на берегу присоединённой земли памятный крест.
В 1806 году появилась новая традиция. Русская экспедиция обследовала побережье Южного Сахалина и подняла на берегу два флага. Андреевский флаг отмечал заслугу военного флота, бело-сине-красный флаг — новое владение России. Государственным флагом триколор стал в 1896 году, в канун коронации Николая II.
⚪️🔵🔴 25 декабря 2000 года был принят Федеральный конституционный закон «О Государственном флаге Российской Федерации», в соответствии с которым государственный флаг России представляет собой прямоугольное полотнище из трёх равных горизонтальных полос: верхней — белого, средней — синего, нижней — красного цвета.
💬 Президент России В.В.Путин:
Россия — тысячелетняя страна и цивилизация, наш государственный флаг — это символ нашего единства.
Уверен, что государственный флаг всегда будет вдохновлять нас идти только вперед — до победы, утверждать славу России.
#ДеньГосударственногоФлага
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🇷🇺 On August 22, Russia marks National Flag Day, established by a Presidential Decree in 1994.
On this day, we pay tribute to one of Russia’s official state symbols, which, together with the national emblem and anthem, represents the country’s sovereignty and independence and reflects the continuity of generations of its multinational people.
Today, the Russian flag is also a visible symbol of protection and the future. In the special military operation zone, servicemen raise the tricolour over liberated settlements.
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The history of the Russian tricolour spans more than three centuries. In 1693, the young Peter the Great raised it as his personal standard in Arkhangelsk, and in 1705 he ordered the white-blue-red flag to be flown on merchant ships. Until the 19th century, Russian sailors would erect a commemorative cross on the shores of newly acquired territories.
In 1806, a new tradition emerged. A Russian expedition explored the coast of southern Sakhalin and raised two flags on shore. The St Andrew’s Flag symbolised the role of the Russian Navy, while the white-blue-red flag marked the territory as a new Russian possession. The tricolour became the national flag in 1896, on the eve of the coronation of Nicholas II.
⚪️🔵🔴 On December 25, 2000, the Federal Constitutional Law “On the State Flag of the Russian Federation” was adopted. Under the law, the State Flag of Russia is a rectangular cloth consisting of three equal horizontal stripes: white on top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom.
💬 President of Russia Vladimir Putin:
#NationalFlagDay
On this day, we pay tribute to one of Russia’s official state symbols, which, together with the national emblem and anthem, represents the country’s sovereignty and independence and reflects the continuity of generations of its multinational people.
Today, the Russian flag is also a visible symbol of protection and the future. In the special military operation zone, servicemen raise the tricolour over liberated settlements.
***
The history of the Russian tricolour spans more than three centuries. In 1693, the young Peter the Great raised it as his personal standard in Arkhangelsk, and in 1705 he ordered the white-blue-red flag to be flown on merchant ships. Until the 19th century, Russian sailors would erect a commemorative cross on the shores of newly acquired territories.
In 1806, a new tradition emerged. A Russian expedition explored the coast of southern Sakhalin and raised two flags on shore. The St Andrew’s Flag symbolised the role of the Russian Navy, while the white-blue-red flag marked the territory as a new Russian possession. The tricolour became the national flag in 1896, on the eve of the coronation of Nicholas II.
⚪️🔵🔴 On December 25, 2000, the Federal Constitutional Law “On the State Flag of the Russian Federation” was adopted. Under the law, the State Flag of Russia is a rectangular cloth consisting of three equal horizontal stripes: white on top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom.
💬 President of Russia Vladimir Putin:
Russia is a thousand-year-old country and civilisation, and our national flag is a symbol of our unity.
I am confident that the national flag will always inspire us to move only forward — towards victory — and to uphold the glory of Russia.
#NationalFlagDay
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