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🗓 On November 6, 1943, during the Battle of the Dnieper, the Red Army liberated Kiev, the capital of the Soviet Ukraine, from Nazi occupation.
The Kiev offensive operation was a major milestone in liberation of the entire Soviet Motherland from the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War. The expulsion of fascists, along with their Ukrainian collaborators and henchmen, from Kiev – and subsequently from the entire Right-Bank Ukraine – enabled the Red Army to seize back strategic initiative, ultimately clear the USSR's territory of German occupants and launch an offensive in 1944 to liberate Eastern Europe from Nazis.
⚔️ Early in the morning on November 1, 1943, the units of the 1st Ukrainian Front under the command of Army General Nikolai Vatutin, launched an offensive on Kiev.
The Red Army faced a formidable Wehrmacht troops of up to 500,000 soldiers and officers, equipped with approximately 6,000 cannons and mortars, and over 500 tanks and aircraft.
In certain sectors of Nazi fortification line on the right bank of the Dnieper river – the so-called "Ostwall" – the enemy had installed deep defences ranging from 200 metres to 1.5 (!) kilometres in depth, exploiting captured local villages in rural areas as strongholds.
By November 4, Soviet forces advanced 2-6 kilometres to the north and northwest of Kiev. On November 5, heavy fighting for the city began. The battle continued until the following morning. The fascists, realising their defeat was inevitable, began withdrawing their rear and auxiliary forces westward.
By 4 am on November 6, Kiev was completely liberated by the Red Army.
❗️ Expelling the invaders, victorious Soviet forces entered Kiev left by Nazis almost entirely in ruins. Kreshchatik Street was devastated, even the Dormition Cathedral of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra had not been spared by the enemy. During retreat, the Germans destroyed the Conservatory Hall, the building of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, schools, hospitals.
▪️During the dark times of the occupation, Nazi criminals and their Ukrainian nationalist collaborators carried out a policy of mass terror in Kiev. Before the Great Patriotic War, the city had approximately 900,000 citizens, but at the moment it was liberated, only 180,000 people survived in Kiev. Those who fell victim to the occupation were left beneath the city's ruins, in the mass graves of Babi Yar, where the fascists murdered over 120,000 individuals of various nationalities, primarily Jews, Poles, as well as Soviet POWs and concentration camp detainees.
The victory of the Red Army at the battle for Kiev marked the liberation of one of the largest political, economic, scientific, and cultural centres of the USSR. Hitler's forces suffered yet another major defeat on the Eastern Front, finally and irrevocably losing the strategic initiative.
🎆 In honour of the victory, a salute of 24 volleys from 324 guns was fired in Moscow.
🎖65 units of the Red Army, for their distinguished war merits, were awarded the honourable “Kievsky” title. Almost 17,500 soldiers and officers of the 1st Ukrainian Front received orders and medals.
On May 8, 1965, Kiev received the highest honour in the USSR – the title of Hero City – in recognition of the mass courage and heroism showed by its people in defence of Motherland during the Great Patriotic War.
#Victory79
The Kiev offensive operation was a major milestone in liberation of the entire Soviet Motherland from the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War. The expulsion of fascists, along with their Ukrainian collaborators and henchmen, from Kiev – and subsequently from the entire Right-Bank Ukraine – enabled the Red Army to seize back strategic initiative, ultimately clear the USSR's territory of German occupants and launch an offensive in 1944 to liberate Eastern Europe from Nazis.
⚔️ Early in the morning on November 1, 1943, the units of the 1st Ukrainian Front under the command of Army General Nikolai Vatutin, launched an offensive on Kiev.
The Red Army faced a formidable Wehrmacht troops of up to 500,000 soldiers and officers, equipped with approximately 6,000 cannons and mortars, and over 500 tanks and aircraft.
In certain sectors of Nazi fortification line on the right bank of the Dnieper river – the so-called "Ostwall" – the enemy had installed deep defences ranging from 200 metres to 1.5 (!) kilometres in depth, exploiting captured local villages in rural areas as strongholds.
By November 4, Soviet forces advanced 2-6 kilometres to the north and northwest of Kiev. On November 5, heavy fighting for the city began. The battle continued until the following morning. The fascists, realising their defeat was inevitable, began withdrawing their rear and auxiliary forces westward.
By 4 am on November 6, Kiev was completely liberated by the Red Army.
❗️ Expelling the invaders, victorious Soviet forces entered Kiev left by Nazis almost entirely in ruins. Kreshchatik Street was devastated, even the Dormition Cathedral of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra had not been spared by the enemy. During retreat, the Germans destroyed the Conservatory Hall, the building of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, schools, hospitals.
▪️During the dark times of the occupation, Nazi criminals and their Ukrainian nationalist collaborators carried out a policy of mass terror in Kiev. Before the Great Patriotic War, the city had approximately 900,000 citizens, but at the moment it was liberated, only 180,000 people survived in Kiev. Those who fell victim to the occupation were left beneath the city's ruins, in the mass graves of Babi Yar, where the fascists murdered over 120,000 individuals of various nationalities, primarily Jews, Poles, as well as Soviet POWs and concentration camp detainees.
The victory of the Red Army at the battle for Kiev marked the liberation of one of the largest political, economic, scientific, and cultural centres of the USSR. Hitler's forces suffered yet another major defeat on the Eastern Front, finally and irrevocably losing the strategic initiative.
🎆 In honour of the victory, a salute of 24 volleys from 324 guns was fired in Moscow.
🎖65 units of the Red Army, for their distinguished war merits, were awarded the honourable “Kievsky” title. Almost 17,500 soldiers and officers of the 1st Ukrainian Front received orders and medals.
On May 8, 1965, Kiev received the highest honour in the USSR – the title of Hero City – in recognition of the mass courage and heroism showed by its people in defence of Motherland during the Great Patriotic War.
#Victory79
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💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: It was the West's reaction to the independent policies of Russia and other countries, leading to unlawful and aggressive economic sanctions, that fragmented the globalisation system it had crafted and propelled the regionalisation of global life.
We believe this is a corrective process. It will yield positive effects by ensuring the multipolarity that is increasingly discussed and actively championed by Russia, China, and other BRICS countries, alongside other associations with our participation on the international stage.
In a multipolar world, without a single hegemon but with multiple centres of global development, operations will naturally harmonise through mutual contacts.
BRICS, as a global rather than regional structure, offers an excellent platform for such harmonisation and the establishment of contacts among regional integration associations.
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We believe this is a corrective process. It will yield positive effects by ensuring the multipolarity that is increasingly discussed and actively championed by Russia, China, and other BRICS countries, alongside other associations with our participation on the international stage.
In a multipolar world, without a single hegemon but with multiple centres of global development, operations will naturally harmonise through mutual contacts.
BRICS, as a global rather than regional structure, offers an excellent platform for such harmonisation and the establishment of contacts among regional integration associations.
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Комментарий Посольства в связи с новыми британскими санкциями
💬 Очередное натужное исполнение наскучившего санкционного ритуала Лондоном приурочено к проходящей сегодня в Будапеште встрече «Европейского политического сообщества».
Невнятные меры, принятые на подложных основаниях, позволят британскому руководству недолго покрасоваться перед своими европейскими партнёрами и убедить самих себя в сохранении за страной реноме «лидера», хотя бы на поприще антироссийской кампанейщины.
Звучащие при этом в адрес России обвинения – будь то в контексте выборов в отдельных европейских странах, украинского кризиса или ситуации в государствах Африки – традиционно пронизаны фальшью и лицемерием. Впрочем, ничего иного от британского официоза уже давно ждать не приходится.
❗️ Как известно, именно Британия и её западные единомышленники набили руку на манипулировании зарубежными демократическими процессами в своих корыстных геополитических интересах.
Для этого западники, руководствующиеся отработанными до мелочей «методичками», окормляют широкую сеть подконтрольных им НПО и СМИ, партийно-политических организаций, научно-академических и правозащитных структур, пиар-агентств и прочих «инфлюэнсеров». Чего стоит недавний скандал с активистами британских лейбористов, отправившимися за океан поддержать не только словом, но и делом предвыборную кампанию одного из кандидатов в президенты США.
Масштаб трагических последствий, к которым ведёт подобная социально-политическая инженерия, весь мир увидел на примере Украины, превращённой с помощью прозападных «майданов» в антироссийский таран НАТО.
То же касается и Африки. В ХХ веке во встававших с колен молодых государствах этого континента беззаконие чинили западные наёмники – не без поддержки европейских и американских элит. В новейшую эпоху к дестабилизации ведёт уже официальная политика евроатлантических столиц.
И речь не только о военной интервенции в Ливии, спровоцировавшей взрывной рост угроз безопасности и миграционный кризис во всём регионе. Пагубен сам по себе неоколониальный подход Запада к государствам Африки. В свою очередь, Россия относится к странам этого динамично развивающегося континента с уважением и в духе равноправия.
☝️ Вводимые напоказ и под ложными предлогами ограничительные меры против нашей страны не позволят Лондону замаскировать ответственность за собственные неприглядные действия на всех этих направлениях.
💬 Очередное натужное исполнение наскучившего санкционного ритуала Лондоном приурочено к проходящей сегодня в Будапеште встрече «Европейского политического сообщества».
Невнятные меры, принятые на подложных основаниях, позволят британскому руководству недолго покрасоваться перед своими европейскими партнёрами и убедить самих себя в сохранении за страной реноме «лидера», хотя бы на поприще антироссийской кампанейщины.
Звучащие при этом в адрес России обвинения – будь то в контексте выборов в отдельных европейских странах, украинского кризиса или ситуации в государствах Африки – традиционно пронизаны фальшью и лицемерием. Впрочем, ничего иного от британского официоза уже давно ждать не приходится.
❗️ Как известно, именно Британия и её западные единомышленники набили руку на манипулировании зарубежными демократическими процессами в своих корыстных геополитических интересах.
Для этого западники, руководствующиеся отработанными до мелочей «методичками», окормляют широкую сеть подконтрольных им НПО и СМИ, партийно-политических организаций, научно-академических и правозащитных структур, пиар-агентств и прочих «инфлюэнсеров». Чего стоит недавний скандал с активистами британских лейбористов, отправившимися за океан поддержать не только словом, но и делом предвыборную кампанию одного из кандидатов в президенты США.
Масштаб трагических последствий, к которым ведёт подобная социально-политическая инженерия, весь мир увидел на примере Украины, превращённой с помощью прозападных «майданов» в антироссийский таран НАТО.
То же касается и Африки. В ХХ веке во встававших с колен молодых государствах этого континента беззаконие чинили западные наёмники – не без поддержки европейских и американских элит. В новейшую эпоху к дестабилизации ведёт уже официальная политика евроатлантических столиц.
И речь не только о военной интервенции в Ливии, спровоцировавшей взрывной рост угроз безопасности и миграционный кризис во всём регионе. Пагубен сам по себе неоколониальный подход Запада к государствам Африки. В свою очередь, Россия относится к странам этого динамично развивающегося континента с уважением и в духе равноправия.
☝️ Вводимые напоказ и под ложными предлогами ограничительные меры против нашей страны не позволят Лондону замаскировать ответственность за собственные неприглядные действия на всех этих направлениях.
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Комментарий Посольства в связи с новыми британскими санкциями 💬 Очередное натужное исполнение наскучившего санкционного ритуала Лондоном приурочено к проходящей сегодня в Будапеште встрече «Европейского политического сообщества». Невнятные меры, принятые…
Embassy comment on the latest British sanctions
💬 London's yet another inept rendering of the tedious sanctions ritual was timed to coincide with yesterday's meeting of the European Political Community in Budapest.
The vague measures, based on flimsy grounds, offered the British government a brief moment to grandstand before its European counterparts and reassure itself that the country retains its reputation as "leader", at least in terms of anti-Russian campaigning.
The accusations against Russia – whether in relation to elections in certain European states, the Ukraine crisis, or developments in African countries – are predictably riddled with falsehoods and hypocrisy. Little else can be expected from British officials now.
❗️ It is well known that the UK and its Western associates have honed their skills in manipulating foreign democratic processes to serve their selfish geopolitical interests.
To this end, Western nations, guided by meticulously crafted "playbooks", have funded an extensive network of affiliated NGOs, media outlets, political parties, academic institutions, human rights organisations, PR agencies, and other "influencers". A case in point is the recent scandal involving British Labour activists who crossed the Atlantic to support the campaign of a US presidential candidate, not only in words but in actions.
The whole world has witnessed the tragic outcomes of such social and political engineering, most notably in Ukraine, which through pro-Western "maidans" was reshaped as NATO's anti-Russian battering ram.
The same holds true for Africa. In the 20th century, Western mercenaries, backed by European and American elites, sowed instability and lawlessness in the newly independent nations of the continent in process of rising from their knees. In the modern era, it is the official policy of Euro-Atlantic capitals that leads to destabilisation.
This goes beyond the military intervention in Libya, which has provoked a dramatic surge in security threats and a migration crisis across the region. The West’s neo-colonial approach towards African nations is pernicious in itself. By contrast, Russia treats the countries of this fast-growing continent with respect and in a spirit of equality.
☝️ The restrictive measures against our country, imposed under false pretences and for show, will not allow London to evade responsibility for its own unsavoury actions in all these areas.
💬 London's yet another inept rendering of the tedious sanctions ritual was timed to coincide with yesterday's meeting of the European Political Community in Budapest.
The vague measures, based on flimsy grounds, offered the British government a brief moment to grandstand before its European counterparts and reassure itself that the country retains its reputation as "leader", at least in terms of anti-Russian campaigning.
The accusations against Russia – whether in relation to elections in certain European states, the Ukraine crisis, or developments in African countries – are predictably riddled with falsehoods and hypocrisy. Little else can be expected from British officials now.
❗️ It is well known that the UK and its Western associates have honed their skills in manipulating foreign democratic processes to serve their selfish geopolitical interests.
To this end, Western nations, guided by meticulously crafted "playbooks", have funded an extensive network of affiliated NGOs, media outlets, political parties, academic institutions, human rights organisations, PR agencies, and other "influencers". A case in point is the recent scandal involving British Labour activists who crossed the Atlantic to support the campaign of a US presidential candidate, not only in words but in actions.
The whole world has witnessed the tragic outcomes of such social and political engineering, most notably in Ukraine, which through pro-Western "maidans" was reshaped as NATO's anti-Russian battering ram.
The same holds true for Africa. In the 20th century, Western mercenaries, backed by European and American elites, sowed instability and lawlessness in the newly independent nations of the continent in process of rising from their knees. In the modern era, it is the official policy of Euro-Atlantic capitals that leads to destabilisation.
This goes beyond the military intervention in Libya, which has provoked a dramatic surge in security threats and a migration crisis across the region. The West’s neo-colonial approach towards African nations is pernicious in itself. By contrast, Russia treats the countries of this fast-growing continent with respect and in a spirit of equality.
☝️ The restrictive measures against our country, imposed under false pretences and for show, will not allow London to evade responsibility for its own unsavoury actions in all these areas.
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🎙 Excerpt from President Vladimir Putin's remarks at the plenary session of the 21st annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club (7 November 2024)
💬 The West's calls to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, a nation with the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, reveal the reckless adventurism of certain Western politicians. Such blind faith in their own impunity and exceptionalism could lead to a global catastrophe.
Meanwhile, the former hegemons, who have been accustomed to ruling the world since colonial times, are increasingly astonished that their commands are no longer heeded.
Efforts to cling to their diminishing power through force result only in widespread instability and more tensions, leading to casualties and destruction. However, these efforts fail to achieve the desired outcome of maintaining absolute, unchallenged power. For the march of history cannot be halted.
Instead of recognising the futility of their ambitions and the objective nature of change, certain Western elites seem poised to go to any lengths to thwart the development of a new international system that aligns with the interests of the global majority.
In the recent policies of the United States and its allies, for instance, the principle of "You shall not belong to anyone!" or "You're either with us or against us" has become increasingly evident. Such a formula is very dangerous.
Chaos, a systemic crisis is already escalating in the very nations that attempt to implement such strategies. The pursuit of exclusivity, liberal and globalist messianism and ideological, military, and political monopoly is steadily depleting those countries that pursue these paths, pushing the world towards decline and starkly contradicting the genuine interests of the people in the US and European countries.
☝️ Unlike our counterparts, Russia does not view Western civilisation as an adversary, nor does it pose the question of "us or them". I reiterate: "You're either with us or against us" is not part of our vocabulary. We have no desire to teach anyone or impose our worldview upon anyone.
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💬 The West's calls to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, a nation with the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, reveal the reckless adventurism of certain Western politicians. Such blind faith in their own impunity and exceptionalism could lead to a global catastrophe.
Meanwhile, the former hegemons, who have been accustomed to ruling the world since colonial times, are increasingly astonished that their commands are no longer heeded.
Efforts to cling to their diminishing power through force result only in widespread instability and more tensions, leading to casualties and destruction. However, these efforts fail to achieve the desired outcome of maintaining absolute, unchallenged power. For the march of history cannot be halted.
Instead of recognising the futility of their ambitions and the objective nature of change, certain Western elites seem poised to go to any lengths to thwart the development of a new international system that aligns with the interests of the global majority.
In the recent policies of the United States and its allies, for instance, the principle of "You shall not belong to anyone!" or "You're either with us or against us" has become increasingly evident. Such a formula is very dangerous.
Chaos, a systemic crisis is already escalating in the very nations that attempt to implement such strategies. The pursuit of exclusivity, liberal and globalist messianism and ideological, military, and political monopoly is steadily depleting those countries that pursue these paths, pushing the world towards decline and starkly contradicting the genuine interests of the people in the US and European countries.
☝️ Unlike our counterparts, Russia does not view Western civilisation as an adversary, nor does it pose the question of "us or them". I reiterate: "You're either with us or against us" is not part of our vocabulary. We have no desire to teach anyone or impose our worldview upon anyone.
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🌍🤗 Russia's Sochi is ready for the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, which kicks off tomorrow!
🤝 Meanwhile Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has already been hard at work, holding talks and meetings with 9 heads of delegations of the African nations!
🤝 Meanwhile Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has already been hard at work, holding talks and meetings with 9 heads of delegations of the African nations!
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🎙 Highlights from President Vladimir Putin's speech at the plenary session of the 21st annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi.
• The peril lies in the imposition of totalitarian ideologies and making them the norm, as exemplified by the current state of Western liberalism. This modern Western liberalism, in my view, has degenerated into extreme intolerance and aggression towards any alternative or sovereign and independent thought. Today, it even seeks to justify neo-Nazism, terrorism, racism, and even the mass genocide of civilians.
• The West made an unprecedented attempt to banish Russia from global affairs and from the international economic and political systems. The number of sanctions and punitive measures applied against our country has no analogues in history. Our opponents assumed that they would inflict a crushing defeat, dealing a knockout blow to Russia from which it would never recover. There is no need to remind you of what really happened.
❗️ The truth is the world needs Russia, and no decisions made by any individuals in Washington or Brussels who believe others should take their orders can change this.
• By distorting the results of the Cold War to suit their interests and reshaping the world according to their ideas, the West displayed flagrant and unprecedented geopolitical greed. These are the real origins of the conflicts in our historical era, beginning with the tragedies in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, and now Ukraine and the Middle East.
• Today we are witnessing a conflict between the overwhelming majority of the global population, which wants to live and develop in an interconnected world with a great deal of opportunities, and the global minority, whose only concern, as I have said, is the preservation of its domination.
• The bloc policy and the legacy of the Cold War colonial era run contrary to the essence of the new international system, which is open and flexible. There is only one bloc in the world that is held together by the so-called obligations and strict ideological dogmas and cliches. It is NATO, which continues expansion to Eastern Europe and is now trying to spread its approaches to other parts of the world.
• Our country has never been the one to initiate the use of force: we are forced to do that only when it becomes clear that our opponent is acting aggressively and is not willing to listen to any type of argument. And whenever necessary, we will take any measure we need to protect Russia and all its citizens.
• Once again some have come to believe that the world would be better off without Russia. They think that this would make the world more obedient and pliant. However, Russia stopped those aspiring to global dominance in their tracks many times over, no matter who it was. <...> Russia’s very existence guarantees that the world will retain its diversity and complexity, which is the key to successful development.
☝️ Everyone should be clear that putting pressure on us is useless, but we are always prepared to sit down and talk based on consideration of our mutual legitimate interests in their entirety. This is something that we urge all international dialogue members to do.
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• The peril lies in the imposition of totalitarian ideologies and making them the norm, as exemplified by the current state of Western liberalism. This modern Western liberalism, in my view, has degenerated into extreme intolerance and aggression towards any alternative or sovereign and independent thought. Today, it even seeks to justify neo-Nazism, terrorism, racism, and even the mass genocide of civilians.
• The West made an unprecedented attempt to banish Russia from global affairs and from the international economic and political systems. The number of sanctions and punitive measures applied against our country has no analogues in history. Our opponents assumed that they would inflict a crushing defeat, dealing a knockout blow to Russia from which it would never recover. There is no need to remind you of what really happened.
❗️ The truth is the world needs Russia, and no decisions made by any individuals in Washington or Brussels who believe others should take their orders can change this.
• By distorting the results of the Cold War to suit their interests and reshaping the world according to their ideas, the West displayed flagrant and unprecedented geopolitical greed. These are the real origins of the conflicts in our historical era, beginning with the tragedies in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, and now Ukraine and the Middle East.
• Today we are witnessing a conflict between the overwhelming majority of the global population, which wants to live and develop in an interconnected world with a great deal of opportunities, and the global minority, whose only concern, as I have said, is the preservation of its domination.
• The bloc policy and the legacy of the Cold War colonial era run contrary to the essence of the new international system, which is open and flexible. There is only one bloc in the world that is held together by the so-called obligations and strict ideological dogmas and cliches. It is NATO, which continues expansion to Eastern Europe and is now trying to spread its approaches to other parts of the world.
• Our country has never been the one to initiate the use of force: we are forced to do that only when it becomes clear that our opponent is acting aggressively and is not willing to listen to any type of argument. And whenever necessary, we will take any measure we need to protect Russia and all its citizens.
• Once again some have come to believe that the world would be better off without Russia. They think that this would make the world more obedient and pliant. However, Russia stopped those aspiring to global dominance in their tracks many times over, no matter who it was. <...> Russia’s very existence guarantees that the world will retain its diversity and complexity, which is the key to successful development.
☝️ Everyone should be clear that putting pressure on us is useless, but we are always prepared to sit down and talk based on consideration of our mutual legitimate interests in their entirety. This is something that we urge all international dialogue members to do.
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🕯 We will always remember the British, Soviet and other Allied participants of World War II Arctic Convoys.
In Russia their sacrifice and heroism in battling the enemy and the elements are commemorated in many ways.
Recently, a new exhibition was launched in St Petersburg by the Northern Convoys International Centre Foundation. One section is dedicated specifically to British sailors and pilots who took part in the perilous runs and protected them.
Memorial services are regularly held by local communities and authorities at memorials in Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and St Petersburg.
Here, in the United Kingdom, Russian diplomats are laying wreaths at the Arctic Convoys memorials on the shores of Loch Ewe and Scapa Flow. This is an honour and privilege.
#WeRemember
In Russia their sacrifice and heroism in battling the enemy and the elements are commemorated in many ways.
Recently, a new exhibition was launched in St Petersburg by the Northern Convoys International Centre Foundation. One section is dedicated specifically to British sailors and pilots who took part in the perilous runs and protected them.
Memorial services are regularly held by local communities and authorities at memorials in Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and St Petersburg.
Here, in the United Kingdom, Russian diplomats are laying wreaths at the Arctic Convoys memorials on the shores of Loch Ewe and Scapa Flow. This is an honour and privilege.
#WeRemember
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📑 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has compiled and issued a Report regarding the Situation with the Glorification of Nazism and the Spread of Neo-Nazism and Other Practices That Contribute to Fuelling Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
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The report continues the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to draw attention to the manifestations of various forms of glorification of the Nazi movement, neo-Nazism, racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in foreign countries.
The document reflects the line of Western countries aimed at fomenting rabid Russophobia. which has become one of the "manifestations" of their support for Ukraine against the background <...> Considerable attention is also paid to the actions of certain States, primarily the Baltic States, Poland and Ukraine, which <...> actively continue to destroy on their territory the entire array of Soviet and Russian, and often their own, memorial heritage and step up their activities to falsify the history of World War II.
🔻 The West is openly and unceremoniously changing historical concepts – from equating the Nazi regime with the "totalitarian" Soviet one to attempting to place all responsibility for the war on the Soviet Union and declare it "a criminal worse than the Third Reich".
🔻 The meaning and, most importantly, the essence of the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the trial and punishment of major war criminals of the European Axis countries (the Nuremberg Tribunal) is being deliberately blurred.
🔻 The political elites of the overwhelming majority of European and North American "democratic" states are trying their best to conceal from the international community, including their own citizens, the Nazi essence of the policy of the Kiev and similar regimes.
The absolute majority of members of the international community share Russia's approaches to the glorification of Nazism and the justification of racism.
In 2023, the Russian resolution was supported by the majority of the world's countries – 1️⃣1️⃣8️⃣. 49 delegations voted against it, including the United States and Ukraine, as well as EU member states.
The manifestations of racial discrimination and glorification of Nazism pose a direct threat to the fundamental values of true democracy and human rights and a serious challenge to international and regional security and stability. <...>
☝️ Russia, together with like-minded countries, does not intend to tolerate such racist and neo-colonial approaches and will oppose them in every possible way.
Read in full (pdf)
The report continues the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to draw attention to the manifestations of various forms of glorification of the Nazi movement, neo-Nazism, racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in foreign countries.
The document reflects the line of Western countries aimed at fomenting rabid Russophobia. which has become one of the "manifestations" of their support for Ukraine against the background <...> Considerable attention is also paid to the actions of certain States, primarily the Baltic States, Poland and Ukraine, which <...> actively continue to destroy on their territory the entire array of Soviet and Russian, and often their own, memorial heritage and step up their activities to falsify the history of World War II.
🔻 The West is openly and unceremoniously changing historical concepts – from equating the Nazi regime with the "totalitarian" Soviet one to attempting to place all responsibility for the war on the Soviet Union and declare it "a criminal worse than the Third Reich".
🔻 The meaning and, most importantly, the essence of the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the trial and punishment of major war criminals of the European Axis countries (the Nuremberg Tribunal) is being deliberately blurred.
🔻 The political elites of the overwhelming majority of European and North American "democratic" states are trying their best to conceal from the international community, including their own citizens, the Nazi essence of the policy of the Kiev and similar regimes.
The absolute majority of members of the international community share Russia's approaches to the glorification of Nazism and the justification of racism.
In 2023, the Russian resolution was supported by the majority of the world's countries – 1️⃣1️⃣8️⃣. 49 delegations voted against it, including the United States and Ukraine, as well as EU member states.
The manifestations of racial discrimination and glorification of Nazism pose a direct threat to the fundamental values of true democracy and human rights and a serious challenge to international and regional security and stability. <...>
☝️ Russia, together with like-minded countries, does not intend to tolerate such racist and neo-colonial approaches and will oppose them in every possible way.
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Russian Embassy to the UK
🎙 Highlights from President Vladimir Putin's speech at the plenary session of the 21st annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi. • The peril lies in the imposition of totalitarian ideologies and making them the norm, as exemplified…
💬 President Vladimir Putin: If neutrality is not achieved, it is difficult to imagine any kind of good neighbourly relations between Russia and Ukraine.
Why? Because without neutrality, Ukraine will continue to be used as a tool in foreign hands, working against the interests of the Russian Federation. This would prevent the creation of the basic conditions needed to normalise relations, and the situation will become unpredictable. We would very much like to avoid that.
On the contrary, we are committed to creating conditions for a long-term resolution, so that Ukraine can ultimately become an independent, sovereign state – not a tool in the hands of third countries that is used for their interests. <...>
We are ready for peace talks, but not on the basis of ever-changing demands that shift from month to month. We are ready to negotiate based on current realities and the agreements reached in Istanbul – grounded in today’s reality.
☝️ But this is not about a temporary truce for half an hour or six months to allow them to stock up on ammunition. It is about creating favourable conditions for restoring future relations and cooperation between two nations that are undoubtedly brotherly, no matter how strained things are by today’s rhetoric and the tragic events between Russia and Ukraine.
So our position is clear and consistent. We will continue to act and move in this direction.
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Why? Because without neutrality, Ukraine will continue to be used as a tool in foreign hands, working against the interests of the Russian Federation. This would prevent the creation of the basic conditions needed to normalise relations, and the situation will become unpredictable. We would very much like to avoid that.
On the contrary, we are committed to creating conditions for a long-term resolution, so that Ukraine can ultimately become an independent, sovereign state – not a tool in the hands of third countries that is used for their interests. <...>
We are ready for peace talks, but not on the basis of ever-changing demands that shift from month to month. We are ready to negotiate based on current realities and the agreements reached in Istanbul – grounded in today’s reality.
☝️ But this is not about a temporary truce for half an hour or six months to allow them to stock up on ammunition. It is about creating favourable conditions for restoring future relations and cooperation between two nations that are undoubtedly brotherly, no matter how strained things are by today’s rhetoric and the tragic events between Russia and Ukraine.
So our position is clear and consistent. We will continue to act and move in this direction.
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Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🗓 On November 9-10, Sochi hosted the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum at Sirius University.
Instituted by a decision of the Second Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg in July 2023, this new dialogue format is called on to become a certain coordinating mechanism for implementing objectives set by the heads of state and government.
Along with heads of foreign ministries and executive structures of integration associations, the event brought together sectoral ministers as well as representatives of parliamentary, public, academic and business circles of Russia and African countries, with over 1,500 people attended the event.
🌐 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a plenary session, the conference’s high-priority event that involved 54 heads of official delegations from African states and regional integration associations. At the beginning of the plenary session, they read out greetings from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Chair of the African Union – President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.
The Ministers coordinated their positions on key issues of the international agenda as well as the Russian-African agenda, prioritising the implementation of the Action Plan of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum for 2023-2026. Also, they specified and coordinated long-term guidelines for expanding mutual collaboration still further.
📄 Four joint statements formalised common approaches towards addressing global problems and expanding cooperation with a focus on quality preparations for the Third Russia-Africa Summit:
👉 political statement,
👉 on international information security,
👉 on counter-terrorism measures,
👉 on peaceful use of outer space.
The conference’s packed business programme, including 20 panel sessions and specialised events, provided an additional impetus for diverse mutually beneficial cooperation. Experts and high-ranking guests discussed various high-priority issues in great detail, including food security and collaboration in the agro-industrial sector, training specialists for the real economy, geological prospecting, digitalisation, and cooperation in education, healthcare and youth policy. Representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission and various African associations discussed mutual integration issues.
Elaborating on the provisions of the Declaration of the Second Russia-Africa Summit, the sides held specialised meetings on international information security, counter-terrorism efforts, and the prevention of an arms race in outer space. Representatives of Russian and African media outlets took part in an event on measures to combat the manifestations of neo-colonialism.
🤝 Sergey Lavrov met separately with a majority of African delegations on the sidelines of the conference.
✍️ The Officials signed an extensive package of memorandums and agreements between Russia and a number of African states.
#RussiaAfrica
Instituted by a decision of the Second Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg in July 2023, this new dialogue format is called on to become a certain coordinating mechanism for implementing objectives set by the heads of state and government.
Along with heads of foreign ministries and executive structures of integration associations, the event brought together sectoral ministers as well as representatives of parliamentary, public, academic and business circles of Russia and African countries, with over 1,500 people attended the event.
🌐 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a plenary session, the conference’s high-priority event that involved 54 heads of official delegations from African states and regional integration associations. At the beginning of the plenary session, they read out greetings from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Chair of the African Union – President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.
The Ministers coordinated their positions on key issues of the international agenda as well as the Russian-African agenda, prioritising the implementation of the Action Plan of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum for 2023-2026. Also, they specified and coordinated long-term guidelines for expanding mutual collaboration still further.
📄 Four joint statements formalised common approaches towards addressing global problems and expanding cooperation with a focus on quality preparations for the Third Russia-Africa Summit:
👉 political statement,
👉 on international information security,
👉 on counter-terrorism measures,
👉 on peaceful use of outer space.
The conference’s packed business programme, including 20 panel sessions and specialised events, provided an additional impetus for diverse mutually beneficial cooperation. Experts and high-ranking guests discussed various high-priority issues in great detail, including food security and collaboration in the agro-industrial sector, training specialists for the real economy, geological prospecting, digitalisation, and cooperation in education, healthcare and youth policy. Representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission and various African associations discussed mutual integration issues.
Elaborating on the provisions of the Declaration of the Second Russia-Africa Summit, the sides held specialised meetings on international information security, counter-terrorism efforts, and the prevention of an arms race in outer space. Representatives of Russian and African media outlets took part in an event on measures to combat the manifestations of neo-colonialism.
🤝 Sergey Lavrov met separately with a majority of African delegations on the sidelines of the conference.
✍️ The Officials signed an extensive package of memorandums and agreements between Russia and a number of African states.
#RussiaAfrica
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💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: The West's aim is straightforward: to obstruct the rise of any potential competitors.
The West can seize upon any pretext for its aggressive actions and sanction wars, be it the special military operation or the manoeuvres conducted by China in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.
The West employs any justification to attempt to penalise a nation that emerges as a genuine competitor.
China has indeed become such a competitor in the economic sphere, surpassing the United States in the efficiency of its foreign economic activities. Moreover, it is excelling on the "pitch" that the US itself established under the banner of globalisation, where American-set rules are still in play. However, these rules are increasingly being altered retroactively by the US.
They have obstructed the functioning of the WTO because should the plethora of disputes raised by China be adjudicated, the outcomes would unequivocally favour China.
Washington has also stalled the IMF reform and continues to deny the BRICS nations and other countries of the Global South and East a greater voting power that reflects their true economic weight on the global stage. Instead, the Americans unjustly retain their 17.4 percent quota, thereby preserving their veto power.
In other domains, such as security and nuclear deterrence, Russia stands as a formidable competitor to the US on the international stage. Moreover, it is a competitor to Washington in matters of justice and adherence to international law. We advocate strict compliance with the UN Charter, whereas Washington insists that everyone adhere to a "rules-based world order." <...>
☝️ This injustice, the West’s obsession with keeping its slipping dominance intact by any means while turning a blind eye to the unconscionable crimes committed by the Kiev regime, is becoming increasingly clear. The Global Majority sympathises with justice and international law.
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The West can seize upon any pretext for its aggressive actions and sanction wars, be it the special military operation or the manoeuvres conducted by China in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.
The West employs any justification to attempt to penalise a nation that emerges as a genuine competitor.
China has indeed become such a competitor in the economic sphere, surpassing the United States in the efficiency of its foreign economic activities. Moreover, it is excelling on the "pitch" that the US itself established under the banner of globalisation, where American-set rules are still in play. However, these rules are increasingly being altered retroactively by the US.
They have obstructed the functioning of the WTO because should the plethora of disputes raised by China be adjudicated, the outcomes would unequivocally favour China.
Washington has also stalled the IMF reform and continues to deny the BRICS nations and other countries of the Global South and East a greater voting power that reflects their true economic weight on the global stage. Instead, the Americans unjustly retain their 17.4 percent quota, thereby preserving their veto power.
In other domains, such as security and nuclear deterrence, Russia stands as a formidable competitor to the US on the international stage. Moreover, it is a competitor to Washington in matters of justice and adherence to international law. We advocate strict compliance with the UN Charter, whereas Washington insists that everyone adhere to a "rules-based world order." <...>
☝️ This injustice, the West’s obsession with keeping its slipping dominance intact by any means while turning a blind eye to the unconscionable crimes committed by the Kiev regime, is becoming increasingly clear. The Global Majority sympathises with justice and international law.
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📄 On 11 November the UN General Assembly Third Committee approved by a large majority the resolution "Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance".
The document, co-authored by Russia, condemns trends that are cause for concern in many countries around the world, including in the United Kingdom.
Among them are the rise of skinhead groups, racist and xenophobic violence, antisemitism, Holocaust denial and Islamophobia. The importance of commemorating victims of slavery and slave trade is also acknowledged.
The vote, symbolically, took place on Armistice Day. Yet, the UK delegation voted against the resolution.
Given the many sacrifices of the British people in the defeat of Nazism in 1945, as well as the clear stance taken by the UK Government against recent manifestations of far-right extremism, this is bewildering.
A grim, yet legitimate question is whether London’s decisions on such profound issues are now driven by fleeting considerations of geopolitical expediency rather than basic principles of human morality.
❓ Can the UK Government still tell right from wrong?
The document, co-authored by Russia, condemns trends that are cause for concern in many countries around the world, including in the United Kingdom.
Among them are the rise of skinhead groups, racist and xenophobic violence, antisemitism, Holocaust denial and Islamophobia. The importance of commemorating victims of slavery and slave trade is also acknowledged.
The vote, symbolically, took place on Armistice Day. Yet, the UK delegation voted against the resolution.
Given the many sacrifices of the British people in the defeat of Nazism in 1945, as well as the clear stance taken by the UK Government against recent manifestations of far-right extremism, this is bewildering.
A grim, yet legitimate question is whether London’s decisions on such profound issues are now driven by fleeting considerations of geopolitical expediency rather than basic principles of human morality.
❓ Can the UK Government still tell right from wrong?
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💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: The West is using an unprecedented disinformation campaign as an integral part of the hybrid war it is waging against Russia and all independent states.
Digital tools enable the perpetrators to falsify history, demonise opponents, substitute concepts and manipulate facts in various ways.
On the one hand, information has never been so accessible; on the other hand, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between truth and lies.
To effectively respond to this challenge, states that reject aggressive and malicious interference in the international and national information landscape must combine their efforts.
It is important to bolster technological sovereignty while ensuring that the current algorithms for using the internet cannot be manipulated from the outside.
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Digital tools enable the perpetrators to falsify history, demonise opponents, substitute concepts and manipulate facts in various ways.
On the one hand, information has never been so accessible; on the other hand, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between truth and lies.
To effectively respond to this challenge, states that reject aggressive and malicious interference in the international and national information landscape must combine their efforts.
It is important to bolster technological sovereignty while ensuring that the current algorithms for using the internet cannot be manipulated from the outside.
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🎙 Excerpt from Russian MFA Spox Maria Zakharova's weekly briefing on topical foreign policy issues (13 November 2024)
White Helmets' "work" in Syria
💬 The West refers to the White Helmets as a humanitarian organisation, while it is essentially part and parcel of the US intelligence agencies serving them as a vehicle for their overseas operations, including criminal activity.
On October 25, 2024, the UK Foreign Office marked the tenth anniversary of the White Helmets NGO by issuing a lengthy statement commending this entity.
This is happening after everything the White Helmets did in Syria. They used the suffering of the people of Syria as a cheap, albeit bloody, publicity stunt and made working with terrorists their hallmark.
🤦 London is not even trying to conceal its support for these undercover fighters and has commended the "tremendous efforts and courage" of this "humanitarian organisation".
Every time there was a staged provocation involving chemical weapons in Syria, including the tragic incident in Douma, the White Helmets coordinated them in advance and in a proactive manner with British intelligence. In their efforts, they target their domestic audience, as well as the international information space. <...>
Unfortunately, the White Helmets still engage in subversive activity in Syria while benefiting from their sponsors, primarily the British and American taxpayers.
The UK has not stopped sponsoring this organisation even after its curators decided to get rid of its leader, former British Army officer James Le Mesurier. He became an inconvenience for them and died under mysterious circumstances.
According to official records alone, in 2022−2023, London allocated almost £3 million pounds to the White Helmets, and it is anybody's guess how much they received in unreported cash or through informal channels.
❌ The White Helmets remain a major destabilising factor in Syria. Their removal from Syrian territory, cessation of their activities and exposure of their past crimes are essential for achieving stability in Syria, a country that has suffered so much, and in the region as a whole.
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White Helmets' "work" in Syria
💬 The West refers to the White Helmets as a humanitarian organisation, while it is essentially part and parcel of the US intelligence agencies serving them as a vehicle for their overseas operations, including criminal activity.
On October 25, 2024, the UK Foreign Office marked the tenth anniversary of the White Helmets NGO by issuing a lengthy statement commending this entity.
This is happening after everything the White Helmets did in Syria. They used the suffering of the people of Syria as a cheap, albeit bloody, publicity stunt and made working with terrorists their hallmark.
🤦 London is not even trying to conceal its support for these undercover fighters and has commended the "tremendous efforts and courage" of this "humanitarian organisation".
Every time there was a staged provocation involving chemical weapons in Syria, including the tragic incident in Douma, the White Helmets coordinated them in advance and in a proactive manner with British intelligence. In their efforts, they target their domestic audience, as well as the international information space. <...>
Unfortunately, the White Helmets still engage in subversive activity in Syria while benefiting from their sponsors, primarily the British and American taxpayers.
The UK has not stopped sponsoring this organisation even after its curators decided to get rid of its leader, former British Army officer James Le Mesurier. He became an inconvenience for them and died under mysterious circumstances.
According to official records alone, in 2022−2023, London allocated almost £3 million pounds to the White Helmets, and it is anybody's guess how much they received in unreported cash or through informal channels.
❌ The White Helmets remain a major destabilising factor in Syria. Their removal from Syrian territory, cessation of their activities and exposure of their past crimes are essential for achieving stability in Syria, a country that has suffered so much, and in the region as a whole.
Read in full
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