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#JournalistsSolidarityDay
📆 September 8 marks the International Day of Solidarity of Journalists, established in 1958 in memory of Czech correspondent and anti-fascist writer Julius Fučík, executed by the Nazis in 1943 during #WWII.
The day was designed to serve as a symbol of solidarity and mutual support within the global journalist community, and also as a reminder about the dangers and risks, including threats to health and life, which media representatives have to confront in the line of their duty. It was sincerely believed that such tragedies would never happen again.
Unfortunately, the further course of history failed these hopes.
In many countries, including those that consider themselves to be democracies, honest performance of one’s professional duty and loyalty to one’s beliefs may still be seen as a reason to persecute journalists, to introduce punitive censorship, and even to use outright violence.
The far from complete list of repressions against Russia's media outlets and journalists can be found here — 👉 Foreign reprisals against Russian journalists and media.
The targeted murders of Russian journalists and military correspondents by militants of the Kiev regime twisted and mocked the ideals of this International Day. German Nazis have been replaced by Banderites, and Julius Fučík’s fate has been repeated by tens of Russian journalists killed or wounded by the Kiev regime criminals.
Amid the fierce campaign that a number of countries have launched to purge their media space from all points of view that differ from the officially approved ones, the deliberate inaction of the competent international bodies such as of UNESCO, the UN OHCHR, and the OSCE (they are, in fact, condoning injustice and lawlessness with their politically biased silence) is outrageous.
Equally upsetting is the lack of unity within the journalistic community. Many Western media workers and their professional associations and unions, as well as NGOs allegedly protecting human rights, have chosen, for reasons of loyalty to their countries’ authorities, to turn a blind eye to, or even support publicly, the reprisals against their colleagues
👉 All of this betrays the spirit of unity and solidarity that was the foundation of the International Day.
Despite everything, we congratulate all correspondents, editors, photo and video operators and other media industry workers who remain faithful to the ideals of journalistic solidarity, who are always ready to help their colleagues in times of need, even if their opinions differ.
For our part, we will continue to defend journalists’ right to perform their duty honestly anywhere in the world.
📆 September 8 marks the International Day of Solidarity of Journalists, established in 1958 in memory of Czech correspondent and anti-fascist writer Julius Fučík, executed by the Nazis in 1943 during #WWII.
The day was designed to serve as a symbol of solidarity and mutual support within the global journalist community, and also as a reminder about the dangers and risks, including threats to health and life, which media representatives have to confront in the line of their duty. It was sincerely believed that such tragedies would never happen again.
Unfortunately, the further course of history failed these hopes.
In many countries, including those that consider themselves to be democracies, honest performance of one’s professional duty and loyalty to one’s beliefs may still be seen as a reason to persecute journalists, to introduce punitive censorship, and even to use outright violence.
The far from complete list of repressions against Russia's media outlets and journalists can be found here — 👉 Foreign reprisals against Russian journalists and media.
The targeted murders of Russian journalists and military correspondents by militants of the Kiev regime twisted and mocked the ideals of this International Day. German Nazis have been replaced by Banderites, and Julius Fučík’s fate has been repeated by tens of Russian journalists killed or wounded by the Kiev regime criminals.
Amid the fierce campaign that a number of countries have launched to purge their media space from all points of view that differ from the officially approved ones, the deliberate inaction of the competent international bodies such as of UNESCO, the UN OHCHR, and the OSCE (they are, in fact, condoning injustice and lawlessness with their politically biased silence) is outrageous.
Equally upsetting is the lack of unity within the journalistic community. Many Western media workers and their professional associations and unions, as well as NGOs allegedly protecting human rights, have chosen, for reasons of loyalty to their countries’ authorities, to turn a blind eye to, or even support publicly, the reprisals against their colleagues
👉 All of this betrays the spirit of unity and solidarity that was the foundation of the International Day.
Despite everything, we congratulate all correspondents, editors, photo and video operators and other media industry workers who remain faithful to the ideals of journalistic solidarity, who are always ready to help their colleagues in times of need, even if their opinions differ.
For our part, we will continue to defend journalists’ right to perform their duty honestly anywhere in the world.
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🎙 Key takeaways from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to questions during a meeting with students and faculty at MGIMO (Moscow, 8 September)
• When our former Western partners regain their senses and wish to return to Russia to work here again, we shall not turn them away. But we shall consider under what conditions such cooperation may resume, taking into account that by abruptly departing at the command of their political leaders they have demonstrated their unreliability.
• We have no desire to build any walls. We seek fair cooperation. And if our partners are prepared to engage on an equal and mutually respectful basis, we are ready for dialogue with all.
• For many years, the West has poured billions of dollars into Ukraine to create a regime wholly obedient to it: one that would not decline NATO membership and that would remain subordinate to Western structures.
• History shows that Western colleagues easily renounce what they have underwritten, be it a commitment not to expand NATO or respect for human rights, which the Europeans, along with the Ukrainian regime, are simply destroying and annihilating in the context of their support for the Kiev regime.
• There is no other country in the world that would ban a language [except Ukraine]. In Israel, you can speak Arabic and Hebrew has never been banned in the Palestinian territories or the Arab countries.
• The imposition of sanctions goes entirely against the principles on which the international monetary and financial system, as well as the global trading system, were constructed over decades, at the initiative of the West.
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• When our former Western partners regain their senses and wish to return to Russia to work here again, we shall not turn them away. But we shall consider under what conditions such cooperation may resume, taking into account that by abruptly departing at the command of their political leaders they have demonstrated their unreliability.
• We have no desire to build any walls. We seek fair cooperation. And if our partners are prepared to engage on an equal and mutually respectful basis, we are ready for dialogue with all.
• For many years, the West has poured billions of dollars into Ukraine to create a regime wholly obedient to it: one that would not decline NATO membership and that would remain subordinate to Western structures.
• History shows that Western colleagues easily renounce what they have underwritten, be it a commitment not to expand NATO or respect for human rights, which the Europeans, along with the Ukrainian regime, are simply destroying and annihilating in the context of their support for the Kiev regime.
• There is no other country in the world that would ban a language [except Ukraine]. In Israel, you can speak Arabic and Hebrew has never been banned in the Palestinian territories or the Arab countries.
• The imposition of sanctions goes entirely against the principles on which the international monetary and financial system, as well as the global trading system, were constructed over decades, at the initiative of the West.
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Russian Foreign Ministry:
⚡️ On 9 September, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on buildings in a residential district of Doha, the capital of Qatar, targeting senior leaders of the Palestinian movement Hamas. According to available information, six people were killed in the attack, including a Qatar Interior Ministry employee, and several others were injured.
Russia regards these actions as a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter, an encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent state and a step that risks further escalation and destabilisation in the Middle East.
Such methods of dealing with those whom Israel considers to be its enemies and opponents deserve the strongest condemnation.
At the same time, the missile strike on Qatar — a country playing a key mediating role in indirect talks between Hamas and the Israeli leadership on ending the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza and securing the release of captives — can only be seen as an attempt to undermine international efforts to find a peaceful solution.
❗️ In this regard, Moscow once again calls on all parties involved to act responsibly and to refrain from actions that could further deteriorate the situation in the Palestinian–Israeli conflict zone and hinder the search for a political settlement. Russia reaffirms its principled and consistent position on the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
We firmly believe that a comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian question, on the well-established international legal basis, is the only viable way forward.
⚡️ On 9 September, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on buildings in a residential district of Doha, the capital of Qatar, targeting senior leaders of the Palestinian movement Hamas. According to available information, six people were killed in the attack, including a Qatar Interior Ministry employee, and several others were injured.
Russia regards these actions as a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter, an encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent state and a step that risks further escalation and destabilisation in the Middle East.
Such methods of dealing with those whom Israel considers to be its enemies and opponents deserve the strongest condemnation.
At the same time, the missile strike on Qatar — a country playing a key mediating role in indirect talks between Hamas and the Israeli leadership on ending the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza and securing the release of captives — can only be seen as an attempt to undermine international efforts to find a peaceful solution.
❗️ In this regard, Moscow once again calls on all parties involved to act responsibly and to refrain from actions that could further deteriorate the situation in the Palestinian–Israeli conflict zone and hinder the search for a political settlement. Russia reaffirms its principled and consistent position on the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
We firmly believe that a comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian question, on the well-established international legal basis, is the only viable way forward.
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Russian Foreign Ministry on Poland’s accusations of Russia:
💬 In light of the accusations levelled at Russia regarding the alleged intentional violation of Polish airspace by Russian UAVs during last night's precision strike on the Kiev regime's military infrastructure, we would like to draw attention to a statement released by Russia's Defence Ministry on 10 September.
The Defence Ministry has unequivocally reaffirmed that the strike did not include any targets in Polish territory, and that the range of the drones that struck Ukrainian defence industry facilities — which Warsaw claims entered Poland's airspace — is below 700 kilometres. These facts dispel the myths that Poland is again spreading to exacerbate the Ukrainian crisis.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had to confirm this. Speaking after a meeting of the NATO Council under Article 4 of the NATO Treaty, which was convened at Poland's request, he failed to provide any answer regarding any proof of "intent" behind the "incident". He only said that "a full assessment is ongoing".
☝️ Despite the obvious inconsistency of Warsaw's allegations and in an effort to clarify the incident for all interested parties and prevent further escalation, the Russian Defence Ministry has offered to hold consultations with the Polish Defence Ministry on this issue. The Russian Foreign Ministry is ready to contribute to these efforts.
💬 In light of the accusations levelled at Russia regarding the alleged intentional violation of Polish airspace by Russian UAVs during last night's precision strike on the Kiev regime's military infrastructure, we would like to draw attention to a statement released by Russia's Defence Ministry on 10 September.
The Defence Ministry has unequivocally reaffirmed that the strike did not include any targets in Polish territory, and that the range of the drones that struck Ukrainian defence industry facilities — which Warsaw claims entered Poland's airspace — is below 700 kilometres. These facts dispel the myths that Poland is again spreading to exacerbate the Ukrainian crisis.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had to confirm this. Speaking after a meeting of the NATO Council under Article 4 of the NATO Treaty, which was convened at Poland's request, he failed to provide any answer regarding any proof of "intent" behind the "incident". He only said that "a full assessment is ongoing".
☝️ Despite the obvious inconsistency of Warsaw's allegations and in an effort to clarify the incident for all interested parties and prevent further escalation, the Russian Defence Ministry has offered to hold consultations with the Polish Defence Ministry on this issue. The Russian Foreign Ministry is ready to contribute to these efforts.
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🎉 Today Moscow marks its City Day – a tribute to one of the world's great capitals that has been reinventing itself for nearly nine centuries.
First mentioned in the chronicles of 1147, the city grew from a modest wooden outpost on the banks of the Moskva River into the beating heart of Russia. It has withstood fires, invasions, revolutions and wars – each leaving a mark on the skyline, from the fairy-tale domes of St Basil's Cathedral and iconic Kremlin walls to the grand Stalinist skyscrapers and today's shimmering glass towers of Moscow City. Monumental, yet ever-changing.
Modern Moscow is a city of contrasts — gilded churches beside avant-garde art galleries, leafy boulevards unfolding into vast squares, and a metro where stations resemble underground palaces. Home to over 13 million people, it remains one of the great crossroads of Europe and Asia, where history and ambition walk side by side.
Happy birthday, dear Moscow!
First mentioned in the chronicles of 1147, the city grew from a modest wooden outpost on the banks of the Moskva River into the beating heart of Russia. It has withstood fires, invasions, revolutions and wars – each leaving a mark on the skyline, from the fairy-tale domes of St Basil's Cathedral and iconic Kremlin walls to the grand Stalinist skyscrapers and today's shimmering glass towers of Moscow City. Monumental, yet ever-changing.
Modern Moscow is a city of contrasts — gilded churches beside avant-garde art galleries, leafy boulevards unfolding into vast squares, and a metro where stations resemble underground palaces. Home to over 13 million people, it remains one of the great crossroads of Europe and Asia, where history and ambition walk side by side.
Happy birthday, dear Moscow!
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#Intervision
🎤 On September 20, the final of the international music contest "Intervision" will take place at the Live Arena venue.
Artists from over 20 countries will participate, including states from #BRICS, #CIS, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
A video adress to the contest participants was sent by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
🔊 The participants’ musical tracks are available to listen to👇
🇷🇺 Russia — SHAMAN, “Straight to the Heart” (VK)
🇧🇾 Belarus — Nastya Kravchenko, “Moth” (VK)
🇧🇷 Brazil — Luciano Calazans & Thais Nader, “Popcorn with Love” (VK)
🇨🇳 China — Wang Xi, “天边” (VK)
🇨🇴 Colombia — Nidia Góngora, “En Los Manglares” (VK)
🇨🇺 Cuba — Zulema Iglesias Salazar, “Guaguancó” (VK)
🇪🇬 Egypt — Mustafa Saad, “Ben elbanat” (VK)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — AMRE, “Steppe Light” (VK)
🇰🇪 Kenya — Sanaipei Tande, “Flavour” (VK)
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan — The Nomad Trio, “Jalgiz saga” (VK)
🇲🇬 Madagascar — Denise & D-Lain, “Tiako Hanjeky” (VK)
🇶🇦 Qatar — Dana Al Meer, “Huwa Dha Anta” (VK)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — Zena Emad, “Mojrd Ham” (VK)
🇷🇸 Serbia — Slobodan Trkulja, “Three Little Roses” (VK)
🇿🇦 South Africa — Mzansi Jikelele, “Home” (VK)
🇹🇯 Tajikistan — Farrukh Hasanov, “Burn!” (VK)
🇺🇸 USA — Brandon Howard, “We Are Champions” (VK)
🇻🇪 Venezuela — Omar Acedo, “La Fiesta de la Paz” (VK)
🇻🇳 Vietnam — Duc Phuc, “Phù Đổng Thiên Vương” (VK)
👉 Competition Website
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📆 Reminder: Press conference on the preparation and holding of the international music contest "Intervision" will be held at 11 am on September 16, at the Reception House of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spiridonovka St., 17).
Participants: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Head of the Organizing Committee of the international music contest “Intervision” Dmitry Chernyshenko and General Director of the Channel One Russia Konstantin Ernst.
We also wish to inform that First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, Sergey Kiriyenko, will also attend the press conference.
📍 September 16, 11:00 — Moscow, Spiridonovka St., 17
Russian and foreign journalists are invited to attend the press conference.
👉 Learn more
🎤 On September 20, the final of the international music contest "Intervision" will take place at the Live Arena venue.
Artists from over 20 countries will participate, including states from #BRICS, #CIS, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
A video adress to the contest participants was sent by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
🔊 The participants’ musical tracks are available to listen to👇
🇷🇺 Russia — SHAMAN, “Straight to the Heart” (VK)
🇧🇾 Belarus — Nastya Kravchenko, “Moth” (VK)
🇧🇷 Brazil — Luciano Calazans & Thais Nader, “Popcorn with Love” (VK)
🇨🇳 China — Wang Xi, “天边” (VK)
🇨🇴 Colombia — Nidia Góngora, “En Los Manglares” (VK)
🇨🇺 Cuba — Zulema Iglesias Salazar, “Guaguancó” (VK)
🇪🇬 Egypt — Mustafa Saad, “Ben elbanat” (VK)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — AMRE, “Steppe Light” (VK)
🇰🇪 Kenya — Sanaipei Tande, “Flavour” (VK)
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan — The Nomad Trio, “Jalgiz saga” (VK)
🇲🇬 Madagascar — Denise & D-Lain, “Tiako Hanjeky” (VK)
🇶🇦 Qatar — Dana Al Meer, “Huwa Dha Anta” (VK)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — Zena Emad, “Mojrd Ham” (VK)
🇷🇸 Serbia — Slobodan Trkulja, “Three Little Roses” (VK)
🇿🇦 South Africa — Mzansi Jikelele, “Home” (VK)
🇹🇯 Tajikistan — Farrukh Hasanov, “Burn!” (VK)
🇺🇸 USA — Brandon Howard, “We Are Champions” (VK)
🇻🇪 Venezuela — Omar Acedo, “La Fiesta de la Paz” (VK)
🇻🇳 Vietnam — Duc Phuc, “Phù Đổng Thiên Vương” (VK)
👉 Competition Website
***
📆 Reminder: Press conference on the preparation and holding of the international music contest "Intervision" will be held at 11 am on September 16, at the Reception House of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spiridonovka St., 17).
Participants: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Head of the Organizing Committee of the international music contest “Intervision” Dmitry Chernyshenko and General Director of the Channel One Russia Konstantin Ernst.
We also wish to inform that First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, Sergey Kiriyenko, will also attend the press conference.
📍 September 16, 11:00 — Moscow, Spiridonovka St., 17
Russian and foreign journalists are invited to attend the press conference.
👉 Learn more
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🗓 15 сентября Посол России Андрей Келин был приглашён в Форин Офис, где ему был заявлен формальный протест в связи с появлением беспилотников в воздушном пространстве Польши.
Поинтересовались у британцев наличием каких-либо доказательств того, что беспилотники запущены российскими военными. Их не оказалось. Попросили также уточнить, как в Форин Офисе представляют себе мотивы или причины направления беспилотников в сторону Польши. Очевидно, что Россия в этом не могла быть заинтересована. Напротив, у киевского руководства есть целый набор причин и возможностей, чтобы выполнить такую операцию «под чужим флагом». Несложно их перечислить. Контраргументов нам представлено не было.
Указали британцам, что в ходе недавних авиаударов по объектам военно-промышленного комплекса Украины никаких целей на территории Польши не планировалось. Подробные разъяснения были даны российскими представителями в различных столицах стран НАТО и ЕС, а также в Нью-Йорке в ходе заседания СБ ООН.
По-прежнему готовы к обсуждению этого вопроса с коллегами из Польши и других заинтересованных стран с целью прояснения обстоятельств произошедшего и предотвращения эскалации.
☝️ Ещё раз подтверждаем отсутствие с российской стороны какой-либо заинтересованности в эскалации напряжённости в отношениях с Польшей или НАТО.
Напротив, в дальнейшем раздувании милитаристской антироссийской истерии заинтересован Киев и его спонсоры, которые не раз уже осуществляли провокации с этой целью. Так что, сторона, у которой рыльце в пуху, очевидна.
Поинтересовались у британцев наличием каких-либо доказательств того, что беспилотники запущены российскими военными. Их не оказалось. Попросили также уточнить, как в Форин Офисе представляют себе мотивы или причины направления беспилотников в сторону Польши. Очевидно, что Россия в этом не могла быть заинтересована. Напротив, у киевского руководства есть целый набор причин и возможностей, чтобы выполнить такую операцию «под чужим флагом». Несложно их перечислить. Контраргументов нам представлено не было.
Указали британцам, что в ходе недавних авиаударов по объектам военно-промышленного комплекса Украины никаких целей на территории Польши не планировалось. Подробные разъяснения были даны российскими представителями в различных столицах стран НАТО и ЕС, а также в Нью-Йорке в ходе заседания СБ ООН.
По-прежнему готовы к обсуждению этого вопроса с коллегами из Польши и других заинтересованных стран с целью прояснения обстоятельств произошедшего и предотвращения эскалации.
☝️ Ещё раз подтверждаем отсутствие с российской стороны какой-либо заинтересованности в эскалации напряжённости в отношениях с Польшей или НАТО.
Напротив, в дальнейшем раздувании милитаристской антироссийской истерии заинтересован Киев и его спонсоры, которые не раз уже осуществляли провокации с этой целью. Так что, сторона, у которой рыльце в пуху, очевидна.
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🗓 On 15 September Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin was invited to the Foreign Office, where he received a formal protest regarding the appearance of drones in Polish airspace.
We inquired whether the British side possessed any evidence that the drones had been launched by Russian forces. They had none. We also requested that the Foreign Office clarify its view of the motives or reasons for dispatching drones in the direction of Poland. Obviously, Russia could have no interest in taking such actions. By contrast, the Ukrainian leadership has a wide range of reasons and opportunities to carry out such an operation under a "false flag". It is not difficult to list them. No counter-arguments were offered in response.
The British side was reminded that there had been no plans to target any facilities on Polish territory during the recent air strikes against the installations of Ukraine's military-industrial complex. Russian representatives have already provided detailed explanations in NATO and EU capitals, as well as in New York during a meeting of the UN Security Council.
The Russian side remains ready to discuss this matter with colleagues from Poland and other concerned nations in order to clarify the circumstances and prevent further escalation.
☝️ We reiterate that Russia has no interest in heightening tensions with Poland or NATO.
On the contrary, it is Kiev and its sponsors that have every reason to fuel militaristic anti-Russian hysteria and who have repeatedly engaged in provocations for that purpose. It is, therefore, plain to see who is to blame.
We inquired whether the British side possessed any evidence that the drones had been launched by Russian forces. They had none. We also requested that the Foreign Office clarify its view of the motives or reasons for dispatching drones in the direction of Poland. Obviously, Russia could have no interest in taking such actions. By contrast, the Ukrainian leadership has a wide range of reasons and opportunities to carry out such an operation under a "false flag". It is not difficult to list them. No counter-arguments were offered in response.
The British side was reminded that there had been no plans to target any facilities on Polish territory during the recent air strikes against the installations of Ukraine's military-industrial complex. Russian representatives have already provided detailed explanations in NATO and EU capitals, as well as in New York during a meeting of the UN Security Council.
The Russian side remains ready to discuss this matter with colleagues from Poland and other concerned nations in order to clarify the circumstances and prevent further escalation.
☝️ We reiterate that Russia has no interest in heightening tensions with Poland or NATO.
On the contrary, it is Kiev and its sponsors that have every reason to fuel militaristic anti-Russian hysteria and who have repeatedly engaged in provocations for that purpose. It is, therefore, plain to see who is to blame.
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🇷🇺 Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant:
❗️ The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are shelling the fuel depots of Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
The artillery attack has ignited the dry vegetation on the adjoining territory. The distance between the outbreak of fire and diesel fuel tanks is about 400 metres. As of now, the main infrastructure facilities are not threatened.
It is important to note that the level of radiation background at the plant and on the adjoining territory is within the norm.
The situation is currently under control, with work in progress to eliminate the flare-up. There are no victims among the plant staff. Relevant services are working on the site.
It is worth noting that the plant’s auxiliary facilities, including the fuel depots, are structurally less protected by comparison with reactor shells.
❌ These attacks go beyond all imaginable security design bases.
A fire in the vicinity of depots storing fuel needed for the plant’s operation can potentially lead to disastrous consequences. At the same time, we must stress that the fire has been contained and the situation is fully controlled by the plant personnel and emergency services.
#KievRegimeCrimes
❗️ The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are shelling the fuel depots of Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
The artillery attack has ignited the dry vegetation on the adjoining territory. The distance between the outbreak of fire and diesel fuel tanks is about 400 metres. As of now, the main infrastructure facilities are not threatened.
It is important to note that the level of radiation background at the plant and on the adjoining territory is within the norm.
The situation is currently under control, with work in progress to eliminate the flare-up. There are no victims among the plant staff. Relevant services are working on the site.
It is worth noting that the plant’s auxiliary facilities, including the fuel depots, are structurally less protected by comparison with reactor shells.
❌ These attacks go beyond all imaginable security design bases.
A fire in the vicinity of depots storing fuel needed for the plant’s operation can potentially lead to disastrous consequences. At the same time, we must stress that the fire has been contained and the situation is fully controlled by the plant personnel and emergency services.
#KievRegimeCrimes
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📺 Watch Ambassador Andrei Kelin's interview with LBC presenter Nick Ferrari (18 September 2025)
Key talking points:
• We stand for a diplomatic solution [of the Ukraine crisis]. But we see that European countries, including the UK, still want to reinforce Ukraine. They are saying that they want to turn Ukraine into a "steel porcupine", which continues to threaten Russia.
• Prime Minister Starmer, President von der Leyen and President Macron should focus their efforts on finding an appropriate diplomatic and political solution, rather than on reinforcing Ukraine.
• [As for the Ukraine conflict] it should not be a temporary solution. It should be a robust, long-term and resilient agreement that provides security guarantees for Ukraine, Russia and neighbouring countries, as well as for the whole of Europe. It should be resolved once and for all.
• We do not deny that [a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky] can happen, but it should be carefully prepared in line with established diplomatic practice.
• NATO forces cannot play any peacekeeping role [in Ukraine]. We will not accept any presence of NATO contingents on the Ukrainian territory.
• We have no intention to target Poland and we have no motives to do that at all [...] If Poland or the UK is prepared for a professional conversation [on the drone incident], we are eager to do this. But unfortunately they do not want it.
• In terms of politics, the economy, and trade, we do not have a relationship [with the UK]. We have contacts. This is not due to us; it is down to the British authorities.
Watch the interview on our YouTube channel
Key talking points:
• We stand for a diplomatic solution [of the Ukraine crisis]. But we see that European countries, including the UK, still want to reinforce Ukraine. They are saying that they want to turn Ukraine into a "steel porcupine", which continues to threaten Russia.
• Prime Minister Starmer, President von der Leyen and President Macron should focus their efforts on finding an appropriate diplomatic and political solution, rather than on reinforcing Ukraine.
• [As for the Ukraine conflict] it should not be a temporary solution. It should be a robust, long-term and resilient agreement that provides security guarantees for Ukraine, Russia and neighbouring countries, as well as for the whole of Europe. It should be resolved once and for all.
• We do not deny that [a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky] can happen, but it should be carefully prepared in line with established diplomatic practice.
• NATO forces cannot play any peacekeeping role [in Ukraine]. We will not accept any presence of NATO contingents on the Ukrainian territory.
• We have no intention to target Poland and we have no motives to do that at all [...] If Poland or the UK is prepared for a professional conversation [on the drone incident], we are eager to do this. But unfortunately they do not want it.
• In terms of politics, the economy, and trade, we do not have a relationship [with the UK]. We have contacts. This is not due to us; it is down to the British authorities.
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the Ambassadorial Round Table Discussion 'Ukraine Crisis: Compliance with the UN Charter Goals and Principles' (Moscow, September 17, 2025)
💬 This is the ninth round table discussion held in this format.
We appreciate the interest of the #GlobalMajority, which you represent, in the efforts that are being taken in connection with the Ukraine crisis. We try to inform our friends about our stance, actions and plans as openly and explicitly as possible.
Today, I would like to speak about the situation, its history and current developments from the perspective of the #UNCharter, which all countries represented here have ratified and which formalised the universal principles of regulating interstate communication.
These principles include the sovereign equality of states, the non-use of force or threat of force, and respect for human rights regardless of race, sex, language or religion. All UN member states have subscribed to them.
❗️ However, our Western “colleagues” <...> disregard the principles of the UN Charter.
In particular, the West never had any regard for the sovereign equality of states. Cast your mind back to the international crises that took place in the period after the creation of the UN. The West did not show respect for the principle of sovereign equality of state in any of these crises, regarding itself superior to others.
Even when the Werst cites some principles to justify its actions, it does so selectively, choosing principles that suit it in the given instance, and depending on its actions. In the case of Kosovo, they said that they were acting in accordance with the principle of self-determination of nations, on the basis of which they proclaimed its independence without holding a referendum.
In other cases, for example, #Crimea, where over 95 percent of the people openly and transparently voted for reuniting with Russia, the West stated that the principle of self-determination was not applicable and demanded respect for the principle of territorial integrity.
☝️ We are fully aware of these double standards.
The residents of Crimea (in March 2014) and the residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions (in September 2022) exercised their right to self-determination, enshrined in Article 1 of the UN Charter, through referenda.
We, the Russian Federation, recognised them and, in the face of the continuing aggression from the Nazi Kiev regime, supported by the West, offered them protection in full compliance with Article 51 of the UN Charter that grants countries the right to individual or collective self-defence.
The Kiev regime’s violations of international humanitarian law are so obvious that they simply cannot be denied. There are more than enough facts. But the [UN] Secretariat is taking an opposite stance and attempting to whitewash the acts committed by the Kiev regime <...>.
Europe is clearly — and rather unceremoniously — trying to get a place of its own at the negotiating table. Truth be told, its position of revanchism and inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia makes it unfit to have a seat at the negotiating table.
Europe is talking about sending its contingents to Ukraine. We have already made it clear that they would be considered a legitimate military target. Europe is trying to promote security guarantees for Ukraine, which are being drafted without our participation and openly seek to create military threats to the Russian Federation.
The security guarantees must fully comply with the West’s obligations, enshrined in the UN Charter and in the OSCE consensus documents adopted in Istanbul in 1999 and Astana in 2010. These security guarantees, as was agreed then, must rely on the principle of indivisible security and the principle under which no country has the right to strengthen its own security at the expense of others.
❗️ This is precisely what the West is currently trying to accomplish in Ukraine in its attempts to save it from total collapse.
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💬 This is the ninth round table discussion held in this format.
We appreciate the interest of the #GlobalMajority, which you represent, in the efforts that are being taken in connection with the Ukraine crisis. We try to inform our friends about our stance, actions and plans as openly and explicitly as possible.
Today, I would like to speak about the situation, its history and current developments from the perspective of the #UNCharter, which all countries represented here have ratified and which formalised the universal principles of regulating interstate communication.
These principles include the sovereign equality of states, the non-use of force or threat of force, and respect for human rights regardless of race, sex, language or religion. All UN member states have subscribed to them.
❗️ However, our Western “colleagues” <...> disregard the principles of the UN Charter.
In particular, the West never had any regard for the sovereign equality of states. Cast your mind back to the international crises that took place in the period after the creation of the UN. The West did not show respect for the principle of sovereign equality of state in any of these crises, regarding itself superior to others.
Even when the Werst cites some principles to justify its actions, it does so selectively, choosing principles that suit it in the given instance, and depending on its actions. In the case of Kosovo, they said that they were acting in accordance with the principle of self-determination of nations, on the basis of which they proclaimed its independence without holding a referendum.
In other cases, for example, #Crimea, where over 95 percent of the people openly and transparently voted for reuniting with Russia, the West stated that the principle of self-determination was not applicable and demanded respect for the principle of territorial integrity.
☝️ We are fully aware of these double standards.
The residents of Crimea (in March 2014) and the residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions (in September 2022) exercised their right to self-determination, enshrined in Article 1 of the UN Charter, through referenda.
We, the Russian Federation, recognised them and, in the face of the continuing aggression from the Nazi Kiev regime, supported by the West, offered them protection in full compliance with Article 51 of the UN Charter that grants countries the right to individual or collective self-defence.
The Kiev regime’s violations of international humanitarian law are so obvious that they simply cannot be denied. There are more than enough facts. But the [UN] Secretariat is taking an opposite stance and attempting to whitewash the acts committed by the Kiev regime <...>.
Europe is clearly — and rather unceremoniously — trying to get a place of its own at the negotiating table. Truth be told, its position of revanchism and inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia makes it unfit to have a seat at the negotiating table.
Europe is talking about sending its contingents to Ukraine. We have already made it clear that they would be considered a legitimate military target. Europe is trying to promote security guarantees for Ukraine, which are being drafted without our participation and openly seek to create military threats to the Russian Federation.
The security guarantees must fully comply with the West’s obligations, enshrined in the UN Charter and in the OSCE consensus documents adopted in Istanbul in 1999 and Astana in 2010. These security guarantees, as was agreed then, must rely on the principle of indivisible security and the principle under which no country has the right to strengthen its own security at the expense of others.
❗️ This is precisely what the West is currently trying to accomplish in Ukraine in its attempts to save it from total collapse.
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🎙 Комментарий Посла России в Великобритании Андрея Келина телеканалу «Россия-1» в связи с посещением МИД Британии 15 сентября
💬 Британцы пытаются протянуть некую эскалационную цепочку, в которую включают наши удары по военным объектам в Киеве — один из них был неподалеку от Британского совета и миссии Евросоюза, — правительственному зданию и полёты БПЛА в направлении Польши и Румынии, пытаясь навязать [тезис о том], что вот Россия виновата в эскалации и усилении конфронтации.
По последнему сюжету, задал вопрос [британской стороне], есть ли какие-либо конкретные подтверждения того, что эти БПЛА были запущены российскими военными в сторону Польши. Ответа я не получил, из чего следует, что таких доказательств нет. Просил также объяснить, как британская сторона видит нашу возможную мотивацию касательно того, что мы направляли БПЛА [в сторону Польши и Румынии]. Очевидно, что у России нет никаких причин [делать это], нет целей в Польше и нет желания вести конфронтацию с НАТО.
С другой стороны, у Киева такой мотивации много. <...> Это стремление вновь сфокусировать [внимание западников] на конфликте, выбить дополнительные средства ПВО, втянуть Польшу в конфронтацию с Россией и тем самым выправить отношения между Киевом и Варшавой, которые в последнее время значительно ухудшились. У Киева набирается целая масса аргументов для того, чтобы совершить такую провокацию.
💬 Британцы пытаются протянуть некую эскалационную цепочку, в которую включают наши удары по военным объектам в Киеве — один из них был неподалеку от Британского совета и миссии Евросоюза, — правительственному зданию и полёты БПЛА в направлении Польши и Румынии, пытаясь навязать [тезис о том], что вот Россия виновата в эскалации и усилении конфронтации.
По последнему сюжету, задал вопрос [британской стороне], есть ли какие-либо конкретные подтверждения того, что эти БПЛА были запущены российскими военными в сторону Польши. Ответа я не получил, из чего следует, что таких доказательств нет. Просил также объяснить, как британская сторона видит нашу возможную мотивацию касательно того, что мы направляли БПЛА [в сторону Польши и Румынии]. Очевидно, что у России нет никаких причин [делать это], нет целей в Польше и нет желания вести конфронтацию с НАТО.
С другой стороны, у Киева такой мотивации много. <...> Это стремление вновь сфокусировать [внимание западников] на конфликте, выбить дополнительные средства ПВО, втянуть Польшу в конфронтацию с Россией и тем самым выправить отношения между Киевом и Варшавой, которые в последнее время значительно ухудшились. У Киева набирается целая масса аргументов для того, чтобы совершить такую провокацию.
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