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💬 President Putin: Citizens of Russia, veterans, guests, comrade soldiers and sailors, sergeants and sergeant majors, midshipmen and warrant officers, comrade officers, generals and admirals!
I congratulate you on the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
Today, we are all united by the feelings of joy and grief, pride and gratitude, and admiration for the generation that crushed Nazism and won freedom and peace for all humanity at the cost of millions of lives.
We faithfully preserve the memory of those historic, glorious events. As the heirs of the victors, today we celebrate Victory Day as the most important holiday for the country, which the entire nation, each family, each of us holds dear. <...>
We remember the lessons of WWII and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors.
Our duty is to defend the honour of the Red Army soldiers and commanders, and the heroism of fighters of different ethnic backgrounds who will forever remain Russian soldiers in world history.
❗️ Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism, and will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas.
Truth and justice are on our side. The whole of Russia, our society and all people support the participants in the special military operation. We are proud of their courage and spirit, and their steely determination that has always brought us Victory.
The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the enemy’s most savage and relentless assaults. Millions of people, once devoted solely to peaceful labour, took up arms and stood firm to the death on every hill, bridgehead, and defensive line. The outcome of WWII was determined by decisive victories in major battles of Moscow and Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge and the Dnieper River, by the courage of the defenders of Belarus, who were the first to face the invader, by staunch resistance at the Brest Fortress and in Mogilev, Odessa, Sevastopol, Murmansk, Tula and Smolensk, by the heroism of the residents of besieged Leningrad. <...>
The contribution of the peoples of Central Asia and the South Caucasus was immense. From these regions came a steady flow of trains delivering everything the front needed. Hospitals were established, and hundreds of thousands of evacuees found a second home there. <...>
We honour every veteran of the Great Patriotic War and bow our heads in remembrance of all who gave their lives for Victory. <...>
We bow our heads before our fallen comrades-in-arms who laid down their lives as heroes in a righteous battle for Russia.
Nearly 80% of the world’s population were drawn into the fiery orbit of WWII.
The complete defeat of Nazi Germany, militarist Japan and their satellites around the world was achieved through the combined efforts of the Allied Nations.
☝️ We will never forget that the opening of the Second Front in Europe, which took place after the decisive battles in the territory of the Soviet Union, hastened Victory. We highly appreciate the contribution made to our common struggle by the Allied armies, members of the Resistance, the courageous people of China, and all those who fought for a peaceful future.
We will continue to look up to our veterans, taking example from their wholehearted love of the Motherland and commitment to defending our homeland and the values of humanism and justice. We will give these traditions and this great heritage the biggest place in our hearts and will pass them on to future generations.
We will always rely on our unity in battle and in peaceful endeavours, in striving for strategic goals and tackling problems for the benefit of Russia and its greatness and prosperity.
Glory to the victorious nation!
Happy Victory Day!
Hurrah!
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This solemn event was held in honour of all those heroes who gave their lives fighting Nazism and have done the impossible: defeated and dismantled the Hitler's machine of war and hatred back in 1945, ensuring a future for all mankind. #WeRemember
🎞 Watch the full parade with English commentary.
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🤝 Почтить память героев-красноармейцев собрались представители Посольства России в Берне, Постпредства России при Отделении ООН и других международных организациях в Женеве, Генерального консульства России в Женеве, Постпредства России при ВТО, а также Посольств Азербайджана, Армении, Белоруссии, Казахстана, Кыргызстана, Таджикистана, Туркменистана и Узбекистана в Швейцарии.
✊ Как и каждый год, колонну соотечественников возглавили «короли швейцарских дорог» – байкеры из клуба «Ночные волки», прибывшие из разных стран Европы. К ним присоединились представители общественных организаций и просто неравнодушные люди. В этот юбилейный год до Базеля также добрались и представители «Народного фронта», которые привезли с собой частицу Вечного огня с Могилы Неизвестного Солдата.
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🤝 The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Embassy of Russia in Bern, Russian Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN Office in Geneva, the Consulate General of Russia in Geneva, the Russian Mission to the WTO, as well as the embassies of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in Switzerland.
✊ As every year, the march of compatriots was led by the “kings of the Swiss roads” – bikers from the Night Wolves club, who arrived from different European countries. They were joined by representatives of public organizations and many other individuals. On the Victory’s anniversary, members of the People's Front also made their way to Basel, bringing with them the Eternal Flame from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow.
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🇷🇺 Excerpts from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement to the press following the 80th Victory Day anniversary events:
📍 May 11, 2025, Moscow
❌ Russia has repeatedly put forward initiatives for a ceasefire, but they have been sabotaged time and again by the Ukrainian side. For example, the Kiev regime blatantly violated around 130 times the 30-day moratorium on strikes against energy facilities, which was in effect from March 18 to April 17 and was declared in accordance with our agreement with President Trump.
❌ The Easter truce, initiated by Russia, was also not observed: the ceasefire was violated nearly 5,000 times by Ukrainian forces. Nevertheless, for the celebration of Victory Day which we also consider a sacred holiday we declared a ceasefire for the third time. We also communicated our position on this issue to the Western colleagues who, in my view, are sincerely seeking ways to resolve the situation. We made it clear that we do not rule out the possibility of extending the ceasefire in the future — but, of course, only after analyzing what happens over these few days and how the Kiev regime responds to our proposal.
❌ And what do we see? What are the results? The Kiev authorities not only rejected our proposal for a Victory Day ceasefire, but, as we all saw, they also tried to intimidate the leaders of the states who came to the celebrations in Moscow.
❗️ Let me reiterate: we have repeatedly proposed steps toward a ceasefire. We have never refused dialogue with the Ukrainian side. Let me also remind you: we were not the ones who broke off negotiations in 2022 – the Ukrainian side did. In this regard, despite everything, we propose that the Kiev authorities resume negotiations, which they broke off at the end of 2022 — resume direct talks. And I emphasize: without any preconditions.
❗️ We propose to begin without delay, next Thursday, May 15, in Istanbul, where the negotiations were previously held and where they were interrupted.
🇹🇷 As is known, our Turkish colleagues have repeatedly offered their services to organize such negotiations, and President Erdoğan has done a great deal to facilitate them. I remind you that as a result of these negotiations, a joint draft document was prepared and initialed by the head of the Kiev delegation, but under pressure from the West, it was simply discarded. Tomorrow, we have a scheduled conversation with President Erdoğan. I intend to ask him to provide such an opportunity for holding negotiations in Türkiye. I hope he will confirm his desire to facilitate the search for peace in Ukraine.
🕊️ We are committed to serious negotiations with Ukraine. The goal is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and to establish a long-term, sustainable peace with historical perspective. We do not rule out that during these negotiations, it may be possible to agree on new ceasefires or a new cessation of hostilities. A real truce – one that would be observed not only by Russia but also by Ukraine – could be the first step, I repeat, toward long-term, stable peace, rather than a prelude to the continuation of armed conflict after the rearming and reorganization of the Ukrainian armed forces and the frantic digging of new trenches and strongholds.
🇺🇦 Our proposal, as they say, is on the table. The decision now lies with the Ukrainian authorities and their handlers, who, it seems, are driven by personal political ambitions rather than the interests of their people and who want to continue the war against Russia with the hands of Ukrainian nationalists.
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📍 May 11, 2025, Moscow
❌ Russia has repeatedly put forward initiatives for a ceasefire, but they have been sabotaged time and again by the Ukrainian side. For example, the Kiev regime blatantly violated around 130 times the 30-day moratorium on strikes against energy facilities, which was in effect from March 18 to April 17 and was declared in accordance with our agreement with President Trump.
❌ The Easter truce, initiated by Russia, was also not observed: the ceasefire was violated nearly 5,000 times by Ukrainian forces. Nevertheless, for the celebration of Victory Day which we also consider a sacred holiday we declared a ceasefire for the third time. We also communicated our position on this issue to the Western colleagues who, in my view, are sincerely seeking ways to resolve the situation. We made it clear that we do not rule out the possibility of extending the ceasefire in the future — but, of course, only after analyzing what happens over these few days and how the Kiev regime responds to our proposal.
❌ And what do we see? What are the results? The Kiev authorities not only rejected our proposal for a Victory Day ceasefire, but, as we all saw, they also tried to intimidate the leaders of the states who came to the celebrations in Moscow.
❗️ Let me reiterate: we have repeatedly proposed steps toward a ceasefire. We have never refused dialogue with the Ukrainian side. Let me also remind you: we were not the ones who broke off negotiations in 2022 – the Ukrainian side did. In this regard, despite everything, we propose that the Kiev authorities resume negotiations, which they broke off at the end of 2022 — resume direct talks. And I emphasize: without any preconditions.
❗️ We propose to begin without delay, next Thursday, May 15, in Istanbul, where the negotiations were previously held and where they were interrupted.
🇹🇷 As is known, our Turkish colleagues have repeatedly offered their services to organize such negotiations, and President Erdoğan has done a great deal to facilitate them. I remind you that as a result of these negotiations, a joint draft document was prepared and initialed by the head of the Kiev delegation, but under pressure from the West, it was simply discarded. Tomorrow, we have a scheduled conversation with President Erdoğan. I intend to ask him to provide such an opportunity for holding negotiations in Türkiye. I hope he will confirm his desire to facilitate the search for peace in Ukraine.
🕊️ We are committed to serious negotiations with Ukraine. The goal is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and to establish a long-term, sustainable peace with historical perspective. We do not rule out that during these negotiations, it may be possible to agree on new ceasefires or a new cessation of hostilities. A real truce – one that would be observed not only by Russia but also by Ukraine – could be the first step, I repeat, toward long-term, stable peace, rather than a prelude to the continuation of armed conflict after the rearming and reorganization of the Ukrainian armed forces and the frantic digging of new trenches and strongholds.
🇺🇦 Our proposal, as they say, is on the table. The decision now lies with the Ukrainian authorities and their handlers, who, it seems, are driven by personal political ambitions rather than the interests of their people and who want to continue the war against Russia with the hands of Ukrainian nationalists.
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🌐 География участников «Бессмертного полка» оказалась широкой – каждый желающий мог оставить запись о своём родном городе. Праздник объединил наших соотечественников и друзей из России, Украины, Болгарии, Белоруссии, Латвии и Сербии.
🤝 От всей души благодарим организаторов мероприятия – членов оргкомитета международной историко-патриотической акции, а также всех, кто присоединился к нам в этот важный день. Мы выражаем признательность властям Женевы, которые дали возможность людям почтить память своих великих предков, а также тем, кто не стал портить общий праздник и воздержался от дешёвых провокаций.
💬 Как отметил Постпред России при Отделении ООН в Женеве Г.М.Гатилов:
🇨🇭 То, что кантональные власти Женевы разрешили проведение «Бессмертного полка», – уже хорошая новость. Хотелось бы надеяться, что швейцарцы и впредь будут действовать в таком конструктивном русле, восстанавливая нейтральный статус Конфедерации – как в отношении России, так и на международной арене в целом.
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🌐 The “Immortal Regiment” had a broad geography – participants had a chance to leave notes indicating their hometowns. The event brought together compatriots and friends from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Belarus, Latvia, and Serbia.
🤝 We sincerely thank the organizers – members of the organizing committee of this international historical and patriotic initiative – as well as everyone who joined us on this important day. We are grateful to the Geneva authorities for giving people the opportunity to honor the memory of their great ancestors, and to those who chose not to disrupt the event with cheap provocations.
💬 Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Ambassador Gennady Gatilov:
🇨🇭 “The fact that the cantonal authorities of Geneva allowed the ‘Immortal Regiment’ to take place is already good news. We hope that Switzerland will continue to act in this constructive spirit, restoring the Confederation’s neutral status – both in relation to Russia and on the international stage as a whole”.
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🤝 На празднике мы были рады видеть наших добрых друзей и коллег из Посольства России в Берне и Генконсульства в Женеве, российского представительства при ВТО, постпредств Азербайджана, Армении, Белоруссии, Казахстана, Кыргызстана, Таджикистана и Туркменистана, сотрудников международных организаций системы ООН, а также швейцарских друзей и наших соотечественников – участников «Бессмертного полка», который состоялся на площади Наций.
🎶 По традиции «маёвка» запомнилась своей душевной творческой программой. Спасибо ученикам и преподавателям нашей школы, музыкальному коллективу ВИА «Вторая молодость», солисту Большого театра Женевы Д.Тихонову, белорусской певице М.Мельниковой, а также коллегам из Постпредства Армении за национальный танец «Кочари», который советские воины станцевали на ступенях поверженного Рейхстага в мае 1945 г.
🐺 Особую признательность выражаем байкерам швейцарского отделения «Ночных волков». Они помогали обеспечивать порядок на «Бессмертном полку» и проехали сотни километров, чтобы разделить с нами этот важный день. В этом году в нашу дипмиссию также была доставлена частица Вечного огня с Красной площади, которая проделала большой путь через Европу: Москва – Минск – Берлин – Базель – Берн – Женева. Это стало возможным благодаря усилиям активистов движения «Народный фронт».
💬 Постпред России при Отделении ООН в Женеве Г.М.Гатилов:
🥇 «В этот особенный праздник я бы хотел процитировать маршала Победы, Г.К.Жукова: ‘Время не имеет власти над величием всего, что мы пережили в войну. А народ, переживший однажды большие испытания, будет и впредь черпать силы в этой Победе’. Эти слова Георгия Константиновича всегда остаются с нами и служат верным ориентиром».
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🤝 We were delighted to welcome our dear friends and colleagues from the Russian Embassy in Bern and the Consulate General in Geneva, the Russian Mission to the WTO, the Permanent Missions of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, staff of international organizations within the UN, as well as our Swiss friends and compatriots – participants of the “Immortal Regiment” held at the Place des Nations.
🎶 As always, the Mayovka was remembered for its heartfelt cultural program. Our thanks go to the students and teachers of our school, the “Second Youth” ensemble, soloist of the Grand Théâtre de Genève Dmitry Tikhonov, Belarusian singer Marina Melnikova, and our colleagues from the Armenian Mission for performing the national dance Kochari – the same dance Soviet soldiers performed on the steps of the conquered Reichstag in May 1945.
🐺 We extend special gratitude to the “Night Wolves”. These bikers helped maintain order during the “Immortal Regiment” and rode hundreds of kilometers to share this important day with us. This year, the Eternal Flame from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow was brought to our Mission – a symbol of remembrance that traveled a long way through Europe: Moscow – Minsk – Berlin – Basel – Bern – Geneva. This was made possible through the efforts of activists from the "People’s Front" movement.
💬 Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Ambassador Gennady Gatilov:
🥇 “On this special holiday, I would like to quote Marshal Zhukov: ‘Time holds no power over the greatness of all that we lived through during the war. And the nation that once endured great trials will continue to draw strength from this Victory.’ These words of Georgy Zhukov continue to guide us”.
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🎙 Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question
❓ Question: Zelensky said that he was ready to travel to Istanbul on May 15 to take part in the talks on settling the Ukraine crisis. In their reporting on this matter, certain media outlets have recalled that Vladimir Putin has met Zelensky only once – it happened in Paris back in December 2019. During the meeting, they discussed renewing the Minsk agreements which were signed in 2014 and 2015, but were unable to agree on a treaty. But what was the actual situation at that time with respect to that matter?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Indeed, the Normandy format summit in Paris on December 9, 2019, was the one and only time when President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Zelensky. However, extending the Minsk agreements was not and could not have been on the agenda. Signed on February 12, 2015 in Minsk, this Package of Measures was designed as an open-ended agreement (with no expiration date), setting forth a final settlement in the intra-Ukrainian conflict between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk. The UN Security Council approved this document.
As during the earlier Normandy Format summits in Paris in 2015 and in Berlin in 2016, the 2019 summit focused on specific steps the parties to the agreements, primarily Kiev, had to take in order to ensure that the specific provisions of the Minsk Package of Measures are fully carried out.
We remember well the 2019 summit in Paris for Zelensky’s provocative negotiating tactic when he suddenly refused to approve the outcome document despite the fact that it was already drafted and coordinated by the parties involved, including Kiev. He asked to remove the provision on the separation of forces along the entire line of contact and insisted on replacing it with a provision which provided for the separation of forces in three sections only. However, he failed to deliver even on these commitments which he had articulated himself.
In August 2022, then Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Alexey Danilov, who no longer serves in this position, acknowledged that Kiev did not intend to deliver on any of its commitments at that time, while focusing all its efforts on preparing for war with Russia. This is what he told NTA, a Ukrainian television network: “War preparations started after the December 9, 2019 meeting in Paris when Zelensky did not accept the terms Russia, France and Germany were offering. Zelensky said that there would be no Minsk 3 deal. The next day, it started to become increasingly clear to us that a big war with Russia was imminent.”
Later, it turned out that Berlin and Paris were helping Kiev prepare for war. In 2022, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former French president François Hollande said that no one planned to execute the Minsk agreements, and that the sole purpose of this deal consisted of winning time for preparing Ukraine to settle the so-called Donbass issue by force.
❗️ Today, these same countries are pushing for a 30-day truce to give Kiev a respite and enable it to restore its military capabilities to be able to continue confronting Russia.
❓ Question: Zelensky said that he was ready to travel to Istanbul on May 15 to take part in the talks on settling the Ukraine crisis. In their reporting on this matter, certain media outlets have recalled that Vladimir Putin has met Zelensky only once – it happened in Paris back in December 2019. During the meeting, they discussed renewing the Minsk agreements which were signed in 2014 and 2015, but were unable to agree on a treaty. But what was the actual situation at that time with respect to that matter?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Indeed, the Normandy format summit in Paris on December 9, 2019, was the one and only time when President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Zelensky. However, extending the Minsk agreements was not and could not have been on the agenda. Signed on February 12, 2015 in Minsk, this Package of Measures was designed as an open-ended agreement (with no expiration date), setting forth a final settlement in the intra-Ukrainian conflict between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk. The UN Security Council approved this document.
As during the earlier Normandy Format summits in Paris in 2015 and in Berlin in 2016, the 2019 summit focused on specific steps the parties to the agreements, primarily Kiev, had to take in order to ensure that the specific provisions of the Minsk Package of Measures are fully carried out.
We remember well the 2019 summit in Paris for Zelensky’s provocative negotiating tactic when he suddenly refused to approve the outcome document despite the fact that it was already drafted and coordinated by the parties involved, including Kiev. He asked to remove the provision on the separation of forces along the entire line of contact and insisted on replacing it with a provision which provided for the separation of forces in three sections only. However, he failed to deliver even on these commitments which he had articulated himself.
In August 2022, then Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Alexey Danilov, who no longer serves in this position, acknowledged that Kiev did not intend to deliver on any of its commitments at that time, while focusing all its efforts on preparing for war with Russia. This is what he told NTA, a Ukrainian television network: “War preparations started after the December 9, 2019 meeting in Paris when Zelensky did not accept the terms Russia, France and Germany were offering. Zelensky said that there would be no Minsk 3 deal. The next day, it started to become increasingly clear to us that a big war with Russia was imminent.”
Later, it turned out that Berlin and Paris were helping Kiev prepare for war. In 2022, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former French president François Hollande said that no one planned to execute the Minsk agreements, and that the sole purpose of this deal consisted of winning time for preparing Ukraine to settle the so-called Donbass issue by force.
❗️ Today, these same countries are pushing for a 30-day truce to give Kiev a respite and enable it to restore its military capabilities to be able to continue confronting Russia.
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🇷🇺🇫🇷🇨🇭 On May 8, when European countries commemorated Victory Day over Nazi Germany, Russian compatriots from Switzerland and France gathered in the picturesque French village of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières to honor the memory of Soviet soldiers who bravely fought as part of the French Resistance, within the Liberté-Chérie ("Beloved Freedom") unit.
🪦 Buried in the cemetery of the local church lie Pavel Zimmermann (codenames Alex/Vladimir) and Vasily Dorganov. Pavel was the son of a Russian imperial officer in exile, Vasily – a Red Army soldier from Kiev and a participant in the Battle of Stalingrad. Fate brought them together thousands of kilometers from their Motherland, yet both managed to escape from German captivity and join the French partisans of Haute-Savoie.
🧧 Pavel Zimmermann’s heroism is remembered here. In January 1944, his unit encountered a German convoy. After being wounded, Pavel stayed behind to cover his comrades’ retreat and fought alone against vastly superior enemy forces. He heroically held the line for an entire hour, thereby saving the lives of his fellow partisans. The Germans buried his body – a rare gesture at the time, a recognition of Pavel’s bravery, even by the enemy.
🧧 Vasily Dorganov’s courage was no less remarkable. In March 1944, he took part in the defense of the Glières Plateau, where several hundred partisans faced thousands of Wehrmacht soldiers and French collaborators. Dorganov’s group was one of the few that managed to retain their weapons and break out of the encirclement without losses. On August 2, 1944 – just two weeks before the full liberation of the Haute-Savoie region – Vasily tragically died from an accidental rifle shot during the inspection of a truck at a partisan checkpoint.
🕯️ Years ago, French comrades-in-arms of Pavel and Vasily placed a memorial plaque on their grave with the inscription: “Soviet soldiers who escaped from Germany and joined the Resistance. Heroically died in battle for freedom and for France”.
💬 As our compatriots noted:
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🪦 Buried in the cemetery of the local church lie Pavel Zimmermann (codenames Alex/Vladimir) and Vasily Dorganov. Pavel was the son of a Russian imperial officer in exile, Vasily – a Red Army soldier from Kiev and a participant in the Battle of Stalingrad. Fate brought them together thousands of kilometers from their Motherland, yet both managed to escape from German captivity and join the French partisans of Haute-Savoie.
🕯️ Years ago, French comrades-in-arms of Pavel and Vasily placed a memorial plaque on their grave with the inscription: “Soviet soldiers who escaped from Germany and joined the Resistance. Heroically died in battle for freedom and for France”.
💬 As our compatriots noted:
💐 “The least we can do is preserve the memory of the wartime paths of Pavel and Vasily, and the heroism of all Soviet soldiers who fought in the ranks of the French Resistance and brought the shared Victory closer. It was especially heartbreaking to see today that, on the 80th anniversary of Victory, no one had yet come to the graves of the French Resistance fighters, buried right beside Zimmermann and Dorganov. Perhaps this is how history and memory slowly ‘fade away’ from people’s hearts. But we have no moral right to let that happen!”
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🎙 Head of the Russian delegation at the Russia–Ukraine talks in Istanbul, Vladimir Medinsky:
📍 May 16, 2025, Türkiye
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Negotiations with the Ukrainian side, organized at the initiative of the Russian President, have just concluded.
❗️ Overall, we are satisfied with the outcome and are ready to continue contacts. Here is what was agreed upon:
1️⃣ First, a large-scale POW exchange – 1,000 for 1,000 – will take place in the coming days.
2️⃣ Second, the Ukrainian side requested direct talks between the heads of state. We have taken note of this request.
3️⃣ Third, we agreed that each side will present its vision for a possible future ceasefire in detailed written form. Once these proposals are submitted, we deem it necessary to proceed with further negotiations, as we agreed.
📍 May 16, 2025, Türkiye
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Negotiations with the Ukrainian side, organized at the initiative of the Russian President, have just concluded.
❗️ Overall, we are satisfied with the outcome and are ready to continue contacts. Here is what was agreed upon:
1️⃣ First, a large-scale POW exchange – 1,000 for 1,000 – will take place in the coming days.
2️⃣ Second, the Ukrainian side requested direct talks between the heads of state. We have taken note of this request.
3️⃣ Third, we agreed that each side will present its vision for a possible future ceasefire in detailed written form. Once these proposals are submitted, we deem it necessary to proceed with further negotiations, as we agreed.
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📩 Вчера направили в адрес Управления Верховного комиссара ООН по правам человека (УВКПЧ) очередной документ, в котором приводятся конкретные примеры систематического подавления свободы слова, преследования российских журналистов и СМИ более чем в 15 западных странах.
🔇 В числе зафиксированных нарушений – необоснованные блокировки российских и русскоязычных СМИ, введение санкций в отношении редакций и корреспондентов, запугивание, давление и даже физическое устранение отдельных представителей прессы. По сути, речь идёт о грубой цензуре и подавлении альтернативных точек зрения под предлогом борьбы с так называемой «дезинформацией».
🇺🇳 В соответствующей ноте Постпредства потребовали довести изложенные факты до сведения Верховного комиссара ООН по правам человека Ф.Тюрка, Специального докладчика по вопросам свободы мнений и их свободного выражения И.Хан, а также членов Комитета по правам человека.
❗️ Рассчитываю, что у Верховного комиссара и экспертов-правозащитников, упорно закрывающих глаза на творящийся в западных странах произвол в данной сфере, всё же проснётся совесть и они смогут дать, наконец, принципиальную оценку вопиющим фактам преследования российских СМИ.
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📩 Yesterday, we submitted another document to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), providing specific examples of the systematic suppression of free speech and the persecution of Russian journalists and media in more than 15 Western countries.
🔇 Among the documented violations are unjustified blocking of Russian and Russian-language media, imposition of sanctions against editorial offices and correspondents, intimidation, pressure, and even physical elimination of members of the press. In essence, this is blatant censorship and suppression of alternative viewpoints under the pretext of combating so-called “disinformation”.
🇺🇳 In the corresponding diplomatic note, our Permanent Mission demanded that these facts be brought to the attention of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan, and the members of the Human Rights Committee.
❗️ We expect that the High Commissioner and human rights experts, who have persistently turned a blind eye to the lawlessness taking place in Western countries in this area, will finally find the courage to give a principled assessment of the blatant persecution of Russian media.
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⚡️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s statement to the media following a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump (May 19, 2025)
💬 Vladimir Putin: Good evening.
Our colleagues asked me to briefly comment on the outcome of my telephone conversation with the President of the United States.
This conversation has effectively taken place and lasted more than two hours. I would like to emphasise that it was both substantive and quite candid. Overall, I believe it was a very productive exchange.
First and foremost, I expressed my gratitude to the President of the United States for the support provided by the United States in facilitating the resumption of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine aimed at potentially reaching a peace agreement and resuming the talks which, as we know, were thwarted by the Ukrainian side in 2022.
The President of the United States shared his position on the cessation of hostilities and the prospects for a ceasefire. For my part, I noted that Russia also supports a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis as well. What we need now is to identify the most effective ways towards achieving peace.
We agreed with the President of the United States that Russia would propose and is ready to engage with the Ukrainian side on drafting a memorandum regarding a potential future peace agreement. This would include outlining a range of provisions, such as the principles for settlement, the timeframe for a possible peace deal, and other matters, including a potential temporary ceasefire, should the necessary agreements be reached.
Contacts among participants of the Istanbul meeting and talks have resumed, which gives reason to believe that we are on the right track overall.
I would like to reiterate that the conversation was highly constructive, and I assess it positively.
The key issue, of course, is now for the Russian side and the Ukrainian side to show their firm commitment to peace and to forge a compromise that would be acceptable to all parties.
☝️ Notably, Russia’s position is clear. Eliminating the root causes of this crisis is what matters most to us.
Should any clarifications be necessary, Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov and my aide, Mr Yuri Ushakov, will provide further details on today’s telephone talks with President Trump.
💬 Vladimir Putin: Good evening.
Our colleagues asked me to briefly comment on the outcome of my telephone conversation with the President of the United States.
This conversation has effectively taken place and lasted more than two hours. I would like to emphasise that it was both substantive and quite candid. Overall, I believe it was a very productive exchange.
First and foremost, I expressed my gratitude to the President of the United States for the support provided by the United States in facilitating the resumption of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine aimed at potentially reaching a peace agreement and resuming the talks which, as we know, were thwarted by the Ukrainian side in 2022.
The President of the United States shared his position on the cessation of hostilities and the prospects for a ceasefire. For my part, I noted that Russia also supports a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis as well. What we need now is to identify the most effective ways towards achieving peace.
We agreed with the President of the United States that Russia would propose and is ready to engage with the Ukrainian side on drafting a memorandum regarding a potential future peace agreement. This would include outlining a range of provisions, such as the principles for settlement, the timeframe for a possible peace deal, and other matters, including a potential temporary ceasefire, should the necessary agreements be reached.
Contacts among participants of the Istanbul meeting and talks have resumed, which gives reason to believe that we are on the right track overall.
I would like to reiterate that the conversation was highly constructive, and I assess it positively.
The key issue, of course, is now for the Russian side and the Ukrainian side to show their firm commitment to peace and to forge a compromise that would be acceptable to all parties.
☝️ Notably, Russia’s position is clear. Eliminating the root causes of this crisis is what matters most to us.
Should any clarifications be necessary, Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov and my aide, Mr Yuri Ushakov, will provide further details on today’s telephone talks with President Trump.
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📍 21 мая 2025 г.
✅ 20 мая 2025 г. Всемирная ассамблея здравоохранения (ВАЗ) одобрила резолюцию, которая зафиксировала результаты работы созданного в 2021 г. Межправительственного переговорного органа (МППО) для подготовки и согласования проекта соглашения по предупреждению пандемий, обеспечению готовности к ним и реагированию на них.
🦠 При рассмотрении итогового доклада МППО в рамках Комитета «А» сессии ВАЗ российская делегация в составе представителей Минздрава, Роспотребнадзора, МИД и других профильных ведомств напомнила о первопричине, побудившей начать переговоры о разработке Соглашения – махинациях коллективного Запада и западных фармацевтических гигантов во время пандемии COVID-19, перед которыми оказались беззащитны страны Глобального Юга.
🤝 Россия оказывала помощь нуждающимся странам, и готова и далее задействовать весь спектр возможностей для наращивания содействия развивающимся государствам с учётом их потребностей и без политических условий в целях обретения партнёрами подлинной независимости в деле защиты здоровья своего населения от угрозы инфекций.
📄 Несмотря на попытки навязать в проекте Соглашения несогласованные подходы и концепции, создать механизмы внешнего мониторинга, расширить мандат Всемирной организации здравоохранения, российской делегации удалось сфокусировать документ на таких приоритетных задачах, как формирование условий для равноправного диалога по вопросам здравоохранения и обмена передовым опытом. В тексте документа зафиксированы предложенные российской стороной положения о незыблемости суверенного права государств принимать законы и применять законодательство в пределах своей юрисдикции, необходимости обеспечения биобезопасности.
🚧 Работа над Соглашением не завершена. В июле 2025 г. пройдёт первое заседание Межправительственной рабочей группы открытого состава, созданной в целях согласования неотъемлемой части Соглашения – Приложения, определяющего модальности функционирования «Системы обеспечения доступа к патогенам и справедливого распределения выгод».
🇷🇺 При голосовании по проекту резолюции российская делегация воздержалась. В заявлении по мотивам голосования было подчеркнуто, что Российская Федерация выстраивает работу в сфере реагирования на чрезвычайные ситуации в здравоохранении, исходя из интересов российского народа, приоритетов в области защиты здоровья населения, национальных правил, норм и стандартов, с опорой на Конституцию Российской Федерации.
❌ Принятие резолюции на сессии ВАЗ не означает присоединения стран к Соглашению и уж тем более - начала работы по его реализации.
❌ Соглашение не будет открыто для подписания до тех пор, пока не будет разработано и одобрено ВАЗ Приложение о «Системе обеспечения доступа к патогенам и справедливого распределения выгод».
❗️После вступления в силу Соглашение будет носить юридически обязывающий характер только для присоединившихся к нему сторон, а не для всех государств-членов ВОЗ.
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📍 May 21, 2025
✅ On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted a resolution endorsing the results of the work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB), established in 2021 to draft and negotiate an agreement for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
🦠 During the discussion on the INB report in Committee A of the WHA session, the Russian delegation – comprising representatives from the Ministry of Health, Rospotrebnadzor, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other relevant agencies – reminded participants of the key reason that triggered negotiations on the Agreement: the manipulations of the collective West and major Western pharmaceutical corporations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which left countries of the Global South vulnerable.
🤝 Russia provided assistance to countries in need and remains ready to utilize all available tools to further support developing nations, taking into account their needs and without political conditionalities, to help them achieve genuine independence in protecting the health of their populations from infectious diseases.
📄 Despite attempts to impose uncoordinated approaches and concepts in the draft Agreement, create external monitoring mechanisms, and expand the mandate of the World Health Organization, the Russian delegation succeeded in focusing the document on such priorities as creating conditions for equal dialogue on health issues and sharing best practices. The document includes provisions proposed by Russia regarding the inviolability of the sovereign right of states to enact and enforce laws within their jurisdictions and the importance of ensuring biosafety.
🚧 The Agreement is far from being finalized. In July 2025, the first meeting of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group will take place to negotiate an essential component of the Agreement – its Annex, which will define the modalities of the “Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing System”.
🇷🇺 The Russian delegation abstained during the vote on the draft resolution. In explanation of position after the vote, it emphasized that the Russian Federation builds its emergency health response based on the interests of the Russian people, national priorities in public health protection, domestic laws, rules, and standards, and in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
❌ The adoption of the resolution by the WHA does not mean that countries are joining the Agreement – much less that its implementation has begun.
❌ The Agreement will not be open for signature until the Annex on the “Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing System” is developed and approved by the WHA.
❗️ Once in force, the Agreement will be legally binding only for its signatories – not for all WHO Member States.
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🎙 21 мая "на полях" 78-й сессии Всемирной Ассамблеи здравоохранения министерства здравоохранения 🇷🇺России, 🇧🇷Бразилии, 🇨🇳Китая, 🇨🇺Кубы, 🇮🇩Индонезии и 🇿🇦Южной Африки организовали официальное сопутствующее мероприятие по теме "Новые перспективы для мира без туберкулёза".
🤝 В мероприятии участвовали Министр здравоохранения Кубы Хосе Анхель Порталь Миранда, Генеральный директор Всемирной организации здравоохранения Тедрос Адханом, руководство министерств здравоохранения стран БРИКС, представители гражданского общества и профильных международных организаций.
🔬 Участники обсудили достигнутый странами прогресс в борьбе с туберкулёзом на глобальном и национальном уровнях, стратегические инициативы и скоординированные действия, направленные на искоренение туберкулёза – ведущей причины смерти в мире от инфекционных заболеваний. Только в 2023 г. от туберкулёза умерло 1,25 миллиона человек, включая 161,000 ВИЧ-инфицированных. Несмотря на то, что с 2000 г. благодаря глобальным усилиям удалось спасти около 79 миллионов жизней, заболевание по-прежнему непропорционально сильно сказывается на уязвимых группах населения и препятствует устойчивому развитию.
🎯 Участники мероприятия рассмотрели ход выполнения обязательств, принятых на Совещании высокого уровня ГА ООН по туберкулёзу в 2023 г., по итогам которого главы государств и правительств одобрили ряд амбициозных целей. В настоящее время приоритетными задачами являются устойчивое управление мерами по борьбе с заболеванием, активизация исследований и инноваций, наращивание финансирования.
🇷🇺 Россия вносит весомый вклад в борьбу туберкулёзом, добилась значительных успехов в данной сфере и готова продолжать наращивать конструктивное взаимодействие с партнёрами в интересах снижения бремени этого опасного заболевания.
🤝 В мероприятии участвовали Министр здравоохранения Кубы Хосе Анхель Порталь Миранда, Генеральный директор Всемирной организации здравоохранения Тедрос Адханом, руководство министерств здравоохранения стран БРИКС, представители гражданского общества и профильных международных организаций.
🔬 Участники обсудили достигнутый странами прогресс в борьбе с туберкулёзом на глобальном и национальном уровнях, стратегические инициативы и скоординированные действия, направленные на искоренение туберкулёза – ведущей причины смерти в мире от инфекционных заболеваний. Только в 2023 г. от туберкулёза умерло 1,25 миллиона человек, включая 161,000 ВИЧ-инфицированных. Несмотря на то, что с 2000 г. благодаря глобальным усилиям удалось спасти около 79 миллионов жизней, заболевание по-прежнему непропорционально сильно сказывается на уязвимых группах населения и препятствует устойчивому развитию.
🎯 Участники мероприятия рассмотрели ход выполнения обязательств, принятых на Совещании высокого уровня ГА ООН по туберкулёзу в 2023 г., по итогам которого главы государств и правительств одобрили ряд амбициозных целей. В настоящее время приоритетными задачами являются устойчивое управление мерами по борьбе с заболеванием, активизация исследований и инноваций, наращивание финансирования.
🇷🇺 Россия вносит весомый вклад в борьбу туберкулёзом, добилась значительных успехов в данной сфере и готова продолжать наращивать конструктивное взаимодействие с партнёрами в интересах снижения бремени этого опасного заболевания.
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