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✉️ President Vladimir Putin expressed his deepest condolences to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi
✍️ Please accept our deepest condolences in connection with the great tragedy that befell the Islamic Republic of Iran – a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and several other prominent government leaders of your country.
Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi was an outstanding politician whose entire life was devoted to serving his Motherland. He enjoyed the well-deserved respect of his compatriots and high prestige beyond his country. As a true friend of Russia, he made an invaluable personal contribution to the development of good neighbourly relations between our countries and made great efforts to advance them to the level of strategic partnership.
I have had the privilege of meeting Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on multiple occasions, and I will always cherish the fond memories of this wonderful man. Please convey my heartfelt condolences and support to the family and friends of the late President, as well as to all those affected by this tragic incident. I extend my wishes for strength to the Iranian people as they navigate through this challenging and irreparable loss.
Vladimir Putin
✍️ Please accept our deepest condolences in connection with the great tragedy that befell the Islamic Republic of Iran – a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and several other prominent government leaders of your country.
Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi was an outstanding politician whose entire life was devoted to serving his Motherland. He enjoyed the well-deserved respect of his compatriots and high prestige beyond his country. As a true friend of Russia, he made an invaluable personal contribution to the development of good neighbourly relations between our countries and made great efforts to advance them to the level of strategic partnership.
I have had the privilege of meeting Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on multiple occasions, and I will always cherish the fond memories of this wonderful man. Please convey my heartfelt condolences and support to the family and friends of the late President, as well as to all those affected by this tragic incident. I extend my wishes for strength to the Iranian people as they navigate through this challenging and irreparable loss.
Vladimir Putin
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🗓 On May 20-21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the Foreign Ministers Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member-countries.
The participants focused on the organisation’s activities in the context of preparations for the meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council meeting in Astana on July 3-4. They also discussed draft documents to be presented for the leaders’ consideration.
The participants will reflect their coordinated approaches to the SCO’s further development and current global and regional issues in the Astana Declaration.
The admission of Belarus will be an important step towards strengthening the #SCO. The Ministers endorsed the relevant draft decisions of the Heads of State Council.
They also coordinated proposals of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council on comprehensive improvement of the organisation’s activities in the context of current geopolitical realities.
They adopted draft leadership statements and conceptual documents as a foundation for promoting cooperation in energy, transport, logistics and environmental protection.
During a detailed exchange of views on key regional and international issues, the Ministers discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and the Middle East as a whole, and, in part, settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
They paid special attention to the SCO’s efforts to facilitate stabilization in Afghanistan, considering the importance of this factor for the security of the SCO space.
🤝 FM Lavrov also had a number of bilateral meetings.
The participants focused on the organisation’s activities in the context of preparations for the meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council meeting in Astana on July 3-4. They also discussed draft documents to be presented for the leaders’ consideration.
The participants will reflect their coordinated approaches to the SCO’s further development and current global and regional issues in the Astana Declaration.
The admission of Belarus will be an important step towards strengthening the #SCO. The Ministers endorsed the relevant draft decisions of the Heads of State Council.
They also coordinated proposals of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council on comprehensive improvement of the organisation’s activities in the context of current geopolitical realities.
They adopted draft leadership statements and conceptual documents as a foundation for promoting cooperation in energy, transport, logistics and environmental protection.
During a detailed exchange of views on key regional and international issues, the Ministers discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and the Middle East as a whole, and, in part, settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
They paid special attention to the SCO’s efforts to facilitate stabilization in Afghanistan, considering the importance of this factor for the security of the SCO space.
🤝 FM Lavrov also had a number of bilateral meetings.
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🎙 Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the US “subcritical” experiment at the Nevada National Security Site
☢️ On May 16, the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reported that it had carried out a “subcritical” experiment at a specialised underground laboratory on the nuclear test site in Nevada on May 14.
According to the NNSA report, the purpose of this experiment was to ensure the proper maintenance of the US nuclear arsenal. The experiment did not involve a self-sustaining chain reaction and was not a full-scale nuclear test.
According to the information provided by the NNSA, this type of experiment aligns with the Russian interpretation of a “subcritical” test and does not violate the provisions of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) or the US moratorium on nuclear testing.
☝️ The Russian Federation calls on Washington to uphold its nuclear test ban commitments, renounce its destructive policy towards the CTBT, and take immediate steps to ratify the Treaty.
☢️ On May 16, the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reported that it had carried out a “subcritical” experiment at a specialised underground laboratory on the nuclear test site in Nevada on May 14.
According to the NNSA report, the purpose of this experiment was to ensure the proper maintenance of the US nuclear arsenal. The experiment did not involve a self-sustaining chain reaction and was not a full-scale nuclear test.
According to the information provided by the NNSA, this type of experiment aligns with the Russian interpretation of a “subcritical” test and does not violate the provisions of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) or the US moratorium on nuclear testing.
☝️ The Russian Federation calls on Washington to uphold its nuclear test ban commitments, renounce its destructive policy towards the CTBT, and take immediate steps to ratify the Treaty.
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🇷🇺🇧🇭 Russia's President Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, who arrived in Russia on an official visit.
The agenda included the current state of trade, economic, energy and humanitarian ties between Russia and Bahrain and the prospects for their expansion, as well as current international issues, including the Middle East, in view of Bahrain’s chairmanship of the Arab League.
💬 Vladimir Putin: Next year, we will mark 35 years of diplomatic relations between our countries. Over these years, we have made significant progress in building relations between our states. Our foreign ministries maintain regular contacts, and we take similar approaches on many issues on the international agenda.
Just recently, a week ago, you chaired the Arab League summit. I am certainly interested in hearing your opinion on the situation in the Middle East and the details of the corresponding discussion at the summit.
📈 Trade between Russia and Bahrain is at an early stage, but the trends are positive. However, the situation with investment is better: there are about 30 large projects underway, with a total worth of around $500 million.
At the same time, there is thriving cultural cooperation between our countries. This year, we will host Bahrain Days in Russia, and next year, as far as I know, our colleagues have agreed to hold Russian Seasons in your country.
Other humanitarian contacts are also expanding, primarily in education and science. They have great potential as well.
#RussiaBahrain
The agenda included the current state of trade, economic, energy and humanitarian ties between Russia and Bahrain and the prospects for their expansion, as well as current international issues, including the Middle East, in view of Bahrain’s chairmanship of the Arab League.
💬 Vladimir Putin: Next year, we will mark 35 years of diplomatic relations between our countries. Over these years, we have made significant progress in building relations between our states. Our foreign ministries maintain regular contacts, and we take similar approaches on many issues on the international agenda.
Just recently, a week ago, you chaired the Arab League summit. I am certainly interested in hearing your opinion on the situation in the Middle East and the details of the corresponding discussion at the summit.
📈 Trade between Russia and Bahrain is at an early stage, but the trends are positive. However, the situation with investment is better: there are about 30 large projects underway, with a total worth of around $500 million.
At the same time, there is thriving cultural cooperation between our countries. This year, we will host Bahrain Days in Russia, and next year, as far as I know, our colleagues have agreed to hold Russian Seasons in your country.
Other humanitarian contacts are also expanding, primarily in education and science. They have great potential as well.
#RussiaBahrain
🇷🇺🇮🇷 On 22 May, Russian Ambassador Dr Alexey Pavlovsky called on the Ambassador of Iran, Mr Ahmad Sadeghi, to express condolences on the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other Iranian officials in a helicopter crash.
🇷🇺🇮🇷 22 мая Посол России А.В.Павловский посетил Посольство Исламской Республики Иран в Канберре, где выразил глубокие соболезнования и поддержку Послу Ахмаду Садеги, народу и правительству Ирана, а также сделал запись в траурной книге в связи с трагической гибелью Президента Эбрахима Раиси, Министра иностранных дел Хосейна Амирабдоллахиана и сопровождавших их лиц.
🇷🇺🇮🇷 22 мая Посол России А.В.Павловский посетил Посольство Исламской Республики Иран в Канберре, где выразил глубокие соболезнования и поддержку Послу Ахмаду Садеги, народу и правительству Ирана, а также сделал запись в траурной книге в связи с трагической гибелью Президента Эбрахима Раиси, Министра иностранных дел Хосейна Амирабдоллахиана и сопровождавших их лиц.
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🌍 Today (May 25) is African Liberation Day or #AfricaDay.
On this day in 1963, the first conference of African governments took place in Addis Ababa, paving the way to the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity, which later evolved into the African Union. This was how the first stage in the decolonisation process on the African continent reached its culminating point.
👉 Follow this link to read our feature article on Africa Day.
Long before the Europeans arrived in Africa, it was home to developed, self-sufficient and sustainable economies with their own homegrown governance models, as well as production and reproduction paradigms which were in sync with the continent’s environmental and climate imperatives.
It was during the Age of Discovery that Europeans started intensively exploiting Africa’s natural and human resources for enriching their countries, with the Portuguese and Spanish becoming the first nations to establish trade routes along Africa’s western coast.
⛓ ⛓ European powers relied on slave trade as their main method for generating maximum returns. The discovery of the New World brought about a boom for this kind of trade since European colonisers needed free labour to gain a foothold in the Americas. It started by sending slaves from Europe, but by the mid-16th century there were already slave ships heading to the New World across the Atlantic directly from Africa.
Apart from slave trade, Europeans exploited Africa’s rich natural resources. They exported its gold, ivory and other valuable goods.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, this policy of exploiting African resources by the European colonial powers, i.e., Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium, morphed into an all-out effort to subjugate the continent. This brought about and reinforced national liberation movements across the continent and resulted in African counties achieving their independence in the 1960s.
📃 The Soviet Union played a key role in pressuring the UN General Assembly to pass the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples proclaiming the need to end colonialism and discrimination in all its forms.
Our country has played an essential role in proactively assisting African nations in their struggle for independence and played an important role in helping establish these young nations. In fact, the USSR helped build 37 African economies by signing bilateral economic and technical cooperation agreements with them. Soviet military advisors and military experts worked in Angola, Ethiopia, Egypt, Mozambique and several other African countries at different times.
🇷🇺🤝🌍 Today, efforts to develop multi-pronged, comprehensive cooperation with African states constitutes a major foreign policy priority for Russia. Held in July 2023 in St Petersburg, the Second Russia-Africa Summit served as anew and major impetus for developing our relations with countries across this region in all their aspects.
❌ Not only are Western powers continuing to exploit the African nations by siphoning off their resources and helping their corporations earn hefty profits, but also seek to defend their own unsightly record there. In their effort to falsify history they have gone beyond their attempts to rewrite the fundamental causes, course and outcomes of World War II and went on to engage in a cynical, albeit tacit, campaign to sweep the colonial-era horrors under the carpet. The West is trying to pretend that it has nothing to do with the suffering many generations of Africans have had to endure, including racism, slave trade and punitive operations.
☝️ But Africa remembers it all.
#AfricaDay
On this day in 1963, the first conference of African governments took place in Addis Ababa, paving the way to the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity, which later evolved into the African Union. This was how the first stage in the decolonisation process on the African continent reached its culminating point.
👉 Follow this link to read our feature article on Africa Day.
Long before the Europeans arrived in Africa, it was home to developed, self-sufficient and sustainable economies with their own homegrown governance models, as well as production and reproduction paradigms which were in sync with the continent’s environmental and climate imperatives.
It was during the Age of Discovery that Europeans started intensively exploiting Africa’s natural and human resources for enriching their countries, with the Portuguese and Spanish becoming the first nations to establish trade routes along Africa’s western coast.
⛓ ⛓ European powers relied on slave trade as their main method for generating maximum returns. The discovery of the New World brought about a boom for this kind of trade since European colonisers needed free labour to gain a foothold in the Americas. It started by sending slaves from Europe, but by the mid-16th century there were already slave ships heading to the New World across the Atlantic directly from Africa.
Apart from slave trade, Europeans exploited Africa’s rich natural resources. They exported its gold, ivory and other valuable goods.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, this policy of exploiting African resources by the European colonial powers, i.e., Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium, morphed into an all-out effort to subjugate the continent. This brought about and reinforced national liberation movements across the continent and resulted in African counties achieving their independence in the 1960s.
📃 The Soviet Union played a key role in pressuring the UN General Assembly to pass the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples proclaiming the need to end colonialism and discrimination in all its forms.
Our country has played an essential role in proactively assisting African nations in their struggle for independence and played an important role in helping establish these young nations. In fact, the USSR helped build 37 African economies by signing bilateral economic and technical cooperation agreements with them. Soviet military advisors and military experts worked in Angola, Ethiopia, Egypt, Mozambique and several other African countries at different times.
🇷🇺🤝🌍 Today, efforts to develop multi-pronged, comprehensive cooperation with African states constitutes a major foreign policy priority for Russia. Held in July 2023 in St Petersburg, the Second Russia-Africa Summit served as anew and major impetus for developing our relations with countries across this region in all their aspects.
❌ Not only are Western powers continuing to exploit the African nations by siphoning off their resources and helping their corporations earn hefty profits, but also seek to defend their own unsightly record there. In their effort to falsify history they have gone beyond their attempts to rewrite the fundamental causes, course and outcomes of World War II and went on to engage in a cynical, albeit tacit, campaign to sweep the colonial-era horrors under the carpet. The West is trying to pretend that it has nothing to do with the suffering many generations of Africans have had to endure, including racism, slave trade and punitive operations.
☝️ But Africa remembers it all.
#AfricaDay
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African Liberation Day
🌍 May 25 marks Africa Liberation Day which epitomises the beginning of the continent's liberation from colonialism and the strengthening of national identity. It is also known as Africa Day and commemorates the establishment of the Organisation of African…
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🎙 Russia's MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the UNGA’s resolution on the Srebrenica genocide
💬 On May 23, the UNGA voted for a resolution establishing July 11 as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH). The document was adopted by a vote of 84 in favour to 19 against (Russia included), with 68 abstentions, while 21 countries did not vote.
This document is yet another irresponsible attempt by the West to rewrite history and seal the interpretation of the ethnic conflict in former Yugoslavia and related events that suits their geopolitical interests.
☝️ It is a resolution of a pronounced politicised and anti-Serb nature. <...> Worse still, the sponsors and supporters of this document in the UNGA had the audacity to declare ‘promoting interethnic reconciliation and unity of the three state-forming peoples of BiH (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats)’ as its purpose.
We strongly believe that the move will have the reverse effect. The sponsors of the resolution and those who voted for it cannot be unaware of the difficult situation in BiH <...>. The document adopted by the General Assembly will only exacerbate the existing differences, increase the conflict potential in the Balkans, and jeopardise the Dayton Agreement which provides the basis for BiH’s statehood.
Sarajevo political representatives have been pushing for this resolution <...>, thereby grossly violating the Constitution of BiH and the Dayton Agreement, which requires a consensus decision of the Presidency of BiH. Their idea was strongly supported by representatives of NATO countries, which bear the main responsibility for the tragic events in Yugoslavia, including in Srebrenica.
We highlighted the threats to the Dayton Agreement, including those stemming from the adoption of the resolution on Srebrenica. <...> Western representatives would not to listen to us or to the Serbs.
❗️ They will be responsible for the disastrous consequences.
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💬 On May 23, the UNGA voted for a resolution establishing July 11 as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH). The document was adopted by a vote of 84 in favour to 19 against (Russia included), with 68 abstentions, while 21 countries did not vote.
This document is yet another irresponsible attempt by the West to rewrite history and seal the interpretation of the ethnic conflict in former Yugoslavia and related events that suits their geopolitical interests.
☝️ It is a resolution of a pronounced politicised and anti-Serb nature. <...> Worse still, the sponsors and supporters of this document in the UNGA had the audacity to declare ‘promoting interethnic reconciliation and unity of the three state-forming peoples of BiH (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats)’ as its purpose.
We strongly believe that the move will have the reverse effect. The sponsors of the resolution and those who voted for it cannot be unaware of the difficult situation in BiH <...>. The document adopted by the General Assembly will only exacerbate the existing differences, increase the conflict potential in the Balkans, and jeopardise the Dayton Agreement which provides the basis for BiH’s statehood.
Sarajevo political representatives have been pushing for this resolution <...>, thereby grossly violating the Constitution of BiH and the Dayton Agreement, which requires a consensus decision of the Presidency of BiH. Their idea was strongly supported by representatives of NATO countries, which bear the main responsibility for the tragic events in Yugoslavia, including in Srebrenica.
We highlighted the threats to the Dayton Agreement, including those stemming from the adoption of the resolution on Srebrenica. <...> Western representatives would not to listen to us or to the Serbs.
❗️ They will be responsible for the disastrous consequences.
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🇷🇺🇺🇿 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Tashkent on a two-day visit at the invitation of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
It is expected to discuss the current state and prospects for further development of Russia-Uzbekistan relations of strategic partnership and alliance, as well as exchange views on topical regional issues.
Vladimir Putin and Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in the first meeting of the Council of Regions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Following the visit, a solid package of bilateral documents is expected to be signed.
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It is expected to discuss the current state and prospects for further development of Russia-Uzbekistan relations of strategic partnership and alliance, as well as exchange views on topical regional issues.
Vladimir Putin and Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in the first meeting of the Council of Regions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Following the visit, a solid package of bilateral documents is expected to be signed.
#RussiaUzbekistan
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🇷🇺🇮🇷📞 On May 25, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke over the phone with Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani.
Sergey Lavrov offered his condolences in connection with the tragic death of the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Ali Bagheri Kani thanked the leadership of the Russian Federation for their attention, consideration, support, sincere sympathy and compassion towards the people of Iran during this difficult time.
🤝 The Officials reaffirmed their strong commitment to continue forging a strategic partnership between Russia and Iran, as determined by the Leaders of both countries. They also reiterated their readiness to implement all current agreements and projects across various fields.
#RussiaIran
Sergey Lavrov offered his condolences in connection with the tragic death of the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Ali Bagheri Kani thanked the leadership of the Russian Federation for their attention, consideration, support, sincere sympathy and compassion towards the people of Iran during this difficult time.
🤝 The Officials reaffirmed their strong commitment to continue forging a strategic partnership between Russia and Iran, as determined by the Leaders of both countries. They also reiterated their readiness to implement all current agreements and projects across various fields.
#RussiaIran
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🗓 On May 27, 1703 Peter the Great founded the Peter and Paul Fortress to protect the lands recovered during the Great Northern War. He chose the construction site — a small Zayachy Island in the mouth of the Neva.
Since that this date has been considered the day St. Petersburg was founded.
The legend says that when first Russian ships docked at the island an eagle started flying over them. Taking this as God’s blessing, Peter the Great cut two strips of turf with a trowel arranged them as a cross and “having made a cross of wood and sticking it in the turf said: ‘In the name of Jesus Christ this is the place for a church to be built in the name of supreme apostles Peter and Paul ….’”
⚔️ The fortress was founded according to the plan of Peter the Great and French engineer Joseph-Gaspard Lambert de Guerin. Six curtain walls link six powerful bastions. The defense system is closed by Ioannovsky and Alexeyevsky ravelins in the west and in the east. Two bridges, Ioannovsky and Kronverksky, connect Zayachy Island with Petrogradsky Island.
The fortress was consecrated on October 1, 1703. St Andrew’s flag was raised at the Gosudarev Bastion and 300 artillery guns were installed on the fortress walls. A small wooden church in the name of Peter and Paul was founded inside the fortress on June 29, 1703, and a stone cathedral was built in its place in 1712–1732.
☝️ Peter the Great attached great strategic importance to the city in order to secure the waterway from Russia to Western Europe. St Petersburg was the first city in Russia to develop according to a pre-designed plan.
Since 1712 the city was proclaimed the capital of Russia, which it was under different names (St Petersburg, Petrograd) for over 200 years until 1918 with a short break in 1728-1732.
👏 St Petersburg of today is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and a tourist destination for the lovers of Russian culture from all over the world: its historic centre and associated monument groups were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1990
Since that this date has been considered the day St. Petersburg was founded.
The legend says that when first Russian ships docked at the island an eagle started flying over them. Taking this as God’s blessing, Peter the Great cut two strips of turf with a trowel arranged them as a cross and “having made a cross of wood and sticking it in the turf said: ‘In the name of Jesus Christ this is the place for a church to be built in the name of supreme apostles Peter and Paul ….’”
⚔️ The fortress was founded according to the plan of Peter the Great and French engineer Joseph-Gaspard Lambert de Guerin. Six curtain walls link six powerful bastions. The defense system is closed by Ioannovsky and Alexeyevsky ravelins in the west and in the east. Two bridges, Ioannovsky and Kronverksky, connect Zayachy Island with Petrogradsky Island.
The fortress was consecrated on October 1, 1703. St Andrew’s flag was raised at the Gosudarev Bastion and 300 artillery guns were installed on the fortress walls. A small wooden church in the name of Peter and Paul was founded inside the fortress on June 29, 1703, and a stone cathedral was built in its place in 1712–1732.
☝️ Peter the Great attached great strategic importance to the city in order to secure the waterway from Russia to Western Europe. St Petersburg was the first city in Russia to develop according to a pre-designed plan.
Since 1712 the city was proclaimed the capital of Russia, which it was under different names (St Petersburg, Petrograd) for over 200 years until 1918 with a short break in 1728-1732.
👏 St Petersburg of today is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and a tourist destination for the lovers of Russian culture from all over the world: its historic centre and associated monument groups were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1990
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🇷🇺🇺🇿 President Putin's remarks at the beginning of Russia-Uzbekistan talks in expanded format (Tashkent, May 27, 2024)
Key points:
• Uzbekistan is our strategic partner and reliable ally. Our close, friendly relations are on the rise, developing dynamically based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and consideration of each other’s interests.
• I would like to note that Russia is one of Uzbekistan’s leading trade partners. The volume of bilateral trade is growing rapidly. It is also worth mentioning that, due to your position, we are creating favourable conditions for direct investment, resulting in increasing direct Russian investment in Uzbekistan each year. Today, it has already reached an impressive figure of almost US$10 billion.
• About 3,000 enterprises with Russian capital operate in Uzbekistan, while about 700 companies with Uzbek capital are active in Russia. We are witnessing positive trends in trade and investment.
• Work is underway on several major infrastructure projects in priority economic areas, such as the creation of a metallurgical cluster and a gas chemical complex, a copper concentration facility, and more.
• The flagship projects are receiving financial support from leading Russian lending organisations, including the VEB state development corporation, Gazprombank and others.
• Uzbekistan ranks among the top CIS countries in terms of the number of students studying in Russian universities – over 63,000, with about 14,000 of them studying free of charge.
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Key points:
• Uzbekistan is our strategic partner and reliable ally. Our close, friendly relations are on the rise, developing dynamically based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and consideration of each other’s interests.
• I would like to note that Russia is one of Uzbekistan’s leading trade partners. The volume of bilateral trade is growing rapidly. It is also worth mentioning that, due to your position, we are creating favourable conditions for direct investment, resulting in increasing direct Russian investment in Uzbekistan each year. Today, it has already reached an impressive figure of almost US$10 billion.
• About 3,000 enterprises with Russian capital operate in Uzbekistan, while about 700 companies with Uzbek capital are active in Russia. We are witnessing positive trends in trade and investment.
• Work is underway on several major infrastructure projects in priority economic areas, such as the creation of a metallurgical cluster and a gas chemical complex, a copper concentration facility, and more.
• The flagship projects are receiving financial support from leading Russian lending organisations, including the VEB state development corporation, Gazprombank and others.
• Uzbekistan ranks among the top CIS countries in terms of the number of students studying in Russian universities – over 63,000, with about 14,000 of them studying free of charge.
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#RussiaUzbekistan
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NATO trains for nuclear strike on Russia — General
Vladimir Kulishov, the first deputy director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), and head of the country’s Border Guard Service, outlined threats that his branch has to deal with in an interview with RIA Novosti.
”NATO intelligence operations close to the Russian border are on the rise. Forces of the alliance are intensifying military training, in which they work out military scenarios against the Russian Federation, including nuclear strikes on our territory,” he told the news agency on Tuesday.
Vladimir Kulishov, the first deputy director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), and head of the country’s Border Guard Service, outlined threats that his branch has to deal with in an interview with RIA Novosti.
”NATO intelligence operations close to the Russian border are on the rise. Forces of the alliance are intensifying military training, in which they work out military scenarios against the Russian Federation, including nuclear strikes on our territory,” he told the news agency on Tuesday.
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Russia rebukes Biden claim that US won WWII
Moscow will fight all attempts to distort history, the Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has declared, in response to a Memorial Day claim by US President Joe Biden that the US was solely responsible for winning the Second World War.
Biden’s remarks are part of a campaign by Washington, Ambassador Antonov wrote on Telegram on Monday, which is aimed at “cynical belittlement and even disavowal of the decisive role of the Soviet Union in crushing the fascists” during that conflict, which in Russia is called the Great Patriotic War (June 1941-May 1945).
Moscow will fight all attempts to distort history, the Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has declared, in response to a Memorial Day claim by US President Joe Biden that the US was solely responsible for winning the Second World War.
Biden’s remarks are part of a campaign by Washington, Ambassador Antonov wrote on Telegram on Monday, which is aimed at “cynical belittlement and even disavowal of the decisive role of the Soviet Union in crushing the fascists” during that conflict, which in Russia is called the Great Patriotic War (June 1941-May 1945).
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🎙 President Putin's answer to a media question regarding the legitimacy of the current Ukrainian authorities (May 28, 2024)
💬 The Constitution of Ukraine only extends the duration of powers of the Rada [parliament]. It says nothing about extending the term of office of the president.
Ukraine's <...> martial law reads that presidential elections are not held during martial law. However, this does not mean that they are extended. <...> The Constitution says nothing about this. But Article 111 of the Constitution of Ukraine reads that in this case the powers of the supreme authority, actually the presidential powers are transferred to the Speaker of Parliament. <...>
In essence, the Ukrainian statehood is based on the idea of the parliamentary-presidential republic rather than the presidential republic. The main levers of power are concentrated in the representative state body. <...>
☝️ Therefore, speaking strictly, in a tentative estimate – I am just talking about a tentative estimate – the parliament & the Rada Speaker remain the only legitimate authorities. And so, basically, if they wanted to hold presidential election, they should have simply repealed martial law at that time & proceeded with the voting. But they did not want to do this for a number of reasons.
I think, & this is not linked with the Constitution in any way, that maybe the current bosses of Ukraine, those residing overseas, would like to place the burden of making all unpopular decisions on the executive branch currently in power. This includes the adoption of yet another decision to further lower the conscription age.
❗️ The final say should be made by the political & legal system of Ukraine. It should formulate & explain what is happening in Ukraine. I believe, this is not too difficult, indeed.
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💬 The Constitution of Ukraine only extends the duration of powers of the Rada [parliament]. It says nothing about extending the term of office of the president.
Ukraine's <...> martial law reads that presidential elections are not held during martial law. However, this does not mean that they are extended. <...> The Constitution says nothing about this. But Article 111 of the Constitution of Ukraine reads that in this case the powers of the supreme authority, actually the presidential powers are transferred to the Speaker of Parliament. <...>
In essence, the Ukrainian statehood is based on the idea of the parliamentary-presidential republic rather than the presidential republic. The main levers of power are concentrated in the representative state body. <...>
☝️ Therefore, speaking strictly, in a tentative estimate – I am just talking about a tentative estimate – the parliament & the Rada Speaker remain the only legitimate authorities. And so, basically, if they wanted to hold presidential election, they should have simply repealed martial law at that time & proceeded with the voting. But they did not want to do this for a number of reasons.
I think, & this is not linked with the Constitution in any way, that maybe the current bosses of Ukraine, those residing overseas, would like to place the burden of making all unpopular decisions on the executive branch currently in power. This includes the adoption of yet another decision to further lower the conscription age.
❗️ The final say should be made by the political & legal system of Ukraine. It should formulate & explain what is happening in Ukraine. I believe, this is not too difficult, indeed.
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🗓 29 May marks 1️⃣0️⃣ years since the Treaty on Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was signed.
🤝Over these years EAEU has become a key platform for cooperation and interaction between the states of Greater Eurasia. The Union today is:
🔹5 member countries: 🇦🇲Armenia, 🇧🇾Belarus, 🇰🇿Kazakhstan, 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan and 🇷🇺Russia;
🔹More than 182 million people;
🔹GDP $2,391,9 tn;
🔹External trade $988,2 bn;
🔹Free Trade Agreements with 🇻🇳Vietnam, 🇷🇸Serbia, 🇸🇬Singapore and 🇮🇷Iran.
🎉 Congratulations on the EAEU Day to our colleagues and all citizens of their countries!
🤝Over these years EAEU has become a key platform for cooperation and interaction between the states of Greater Eurasia. The Union today is:
🔹5 member countries: 🇦🇲Armenia, 🇧🇾Belarus, 🇰🇿Kazakhstan, 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan and 🇷🇺Russia;
🔹More than 182 million people;
🔹GDP $2,391,9 tn;
🔹External trade $988,2 bn;
🔹Free Trade Agreements with 🇻🇳Vietnam, 🇷🇸Serbia, 🇸🇬Singapore and 🇮🇷Iran.
🎉 Congratulations on the EAEU Day to our colleagues and all citizens of their countries!