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⚡️ Statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the unlawful actions of Western countries in the World Ocean (March 23, 2026)
The situation unfolding in the World Ocean lately has become absolutely unacceptable.
European states such as France, Sweden and Finland are stopping vessels they deem undesirable with impunity and escorting them to their ports, accusing them of violating some so-called “international” sanctions.
The pretext invoked is the need to enforce the unlawful restrictions imposed by the EU.
In pursuit of their goal of depriving Russia of revenues from international trade, the EU has invented the term “shadow fleet”, which does not exist in international maritime law, and is using it as cover for outright piracy on maritime routes.
❗️ Under far-fetched and strained pretexts, vessels that fully meet all the criteria for free and unimpeded navigation are being subjected to inspections and detentions.
We remind European leaders that the only sanctions that are truly international are those approved by the UN Security Council.
Unilateral illegal restrictions adopted by individual states or limited groupings thereof are neither international nor legitimate. The inconsistency of unilateral sanctions with international law has been repeatedly confirmed in UN General Assembly resolutions.
The West seeks to justify its actions by claiming that vessels sailing without a flag are allegedly not entitled to freedom of navigation and must therefore be detained. Interestingly, vessels operating under false flags in the interests of European states themselves somehow do not fall under such restrictions. What matters is not the flag, but the destination. If the oil is intended for Europeans, then no matter what vessel carries it, the European authorities somehow find no grounds for detention.
An especially outrageous violation of international law was the terrorist attack carried out by unmanned boats and drones against the LNG tanker Arctic Metagas, sailing under the Russian flag in the Mediterranean Sea. Not a single European state condemned those actions by their Ukrainian protégés. In this case, Europe is not merely a silent witness, but a direct accomplice in the lawlessness of the Kiev regime.
The Russian Side regards these practices by EU countries as unacceptable and impermissible, grossly violating both the letter and the spirit of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and will use all political, legal and other instruments at its disposal to ensure respect for the principle of freedom of navigation. Those intent on turning the Baltic Sea, as well as other maritime areas, into the “internal waters” of NATO and the EU should understand that such acts of piracy and lawlessness will not go unanswered on our part, including through the use of all necessary means.
We call upon the international community to take a principled stand in support of the regime established by the 1982 Convention, and on flag states not to yield to neo-colonial diktat, but to unite in defending their legitimate interests and bona fide maritime carriers.
☝️ We are convinced that the Global majority is fully aware of all the threats and risks associated with the attempts by Western states to turn maritime spaces into a zone of confrontation, establish unilateral control over sea lanes and deprive nations of the world of sources of development.
The situation unfolding in the World Ocean lately has become absolutely unacceptable.
European states such as France, Sweden and Finland are stopping vessels they deem undesirable with impunity and escorting them to their ports, accusing them of violating some so-called “international” sanctions.
The pretext invoked is the need to enforce the unlawful restrictions imposed by the EU.
In pursuit of their goal of depriving Russia of revenues from international trade, the EU has invented the term “shadow fleet”, which does not exist in international maritime law, and is using it as cover for outright piracy on maritime routes.
❗️ Under far-fetched and strained pretexts, vessels that fully meet all the criteria for free and unimpeded navigation are being subjected to inspections and detentions.
We remind European leaders that the only sanctions that are truly international are those approved by the UN Security Council.
Unilateral illegal restrictions adopted by individual states or limited groupings thereof are neither international nor legitimate. The inconsistency of unilateral sanctions with international law has been repeatedly confirmed in UN General Assembly resolutions.
The West seeks to justify its actions by claiming that vessels sailing without a flag are allegedly not entitled to freedom of navigation and must therefore be detained. Interestingly, vessels operating under false flags in the interests of European states themselves somehow do not fall under such restrictions. What matters is not the flag, but the destination. If the oil is intended for Europeans, then no matter what vessel carries it, the European authorities somehow find no grounds for detention.
An especially outrageous violation of international law was the terrorist attack carried out by unmanned boats and drones against the LNG tanker Arctic Metagas, sailing under the Russian flag in the Mediterranean Sea. Not a single European state condemned those actions by their Ukrainian protégés. In this case, Europe is not merely a silent witness, but a direct accomplice in the lawlessness of the Kiev regime.
The Russian Side regards these practices by EU countries as unacceptable and impermissible, grossly violating both the letter and the spirit of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and will use all political, legal and other instruments at its disposal to ensure respect for the principle of freedom of navigation. Those intent on turning the Baltic Sea, as well as other maritime areas, into the “internal waters” of NATO and the EU should understand that such acts of piracy and lawlessness will not go unanswered on our part, including through the use of all necessary means.
We call upon the international community to take a principled stand in support of the regime established by the 1982 Convention, and on flag states not to yield to neo-colonial diktat, but to unite in defending their legitimate interests and bona fide maritime carriers.
☝️ We are convinced that the Global majority is fully aware of all the threats and risks associated with the attempts by Western states to turn maritime spaces into a zone of confrontation, establish unilateral control over sea lanes and deprive nations of the world of sources of development.
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#FacesOfVictory
🌟 On March 23, 1915, legendary Soviet sniper, one of the greatest shoots of #WWII & the Great Patriotic War, hero of Stalingrad, Vassily Zaitsev was born in the village of Yeleninka, Orenburg Region, the Russian Empire.
In 1935, Vassily Zaitsev was drafted into the Red Army and assigned to the Navy. The war found him serving on the Pacific Fleet. Like most Soviet people he was eager to volunteer to the frontlines to fight the Nazis and defend the Motherland. The future hero of Stalingrad submitted five requests for transfer to active duty units in the European front. Finally, his wish was granted in the summer of 1942.
In September 1942, Vassily arrived in Stalingrad as part of the 284th Rifle Division of the 62nd Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Vassily Chuikov. During the street battles for the city, he proved himself to be an outstanding marksman and was subsequently appointed as a sniper. Later, he was involved in the liberation of Donbass and the Battle of the Dnieper. In total, he eliminated 242 Nazi invaders.
Zaitsev possessed exceptional eyesight and hearing, iron self-control, and a talent for improvisation. He developed the group hunting tactic using six-man teams and employed camouflage and decoys.
A masterful sniper, Zaitsev personally trained new shooters, who became known as Zaitchata (leverets). He taught them to change positions after two or three shots, disguise themselves thoroughly, and use decoys such as dummy soldiers to trick the enemy. Zaitsev’s main demand for his trainees was to think outside the box and improvise.
🎖 On February 22, 1943, Vassily Zaitsev was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title for personally training 28 snipers and killing 225 Nazi soldiers and officers during the street battles in Stalingrad between October 10 and December 17, 1942.
Vassily Zaitsev died on December 15, 1991. In 2006, his remains were in a solemn ceremony moved to the site of the Stalingrad Battle at the Mamayev Kurgan. His famous sniper rifle is carefully preserved at the Museum-Reserve "Battle of Stalingrad" in Volgograd, available for all to see.
In 1935, Vassily Zaitsev was drafted into the Red Army and assigned to the Navy. The war found him serving on the Pacific Fleet. Like most Soviet people he was eager to volunteer to the frontlines to fight the Nazis and defend the Motherland. The future hero of Stalingrad submitted five requests for transfer to active duty units in the European front. Finally, his wish was granted in the summer of 1942.
In September 1942, Vassily arrived in Stalingrad as part of the 284th Rifle Division of the 62nd Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Vassily Chuikov. During the street battles for the city, he proved himself to be an outstanding marksman and was subsequently appointed as a sniper. Later, he was involved in the liberation of Donbass and the Battle of the Dnieper. In total, he eliminated 242 Nazi invaders.
Zaitsev possessed exceptional eyesight and hearing, iron self-control, and a talent for improvisation. He developed the group hunting tactic using six-man teams and employed camouflage and decoys.
“It is my passion to observe the enemy’s behaviour. You see a puffed up Nazi officer come out of a trench shelter. He looks arrogant and bosses his soldiers around with imperative gestures. They fulfil his will, his wishes and whims with strict accuracy. But he has no idea that his minutes are numbered,” Vasily wrote in his memoirs, No Land For Us Across The Volga.
A masterful sniper, Zaitsev personally trained new shooters, who became known as Zaitchata (leverets). He taught them to change positions after two or three shots, disguise themselves thoroughly, and use decoys such as dummy soldiers to trick the enemy. Zaitsev’s main demand for his trainees was to think outside the box and improvise.
🎖 On February 22, 1943, Vassily Zaitsev was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title for personally training 28 snipers and killing 225 Nazi soldiers and officers during the street battles in Stalingrad between October 10 and December 17, 1942.
Vassily Zaitsev died on December 15, 1991. In 2006, his remains were in a solemn ceremony moved to the site of the Stalingrad Battle at the Mamayev Kurgan. His famous sniper rifle is carefully preserved at the Museum-Reserve "Battle of Stalingrad" in Volgograd, available for all to see.
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On March 24, at a meeting of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, a recommendation titled “On Certain Issues of Harmonizing the Legislation of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union in the Field of Civil Aviation” was adopted.
✅ The EAEU countries have been advised on approaches to implementing the areas previously outlined in a Directive of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. These include establishing procedures for notification when relocating an aircraft that does not have a certificate of airworthiness, as well as determining the grounds for granting permission for such an aircraft to operate.
The recommendation has been developed in accordance with international civil aviation law, based on the standards and practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The implementation of the recommendation is aimed at facilitating the formation of a common air transport services market within the EAEU.
📷: EEC
#EAEU
✅ The EAEU countries have been advised on approaches to implementing the areas previously outlined in a Directive of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. These include establishing procedures for notification when relocating an aircraft that does not have a certificate of airworthiness, as well as determining the grounds for granting permission for such an aircraft to operate.
The recommendation has been developed in accordance with international civil aviation law, based on the standards and practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The implementation of the recommendation is aimed at facilitating the formation of a common air transport services market within the EAEU.
📷: EEC
#EAEU
24 марта 2026 г. Посол Российской Федерации в Шри-Ланке и Республике Мальдивы Л.С.Джагарян дал интервью ТАСС, посвящённое ситуации с российскими туристами на фоне обострения конфликта на Ближнем Востоке, вопросам безопасности и транспортного сообщения.
Отмечено, что ситуация в целом стабилизировалась: большинство российских граждан уже покинули остров, авиасообщение с Россией сохраняется, включая прямые рейсы, а дополнительные меры позволили ускорить выезд.
➡️ Полное интервью ⬅️
Отмечено, что ситуация в целом стабилизировалась: большинство российских граждан уже покинули остров, авиасообщение с Россией сохраняется, включая прямые рейсы, а дополнительные меры позволили ускорить выезд.
➡️ Полное интервью ⬅️
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🇷🇺 🇱🇰 Переговоры по энергетическому сотрудничеству между Российской Федерацией и Демократической Социалистической Республикой Шри-Ланка
Начались переговоры по вопросам энергетического сотрудничества между Россией и Шри-Ланкой. Российскую делегацию возглавляет заместитель Министра энергетики Российской Федерации Р.А.Маршавин и Посол России в Шри-Ланке Л.С.Джагарян.
Ланкийскую сторону представляют заместитель Министра финансов и планирования, Министр труда А.Дж.Фернандо, Министр энергетики К.Джаякоди, председатель Центрального банка Шри-Ланки Н.Вирасингхе, первый заместитель руководителя Казначейства Х.Суррияперума, председатель Цейлонской нефтяной корпорации Д.Дж.Раджакаруна.
🤝 Стороны намерены обсудить развитие двустороннего сотрудничества в сфере энергетики.
Начались переговоры по вопросам энергетического сотрудничества между Россией и Шри-Ланкой. Российскую делегацию возглавляет заместитель Министра энергетики Российской Федерации Р.А.Маршавин и Посол России в Шри-Ланке Л.С.Джагарян.
Ланкийскую сторону представляют заместитель Министра финансов и планирования, Министр труда А.Дж.Фернандо, Министр энергетики К.Джаякоди, председатель Центрального банка Шри-Ланки Н.Вирасингхе, первый заместитель руководителя Казначейства Х.Суррияперума, председатель Цейлонской нефтяной корпорации Д.Дж.Раджакаруна.
🤝 Стороны намерены обсудить развитие двустороннего сотрудничества в сфере энергетики.
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Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka
🇷🇺 🇱🇰 Переговоры по энергетическому сотрудничеству между Российской Федерацией и Демократической Социалистической Республикой Шри-Ланка Начались переговоры по вопросам энергетического сотрудничества между Россией и Шри-Ланкой. Российскую делегацию возглавляет…
🇷🇺 🇱🇰 Negotiations on energy cooperation between Russia and Sri Lanka have commenced.
The Russian delegation is led by Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation R.Marshavin and Ambassador of Russia to Sri Lanka L.Dzhagaryan.
The Sri Lankan side is represented by Deputy Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Minister of Labour A.J.Fernando, Minister of Energy K.Jayakody, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka N.Weerasinghe, Secretary to the Treasury H.Suriyapperuma, and Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation D.J.Rajakaruna.
🤝 The two sides intend to discuss the advancement of bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
The Russian delegation is led by Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation R.Marshavin and Ambassador of Russia to Sri Lanka L.Dzhagaryan.
The Sri Lankan side is represented by Deputy Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Minister of Labour A.J.Fernando, Minister of Energy K.Jayakody, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka N.Weerasinghe, Secretary to the Treasury H.Suriyapperuma, and Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation D.J.Rajakaruna.
🤝 The two sides intend to discuss the advancement of bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
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🎙 Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks at the Plenary Session of the 35th Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (March 26, 2026, Moscow)
💬 Trust-based, substantive cooperation between the state and business is especially important today, when uncertainty and even stress has sharply increased across the world and on global markets.
We all remember the events of 2014, when Russia was compelled – indeed forced, as I have said many times – to take all necessary measures to protect our people in Crimea and later in southeastern Ukraine. What followed were illegal sanctions. They are illegal – I want to emphasize this – because they were never backed by UN decisions.
And now the armed conflict in the Middle East is making an ever more noticeable contribution to the current situation, inflicting significant damage on international logistics, production and cooperation chains. Entire sectors have come under strain – including those linked to the extraction and processing of hydrocarbons and metals, the production of fertilizers, and many other goods and commodities.
☝️ The consequences of the conflict in the Middle East are still difficult to predict with any precision. It seems to me that even those directly involved in the conflict are unable to forecast them, and for us this is all the more difficult.
Nevertheless, we must live and work under the conditions created by these developments. Comparisons are already being made with the COVID-19 pandemic, which, let me remind you, sharply slowed development across all regions and continents without exception.
It is no coincidence that such parallels are now being drawn with the recent pandemic. The events the international community has faced in recent years show that shocks in trade, investment and international relations in general are occurring ever more frequently. They are becoming the new reality, accompanying the transition of the global economy to a new state.
❗️ To meet the modern challenges, Russia must be strong, as well as united in its understanding of national interests, in addressing the immediate tasks before us, and in achieving our strategic development goals.
***
On a separate note, I would like to say that in today’s world and on global markets, success favors those who invest in technological innovation and continuously work to raise their efficiency to a qualitatively new level.
We will continue to encourage business investment in the modernization of enterprises and production capacities on the basis of domestic technological solutions. We will give particular support to the introduction of solutions in three key cross-cutting technologies – artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and digital platforms.
This work also offers scope for cooperation with foreign countries, including those from the fast-growing regions of the world – the Asia-Pacific and southern Eurasia. We plan to develop such cooperation further, as was also mentioned today, primarily through #BRICS.
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💬 Trust-based, substantive cooperation between the state and business is especially important today, when uncertainty and even stress has sharply increased across the world and on global markets.
We all remember the events of 2014, when Russia was compelled – indeed forced, as I have said many times – to take all necessary measures to protect our people in Crimea and later in southeastern Ukraine. What followed were illegal sanctions. They are illegal – I want to emphasize this – because they were never backed by UN decisions.
And now the armed conflict in the Middle East is making an ever more noticeable contribution to the current situation, inflicting significant damage on international logistics, production and cooperation chains. Entire sectors have come under strain – including those linked to the extraction and processing of hydrocarbons and metals, the production of fertilizers, and many other goods and commodities.
☝️ The consequences of the conflict in the Middle East are still difficult to predict with any precision. It seems to me that even those directly involved in the conflict are unable to forecast them, and for us this is all the more difficult.
Nevertheless, we must live and work under the conditions created by these developments. Comparisons are already being made with the COVID-19 pandemic, which, let me remind you, sharply slowed development across all regions and continents without exception.
It is no coincidence that such parallels are now being drawn with the recent pandemic. The events the international community has faced in recent years show that shocks in trade, investment and international relations in general are occurring ever more frequently. They are becoming the new reality, accompanying the transition of the global economy to a new state.
❗️ To meet the modern challenges, Russia must be strong, as well as united in its understanding of national interests, in addressing the immediate tasks before us, and in achieving our strategic development goals.
***
On a separate note, I would like to say that in today’s world and on global markets, success favors those who invest in technological innovation and continuously work to raise their efficiency to a qualitatively new level.
We will continue to encourage business investment in the modernization of enterprises and production capacities on the basis of domestic technological solutions. We will give particular support to the introduction of solutions in three key cross-cutting technologies – artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and digital platforms.
This work also offers scope for cooperation with foreign countries, including those from the fast-growing regions of the world – the Asia-Pacific and southern Eurasia. We plan to develop such cooperation further, as was also mentioned today, primarily through #BRICS.
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⚡️ On March 25, the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (#CSTO) adopted a Statement in connection with the escalation in the Middle East and around the Islamic Republic of Iran:
The Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly expresses serious concern over the military strikes on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the developments in the Middle East.
We call on all Sides to exercise restraint and refrain from actions that could further aggravate the situation in the region.
We consider the use of force unacceptable and call for the existing differences to be resolved exclusively by peaceful means on the basis of dialogue, mutual respect and due regard for the interests of all Sides, in accordance with the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and the UN Charter.
We call on the UN and the UN Security Council to take urgent steps to counter threats to international peace and security.
We underscore the need to ensure Iran’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.
We declare our solidarity with and support for the Government and people of Iran.
We extend our sincere condolences to the families of the victims.
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⚡️ Head of the Russian House in Prague Igor Girenko on the ATTACK against the Russian cultural center:
💬 “Yesterday, a terrorist attack was committed against the Russian House in Prague.
Several bottles with incendiary mixture were thrown. Fortunately, three of them did not explode inside the building — they were on the windowsill. If a fire had broken out here, nothing would have remained of the building, as it houses a library.
Obviously, there was nothing accidental about the timing of the crime: we had the closing event of the Days of Russian Culture scheduled for the evening Only the truly inhumane scum of the Earth can target culture! No surprise here, such habits and modus operandi of the perpetrators are well known to us.
We would also like to separately thank the law enforcement officers and Czech firefighters who arrived at the scene within minutes.
We believe this crime will not remain unsolved, and the perpetrators will face just punishment.”
📹 © Russian House in Prague
💬 “Yesterday, a terrorist attack was committed against the Russian House in Prague.
Several bottles with incendiary mixture were thrown. Fortunately, three of them did not explode inside the building — they were on the windowsill. If a fire had broken out here, nothing would have remained of the building, as it houses a library.
Obviously, there was nothing accidental about the timing of the crime: we had the closing event of the Days of Russian Culture scheduled for the evening Only the truly inhumane scum of the Earth can target culture! No surprise here, such habits and modus operandi of the perpetrators are well known to us.
We would also like to separately thank the law enforcement officers and Czech firefighters who arrived at the scene within minutes.
We believe this crime will not remain unsolved, and the perpetrators will face just punishment.”
📹 © Russian House in Prague
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⚡️ Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's statement on the attack on the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Prague (March 27, 2026)
💬 On March 27, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Russian Federation Daniel Koštoval was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The diplomat was issued a strong protest over the attack carried out on the evening of March 26 against the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Prague using bottles filled with an incendiary mixture.
Deep concern over the incident was expressed.
❗️ We demand that the Czech side conduct a prompt and competent investigation into this crime, identify and punish those responsible, and take the necessary measures to ensure the security of Russian missions in Prague.
💬 On March 27, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Russian Federation Daniel Koštoval was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The diplomat was issued a strong protest over the attack carried out on the evening of March 26 against the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Prague using bottles filled with an incendiary mixture.
Deep concern over the incident was expressed.
❗️ We demand that the Czech side conduct a prompt and competent investigation into this crime, identify and punish those responsible, and take the necessary measures to ensure the security of Russian missions in Prague.
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🇺🇳 On March 25, at the initiative of Ghana and the African Union, the UN General Assembly held a plenary meeting to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
During the meeting, the Assembly adopted the resolution “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity”.
Voting results:
✅ In favour – 123, including Russia
❌ Against – 3 (Argentina, Israel and the United States)
🟨 Abstentions – 52 Member States
Russia welcomes the adoption of this historic document.
Moscow is convinced that the resolution will become a major milestone on the path toward restoring historical justice and will make a substantial contribution to strengthening the international legal framework for addressing the consequences of colonialism, as well as combating racism and racial discrimination.
The Western countries and those aligned with them – who withheld support for the document – demonstrated hypocrisy, disregard for the suffering endured by the peoples of Africa, and an unwillingness to take responsibility for the crimes committed during the colonial period.
In its statement, the Russian delegation recalled the Soviet Union’s key role in the adoption of the 1960 Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, as well as in assisting African nations in their national liberation struggle, state-building, economic development, defence capacity and the training of national personnel.
Russia remains ready today to take coordinated international steps to eradicate all manifestations of colonialism, which is assuming increasingly sophisticated new forms.
Moscow is committed to close joint work with its African friends on this issue, including within the framework of the #RussiaAfrica Partnership Forum.
During the meeting, the Assembly adopted the resolution “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity”.
Voting results:
✅ In favour – 123, including Russia
❌ Against – 3 (Argentina, Israel and the United States)
🟨 Abstentions – 52 Member States
Russia welcomes the adoption of this historic document.
Moscow is convinced that the resolution will become a major milestone on the path toward restoring historical justice and will make a substantial contribution to strengthening the international legal framework for addressing the consequences of colonialism, as well as combating racism and racial discrimination.
The Western countries and those aligned with them – who withheld support for the document – demonstrated hypocrisy, disregard for the suffering endured by the peoples of Africa, and an unwillingness to take responsibility for the crimes committed during the colonial period.
In its statement, the Russian delegation recalled the Soviet Union’s key role in the adoption of the 1960 Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, as well as in assisting African nations in their national liberation struggle, state-building, economic development, defence capacity and the training of national personnel.
Russia remains ready today to take coordinated international steps to eradicate all manifestations of colonialism, which is assuming increasingly sophisticated new forms.
Moscow is committed to close joint work with its African friends on this issue, including within the framework of the #RussiaAfrica Partnership Forum.
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#CrimesOfColonialism
⛓️ On March 28, 1658, the merchant vessel Amersfoort, operated by the Dutch East India Company, delivered the first large group of enslaved people to the Dutch colony in the south of Africa.
During the Dutch-Portuguese War (1602–1663), the Amersfoort, operated by the Dutch East India Company,attacked a Portuguese slave ship en route to Brazil, seizing its cargo along with 250 Angolan slaves on board.
◾️ Due to one-third of those being too young and unfit for forced labour, the Dutch discarded them, ultimately transporting only 174 individuals to the colony.
The arrival of the Amersfoort at the Cape Peninsula marked the southward expansion of slavery on the continent, another tragic page in the history of the African continent and the European colonisers' crimes.
📜 As is widely recognised, the organised slave trade in Africa began with the Portuguese, who had explored and developed it since the early 15th century. The forts they built along the western coast later became major centres of slave trading.
Eventually, Spain, Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands emerged as the principal transporters of enslaved Africans.
By the mid-17th century, the East India Company, which held a near monopoly on the spice and exotic goods trade in Europe, helped fuel the Dutch “Golden Age” through its extensive slave-trading operations across Asia.
After establishing a presence in Southern Africa in 1652 and failing to compel the local population into labour, Dutch colonisers began importing small groups of enslaved people from Southeast Asia and the islands in the Indian Ocean. This later expanded into large-scale raids within the African continent – in Mozambique, Zanzibar, and Dahomey (present-day Benin and Togo).
The colony’s reliance on slavery meant that enslaved people were entirely stripped of their basic rights, with their children born into slavery, families frequently separated by force, and physical violence being routine.
Despite a colonial slave system built on fear and brutality, enslaved people repeatedly organised and carried out major uprisings.
🌍 #NoToColonialism #RussiaAfrica
⛓️ On March 28, 1658, the merchant vessel Amersfoort, operated by the Dutch East India Company, delivered the first large group of enslaved people to the Dutch colony in the south of Africa.
During the Dutch-Portuguese War (1602–1663), the Amersfoort, operated by the Dutch East India Company,attacked a Portuguese slave ship en route to Brazil, seizing its cargo along with 250 Angolan slaves on board.
◾️ Due to one-third of those being too young and unfit for forced labour, the Dutch discarded them, ultimately transporting only 174 individuals to the colony.
The arrival of the Amersfoort at the Cape Peninsula marked the southward expansion of slavery on the continent, another tragic page in the history of the African continent and the European colonisers' crimes.
📜 As is widely recognised, the organised slave trade in Africa began with the Portuguese, who had explored and developed it since the early 15th century. The forts they built along the western coast later became major centres of slave trading.
Eventually, Spain, Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands emerged as the principal transporters of enslaved Africans.
By the mid-17th century, the East India Company, which held a near monopoly on the spice and exotic goods trade in Europe, helped fuel the Dutch “Golden Age” through its extensive slave-trading operations across Asia.
After establishing a presence in Southern Africa in 1652 and failing to compel the local population into labour, Dutch colonisers began importing small groups of enslaved people from Southeast Asia and the islands in the Indian Ocean. This later expanded into large-scale raids within the African continent – in Mozambique, Zanzibar, and Dahomey (present-day Benin and Togo).
The colony’s reliance on slavery meant that enslaved people were entirely stripped of their basic rights, with their children born into slavery, families frequently separated by force, and physical violence being routine.
Despite a colonial slave system built on fear and brutality, enslaved people repeatedly organised and carried out major uprisings.
🌍 #NoToColonialism #RussiaAfrica
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#FacesOfVictory
🗓 Marina Raskova, a legendary navigator, a symbol of courage and a source of inspiration for thousands of young women who dreamed of flying, was born on March 28, 1912.
Her aviation career began in 1931, when she was hired as a draftswoman in the air navigation laboratory of the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy in Moscow. Marina was a technical assistant of the laboratory head, pilot Alexander Belyakov, and attended lectures at the academy, where she became keen on navigation, subsequently enrolling at the correspondence department of the Leningrad Institute of Aviation.
✈️ In 1934, she received the diploma of navigator, and a year later she learned to fly at the Central Flying Club in Moscow. She took part in flights since 1935, setting several world flight distance records.
Her main achievement was the famous non-stop flight of the Rodina aircraft from Moscow to the Far East with an all-female crew, which made her a national celebrity.
🎖 In 1938, Marina Raskova, Valentina Grizodubova and Polina Osipenko became the first women to be awarded the titles of Hero of the Soviet Union for that flight.
When the Great Patriotic War began in 1941, Raskova was instructed to establish female air force units. In October 1941, she created the night bomber aviation regiment that flew the U-2 (Polikarpov Po-2) aircraft, and a dive bomber regiment flying the Petlyakov Pe-2 planes. In December 1942, one of these regiments was deployed near Stalingrad, where fierce fighting was underway.
The famous 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Regiment, which Raskova created, instilled uncontrollable fear in the Germans, who called it the Night Witches.
🕯 Marina Raskova did not take part in fighting. On January 4, 1943, her plane crashed on its way to the frontline near the village of Mikhailovka, Saratov Region, due to bad weather. The urn with her ashes was buried in the Kremlin Wall on Red Square in Moscow.
#Victory81
🗓 Marina Raskova, a legendary navigator, a symbol of courage and a source of inspiration for thousands of young women who dreamed of flying, was born on March 28, 1912.
Her aviation career began in 1931, when she was hired as a draftswoman in the air navigation laboratory of the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy in Moscow. Marina was a technical assistant of the laboratory head, pilot Alexander Belyakov, and attended lectures at the academy, where she became keen on navigation, subsequently enrolling at the correspondence department of the Leningrad Institute of Aviation.
✈️ In 1934, she received the diploma of navigator, and a year later she learned to fly at the Central Flying Club in Moscow. She took part in flights since 1935, setting several world flight distance records.
Her main achievement was the famous non-stop flight of the Rodina aircraft from Moscow to the Far East with an all-female crew, which made her a national celebrity.
🎖 In 1938, Marina Raskova, Valentina Grizodubova and Polina Osipenko became the first women to be awarded the titles of Hero of the Soviet Union for that flight.
When the Great Patriotic War began in 1941, Raskova was instructed to establish female air force units. In October 1941, she created the night bomber aviation regiment that flew the U-2 (Polikarpov Po-2) aircraft, and a dive bomber regiment flying the Petlyakov Pe-2 planes. In December 1942, one of these regiments was deployed near Stalingrad, where fierce fighting was underway.
The famous 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Regiment, which Raskova created, instilled uncontrollable fear in the Germans, who called it the Night Witches.
🕯 Marina Raskova did not take part in fighting. On January 4, 1943, her plane crashed on its way to the frontline near the village of Mikhailovka, Saratov Region, due to bad weather. The urn with her ashes was buried in the Kremlin Wall on Red Square in Moscow.
#Victory81
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🇷🇺🤝🇱🇰 27 марта 2026 г. в рамках визита в Коломбо заместителя Министра энергетики России Р.А.Маршавина российская делегация была принята Президентом Шри-Ланки А.К.Диссанаяке.
Стороны обсудили широкий перечень вопросов двустороннего взаимодействия с основным упором на энергетическое сотрудничество, включая обеспечение энергетической стабильности, развитие перерабатывающих мощностей и укрепление долгосрочного партнерства.
Стороны обсудили широкий перечень вопросов двустороннего взаимодействия с основным упором на энергетическое сотрудничество, включая обеспечение энергетической стабильности, развитие перерабатывающих мощностей и укрепление долгосрочного партнерства.
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Results of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council Meeting
Members of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council reviewed a broad range of issues related to Eurasian economic integration, including the adoption of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, support for industrial cooperation projects, improvement of Eurasian technology platforms, consumer rights protection, trade development, customs cooperation, and macroeconomic forecasting.
✅ In particular, the heads of government of the EAEU member states were briefed on the progress of preparations for a Joint Statement on the Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence within the EAEU framework.
✅ Amendments were also introduced to the rules governing financial support for cooperation projects, aimed at addressing gaps in the regulatory framework and enhancing the transparency of project selection and approval procedures.
Additionally, the operation of Eurasian technology platforms has been streamlined to strengthen the competitiveness of the industrial sector. The updated framework systematizes engagement with these platforms.
✅ The socio-economic development results of the EAEU member states for 2025 were summarized. Over the course of the year, the bloc’s combined GDP grew by 1.7%, with the primary drivers being the services sector, construction, and robust domestic consumption, supported by record-low unemployment.
✅ A new Consumer Rights Protection Programme through 2030 was adopted. The first phase of joint state efforts has resulted in the establishment of an effective consumer rights protection system and laid the groundwork for greater transparency in buyer-seller relations.
📷: EEC
#EAEU
Members of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council reviewed a broad range of issues related to Eurasian economic integration, including the adoption of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, support for industrial cooperation projects, improvement of Eurasian technology platforms, consumer rights protection, trade development, customs cooperation, and macroeconomic forecasting.
✅ In particular, the heads of government of the EAEU member states were briefed on the progress of preparations for a Joint Statement on the Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence within the EAEU framework.
✅ Amendments were also introduced to the rules governing financial support for cooperation projects, aimed at addressing gaps in the regulatory framework and enhancing the transparency of project selection and approval procedures.
Additionally, the operation of Eurasian technology platforms has been streamlined to strengthen the competitiveness of the industrial sector. The updated framework systematizes engagement with these platforms.
✅ The socio-economic development results of the EAEU member states for 2025 were summarized. Over the course of the year, the bloc’s combined GDP grew by 1.7%, with the primary drivers being the services sector, construction, and robust domestic consumption, supported by record-low unemployment.
✅ A new Consumer Rights Protection Programme through 2030 was adopted. The first phase of joint state efforts has resulted in the establishment of an effective consumer rights protection system and laid the groundwork for greater transparency in buyer-seller relations.
📷: EEC
#EAEU
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#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of March 23-29, 2026:
▪️March 23 – shelling of a private residential area in Mikhailovka, Zaporozhye Region. Two women were killed.
▪️March 24 – a UAV strike targeted a civilian passenger car in the vicinity of Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region. Three civilians were injured.
▪️March 24 – a kamikaze drone struck an ambulance vehicle in Kherson Region. A medical worker was injured.
▪️March 25 – a UAV attack targeted a private house in Alyoshki, Kherson Region. Two civilians were killed.
▪️March 26 – a UAV strike targeted a petrol station in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region. Two civilian women were injured.
▪️March 26 – a UAV attack targeted a parking area at an agricultural enterprise in Maslova Pristan, Belgorod Region.
▪️March 27 – an FPV drone struck a civilian vehicle in Golovchino, Belgorod Region.
▪️March 27 – a fixed-wing UAV struck an apartment building in Donetsk, DPR.
▪️March 27 – a UAV strike targeted a commercial lorry in Nezhegol, Belgorod Region. The driver was injured.
▪️March 29 – a fixed-wing UAV struck an apartment building in Krasnodar. Three civilians were injured.
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of March 23-29, 2026:
▪️March 23 – shelling of a private residential area in Mikhailovka, Zaporozhye Region. Two women were killed.
▪️March 24 – a UAV strike targeted a civilian passenger car in the vicinity of Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region. Three civilians were injured.
▪️March 24 – a kamikaze drone struck an ambulance vehicle in Kherson Region. A medical worker was injured.
▪️March 25 – a UAV attack targeted a private house in Alyoshki, Kherson Region. Two civilians were killed.
▪️March 26 – a UAV strike targeted a petrol station in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region. Two civilian women were injured.
▪️March 26 – a UAV attack targeted a parking area at an agricultural enterprise in Maslova Pristan, Belgorod Region.
▪️March 27 – an FPV drone struck a civilian vehicle in Golovchino, Belgorod Region.
▪️March 27 – a fixed-wing UAV struck an apartment building in Donetsk, DPR.
▪️March 27 – a UAV strike targeted a commercial lorry in Nezhegol, Belgorod Region. The driver was injured.
▪️March 29 – a fixed-wing UAV struck an apartment building in Krasnodar. Three civilians were injured.