⚡️ Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the Kiev regime’s recurrent terrorist attacks on Energodar

💬 On June 19 and 21 the Kiev regime launched new terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles against Energodar satellite city in the vicinity of Zaporozhskaya nuclear power plant (ZNPP) where its personnel and their families live.

☝️ This is not for the first time that the Zelensky’s regime vividly demonstrates its terrorist nature and complete disregard of peaceful nuclear facilities’ safety <...>.

Since the ZNPP was reunited with the Russian nuclear family, our country has been exerting much effort to create not only proper work conditions for the plant’s personnel but to raise the socio-economic level of life in Energodar and restore the relevant infrastructure. We do everything necessary to ensure that the people who live there have everything they need and are protected against criminal provocations by the Kiev junta.

In addition to the physical threat created by regular shelling, the ZNPP personnel and their families, including children, are subject to constant psychological pressure. They receive letters from Ukrainian special services containing threats to their lives and health. It seems that the Kiev regime is not going to abandon its policy of threats and emotionally draining blackmail against the ZNPP staff.

The systemic nature of the Kiev regime’s attacks both on the ZNPP and other Russian power engineering facilities shows an established and purposeful trend of inflicting an inacceptable damage to the Russian Federation economy and creating risks of technogenic accidents that may jeopardise nuclear safety on the entire European continent.

This way the Kiev regime continues to prove its terrorist nature.

❗️ Considering the inability of the Zelensky’s regime to negotiate, our country will take all necessary measures to make it impossible for it to deliver such strikes.

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⚡️ Statement by FMs of Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation on the situation in the Middle East and North Africa

Key points:

✍️ We, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan:

• Express concern with the persistence of a number of seats of instability in the Middle East and North Africa, where the situation is characterised by the lack of proper regulation of armed conflicts and consolidation of negative trends in the economy

• We are in favour of dealing with all the existing internal and interstate conflicts and differences in the Middle East and North Africa by diplomatic methods via a political dialogue and with support from the UN and the key regional organisations and in full conformity with the basic norms of international law.

• We are expressing profound concern with the current escalation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. We condemn the killing of dozens of thousand civilians, and call for an immediate end to combat operations.

• We reaffirm the conviction that it is possible to stabilise the situation solely by finding a comprehensive solution to the Palestinian problem on the well-known international legal basis that includes the UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, as well as the Arab Peace Initiative, and implies the creation of a Palestinian state within the June 4, 1967 borders with the capital in East Jerusalem.

• We reaffirm our steadfast and invariable commitment to sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and condemn any actions posing a threat thereto. We underscore the need for the cessation of any foreign military presence in that country, which violates international law.

• We note the importance of putting an immediate end to the armed confrontation in the Sudan. We express conviction that any differences should be settled at the negotiating table.

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🎙 Briefing by MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (June 19, 2024)

🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 The G7 summit outcomes
🔹 The first Joint Report on the human rights situation in certain countries by the foreign ministries of Belarus and Russia
🔹 Western attempts to split Russia
🔹 World Olympic Day and the decline of the Olympic Movement
🔹 Results of the meeting of NATO defence ministers

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#Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg soured Zelensky’s mood by saying that Ukraine would only join NATO after it secured victory over Russia.

The Alliance clearly understands – both collectively and personally, just as Jens Stoltenberg does – that this will not come about, that Russia won’t be defeated. In other words, Kiev’s perennial efforts to join NATO have cost Ukraine its life.

Mr Stoltenberg will never admit this. But then, a day may come when their cynicism, Russophobia and disdainful attitude not only to Ukraine but also to all Slavic nations will force them to admit this. One day they will admit why they began this gamble.

#Sanctions

Today any country can lose its sovereign assets kept in the West if the United States and its client countries become displeased with that country’s domestic or foreign policy for any reason. Everyone can see that Washington, Brussels, London and their associates are expanding restrictions under far-fetched pretexts. <...>

Not surprisingly, Western currencies and reserve instruments are becoming increasingly toxic, and Western economies are rapidly losing their competitiveness and attraction for foreign assets. <...>

It is the price they will pay for stealing others’ assets, for geopolitical scheming and harassment, for interfering in others’ affairs with the use of illegal instruments, such as sanctions.

❗️ Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack at Sevastopol

On June 23, the Kiev regime, with support from the US and its satellites, committed yet another heinous terrorist crime against civilians in Russia by firing missiles at Sevastopol. For their terrorist attack, they specially chose a day – Holy Trinity Sunday – one of the most important holidays celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church.

◼️ Four people were killed, including a two-year-old boy, who was playing on the municipal beach, and a nine-year-old girl. 151 people applied for medical assistance; 82 – 55 adults and 27 children – were hospitalised, many of them in a grave condition. All patients are receiving skilled medical aid.

According to the Defence Ministry of Russia, the attackers used US ATACMS operational missiles with cluster warheads for greater kill ability. All flight data was entered by US military crews based on US reconnaissance satellite inputs. A Global Hawk US reconnaissance drone was on duty off Crimea.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has promptly started an investigation into this crime. All those implicated in this and other terrorist attacks in the territory of the Russian Federation will incur inevitable punishment.

There is no doubt that the United States is involved in this ominous crime. <...> A response to this crime will inevitably follow.

☝️ The Western capitals continue to criminally hush up the Zelensky regime’s barbarous actions. There are no denouncements from international organisations either. The Russian Federation is again urging them to give a proper assessment to yet another outrage perpetrated by the Kiev regime and the West.

Russia expresses its sincere gratitude for the condolences conveyed by officials from friendly states and by members of the European and US public. The words of commiseration continue to come in.

🕯 We commiserate with Sevastopol, where a day of mourning has been announced today. We express condolences to the families and friends of the victims and wish an early recovery to the wounded.

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Press conference of Maria Lvova-Belova, Presidential Ombudsperson for Children's Rights, on key areas of the international agenda of the Institute of Ombudspersons for Children's Rights, including humanitarian activities in Africa, CIS countries, the Republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as on the protection of the rights of children from shelled regions of Russia and the reunification of minors with their relatives during the special military operation.
Moscow, June 20, 2024.

✍️ President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers, and guests of the 12th St Petersburg International Legal Forum (June 26, 2024)

💬 The extensive agenda and impressive composition of the forum have made your meetings a major social event. In the course of substantive discussions, prominent legal scholars, experts, and practicing lawyers will exchange experience, discuss legislative innovations and initiatives and expand their professional contacts.

Russia invariably defends the principle of the rule of law both in its domestic life and in the international arena. I firmly believe that in present-day conditions, the generally accepted laws remain a solid foundation on which we should build to promote stability on the planet and protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, as well as human and civil rights and freedoms. The key role of law is undeniable in solving global and regional problems, developing economic and humanitarian ties and, of course, combatting common threats.

🤝 Russia is the #BRICS chair country this year. Along with our partners, we are committed to developing effective legal regulation that can strengthen food and energy security and contribute to the protection of the environment and climate, as well as to the creation of fair rules for global trade and technological cooperation. We are ready to step up cooperation in these areas with other countries, above all from the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and Latin America.

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Терроризм как метод ведения глобального противоборства давно взят украинскими спецслужбами на вооружение. C 2016 года киевский режим последовательно наращивал попытки совершения терактов и диверсий на территории России.

С началом СВО терактивность украинских спецслужб приобрела беспрецедентный характер и в настоящее время охватывает практически всю территорию России.

Совершаются нападения на железнодорожную сеть и инфраструктуру, атаки с использованием беспилотной авиации. Осуществляются диверсии в отношении стратегических военных и гражданских целей.

👉 ЧИТАЙТЕ ПОЛНОСТЬЮ

❗️Подрывная работа ведётся кадровым составом ГУР Минобороны Украины и СБУ. В качестве исполнителей ГУР и СБУ привлекают завербованных лиц и подготовленную агентуру.

Стратегическая задача – нанесение России военно-политического поражения, максимального экономического ущерба нашей стране.

⚠️ В этих же целях совершены варварские убийства российских журналистов Д.Дугиной и М.Фомина (В. Татарского), генпрокурора ЛНР С.Горенко, покушения на З.Прилепина, глав Запорожской и Херсонской областей В.Балицкого и В.Сальдо, главу МВД ЛНР И.Корнета, первого замглавы Херсонской области В.Булюка.

Частью развёрнутого Украиной террора стали ежедневные массированные обстрелы Донецка и Белгорода, унёсшие жизни десятков людей.

👉 С учётом используемых методов в настоящее время киевский режим и деятельность украинских спецслужб обладают признаками террористической структуры на государственном уровне, находящейся за пределами любых гуманистических представлений о государстве и обществе. Фактически речь идет о создании, при непосредственном участии США и стаи его сателлитов и под его управлением, в центре Европы агрессивного террористического режима, аналогичного ИГИЛ.

📂 ПОДРОБНЕЕ О СОВЕРШЁННЫХ [2022, 2023 (1, 2), 2024] И ПРЕДОТВРАЩЁННЫХ [2022, 2023 (1, 2, 3), 2024] ТЕРАКТАХ

🇷🇺🇮🇷📞 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with Acting Head of the Executive Branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Mokhber.

The Leaders discussed further mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in all key areas. In particular, they expressed special satisfaction with the countries’ successfully progressing cooperation in the energy sector and the implementation of large infrastructure projects.

The President of Russia wished the people of Iran success in the upcoming presidential election, emphasising his confidence that Russian-Iranian friendly relations will continue to develop progressively.

#RussiaIran

В интервью программе «Пятая студия» телеканала “Россия 24” Посол России в Ливане Александр Рудаков рекомендовал гражданам Российской Федерации воздержаться от поездок в Ливан в связи с развитием обстановки на юге страны.

⚡️The Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (Report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation)

❗️ This report continues the Ministry's efforts to draw the attention of the international community to the grave human rights situation in Ukraine. Right from the outset it should be noted that the human rights situation in Ukraine has been steadily deteriorating over recent years.

It is quite clear by now that Ukraine is ruled by an openly Nazi regime committing countless gross and systematic violations of human rights in all spheres of public life.

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Kiev's Nazi approaches are being fully realized with regard to Ukraine's Russian-speaking population. Ukraine has banned everything Russian (language, culture, education, printed matter and media).

In the sphere of education, the process of derussification has reached its climax:

👎 Teaching in and study of Russian at schools is prohibited;
👎 All literature pieces of Russian and Soviet (except for Ukrainian) authors have been removed from the school literature programme;
👎 Books in Russian are withdrawn from libraries.;
👎 Schoolchildren and teachers are forbidden even to speak Russian not only in class, but also during personal communication at break;
👎 The government in Kiev not only supports but also authorizes attacks on churches of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

❌ However, all these blatant human rights violations committed by Kiev are brushed under the rug or covered up by most Western NGOs and international human rights mechanisms.

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☝️ As regards the situation in Ukraine, at this point we can say that by its actions Kiev only confirms a total lack of independence and shows itself to be a "puppet regime", carrying out the instructions of external handlers to create a Russophobic project entitled "Anti-Russia" out of its own country.

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