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🇷🇺🇨🇬 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso met in Moscow.
🎖 Vladimir Putin presented Denis Sassou Nguesso with the Order of Honour for his great contribution to developing and strengthening the relations between the two countries.
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🎖 Vladimir Putin presented Denis Sassou Nguesso with the Order of Honour for his great contribution to developing and strengthening the relations between the two countries.
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⚡️ Issue #3 of the Bulletin on our activities of the Russian Federation Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova to protect children during a special military operation (SMO) is available now in English on the official website of the Russian Federation Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Right.
The document contains information about activities of the Russian Federation Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the realization of the rights and interests of minors affected by the military actions.
The activities of the Commissioner are aimed at guaranteeing state protection of the rights and legitimate interests of children, the realization and observance of the rights and legitimate interests of children by state bodies, local government bodies, and officials.
✅ The Commissioner promotes:
• restoration of violated rights and legitimate interests of children;
• improving legislation in the Russian Federation concerning the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of children;
• international cooperation in protecting the rights and legitimate interests of children;
• improving the forms and methods of protecting the rights and legitimate interests of children.
Another important area we are leading on the order of Russia's President Vladimir Putin is the reunification of children with their relatives in Ukraine, Russia and other countries. In total, we have already succeeded in reuniting 70 children with 52 families in Ukraine, not counting those children whose parents from Kherson, Zaporozhye, Kharkov regions and other territories in the fall of 2022 were sent by their own decision to the health camps in the Russian south and were unable to pick them up in time. Also, nine children were reunited with five families in Russia.
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The Commissioner’s Office promptly assists all legal representatives of children. Such work has been done since the beginning of the SMO and is of an individual nature.
☝️ Since the beginning of the SMO, representatives of Ukrainian authorities have not officially contacted the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights. It should be noted that Maria Lvova-Belova is open to interaction with the Ukrainian side, and if official requests were received, they would be considered.
Over time, a working channel of communication has developed between the Commissioner’s Office and Ukraine for the exchange of information, verification of data, and coordination of the reunification process. Work through this channel is regular and constructive.
📘 Read more about humanitarian projects and children's stories in the bulletin.
* The first Bulletin was presented on April 4, 2023.
* The second one — on October 13, 2023.
The document contains information about activities of the Russian Federation Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the realization of the rights and interests of minors affected by the military actions.
The activities of the Commissioner are aimed at guaranteeing state protection of the rights and legitimate interests of children, the realization and observance of the rights and legitimate interests of children by state bodies, local government bodies, and officials.
✅ The Commissioner promotes:
• restoration of violated rights and legitimate interests of children;
• improving legislation in the Russian Federation concerning the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of children;
• international cooperation in protecting the rights and legitimate interests of children;
• improving the forms and methods of protecting the rights and legitimate interests of children.
Another important area we are leading on the order of Russia's President Vladimir Putin is the reunification of children with their relatives in Ukraine, Russia and other countries. In total, we have already succeeded in reuniting 70 children with 52 families in Ukraine, not counting those children whose parents from Kherson, Zaporozhye, Kharkov regions and other territories in the fall of 2022 were sent by their own decision to the health camps in the Russian south and were unable to pick them up in time. Also, nine children were reunited with five families in Russia.
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It doesn’t matter where or in what status a child is in Russia, in an orphanage, in a foster family, whether he or she has Russian citizenship or not. If he has a parent with full parental rights, the family has every opportunity to be reunited.
The Commissioner’s Office promptly assists all legal representatives of children. Such work has been done since the beginning of the SMO and is of an individual nature.
☝️ Since the beginning of the SMO, representatives of Ukrainian authorities have not officially contacted the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights. It should be noted that Maria Lvova-Belova is open to interaction with the Ukrainian side, and if official requests were received, they would be considered.
Over time, a working channel of communication has developed between the Commissioner’s Office and Ukraine for the exchange of information, verification of data, and coordination of the reunification process. Work through this channel is regular and constructive.
📘 Read more about humanitarian projects and children's stories in the bulletin.
* The first Bulletin was presented on April 4, 2023.
* The second one — on October 13, 2023.
❗️Reminder❗️
Russia’s MFA publishes a report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 🇺🇦
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published its annual report outlining the human rights landscape in Ukraine.
The Ministry claims that rule of law in Ukraine witnesses regular violations of the right to freedom and personal integrity, and records numerous cases of illegal arrests and subsequent detention, torture, intimidation, inhuman and cruel treatment, aimed primarily at forcing detainees to confess guilt. The use of torture and violence by law enforcement agencies and the Security Service of Ukraine against detainees seems to be structural, and impunity – widespread.
The report also suggests that while the relevant international organizations, such as the Council of Europe, the OSCE, a number of United Nations bodies and others pretend that nothing of the sort is happening, they are still occasionally forced to acknowledge the human rights violations committed in Ukraine.
The entire report is available on the Ministry’s official website.
Russia’s MFA publishes a report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 🇺🇦
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published its annual report outlining the human rights landscape in Ukraine.
The Ministry claims that rule of law in Ukraine witnesses regular violations of the right to freedom and personal integrity, and records numerous cases of illegal arrests and subsequent detention, torture, intimidation, inhuman and cruel treatment, aimed primarily at forcing detainees to confess guilt. The use of torture and violence by law enforcement agencies and the Security Service of Ukraine against detainees seems to be structural, and impunity – widespread.
The report also suggests that while the relevant international organizations, such as the Council of Europe, the OSCE, a number of United Nations bodies and others pretend that nothing of the sort is happening, they are still occasionally forced to acknowledge the human rights violations committed in Ukraine.
The entire report is available on the Ministry’s official website.
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🎙 Briefing by MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (June 26, 2024)
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Seoul and Bucharest reach an agreement on the supply of South Korean howitzers to Romania
🔹 Ukraine’s attempts to manipulate the contents of the UN Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict
🔹 President Putin’s initiative to create new continent-wide security architecture in Eurasia
🔹 Dynamics of G20 countries’ economic growth
🔹 Negative consequences of anti-Russia sanctions for the socioeconomic situation in the countries that imposed these restrictions
🔹 The Republic of Korea’s response to Russia signing the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the DPRK
🔹 UN Security Council’s restrictive regime regarding the DPRK
🔹 US sanctions against Kaspersky Lab
🔹 135th anniversary of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the International Day of Parliamentarism
📰 Read
📺 Watch
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#Ukraine
Today’s Ukraine has long become a toxic state, rotten from the inside, which infects other countries with its corruption plague. This is something to be discussed on specialised platforms.
Mutually beneficial cooperation with the Kiev regime (it is important for the Global Majority countries to realise this, too) will only do harm, because no one will ever be able to estimate the true scale of corrupt schemes implemented by Bankovaya street.
They have clearly learned the trick by now. Their promises have brought huge gains to crime rings and arms barons around the world. In this sense, they feel like masters of the world right now.
#Ukraine #TheRepublicOfKorea
Given Seoul’s announced plans to reconsider its stance on supplying lethal weapons to the Kiev regime, we urge the Republic of Korea to avoid hasty actions that could irreversibly damage Russian-South Korean relations.
Russia cannot tolerate South Korean weaponry and military equipment being provided to the Ukrainian neo-Nazis to attack Russian territory and kill civilians.
#Sanctions
Despite the apparently exorbitant cost of the sanctions for those who have adopted them, the West continues with its suicidal anti-Russia policy. I do not mean the West as an association of people but as the regimes that have joined hands to line their pockets while pushing their people towards the abyss.
Leaders of the so-called "free world" are ruling in a world that is free from conscience and, now, money. While prioritising political considerations to the detriment of common logic and economic expedience, not to mention liberalism and economic freedoms, they are eroding the foundations of their own socioeconomic stability and the prosperity of their citizens.
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Seoul and Bucharest reach an agreement on the supply of South Korean howitzers to Romania
🔹 Ukraine’s attempts to manipulate the contents of the UN Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict
🔹 President Putin’s initiative to create new continent-wide security architecture in Eurasia
🔹 Dynamics of G20 countries’ economic growth
🔹 Negative consequences of anti-Russia sanctions for the socioeconomic situation in the countries that imposed these restrictions
🔹 The Republic of Korea’s response to Russia signing the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the DPRK
🔹 UN Security Council’s restrictive regime regarding the DPRK
🔹 US sanctions against Kaspersky Lab
🔹 135th anniversary of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the International Day of Parliamentarism
📰 Read
📺 Watch
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#Ukraine
Today’s Ukraine has long become a toxic state, rotten from the inside, which infects other countries with its corruption plague. This is something to be discussed on specialised platforms.
Mutually beneficial cooperation with the Kiev regime (it is important for the Global Majority countries to realise this, too) will only do harm, because no one will ever be able to estimate the true scale of corrupt schemes implemented by Bankovaya street.
They have clearly learned the trick by now. Their promises have brought huge gains to crime rings and arms barons around the world. In this sense, they feel like masters of the world right now.
#Ukraine #TheRepublicOfKorea
Given Seoul’s announced plans to reconsider its stance on supplying lethal weapons to the Kiev regime, we urge the Republic of Korea to avoid hasty actions that could irreversibly damage Russian-South Korean relations.
Russia cannot tolerate South Korean weaponry and military equipment being provided to the Ukrainian neo-Nazis to attack Russian territory and kill civilians.
#Sanctions
Despite the apparently exorbitant cost of the sanctions for those who have adopted them, the West continues with its suicidal anti-Russia policy. I do not mean the West as an association of people but as the regimes that have joined hands to line their pockets while pushing their people towards the abyss.
Leaders of the so-called "free world" are ruling in a world that is free from conscience and, now, money. While prioritising political considerations to the detriment of common logic and economic expedience, not to mention liberalism and economic freedoms, they are eroding the foundations of their own socioeconomic stability and the prosperity of their citizens.
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🇷🇺🇮🇷 📞 On June 28, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani.
The conversation focused on the developments in the Middle East. The parties raised serious concern about the dangerous escalation of tensions in the region that arose as a result of numerous unresolved crises, primarily in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The ministers emphasised the priority of addressing existing problems via political and diplomatic means with the assistance from constructively minded international players.
🤝 Sergey Lavrov wished his Iranian friends a successful presidential election. In his turn, Ali Bagheri Kani reaffirmed Iran’s constant readiness to continue an in-depth discussion of all issues of mutual interest.
Both sides agreed to closely cooperate to consistently resolve practical issues on the bilateral agenda.
#RussiaIran
The conversation focused on the developments in the Middle East. The parties raised serious concern about the dangerous escalation of tensions in the region that arose as a result of numerous unresolved crises, primarily in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The ministers emphasised the priority of addressing existing problems via political and diplomatic means with the assistance from constructively minded international players.
🤝 Sergey Lavrov wished his Iranian friends a successful presidential election. In his turn, Ali Bagheri Kani reaffirmed Iran’s constant readiness to continue an in-depth discussion of all issues of mutual interest.
Both sides agreed to closely cooperate to consistently resolve practical issues on the bilateral agenda.
#RussiaIran
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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question following EU’s anti-Russia moves in the sphere of trade and economy
❓Question: On May 30, the Council of the European Union approved a proposal put forward by the European Commission to raise duties on grains, oilseeds and oilseed products, as well as animal feed imported from Russia and Belarus which, in fact, means banning these imports. What can you say about this?
💬 Maria Zakharova: We consider these decisions as another volley of illegitimate unilateral restrictive measures imposed on our country by the EU. The form has no bearing on the content. The issue is about trying out a mechanism for imposing a wider set of anti-Russia agricultural sanctions under the guise of trade and political measures and, moreover, doing so in an expedited manner that does not need the unanimous approval by all EU members. In doing so, Brussels is shamelessly trying to pass this move as a way of responding to the aspirations of European farmers.
As a reminder, ordinary Europeans were asking to put an end to unchecked imports of cheap low-grade agricultural products from Ukraine to the EU, which had created insupportable environment of competition for the EU agrarians and unbalanced the intra-European market putting farmers in peril of going bankrupt.
What did they get from Brussels in the end?
What they got first was prohibitive agricultural import duties, but they applied to Russia and Belarus rather than Ukraine, with the decision makers behind this step recognising that Russia “supplies relatively small amounts of grains and oilseeds to the EU.”
To justify this measure, they used a far-fetched pretext of protecting the EU economies from theoretical damage and serious shocks in case Russia abruptly decides to redirect significant amounts of its exports that are now going to the EU, thereby weakening it economically and politically, and creating social tensions and discord inside the EU.
Next thing the EC came up with to make its farmers “happy” was to extend duty-free imports of the Ukrainian products to the EU for one more year, which will reinforce the Ukrainian agricultural products’ position on the EU domestic market. In other words, the problem that gave rise to actual social tensions and posed risks for the economic activity, well-being and welfare of European residents, has not been resolved. Clearly, this is Ursula von der Leyen and Co.’s idea of addressing farmers’ requests.
❗️ We believe the way Brussels responded to an imaginary rather than actual irritant that bothers European agrarians will not find understanding with EU’s rural dwellers and will keep the protest sentiment with regard to the policies pursued by the EU leadership lingering. It will also remain a factor underlying economic and political instability in the EU countries where agrarians constitute a significant portion of the electorate, and contribute to the mounting disappointment in the “European project” among a certain number of the Europeans.
Also remarkable is the fact that Brussels considers re-directing the freed up Russian food to the developing countries as the “added value” that stems from raising tariffs on Russian agricultural products.
Considering that Brussels set itself the goal of feeding the entire world with Ukrainian grain, and agricultural exports from Ukraine to countries other than the EU remain inexistent two years into that project, this turn of events is nothing short of Brussels sneering not only at European agrarians, but also at the third countries, whose interests the EU has traditionally used as a front.
☝️ We will figure out on our own ways to ensure food security of our partners from Africa and Asia. Most importantly, Brussels should stay out of our way.
Our response won’t be long in coming.
❓Question: On May 30, the Council of the European Union approved a proposal put forward by the European Commission to raise duties on grains, oilseeds and oilseed products, as well as animal feed imported from Russia and Belarus which, in fact, means banning these imports. What can you say about this?
💬 Maria Zakharova: We consider these decisions as another volley of illegitimate unilateral restrictive measures imposed on our country by the EU. The form has no bearing on the content. The issue is about trying out a mechanism for imposing a wider set of anti-Russia agricultural sanctions under the guise of trade and political measures and, moreover, doing so in an expedited manner that does not need the unanimous approval by all EU members. In doing so, Brussels is shamelessly trying to pass this move as a way of responding to the aspirations of European farmers.
As a reminder, ordinary Europeans were asking to put an end to unchecked imports of cheap low-grade agricultural products from Ukraine to the EU, which had created insupportable environment of competition for the EU agrarians and unbalanced the intra-European market putting farmers in peril of going bankrupt.
What did they get from Brussels in the end?
What they got first was prohibitive agricultural import duties, but they applied to Russia and Belarus rather than Ukraine, with the decision makers behind this step recognising that Russia “supplies relatively small amounts of grains and oilseeds to the EU.”
To justify this measure, they used a far-fetched pretext of protecting the EU economies from theoretical damage and serious shocks in case Russia abruptly decides to redirect significant amounts of its exports that are now going to the EU, thereby weakening it economically and politically, and creating social tensions and discord inside the EU.
Next thing the EC came up with to make its farmers “happy” was to extend duty-free imports of the Ukrainian products to the EU for one more year, which will reinforce the Ukrainian agricultural products’ position on the EU domestic market. In other words, the problem that gave rise to actual social tensions and posed risks for the economic activity, well-being and welfare of European residents, has not been resolved. Clearly, this is Ursula von der Leyen and Co.’s idea of addressing farmers’ requests.
❗️ We believe the way Brussels responded to an imaginary rather than actual irritant that bothers European agrarians will not find understanding with EU’s rural dwellers and will keep the protest sentiment with regard to the policies pursued by the EU leadership lingering. It will also remain a factor underlying economic and political instability in the EU countries where agrarians constitute a significant portion of the electorate, and contribute to the mounting disappointment in the “European project” among a certain number of the Europeans.
Also remarkable is the fact that Brussels considers re-directing the freed up Russian food to the developing countries as the “added value” that stems from raising tariffs on Russian agricultural products.
Considering that Brussels set itself the goal of feeding the entire world with Ukrainian grain, and agricultural exports from Ukraine to countries other than the EU remain inexistent two years into that project, this turn of events is nothing short of Brussels sneering not only at European agrarians, but also at the third countries, whose interests the EU has traditionally used as a front.
☝️ We will figure out on our own ways to ensure food security of our partners from Africa and Asia. Most importantly, Brussels should stay out of our way.
Our response won’t be long in coming.
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🇷🇺🇺🇳 On July 1, Russia assumed the UN Security Council Presidency, which, pursuant to the UN Charter, bears the primary responsibility for finding effective responses to threats to international peace and security.
Three central events have been planned during the Russian presidency:
🗓 July 16 – open ministerial-level debate on multilateral cooperation for a more just, democratic and sustainable world order.
🗓 July 17 – open ministerial-level debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue.
🗓 July 19 – debate in the Security Council on UN cooperation with the #CSTO, the #CIS and the #SCO.
The first two events will be chaired by Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.
In general, the Council has a very busy agenda. The mandate-reporting cycle will include meetings on the situation in Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, West Africa and the Sahel region, Yemen, Cyprus, Colombia, Lebanon and Syria, as well as on the activities of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.
The mandates of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti, the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement and the Security Council sanctions regime against the Central African Republic are scheduled for renewal.
The agenda also includes discussions on implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2720 on the humanitarian mechanism for the Gaza Strip to be attended by the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag.
🇷🇺 The Russian Federation as a permanent member of the Security Council and a responsible participant in the international community, will traditionally make every effort to ensure a coherent and expeditious work of this agency. In this connection, Russia will urge its colleagues in the Security Council to seek common denominators, given due account of the interests of all the parties concerned.
Three central events have been planned during the Russian presidency:
🗓 July 16 – open ministerial-level debate on multilateral cooperation for a more just, democratic and sustainable world order.
🗓 July 17 – open ministerial-level debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue.
🗓 July 19 – debate in the Security Council on UN cooperation with the #CSTO, the #CIS and the #SCO.
The first two events will be chaired by Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.
In general, the Council has a very busy agenda. The mandate-reporting cycle will include meetings on the situation in Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, West Africa and the Sahel region, Yemen, Cyprus, Colombia, Lebanon and Syria, as well as on the activities of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.
The mandates of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti, the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement and the Security Council sanctions regime against the Central African Republic are scheduled for renewal.
The agenda also includes discussions on implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2720 on the humanitarian mechanism for the Gaza Strip to be attended by the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag.
🇷🇺 The Russian Federation as a permanent member of the Security Council and a responsible participant in the international community, will traditionally make every effort to ensure a coherent and expeditious work of this agency. In this connection, Russia will urge its colleagues in the Security Council to seek common denominators, given due account of the interests of all the parties concerned.
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🔴 #LIVE: The UN Security Council holds a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Russia has assumed Presidency in the UNSC.
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🇷🇺🇭🇺📞 On July 2, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke on the telephone with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó, at the initiative of the Hungarian side.
The Parties commended the current high level of political dialogue between Russia and Hungary, emphasising that bilateral interaction continued to develop steadily, despite the extremely difficult international situation, in the spirit of healthy pragmatism and mutual benefit.
The Sides exchanged views on a range of current issues on the international agenda. In discussing the Ukraine crisis, the two ministers noted the need for Kiev to unconditionally ensure the rights of all ethnic minorities living in the country.
#RussiaHungary
The Parties commended the current high level of political dialogue between Russia and Hungary, emphasising that bilateral interaction continued to develop steadily, despite the extremely difficult international situation, in the spirit of healthy pragmatism and mutual benefit.
The Sides exchanged views on a range of current issues on the international agenda. In discussing the Ukraine crisis, the two ministers noted the need for Kiev to unconditionally ensure the rights of all ethnic minorities living in the country.
#RussiaHungary
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⚡️ Statement of the Chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the decision to suspend the participation of the delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA)
📃 The Senators of the Russian Federation and Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation are compelled to state that the repeated appeals to the leadership of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) and its members to return to an inclusive interparliamentary dialogue aimed at addressing the challenges of development of regional co-operation in the area of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and to build a European security architecture were ignored and left without appropriate reaction.
Despite numerous calls and proposals by the Russian delegation, the priorities of the OSCE PA leadership indicate that at present, instead of creating conditions for a constructive exchange of views and elaboration of a unifying agenda, this platform is being used as a politicized instrument for targeted implementation of an anti-Russian course, including deliberate distortion of the causal link between the events taking place in Ukraine.
❌ Biased discriminatory approaches, double standards and total Russophobia, unwillingness for a substantive discussion, including on crucial issues of ensuring equal and indivisible security, testify to the extreme degradation of the OSCE PA as a mechanism for inter-parliamentary co-operation.
For many years, the OSCE PA has been ignoring problems related to the violation of the rights of national minorities in Ukraine and the Baltic States, freedom of communication and education in one's native language, and has paid no attention to blasphemous glorification of Nazis and their accomplices, harassment and killing of journalists who express a position different from that of Brussels and Washington.
The delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the OSCE PA has been repeatedly deprived, under spurious pretexts, of the opportunity to continue dialog and to participate fully and equally in the work of the plenary sessions and governing bodies of the OSCE PA.
In 2022, members of the Russian delegation were denied visas to attend the annual session of the OSCE PA in Birmingham and its autumn meeting in Warsaw. In 2023, the Senators of the Russian Federation and Deputies of the State Duma were denied adequate security conditions and visas to attend the OSCE PA session in Vancouver. The non-admission of the Russian delegation to these events predetermined the adoption of the only possible decision to suspend payments to the OSCE PA budget.
❗️ This suspension has been used to deprive the members of the Russian delegation of the right to vote, thus excluding representatives of our country from participation in decision-making.
The final point in the emerging deadlock was the demonstrative refusal of Romania to issue visas to members of the Russian delegation to attend the annual session of the OSCE PA in Bucharest in 2024. This decision demonstrated that confrontational trends and the atmosphere of intolerance prevailed over common sense, spirit and values of this inter-parliamentary organization.
🙅 This move by the Romanian authorities violated the principle of sovereign equality of member States and the provisions of the resolution on Unrestricted Access of Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Attending Official OSCE Events and Other Parliamentary Activities to the Tbilisi Declaration of the OSCE PA 2016.
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📃 The Senators of the Russian Federation and Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation are compelled to state that the repeated appeals to the leadership of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) and its members to return to an inclusive interparliamentary dialogue aimed at addressing the challenges of development of regional co-operation in the area of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and to build a European security architecture were ignored and left without appropriate reaction.
Despite numerous calls and proposals by the Russian delegation, the priorities of the OSCE PA leadership indicate that at present, instead of creating conditions for a constructive exchange of views and elaboration of a unifying agenda, this platform is being used as a politicized instrument for targeted implementation of an anti-Russian course, including deliberate distortion of the causal link between the events taking place in Ukraine.
❌ Biased discriminatory approaches, double standards and total Russophobia, unwillingness for a substantive discussion, including on crucial issues of ensuring equal and indivisible security, testify to the extreme degradation of the OSCE PA as a mechanism for inter-parliamentary co-operation.
For many years, the OSCE PA has been ignoring problems related to the violation of the rights of national minorities in Ukraine and the Baltic States, freedom of communication and education in one's native language, and has paid no attention to blasphemous glorification of Nazis and their accomplices, harassment and killing of journalists who express a position different from that of Brussels and Washington.
The delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the OSCE PA has been repeatedly deprived, under spurious pretexts, of the opportunity to continue dialog and to participate fully and equally in the work of the plenary sessions and governing bodies of the OSCE PA.
In 2022, members of the Russian delegation were denied visas to attend the annual session of the OSCE PA in Birmingham and its autumn meeting in Warsaw. In 2023, the Senators of the Russian Federation and Deputies of the State Duma were denied adequate security conditions and visas to attend the OSCE PA session in Vancouver. The non-admission of the Russian delegation to these events predetermined the adoption of the only possible decision to suspend payments to the OSCE PA budget.
❗️ This suspension has been used to deprive the members of the Russian delegation of the right to vote, thus excluding representatives of our country from participation in decision-making.
The final point in the emerging deadlock was the demonstrative refusal of Romania to issue visas to members of the Russian delegation to attend the annual session of the OSCE PA in Bucharest in 2024. This decision demonstrated that confrontational trends and the atmosphere of intolerance prevailed over common sense, spirit and values of this inter-parliamentary organization.
🙅 This move by the Romanian authorities violated the principle of sovereign equality of member States and the provisions of the resolution on Unrestricted Access of Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Attending Official OSCE Events and Other Parliamentary Activities to the Tbilisi Declaration of the OSCE PA 2016.
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⚡️ State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom":
📝 Eight employees of the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant were injured after the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the power infrastructure of Energodar.
On July 3, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Raduga substation. At that time, specialists from the Zaporozhskaya NPP were upgrading the power supply system of Energodar. Three kamikaze quadcopter drones hit the Raduga substation at 10.30, 10.37 and 10.47 am.
In the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine eight repairmen from the Zaporozhskaya NPP were injured. They were rushed to a medical clinic in Energodar. Doctors are closely monitoring their condition. The condition of the one patient is assessed as moderately serious, while others are treated for minor injuries.
❗️The attack damaged both of the substation’s transformers, and experts are specifying the extent of damage. The city’s standard power supply system has been disrupted, and the NPP’s facilities, including the transport department, the production and technological complete sets department and others are experiencing power outages. At the same time, measures to ensure nuclear safety are being implemented in full.
Enemy forces have been attacking vital city facilities for the past two weeks. On June 19, an attack by the AFU completely destroyed the Luch substation, and another attack partially damaged Raduga, the other city substation, on June 21. The Raduga substation remains the only power supply facility in Energodar. Today’s attack has caused power outages and water shortages in most of the city’s districts. The strike has jeopardised the city’s vital infrastructure.
👉The latest attack on the Raduga substation highlights the Kiev regime’s readiness to continue its criminal actions. We are noting that, this time, the AFU directly targeted specialists of the Zaporozhskaya NPP who were repairing damage caused by the Kiev regime’s recent attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Energodar.
“A dangerous precedent has been created, requiring a rapid and adequate response, including by international organisations. In turn, we will continue to do everything possible in these difficult conditions for defending the Zaporozhskaya NPP and Energodar from Ukrainian attacks and provocations and for maintaining worthy standards of living for NPP personnel and city residents,” Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev noted, while commenting on the situation.
📝 Eight employees of the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant were injured after the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the power infrastructure of Energodar.
On July 3, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Raduga substation. At that time, specialists from the Zaporozhskaya NPP were upgrading the power supply system of Energodar. Three kamikaze quadcopter drones hit the Raduga substation at 10.30, 10.37 and 10.47 am.
In the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine eight repairmen from the Zaporozhskaya NPP were injured. They were rushed to a medical clinic in Energodar. Doctors are closely monitoring their condition. The condition of the one patient is assessed as moderately serious, while others are treated for minor injuries.
❗️The attack damaged both of the substation’s transformers, and experts are specifying the extent of damage. The city’s standard power supply system has been disrupted, and the NPP’s facilities, including the transport department, the production and technological complete sets department and others are experiencing power outages. At the same time, measures to ensure nuclear safety are being implemented in full.
Enemy forces have been attacking vital city facilities for the past two weeks. On June 19, an attack by the AFU completely destroyed the Luch substation, and another attack partially damaged Raduga, the other city substation, on June 21. The Raduga substation remains the only power supply facility in Energodar. Today’s attack has caused power outages and water shortages in most of the city’s districts. The strike has jeopardised the city’s vital infrastructure.
👉The latest attack on the Raduga substation highlights the Kiev regime’s readiness to continue its criminal actions. We are noting that, this time, the AFU directly targeted specialists of the Zaporozhskaya NPP who were repairing damage caused by the Kiev regime’s recent attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Energodar.
“A dangerous precedent has been created, requiring a rapid and adequate response, including by international organisations. In turn, we will continue to do everything possible in these difficult conditions for defending the Zaporozhskaya NPP and Energodar from Ukrainian attacks and provocations and for maintaining worthy standards of living for NPP personnel and city residents,” Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev noted, while commenting on the situation.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to questions of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin TV programme (3 July 2024, Astana)
❓ Question: How were the talks with President of China?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Excellent. We share a complete understanding.
❓ Question: What issues were discussed first?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: The entire range of issues on our bilateral agenda and of our cooperation on the global stage, including #UN, #BRICS, #SCO, and various other formats.
❓ Question: Were the Ukrainian settlement process and President Vladimir Putin’s peace plan discussed?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: These positions are well known. China firmly supports a peaceful settlement. We share this approach. We have repeatedly commented on Chinese initiatives.
However, as you know, Ukraine rejects any attempts to negotiate. Zelensky’s executive order prohibits negotiating with Russia. The West does not want Ukraine to stop this war that it unleashed against Russia with Ukrainians’ hands.
Several days ago, our well-known pranksters Vovan and Leksus talked with Hillary Clinton (on behalf of Petr Poroshenko) who said directly that their common deed must be continued by all means. This is what the current situation looks like.
❓ Question: How were the talks with President of China?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Excellent. We share a complete understanding.
❓ Question: What issues were discussed first?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: The entire range of issues on our bilateral agenda and of our cooperation on the global stage, including #UN, #BRICS, #SCO, and various other formats.
❓ Question: Were the Ukrainian settlement process and President Vladimir Putin’s peace plan discussed?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: These positions are well known. China firmly supports a peaceful settlement. We share this approach. We have repeatedly commented on Chinese initiatives.
However, as you know, Ukraine rejects any attempts to negotiate. Zelensky’s executive order prohibits negotiating with Russia. The West does not want Ukraine to stop this war that it unleashed against Russia with Ukrainians’ hands.
Several days ago, our well-known pranksters Vovan and Leksus talked with Hillary Clinton (on behalf of Petr Poroshenko) who said directly that their common deed must be continued by all means. This is what the current situation looks like.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Astana.
💬 Vladimir Putin: Mr President, we maintain regular contact, discussing developments between our two countries, the situation in the region, and in the world. However, we have not seen each other for a long time. I am delighted to see you again.
I would like to note that relations between Russia and Türkiye are progressing despite the current challenges in the world. The last few months saw a slight decline in trade, but it still remains relatively high: US$55 billion, if we count in US dollars.
All our large projects are being implemented on schedule. There are no delays. I would like to note last year the Russian tourist flow in Turkiye was record high with 6.3 million of our tourists visiting Türkiye. I would like to express my gratitude for the conditions the country has created for Russian tourists.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: Mr President, we maintain regular contact, discussing developments between our two countries, the situation in the region, and in the world. However, we have not seen each other for a long time. I am delighted to see you again.
I would like to note that relations between Russia and Türkiye are progressing despite the current challenges in the world. The last few months saw a slight decline in trade, but it still remains relatively high: US$55 billion, if we count in US dollars.
All our large projects are being implemented on schedule. There are no delays. I would like to note last year the Russian tourist flow in Turkiye was record high with 6.3 million of our tourists visiting Türkiye. I would like to express my gratitude for the conditions the country has created for Russian tourists.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin met with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Astana.
💬 Vladimir Putin: I remember how warmly you welcomed us all in China. I would like to thank you again for the hospitality you showed us, on behalf of my colleagues and myself. <...>
Our countries stood at the cradle of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2001. As the number of participants grew – and tomorrow Belarus will become another full member of the organisation – the #SCO also gained a bigger role as one of the key pillars of a just multipolar world order. We will certainly support China’s chairmanship of the SCO in 2024–2025 in every way.
🤝 We have repeatedly stated with good reason that Russia-China relations, our comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, are going through the best period in their history. They are guided by the principles of equality, mutual benefit and respect for each other’s sovereignty.
☝️ Our cooperation is not directed against anyone. We do not create any blocs or alliances; we are simply acting in the interests of our people.
Russia and China continue the series of events dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries we are marking this year.
📈 Trade is on the rise – we noted this during my visit to the People’s Republic of China, and we can reaffirm this today. We saw more positive trends in the first half of this year. <...>
🌐 Russian-Chinese cooperation in global affairs serves as a main stabilising factor on the international stage, and we continue to further enhance it.
This year, Russia holds the presidency of #BRICS, another organisation created on our initiative, and we hope that you and our colleagues will take part in the Kazan Summit in October.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: I remember how warmly you welcomed us all in China. I would like to thank you again for the hospitality you showed us, on behalf of my colleagues and myself. <...>
Our countries stood at the cradle of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2001. As the number of participants grew – and tomorrow Belarus will become another full member of the organisation – the #SCO also gained a bigger role as one of the key pillars of a just multipolar world order. We will certainly support China’s chairmanship of the SCO in 2024–2025 in every way.
🤝 We have repeatedly stated with good reason that Russia-China relations, our comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, are going through the best period in their history. They are guided by the principles of equality, mutual benefit and respect for each other’s sovereignty.
☝️ Our cooperation is not directed against anyone. We do not create any blocs or alliances; we are simply acting in the interests of our people.
Russia and China continue the series of events dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries we are marking this year.
📈 Trade is on the rise – we noted this during my visit to the People’s Republic of China, and we can reaffirm this today. We saw more positive trends in the first half of this year. <...>
🌐 Russian-Chinese cooperation in global affairs serves as a main stabilising factor on the international stage, and we continue to further enhance it.
This year, Russia holds the presidency of #BRICS, another organisation created on our initiative, and we hope that you and our colleagues will take part in the Kazan Summit in October.
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🇷🇺 Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
The meeting is chaired by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and attended by heads of delegations of #SCO Member States and heads of the organisation's standing bodies.
✍️ The meeting began with the Leaders inking the decision to grant 🇧🇾 the Republic of Belarus status of a full SCO Member State.
The meeting is chaired by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and attended by heads of delegations of #SCO Member States and heads of the organisation's standing bodies.
✍️ The meeting began with the Leaders inking the decision to grant 🇧🇾 the Republic of Belarus status of a full SCO Member State.
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🎙️Ambassador Andrei Kelin’s interview to Yalda Hakim for Sky News, full version (July 2, 2024)
▪︎Sanctions
▪︎Expulsion of the Russian military attaché
▪︎General elections in the United Kingdom
▪︎Statements by Nigel Farage on Russia
▪︎Supplies of Russian gas to Europe
▪︎Freedom of speech in Russia
▪︎State visits of President Vladimir Putin to North Korea and Vietnam
▪︎D.Trump's position on the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict
▪︎Russian conditions for a peace agreement with Ukraine
▪︎Formation of the Eurasian security system
▪︎Future of the security system in Europe
▪︎Elections in Europe
▪︎Russia-NATO relations
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▪︎Sanctions
▪︎Expulsion of the Russian military attaché
▪︎General elections in the United Kingdom
▪︎Statements by Nigel Farage on Russia
▪︎Supplies of Russian gas to Europe
▪︎Freedom of speech in Russia
▪︎State visits of President Vladimir Putin to North Korea and Vietnam
▪︎D.Trump's position on the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict
▪︎Russian conditions for a peace agreement with Ukraine
▪︎Formation of the Eurasian security system
▪︎Future of the security system in Europe
▪︎Elections in Europe
▪︎Russia-NATO relations
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🇷🇺🇶🇦 Russia's President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of the #SCO Summit.
💬 Vladimir Putin: #RussiaQatar relations are built on a strong foundation of friendship. Our trade in absolute figures is not large, but there are good growth prospects and positive trends.
We continue mutual investment cooperation. Our central banks are also working together. There is an ongoing dialogue on potentially including Qatar in the North-South Transport Corridor project. We are developing humanitarian links between our nations.
We remember that Qatar was extremely dedicated to the preparations for the FIFA World Cup. We have approved a memorandum of understanding between our ministries of sport to enhance cooperation in this field.
🤝 Your Highness, I would like to thank you for your efforts in resolving humanitarian issues and those arising from the Ukrainian crisis. It is through your mediation that we have been able to reunite children with their families on both the Russian and Ukrainian sides.
We are also aware that you have been one of the most effective mediators between Hamas and Israel in the Middle East crisis. We know very well that you are taking very proactive efforts to help the parties reach agreement on ceasefire and detainee exchange.
Your Highness, you know that Russia is also making efforts to help settle this crisis. It is our firm belief that this situation can only be resolved by complying with the respective decisions of the UN, especially those concerning the establishment of two states, Israel and Palestine.
Your Highness, it has been a long time since your last visit to Russia. We would be more than happy to host you in our country. Please consider this an official invitation.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: #RussiaQatar relations are built on a strong foundation of friendship. Our trade in absolute figures is not large, but there are good growth prospects and positive trends.
We continue mutual investment cooperation. Our central banks are also working together. There is an ongoing dialogue on potentially including Qatar in the North-South Transport Corridor project. We are developing humanitarian links between our nations.
We remember that Qatar was extremely dedicated to the preparations for the FIFA World Cup. We have approved a memorandum of understanding between our ministries of sport to enhance cooperation in this field.
🤝 Your Highness, I would like to thank you for your efforts in resolving humanitarian issues and those arising from the Ukrainian crisis. It is through your mediation that we have been able to reunite children with their families on both the Russian and Ukrainian sides.
We are also aware that you have been one of the most effective mediators between Hamas and Israel in the Middle East crisis. We know very well that you are taking very proactive efforts to help the parties reach agreement on ceasefire and detainee exchange.
Your Highness, you know that Russia is also making efforts to help settle this crisis. It is our firm belief that this situation can only be resolved by complying with the respective decisions of the UN, especially those concerning the establishment of two states, Israel and Palestine.
Your Highness, it has been a long time since your last visit to Russia. We would be more than happy to host you in our country. Please consider this an official invitation.
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🇷🇺🇭🇺 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin holds talks in the Kremlin with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, who has arrived in Russia on a working visit.
💬 Vladimir Putin: I know that this time you have come not only as our long-standing partner, but also as the President of the Council of the European Union. I hope we will have the opportunity to exchange views on building bilateral relations in this difficult situation and, of course, to discuss the possible scenarios for the largest European crisis – I am referring to Ukraine.
I know that quite recently, on July 2, I think, you visited Kiev, and now you have come here to discuss in detail the situation that has arisen in Ukraine. I am at your disposal.
You are probably aware of my recent address to top officials of the Foreign Ministry here in Moscow, which summarised our stance with regard to the possible peace settlement. And of course, I am ready to discuss some of the details with you or explain them to you. I hope you will acquaint me with your personal stance and the stance of the European partners.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: I know that this time you have come not only as our long-standing partner, but also as the President of the Council of the European Union. I hope we will have the opportunity to exchange views on building bilateral relations in this difficult situation and, of course, to discuss the possible scenarios for the largest European crisis – I am referring to Ukraine.
I know that quite recently, on July 2, I think, you visited Kiev, and now you have come here to discuss in detail the situation that has arisen in Ukraine. I am at your disposal.
You are probably aware of my recent address to top officials of the Foreign Ministry here in Moscow, which summarised our stance with regard to the possible peace settlement. And of course, I am ready to discuss some of the details with you or explain them to you. I hope you will acquaint me with your personal stance and the stance of the European partners.
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🇷🇺🇭🇺 Press statements following Russia's President Vladimir Putin's talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (July 5, 2024)
💬 President Putin: Our substantive talks with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Mr Viktor Orban, have just concluded.
It is important that we maintain a dialogue even in the current difficult geopolitical situation.
Like during many of our previous meetings, we had a truly useful and sincere conversation on topical issues of bilateral cooperation and also, naturally, on the acute issues on the international and regional agenda, including developments around Ukraine.
Let me note that Russia and Hungary continue cooperating in a number of areas, above all in the energy sector. Healthy pragmatism and mutual benefit are the key principles.
Work is underway on our flagship joint project to expand the Paks Nuclear Power Plant. Putting into operation the fifth and sixth units will more than double the capacity of the station, hence improving the energy supply of the Hungarian economy and powering industrial enterprises and households with cheap and clean energy.
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Of course, a substantive, direct and honest discussion was held on pressing international issues, including the Ukraine conflict and possible ways to settle it.
Mr Prime Minister told me about his recent meetings in Kiev, where he advanced a number of proposals, among them a call for a ceasefire to create conditions for peace negotiations with Moscow.
As for Russia, I have repeatedly said that we remain open for a discussion on a political and diplomatic settlement. However, the opposite side only makes clear its reluctance to resolve this issue in this manner. Ukraine’s sponsors continue using this country and its people as a ram, making it a victim in the confrontation with Russia.
As we see the state of affairs, including in the light of what we heard today from Mr Prime Minister, Kiev is still not ready to abandon the idea of waging “war until final victory.”
In my opinion, the Kiev regime does not allow the very idea of cessation of hostilities because in this case the pretext for extending martial law disappears. And if the martial law has to be cancelled, it means that the elections, which were not held on time, will have to be held. But the chances of winning them are close to zero for the Ukrainian rulers who have lost their ranking and legitimacy.
👉 Meanwhile, we outlined our peace initiative quite recently at my meeting with the senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. We believe that its implementation would make it possible to end hostilities and begin negotiations.
☝️Moreover, this should not just be a truce or a temporary ceasefire, nor should it be a pause that the Kiev regime could use to recover its losses, regroup and rearm. Russia advocates a full and final end to the conflict. The conditions for that, as I have already said, are set out in my speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We are talking about the complete withdrawal of all Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and from the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. There are other conditions as well. But this is a subject for fairly detailed consideration in the course of possible joint work.
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Given that Hungary has held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union since July 1, Mr Orban and I exchanged views on the state of affairs in relations between Russia and the European Union, which are currently at their lowest point. We also talked about the tentative principles of a future security architecture in Europe, also tentative.
Overall, the talks were very timely and, I think, useful for both sides. Of course, Mr Prime Minister presented a general idea of the Western outlook, which is known to us, including from the point of view of Ukraine’s interests. Nevertheless, we are grateful to Mr Prime Minister for visiting Moscow. We see it as an attempt to restore dialogue and give it an additional impetus.
💬 President Putin: Our substantive talks with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Mr Viktor Orban, have just concluded.
It is important that we maintain a dialogue even in the current difficult geopolitical situation.
Like during many of our previous meetings, we had a truly useful and sincere conversation on topical issues of bilateral cooperation and also, naturally, on the acute issues on the international and regional agenda, including developments around Ukraine.
Let me note that Russia and Hungary continue cooperating in a number of areas, above all in the energy sector. Healthy pragmatism and mutual benefit are the key principles.
Work is underway on our flagship joint project to expand the Paks Nuclear Power Plant. Putting into operation the fifth and sixth units will more than double the capacity of the station, hence improving the energy supply of the Hungarian economy and powering industrial enterprises and households with cheap and clean energy.
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Of course, a substantive, direct and honest discussion was held on pressing international issues, including the Ukraine conflict and possible ways to settle it.
Mr Prime Minister told me about his recent meetings in Kiev, where he advanced a number of proposals, among them a call for a ceasefire to create conditions for peace negotiations with Moscow.
As for Russia, I have repeatedly said that we remain open for a discussion on a political and diplomatic settlement. However, the opposite side only makes clear its reluctance to resolve this issue in this manner. Ukraine’s sponsors continue using this country and its people as a ram, making it a victim in the confrontation with Russia.
As we see the state of affairs, including in the light of what we heard today from Mr Prime Minister, Kiev is still not ready to abandon the idea of waging “war until final victory.”
In my opinion, the Kiev regime does not allow the very idea of cessation of hostilities because in this case the pretext for extending martial law disappears. And if the martial law has to be cancelled, it means that the elections, which were not held on time, will have to be held. But the chances of winning them are close to zero for the Ukrainian rulers who have lost their ranking and legitimacy.
👉 Meanwhile, we outlined our peace initiative quite recently at my meeting with the senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. We believe that its implementation would make it possible to end hostilities and begin negotiations.
☝️Moreover, this should not just be a truce or a temporary ceasefire, nor should it be a pause that the Kiev regime could use to recover its losses, regroup and rearm. Russia advocates a full and final end to the conflict. The conditions for that, as I have already said, are set out in my speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We are talking about the complete withdrawal of all Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and from the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. There are other conditions as well. But this is a subject for fairly detailed consideration in the course of possible joint work.
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Given that Hungary has held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union since July 1, Mr Orban and I exchanged views on the state of affairs in relations between Russia and the European Union, which are currently at their lowest point. We also talked about the tentative principles of a future security architecture in Europe, also tentative.
Overall, the talks were very timely and, I think, useful for both sides. Of course, Mr Prime Minister presented a general idea of the Western outlook, which is known to us, including from the point of view of Ukraine’s interests. Nevertheless, we are grateful to Mr Prime Minister for visiting Moscow. We see it as an attempt to restore dialogue and give it an additional impetus.
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