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🎙Read excerpts from the statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the OSCE M.Buyakevich «On increasing military involvement of certain NATO member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine» (meeting of the OSCE PC, 25.04.2024) 💬 Investments of Washington and its satellites in an armed confrontation in thousands of kilometers from their own borders are considered by them as a way to support their economies at the cost of thousands of lives of Ukrainians and other Russian people, as well as at the cost of destruction in cities and sufferings of civilians 🇺🇸 Back in December 2023, US President J.Biden publicly stated that 90% of all funds allocated to support the Kiev regime never went beyond the United States and worked for the benefit of American enterprises. It is no coincidence that the U.S. and UK  consistently discourage their puppets in Kiev from achieving a viable settlement, which would have taken into account the legitimate interests of Russia. They just demand to continue armed hostilities and provide for it new parties of weapons - obviously, until the moment when mobilized Ukrainians as a resource will run out completely ☝️ It is obvious to the leaders of the Kiev regime, as well as to their supervisors in NATO countries, that even with new military supplies, the Zelensky’s armed formations are and will not able to ensure a military turnaround on the battlefield. The collapse of the Kiev regime is inevitable and is only a matter of time, both due to the obvious incomparability of the military potentials of the confronting parties, as well as due to the steadily declining motivation in the Ukrainian armed formations 🌐 Sponsors of the Kiev regime are trying to involve maximum number of countries to participate in the conference planned in June in Switzerland with regard to the “10-point formula” supposedly authored by Zelensky. In fact, this is a formula for war and an ultimatum to Russia. Our diplomats and officials, of course, will not join this hostile initiative.

🗓 Today we commemorate #ElbeDay, dedicated to the historic encounter between Soviet and American forces on the banks of the Elbe River. On April 25, 1945, the two allied armies met for the first time near Torgau in Germany. This contact marked an important step toward the end of World War II in Europe, heralding the final downfall of the Nazi regime. Watch the documentary "Encounters at the Elbe: Springtime Before the Cold War" to explore and take a close look at the full story and key details of that landmark event imbued by the spirit of the soldier's brotherhood and hope for a lasting and happy peace. #WeWereAllies

Address by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Russian Mission to the EU Kirill Logvinov at the reception on the occasion of Russian Chairmanship in the CIS, 23 April 2024 READ IN FULL 💬Russia's chairmanship of the CIS is based on our country's special role in efforts to deepen integration processes in Eurasia. Practical steps to achieve this strategic task are reflected in the Concept approved by the President of Russia, as well as in the relevant priorities. They include economic cooperation, particularly in the areas of food security, technological and energy security, transport and logistics, the environment, innovation, digitalisation, industrial cooperation, as well as cultural and humanitarian ties and addressing new challenges and threats. ❗️We attach the highest priority to preserving historical memory and working together against the growing attempts in the West to revise the history of the Second World War and to glorify Nazism. This is our common sacred duty. 🌍Russia is also focused on promoting the "external dimension" of the CIS by developing its cooperation with regional and international organisations. We welcome the interest of the states of the Global Majority in building their relations with the CIS and its members in accordance with international law, on the basis of equality, mutual respect of interests and common approaches to solving international and regional problems. 🤝I am confident that the work carried out under the Russian chairmanship to transform the CIS region into an area of peace, cooperation, sustainable development and shared prosperity will contribute to the creation of a fair world order based on the diversity of civilisations, the balance of power and interests of all participants in international relations, guaranteeing the security of all states, the preservation of their cultural and civilisational identity and equal opportunities for comprehensive development.

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🎙 Foreign Ministry statement on the 20th anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1540 April 28 will mark 20 years since the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1540. It became the first decision in which this international body addressed the issue of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in a comprehensive manner. The Russian Federation was at the origins of this resolution and acted as its co-author. The resolution filled the void, which existed at the time of its adoption within the global security architecture. In fact, it emerged as the only universal legally binding document on the non-proliferation of WMDs, covering all their types, including nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery and related materials. Resolution 1540 offered states an important impetus for adopting effective measures at the national level to prevent WMDs, their means of deliver and related materials from getting into the hands of non-state actors, including terrorists. Its full implementation by all countries would constitute a genuinely global response to the proliferation challenge, which weighs on all members of the international community without exception. 🇷🇺 The Russian Federation reaffirms its commitment to the objectives of this resolution. Our country has adopted and continues to fine-tune measures aimed at ensuring its effective implementation and stands ready to carry on with its sustained and system-wide efforts, within the resolution’s framework, in the spirit of cooperation and non-interference in the sovereign affairs of other countries. There is hope in Moscow that UNSC Resolution 1540 remains viable in today’s challenging international environment, while the international community makes the best use of its unifying potential for maintaining and ensuring peace and security.

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🇺🇳 #OTD in 1945, a conference at which the United Nations was established and its Charter approved started in San Francisco. It was attended by 850 delegates from 50 states.   The idea to create an efficient universal security organisation emerged at the early stages of World War II. Its discussion intensified in 1943 against the backdrop of the Red Army’s victories over the Nazis near Stalingrad and on the Kursk Bulge.   The leading members of the anti-Hitler coalition drafted the foundations and structure of the future UN. The final decision to convene a conference in San Francisco was made at the Yalta meeting of the heads of the Big Three (the USSR, the US and Great Britain). ✍️ Proceeding from the proposals formulated at the Dumbarton Oaks conference in 1944, the delegates agreed on procedural matters and endorsed the main bodies of the UN and the principles of their operation. They also discussed the formation of the General Assembly, the Security Council, the International Court and the UN Secretariat.   The Soviet delegation took a most active part in the work of the conference. It was first headed by People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Molotov and later by Soviet Ambassador to the US Andrey Gromyko. Here are the key achievements of Soviet diplomacy in San Francisco:   ✔️ Inclusion into the UN Charter of the provisions on the need to settle and resolve international disputes by peaceful means;   ✔️ The sealing in the Charter of the Security Council voting procedure that was agreed upon at the Yalta conference;   ✔️ The inclusion of the Byelorussian and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republics into the UN founding fathers.   ☝️ The conference in San Francisco demonstrated the unity of the international community after the hard trials of World War II. The decisions adopted at that time laid a foundation for the postwar world order and created an effective mechanism for mutual international deterrence, which has allowed the world to avoid global conflicts for many decades.   #HistoryOfDiplomacy

🌐 April 24 marks the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. Established by the UN General Assembly resolution 73/127 of December 12, 2018, it seeks to promote the values of the United Nations and reaffirm the faith of our peoples in the purposes and principles enshrined in its Charter. 🇺🇳 #UNCharterIsOurRules From Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the UN Security Council’s open debates “Effective multilateralism through the Defence of the Principles of the UN Charter” (New York, April 24, 2023): 💬 For a little less than 80 years of its existence, the UN has been carrying out the important mission entrusted to it by its founders. For several decades, a basic understanding by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council as regards the supremacy of the charter’s goals and principles guaranteed global security. • Today, our UN-centric system is going through a deep crisis. The main reason is a striving by some UN members to replace international law and the UN Charter with a certain “rules-based” order. • Our Western colleagues have been inconvenienced by holding talks based on universal formats, such as the UN, for a long time now. In order to provide an ideological substantiation for the course on undermining multilateralism, they initiated a concept of united “democracies” as opposed to “autocracies.” • Summits for Democracy, the Alliance for Multilateralism <...> – all these and other non-inclusive projects were designed to thwart talks on the corresponding matters under the auspices of the UN. ❗️ Let's call it what it is: no one authorised the Western minority to speak on behalf of all humankind. Please act decently and respect all members of the international community. 👉 It is our common duty to preserve the United Nations as the hard-won epitome of multilateralism and coordination of international politics. The key to success lies in working together, renouncing claims to anyone's exceptionalism and showing respect for the sovereign equality of states.

🤝 On April 24, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a traditional meeting with the leadership of the Association of European Businesses in Russia and multiple European trade and industrial associations. During the event, the Russian side assessed the current geopolitical situation and emphasised risks linked with the increasingly greater politicisation of the trade and economic interaction sphere. The participants openly exchanged opinions on a number of current foreign policy issues, including foreign business operations in Russia.

⚡️ Talented individuals and socially responsible organizations from around the globe are invited to compete in the #WeAreTogether International Prize. The Prize is a reward for selfless contribution to solving important humanitarian problems and strengthening international humanitarian cooperation. The official theme of the 2024 Prize is Social partnership for Global development. Laureates are selected from 6 regions of the world: • the CIS, • Europe, • the Asia-Pacific region, • the Middle East and North Africa, • North and South America, • Sub-Saharan Africa. Timeline of the Prize: 🗓 until May 20, 2024 – application campaign conculdes 🗓 June 25 – October 20, 2024 – evaluation of applications 🗓 December 5-8, 2024 – award ceremony The winners of the Prize will: ✔️ have a unique opportunity to tell the world about their activities; ✔️ receive financial and expert support from representatives of Russian and international organisations during the year following the announcement of the results. 🌐 Over the past years more than 1300 projects rendering selfless aid from 100 countries have participated in the International Prize. 👉 Learn more