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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine, New York

Esteemed Ms Chairperson, Your Excellencies, Colleagues, As I understand it, today’s meeting was motivated by a striving to discuss the issue of “impunity” in Ukraine. I consider this to be timely. This term fully reflects what has been taking place in that country since 2014. At that time, nationalist radical forces, overt Russophobes and neo-Nazis came to power there because of an armed coup, with direct support from the Western

President Putin’s speech marking the 1160th anniversary of Russian statehood

21 September 2022 Gala concert devoted to the 1160th anniversary of Russian statehood Vladimir Putin made a speech at a gala concert marking the 1160th anniversary of Russian statehood. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Friends, Today, we are marking the 1160th anniversary of Russian statehood. I would like to congratulate you on this momentous historical date that is of key importance for Russia. Veliky Novgorod, Rurikovo Settlement, Staraya (Old) Ladoga

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Newsweek, September 21, 2022

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Newsweek, September 21, 2022 Question: Russia’s military operation in Ukraine continues, and many fear the conflict could go on indefinitely. Has Russia made progress toward its stated goals of “denazification” and “demilitarization” of Ukraine, and are the two sides anywhere closer toward a negotiated settlement than they were on February 24? Sergey Lavrov: With its actions to nurture a Russophobic neo-Nazi regime in Ukraine,

Vladimir Putin – meeting with top managers of defence industry companies

20 September 2022 Vladimir Putin held a meeting with top managers of defence industry companies. Meeting to discuss current measures to meet Defence Ministry demand and to implement import substitution programmes. Vladimir Putin also congratulated weapons manufacturers on their professional day, celebrated in Russia on September 19. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues. Yesterday we marked Gunsmith Day, and I would like to extend my wholehearted greetings to

Executive Order on partial mobilisation in the Russian Federation

The President signed Executive On Declaring Partial Mobilisation in the Russian Federation. As per federal laws No. 61-FZ On Defence, dated May 31, 1996, and No. 31-FZ On Mobilisation Preparations and Mobilisation in the Russian Federation, dated February 26, 1997, and Federal Law No. 53-FZ On the Military Duty and Military Service, dated March 28, 1998, the President declared a partial mobilisation in the Russian Federation as of September 21,

Address by the President of the Russian Federation

Friends, The subject of this address is the situation in Donbass and the course of the special military operation to liberate it from the neo-Nazi regime, which seized power in Ukraine in 2014 as the result of an armed state coup. Today I am addressing you – all citizens of our country, people of different generations, ages and ethnicities, the people of our great Motherland, all who are united by

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s article on cooperation in the Caspian Region

The Caspian – a unique region of neighbourliness On June 29, 2022, Ashgabat hosted an important international event, the 6th Caspian Summit, and I believe it is important to consider the role and place of the Caspian Region in the fairer, more democratic and sustainable multi-polar system that is taking shape today. The importance of the Caspian Region for the Russian Federation is determined by its strategic location in the

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s introductory remarks at the opening of the exhibition of archive records on the 250th anniversary of the reunification of the peoples of Russia and Belarus

This year, Russia and Belarus are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the reunification of our fraternal peoples. In Soviet historiography, this event is referred to as the First Partition of Poland in 1772 that took place against the background of incessant wars in Europe. Count Nikita Panin and Vice Chancellor Prince Alexander Golitsyn conducted talks on Russia’s behalf. They reached an agreement with Prussian envoy Count Solms and Austrian envoy

Statement by K.V.Vorontsov, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the Consultative Meeting of States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

13 September 2022 09:58 Statement by K.V.Vorontsov, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the Consultative Meeting of States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention on Article V of the BTWC (Geneva, 9 September 2022) Dear Mr. Chairman, We are grateful for your efforts to arrange a constructive dialogue during the Consultative meeting to address reasonable questions posed by the Russian Federation to the United States

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at the UNSC meeting on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts

15 September 2022 Ms. President, We note the timeliness of today’s meeting. We thank Martin Griffiths, Maximo Torero and David Beasley for their opinions and assessments. We remain extremely concerned with the situation of civilians in the context of the deterioration of food security against the backdrop of numerous armed conflicts. The root causes of any food crisis in any country have to be analyzed separately without hasty generalizations. Nevertheless, experts estimate

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, September 15, 2022

15.09.2022 15:38 Table of contents 1. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s briefing for heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Moscow 2. Exhibition of archival documents on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of reunification of the peoples of Russia and Belarus 3. Opening of the 77th UN General Assembly session 4. BRICS events on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly 5. Donbass and Ukraine update 6. Use of anti-personnel mines by Ukraine 7. UNICEF’s

Speech by the President of Russia at an expanded meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, colleagues, I fully share the statements made by my colleagues and their positive assessments of the work of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its growing prestige in international affairs. Indeed, the SCO has become the largest regional organisation in the world. As previous speakers have pointed out, over half of the world’s population lives in SCO member states, which account for about 25

Full text of Xi’s speech at SCO Samarkand summit

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) here on Friday. The following is the full text of the speech: Ride on the Trend of the Times and Enhance Solidarity and Cooperation to Embrace a Better Future Statement by H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of

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