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@RusEmbMalta: 💬Exclusive Interview with Vladimir #Putin by Journalist Pavel Zarubin (February 24, 2025) Key highlights from the conversation: 🔹Rare-earth metals: Russia possesses significantly larger reserves than Ukraine and is open to cooperation, including the U.S. companies. 🔹Zelensky’s position: He is losing support, avoiding elections, and issuing harmful military orders driven by politics. 🔹Trump’s stance on Ukraine: His push for elections aims to stabilize Ukraine, not to favor Russia. 🔹European leaders: They are too entangled with Kiev to change course without losing face. 🔹U.S.-Russia dialogue: Recent high-level talks focused on building trust, with potential further discussions. 🔹Defense budgets: Russia is open to discussing Trump’s idea of cutting military spending by 50%. 🔹Economic cooperation: Russian and American companies are already discussing major projects, linked to Ukraine negotiations. Read in full here.

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#KievRegimeCrimes 📑Excerpts from the annual report on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime in 2024, compiled by Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime, Rodion Miroshnik. *** ▪️AFU TARGETING CIVILIANS WITH UAVs A significant increase in the deliberate use of various unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems by the armed formations of Ukraine (AFU) to kill civilians and attack civilian infrastructure is a tragic trend of 2024. During 2024, at least 1,481 civilians were targeted by drones — 1,271 people, including 44 children, injured 210 persons, including 11 children, killed. ❗️In 2024, apart from peaceful population, the most frequent targets of Ukrainian UAV attacks were civilian cars, emergency, and medical vehicles, public transport, private houses, blocks of flats, shopping centres, energy and water supply facilities and other and other civilian infrastructure. Drones targeted crowded public areas, including public transport stops, playgrounds, courtyards and precincts. Most frequently, theBelgorod Region and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) were subjected to drone attacks in 2024. Since last November, there was also a significant increase in the number of UAV strikes in the Kherson andZaporozhye regions. At least 12 massive Ukrainian raids with fixed-wing UAVs, resulting in the damage of civilian infrastructure in the Republic of Tatarstan, Krasnodar Krai, Zaporozhye, and other regions of the Russian Federation, were recorded in 2024. *** 🕯 May 6, 2024, Beryozovka village, Belgorod Region. 3 Ukrainian strike drones attacked civilian vehicles. 7 people were killed on the spot. 43 persons received severe wounds (2 of the wounded died later in hospital). 3 underage children, aged 6, 9, 17, injured. 🕯July 29-30, 2024, Gorlovka (DPR). AFU militants used FPV drones to attack public transport. 1 person, the tram driver, was killed, 2 female passengers, including a teenage girl, sustained injury. 🕯 August 25, 2024, the Saratov Region. AFU carried out a massive fixed-wing UAV raid on residential buildings. 4 civilians were injured (one of them died in hospital). 🕯 September 10, 2024, the AFU carried out a massive launch of UAVs targeting towns and cities of the Bryansk, Kursk, Moscow, Tula, Belgorod, Kaluga, Voronezh, Lipetsk and Orel Regions. A 46-year-old woman was killed, 3 more civilians received injuries of varying severity. 🕯 September 23, 2024, the town of Alyoshki, Kherson Region. The Ukrainian militants deliberately hit a medical car with a kamikaze drone. A woman was killed. 🕯 December 30, 2024, the town of Alyoshki, Kherson Region. Ukrainian UAV smashed the window of an office in the Aleshki Hospital. The chief doctor, Vladimir Kharlan, was injured. His deputy died. *** On October 16, 2024, Zelensky spoke about the necessity “to bring the war to the territory of Russia, so that Russians begin to <...> redirect their hatred towards the Kremlin”👉 This statement has become the official confession and proof of the premeditated character of Kiev regime’s attacks on Russian civilian population and infrastructure. 📖Read the 2024 report in full (pdf)

@RusEmbMalta: Join the Essay Competition – Get a Chance to Visit Russia! The National Center "Russia" invites you to participate in the Open Dialogue “The Future of the World. A New Platform for Global Growth”, taking place April 28-30, 2025, in Moscow. This international event will bring together experts from think tanks, academia, government institutions, business associations, science, and journalism to discuss innovative approaches to global economic growth. How to Participate: Submit an essay presenting your well-reasoned position on one of the following topics: 🔹Investment in Human Capital 🔹Investment in Environment 🔹Investment in Technology 🔹Investment in Connectivity Deadline: March 9, 2025 Essays should be no longer than five printed pages or a 10-minute presentation in the author’s native language. Submissions in .doc or .txt format should be sent to [email protected]. Winners will be invited to Moscow to attend the Open Dialogue in person and contribute to shaping the future of global economic growth. 🔗 Find out more: https://dialog.russia.ru/en

🇷🇺🇨🇳📞 On February 24, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinpingheld a telephone conversation. Vladimir Putin and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping engaged in an in-depth exchange of views on the current issues regarding the further development of the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between the two countries. They discussed ways to expand mutually beneficial cooperation in the economy, trade, investment, culture, education, and sports. In addition, the Leaders reaffirmed the schedule of upcoming meetings at the highest level in the context of the celebrations of the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and festivities in Beijing to mark the 80th Anniversary of Victory over Japan and the end of World War II. Vladimir Putin informed his counterpart about the recent Russian-American contacts (1, 2, 3). The President of China expressed his support for the dialogue initiated between Russia and the United States, as well as China’s readiness to help find ways to settle the Ukrainian conflict peacefully. The two Leaders emphasised that the Russian-Chinese political ties are an essential stabilising factor in global affairs. This relationship is strategic in nature, not subject to political bias, and not aimed against anyone. The conversation was held in a warm and friendly atmosphere. #RussiaChina

@RusEmbMalta Press Release 🎙Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions following the G20 Ministerial Council meeting (Johannesburg, February 21, 2025) 💬 The main focus of the deliberations among the Foreign Ministers was the crucial goal of amplifying the voices of developing nations in global decision-making. The discussions were substantial, and we observed tangible progress in this regard. Since last year, the African Union has attained full membership within the G20. The League of Arab States (#LAS) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (#CELAC) are interested in securing equivalent status. Such ambitions are commendable. We are confident that, in due course, the #EAEU may also rightfully aspire to similar standing <…> We articulated our perspective on international challenges and their resolution during a period when multipolar realities are increasingly acknowledged. The advent of multipolarity is self-evident to us and to the #BRICS nations. Statistical evidence underscores this trend. 📈 The combined gross domestic product of BRICS states has surpassed that of the G7 countries. BRICS accounts for 37 percent of global GDP, compared to the G7’s 29 percent. This disparity heightens the urgency of reforming global economic institutions to reflect the genuine weight of the Global South and the World Majority within the world economy, alongside fostering non-discriminatory economic ties. These matters were actively deliberated. Russia stands ready to vigorously facilitate further progress in this domain, though numerous challenges persist <…> We urged our Western counterparts to respect universally recognised rules of international law. Emphasis was placed on revitalising the United Nations’ role as a platform for coordinating state actions and forging a fair balance of interests. The role played by BRICS certainly attracts everyone’s attention at the global level <…> Speaking about entities that play a certain role in international economic relations, the G20 in general retains the role of a dialogue platform between the old and new centres of power. We spoke in favour of preserving the economic profile of this association <…> South Africa, which has led the G20 this year, completes the succession of BRICS presidencies that began in 2022, when Indonesia was at the head of the G20. In 2023 it was India, and in 2024 it was Brazil. This successive version of BRICS being at the helm of the G20 has had the positive outcome of strengthening the position of the Global South in our forum. ❗️ All this contributes to the establishment of a fairer multipolar world order based on the sovereign equality of states, as required by the UN Charter, and on all other principles of the Charter in their totality and interrelation. From answers to media questions: 🔹 The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, spoke at the G20 with the same array of accusations, proclaiming certain “plans” that would prevent Russia from taking its rightful place in the world. There is some tragicomic element to this. 🔹 The reaction of the “tragicomic figures” heading the Brussels bureaucracy and NATO to the meeting in Riyadh is highly illustrative. The mere fact that representatives of two great powers sat down, engaged in discussion, and articulated their respective positions is perceived by them as a betrayal of Western interests. These individuals are not in good health. 🔹 Multipolarity is gaining ascendancy. The growth trajectories of new, formidable centres of power – economic, political, and financial – demonstrate that this multipolarity is irreversible. In this context, the G20 retains its relevance as a forum where Western participants may come to recognise the inevitability of this process and begin adapting to it. Read in full here.

🇷🇺 February 23 marks Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia. On this day in 1918, near the villages of Bolshoe Lopatino and Maloe Lopatino not far from the city of Pskov, fighters of the 2nd Red Army Corps engaged advancing German troops moving toward Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg). Thus, at the initiative of the Petrograd Council, February 23 was declared Red Army Day. This day was celebrated annually across the USSR by the entire nation, yet there was no official document at the time establishing the status of February 23. Over time, the name of the holiday changed. In the years following the Great Patriotic War, it was known as the Soviet Army and Navy Day. 📄 In 1993, a decree establishing Defender of the Fatherland Day was adopted — for the very first time, the professional holiday for the military was officially formalised and February 23 became a state holiday. On this day, following a time-honoured practice, people pay tribute to veterans, lay flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers and participate in commemorative ceremonies. Additionally, a tradition was established to perform solemn artillery salutes on February 23. #DefenderOfTheFatherlandDay 🎥©Russian Military Historical Society

🇷🇺 The Press-bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation reports that, according to the information available, European capitals have noticed with great concern that Ukraine is unwilling to make any agreements with Moscow that will involve “excessive concessions” from Kiev. ❗️ According to these sources, Kiev is considering a scenario to derail potential peace talks that involves carrying out terrorist attacksagainst Russia’s diplomatic offices in European countries. Ukraine will most likely focus on Germany, the Baltic states and Scandinavia. It is a fact that cooperation between these states and Russia is currently at the lowest level in the EU, with contacts between their counterterrorism agencies all but curtailed. Or Ukraine might choose to attack Slovakia and Hungary because this promises additional benefits, namely the discreditation of these EU states that have taken “a special stance” regarding the Ukrainian conflict. Few will now be surprised by the Kiev regime’s terrorist plans, as evidenced by the European politicians’ cynical calls for special vigilance to prevent the derailing of the settlement process of the Ukrainian crisis, which Europe has grown tired of. Not a word of condemnation of the crimes planned in Ukraine. Not the slightest hint of concern about the potential danger to the lives of Russian diplomats. It appears that the experience of the EU’s “war against Russia to the last Ukrainian” has taught them to accept the cannibalistic math where the loss of several hundred lives is statistically insignificant collateral damage, and terrorism is the continuation of diplomacy through other means.

🎙️Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to questions from Rossiya 1 television channel (Riyadh, February 18, 2025) ❓Question: When will President of Russia Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump meet? Sergey Lavrov: When the presidents come to an agreement. ❓Question: Has a dedicated negotiation team been established? Sergey Lavrov: It was agreed that teams from both sides would be formed following reports to our respective heads of state. ❓Question: Do you consider today’s negotiations successful? Sergey Lavrov: I would characterise them as positive. ❓Question: Were you acquainted with Mr Marco Rubio prior to this meeting, or was this your first interaction? Sergey Lavrov: This was our first meeting. ❓Question: What impression did the other negotiators leave? Sergey Lavrov: We engaged in good, positive negotiations. The atmosphere was exceedingly positive. A positive atmosphere is cultivated by positive individuals. ❓Question: Reports suggest you employed humour extensively during the talks. Sergey Lavrov:Those are intimate details. Who precisely alleges this? ❓Question: American representatives claim you made jokes during negotiations. Sergey Lavrov: I am gratified that they enjoyed it, given their comments.

@RusEmbMalta Press release On the official contacts of the leadership of Russia and the USA 🇷🇺🇺🇸📞 On February 12, 2025, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President of the United States of America Donald Trump had a telephone conversation. The Leaders discussed issues related to the prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States. The US President assured the Russian President of the American side's commitment to fulfill all the agreements reached. The Leaders also discussed a possible Ukraine settlement. Donald Trump spoke in favour of stopping the hostilities as soon as possible and solving the crisis peacefully. In turn, Vladimir Putin pointed out it was necessary to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and agreed with Donald Trump in that a sustainable settlement could only be reached via peaceful negotiations. ❗️ Additionally, the Russian President expressed support for one of the US President's key arguments, which was that it's time for both countries to work together. The issues of Middle East settlement, Iran's nuclear programme, and bilateral economic relations between Russia and the United States were also brought up during the conversation. The Russian President invited the US President to visit Moscow and expressed willingness to receive visiting officials from the United States to discuss topics of mutual interest, including a possible Ukraine settlement. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed to maintain personal contact in the future, involving in particular in-person meetings. 🇷🇺🇺🇸📞 On February 15, 2025, at the initiative of the American Side, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Building on the February 12 telephone conversation between the Presidents of Russia and the United States, the two Foreign Ministers agreed to maintain an open channel of communication to address longstanding issues in Russian-American relations. Their goal is to remove unilateral barriers inherited from the previous US administration that have hindered mutually beneficial trade, economic and investment cooperation. Both Sides expressed a shared commitment to engaging on key international issues, including the Ukraine settlement, developments in Palestine and the broader Middle East, as well as other regional matters. The conversation also covered ways to swiftly reverse the restrictions on Russian diplomatic missions in the United States, which were introduced by the Obama administration in 2016 and led to reciprocal measures. It was agreed that expert-level meetings will be organised in the near future to coordinate specific steps towards removing these obstacles to the functioning of diplomatic missions in Russia and the United States. ❗️ Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio reaffirmed their readiness to restore a respectful and constructive interstate dialogue in line with the approach set by the Presidents. They agreed to maintain regular contact, including discussions on preparations for a potential high-level Russian-American summit. #RussianAmerican

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