🎙 Interviu acordat de E.S. dl. Vladimir Lipaev, Ambasadorul Extraordinar și Plenipotențiar al Federației Ruse în România, agenției de presă TASS(5 februarie 2026)
🗝Teze cheie:
#RusiaRomânia
🔹 Rusia este orientată spre menținerea unor relații normale și constructive, bazate pe beneficiu reciproc și pe luarea în considerare a intereselor naționale, cu toate statele. Totuși, această aspirație trebuie să fie reciprocă. Din partea Bucureștiului, deocamdată, nu se observă o astfel de disponibilitate.
🔹 Partea română urmează fără rezerve linia celor mai agresivi și mai puțin adecvați lideri ai Uniunii Europene și ai NATO, care continuă să se amăgească cu visul unei revanșe istorice și al provocării unei „înfrângeri strategice” Rusiei.
🔹 Nu ne impunem nimănui drept parteneri. Tonul arogant și didactic față de țara noastră, pe care politicienii români și-l permit adesea, este nepotrivit. Este naiv să se creadă că Rusia, cu teritoriul său vast și bogățiile naturale inepuizabile, este mai interesată de reluarea cooperării decât însăși România.
#Rusofobie#Discriminare
🔹 Din anul 2022, autoritățile române au întreprins o serie de acțiuni ostile, îndreptate spre crearea deliberată de obstacole în calea funcționării normale a misiunii diplomatice ruse [la București].
🔹 În repetate rânduri au fost expulzați diplomați ruși <...>, a fost nevoit să își înceteze activitatea Centrul Rus de Știință și Cultură, iar școala de pe lângă Ambasada a fost închisă. <...> Suntem nevoiți să ne confruntăm cu o discriminare protocolară totală: accesul Ambasadei și al angajaților noștri la servicii bancare este limitat, partea română tergiversează sau blochează în mod regulat eliberarea vizelor etc.
#Occident#Neocolonialism#Ucraina
🔹 Occidentul, de-a lungul secolelor, s-a obișnuit atât de mult să își construiască bunăstarea pe jefuirea colonială a altor popoare, încât nici măcar nu admite posibilitatea existenței sale într-o altă paradigmă, bazată pe egalitate în drepturi și justiție.
🔹 România aspiră să facă parte din această lume, poate sperând că, în eventualitatea unei împărțiri economice a Ucrainei, i-ar putea reveni și ei ceva drept „premiu” <...>.
#NATO#UE#Militarizare
🔹 Conducerea României susține atitudinea belicoasă și antirusă a aliaților săi din NATO, pledează pentru creșterea contingentului militar străin pe teritoriul său și urmează un curs de militarizare a țării.
🔹 Creșterea bruscă a cheltuielilor militare în următorii ani va fi realizată din fonduri împrumutate, furnizate de Uniunea Europeană și Statele Unite ale Americii, ceea ce înseamnă că povara va cădea inevitabil asupra generațiilor viitoare de contribuabili români.
🔹Apartenența României la NATO nu protejează, în realitate, țara; aceasta reprezintă doar o iluzie liniștitoare <...>. Urmarea cursului aventurist al acestui bloc, orientat spre confruntarea armată cu Rusia, sporește riscurile politico-militare pentru București și constituie principala amenințare la adresa securității țării.
🔹 Românii ar trebui să își dea seama că teritoriul lor este privit de comandamentul alianței doar ca o zonă-tampon pe flancul său sud-estic, în eventualitatea unui război cu Rusia, precum și ca un cap de pod pentru lansarea unui atac preventiv, dezarmant împotriva Rusiei. Soarta ulterioară a României nu îi preocupă pe strategi NATO.
Citiți integral (în limba rusă): https://tass.ru/interviews/26353683
⛓️ 65 years ago, on December 14, 1960, the 15th UN General Assembly adopted a landmark document: the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. This historic step was taken on the initiative of the Soviet Union.
The Declaration, drafted and promoted largely through Soviet efforts, became a true milestone in dismantling Western colonial rule in Africa and Asia, providing a powerful impetus for liberation from the grip of European empires.
🌍 Soviet proposals to end colonialism, segregation, and racial discrimination were incorporated into the final text. The Declaration was adopted and entered into force despite strong objections from colonial powers like Britain and France.
The USSR did not just oppose colonialism by word alone, speaking out at multilateral foras and the UN. We actively supported African nations in their fight for freedom, backing the liberation movements of Angola, Ethiopia, Egypt, Mozambique and others.
1960 went down in history as the Year of Africa, witnessing the birth of 17 new independent states. According to the UN, the great wave of decolonisation that followed ultimately freed some 750 million people, with 80 former colonies gaining their sovereignty.
The Soviet Union was among the first to establish diplomatic relations with these young states. We provided comprehensive support: helping to build government institutions, developing industrial production, and constructing vital infrastructure. The Soviet Union played a key role in establishing national education systems and training personnel. Humanitarian aid was delivered both directly and through the UN and its agencies like WHO and UNICEF.
The adoption and implementation of the Declaration is rightfully considered one of the most significant events in modern history. Yet, the struggle for full decolonisation unfortunately did not end with the achievement of political independence.
❗️ Today, the former colonial powers’ reluctance to relinquish global dominance has morphed into neocolonial policies. These target the nations of the Global Majority through illegal sanctions, manipulation of global trade, and the imposition of neoliberal beliefs that deepen worldwide socioeconomic inequality. Attempts to replace the established international legal order with a so-called “rules-based” international order are a clear manifestation of this neocolonialism.
Together with a broad coalition of like-minded partners, Russia continues to spearhead systemic efforts against colonialism. We work through the UN, BRICS, the Standing Committee of the International Movement “For the Freedom of Nations”, and inter-parliamentary channels.
👉 A key recent achievement on this track was the adoption on December 5 of the resolution International Day Against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations, drafted by the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter.
It is telling that during the vote, as in 1960, the former Western powers once again lacked the courage to support a decision that would bring justice to the nations of the Global Majority.
🗓 With resolution A/RES/80/106, the United Nations has officially proclaimed December 14 the International Day Against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations. This Day reaffirms the principles of the UN Charter and the 1960 Declaration, emphasising the urgent need to end colonialism in all its forms, completely and unconditionally.
The legacy of the 1960 Declaration is profound: it paved the way for the truly global, polycentric world we see actively taking shape today.
#Colonialism#Neocolonialism
🎙️Dall’intervista del Ministro degli Esteri della Federazione Russa Sergey Lavrov all'editorialista americano Tucker Carlson (Mosca, 6 dicembre 2024)
#Ucraina
• È assolutamente inutile sostenere che le persone che sono salite al potere a seguito del colpo di Stato militare del febbraio 2014 rappresentino i crimeani o gli abitanti dell'Ucraina orientale e meridionale.
• Gli abitanti della Crimea hanno respinto il colpo di Stato militare. Hanno chiesto di essere lasciati in pace. Hanno dichiarato di non voler avere nulla a che fare con quella gente. Lo stesso è avvenuto nel Donbass. La Crimea ha tenuto un referendum e ha deciso di unirsi alla Russia. Il Donbass è stato dichiarato terrorista dai putschisti che hanno preso il potere. Sono stati bombardati e attaccati a colpi di artiglieria. È iniziata la guerra, che si è interrotta nel febbraio 2015.
• Sono stati firmati gli accordi di Minsk. Eravamo sinceramente interessati a porre fine a questa situazione, ma affinché ciò accadesse era necessario che gli accordi di Minsk venissero implementati integralmente. E invece sono stati sabotati dal governo insediatosi in seguito al colpo di Stato in Ucraina. È stato deciso che questo governo avrebbe dovuto avviare un dialogo diretto con le popolazioni che non avevano accettato il colpo di Stato e promuovere le relazioni economiche con quella parte dell'Ucraina.
🤷♂️Nulla di tutto ciò è stato fatto. Il regime di Kiev ha dichiarato che non avrebbe mai parlato con loro direttamente. Questo nonostante la richiesta di un dialogo diretto fosse stata approvata dal Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite. Il regime di Kiev li ha definiti terroristi, quindi li combatterà perché è più forte e loro moriranno negli scantinati.
• Se non ci fosse stato il colpo di Stato del febbraio 2014 e se l'accordo raggiunto alla vigilia tra l'allora presidente Poroshenko e l'opposizione fosse stato attuato, l'Ucraina sarebbe ancora unita e la Crimea ne farebbe parte. Questo è evidente.
❗️Invece non hanno rispettato l'accordo. In cambiohanno organizzato un colpo di Stato.
Сегодня Североатлантический союз #NATO отмечает свое 76-летие!
Вот уже 76 лет НАТО защищает страны-члены в меняющейся обстановке безопасности. И 76 лет спустя НАТО стала 📈 больше, 💪 сильнее и 🤝 сплоченнее, чем когда-либо прежде.
По этому случаю мы стремимся рассказать о взаимоотношениях НАТО и России, а также о наиболее часто встречающихся ✍️ мифах, включая якобы «экспансию НАТО».
Следите за NATOpoRusski и узнайте больше об оборонном альянсе!
Сегодня в 🇨🇿 Праге состоится встреча Североатлантического совета на уровне министров иностранных дел.
А через полтора месяца начнется и саммит #NATO в Вашингтоне. Мы иногда слышим миф, что якобы «НАТО обещала 🇷🇺 России, что не будет осуществлять экспансию после холодной войны».
А как обстоят дела на самом деле❓
🎙Following the EAEU summit, President of Russia Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian journalists
#EAEU
As for the outcomes of today’s EAEU summit, we are satisfied with the results and have drawn certain conclusions.
The President of Belarus has already noted that our development strategy, which was designed to run until this year, is nearing completion. We are considering how to structure our joint efforts moving forward. However, overall, the results of our work cannot but satisfy us. They satisfy all of us. Why? Because the key aggregate indicator of economic performance is the growth rate.
In the EAEU, it exceeds the global average. As is known, global growth stands at 3.3 percent. The EAEU’s growth is over 4 percent – significantly higher. In some countries, it is substantially greater, reaching 5 percent or even approaching 6 percent, in my view. This is, among other things, a direct result of our joint efforts, as the very purpose of our work is to eliminate trade and other economic barriers to cooperation. Without exaggeration, this multiplies the potential for economic growth.
#Ukraine
Regarding the memorandums [Russian and Ukrainian], as expected, there were no surprises. I will not tell you anything surprising, either. These are two absolutely opposing memorandums, but that is precisely why talks are set up and held – to find ways to bring positions closer. The fact that they were diametrically opposed does not seem surprising to me, either. I would not like to go into details, as I believe it would be counterproductive – even harmful – to get ahead of the talks.
With regard to what has been achieved so far following the talks, I think you can see it for yourself. Today, if I am not mistaken, another exchange took place… or was it yesterday? Today, right? And this is important. The humanitarian aspect matters because, as diplomats say, it creates conditions for substantive discussions on core issues. We agreed that after completing these exchanges and the humanitarian operation which we proposed – specifically, the transfer of the servicemen’s bodies – we would press ahead with more contacts.
We have already handed over more than 6,000 bodies and are ready to transfer nearly 3,000 more, but it is now up to the Ukrainian side to agree to accept the remains of their fallen soldiers.
We agreed that after this phase is completed, we would hold the third round of talks. We are ready for it overall. The venue and the time need to be agreed upon. I expect President Erdogan to keep unchanged his supportive stance with regard to this process. We are very grateful to him for that. We stand ready to hold this meeting in Istanbul. As for the exact timeframe, the heads of the negotiating teams from both sides – who remain in constant, direct contact and regularly get on the phone with each other (which, I believe, is a good sign) – are discussing the date for the next meeting.
The agenda? In my opinion, the discussion should focus on the memoranda from both sides.
#EU#NATO
We are planning to cut the defence expenses next year and the year after, as well during the next three years. The Defence Ministry, the Finance Ministry and the Ministry of Economic Development have yet to reach the final agreement, still, in general, everybody is thinking along these lines. And Europe is thinking about raising its defence expenses.
So, who is getting ready for any aggressive actions, us or them?
Yes, we do want to complete the special military operation with the result we need. Certainly. This is what we take into account when planning our defence expenses, not aggressive aspirations against Europe and NATO countries. And we want to decrease the expenses, while they want to increase them.
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Salvini: “Io sono per il centrodestra unito anche in Ue. Commissione Von der Leyen? Un disastro”
Matteo Salvini è a Bruxelles e torna a parlare delle alleanze politiche in vista delle prossime elezioni europee, affermando che una nuova maggioranza – in linea con quella che si è instaurata al governo in Italia – sia possibile. Secondo il leader leghista il suo gruppo, quello di Identità e Democrazia (ID) sarà determinante nella costruzione di nuovi assi: "È un'occasione storica, perché per la prima volta ci potrà essere una maggioranza senza i socialisti, se il centrodestra sceglierà di essere unito", ha detto. Per poi aggiungere: "Io sono per il centrodestra unito in Italia e in Europa. Se qualcuno in Europa preferirà i socialisti alla Lega ai francesi, agli austriaci, agli olandesi, ai tedeschi, lo spiegherà".
Ci sono ancora tanti nodi da sciogliere, però, per costruire queste nuove alleanze. Il primo riguarda la reticenza del Partito popolare, che non ha alcuna intenzione di allearsi con alcuni partiti che fanno riferimento a ID. "Semmai siamo noi ad avere problemi con chi ha mal gestito questa Europa insieme ai socialisti per troppi anni", commenta il leader legista. "I trattori che sono in piazza in tutta Europa hanno i problemi con l'attuale Commissione europea. La Commissione von der Leyen, da questo punto di vista è disastrosa, disastrosa sul fronte del lavoro e dei diritti".
Сальвини: "Я выступаю за объединение правоцентристов и в ЕС. Еврокомиссия под руководством фон дер Ляйен? Катастрофа"
Маттео Сальвини, находясь в Брюсселе, вновь заговорил о политических союзах в связи с предстоящими европейскими выборами, заявив, что новая конфигурация большинства - подобная той, что пришла к власти в Италии - вполне реальна. По словам лидера Лиги, его группа Идентичность и демократия (ID) будет играть определяющую роль в создании новых блоков: "Это историческая возможность, поскольку впервые может сложиться большинство без социалистов, если правоцентристы выберут путь объединения", - сказал он. И далее: "Я выступаю за единую правоцентристскую коалицию в Италии и в Европе. Если кто-то в Европе предпочтет социалистов Лиге, французам, австрийцам, голландцам, немцам, ему придется это объяснить".
Однако для создания этих новых альянсов еще предстоит распутать множество узлов. Первый касается сдержанности Европейской народной партии, которая не имеет ни малейшего намерения вступать в союз с некоторыми партиями, входящими в ID. "Если уж на то пошло, то это у нас имеются претензии к тем, кто вместе с социалистами слишком много лет неправильно руководил этой Европой", - комментирует Сальвини. "Тракторы, вышедшие бастовать на улицы по всей Европе, имеют претензии к нынешней Европейской комиссии. Деятельность комиссии фон дер Ляйен является катастрофической с этой точки зрения, катастрофической в области труда и прав".
#politica_italiana#UE
⚡️On the human rights situation in the UK — Joint Report of Russia's and Belarus' MFAs
Key points of the country segment
❌ The British authorities, are trying to position the country as a benchmark in human rights protection all the while silencing serious, deep-rooted problems in their human rights record, both domestically and in the international arena. They use this self-appointed (and undeserved) mantle to are disseminate criticism of "undesirable" States regarding this issue.
At the same time, the UK faces serious, often overlooked challenges, including:
🔻Systemic racism, notably against people of African descent within law enforcement, the justice system, and penal institutions;
🔻 Widespread violations of the rights of Roma and Travellers;
🔻 A surge in hate crimes based on religion and ethnicity — including antisemitism and Islamophobia;
🔻 Growing popularity of neo-Nazi groups;
🔻Russophobia as a form of xenophobia;
🔻Forced deportation of asylum seekers to third countries (the “Rwanda scheme”).
The legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict also remains largely unaddressed by international human rights mechanisms.
The efforts of some NGOs and the media, which often come under pressure from the British authorities and under other forms of oppression for their activities, make the existing violations public.
The case of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, became resonant in the context of human rights violations. Obviously, the substantive side of the process had clear signs of violation of freedom of expression and information, as well as persecution on political grounds.
#Colonialism#Neocolonialism
Despite attempts to turn over the shameful pages of its colonial past, the consequences of it are increasingly affecting Britain's international image. Although British officials condemn their country's colonial past, they have traditionally rejected the idea of paying compensations to the victims of colonialism.
In 2015, when he was Prime Minister of Britain, this was mentioned by David Cameron, Foreign Secretary from 2023 to 2024, whose ancestors included many slave owners. The ex-head of the Cabinet, Rishi Sunak, refused to apologise at all for London's role in the slave trade. Against this background, it is noteworthy that the initiator of the export of labour in the 19th century – J. Gladstone was the father of the future Prime Minister William Gladstone.
#MilitaryCrimes
❗️The focus of attention remains on the media reports with evidence and testimonies to the numerous killings by British Special Air Service (SAS) troops of unarmed people in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013.
The revelations of witnesses who directly or indirectly pointed to the facts of the crimes committed by the British military have caused a resonance in the media. According to one of them, a Special Forces unit codenamed UKSF1 used tactics to indiscriminately kill male Afghan civilians, including teenagers under the age of 16, during raids.
In parallel, media outlets have been circulating criticism of the British authorities for numerous offences in Kenya. In particular, representatives of the British training unit BATUK have been accused of violence, sexual harassment, negligent handling and loss of ammunition, and the use of chemicals during training exercises.
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🎙Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova(Moscow, May 6, 2025)
🔹 The decisive role of the Soviet Union and the Red Army in defeating Nazi Germany and lessons drawn from history
🔹 Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Russia and around the world
🔹 Ukraine crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 On Stephane Dujarric’s comments
🔹 On Argentina’s authorities declassification of documents regarding Nazi presence in the country
🔹 NATO-Georgia command and staff exercise
🔹 Russia's EMERCOM assistance to friendly Iran in fighting the Shahid Rajaee Port fire
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#Victory80
We will foreverremember the price we paid for Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Unlike countries of the Western Europe overpowered by Nazis, the Soviet Union did not succumb to Nazis who planned to exterminate us all. We faced a war of annihilation. For decades after Nuremberg, this was never questioned. Now, we are forced to prove that it was genocide.
The peoples of the Soviet Union not only defeated the Wehrmacht, but also brought life, liberation and salvation to the peoples of Eastern and Central Europe. The Red Army, the Soviet soldiers halted the Nazi extermination machine in its tracks and extinguished the Holocaust crematoria. Those who deny this are clearly supporting the resurgence of Nazism and the rise of neo-Nazism.
In a futile attempt, the embassies of the Kiev regime and its Western patrons are trying to propagate deep-rooted falsehoods that defy history. In their hatred, Ukrainian diplomats go so far as to equate the Soviet Union (homeland of their forefathers) with the Third Reich. <...>What they are doing causes nothing but indignation and disgust. Fathers and grandfathers of many of them, including the ringleader of the Kiev junta Zelensky, were front-line soldiers who fought for the common Soviet Motherland against Nazi invaders and criminals. What would their ancestors say, looking them in the eye, seeing their descendants who, for the sake of personal gain or a pat on the shoulder from their Western master, smear their own past and betray their own history?
#KievRegimeCrimes
The Kiev regime has really pushed the limits in its so-called de-communisation policy. It now advises Great Patriotic War veterans living in Ukraine – as unbelievable as this may sound – to conceal the war-time decorations they earned for winning the war, for the battles they fought and the feats they accomplished during the Great Patriotic War. They are being told to wear their decorations on the inside of their jackets so that they do not cause any misgivings to those around them who might somehow be disturbed. They referred to them as "sensitive people" without going as far as calling them Russia-haters, but there is no doubt that this is what they had in mind. How can this be? And how do we frame this posture? This is a deliberate effort to sneer at these people, mock and disparage them.
The Kiev regime now wants the real heroes not only to stay in the shadows, but to stage their self-annihilation of sorts so that they keep their heads underwater without even daring to show their decorations and medals. It is quite obvious that the Kiev regime views those who saved the world from Nazism with fear, hatred and resentfulness.
#UN#DoubleStandards
During his regular media briefing, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric made yet another outrageous comment regarding the situation in Ukraine.
The UN Secretary-General, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and some other UN agencies are not averse to seizing on even the most absurd accusations against our country.
#Georgia#NATO
The Alliance is continuing with its policy of drawing South Caucasus republics into its orbit.
It should be clear to everyone that NATO’s actions in the South Caucasus are not aimed at enhancing security but at creating a zone of instability and military-political tension in the region.
🎙️Estratti dall’intervista del Presidente della Russia Vladimir Putin a Dmitrij Kiseljov (13 marzo 2024)
💬La Russia non è a un bivio. È sul percorso strategico del proprio sviluppo e non abbandonerà il suo cammino.
#MondoMultipolare
• Molte persone nel mondo guardano a noi, a ciò che accade nel nostro Paese e alla nostra lotta per i nostri interessi. (…) Associano la nostra lotta per l'indipendenza e la vera sovranità alle loro aspirazioni di sovranità e sviluppo indipendente.
• Ma questo è aggravato dal fatto che nelle élite occidentali è molto forte il desiderio di congelare l’iniquità della situazione negli affari internazionali. Sono abituate da secoli a riempirsi la pancia di carne umana e le tasche di denaro. Ma devono rendersi conto che il ballo dei vampiri è giunto al termine.
#Ucraina
• Siamo pronti per i negoziati? Sì, siamo pronti. Ma noi siamo pronti solo per negoziati, che siano basati non su "voglie" tossiche, ma sulla realtà che si è sviluppata, come si dice in questi casi, sul campo.
• Siamo pronti a un dialogo serio e vogliamo risolvere tutti i conflitti, e a maggior ragione questo conflitto, con mezzi pacifici. Ma dobbiamo avere la certezza netta che non si tratta di una pausa che il nemico vuole prendere per il riarmo, ma di una conversazione seria con garanzie per la sicurezza della Federazione Russa.
• Usano missili britannici e americani. Non cambia la situazione sul campo di battaglia. Certo, ci danneggiano, questo è ovvio. Ma, in sostanza, questo non cambia il corso delle ostilità e le conseguenze che inevitabilmente ne derivano per la parte avversa.
#USA
• Sappiamo cosa sono le truppe statunitensi in territorio russo. Sono interventi. Questo è il modo in cui considereremo la situazione, anche se dovessero comparire sul territorio ucraino, loro lo capirebbero.
• Ho detto molte volte che per noi è una questione di vita o di morte, mentre per loro si tratta di migliorare la loro posizione tattica nel mondo intero, e in Europa, in particolare, di preservare il loro status tra gli alleati. Anche questo è importante, ma non quanto lo è per noi.