Russian Consulate in Cape Town

🇷🇺🇿🇦On 27 March 2025, Ambassador of the Russian Federation Roman Ambarov presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa 🎙 Russian Ambassador Roman Ambarov: he complexities and difficulties of the present global geopolitical and economic landscape make it imperative for Russia and South Africa to cooperate more closely on the multilateral level. Our interaction has always been characterized by mutual respect and overall convergence of views on the topical issues of international and regional agenda. Our countries have successfully cooperated with each other at the United Nations, BRICS and G20 and other key international fora. This friends-like engagement will continue during my tenure of office as Ambassador. My mission as Ambassador, as I see it, will be making sure that the cooperation we have today is evolved into an even stronger and efficient partnership in the future. I look forward to working closely with Your Government and building a thriving relationship with the Republic - a beautiful country and our historical friend. The ceremonial presentation of credentials took place in Pretoria in the Audience Hall of the Sefako Makgatho, the Government Building. Photo credit: The Presidency of South Africa #RussiaSouthAfrica#RomanAmbarov

#Arctic4You 🎙Remarks by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a plenary session of the VI International Arctic Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue". 💬Vladimir Putin:Russia is the largest Arctic power. We have consistently advocated for equitable cooperation in the region, encompassing scientific research, biodiversity protection, climate issues, emergencies response, and, of course, the economic and industrial development of the Arctic. We are prepared to collaborate not only with Arctic states but with all who, like us, share responsibility for ensuring a stable and sustainable future for the planet and are capable of adopting balanced decisions for decades to come. <...> The role and importance of the Arctic for Russia and for the entire world are obviously growing. Regrettably, the geopolitical competition and fighting for positions in this region are also escalating. <...> As to Greenland, this is an issue that concerns two specific nations and has nothing to do with us. But at the same time, of course, we are concerned about the fact that NATO countries are increasingly often designating the Far North as a springboard for possible conflictsandare practicing the use of troops in these conditions, including by their “new recruits” – Finland and Sweden, with whom, incidentally, until recently we had no problems at all. <...> Russia has never threatened anyone in the Arctic. However, we are closely monitoring developments in the region, formulating an appropriate response strategy, enhancing the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces, and modernising military infrastructure facilities. ☝️We will not tolerate any encroachments on our country’s sovereignty and will steadfastly safeguard our national interests. By upholding peace and stability in the Arctic region, we will ensure its long-term socio-economic development, improve the quality of life for its residents, and preserve its unique natural environment. Key points: • Over the past decade, cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route – spanning from the Kara Gates Strait to the Bering Strait – has substantially increased. In 2014, a mere four million tonnes of cargo were transported via this corridor. By last year, that figure had risen to nearly 38 million tonnes – five times the Soviet-era record. • The Northern Sea Route is poised to become a pivotal segment of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor, stretching from St Petersburg through Murmansk to Vladivostok. • Cargo shipments along the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor are set to increase on the back of growing minerals production and the advancedprocessing of these resources right here in the Arctic, and due to rising international transits. • Russia already operates the world’s biggest icebreaker fleet. We must consolidate our leadership in this sector by building new-generation icebreakers, including nuclear icebreakers. Today, only Russia has them – no other country has a nuclear icebreaker fleet. • Plans are in place to increase the capacity and turnover of our northern ports through the introduction of innovative and environmentally friendly solutions, including unmanned and automated cargo handling equipment. <...> I would like to add that our partners from Belarus, China, the United Arab Emirates and other countries are showing keen interest in [the Murmansk transport hub] and in the development of the Arctic transport infrastructure in general. • The regions of Siberia, the Urals, and Russia’s North-West will receive direct access to the North, to the Arctic ports, which will lessen the load on the Trans-Siberian Railway and promote effective use of sea transport. In addition, there will be new points of access to the Arctic from the North-South corridor, which connects us with Central Asia and the Gulf states. Read in full

🎙 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’sinterview with Vesti news programme (Moscow, March 26, 2025) ❓ Question: What core geopolitical principles were established by the decisions of the Yalta Conference? 💬 Sergey Lavrov: The principles were straightforward. I recently addressed this topic and even authored an article <...> The legal embodiment of Yalta and Potsdam resides in the United Nations Charter. Who could possibly oppose its principles? <...> The imperative remains to uphold equality and the right of nations to self-determination. This very principle underpinned the decolonisation process that unfolded fifteen years after the UN establishment and the Charter’s ratification. African peoples will ultimately conclude that those governing them from metropolitan capitals – through “overseers on the ground” – fail to represent their interests. <...> Plainly, Ukraine’s current leadership – manipulated by Western puppeteers – fails to represent vast swathes of its population. Crimea, Donbass, and Novorossiya constitute settled matters, particularly given how referenda outcomes in these territories have been enshrined in our Constitution. The principle of territorial integrity, already addressed, demands reciprocity: respect your people if you expect your borders to be respected. Do not prohibit native languages, historical memory, or ancestral child-rearing traditions. This, too, resonates with the UN Charter, which mandates respect for human rights irrespective of race, sex, language, or religion. <...> Ursula von der Leyen, alluding to President Donald Trump’s return to power in the United States, recently claimed European values (democracy, human rights, rule of law) face grave peril. This comes from an official who wilfully ignores laws exterminating the Russian language, media, culture, and the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church – sister institution to Russia’s Orthodox Church – enacted by the Nazi regime of Vladimir Zelensky and his predecessor Petr Poroshenko. Western hypocrisy reveals one truth: refusal to accept the emergent multipolar era. All nations must stand equal, mutual respect must prevail, and competition must be honourable. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the West lectured us about a new epoch and “end of history.” We are all on the same page now: globalisation, fair competition, and presumption of innocence. These principles now lie discarded. In recent pronouncements by Ursula von der Leyen and other European Union leaders (I do not intend to offend all, but the majority), it is conspicuously evident that, irrespective of circumstances, “the way we interpret democracy is how it must be.” In Ukraine, it is permissible to prohibit the Russian language. In Switzerland, envisage a ban on French, or in Ireland, English (currently, the English and the Irish are at odds there). Were the English language to be banned in Ireland, one would witness an outcry reaching the heavens. Numerous analogous examples abound. It was determined that in Romania, Călin Georgescu would not run for the presidency, notwithstanding the Constitutional Court of the country having cleared him of all suspicions. Yet the Central Electoral Commission declared: “We do not care about the Constitutional Court; the President has ordered us not to allow ‘this one’ to proceed because he does not denounce Vladimir Putin and Russia.” The genetic inclination of the West to perpetually perceive itself as a hegemon thus continues to undermine the foundations of the Yalta-Potsdam system. This is a profoundly just system. Read in full

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⭐ The Consul General of Russia in Cape Town Mr. Malenko presented the commemorative medal "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" to the Arctic Convoy veteran Joseph Wilkinson and congratulated him on the upcoming holiday. 📝 Durning World War II Arctic convoys departed from the United Kingdom, Iceland and North America to deliver vital supplies to northern ports of the Soviet Union. During these operations 85 merchant ships and 16 Royal Navy warships were lost. 📝 Joseph Wilkinson, who joined the Royal Navy in 1943 at the age of 17, made a significant contribution to the overall Victory. He served for seven years as a radio operator on a corvette and participated in convoy protection missions heading to Murmansk. 🇷🇺 The veteran expressed gratitude for the attention shown to him and for the contribution to preserving the memory of Victory. Family members of Joseph Wilkinson were also present at the ceremony. 👏🏻 We sincerely wish him and his family good health and many more years of life. #Victory80#WeRemember#RussiaSouthAfrica

⭐ Генеральный консул России в Кейптауне А.В. Маленко вручил юбилейную медаль «80 лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.» ветерану Арктических конвоев Джозефу Уилкинсону, поздравив его с предстоящим праздником. 📝 Арктические конвои Второй Мировой войны отправлялись из Великобритании, Исландии и Северной Америки для доставки жизненно важных грузов в северные порты Советского Союза. В ходе выполнения этих операций было потеряно 85 торговых судов и 16 боевых кораблей Королевского флота. 📝Джозеф Уилкинсон, вступив в ряды Королевского флота в 1943 году, в возрасте 17 лет, внес значительный вклад в общую Победу. В течение семи лет он служил в качестве радиста на корвете, принимал участие в охране конвоев, направлявшихся в Мурманск. 🇷🇺Со стороны ветерана была выражена признательность за оказанное внимание и за вклад в сохранение памяти о Победе. На церемонии присутствовали близкие родственники Джозефа Уилкинсона. 👏🏻Мы искренне желаем ему и его семье крепкого здоровья и долгих лет жизни. #Победа80#МыПомним#РоссияЮАР

#Arctic4You 🌐 The VI Arctic International Arctic Forum "Arctic – Territory of Dialogue" has kicked-off in Murmansk. Held on March 26 and 27, it adopted Living in the North as its slogan. 💬 Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev: “The key topics on the Forum’s agenda include the Northern Sea Route strategy and building new logistics chains, while preserving the region’s unique environment, promoting tourism, attracting human resources, and improving government support for Arctic investment projects. The Forum aims to offer new solutions for promoting sustainable development in the Arctic and stepping up cooperation with partner countries.” The Forum’s business programme includes about 20 thematic sessions, divided into four blocks: • The Arctic and the Northern Sea Route: Competing on the global stage; • The Arctic and the Northern Sea Route: A magnet for investment; • The Arctic and the Northern Sea Route: developing key settlements; • International cooperation and the environment. The business programme will be available for streaming on the 👉Forum’s official website, including live streams. *** 💬 Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexey Chekunov: “The Arctic is where Russia is currently forging its economic might. Taken together, Arctic investment projects weigh 35 trillion roubles. These are world-class projects in minerals extraction and processing, energy, and logistics. It would not be an exaggeration to say that our country will derive much of its future wealth from the Arctic.” 💬Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of Russia's Foreign Ministry Department of European Issues: “Russia is open to constructive Arctic cooperation, including by utilising the Northern Sea Route together with all the interested countries, including our extra-regional partners such as India and China. <…> We have already been quite effective on this front, and established dialogue among the relevant agencies.”

⚡️Despite Zelensky's public statement about the Russian-U.S. agreements reached in Riyadh on 24 March to stop attacks against civilian energy facilities, the Kiev regime has continued its strikes on the energy infrastructure of the Russian Federation. On the night of 26 March 2025, near the Tarkhankut Peninsula, two Ukrainian strike UAVs were shot down by on-duty air defence systems. The drones were targeting the ground-based equipment of the Glebovskoye underground gas storage facility. Moreover, on 26 March at around 4:45 in the morning, in Bryansk region, the hostile UAVs attacked an object of the Bryanskenergo (Rosseti Centre). As a result of the attack, a 10kV high-voltage electric power transmission stopped working and consumers in Komarichsky District were left without electricity. Moreover, on the afternoon of 25 March, the Ukrainian strike drones attacked an energy facility of the Kurskenergo (Rosseti Centre). Thus, a number of substation shut down, and over 4,000 consumers in Khomutovsky District were cut off power supply. ❗️Thus, the Kiev regime, while continuing to damage the Russian civilian energy infrastructure, is actually doing everything it can to thwart the agreements reached by the Russian Federation and the United States on step-by-step measures to resolve the Ukrainian conflict. 🔹Russian Defence Ministry

🗓 81 years ago, the events of critical importance for Europe took place. On 26 March 1944, as part of the Uman–Botoșani offensive, the troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front led by Marshal Ivan Konev reached the Prut River that constituted the state border between the USSR and Romania. The Allies of the Anti-Hitler Coalition persistently asked to advance further and not to stop fighting against Nazi Germany and its henchmen. In the night of March 27, the Red Army crossed the Soviet-Romanian border. Those developments effectively paved the way for the liberation of Central and Eastern Europe from the German invaders. More than one million Red Army soldiers gave their lives in the struggle to save the European nations enslaved by the Nazis. Regretfully, the memory of World War II on a regular basis falls under the manipulation of Western countries that seek to rewrite history to serve their geopolitical interests. Many European politicians shamelessly generate false facts and assessments that completely distort not only the role of the Soviet Union but also, more broadly, the causes and nature of World War II. ❗️It is our common duty to preserve historical truth and honour the memory of the heroes who sacrificed themselves for the sake of peace and freedom for all. #Victory80#WeRemember

⚡️A list of energy facilities of Russia and Ukraine covered by the temporary moratorium on strikes against the energy system, as agreed upon by the Russian and American sides(March 25, 2025) 1. Oil refineries. 2. Oil and gas pipelines and storage facilities, including pumping stations. 3. Electricity generation and transmission infrastructure, including power plants, substations, transformers, and distribution facilities. 4. Nuclear power plants. 5. Hydroelectric dams. The temporary moratorium will be in force for 30 days, starting on March 18, 2025, and can be extended by mutual agreement. In the event of a violation of the moratorium by either party, the other party has the right to consider itself free from obligations to comply with it.

⚡️Main outcomes of the Russia and United States expert groups meeting(March 25, 2025) 1. In line with the agreement reached by the presidents of Russia and the United States, the Russian and American sides agreed to provide for the implementation of the Black Sea Initiative, which includes ensuring safe navigation, eliminating the use of force, and preventing the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea, while adopting appropriate control measures by inspecting such vessels. 2. The United States will help restore Russia's access to the world market for agricultural and fertiliser exports, lower maritime insurance costs, and enhance access to ports and payment systems for such transactions. Note: Clauses 1 & 2 will come into force following: the removal of sanctions imposed on Rosselkhozbank (Russian Agricultural Bank) and other financial institutions involved in ensuring international food trade (including fish and fish products) and fertilisers, their reconnection to SWIFT, and opening of relevant correspondent accounts; the removal of restrictions imposed on trade finance operations; the removal of sanctions imposed on companies producing and exporting food (including fish and fish products) and fertilisers, as well as restrictions banning insurance companies from working with food cargoes (including fish and fish products) and fertilisers; the removal of restrictions on servicing ships in ports and sanctions against ships flying the flag of Russia, if they are involved in food trade (including fish and fish products) and fertilisers; the removal of restrictions on supplies to the Russian Federation of agricultural machinery and other goods used in the production of food (including fish and fish products) and fertilisers. 3. Russia and the United States agreed to develop measures for implementing the agreement between the two countries' presidents to ban strikes against energy facilities of Russia and Ukraine for 30 days starting on March 18, 2025, with an option to extend the agreement or to withdraw from it in the event of non-compliance by either party. 4. Russia and the United States welcome the good offices of third countries with a view toward supporting the implementation of the energy and maritime agreements. 5. Russia and the United States will continue working toward achieving a durable and lasting peace. #RussiaUnitedStates

⚡️ Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’scomment on a new series of terrorist attacks by the Kiev regime targeting representatives of the Russian media 💬 Not only has the Kiev regime not ceased its efforts to terrorise Russian civilians and energy sites, as the Russia's Foreign Ministry has pointed out many times, but it has once again targeted journalists, media personnel, people working for Russian media outlets. Unarmed, they have a professional duty to cover the developments on the ground. The more the neo-Nazi regime realises that it would never succeed in inflicting any meaningful damage on the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the battlefield, the more terrorist attacks of this kind it perpetrates. On March 24 alone, three people who worked for Russian media outlets were killed in the Lugansk People’s Republic following a targeted artillery strike carried out by the Kiev regime militants. They were Izvestia’s frontline correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, Zvezda TV channel cameraman Andrey Panov, and Alexander Sirkeli, the crew’s driver.In addition to this, Zvezda correspondent, Nikita Goldin, was severely wounded – he was near Alexander Fedorchak, Andrey Panov, and Alexander Sirkeli who all died in the strike. The Kiev regime used high-precision MLRS munitions to carry out the strike, and it knew in advance that it was targeting a civilian vehicle with media members in it. At about the same time, TASS correspondent Mikhail Skuratov was on an editorial assignment in the Kursk Region’s Sudzha District where he suffered fragment wounds in a targeted attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Russia's Foreign Ministry expresses its deep condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in these attacks, as well as to the corresponding editorial teams and their colleagues. We wish speedy recovery to those who were wounded in these strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. ❗️ Once again, the Kiev regime has demonstrated its terrorist and beastly and atrocious nature for everyone to see. These cruel reprisals and assassinations of Russian journalists by the Ukrainian neo-Nazis constitute yet another powerful piece of evidence proving that they are ready to target civilians with any crimes without any qualms or afterthoughts, considering that media representatives are viewed as civilians as per the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocol I. It is evidence that the Zelensky regime is impossible to reach an agreement with & incapable of holding one's word. Specialised international entities must respond to the continuing effort to kill Russian media staff in cold blood. This refers primarily to UNESCO Director General, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and all the supra-national human rights bodies advocating the rights of journalists and their ability to freely access information. The fact that these institutions have consistently failed to act, as well as their intentional refusal to speak up and make their voice heard, or their meaningless empty talk – all this can serve as a benchmark when assessing their ability to perform their mandates as tasked by the states in an impartial manner and in good faith. ☝️ The Russia's Foreign Ministry calls on the international community, international professional media organisations and media professionals to firmly condemn these and other bloody crimes by the Zelensky regime and call on the Ukrainian Armed Forces to put an immediate end to their attacks against civilians, including people working for the media. In conclusion, Russia's Foreign Ministry points out that the Russian Federation’s investigative agencies will carry out all the required actions to identify and hold accountable those who were involved in perpetrating these crimes. Make no mistake that they will face the inevitable punishment they deserve and will be sentenced to imprisonment, just as it happened with many other crimes by the Kiev regime against civilians, including people working for Russian media outlets.