🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova(February 27, 2025)
🔹 Russia-US meeting in Istanbul
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🔹 Third Caspian Economic Forum
🔹 Russia’s UNGA resolution on combatting glorification of Nazism
🔹 55th Anniversary of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons entering into force
🔹35th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between the USSR and the Vatican
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#RussiaUSA
In furtherance of a series of bilateral contacts at the top and high levels, an expert-level meeting took place in Istanbul to explore pathways for resolving numerous irritants that persist in bilateral dialogue due to the groundwork laid by the destructive actions of previous US administrations.
We have consistently affirmed that the deterioration of Russian-American relations was not our choice.
It is anticipated that the meeting will serve as the first in a sequence of such expert consultations, which may advance progress towards resolving differences with the American side and reinforcing confidence-building measures.
#Ukraine
Ukraine’s NATO membership would provoke abrupt and uncontrollable escalation of the conflict, with grave repercussions for global security.
We reiterate that a just and durable resolution of the conflict remains unattainable without the complete and irreversible eradication of the conflict’s root causes. Foremost among these is the West’s breach of its pledge to refrain from NATO’s expansion and the alliance’s absorption of geopolitical space up to Russia’s borders.
The situation with the armed forces of Ukraine continues to worsen. Under pressure from the West, the Kiev regime is exploring measures to expand its mobilisation base by conscripting youths aged 18–25.
#BosniaAndHerzegovina
We share the justified indignation of the general public in the Balkans at the absurd conviction in the fabricated case of President Milorad Dodik of the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) by a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 26.
This is yet another instance where politics has triumphed over the law. The verdict in this case is manifestly unjust and cannot entail legal consequences. Clearly, it is aimed solely at eliminating from the political scene the leader of the Serbian populace of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose principled patriotic position contradicts the Euro-Atlantic guidelines imposed by the West.
#West#Sanctions
Russia firmly opposes and refuses to accept any unilateral measures designed to exert pressure on us, including in the energy sector.
The Western sanctions policy boils down to neo-colonial-style attempts to use unfair competitive practices to gain an economic edge and get rid of any other players on the global energy market.
#NPT
March 5 marks the 55th Anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Throughout this time, the NPT has served as the foundation of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and a key element of the international security system.
As a State Party to the NPT and one of its depositaries, Russia is firmly committed to the letter and spirit of the Treaty and strictly fulfils its obligations with regard to non-proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of atomic energy.
The Treaty was adopted in full awareness of the need to prevent a nuclear conflict. In this regard, it is particularly important that the five nuclear states have reached an understanding that there can be no winners in a nuclear war and that it must never be unleashed.
⚡️Путь к миру через силу: как Великобритания готовится к послевоенному восстановлению Украины
🕊️ Великобритания активно работает над созданием условий для мира и послевоенного восстановления Украины. Вчера премьер-министр Кир Стармер провел важную встречу в рамках "Коалиции желающих" с президентами Макроном и Зеленским.
Что планируется для мирного времени?
Многонациональная штаб-квартира в Париже будет координировать послевоенные силы восстановления, которые помогут:
🛡️ Восстановить украинские вооруженные силы — предоставить экспертов по обучению и логистике
✈️ Обезопасить воздушное пространство — возобновить международное авиасообщение
🌊 Очистить Черное море — ускорить разминирование для безопасной торговли
Почему это важно для мира?
Как заявил премьер Стармер: "Пока мы готовимся к миру, мы должны делать всё возможное, чтобы приблизить его".
Цель — создать условия, при которых:
☑️ Украина сможет защитить себя
☑️ Российские власти поймут бесперспективность агрессии
☑️ Восстановление экономики станет возможным
☑️ Реальные шаги к миру —Великобритания выделяет £4.5 млрд в 2025 году на поддержку Украины — не для продолжения войны, а для создания условий, при которых мир станет возможным.
Сильная оборона Украины 🟰путь к переговорам
Международное сообщество готовится к послевоенному периоду, потому что верит: мир возможен, когда агрессор понимает, что его цели недостижимы.
🔗https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-coalition-of-the-willing-headquarters-as-leaders-step-up-support-for-ukraines-immediate-flight.ru
#PeaceForUkraine#CoalitionoftheWilling#theUK
«Сегодня я разговаривал с Владимиром Зеленским, президентом США и другими лидерами.
Мы работаем с нашими союзниками и партнёрами ради справедливого и прочного мира в Украине.
Будущее Украины должно определяться при её непосредственном участии», — заявил премьер-министр Великобритании Кир Стармер.
Заявление лидеров Коалиции желающих перед саммитом в Аляске: что главное?
⚡️Лидеры поддержали усилия президента Трампа по прекращению войны и достижению справедливого мира в Украине.
⚡️Было подчеркнуто: мир невозможен без участия самой Украины.
⚡️Переговоры возможны только при прекращении огня или значительном снижении боевых действий.
⚡️Санкции против России будут усилены, если она не согласится на перемирие.
⚡️Международные границы не должны изменяться силой.
⚡️Украина должна получить надежные гарантии безопасности. Россия не может блокировать ее путь в ЕС и НАТО.
⚡️Лидеры подтвердили готовность к тесному сотрудничеству с США и Украиной ради мира.
🔗https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-of-the-co-chairs-of-the-coalition-of-the-willing-13-august-2025
#Украина#Россия#Аляска#Саммит#Мир#КоалицияЖелающих#Макрон#Мерц#Стармер#CoalitionoftheWilling
🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, January 15, 2026)
🔹News conference by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
🔹#KievRegimeCrimes
🔹Ukraine crisis
🔹Torchlit procession in Lvov
🔹London’s aggressive anti-Russia line
🔹On the destruction of the monument to Soviet heroes in the Czech Republic
🔹Certain statements by the Yad Vashem leadership
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#LavrovSchedule
On January 20, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold a high-profile news conference to review Russian diplomacy’s outcomes in 2025.
The news conference will be livestreamed on the Ministerial website and social media and translated into English, French, and Spanish.
#KievRegimeCrimes
The neo-Nazi Kiev regime continues to reveal its terrorist nature. From January 1 to 12, at least 152 Russian civilians were affected by Ukrainian shelling and drone attacks. 45 people were killed, including 3 children.
In the first minutes of 2026, in a premeditated attack, the armed forces of Ukraine used UAVs to hit a café and a hotel complex in the village of Khorly, Kherson Region, where families with children, a crowd of about 100 people, had come together to ring in the New Year. 29 people, including 2 children, were killed.
The Foreign Ministry provided an assessment of this barbaric atrocity by Ukrainian neo-Nazis on January 1.
#Ukraine#West
The fact that the West has no genuine interest in ending the conflict – just as it showed no desire for peace from the outset – is clearly demonstrated by the uninterrupted operation of Rzeszów Airport in Poland. Since 2022, it has served as a key logistics hub through which a continuous flow of military cargo has been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Observers note that the British and Canadian air forces, as well as private transport companies affiliated with the US military, are most active in these operations.
The European NATO member states’ actions aimed at saturating Kiev with military and financial resources speak far more eloquently about their true intentions than any hypocritical statements about a desire for peace. These actions speak louder than words, declarations, or diplomatic rhetoric.
#Britain#CoalitionOfTheWilling
For several months, we have observed a consistent escalation by Britain of aggressive and belligerent rhetoric against Russia.
For instance, on January 6 in Paris, on the sidelines of a gathering of the coalition of the willing, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and head of the Kiev regime Zelensky, signed a declaration of intent providing for the deployment of so-called multinational forces – in essence, Western occupation troops – to Ukraine under the guise of ensuring “future peace agreements.”
❗️ We must warn that any attempts to realise this criminal scheme with the coalition of the willing will leave responsibility for the lives of British subjects entirely on London’s shoulders.
Our position remains unchanged and well-known – any foreign military contingents in Ukraine will be considered legitimate targets for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The British component will be no exception.
#Finland#Militarisation#BalticRegion
On January 10, 2026, Helsinki’s decision to denounce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction came into force.
Russia views this decision by the Finnish authorities as yet another manifestation of their destructive policy to militarise the country.
Russia reserves the right to respond to any hostile actions in a proportionate way, including by military and technical means, if necessary.