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Speech by H.E. Nikolay Kudashev (May 8, 2024) at the reception on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945): “Dear guests, 79 years separate us from Victory Day - May 9, 1945. The time span is considerable. So, what did we inherit from the victorious warriors who defeated Nazism? We inherited great values - a peaceful sky, a sun that warms everyone and the opportunity to live freely without wars and violence, without slavery and coercion, on the basis of equality and mutual respect. These values were enshrined in the UN Charter, which formed the basis of the post-war world. Unfortunately, we have to admit that life on a legal basis, a world without dictatorship and colonial enslavement, do not suit everyone, and first of all, those who is accustomed to imposing their will on others and prescribing alien rules and norms. A striking example is the state of affairs in Europe, where the United States, at the head of the collective West, launched a hybrid war against Russia from the territory of Ukraine, thereby, in my deep conviction, challenging the entire Global South and East, the entire world majority. Another convincing example is the situation in the Middle East, where the long-awaited settlement is stalled due to the fault of the same forces. Closer to our region in Asia, we are seeing attempts to revive the atmosphere of the Cold War, breathe life into its alliances, create new destabilizing minilateral structures like Aukus or the Asia-Pacific Four, and ultimately bring NATO’s aggressive potential here, undermine the architecture of regional cooperation emerging around ASEAN and take revenge for failure of the aggression in Europe. Our response is the demand for a new formula of indivisible security for Eurasia as well as calls for the creation of the Greater Eurasian Partnership that would unite Russia, the SCO and ASEAN states on an equal basis, and would weave togethersuch integration projects as the EAEU and One Belt - One Road. Our response is a joint effort with other nations of the global majority to create a new multipolar world, fair and democratic as the antithesis of the notorious rules-based order. The contours of this world are already visible in the activity of BRICS, where the Russian Federation has the honor of chairing this year, concentrating on the issues of cooperation with new members, developing the status of partner states, dialogue through the BRICS+ and BRICS-Outreach channels, and the implementation of a strategy for equal economic cooperation , strengthening foreign policy coordination and much more. I am sure that with our joint efforts we will not let destroy the great legacy of the victorious warriors and miss the chance that history gives us to live in peace and harmony. Happy holiday, dear friends! Happy Victory Day!” #LestWeForget #Victory79#May9 #ImmortalRegiment #CandlesofMemory