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Jun 15 2023 
Russia is abuzz: The use of nuclear weapons can save humanity from a global catastrophe – Sergey Karaganov
A reminder: Russia’s nuclear policy changed from a strict No First Use posture to a more active posture in that they said that incoming missiles will be treated as nuclear. It is still a defensive policy and not offensive. They still maintain a posture that a nuclear war cannot and must not be fought. This… Continue reading
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Jun 13 2023 
President Putin: Meeting with war correspondents
Formal transcript now complete!
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Yevgeny Poddubny: Good afternoon, Mr President.
Thank you very much for finding the time to meet with us.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: I am very happy to see you all.
Yevgeny Poddubny: Our previous meetings have all taken place in an atmosphere of trust. Our conversations have always been sharp and frank, and we are very grateful to you for this.
Vladimir Putin: I feel you won’t… Continue reading
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Jun 02 2023 
Comparisons: Scott Ritter (after his Russian trip) and a fellow called Edward
Cast your minds back and I was certainly in the front row of this choir. Just after the SMO started, Scott Ritter told big stories about the million man NATO force that would swoop in and take Russia to the cleaners. Most of us called him unhinged, and I know some of his friends took… Continue reading
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May 30 2023 
A few early Russian comments after the terrorist drone attack on the city of Moscow
Usually, we find in the various channels and communication streams, bloggers and commentators quite some anger and emotional reactions after something like this. When the drone attack on the Kremlin happened, people were very emotional. This time, very little emotional reaction so far, but a deepening resolve. What I see up to now, is the… Continue reading
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May 28 2023 
Timeline of crimes committed by the United States and Great Britain
From the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Recently we posted the Chinese white paper on America’s Coercive Diplomacy and Its Harm
My comment is that we can expect another Nuremberg type trials.
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August 20, 1619. The Dutch deliver the first group of slaves to North America. During almost 200 years of slave trade, over 10 million slaves… Continue reading
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May 27 2023 
Calling the economists: Small businesses to go public in Russia
The Russian Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina believes that small and medium-sized businesses have great potential to go public.
“It’s clear that it can be difficult for small and medium-sized businesses to enter the capital market because there are requirements for both corporate governance standards and disclosure of information. Though measures to support access to the… Continue reading
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May 23 2023 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the 31st Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy
https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1871520/
Colleagues.
It is really pleasant and useful to speak here each year and meet with the many experts here between speeches, experts who have long become my comrades and friends who are willing to share their clever ideas (I say this without irony). It is pleasant that in these challenging times certain institutions remain immutable both… Continue reading
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May 18 2023 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Tsargrad TV, Moscow
This again is a must-read. FM Lavrov lays it out as it is.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Tsargrad TV, Moscow, May 17, 2023
Question: I would like to begin with the most contentious issue. It seems to me that diplomacy no longer has a part in the modern world. Rudeness has become a feature of… Continue reading -
May 12 2023 
Russians Cancelled: European crusade against Russians
From RT’s Documentary Channel
“Everything Russian is rejected and assaulted”, “Speak as little Russian in public as possible”. These are quotes from Russian people living abroad who have recently been confronted with constant verbal assaults, rudeness and even physical threats during the recent wave of russophobia. Even children get hurt.
European and especially Eastern European highways… Continue reading
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May 12 2023
FM Lavrov: Foundations of the international legal order vs the “rules-based order”
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s video address to the participants in the session of the 11th St Petersburg International Legal Forum ‘Foundations of the international legal order vs the “rules-based order”: The future of international law,’
Colleagues,I am delighted to offer my greetings to the participants in the 11th St Petersburg International Legal Forum.
Since its inception, the… Continue reading
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May 09 2023 
Victory Parade on Red Square: Speech by the President of Russia at the military parade
Victory Parade on Red Square
President of Russia – Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation Armed Forces Vladimir Putin attended a military parade marking the 78th anniversary of Victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War.
May 9, 2023
Red Square, MoscowAlongside with the President of Russia on the stand were Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov,… Continue reading
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May 09 2023 
We Are All In The Donbass Now
With Thanks to Batiushka, our writer
Introduction: A Famous US Citizen Summarises the Insanity of the US Elite
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became a Democratic candidate for the 2024 US Presidential contest, he declared that he had been motivated by the fact that the Democratic Party is ‘becoming the party of war, the party of censorship,… Continue reading
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Victory parade live commentary: from Russians with an attitude
Summary of Mr.Putin’s speech:
🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Victory Parade
🔻Key points:
▪️ Russia has rebuffed international terrorism, and we will protect the inhabitants of Donbass. For our state there are no unfriendly hostile peoples either in the West or in the East.
▪️ The West provokes conflicts and upheavals, destroys traditional values in order… Continue reading
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May 09 2023 
Signing of the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany
Signing of the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany
Russian MFAOn May 9, 1945, at 12:43 am, the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany was signed, ending the Great Patriotic War and World War II in Europe.
Following a successful assault on Berlin by the Red Army, Adolf Hitler, like a number of other leaders… Continue reading
