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Apr 26 2023 
FM Sergey Lavrov’s at the UNSC open debate on the Situation in the Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question, New York, April 25, 2023
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the UN Security Council open debate on the Situation in the Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question, New York, April 25, 2023
Distinguished colleagues,Ladies and gentlemen,
The Middle East is currently going through a profound transformation that is unfolding in a way that is rather contradictory. Improvement of relations between the… Continue reading
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Apr 26 2023 
Xi Jinping speaks to Zelenski (Update: response by Maria Zakharova)
So Xi Jinping spoke to Zelensky. China is kicking its understanding of a peace process into a top objective.
These are the comments from China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying after President Xi’s phone call with Zelensky.
“On the Ukraine crisis, China always stands on the side of peace. Its core stance is to facilitate talks for… Continue reading -
Apr 25 2023 
Russian FM Lavrov Chairs UNSC Meeting on ‘Effective Multilateralism’ (Update – Transcript)
Mr Lavrov did not pull any punches with his statement to the UNSC. This is but one of the gems:
No one gave the West the right to speak on behalf of all mankind.
There is a distinct lack of reporting as the Russian news reporters did not receive visas. And this is something that I’ve been… Continue reading -
Apr 21 2023 
Lessons Learned and Lessons Not Learned
With thanks to Batiushka, the author.
Image: The Provinces of the Pre-2014 Ukraine
In February 1917 the scheming British ambassador to Saint Petersburg, Sir George Buchanan, orchestrated a coup d’etat, implemented by treacherous and power-hungry Russian aristocrats, politicians and generals, to overthrow Tsar Nicholas II. The ensuing palace revolt was ‘successful’, the… Continue reading
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Apr 21 2023 
Stoltenberg announced the consent of all NATO countries to Ukraine’s entry into the alliance
The following two pieces were machine translated from cont.ws
Looking at the header alone, we can already ask: Who is fighting who? From Stoltenberg’s remarks this morning, it is clear that the pretext for NATO to enter into a larger conflict is being prepared. I refer you to the Lavrov presser just yesterday in Cuba, where… Continue reading
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Apr 21 2023 
FM Lavrov presser in Cuba
We have some spirit and some vigor in Cuba, different from the comments that I made here.
First the Russian MFA summary of opening remarks which contains a statement that I concur with, and have stated in various ways on our site. It is not yet time to forget about the hegemon, as it is increasing… Continue reading
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Apr 20 2023 
FM Lavrov’s remarks: joint news conference with FM Nicaragua Denis Moncada Colindres, Nicaragua
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks during a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nicaragua Denis Moncada Colindres following talks, Managua, April 19, 2023
I’ll start with a few notes and a few observations on the complete visit of FM Lavrov to LAC.It seems as if Mr Lavrov is traveling with a… Continue reading
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Apr 18 2023 
FM Lavrov’s visit to Brazil: Agenda and Transcript
On April 17, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1863973/) the Federative Republic of Brazil as part of his trip to Latin America.
During the visit, which was marked by the traditionally friendly atmosphere of the bilateral relations, Sergey Lavrov…
🤝 was received by President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva;
🤝 met with Chief Advisor of the… Continue reading -
Apr 18 2023 
Elvira Nabiullina: joint meeting of State Duma
Elvira Nabiullina’s speech at joint meeting of State Duma dedicated committees on Bank of Russia’s 2022 Annual Report
I thought some of you would enjoy this speech. Notable is the close work relationship with the Duma, which means Elvira is not out there on a limb making decisions as she likes. There were also further discussions, one aspect of which was the seizing… Continue reading
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Apr 15 2023 
Concept Substitution: A comment from Maria Zakharova
This is a concept that we have to add to our lists of how the US/NATO countries are hitting back.
#Opinion by Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
💬 Export control is an area of government activity that regulates the crossing of borders by special goods that could be used in developing weapons. Since we are talking about… Continue reading
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The Russian Arria Formula Meeting – prohibited on UNTV
This starts with the Ukrainian women who are refugees under some or under plan in Europe, begging the Russians for help to find and retain their children, simply stolen in Europe. It is heartbreaking.
Don’t let this material be hidden. Post far and wide.
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Apr 05 2023 
Sergey Ryabkov: Russia, US are in hot conflict phase
From Tass:
MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. Russia and the United States have “already passed through” the Cold War stage in their relations and are now in the phase of a hot conflict, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on the Sputnik radio station on Wednesday.
“I think we have already passed this period (of the Cold… Continue reading
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Apr 02 2023 
FM Lavrov: Interview with Prensa Latina Cuban News Agency
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with the Prensa Latina Cuban news agency, Moscow, March 30, 2023
(Note: How very decent of Mr Lavrov to grant an interview with possibly one the smallest media outlets. And even in this interview, he defines Global South and Global Majority as the terminology to use. )Question (retranslated from Spanish):… Continue reading
