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📸 Heads of delegations take part in the traditional #FamilyPhoto ceremony ahead of the #BRICS Ministerial
📍 Nizhny Novgorod, June 10
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⚡️ Foreign delegations of the BRICS nations and like-minded states are arriving in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, ahead of the BRICS Ministerial (June 10-11).
Guests are greeted in the most cordial manner and, as per ancient Russian tradition, are welcomed as dear friends, with 'bread and salt'.
#BRICS2024
🗓 On June 7-8, Russia's Alternate SOM Leader, Director-General of the Department of Asian and Pacific Cooperation of the Russian MFA Mr. Alexey Ovchinnikov 🇷🇺 participated in the East Asia Summit Senior Officials' Meeting (#EAS SOM) and ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials' Meeting (#ARF SOM) in Vientiane, Lao PDR 🇱🇦.
🔹️Senior officials discussed issues related to preparation for the EAS Summit and EAS and ARF Foreign Ministers' Meetings later this year.
🇷🇺 The Russian Side emphasized the importance of continuing joint efforts in key areas of cooperation within the ARF and the EAS including implementation of the leaders' decisions on launching Regional Mechanism of Emerging Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control as well as establishing interaction among the EAS Participating States on tourism.
🔹️As part of the exchange of views on topical issues in the Asia-Pacific, Russian delegation voiced its approach towards the military-political risks associated with building up a network of minilateral blocs of high conflict potential in the region and bringing NATO potential to the East Asia.
☝️ Russia reiterated its position on the maintaining and strengthening the central role of ASEAN in regional affairs based on ASEAN-led platforms of multilateral cooperation such as EAS, ARF and ADMM-Plus.
#EAS #ARF
🗓 Today, on June 5, the XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has kicked off. The main theme of the event is "The Formation of New Areas of Growth as the Cornerstone of a Multipolar World".
Over the years, the Forum has become the world's leading platform for the business community to communicate and discuss key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets and the world as a whole.
👨💼👩💼 More than 17,100 people from 136 countries and territories, as well as 3,400 media representatives are participating in SPIEF-2024.
The plenary session of the Forum will traditionally be addressed by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who has previously sent greeting to the participants, organisers and guests of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The SPIEF-2024 business programme consists of four thematic tracks:
🔹 The Transition to a Multipolar World Economy;
🔹 Goals and Objectives of Russia’s New Economic Cycle;
🔹 Technologies for Leadership;
🔹 A Healthy Society, Traditional Values and Social Development: The Priority of the State.
The programme includes more than 150 thematic sessions with over 1,000 moderators and speakers.
In addition, events organised by the Russian Foreign Ministry will traditionally take place on the margins of the SPIEF:
• On June 7, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing, as well as a session on "International and National Experiences of Artificial Intelligence Regulation: Best Practices";
• On June 8, The International Affairs, a magazine published by the Foreign Ministry, will hold a debate titled "Polycentricity: The Norm of a Future World without Colonies and Hegemons".
🤝 The programme of events of the SPIEF-2024 international track includes more than 10 business dialogues, including formats EAEU-ASEAN, #RussiaAfrica, #RussiaLatinAmerica, #RussiaChina, #RussiaSouthAfrica, #RussiaKazakhstan, #RussiaIndia, #RussiaIran, #RussiaBrazil and other bilateral meetings.
The forum will last until June 8.
#SPIEF2024
🗓 June 2, 2024, marks 4️⃣8️⃣ years since the day our country and the Republic of the Philippines established diplomatic relations. It was on this day in 1976 that our two nations formalised their relations during the visit by President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos to Moscow.
🇷🇺🇵🇭 Today, Russian-Philippine relations are confidently developing. The experience of cooperation accumulated throughout the years has shaped the friendly nature of bilateral ties based on mutual respect and pragmatism. This approach was confirmed by the leaders of Russia and the Philippines in their congratulatory messages, which they exchanged on the occasion of our national holidays in 2023.
Dialogue is actively pursued at the governmental and interregional levels. Philippine official delegations visited the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, and the World Youth Festival in Sochi, among others.
📈 Trade and economic interaction remains an important component of bilateral relations. In October 2023, on the margins of the meeting of the intergovernmental Russian-Philippine Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, a business forum was held, which brought together over 160 participants.
Cultural exchanges between our countries flourish. Representatives of the Russian ballet school gather full halls in the leading theatres of the Philippines. The Philippine cybersports team “Neon Esports” successfully performed at the “Future Games” in Kazan.
Russia and The Philippines are coordinating their actions on various international fora, including the UN.
🇷🇺🤝🇵🇭 Our sincere and warm congratulations to our colleagues at the Department of Foreign Affairs, the people and government of the Philippines on our joint anniversary. We are confident that relations between our countries will continue to strengthen in the future!
📖 Learn more regarding the Russia-Philippines relations.
Russian Mission was happy to take part in a friendly chess game in #ASEAN Headquarters. ♟️
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❗️🥇 Dear friends! Wanted to remind that you still have 1 month to submit your essay and win the main prize in the competition “Integration Experience of ASEAN for the EEU and the EEU Experience for ASEAN”, organized by the ASEAN Centre in MGIMO, Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) and the ASEAN Moscow Committee.
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
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Happy Vesak Day to our Buddhist friends across #ASEAN! 🙏
May this special day inspire peace, happiness and harmony.
⭐️ Precious memorable moments and impressions of our #ASEAN and South Asia friends participating in the RT Academy's first international online course for journalists.
🟩 Students of RT Academy had the opportunity to learn all stages of TV news production - from pitching a story to newsgathering, reporting and presenting, as well as to get acquainted with the work of newsroom editors, presenters and camera persons.
🟩 Launched on 1️⃣ April, 2024, RT English-language, international online educational project for journalists was attended by students from all over the Asia-Pacific. More than 150 students represented ASEAN.
📢 On May 15-17, MGIMO University hosted its first #ASEAN and #EAS Student Model, organized by the ASEAN Centre together with the Southeast Asian Club of the Students Scientific Community of MGIMO with the support of MGIMO’s Endowment.
🔹️H.E. Vilavan Yiapoher, Ambassador of the Lao PDR to Russia who is currently chairing the ASEAN Moscow Committee 🇱🇦, Mr. Andrey Lyamin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Asia and Pacific Cooperation of the Russian MFA 🇷🇺 and MGIMO’s Vice Rector for Research Affairs Dr. Andrey Baykov 🇷🇺 addressed the delegates at the opening ceremony. Ambassador of Cambodia to Russia H.E. Pichkhun Panha 🇰🇭, Ambassador of Singapore to Russia H.E. Mark Neo 🇸🇬, Ambassador of Myanmar to Russia H.E. Thit Linn Ohn 🇲🇲, representatives of other embassies of the ASEAN Member States also attended the event.
🔹️Open lecture of H.E. Un Kheang, the State Secretary of the MFA of the Kingdom of Cambodia 🇰🇭 was the main part of the first day program of the ASEAN and EAS Model. He explained the reasons of Cambodia’s accession to ASEAN and its contribution to its development. In 2024 Cambodia celebrates the 25th anniversary of its membership in ASEAN, and over the years the Kingdom chaired the Association three times.
🔹️The event was aimed at familiarizing the students with the structure of ASEAN, its goals and development. The ASEAN and EAS Model program included a series of lectures and master classes from the ASEAN Centre’s experts. Participation in the Model allowed the students to improve their negotiation and presentation skills, learn more about the business culture of Southeast Asian countries, explore the ASEAN Way of decision-making and try on the role of a participant of the ASEAN and EAS Summits.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and President of Russia Vladimir Putin met in Beijing, with an official welcome ceremony held ahead of the Russia-China talks.
#RussiaChina
We wish to extend our sincere congratulations to H.E. Ambassador Dr Ton Thi Ngoc Huong 🇻🇳 on officially assuming her duties as the Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to #ASEAN!
Warm welcome to you 🤝
❗️🥇 We invite you to participate in the competition!
The ASEAN Centre in MGIMO, Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) and the ASEAN Moscow Committee (AMC) are pleased to announce the essay competition “Integration Experience of ASEAN for the EEU and the EEU Experience for ASEAN”.
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
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🇷🇺 President of Russia, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin attended a military parade marking the 79th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.
Alongside with the President of Russia on the stand in the Red Square were:
🇧🇾 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko,
🇰🇿 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,
🇰🇬 President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov,
🇹🇯 President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon,
🇹🇲 President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov
🇺🇿 President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev,
🇨🇺 President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel y Bermúdez,
🇬🇼 President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló,
🇱🇦 President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith.
Before the parade, Vladimir Putin welcomed the heads of foreign states who had arrived in Moscow for the celebrations, in the Heraldic Hall of the Kremlin.
#Victory79
🏅 Happy #VictoryDay!
Today marks the 79th Anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazism.
#LestWeForget
#Victory79 #May9
🔴 #LIVE: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the #BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting
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⚡️ The #BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting (June 10-11) starts tomorrow!
As guests and participants are starting to arrive in Nizhny Novgorod, we share a sneak peek on how this amazing Russian city on the Volga River has prepared for this important BRICS event, an integral part of Russia's 2024 Chairship.
📹 #NizhnyNovgorod welcome BRICS and its like-minded friends!
🗓 On June 6, the #EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue was held on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (#SPIEF-2024).
🔹️The event was co-organized by the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC), the Russia-ASEAN Business Council and the Roscongress Foundation.
🔹️Participants discussed ways to intensify trade and economic cooperation between ASEAN and the EAEU, the role of supranational and national regulatory measures in the context of the growth of global economy of the countries of the Eurasian region in response to global challenges. They also noted the importance of studying approaches to determining strategic directions for development in the EAEU and ASEAN and exchanging best integration practices.
🔹️H.E. Mr. Sergey Glaziev, EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics noted that the interaction established between the EAEU and ASEAN and with the countries of the region made it possible to effectively cope with current geo-economic challenges and achieve progress in the development of mutually beneficial cooperation. At the same time, he emphasized that the two organizations need to create a new dimension of dialogue, which will allow them to multiply the volume of trade turnover and eliminate existing barriers.
🔹️In his remarks Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community H.E. Mr. Satvinder Singh noted that the EAEU is a strategic partner of ASEAN. In his opinion, more attention should be paid to diversifying trade and economic interaction between the parties, deepening the dialogue and exchange of practical experience in the field of innovation, digital transformation and increasing market transparency.
🚩 Since 2018 the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum is hosting an annual EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue.
🗓 On June 3, Ambassador of Russia to ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov 🇷🇺 had a meeting with the Executive Director of ASEAN Centre for Energy (#ACE) Dr Nuki Agya Utama.
We are grateful to Dr Utama and his team for the detailed account of the ACE, it’s work and priorities.
We congratulate our Indonesian partners and friends on commemorating the Birthday of Pancasila 🇮🇩!
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📢❗️ Dear friends! The application campaign for the second enrollment of the Master Degree Programme "Political Economy of the #ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership", designed by @aseancentremgimo and MGIMO is still open. Get a chance to become a part of our friendly family!
🔸️Students will have an opportunity to study regional and global processes, macroeconomics, contemporary international economy, ASEAN-Russia relations, as well as different aspects of international relations, regional integration, business cultures, and digital economy with a special emphasis on Russia and ASEAN.
☝️There is no similar educational program in any other Russian or ASEAN University.
🔸️The program provides students with the necessary skills for employment in government agencies, international organizations, business analytics, and consulting.
🔸️Internships in leading Russian companies and state agencies, international organizations and NGOs, media companies, think tanks, universities and research centers.
🎓We cordially invite the youth from the #ASEAN Member States to apply for the program and study at one of the top universities in Russia 🇷🇺.
🗓 Application deadline is July 20, 2024.
For further details check the information below 👇
🔗https://study-asean.mgimo.ru/
or feel free to contact 📧masters@inno.mgimo.ru
🗓 On May 23-24, Moscow hosted the 3rd ASEAN Regional Forum (#ARF) Workshop on Countering the Use of ICTs for Criminal Purposes, co-chaired by Russia 🇷🇺, Thailand 🇹🇭 and China 🇨🇳.
🔹️The agenda of the workshop covered such issues as criminalization and crime prevention, international cooperation on countering the use of #ICTs for criminal, terrorist and extremist purposes, as well as international legal aspects of countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes and the practice of national and cross-border investigations.
🔹️The participants shared their approaches to the topical issues related to countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes. The discussion highlighted the need to enhance practical cooperation in this field and to early elaborate under the UN auspices the comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes.
🗓 On May 20-21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the Foreign Ministers Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member-countries.
The participants focused on the organisation’s activities in the context of preparations for the meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council meeting in Astana on July 3-4. They also discussed draft documents to be presented for the leaders’ consideration.
The participants will reflect their coordinated approaches to the SCO’s further development and current global and regional issues in the Astana Declaration.
The admission of Belarus will be an important step towards strengthening the #SCO. The Ministers endorsed the relevant draft decisions of the Heads of State Council.
They also coordinated proposals of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council on comprehensive improvement of the organisation’s activities in the context of current geopolitical realities.
They adopted draft leadership statements and conceptual documents as a foundation for promoting cooperation in energy, transport, logistics and environmental protection.
During a detailed exchange of views on key regional and international issues, the Ministers discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and the Middle East as a whole, and, in part, settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
They paid special attention to the SCO’s efforts to facilitate stabilization in Afghanistan, considering the importance of this factor for the security of the SCO space.
🤝 FM Lavrov also had a number of bilateral meetings.
🗓 On 8-9 May, representatives of the Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence 🇷🇺 took part in the ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Support Group Meeting on Confidence Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy (#ARF ISG on CBMs and PD) and ARF Defense Officials' Dialogue (ARF #DOD) in Vientiane, Lao PDR 🇱🇦.
🔹️ARF officials exchanged views on regional security developments, discussed progress achieved by the relevant ARF ISMs and outlined plans for the next Inter-Sessional Year 2024-2025, as well as agreed to foster open discussions and promote collaboration in defence-related matters.
#ARF #ISG #ARFDOD #DOD
📢 RT Academy's first international online course for journalists has come to an end. More than 300 students from #ASEAN and South Asia region boosted their skills of TV & Online Journalism and learned about the news making pipeline from producing stage to post-production.
🟩 Only around 200 of them managed to pass through all the tasks to receive #RT Academy certificates and continue their media journey with the team.
🟩 We are happy that our ASEAN friends took an active part in the RT Academy course. 65 students came from Indonesia 🇮🇩, 33 from Myanmar 🇲🇲, 8 from Vietnam 🇻🇳, 20 from Malaysia 🇲🇾, 10 from Singapore 🇸🇬, 4 from Thailand 🇹🇭, 1 from Brunei 🇧🇳, 5 were representing the Philippines 🇵🇭, 9 participants were from Cambodia 🇰🇭, 1 from Laos 🇱🇦 and 1 student was from Timor-Leste 🇹🇱. Another large group represented South Asian nations.
🟩 As their final assignment, the students prepared real TV news reports, with topics ranging from breaking news to economy and regional politics.
🟩 In 2023 RT International chose Jakarta 🇮🇩 - the host city of the ASEAN Headquarters, as the location for its representative office in the region. In September 2023, Indonesia also became the destination for RT's first international educational program - 2-day seminars on TV journalism, which were held in Jakarta, with 75 journalism students, TV, radio and newspaper journalists in attendance.
❗️Africa and China 🇨🇳 are the next planned destinations of the RT's educational schedule in the fall оf 2024.
Warmest birthday wishes to His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia! 🎉👑 🇰🇭
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📢 Ambassador of the Russian Federation to #ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov 🇷🇺 on current state of the ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership, Lao PDR's 2024 ASEAN Chairmanship 🇱🇦, ties between ASEAN, EAEU and SCO, and recent developments in the Asia-Pacific in his interview to RIA Novosti.
Key points:
🔹️ Russia builds its relations with ASEAN on the basis of equality and mutual respect. Russia has never imposed and is not going to impose its will on ASEAN Member States. Our partners know and appreciate that.
🔹️Despite the unprecedented pressure from the West our ASEAN friends remain open to cooperation with our country that has stood the test of time.
🔹️ASEAN has become one of the global centers of gravity. It is both partner and friend of Russia. During the recent ASEAN-Russia Senior Officials' Meeting in Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 in April parties have outlined steps of further deepening the ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership in a number of areas including science and technology, food and energy security, digitalization, education etc.
🔹️In April Saint Petersburg also hosted the 4th ASEAN-Russia Consultations of the High Representatives for Security Issues which is a unique platform that allows to discuss relevant topical matters in a frank and open manner.
🔹️Russia fully supports the Lao PDR's Chairmanship theme in 2024 "ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience" and is ready to facilitate ASEAN's efforts in its community building. Lao PDR is an old friend of Russia, we have been developing warm and multifaceted ties with Vientiane. President of the Lao PDR Thongloun Sisoulith's 🇱🇦 recent visit to Russia to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May is another evidence of such a friendship.
🔹️The West, in its attempts to maintain its hegemony and hamper the objective process of a new polycentric world order emergence, undermines the open system of interstate relations with ASEAN in its centre.
🔹️ The militarization of the Asia-Pacific is ongoing. Under the pretext of indivisibility of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security NATO is coming to the region. The US is building up its military presence by deploying the middle-range missiles and doesn't seem to stop. We all know where it leads.
🔗https://ria.ru/20240510/zagaynov-1944982591.html
🇷🇺🇱🇦 President of Russia Vladimir Putin held talks at the Kremlin with President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith.
💬 We are delighted to see you in Moscow, Russia, especially on the occasion of #VictoryDay, marking the victory by the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
We are marking an anniversary this year: thirty years ago our countries signed a framework friendship and cooperation treaty.
By the way, we would like to express our gratitude to Laos for handing over the T-34 tanks to us. They are symbols of Victory for us. Of course, this is instrumental in terms of being able to show them to the public and raising awareness among young people. Thank you very much.
Last year, we witnessed a rise in our trade and economic relations, even if it has been quite modest so far, with a 12 percent increase. Holders of the Mir card can use them in your country, which will definitely help attract more tourists.
We have been expanding our defence and security cooperation too.
Our two countries have been maintaining scientific and humanitarian ties. We are grateful to you, Mr President, and all your colleagues for supporting Russian language studies.
We have been effective and proactive in working together on the international stage, including within the United Nations. Promoting our strategic partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a major foreign policy priority for us. ASEAN has substantially expanded the agenda dealing with our joint efforts after Laos assumed its Chairmanship.
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🔴 #LIVE from the #RedSquare: Military parade marking the 79th Anniversary of the #Victory in the #GreatPatrioticWar.
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🏅 On May 9, 1945, at 12:43 am, the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany was signed, putting an end to the Great Patriotic War and #WWII in Europe.
Following a successful assault on Berlin by the Red Army, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. The title of Reich President and command of the armed forces of the Third Reich passed to Admiral Karl Dönitz.
Desperate to surrender to the British-American troops, on May 5, German delegation arrived in the French city of Reims, where the headquarters of the Western Allies command was located.
In the Article 4 of the Reims Instrument of Surrender of Nazi Germany stated that this document did not rule out the signing of another, definitive act at the request of one of the coalition members.
Thus, the document was recognised by the Soviet Union only as a preliminary instrument, and a new signing ceremony was proposed to be held in the capital of Nazi Germany, liberated by the Red Army - Berlin.
🌟 On may 9, at 12:43 am in district of Karlshorst the signing ceremony of the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany took place.
On May 9, 1945, at 2:10 am Moscow time, announcer Yury Levitan read out the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany and the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR declaring May 9 Victory Day. From that moment on, the Soviet Union and later Russia, as well as the most former Soviet republics have celebrated Victory Day on May 9.
💬 Sergey Lavrov: This year’s Victory Day has a special significance because we are celebrating this great holiday in a situation where Nazism is rearing its head again. The descendants of Napoleon and Hitler have joined the Anglo-Saxons, again seeking to inflict a “strategic defeat” on our country, destroy it and subordinate it to their narrow selfish hegemonic interests. Just like our fathers and grandfathers volunteered to the front, today, once again, we see an extraordinary upsurge in society, as Russians are rallying to another sacred battle.
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