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2022-05-20 00:41:34 Statement by Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Vassily #Nebenzia at #UN Security Council open debate "Conflict and food security"

Present-day political culture of Western states is best characterized by a striving to blame Russia for everything. After we started a special military operation in Ukraine, the allegations against Moscow have made a “quantum leap”. Among them, allegations related to food security assumed a leading role.

We regret that our colleagues, Western #UNSC members, did not have enough courage to comment on the root causes of food and other crises in such states as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria.

Truth is that you got too carried away by your fruitless efforts to “break the backbone” of Russian economy and isolate our country at any cost. What I am speaking about is that in your proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, you are literally holding the whole developing world as hostage, driving it towards famine. Whatever you may be saying, it is you and only you who can change this.

Nevertheless, let me assure you that Russia remains a responsible supplier of both food and energy.

I will appreciate if our Western colleagues, first of all the United States and the European Union, today publicly refute this “food for weapons” version which many experts stick to. Also, I invite them to explain how these deliveries actually contribute to global food security that you claim to be so concerned about.

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2022-05-19 23:59:41 FAKE: CBC News journalism is obviously completely independent of the Canadian government.

TRUTH: CBC News is funded by the Government of Canada.

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2022-05-19 22:06:25 Briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues (May 18, 2022).

FM Sergey Lavrov's schedule
Update on the situation in Ukraine
Involving minors in Ukrainian nationalist formations
Statement by Western leaders accusing Russia of cyberattacks against the Ukrainian communications infrastructure
EU allegations of Russia’s “responsibility” for global food insecurity
Biological warfare research in Ukraine
Closing Canada’s CBC bureau in Moscow
Situation at the JCPOA reactivation talks
The situation in the Republic of Moldova
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2022-05-19 22:06:25 Extracts from BRICS Joint Statement on “Strengthen BRICS Solidarity and Cooperation, Respond to New Features and Challenges in International Situation”

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met on 19 May 2022 in virtual format under China’s Chairship. FMs agreed that facing the newly emerging features and challenges, the BRICS countries should enhance their solidarity and cooperation and work together to address them.

The Ministers reiterated their commitment to multilateralism through upholding international law, including the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as its indispensable cornerstone.

The Ministers recalled their national positions concerning the situation in Ukraine as expressed at the appropriate fora, namely the UNSC and UNGA. They supported talks between Russia and Ukraine.

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2022-05-19 16:19:48 Points from Russian Delegation Statement on Military Security and Arms Control in Vienna May 18th, 2022

- Seems western malicious attempts to accuse Russia of "aggressive nuclear rhetoric" would never end. Meanwhile Russian doctrine has purely defensive nature. Russia reaffirms nuclear war must never be fought and any military conflict between nuclear powers be avoided as declared by P5.

- On the contrary, the nuclear US-UK-France “troika” together with the nuclear alliance of NATO are drifting in the opposite direction, waging a proxy-war strategy against Russia. Democratic majority leader in US Congress S.Hoyer openly declares US were in a state of war with Russia.

- Pentagon & allies gave >60.000 anti-tank missile systems and >25.000 MANPADS to Kiev regime. Now USDOD Secretary L. Austin admits such dangerous weaponry is difficult to track and to prevent from getting to wrong hands via black market, posing a big threat to commercial airlines & transport.

- For years Ukraine has been used for covert US military biological program as ordinary Ukrainians, including mentally disabled and children, been considered test subjects for tuberculosis and other dangerous pathogens. Russian goal is to end this mil-bio activity for good.

- Russia has a clear understanding that US & UK supervisors are guiding Ukrainian fighters on the ground aiming to maximize harm and slow down our military operation. British military conduct undercover battle management ops on Kiev regime side right on the frontline using NATO intel.

- To sum up. Russian Special military operation is being conducted to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, defend people of DPR, LPR and Ukrainians themselves against Nazi atrocities. The Russian people express firm support for the Operation which will continue to go as planned. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-05-19 16:19:48 FM Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the participants in the regular meeting of the Russia–Islamic World Strategic Vision Group and the 13th International Economic Summit Russia – Islamic World: #KazanSummit2022

It is encouraging that today we are united by so many things. Above all, it is the commitment to the goal of democratisation of international affairs, as well as the unconditional respect for the right of the peoples of the world to independently determine their own destiny. We reject racist prejudices, claims of exceptionalism, and all other manifestations of neo-colonial mentality.

I am pleased to note that the Russian Federation and Muslim states share a common interest in promoting equal and mutually beneficial relations. The fact that this year Kazan holds the status of the OIC youth capital is a vivid illustration thereof. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-05-19 16:19:48 In the past 24 hours, 771 militants of the Azov nationalist unit have surrendered at the blockaded Azovstal plant in Mariupol. A total of 1,730 militants have surrendered since May 16, including 80 wounded.

All those in need of inpatient treatment are treated in medical facilities in the Donetsk People's Republic in Novoazovsk and Donetsk.

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2022-05-19 01:59:34 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov's remarks at the 30th Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy.

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Sergey Lavrov: We did everything in our power to avoid a direct conflict. But they issued a challenge and we have accepted it. We are used to sanctions. We have been living under one or another form of sanctions for a long time now.

The surprising thing is a surge of rabid Russophobia in almost all “civilised” countries. They have thrown to the wind their political correctness, propriety, rules, & legal norms.

The Americans started preparing the current crisis long ago, right after the end of the Cold War, having decided that the way to global hegemony was then open. NATO's eastward expansion has been one of the key components of such a course. We tried hard to convince them not to do this. We showed where and why our red lines are drawn. We were flexible, ready to make concessions & look for compromises. All this proved futile. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-05-19 01:46:36 Embassy's comment

The decision to close CBC bureau in Moscow was made in response to a broadcast ban for RT and RT France in Canada on March 16.

Any alternative opinions contrasting with the official position in Ottawa are automatically treated as propaganda and disinformation and are subject to censorship. Major Canadian media outlets, and the state-run Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in particular, are used in line of such approach. Turning a blind eye on professional ethics and decency, they tend to spread misleading messages of dubious nature and joggling facts regarding events in Russia.

Such double standards are unacceptable and go against not only Russian interests, but also against the values of the Canadians themselves. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-05-19 01:35:38 Even CBC News reports that. It’s funny how the cabinet of Mr. Trudeau tries to distort the picture. Открыть/Комментировать