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Russian Mission Geneva
10.05.202508:04
🔴🔴 On May 9, the day of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, a solemn wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Hörnli Cemetery in Basel, at the mass grave of 23 Soviet soldiers – the only memorial in Switzerland dedicated to Red Army soldiers of the Great Patriotic War.
💐 Every year, we gratefully honor the memory of the four soldiers buried here who died while attempting to escape Nazi captivity. Only two of their names are known – Grigory Titov and Ivan Sumachev. The granite stela also bears the names of other Soviet soldiers who died from their wounds in Swiss hospitals during the years of that terrible war.
🤝 The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Embassy of Russia in Bern, Russian Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN Office in Geneva, the Consulate General of Russia in Geneva, the Russian Mission to the WTO, as well as the embassies of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in Switzerland.
🎖 After the official part of the ceremony, hundreds of our compatriots – citizens of Russia and other CIS countries – gathered at the memorial, along with our good friends – residents of Switzerland, Germany, and France. Many came holding portraits of their relatives – veterans and home front workers.
✊ As every year, the march of compatriots was led by the “kings of the Swiss roads” – bikers from the Night Wolves club, who arrived from different European countries. They were joined by representatives of public organizations and many other individuals. On the Victory’s anniversary, members of the People's Front also made their way to Basel, bringing with them the Eternal Flame from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow.
🏅 The heroism of the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War is immortal. We remember and are endlessly proud – for they look at us through the eyes of our children!
#Victory80
#VictoryDay
💐 Every year, we gratefully honor the memory of the four soldiers buried here who died while attempting to escape Nazi captivity. Only two of their names are known – Grigory Titov and Ivan Sumachev. The granite stela also bears the names of other Soviet soldiers who died from their wounds in Swiss hospitals during the years of that terrible war.
🤝 The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Embassy of Russia in Bern, Russian Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN Office in Geneva, the Consulate General of Russia in Geneva, the Russian Mission to the WTO, as well as the embassies of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in Switzerland.
🎖 After the official part of the ceremony, hundreds of our compatriots – citizens of Russia and other CIS countries – gathered at the memorial, along with our good friends – residents of Switzerland, Germany, and France. Many came holding portraits of their relatives – veterans and home front workers.
✊ As every year, the march of compatriots was led by the “kings of the Swiss roads” – bikers from the Night Wolves club, who arrived from different European countries. They were joined by representatives of public organizations and many other individuals. On the Victory’s anniversary, members of the People's Front also made their way to Basel, bringing with them the Eternal Flame from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow.
🏅 The heroism of the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War is immortal. We remember and are endlessly proud – for they look at us through the eyes of our children!
#Victory80
#VictoryDay
09.05.202520:31
#Victory80
🌟 On May 9, 2006, Russia introduced the honorary title of 'City of Military Glory'.
This title is awarded to cities that saw displays of courage, perseverance and mass heroism by our country's defenders during fierce battles.
⚔️ Unlike the title 'Hero Cities', which are honours feats solely from the Great Patriotic War, the 'City of Military Glory' recognises heroic acts across various pivotal moments in Russian history, reaching back as far as the invasion led by Batu Khan.
The first award ceremony took place on May 7, 2007. As of 2025, 47 cities have received this honorary title:
Belgorod, Kursk, Oryol, Vladikavkaz, Yelnya, Yelets, Malgobek, Rzhev, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Tuapse, Polyarny, Luga, Velikiye Luki, Veliky Novgorod, Dmitrov, Vyazma, Kronstadt, Naro-Fominsk, Arkhangelsk, Kozelsk, Pskov, Volokolamsk, Bryansk, Nalchik, Vyborg, Kalach-on-Don, Vladivostok, Tikhvin, Tver, Stary Oskol, Kolpino, Anapa, Kovrov, Lomonosov, Taganrog, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Mozhaisk, Maloyaroslavets, Khabarovsk, Gatchina, Grozny, Petrozavodsk, Staraya Russa, Feodosia, Mariupol and Melitopol.
🏅 The names of these cities are engraved on a granite stele in Alexander Garden in Moscow — part of a unified memorial ensemble alongside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Alley of Hero Cities. Each City of Military Glory also features its own commemorative stele: a granite column topped with a double-headed eagle, adorned with the city’s coat of arms and the official Presidential decree bestowing the title.
🌟 On May 9, 2006, Russia introduced the honorary title of 'City of Military Glory'.
This title is awarded to cities that saw displays of courage, perseverance and mass heroism by our country's defenders during fierce battles.
⚔️ Unlike the title 'Hero Cities', which are honours feats solely from the Great Patriotic War, the 'City of Military Glory' recognises heroic acts across various pivotal moments in Russian history, reaching back as far as the invasion led by Batu Khan.
The first award ceremony took place on May 7, 2007. As of 2025, 47 cities have received this honorary title:
Belgorod, Kursk, Oryol, Vladikavkaz, Yelnya, Yelets, Malgobek, Rzhev, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Tuapse, Polyarny, Luga, Velikiye Luki, Veliky Novgorod, Dmitrov, Vyazma, Kronstadt, Naro-Fominsk, Arkhangelsk, Kozelsk, Pskov, Volokolamsk, Bryansk, Nalchik, Vyborg, Kalach-on-Don, Vladivostok, Tikhvin, Tver, Stary Oskol, Kolpino, Anapa, Kovrov, Lomonosov, Taganrog, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Mozhaisk, Maloyaroslavets, Khabarovsk, Gatchina, Grozny, Petrozavodsk, Staraya Russa, Feodosia, Mariupol and Melitopol.
🏅 The names of these cities are engraved on a granite stele in Alexander Garden in Moscow — part of a unified memorial ensemble alongside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Alley of Hero Cities. Each City of Military Glory also features its own commemorative stele: a granite column topped with a double-headed eagle, adorned with the city’s coat of arms and the official Presidential decree bestowing the title.
09.05.202519:01
🏅 Today, Russia celebrates the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War with a grand military parade on the Red Square.
This solemn event was held in honour of all those heroes who gave their lives fighting Nazism and had done the impossible: defeated and dismantled the Hitler's machine of war and hatred back in 1945, ensuring a future for all mankind. #WeRemember
🎞 Watch the full parade with English commentary.
#Victory80
This solemn event was held in honour of all those heroes who gave their lives fighting Nazism and had done the impossible: defeated and dismantled the Hitler's machine of war and hatred back in 1945, ensuring a future for all mankind. #WeRemember
🎞 Watch the full parade with English commentary.
#Victory80
09.05.202515:35
🧑🚀 Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubrinsky, and Kirill Piskov, congratulated Russian citizens on Victory Day from aboard the International Space Station:
🚩 Earlier, the Russian cosmonauts unfurled a replica of the Victory Banner in open Space.
#Victory80
Today, we remember those who achieved the Great Victory in bloody battles and liberated the world from fascism. We bow our heads before those who helped stop the enemy and never returned from the battlefield. We honour those who forged the weapons of Victory in the rear, who endured hunger, bombings, and devastation. We thank those who rebuilt the country from ruins in the shortest time.
🚩 Earlier, the Russian cosmonauts unfurled a replica of the Victory Banner in open Space.
#Victory80
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Russian Embassy in the UK
09.05.202513:59
🎙 Ambassador Andrei Kelin's address on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in Europe Day
💬 Today marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — a date of profound historical and symbolic significance. It is a solemn and powerful reminder of the shared sacrifice and unity that once brought together the nations of the anti-Hitler coalition against Nazism — the greatest evil of the 20th century.
For the Soviet Union, the war came at a terrible cost: millions of lives lost, many cities destroyed and families torn apart. For three long years, the Eastern Front bore the full weight of the Nazi war machine. The fate of humanity hung in the balance in fierce battles at Moscow and Stalingrad, Leningrad and Kursk, the Caucasus and Crimea.
Russia has always acknowledged the importance of the Western Front and the contribution of our Allies to our common cause.
We pay tribute to the bravery of British soldiers and others who fought under the banner of the anti-Hitler coalition — on land, in the air and at sea. We honour the memory of British veterans of the Arctic Convoys — whose perilous missions played a key role in delivering supplies to the Soviet Union through the icy northern waters. Their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
However, the times have changed. In many regrettable ways the spirit of the wartime alliance has given way to outright confrontation. Distorting or downplaying the Red Army's crucial role in liberating Europe from fascism is seen by some Western politicians to be a useful means of denying Russia a legitimate role in global governance.
❗️ Regrettably, such geopolitically motivated revisionism seems to go hand in hand with condoning and even praising Nazi collaborators and their followers. The ideological white-washing of the Kiev regime and its hideous crimes against Russians and Russian speakers here in the UK and in other parts of the West is a prime example.
The wilful misrepresentation of historical truths is not only deeply offensive to the memory of the countless victims of Nazi atrocities. It is also fraught with real danger for the fabric of human society. If hard-learned lessons of the bloodiest conflict in history are forgotten, then there is nothing to stop humankind from reenacting and reliving its horrors.
We believe it is our responsibility to safeguard the truth — to ensure that future generations are aware of the true cost of victory and the extraordinary effort that went into making it possible. History should not be used as a political tool, but preserved as a foundation for learning, reflection, and, ultimately, reconciliation.
Russia will continue to cherish the memory of the British soldiers, sailors and airmen who were once our allies. Their audacity and valour in the face of absolute evil will remain a lasting symbol of what nations can achieve when they stand together.
☝️ And perhaps, one day, it will be these very pages of shared history — filled with sacrifice and solidarity — that will quietly reopen paths towards renewed dialogue and trust between our countries.
Happy Victory Day!
#Victory80 #WeRemember
💬 Today marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — a date of profound historical and symbolic significance. It is a solemn and powerful reminder of the shared sacrifice and unity that once brought together the nations of the anti-Hitler coalition against Nazism — the greatest evil of the 20th century.
For the Soviet Union, the war came at a terrible cost: millions of lives lost, many cities destroyed and families torn apart. For three long years, the Eastern Front bore the full weight of the Nazi war machine. The fate of humanity hung in the balance in fierce battles at Moscow and Stalingrad, Leningrad and Kursk, the Caucasus and Crimea.
Russia has always acknowledged the importance of the Western Front and the contribution of our Allies to our common cause.
We pay tribute to the bravery of British soldiers and others who fought under the banner of the anti-Hitler coalition — on land, in the air and at sea. We honour the memory of British veterans of the Arctic Convoys — whose perilous missions played a key role in delivering supplies to the Soviet Union through the icy northern waters. Their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
However, the times have changed. In many regrettable ways the spirit of the wartime alliance has given way to outright confrontation. Distorting or downplaying the Red Army's crucial role in liberating Europe from fascism is seen by some Western politicians to be a useful means of denying Russia a legitimate role in global governance.
❗️ Regrettably, such geopolitically motivated revisionism seems to go hand in hand with condoning and even praising Nazi collaborators and their followers. The ideological white-washing of the Kiev regime and its hideous crimes against Russians and Russian speakers here in the UK and in other parts of the West is a prime example.
The wilful misrepresentation of historical truths is not only deeply offensive to the memory of the countless victims of Nazi atrocities. It is also fraught with real danger for the fabric of human society. If hard-learned lessons of the bloodiest conflict in history are forgotten, then there is nothing to stop humankind from reenacting and reliving its horrors.
We believe it is our responsibility to safeguard the truth — to ensure that future generations are aware of the true cost of victory and the extraordinary effort that went into making it possible. History should not be used as a political tool, but preserved as a foundation for learning, reflection, and, ultimately, reconciliation.
Russia will continue to cherish the memory of the British soldiers, sailors and airmen who were once our allies. Their audacity and valour in the face of absolute evil will remain a lasting symbol of what nations can achieve when they stand together.
☝️ And perhaps, one day, it will be these very pages of shared history — filled with sacrifice and solidarity — that will quietly reopen paths towards renewed dialogue and trust between our countries.
Happy Victory Day!
#Victory80 #WeRemember
09.05.202511:01
🏅 Remarks by President of Russia, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Vladimir Putin at a military parade marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 2025)
💬 President Putin: Citizens of Russia, veterans, guests, comrade soldiers and sailors, sergeants and sergeant majors, midshipmen and warrant officers, comrade officers, generals and admirals!
I congratulate you on the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
Today, we are all united by the feelings of joy and grief, pride and gratitude, and admiration for the generation that crushed Nazism and won freedom and peace for all humanity at the cost of millions of lives.
We faithfully preserve the memory of those historic, glorious events. As the heirs of the victors, today we celebrate Victory Day as the most important holiday for the country, which the entire nation, each family, each of us holds dear. <...>
We remember the lessons of WWII and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors.
Our duty is to defend the honour of the Red Army soldiers and commanders, and the heroism of fighters of different ethnic backgrounds who will forever remain Russian soldiers in world history.
❗️ Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism, and will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas.
Truth and justice are on our side. The whole of Russia, our society and all people support the participants in the special military operation. We are proud of their courage and spirit, and their steely determination that has always brought us Victory.
The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the enemy’s most savage and relentless assaults. Millions of people, once devoted solely to peaceful labour, took up arms and stood firm to the death on every hill, bridgehead, and defensive line. The outcome of WWII was determined by decisive victories in major battles of Moscow and Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge and the Dnieper River, by the courage of the defenders of Belarus, who were the first to face the invader, by staunch resistance at the Brest Fortress and in Mogilev, Odessa, Sevastopol, Murmansk, Tula and Smolensk, by the heroism of the residents of besieged Leningrad. <...>
The contribution of the peoples of Central Asia and the South Caucasus was immense. From these regions came a steady flow of trains delivering everything the front needed. Hospitals were established, and hundreds of thousands of evacuees found a second home there. <...>
We honour every veteran of the Great Patriotic War and bow our heads in remembrance of all who gave their lives for Victory. <...>
We bow our heads before our fallen comrades-in-arms who laid down their lives as heroes in a righteous battle for Russia.
Nearly 80% of the world’s population were drawn into the fiery orbit of WWII.
The complete defeat of Nazi Germany, militarist Japan and their satellites around the world was achieved through the combined efforts of the Allied Nations.
☝️ We will never forget that the opening of the Second Front in Europe, which took place after the decisive battles in the territory of the Soviet Union, hastened Victory. We highly appreciate the contribution made to our common struggle by the Allied armies, members of the Resistance, the courageous people of China, and all those who fought for a peaceful future.
We will continue to look up to our veterans, taking example from their wholehearted love of the Motherland and commitment to defending our homeland and the values of humanism and justice. We will give these traditions and this great heritage the biggest place in our hearts and will pass them on to future generations.
We will always rely on our unity in battle and in peaceful endeavours, in striving for strategic goals and tackling problems for the benefit of Russia and its greatness and prosperity.
Glory to the victorious nation!
Happy Victory Day!
Hurrah!
#Victory80
💬 President Putin: Citizens of Russia, veterans, guests, comrade soldiers and sailors, sergeants and sergeant majors, midshipmen and warrant officers, comrade officers, generals and admirals!
I congratulate you on the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
Today, we are all united by the feelings of joy and grief, pride and gratitude, and admiration for the generation that crushed Nazism and won freedom and peace for all humanity at the cost of millions of lives.
We faithfully preserve the memory of those historic, glorious events. As the heirs of the victors, today we celebrate Victory Day as the most important holiday for the country, which the entire nation, each family, each of us holds dear. <...>
We remember the lessons of WWII and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors.
Our duty is to defend the honour of the Red Army soldiers and commanders, and the heroism of fighters of different ethnic backgrounds who will forever remain Russian soldiers in world history.
❗️ Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism, and will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas.
Truth and justice are on our side. The whole of Russia, our society and all people support the participants in the special military operation. We are proud of their courage and spirit, and their steely determination that has always brought us Victory.
The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the enemy’s most savage and relentless assaults. Millions of people, once devoted solely to peaceful labour, took up arms and stood firm to the death on every hill, bridgehead, and defensive line. The outcome of WWII was determined by decisive victories in major battles of Moscow and Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge and the Dnieper River, by the courage of the defenders of Belarus, who were the first to face the invader, by staunch resistance at the Brest Fortress and in Mogilev, Odessa, Sevastopol, Murmansk, Tula and Smolensk, by the heroism of the residents of besieged Leningrad. <...>
The contribution of the peoples of Central Asia and the South Caucasus was immense. From these regions came a steady flow of trains delivering everything the front needed. Hospitals were established, and hundreds of thousands of evacuees found a second home there. <...>
We honour every veteran of the Great Patriotic War and bow our heads in remembrance of all who gave their lives for Victory. <...>
We bow our heads before our fallen comrades-in-arms who laid down their lives as heroes in a righteous battle for Russia.
Nearly 80% of the world’s population were drawn into the fiery orbit of WWII.
The complete defeat of Nazi Germany, militarist Japan and their satellites around the world was achieved through the combined efforts of the Allied Nations.
☝️ We will never forget that the opening of the Second Front in Europe, which took place after the decisive battles in the territory of the Soviet Union, hastened Victory. We highly appreciate the contribution made to our common struggle by the Allied armies, members of the Resistance, the courageous people of China, and all those who fought for a peaceful future.
We will continue to look up to our veterans, taking example from their wholehearted love of the Motherland and commitment to defending our homeland and the values of humanism and justice. We will give these traditions and this great heritage the biggest place in our hearts and will pass them on to future generations.
We will always rely on our unity in battle and in peaceful endeavours, in striving for strategic goals and tackling problems for the benefit of Russia and its greatness and prosperity.
Glory to the victorious nation!
Happy Victory Day!
Hurrah!
#Victory80
10.05.202506:05
🇷🇺🇪🇬 On May 9, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who is taking part in celebrations marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, held talks in Moscow.
💬 President Putin: Mr President, friends,
We are genuinely happy to see you all in Moscow at the celebrations marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
As is well known, Egypt was a scene of some major battles during the war. The country became a foothold for our allies in the anti-Hitler Coalition in North Africa. In February 1945, Egypt officially declared war on the Axis, and so it is among the victorious states.
Our common fight against Nazism contributed to the establishment of ties between our countries. It is symbolic that the Soviet Union and Egypt established diplomatic relations precisely during the war, in August 1943, after Hitler troops were defeated at the Kursk Bulge.
🤝 Today, Russian-Egyptian relations are on the upswing. Our cooperation is multifaceted and based on the provisions of the Treaty on comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.
We maintain regular and substantive political dialogue. We held our previous meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan in October 2024 where your country participated for the first time as a full-fledged member.
📈 Egypt is among Russia’s key partners in Africa. Last year, trade rose by over 30% to reach a record-breaking $9 billion whereas in the first two months of this year it grew by over 80 percent more.
An intergovernmental Russian-Egyptian commission is active. Major joint projects are being continued and we firmly believe that we will move on in all those areas. Our nations coordinate their approaches to current international issues including the Middle East.
Mr President, friends, we are glad to have this opportunity to discuss with you these and many other current issues and areas or Russia-Egypt interaction.
Once again, welcome.
#RussiaEgypt
💬 President Putin: Mr President, friends,
We are genuinely happy to see you all in Moscow at the celebrations marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
As is well known, Egypt was a scene of some major battles during the war. The country became a foothold for our allies in the anti-Hitler Coalition in North Africa. In February 1945, Egypt officially declared war on the Axis, and so it is among the victorious states.
Our common fight against Nazism contributed to the establishment of ties between our countries. It is symbolic that the Soviet Union and Egypt established diplomatic relations precisely during the war, in August 1943, after Hitler troops were defeated at the Kursk Bulge.
🤝 Today, Russian-Egyptian relations are on the upswing. Our cooperation is multifaceted and based on the provisions of the Treaty on comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.
We maintain regular and substantive political dialogue. We held our previous meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan in October 2024 where your country participated for the first time as a full-fledged member.
📈 Egypt is among Russia’s key partners in Africa. Last year, trade rose by over 30% to reach a record-breaking $9 billion whereas in the first two months of this year it grew by over 80 percent more.
An intergovernmental Russian-Egyptian commission is active. Major joint projects are being continued and we firmly believe that we will move on in all those areas. Our nations coordinate their approaches to current international issues including the Middle East.
Mr President, friends, we are glad to have this opportunity to discuss with you these and many other current issues and areas or Russia-Egypt interaction.
Once again, welcome.
#RussiaEgypt
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Russian Embassy in India
09.05.202520:15
🇷🇺 🇷🇺🇦🇲🇦🇿🇧🇾🇰🇿🇰🇬🇺🇿 On May 9, the Russian Embassy in India co-hosted a solemn reception on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 jointly with the diplomatic missions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan in New Delhi.
🇮🇳 Dr S.Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, attended the function as the Chief Guest. Among the guests were senior officials of the Government of India, Members of the Parliament, ambassadors and military attaches of friendly countries, eminent representatives of local political parties, business, social and religious circles, scientific and cultural community, mass media, Russian compatriots.
☝🏻 In his welcome address, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov underscored the sacred significance of the Great Victory for Russia and all the peoples of the former Soviet Union in that horrible war which took the lives of 27 million Soviet people. He especially noted the contribution of Indian soldiers and officers who fought alongside the Allies.
🎵 The performance of wartime compositions by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy became a bright decoration of the evening that ended with festive fireworks.
🖼 The guests also had the opportunity to get acquainted with the exhibition "The Price of Victory" jointly prepared by the Embassies of Russia and Belarus in India.
🔸 @RusEmbIndia
#Victory80
#VictoryDay
#RussiaIndia
#DruzhbaDosti
🇮🇳 Dr S.Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, attended the function as the Chief Guest. Among the guests were senior officials of the Government of India, Members of the Parliament, ambassadors and military attaches of friendly countries, eminent representatives of local political parties, business, social and religious circles, scientific and cultural community, mass media, Russian compatriots.
☝🏻 In his welcome address, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov underscored the sacred significance of the Great Victory for Russia and all the peoples of the former Soviet Union in that horrible war which took the lives of 27 million Soviet people. He especially noted the contribution of Indian soldiers and officers who fought alongside the Allies.
🎵 The performance of wartime compositions by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy became a bright decoration of the evening that ended with festive fireworks.
🖼 The guests also had the opportunity to get acquainted with the exhibition "The Price of Victory" jointly prepared by the Embassies of Russia and Belarus in India.
🔸 @RusEmbIndia
#Victory80
#VictoryDay
#RussiaIndia
#DruzhbaDosti
09.05.202518:03
🇷🇺🇧🇷 On May 9, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is taking part in celebrations marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, held talks in Moscow.
💬 President Putin: Friends,
I am genuinely happy to meet with you, Mr. President. It has indeed been a long time since we last met. You intended to visit Moscow earlier, but work commitments prevented you, and I am delighted to welcome you to Russia. Welcome!
I have warm memories of our previous conversations both in Russia and in Brazil. They were held in a very friendly atmosphere and in a business-like manner. We managed to significantly improve relations between our nations largely thanks to our personal contacts.
As I have already mentioned, it has been long since you last came to Russia. Back then, in 2010, your visit was also in May, and a Joint Statement was adopted on the 65th Anniversary of the end of World War II.
☝️ Victory Day will always carry a special significance for our peoples who were fighting against Nazism. We are well aware that Brazil was among those who joined the anti-Hitler coalition. Your military units took part in combat activities in Italy and defended communication routes in the southern Atlantic thus contributing to our joint victory over the enemy. I know that Brazil, as much as Russia, honours the memory of those events and pays tribute to the feat of the victors.
I would like to point out that our relations continue to develop steadily, and high-level contact is being maintained. You always see the way to personally receive Russian representatives whenever they arrive in Brazil on working visits.
📈 Our bilateral trade is moving ahead. I want to stress that Brazil accounts for the largest share of our trade with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Russia is still the biggest exporter of petroleum products and mineral fertilisers to Brazil while your country maintains leading positions in the Russian food imports.
🤝 We are closely cooperating on the international stage, and we will revisit this topic later. This cooperation includes such venues as the UN, #BRICS and #G20.
I am happy to have this opportunity to discuss these and other matters of mutual interest with you, Mr. President.
#RussiaBrazil
💬 President Putin: Friends,
I am genuinely happy to meet with you, Mr. President. It has indeed been a long time since we last met. You intended to visit Moscow earlier, but work commitments prevented you, and I am delighted to welcome you to Russia. Welcome!
I have warm memories of our previous conversations both in Russia and in Brazil. They were held in a very friendly atmosphere and in a business-like manner. We managed to significantly improve relations between our nations largely thanks to our personal contacts.
As I have already mentioned, it has been long since you last came to Russia. Back then, in 2010, your visit was also in May, and a Joint Statement was adopted on the 65th Anniversary of the end of World War II.
☝️ Victory Day will always carry a special significance for our peoples who were fighting against Nazism. We are well aware that Brazil was among those who joined the anti-Hitler coalition. Your military units took part in combat activities in Italy and defended communication routes in the southern Atlantic thus contributing to our joint victory over the enemy. I know that Brazil, as much as Russia, honours the memory of those events and pays tribute to the feat of the victors.
I would like to point out that our relations continue to develop steadily, and high-level contact is being maintained. You always see the way to personally receive Russian representatives whenever they arrive in Brazil on working visits.
📈 Our bilateral trade is moving ahead. I want to stress that Brazil accounts for the largest share of our trade with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Russia is still the biggest exporter of petroleum products and mineral fertilisers to Brazil while your country maintains leading positions in the Russian food imports.
🤝 We are closely cooperating on the international stage, and we will revisit this topic later. This cooperation includes such venues as the UN, #BRICS and #G20.
I am happy to have this opportunity to discuss these and other matters of mutual interest with you, Mr. President.
#RussiaBrazil
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Embassy of Russia in the USA / Посольство России в США
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09.05.202515:10
🎖 On May 8, the “Immortal Regiment” procession took place on the territory of the Russian Embassy in the United States with the participation of Ambassador A.Darchiev and the staff of the diplomatic mission, members of their families, diplomats from a number of CIS countries, Russian journalists and compatriots. The gathered honored the memory of their relatives and friends who fought on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War.
🇷🇺🇺🇸 In a brief speech A.Darchiev emphasized that the initiative of the “Immortal Regiment” is important because it does not allow forgetting the feat of the Soviet warrior-liberator, the heroic and legendary Red Army, which broke the back of the Nazi death machine and saved the peoples of Europe, where today they are trying to rewrite history. He emphasized the experience of the anti-Hitler coalition, which is especially in demand now, when a “window of opportunity” has opened for the return of relations between Russia and the United States, as great powers responsible for stability and security around the world, to normality and common sense.
🔹 The Russian Ambassador expressed gratitude to the compatriots who were not afraid to openly march on May 3 with the “Immortal Regiment”, despite threats and attempts at provocation, in the center of Washington, D.C., from the White House to the World War II Memorial.
🎖 Prior to the march, in keeping with a good tradition that began in 2020, the Immortal Regiment participants planted lilac bushes in the Embassy's Garden of Remembrance as a sign of respect and gratitude to the soldiers-liberators. It was with lilac bouquets that the grateful citizens of Europe greeted them in the victorious 1945.
#Victory80
#WeRemember
🇷🇺🇺🇸 In a brief speech A.Darchiev emphasized that the initiative of the “Immortal Regiment” is important because it does not allow forgetting the feat of the Soviet warrior-liberator, the heroic and legendary Red Army, which broke the back of the Nazi death machine and saved the peoples of Europe, where today they are trying to rewrite history. He emphasized the experience of the anti-Hitler coalition, which is especially in demand now, when a “window of opportunity” has opened for the return of relations between Russia and the United States, as great powers responsible for stability and security around the world, to normality and common sense.
🔹 The Russian Ambassador expressed gratitude to the compatriots who were not afraid to openly march on May 3 with the “Immortal Regiment”, despite threats and attempts at provocation, in the center of Washington, D.C., from the White House to the World War II Memorial.
🎖 Prior to the march, in keeping with a good tradition that began in 2020, the Immortal Regiment participants planted lilac bushes in the Embassy's Garden of Remembrance as a sign of respect and gratitude to the soldiers-liberators. It was with lilac bouquets that the grateful citizens of Europe greeted them in the victorious 1945.
#Victory80
#WeRemember
Reposted from:Russian Embassy in India
09.05.202513:31
🇷🇺 On May 7, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the RT TV channel hosted a special screening of the Soviet film “The Cranes Are Flying” at the Red Fort in Delhi.
The event was held as part of the “Common Victory” project with the participation of the Mosfilm movie studio.
👥 Among the guests were students of the local universities and bloggers, who underscored that such film screenings help Indians better understand the Russian history and therefore strengthen the bilateral ties.
#Victory80
#VictoryDay
The event was held as part of the “Common Victory” project with the participation of the Mosfilm movie studio.
👥 Among the guests were students of the local universities and bloggers, who underscored that such film screenings help Indians better understand the Russian history and therefore strengthen the bilateral ties.
#Victory80
#VictoryDay
09.05.202510:02
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Joint statement by the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on Global Strategic Stability (May 8, 2025)
In the context of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War and of the founding of the United Nations, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the two Sides) emphasize the utmost importance of maintaining and strengthening global strategic stability.
Taking into account the serious challenges facing the international community in the sphere of international and regional security, adhering to the strong consensus reached by the Heads of the two States, and acting in the spirit of previous joint documents on this subject and the principled approaches set out therein, the two Sides state the following.
• The two Sides call upon all States to adhere to the principle of equal and indivisible security on global and regional levels, make maximum efforts to eliminate conflicts in relations between States, build comprehensive, integrated and sustainable security throughout the world on a collective basis.
• Nuclear-weapon States, which bear special responsibility for international security and global strategic stability, should reject Cold War mentality and zero-sum games, resolve contradictions via dialogue on an equal footing and mutually respectful consultations, build confidence to avoid dangerous miscalculations and refrain from actions that generate strategic risks.
• The two Sides note with concern that against the backdrop of aggravation in the relations between nuclear-weapon States, which in some cases has escalated to the threat of a direct military clash, a critical mass of problems and challenges has accumulated in the strategic sphere, and the risk of nuclear conflict has increased.
• One of the most pressing strategic risks to be urgently addressed remains the highly destabilizing expansion of existing and newly formed military alliances and coalitions that is being carried out by some nuclear-weapon States close to the frontiers of other nuclear-weapon States in an attempt to establish or expand permanent footholds in such areas, which are particularly sensitive to them, for the purposes of projecting military power, exerting forceful pressure and committing other hostile activities that threaten the core security interests of those States.
• Deeply destabilizing in nature is also the recently announced “Golden (Iron) Dome for America”, a large-scale program designed to establish unconstrained, global, deeply layered and multi-domain missile defense system to protect against any missile threats, including all types of missiles from “peer and near-peer adversaries”.
• In order to safeguard world peace, ensure equal and indivisible security for all, and improve the predictability and sustainability of the exploration and peaceful use of outer space by all States, the two Sides agree to promote on a global scale the international initiative/political commitment not to be the first to deploy weapons in outer space.
• The two Sides reaffirm their commitment to The Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapons States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races of January 3, 2022 and to the principle enshrined therein that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.
• The two Sides state that the efforts undertaken by the AUKUS (US-UK-Australia) partnership to establish military infrastructure of two nuclear-weapon States in support of the activities of their nuclear forces in the territory of a State Party to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty undermine strategic stability and provoke an arms race in the region.
• The two Sides intend to continue in the most active manner to enhance the coordination of their approaches and to deepen the practical cooperation on maintaining and strengthening global strategic stability, as well as to jointly address common challenges and threats in this sphere.
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In the context of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War and of the founding of the United Nations, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the two Sides) emphasize the utmost importance of maintaining and strengthening global strategic stability.
Taking into account the serious challenges facing the international community in the sphere of international and regional security, adhering to the strong consensus reached by the Heads of the two States, and acting in the spirit of previous joint documents on this subject and the principled approaches set out therein, the two Sides state the following.
• The two Sides call upon all States to adhere to the principle of equal and indivisible security on global and regional levels, make maximum efforts to eliminate conflicts in relations between States, build comprehensive, integrated and sustainable security throughout the world on a collective basis.
• Nuclear-weapon States, which bear special responsibility for international security and global strategic stability, should reject Cold War mentality and zero-sum games, resolve contradictions via dialogue on an equal footing and mutually respectful consultations, build confidence to avoid dangerous miscalculations and refrain from actions that generate strategic risks.
• The two Sides note with concern that against the backdrop of aggravation in the relations between nuclear-weapon States, which in some cases has escalated to the threat of a direct military clash, a critical mass of problems and challenges has accumulated in the strategic sphere, and the risk of nuclear conflict has increased.
• One of the most pressing strategic risks to be urgently addressed remains the highly destabilizing expansion of existing and newly formed military alliances and coalitions that is being carried out by some nuclear-weapon States close to the frontiers of other nuclear-weapon States in an attempt to establish or expand permanent footholds in such areas, which are particularly sensitive to them, for the purposes of projecting military power, exerting forceful pressure and committing other hostile activities that threaten the core security interests of those States.
• Deeply destabilizing in nature is also the recently announced “Golden (Iron) Dome for America”, a large-scale program designed to establish unconstrained, global, deeply layered and multi-domain missile defense system to protect against any missile threats, including all types of missiles from “peer and near-peer adversaries”.
• In order to safeguard world peace, ensure equal and indivisible security for all, and improve the predictability and sustainability of the exploration and peaceful use of outer space by all States, the two Sides agree to promote on a global scale the international initiative/political commitment not to be the first to deploy weapons in outer space.
• The two Sides reaffirm their commitment to The Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapons States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races of January 3, 2022 and to the principle enshrined therein that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.
• The two Sides state that the efforts undertaken by the AUKUS (US-UK-Australia) partnership to establish military infrastructure of two nuclear-weapon States in support of the activities of their nuclear forces in the territory of a State Party to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty undermine strategic stability and provoke an arms race in the region.
• The two Sides intend to continue in the most active manner to enhance the coordination of their approaches and to deepen the practical cooperation on maintaining and strengthening global strategic stability, as well as to jointly address common challenges and threats in this sphere.
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#RussiaChina
10.05.202500:02
✍️ Russia's Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov's article in "Vedomosti" Newspaper (May 9, 2025)
Remembering Heroism and Learning from History: The Enduring Lessons of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
💬 Oleg Stepanov: In 2025, we mark 80 years since the Great Victory. For the people of Russia and for citizens of the former Soviet republics, May 9 is a sacred day — a day of shared joy, pride, and remembrance. It is a day to honor the moment when our fathers and grandfathers defeated the Nazi war machine and gave us, their descendants, the most precious gift of all: the right to live in freedom. <...>
In recent years, several Western nations have attempted to revise or reinterpret the outcome of World War II. The role of the Red Army in liberating Europe is being deliberately downplayed. Political elites distort history, whitewash executioners, and equate them with victims. The motive is obvious: to justify the surge of Russophobia, and to blur the shameful record of the West’s initial support for Nazism, from the Munich Agreement to its encouragement of Hitler’s campaign against the USSR under the pretense of “combating Bolshevism.” <...>
In Ukraine, a regime that came to power by unconstitutional means is now erasing the shared memory of our peoples. Worse still, it glorifies Nazi collaborators—Bandera, Shukhevych, and others of their ilk. This state-sponsored heroization of war criminals has led to the emergence of a new generation of neo-Nazi zealots, who terrorize civilians, suppress memory, and infect the Ukrainian identity with a Galician mutation of nationalism—first cultivated in Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary, then refined by the ideologues of the Third Reich.
As Russia’s Ambassador to Canada, I cannot ignore an essential aspect of WWII history: the Soviet-Canadian wartime alliance. Our cooperation rested on the “Bridge of Courage” — the Arctic convoys that sailed from Canadian and British ports to Arkhangelsk and Murmansk. These maritime lifelines delivered to the Soviet Union vital war materials: military equipment, ammunition, food, raw materials, and medicine.
🚢 The Arctic routes were among the most dangerous of the war. Convoys faced freezing Atlantic waters and constant attacks from German submarines, bombers, and surface ships. Yet Canadian sailors displayed extraordinary courage and professionalism. Many paid with their lives. Russia remembers. Memorials and historical records continue to honor those who stood shoulder to shoulder with us in the fight for freedom and justice.
This solemn anniversary also compels honest reflection from today’s Canadian leadership. In particular, it requires acknowledgment that not all members of the anti-Hitler coalition upheld moral principles in the postwar years. For decades, both in Canada and across the West, the truth was hidden: Nazi war criminals and collaborators found shelter on Canadian soil.
Following 1945, tens of thousands of individuals from Central and Eastern Europe immigrated to Canada. Among them were SS members (including from the Ukrainian “Galicia Division”) and collaborators involved in mass executions of civilians in the occupied territories of the USSR. <...>
☝️ To this day, many names remain classified. That is why we support the demand by progressive Canadian voices to declassify the findings of the Deschênes Commission (1986), which reportedly identified Nazi criminals who found refuge in Canada. Truth must prevail. <...>
Eighty years on, the pursuit of historical truth remains as urgent as ever. Attempts to rewrite the outcome of WWII, to rehabilitate collaborators, or to distort the Soviet role in the defeat of Nazism must be firmly rejected. Only through honest, impartial remembrance can we build genuine international understanding and peace.
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Remembering Heroism and Learning from History: The Enduring Lessons of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
💬 Oleg Stepanov: In 2025, we mark 80 years since the Great Victory. For the people of Russia and for citizens of the former Soviet republics, May 9 is a sacred day — a day of shared joy, pride, and remembrance. It is a day to honor the moment when our fathers and grandfathers defeated the Nazi war machine and gave us, their descendants, the most precious gift of all: the right to live in freedom. <...>
In recent years, several Western nations have attempted to revise or reinterpret the outcome of World War II. The role of the Red Army in liberating Europe is being deliberately downplayed. Political elites distort history, whitewash executioners, and equate them with victims. The motive is obvious: to justify the surge of Russophobia, and to blur the shameful record of the West’s initial support for Nazism, from the Munich Agreement to its encouragement of Hitler’s campaign against the USSR under the pretense of “combating Bolshevism.” <...>
In Ukraine, a regime that came to power by unconstitutional means is now erasing the shared memory of our peoples. Worse still, it glorifies Nazi collaborators—Bandera, Shukhevych, and others of their ilk. This state-sponsored heroization of war criminals has led to the emergence of a new generation of neo-Nazi zealots, who terrorize civilians, suppress memory, and infect the Ukrainian identity with a Galician mutation of nationalism—first cultivated in Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary, then refined by the ideologues of the Third Reich.
As Russia’s Ambassador to Canada, I cannot ignore an essential aspect of WWII history: the Soviet-Canadian wartime alliance. Our cooperation rested on the “Bridge of Courage” — the Arctic convoys that sailed from Canadian and British ports to Arkhangelsk and Murmansk. These maritime lifelines delivered to the Soviet Union vital war materials: military equipment, ammunition, food, raw materials, and medicine.
🚢 The Arctic routes were among the most dangerous of the war. Convoys faced freezing Atlantic waters and constant attacks from German submarines, bombers, and surface ships. Yet Canadian sailors displayed extraordinary courage and professionalism. Many paid with their lives. Russia remembers. Memorials and historical records continue to honor those who stood shoulder to shoulder with us in the fight for freedom and justice.
This solemn anniversary also compels honest reflection from today’s Canadian leadership. In particular, it requires acknowledgment that not all members of the anti-Hitler coalition upheld moral principles in the postwar years. For decades, both in Canada and across the West, the truth was hidden: Nazi war criminals and collaborators found shelter on Canadian soil.
Following 1945, tens of thousands of individuals from Central and Eastern Europe immigrated to Canada. Among them were SS members (including from the Ukrainian “Galicia Division”) and collaborators involved in mass executions of civilians in the occupied territories of the USSR. <...>
☝️ To this day, many names remain classified. That is why we support the demand by progressive Canadian voices to declassify the findings of the Deschênes Commission (1986), which reportedly identified Nazi criminals who found refuge in Canada. Truth must prevail. <...>
Eighty years on, the pursuit of historical truth remains as urgent as ever. Attempts to rewrite the outcome of WWII, to rehabilitate collaborators, or to distort the Soviet role in the defeat of Nazism must be firmly rejected. Only through honest, impartial remembrance can we build genuine international understanding and peace.
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09.05.202520:04
Reposted from:
Russian Mission to EU
09.05.202517:32
🎖On 9 May 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, a ceremony was held at the communal cemetery in Evere, Brussels, where wreaths were laid at the memorials of Soviet citizens who fell in the struggle against Nazism, as well as of members of the Belgian Resistance. Ambassador of Russia to Belgium Alexander Tokovinin, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Russian Mission to the EU Karen Malayan, heads of diplomatic missions of CIS Member States, representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church took part in the event.
Commemorative events with the participation of Russian diplomats are also taking place in other Belgian towns where burial sites of Soviet soldiers are located. The staff of the Russian Permanent Mission also joined the nationwide Immortal Regiment movement by organizing an exhibition of photographs of relatives who took part in the Great Patriotic War.
🕯️Eternal memory and praise to all those who bravely fought for their Motherland and the liberation of the world from fascism. It is a sacred duty to honour their great heroic act and always remember the names of our heroes!
Commemorative events with the participation of Russian diplomats are also taking place in other Belgian towns where burial sites of Soviet soldiers are located. The staff of the Russian Permanent Mission also joined the nationwide Immortal Regiment movement by organizing an exhibition of photographs of relatives who took part in the Great Patriotic War.
🕯️Eternal memory and praise to all those who bravely fought for their Motherland and the liberation of the world from fascism. It is a sacred duty to honour their great heroic act and always remember the names of our heroes!
09.05.202515:03
09.05.202512:33
🌟 Happy #VictoryDay!
#Victory80
#Victory80
09.05.202509:29
09.05.202521:05
🎆 The celebrations of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazism concluded with a dazzling display of fireworks across the country.
The sky over Moscow was lit with vibrant colours and figures, bringing the celebrations to a spectacular close.
Thousands of people — Muscovites and the Russian capital's guests alike — gathered in large crowds, smiling and applauding to the breathtaking pyrotechnic show.
#Victory80
The sky over Moscow was lit with vibrant colours and figures, bringing the celebrations to a spectacular close.
Thousands of people — Muscovites and the Russian capital's guests alike — gathered in large crowds, smiling and applauding to the breathtaking pyrotechnic show.
#Victory80
09.05.202519:33
✈️ The participation of the Russian Knights and Strizhi aerobatic teams in Victory Day parades has become a longstanding tradition.
Year after year, the pilots flawlessly execute mind-boggling maneuvers , while flying in precise formation over Red Square, making proud our flying aces of the past, best Soviet pilots in #WWII.
🇷🇺 Their flyovers, highlighted by the smoke trails in the colours of the Russian flag, are a signature part of the parade.
#Victory80
Year after year, the pilots flawlessly execute mind-boggling maneuvers , while flying in precise formation over Red Square, making proud our flying aces of the past, best Soviet pilots in #WWII.
🇷🇺 Their flyovers, highlighted by the smoke trails in the colours of the Russian flag, are a signature part of the parade.
#Victory80
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09.05.202516:45
🇷🇺🇮🇪 Embassy of Russia in Ireland:
🏅 On May 8, 2025, the Russian Embassy in Ireland hosted a reception to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The reception was attended by representatives of the Dublin diplomatic corps, the Irish public, and compatriots living in Ireland.
🎙 In his address to the audience, the Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yuriy Filatov warmly congratulated those gathered on the anniversary of the Great Victory. The Ambassador emphasized the decisive contribution of the Soviet people to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the victorious end of World War II.
🤝 The Ambassador stated that Russia and its like-minded people in the countries of the world majority reject any attempts to question the results of World War II. It was especially noted that the significance of the common Victory over fascism lies in the fact that it laid the foundation for the creation and development of a fair, multipolar world order.
#Victory80
🏅 On May 8, 2025, the Russian Embassy in Ireland hosted a reception to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The reception was attended by representatives of the Dublin diplomatic corps, the Irish public, and compatriots living in Ireland.
🎙 In his address to the audience, the Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yuriy Filatov warmly congratulated those gathered on the anniversary of the Great Victory. The Ambassador emphasized the decisive contribution of the Soviet people to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the victorious end of World War II.
🤝 The Ambassador stated that Russia and its like-minded people in the countries of the world majority reject any attempts to question the results of World War II. It was especially noted that the significance of the common Victory over fascism lies in the fact that it laid the foundation for the creation and development of a fair, multipolar world order.
#Victory80
09.05.202514:16
💐 President of Russia Vladimir Putin, joined by the Heads of foreign states and leaders of international organisations who had come to Moscow to attend the celebrations marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory, laid flowers in a solemn ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden.
🌟 #Victory80
🌟 #Victory80
09.05.202512:05
#Opinion by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
💬 Today, as the West is celebrating the end of the Second World War in Europe, the Federal Foreign Office of Germany posted three “powerful” messages in Russian, French, and English about Germany’s responsibility on its English-language X account.
“#8May1945 has shaped our history more than almost any other day. It was a day of liberation not only for the millions who were tormented and stripped of their most basic rights by the Nazi regime.
It was the beginning of an unprecedented period of peace for #Europe, even if some countries continued to long for freedom for far too long.
We owe our freedom to the enormous sacrifices of the Allies. We will always be grateful for this.
Our historic responsibility for the Shoah - the betrayal of all civilised values - and the remembrance of the millions of victims of the Second World War unleashed by Nazi Germany gives rise to our obligation to resolutely defend peace and freedom in Europe today.”
<...>
In the English and French versions of the post, the German diplomats apologise “for the Shoah,” that is, the Holocaust. But the Russian text only mentions an obscure “civilisational rift.”
That’s interesting. Did the Nuremberg Trials mete out punishment for a “civilisational rift” or for the inhuman crimes of the Holocaust? The verdict of the International Military Tribunal makes it unambiguously clear that "a number of concentration camps were outfitted with special gas chambers for mass extermination of inmates and special crematoria for burning dead bodies.<...>Most non-Jewish inmates were used as labour. <...>Those who fell ill and were unable to work were either killed in gas chambers or shipped to special holding cells <...> they were doomed to death. The killings and brutal treatment of civilians were especially widespread with regard to citizens of the Soviet Union and Poland.”
The verdict didn’t say a word about a “civilisational rift.”
Next, why didn’t the German Foreign Office apologise to the Russian-speaking audience for the Nazi regime’s atrocities against millions of people in Europe? That is a question for Berlin and its new Chancellor Friedrich Merz to answer. I believe the answer is very simple: they don’t feel much when they kill civilians in a territory that was marked on the maps of Generalplan Ost (General Plan East) as “lebensraum” (living space). We have seen over the past three years that their plans towards Russia don’t have a statute of limitations, although right-minded people usually apply this term to Nazi crimes.
I would like to remind you that, according to Russian and German historians, millions of Soviet people were thrown into German concentration camps. About 3 million of them died there, and many of them were tortured to death. Millions of Jews, Slavs, Roma and other ethnic groups from the Soviet Union were the victims of EXTERMINATION, which is exactly what the word “Holocaust” means. But Berlin deliberately avoided acknowledging this on May 8.
<...>
And lastly, the phrase about the part of the continent that remained unfree for too long sounds absolutely absurd. They probably alluded to the countries of the socialist camp, which rejected the fettering Marshall Plan, but have actually reminded themselves about the occupation of their countries by American troops.
Stultified by Baerbock’s illiteracy, German diplomats don’t know that Victory over Nazism had been the only element in Europe that united both socialist and capitalist countries for a very long time, nearly 50 years.
As for the commitment to resolutely defend peace and freedom in Europe, well, finally. That's not hard to figure out: stop supporting and sending weapons to neo-Nazis in Kiev, shut down the military transport hub in Rzeszow, and distance yourself from those who attacked peaceful cities and threatened world leaders, right when the 80th Anniversary of the Victory is celebrated.
That would be a good start.
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💬 Today, as the West is celebrating the end of the Second World War in Europe, the Federal Foreign Office of Germany posted three “powerful” messages in Russian, French, and English about Germany’s responsibility on its English-language X account.
“#8May1945 has shaped our history more than almost any other day. It was a day of liberation not only for the millions who were tormented and stripped of their most basic rights by the Nazi regime.
It was the beginning of an unprecedented period of peace for #Europe, even if some countries continued to long for freedom for far too long.
We owe our freedom to the enormous sacrifices of the Allies. We will always be grateful for this.
Our historic responsibility for the Shoah - the betrayal of all civilised values - and the remembrance of the millions of victims of the Second World War unleashed by Nazi Germany gives rise to our obligation to resolutely defend peace and freedom in Europe today.”
<...>
In the English and French versions of the post, the German diplomats apologise “for the Shoah,” that is, the Holocaust. But the Russian text only mentions an obscure “civilisational rift.”
That’s interesting. Did the Nuremberg Trials mete out punishment for a “civilisational rift” or for the inhuman crimes of the Holocaust? The verdict of the International Military Tribunal makes it unambiguously clear that "a number of concentration camps were outfitted with special gas chambers for mass extermination of inmates and special crematoria for burning dead bodies.<...>Most non-Jewish inmates were used as labour. <...>Those who fell ill and were unable to work were either killed in gas chambers or shipped to special holding cells <...> they were doomed to death. The killings and brutal treatment of civilians were especially widespread with regard to citizens of the Soviet Union and Poland.”
The verdict didn’t say a word about a “civilisational rift.”
Next, why didn’t the German Foreign Office apologise to the Russian-speaking audience for the Nazi regime’s atrocities against millions of people in Europe? That is a question for Berlin and its new Chancellor Friedrich Merz to answer. I believe the answer is very simple: they don’t feel much when they kill civilians in a territory that was marked on the maps of Generalplan Ost (General Plan East) as “lebensraum” (living space). We have seen over the past three years that their plans towards Russia don’t have a statute of limitations, although right-minded people usually apply this term to Nazi crimes.
I would like to remind you that, according to Russian and German historians, millions of Soviet people were thrown into German concentration camps. About 3 million of them died there, and many of them were tortured to death. Millions of Jews, Slavs, Roma and other ethnic groups from the Soviet Union were the victims of EXTERMINATION, which is exactly what the word “Holocaust” means. But Berlin deliberately avoided acknowledging this on May 8.
<...>
And lastly, the phrase about the part of the continent that remained unfree for too long sounds absolutely absurd. They probably alluded to the countries of the socialist camp, which rejected the fettering Marshall Plan, but have actually reminded themselves about the occupation of their countries by American troops.
Stultified by Baerbock’s illiteracy, German diplomats don’t know that Victory over Nazism had been the only element in Europe that united both socialist and capitalist countries for a very long time, nearly 50 years.
As for the commitment to resolutely defend peace and freedom in Europe, well, finally. That's not hard to figure out: stop supporting and sending weapons to neo-Nazis in Kiev, shut down the military transport hub in Rzeszow, and distance yourself from those who attacked peaceful cities and threatened world leaders, right when the 80th Anniversary of the Victory is celebrated.
That would be a good start.
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09.05.202508:51
🇷🇺 #VictoryParade in commemoration of the 80th Anniversary Victory over Nazism.
📍 Red Square, Moscow
#MoscowIsWhereItsAt
📍 Red Square, Moscow
#MoscowIsWhereItsAt
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