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07.05.202521:52
#Victory80
🎥 Eternal Heroes — an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: The documentary pays tribute to those who defended the USSR against fascist invaders during World War II.
The film tells the stories of some of the last surviving veterans of the Great Patriotic War, ordinary Soviet citizens, who became heroes in the fight against Nazism.
Among them:
🏅 103-year-old Valentina Minaeva, a surgical nurse who served in three wars and saved hundreds of lives;
🏅 100-year-old Vitaly Kolesov, an artillery commander who survived the horrors of the war, including the Battle of Stalingrad;
🏅 98-year-old Nikolay Teplotanskikh, a volunteer tank driver who repeatedly rescued wounded comrades and miraculously survived himself.
With each passing year, the number of veterans diminishes, with many now over 100 years old. Yet, their memories of wartime trials remain vivid.
Witness the poignant recollections of those who lived through the horrors of war.
#TheSovietSoldierSavedTheWorld
#LestWeForget
🎥 Eternal Heroes — an RT Doc Film.
Synopsis: The documentary pays tribute to those who defended the USSR against fascist invaders during World War II.
The film tells the stories of some of the last surviving veterans of the Great Patriotic War, ordinary Soviet citizens, who became heroes in the fight against Nazism.
Among them:
🏅 103-year-old Valentina Minaeva, a surgical nurse who served in three wars and saved hundreds of lives;
🏅 100-year-old Vitaly Kolesov, an artillery commander who survived the horrors of the war, including the Battle of Stalingrad;
🏅 98-year-old Nikolay Teplotanskikh, a volunteer tank driver who repeatedly rescued wounded comrades and miraculously survived himself.
With each passing year, the number of veterans diminishes, with many now over 100 years old. Yet, their memories of wartime trials remain vivid.
Witness the poignant recollections of those who lived through the horrors of war.
#TheSovietSoldierSavedTheWorld
#LestWeForget
转发自:
МИД России 🇷🇺
07.05.202516:15
#АрхивыГоворят
Центр общественных связей ФСБ России размещает предоставленные Центральным архивом ФСБ России цифровые копии рассекреченных документов о розыске военных преступников и их пособников, уничтожавших мирное население СССР, в том числе укрывавшихся от возмездия в странах Запада.
***
Кропотливая работа по установлению лиц, виновных в злодеяниях против советских граждан, и документированию совершённых ими преступлений, была начата органами государственной безопасности уже в первый год Великой Отечественной войны, с освобождением первых оккупированных районов Московской области.
❗️ Показательно, что до середины 1943 года руководство стран Запада сознательно замалчивало и игнорировало факты преступлений гитлеровской Германии и её союзников на оккупированной территории СССР. И это несмотря на то, что советский народный комиссариат иностранных дел направил в 1941- 1943 годах четыре ноты о злодеяниях оккупационных властей в отношении мирного населения посольствам и миссиям, аккредитованным в Москве.
В докладной записке В.М.Молотову его заместитель по наркомату иностранных дел С.А.Лозовский писал 15 мая 1943 года:
Помимо документирования фактов злодеяний, совершённых оккупантами на территории СССР и стран Европы, и поиска нацистских преступников, советские органы государственной безопасности занялись розыском их пособников из числа советских и иностранных граждан, принимавших участие в геноциде мирного населения.
📑 Обобщённые результаты разыскной работы органов государственной безопасности легли в основу материалов Чрезвычайной государственной комиссии, использованных советской делегацией во время Международного военного трибунала в Нюрнберге.
Всего было задокументировано 54000 фактов преступлений нацистов, опрошено более 250 тысяч потерпевших, получены неоспоримые доказательства совершённых злодеяний против населения СССР.
Вместе с тем многие военные преступники постарались скрыться от правосудия в странах, лояльно относившихся к носителям нацистской идеологии. По состоянию на 1952 год МГБ СССР были установлены 2486 сбежавших за границу соучастников преступлений оккупантов против мирных граждан.
Из общего числа уличённых показаниями свидетелей и пострадавших:
692 преступника осели в США (из них 138 украинских и 183 прибалтийских националиста),
428 — в Канаде (из них 125 украинских и 145 прибалтийских националистов),
420 — в ФРГ (из них 115 украинских и 69 прибалтийских националистов),
309 — в Австралии (из них 70 украинских и 99 прибалтийских националистов),
218 — в Великобритании (из них 52 украинских и 44 прибалтийских националиста) и т.д.
***
🔍 Российская контрразведка располагает достоверной информацией о нацистских преступниках и их пособниках, совершивших преступления в период Второй мировой войны, не имеющие срока давности. Соответствующая информация по мере рассекречивания будет предаваться гласности.
👉 Подробнее
Центр общественных связей ФСБ России размещает предоставленные Центральным архивом ФСБ России цифровые копии рассекреченных документов о розыске военных преступников и их пособников, уничтожавших мирное население СССР, в том числе укрывавшихся от возмездия в странах Запада.
***
Кропотливая работа по установлению лиц, виновных в злодеяниях против советских граждан, и документированию совершённых ими преступлений, была начата органами государственной безопасности уже в первый год Великой Отечественной войны, с освобождением первых оккупированных районов Московской области.
❗️ Показательно, что до середины 1943 года руководство стран Запада сознательно замалчивало и игнорировало факты преступлений гитлеровской Германии и её союзников на оккупированной территории СССР. И это несмотря на то, что советский народный комиссариат иностранных дел направил в 1941- 1943 годах четыре ноты о злодеяниях оккупационных властей в отношении мирного населения посольствам и миссиям, аккредитованным в Москве.
В докладной записке В.М.Молотову его заместитель по наркомату иностранных дел С.А.Лозовский писал 15 мая 1943 года:
«Ни один посланник союзных с нами стран не высказался публично по этому вопросу».
Помимо документирования фактов злодеяний, совершённых оккупантами на территории СССР и стран Европы, и поиска нацистских преступников, советские органы государственной безопасности занялись розыском их пособников из числа советских и иностранных граждан, принимавших участие в геноциде мирного населения.
📑 Обобщённые результаты разыскной работы органов государственной безопасности легли в основу материалов Чрезвычайной государственной комиссии, использованных советской делегацией во время Международного военного трибунала в Нюрнберге.
Всего было задокументировано 54000 фактов преступлений нацистов, опрошено более 250 тысяч потерпевших, получены неоспоримые доказательства совершённых злодеяний против населения СССР.
Вместе с тем многие военные преступники постарались скрыться от правосудия в странах, лояльно относившихся к носителям нацистской идеологии. По состоянию на 1952 год МГБ СССР были установлены 2486 сбежавших за границу соучастников преступлений оккупантов против мирных граждан.
Из общего числа уличённых показаниями свидетелей и пострадавших:
692 преступника осели в США (из них 138 украинских и 183 прибалтийских националиста),
428 — в Канаде (из них 125 украинских и 145 прибалтийских националистов),
420 — в ФРГ (из них 115 украинских и 69 прибалтийских националистов),
309 — в Австралии (из них 70 украинских и 99 прибалтийских националистов),
218 — в Великобритании (из них 52 украинских и 44 прибалтийских националиста) и т.д.
***
🔍 Российская контрразведка располагает достоверной информацией о нацистских преступниках и их пособниках, совершивших преступления в период Второй мировой войны, не имеющие срока давности. Соответствующая информация по мере рассекречивания будет предаваться гласности.
👉 Подробнее
转发自:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
07.05.202513:35
📰 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s article, "Russia and Vietnam: 75 Years of Friendship, Trust and Mutual Assistance", for 'International Affairs' journal (May 7, 2025)
✍️ Russian-Vietnamese ties have a long history and long-standing traditions. January 30 marked the 7️⃣5️⃣th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries. The anniversary offers a meaningful opportunity to look back, to reflect on past achievements, and to outline plans for the future.
As a Vietnamese proverb says, “nothing can get in the way of a strong friendship, which flows endlessly like the Mekong River.” The wisdom of these words can also be used to describe relations between peoples, such as those between the peoples of Russia and Vietnam. Indeed, these relations are time-tested and have been tempered during the years of heroic struggle of the Vietnamese people against the French colonisers and American aggressors. We are aware and appreciate the fact that our friends in Vietnam remember the assistance provided by the Soviet Union during and in the period of rebuilding that followed.
This year, Russia and the rest of the free world celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in World War II and the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, and the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. <...> We will be pleased to welcome General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Comrade To Lam.
The future-oriented development vector sets the course for an intense political dialogue at the top and high levels. <...>
Our views on most international issues are close or overlap. Russia and Vietnam coordinate their steps at the UN and remain fully confident that all countries must consistently respect the principles of the UN Charter. Moscow and Hanoi share the World Majority’s focus on forming a multipolar world order that is based on cooperation and a balance of interests of all countries. We appreciate the balanced voice of Vietnam on multilateral platforms, such as the East Asia summits, the ASEAN Regional Security Forum, and the Asia-Pacific Cooperation Forum.
Moscow and Hanoi are firmly committed to establishing equal and indivisible security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region that matches modern realities and is based on universally recognised provisions of international law. In this regard, we are truly concerned by some countries attempting to form a network of restricted-format bloc alliances in the region.
I would like to thank our Vietnamese friends for their balanced approach to the Ukraine settlement. <...>
📈 Dynamically evolving practical cooperation forms the basis of Russian-Vietnamese relations. Despite the challenging international situation and headwinds in the form of anti-Russia sanctions levied by the United States and other unfriendly countries, mutual trade grew by 20.2% in 2024 and continues to steadily grow.
<...>
The key areas of the comprehensive strategic partnership include cooperation in the fuel and energy sector. The joint venture Vietsovpetro has acted as its flagship for over four decades now. <...>
🎓 Along with mutually beneficial cooperation in research and technology, we are committed to continuing cooperation in education. <...>
Vietnam is famous for its hospitality. You always feel among friends in Vietnam. <...> The resumption of direct air service has given a boost to tourist flows. <...>
Our countries are facing new increasingly daunting goals that are set by life itself and the evolving international relations which open broad and bright prospects for equal and mutually beneficial partnership between Russia and Vietnam, among other countries, in the interests of joint creative efforts and progress.
We feel confident and optimistic looking to the future.
🤝 With our Vietnamese friends, we will continue to work to reach the full potential of our comprehensive strategic partnership for the benefit of the peoples of our countries, and in order to strengthen the multipolar world, and to ensure the universal prosperity.
Read in full
🇷🇺🇻🇳 #RussiaVietnam
✍️ Russian-Vietnamese ties have a long history and long-standing traditions. January 30 marked the 7️⃣5️⃣th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries. The anniversary offers a meaningful opportunity to look back, to reflect on past achievements, and to outline plans for the future.
As a Vietnamese proverb says, “nothing can get in the way of a strong friendship, which flows endlessly like the Mekong River.” The wisdom of these words can also be used to describe relations between peoples, such as those between the peoples of Russia and Vietnam. Indeed, these relations are time-tested and have been tempered during the years of heroic struggle of the Vietnamese people against the French colonisers and American aggressors. We are aware and appreciate the fact that our friends in Vietnam remember the assistance provided by the Soviet Union during and in the period of rebuilding that followed.
This year, Russia and the rest of the free world celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in World War II and the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, and the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. <...> We will be pleased to welcome General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Comrade To Lam.
The future-oriented development vector sets the course for an intense political dialogue at the top and high levels. <...>
Our views on most international issues are close or overlap. Russia and Vietnam coordinate their steps at the UN and remain fully confident that all countries must consistently respect the principles of the UN Charter. Moscow and Hanoi share the World Majority’s focus on forming a multipolar world order that is based on cooperation and a balance of interests of all countries. We appreciate the balanced voice of Vietnam on multilateral platforms, such as the East Asia summits, the ASEAN Regional Security Forum, and the Asia-Pacific Cooperation Forum.
Moscow and Hanoi are firmly committed to establishing equal and indivisible security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region that matches modern realities and is based on universally recognised provisions of international law. In this regard, we are truly concerned by some countries attempting to form a network of restricted-format bloc alliances in the region.
I would like to thank our Vietnamese friends for their balanced approach to the Ukraine settlement. <...>
📈 Dynamically evolving practical cooperation forms the basis of Russian-Vietnamese relations. Despite the challenging international situation and headwinds in the form of anti-Russia sanctions levied by the United States and other unfriendly countries, mutual trade grew by 20.2% in 2024 and continues to steadily grow.
<...>
The key areas of the comprehensive strategic partnership include cooperation in the fuel and energy sector. The joint venture Vietsovpetro has acted as its flagship for over four decades now. <...>
🎓 Along with mutually beneficial cooperation in research and technology, we are committed to continuing cooperation in education. <...>
Vietnam is famous for its hospitality. You always feel among friends in Vietnam. <...> The resumption of direct air service has given a boost to tourist flows. <...>
Our countries are facing new increasingly daunting goals that are set by life itself and the evolving international relations which open broad and bright prospects for equal and mutually beneficial partnership between Russia and Vietnam, among other countries, in the interests of joint creative efforts and progress.
We feel confident and optimistic looking to the future.
🤝 With our Vietnamese friends, we will continue to work to reach the full potential of our comprehensive strategic partnership for the benefit of the peoples of our countries, and in order to strengthen the multipolar world, and to ensure the universal prosperity.
Read in full
🇷🇺🇻🇳 #RussiaVietnam
转发自:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
06.05.202519:38
#FacesOfVictory
🗓 On May 6, 1907, a remarkable Soviet pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Nikolay Gastello, was born.
Gastello went down in the history of the Great Patriotic War as the first pilot to carry out a “fire ram” against the Nazi invaders, steering his burning aircraft into a concentration of enemy vehicles.
His journey in aviation began in 1932, when he enrolled at the Donbass Proletariat Military Pilots School in Lugansk. The following year, he was assigned to the 82nd Heavy Squadron of the 21st Heavy Bomber Aviation Brigade, flying the TB-3 aircraft. He later continued his service in the 1st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.
✈️ In 1939, as a flight commander, Gastello took part in the Battle of the Khalkhin Gol River. In 1939-1940, he fought in the Soviet-Finnish War.
At the start of the Great Patriotic War, Captain Gastello commanded a squadron in the 207th Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment. On June 24, 1941, during a Luftwaffe raid, he shot down a German Junkers Ju 88 bomber from the ground, using the gunner’s station of a grounded aircraft.
On June 26, 1941, on the fourth day of the war, Gastello performed his immortal feat when his crew took off in a DB-3F bomber to deliver a strike against a German mechanised column on the Molodechno–Radoshkovichi road. During the mission, after breaking through enemy defences, Captain Gastello dropped his bombs on the target. While retreating, his plane was hit by an anti-aircraft shell and the pierced fuel tank caught fire, engulfing the plane in flames. At that moment, Captain Gastello made the decision to steer the burning bomber into a cluster of enemy equipment.
🎖 For his courage and heroism, Nikolay Gastello was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. After the war, his name was permanently inscribed in the rolls of the 2nd Squadron of the 194th Separate Guards Order of the Red Banner Military Transport Regiment.
Gastello’s feat became a symbol of self-sacrifice. His example inspired countless Soviet pilots to acts of similar courage throughout the war.
#Victory80
🗓 On May 6, 1907, a remarkable Soviet pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Nikolay Gastello, was born.
Gastello went down in the history of the Great Patriotic War as the first pilot to carry out a “fire ram” against the Nazi invaders, steering his burning aircraft into a concentration of enemy vehicles.
His journey in aviation began in 1932, when he enrolled at the Donbass Proletariat Military Pilots School in Lugansk. The following year, he was assigned to the 82nd Heavy Squadron of the 21st Heavy Bomber Aviation Brigade, flying the TB-3 aircraft. He later continued his service in the 1st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment.
✈️ In 1939, as a flight commander, Gastello took part in the Battle of the Khalkhin Gol River. In 1939-1940, he fought in the Soviet-Finnish War.
At the start of the Great Patriotic War, Captain Gastello commanded a squadron in the 207th Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment. On June 24, 1941, during a Luftwaffe raid, he shot down a German Junkers Ju 88 bomber from the ground, using the gunner’s station of a grounded aircraft.
On June 26, 1941, on the fourth day of the war, Gastello performed his immortal feat when his crew took off in a DB-3F bomber to deliver a strike against a German mechanised column on the Molodechno–Radoshkovichi road. During the mission, after breaking through enemy defences, Captain Gastello dropped his bombs on the target. While retreating, his plane was hit by an anti-aircraft shell and the pierced fuel tank caught fire, engulfing the plane in flames. At that moment, Captain Gastello made the decision to steer the burning bomber into a cluster of enemy equipment.
🎖 For his courage and heroism, Nikolay Gastello was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. After the war, his name was permanently inscribed in the rolls of the 2nd Squadron of the 194th Separate Guards Order of the Red Banner Military Transport Regiment.
Gastello’s feat became a symbol of self-sacrifice. His example inspired countless Soviet pilots to acts of similar courage throughout the war.
#Victory80
05.05.202500:01
4️⃣ мая 2025 года Генеральный консул Российской Федерации в Торонто Владлен Викторович Епифанов поздравил группу ветеранов с наступающим 80-летием Победы в Великой Отечественной войне.
🇷🇺 От имени Президента Российской Федерации В.В. Путина были вручены юбилейные медали «80 лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.» следующим ветеранам:
1️⃣ Груберу Михаилу Яковлевичу (р.1922) — артиллерист-наводчик, участник боёв в Бессарабии и Австрии;
2️⃣ Кичигину Анатолию Валентиновичу (р.07.11.1925) — связист 255-й стрелковой дивизии, участник боёв с Квантунской армией;
3️⃣ Кичигиной Вере Дмитриевне — труженица тыла;
4️⃣ Сущинскому Аркадию Титовичу (р.15.10.1932) — труженик тыла.
🕯 В ходе тёплой, неформальной беседы ветераны делились воспоминаниями о трудных военных годах, рассказывали о судьбах родных и вкладе советского народа в Великую Победу.
🔴🔴Никто не забыт! Ничто не забыто!
#Победа80 #МыПомним
🇷🇺 От имени Президента Российской Федерации В.В. Путина были вручены юбилейные медали «80 лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.» следующим ветеранам:
1️⃣ Груберу Михаилу Яковлевичу (р.1922) — артиллерист-наводчик, участник боёв в Бессарабии и Австрии;
2️⃣ Кичигину Анатолию Валентиновичу (р.07.11.1925) — связист 255-й стрелковой дивизии, участник боёв с Квантунской армией;
3️⃣ Кичигиной Вере Дмитриевне — труженица тыла;
4️⃣ Сущинскому Аркадию Титовичу (р.15.10.1932) — труженик тыла.
🕯 В ходе тёплой, неформальной беседы ветераны делились воспоминаниями о трудных военных годах, рассказывали о судьбах родных и вкладе советского народа в Великую Победу.
🔴🔴Никто не забыт! Ничто не забыто!
#Победа80 #МыПомним
07.05.202514:48
🎙Congratulations from Ambassador of Russia to Canada Oleg Stepanov to the Veterans of the Great Patriotic War and Russian Compatriots Residing in Canada on the Occasion of the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (May 7, 2025)
💬 Dear Veterans,
Dear Compatriots and Friends,
🇷🇺 I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of you on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. May 9 is a sacred date for each of us. There is hardly a Russian—or Soviet—family that was not touched by the tragedy of war.
We remain forever indebted to our forebears, who gave a resolute rebuff to the treacherous Nazi invaders. We eternally honor their heroic sacrifice and their struggle that secured for us and future generations the right to live—and to live under a peaceful sky.
📩 Our children and grandchildren continue to draw inspiration from the selfless courage of the defenders of Moscow, Stalingrad, and the Kursk Salient, and from the heroes of besieged Leningrad, Kyiv, Odesa, and countless other cities and regions of our historic Motherland.
❗️We pay tribute to the Red Army soldiers who liberated Europe from occupation and helped prevent the annihilation of millions of innocent lives. We are deeply grateful to the home front workers, who devoted themselves entirely to supplying the war effort; to the women who fought and labored side by side with men, forging the sword of victory; and to the children of war, who endured hardship and loss, and worked in factories to replace the adults who had gone to the front.
🇨🇦 We also preserve the memory of the brotherhood in arms with the Allied nations, including Canada, as part of the anti-Hitler coalition. We appreciate their contribution on the battlefield and their support—especially through the perilous Arctic Convoys. We are confident that their descendants also cherish the legacy of those historic years.
🕯At the same time, we must remember that for us, Victory Day is a celebration with tears in our eyes. The price of our freedom, independence, and triumph was immense! Millions perished heroically on the battlefield. But it is equally important to recall that of the 27 million Soviet lives lost, the vast majority were civilians—men, women, and children—who were victims of the genocidal occupation policies of Nazi Germany.
📆 Victory Day remains a unifying foundation of our national consciousness.
Russia, as the heir to the valiant legacy of the Red Army, will continue to uphold truth and justice, to defend historical memory from distortion, and to promote peace and stability around the world. It is our duty to ensure that Nazism never rises again—and we shall fulfill that duty, if need be, with sword in hand.
🇷🇺 We bow low before all defenders of the Fatherland!
🔴🔴Happy Victory Day! To our Victory!
#Victory80
💬 Dear Veterans,
Dear Compatriots and Friends,
🇷🇺 I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of you on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. May 9 is a sacred date for each of us. There is hardly a Russian—or Soviet—family that was not touched by the tragedy of war.
We remain forever indebted to our forebears, who gave a resolute rebuff to the treacherous Nazi invaders. We eternally honor their heroic sacrifice and their struggle that secured for us and future generations the right to live—and to live under a peaceful sky.
📩 Our children and grandchildren continue to draw inspiration from the selfless courage of the defenders of Moscow, Stalingrad, and the Kursk Salient, and from the heroes of besieged Leningrad, Kyiv, Odesa, and countless other cities and regions of our historic Motherland.
❗️We pay tribute to the Red Army soldiers who liberated Europe from occupation and helped prevent the annihilation of millions of innocent lives. We are deeply grateful to the home front workers, who devoted themselves entirely to supplying the war effort; to the women who fought and labored side by side with men, forging the sword of victory; and to the children of war, who endured hardship and loss, and worked in factories to replace the adults who had gone to the front.
🇨🇦 We also preserve the memory of the brotherhood in arms with the Allied nations, including Canada, as part of the anti-Hitler coalition. We appreciate their contribution on the battlefield and their support—especially through the perilous Arctic Convoys. We are confident that their descendants also cherish the legacy of those historic years.
🕯At the same time, we must remember that for us, Victory Day is a celebration with tears in our eyes. The price of our freedom, independence, and triumph was immense! Millions perished heroically on the battlefield. But it is equally important to recall that of the 27 million Soviet lives lost, the vast majority were civilians—men, women, and children—who were victims of the genocidal occupation policies of Nazi Germany.
📆 Victory Day remains a unifying foundation of our national consciousness.
Russia, as the heir to the valiant legacy of the Red Army, will continue to uphold truth and justice, to defend historical memory from distortion, and to promote peace and stability around the world. It is our duty to ensure that Nazism never rises again—and we shall fulfill that duty, if need be, with sword in hand.
🇷🇺 We bow low before all defenders of the Fatherland!
🔴🔴Happy Victory Day! To our Victory!
#Victory80
转发自:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
07.05.202513:35
📰 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s article "Russia and Cuba: brotherhood through the years and across distances" for Cuban Granma (May 7, 2025)
Key points:
💬 On May 8, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Cuba will commemorate a momentous date which is the 65th anniversary of reconstituting diplomatic relations. <...> Despite the geographical distance our two countries remain bound by close ties of brotherhood forged through many years of interaction in the spirit of strategic partnership. These ties were built upon the firm foundation of friendship and trust laid in the 1960s following the triumph of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro.
• Numerous visits by the leader of the Cuban Revolution to our country will forever remain part of Russian-Cuban relations.
• Regular contacts at the top level have always been the driving force of Russian-Cuban relations. Russia has always deeply appreciated Cuba’s contribution to the fight against Nazism, including the assistance provided by the island’s democratic, workers’ and trade union organisations, which sent essential supplies to the Soviet Union during the war.
• Cuba is Russia’s reliable foreign policy ally and top priority partner in Latin America. Our Cuban friends stand in solidarity with us on the vast majority of international issues. We support the World Majority’s focus on forming a fairer multipolar world order.
• Cuba’s accession to #BRICS as a partner country on January 1, 2025 will further strengthen our foreign policy coordination.
• We are grateful to Havana for its unfailing support amid the hybrid war being waged by the West against Russia. The Cuban leadership has repeatedly and rightly pointed to NATO’s longstanding expansion towards Russia’s borders as the root cause of the conflict over Ukraine.
• I am pleased to note the expansion of educational ties. A programme to grant 100 scholarships annually for Cuban students to study at Russian universities is being successfully implemented. Since 2023, eight Russian language centres opened in Cuba.
• Throughout its history, cooperation with Cuba has remained multifaceted to the point that you would be hard pressed to find an area that has so far remained untouched.
• Russia and Cuba are on the right side of history. We stand ready to continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our Cuban friends on the comprehensive strengthening of ties for the benefit of the peoples of our countries and in the name of global peace and security. Cuba can always count on our unwavering support. I am convinced that this feeling is mutual.
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🇷🇺🇨🇺 #RussiaCuba
Key points:
💬 On May 8, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Cuba will commemorate a momentous date which is the 65th anniversary of reconstituting diplomatic relations. <...> Despite the geographical distance our two countries remain bound by close ties of brotherhood forged through many years of interaction in the spirit of strategic partnership. These ties were built upon the firm foundation of friendship and trust laid in the 1960s following the triumph of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro.
• Numerous visits by the leader of the Cuban Revolution to our country will forever remain part of Russian-Cuban relations.
• Regular contacts at the top level have always been the driving force of Russian-Cuban relations. Russia has always deeply appreciated Cuba’s contribution to the fight against Nazism, including the assistance provided by the island’s democratic, workers’ and trade union organisations, which sent essential supplies to the Soviet Union during the war.
• Cuba is Russia’s reliable foreign policy ally and top priority partner in Latin America. Our Cuban friends stand in solidarity with us on the vast majority of international issues. We support the World Majority’s focus on forming a fairer multipolar world order.
• Cuba’s accession to #BRICS as a partner country on January 1, 2025 will further strengthen our foreign policy coordination.
• We are grateful to Havana for its unfailing support amid the hybrid war being waged by the West against Russia. The Cuban leadership has repeatedly and rightly pointed to NATO’s longstanding expansion towards Russia’s borders as the root cause of the conflict over Ukraine.
• I am pleased to note the expansion of educational ties. A programme to grant 100 scholarships annually for Cuban students to study at Russian universities is being successfully implemented. Since 2023, eight Russian language centres opened in Cuba.
• Throughout its history, cooperation with Cuba has remained multifaceted to the point that you would be hard pressed to find an area that has so far remained untouched.
• Russia and Cuba are on the right side of history. We stand ready to continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our Cuban friends on the comprehensive strengthening of ties for the benefit of the peoples of our countries and in the name of global peace and security. Cuba can always count on our unwavering support. I am convinced that this feeling is mutual.
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🇷🇺🇨🇺 #RussiaCuba
05.05.202520:35
🧧Оттава. "Сад Памяти".
5️⃣ мая 2025 года в Посольстве России в Канаде состоялась международная акция «Сад Памяти», приуроченная к 80-летию Победы в Великой Отечественной войне.
🌳На территории дипмиссии были высажены яблони в память о Героях Великой Отечественной войны. В мероприятии приняли участие сотрудники Посольства и дети.
💬Посол России в Канаде О.В.Степанов:
🌍 Международная акция проходит ежегодно в память о каждом из 27 миллионов человек, погибших в годы Великой Отечественной войны. Каждое посаженное дерево — это символ благодарности бессмертному Подвигу наших предков.
📆 За время проведения акции в проекте приняли участие добровольцы из более чем 78 стран мира, которые посадили более 130 миллионов деревьев.
Никто не забыт! Ничто не забыто!
#СадПамяти
#Победа80
5️⃣ мая 2025 года в Посольстве России в Канаде состоялась международная акция «Сад Памяти», приуроченная к 80-летию Победы в Великой Отечественной войне.
🌳На территории дипмиссии были высажены яблони в память о Героях Великой Отечественной войны. В мероприятии приняли участие сотрудники Посольства и дети.
💬Посол России в Канаде О.В.Степанов:
Это очень важная инициатива. Мы глубоко чтим тех, кто отдал свою жизнь ради нашего будущего. Посаженные деревья — символы жизни, преемственности и благодарности, которую мы передаем следующим поколениям.
🌍 Международная акция проходит ежегодно в память о каждом из 27 миллионов человек, погибших в годы Великой Отечественной войны. Каждое посаженное дерево — это символ благодарности бессмертному Подвигу наших предков.
📆 За время проведения акции в проекте приняли участие добровольцы из более чем 78 стран мира, которые посадили более 130 миллионов деревьев.
Никто не забыт! Ничто не забыто!
#СадПамяти
#Победа80
04.05.202523:45
📆 On May 4, 2025, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Toronto Vladlen Viktorovich Epifanov congratulated a group of veterans on the upcoming 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🇷🇺 On behalf of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, the commemorative medals “80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945” were presented to the following veterans:
1️⃣ Mikhail Yakovlevich Gruber (b.1922) — artilleryman and gunner, veteran of the battles in Bessarabia and Austria;
2️⃣ Anatoly Valentinovich Kichigin (b.November 7, 1925) — signalman of the 255th Rifle Division, veteran of the battles against the Kwantung Army;
3️⃣ Vera Dmitrievna Kichigina — home front worker;
4️⃣ Arkady Titovich Sushchinsky (b.October 15.1932) — home front worker.
🕯 During a warm and informal conversation, the veterans shared memories of the wartime years and spoke about their families and the great contribution of the Soviet people to the Victory.
🔴🔴No one is forgotten! Nothing is forgotten!
#Victory80 #WeRemember
🇷🇺 On behalf of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, the commemorative medals “80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945” were presented to the following veterans:
1️⃣ Mikhail Yakovlevich Gruber (b.1922) — artilleryman and gunner, veteran of the battles in Bessarabia and Austria;
2️⃣ Anatoly Valentinovich Kichigin (b.November 7, 1925) — signalman of the 255th Rifle Division, veteran of the battles against the Kwantung Army;
3️⃣ Vera Dmitrievna Kichigina — home front worker;
4️⃣ Arkady Titovich Sushchinsky (b.October 15.1932) — home front worker.
🕯 During a warm and informal conversation, the veterans shared memories of the wartime years and spoke about their families and the great contribution of the Soviet people to the Victory.
🔴🔴No one is forgotten! Nothing is forgotten!
#Victory80 #WeRemember
07.05.202518:35
🇷🇺 Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory, members of the Russian community in Canada launched a symbolic "Memory Relay" — virtually passing a bouquet of red carnations from Canada to memorial sites in Russia.
📍Volunteers from Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, and Kelowna filmed short clips symbolically “handing off” the flowers across cities — all the way to monuments in Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg, and Moscow.
🇷🇺The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada thanks all participants of this moving initiative. The relay is a heartfelt gesture of intergenerational remembrance, unity, and respect for the heroic legacy of the Victory.
🔴🔴No one is forgotten! Nothing is forgotten!
#Victory80
📍Volunteers from Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, and Kelowna filmed short clips symbolically “handing off” the flowers across cities — all the way to monuments in Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg, and Moscow.
🇷🇺The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada thanks all participants of this moving initiative. The relay is a heartfelt gesture of intergenerational remembrance, unity, and respect for the heroic legacy of the Victory.
🔴🔴No one is forgotten! Nothing is forgotten!
#Victory80
07.05.202514:33
🎙Поздравление Посла России в Канаде О.В.Степанова ветеранов Великой Отечественной войны и проживающих в Канаде соотечественников по случаю 80-й годовщины Победы в Великой Отечественной войне (7 мая 2025 г.)
💬 Дорогие ветераны,
Уважаемые соотечественники,
Друзья,
🇷🇺 Сердечно поздравляю всех вас с 80-й годовщиной Победы. 9 мая – священная дата для каждого из нас. Нет ни одной российской, да и советской семьи, которую бы не затронула война.
Мы в неоплатном долгу перед предками, давшими решительный отпор вероломным нацистским захватчикам. Вечно чтим их подвиг, отвоеванное для себя и потомков право на жизнь, мирное небо над головой.
📩 Наши дети и внуки продолжают вдохновляться жертвенным мужеством защитников Москвы, Сталинграда, Курской дуги, героев блокадного Ленинграда, Киева, Одессы, других городов и земель нашей исторической Родины. Чествуем воинов Красной Армии, очистивших от оккупации Европу, предотвративших истребление миллионов людей.
❗️Признательны труженикам тыла, безраздельно отдававшим себя снабжению фронта. Женщинам, сражавшимся наравне с мужчинами и ковавшим меч для триумфа Победы. Детям войны, не только вынесшим невзгоды, но и работавшим на заводах вместо ушедших на войну взрослых.
🇨🇦 Разумеется, сохраняем в памяти братство с союзниками по антигитлеровской коалиции, в которую входила и Канада. Благодарны за их вклад на поле битвы и помощь, в том числе по морским маршрутам Северных конвоев. Убеждены, что их потомки так же свято чтят память о событиях тех лет.
🕯Вместе с тем не забудем и то, что для нас этот праздник – со слезами на глазах. Какой колоссальной ценой обошлась наша с вами свобода, независимость и разгром врага! Смертью храбрых в бою пали миллионы. Но очень важно помнить, что из страшной цифры погибших – 27 миллионов – большинство – это гражданское население нашей страны, уничтоженное германским оккупационным геноцидом.
📆 День Победы – объединяющая основа нашего общества. Россия, как продолжатель ратных подвигов Красной Армии, продолжит и впредь стоять на страже правды и справедливости, защищать историю от искажения, поддерживать мир во всем мире. Наш долг – не дать нацизму возродиться, и мы продолжим его исполнять. Если нужно – с мечом в руках.
🇷🇺 Низкий поклон всем защитникам Отечества!
🔴🔴 С праздником 9 мая! За нашу Победу!
#Победа80
💬 Дорогие ветераны,
Уважаемые соотечественники,
Друзья,
🇷🇺 Сердечно поздравляю всех вас с 80-й годовщиной Победы. 9 мая – священная дата для каждого из нас. Нет ни одной российской, да и советской семьи, которую бы не затронула война.
Мы в неоплатном долгу перед предками, давшими решительный отпор вероломным нацистским захватчикам. Вечно чтим их подвиг, отвоеванное для себя и потомков право на жизнь, мирное небо над головой.
📩 Наши дети и внуки продолжают вдохновляться жертвенным мужеством защитников Москвы, Сталинграда, Курской дуги, героев блокадного Ленинграда, Киева, Одессы, других городов и земель нашей исторической Родины. Чествуем воинов Красной Армии, очистивших от оккупации Европу, предотвративших истребление миллионов людей.
❗️Признательны труженикам тыла, безраздельно отдававшим себя снабжению фронта. Женщинам, сражавшимся наравне с мужчинами и ковавшим меч для триумфа Победы. Детям войны, не только вынесшим невзгоды, но и работавшим на заводах вместо ушедших на войну взрослых.
🇨🇦 Разумеется, сохраняем в памяти братство с союзниками по антигитлеровской коалиции, в которую входила и Канада. Благодарны за их вклад на поле битвы и помощь, в том числе по морским маршрутам Северных конвоев. Убеждены, что их потомки так же свято чтят память о событиях тех лет.
🕯Вместе с тем не забудем и то, что для нас этот праздник – со слезами на глазах. Какой колоссальной ценой обошлась наша с вами свобода, независимость и разгром врага! Смертью храбрых в бою пали миллионы. Но очень важно помнить, что из страшной цифры погибших – 27 миллионов – большинство – это гражданское население нашей страны, уничтоженное германским оккупационным геноцидом.
📆 День Победы – объединяющая основа нашего общества. Россия, как продолжатель ратных подвигов Красной Армии, продолжит и впредь стоять на страже правды и справедливости, защищать историю от искажения, поддерживать мир во всем мире. Наш долг – не дать нацизму возродиться, и мы продолжим его исполнять. Если нужно – с мечом в руках.
🇷🇺 Низкий поклон всем защитникам Отечества!
🔴🔴 С праздником 9 мая! За нашу Победу!
#Победа80
转发自:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
07.05.202513:35
🇷🇺🇮🇱📞 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the State of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (May 6, 2025)
Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged warm greetings for the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. The President of Russia conveyed wishes of good health and well-being to the Great Patriotic War veterans living in Israel.
The Leaders noted the determination of both countries in defending the truth about the Second World War, as well as in countering any attempts to revise its outcomes or falsify history.
An emphasis was made on the decisive contribution of the Red Army and the entire Soviet people to the defeat of Nazism. Just like Russia, Israel reveres the memory of the war heroes and those who gave their lives for the sake of Victory, and May 9 is celebrated there as a public holiday as well.
Various aspects of the situation in the #MiddleEast and some pressing bilateral matters were also addressed during the conversation.
#RussiaIsrael
Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged warm greetings for the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. The President of Russia conveyed wishes of good health and well-being to the Great Patriotic War veterans living in Israel.
The Leaders noted the determination of both countries in defending the truth about the Second World War, as well as in countering any attempts to revise its outcomes or falsify history.
An emphasis was made on the decisive contribution of the Red Army and the entire Soviet people to the defeat of Nazism. Just like Russia, Israel reveres the memory of the war heroes and those who gave their lives for the sake of Victory, and May 9 is celebrated there as a public holiday as well.
Various aspects of the situation in the #MiddleEast and some pressing bilateral matters were also addressed during the conversation.
#RussiaIsrael
转发自:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
06.05.202519:38
#Victory80
🏅 May 6 marks 8️⃣0️⃣ years since the start of the Prague Offensive — the final major battle of the Great Patriotic War.
On May 5, 1945, with Berlin already fallen, a popular uprising erupted in Nazi-occupied Prague. In a brutal attempt to crush the resistance, Nazi forces used civilians as human shields. In the early hours of May 6, Czech fighters broadcast a radio plea to Soviet command. Responding to the call, the Red Army launched the offensive a day earlier than planned, before completing redeployment. The operation was led by forces under Marshal Ivan Konev, Marshal Rodion Malinovsky, and Army General Andrey Yeryomenko.
⚔️ On May 7, Soviet forces approached the slopes of the Ore Mountains; on May 8, they liberated Olomouc, the heart of Moravia.
On the night of May 9, with the support from the local population, Soviet forces liberated Prague from Nazi occupation. On May 10, the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, formed in the USSR from Czech volunteers, rolled into the capital aboard Soviet tanks.
On May 11, the Prague Offensive concluded. Nearly the entire German Army Group “Centre” was surrounded and captured — 860'000 fascist soldiers and officers in total.
🕯 The Red Army fought for 246 days to liberate Czechoslovakia. Approximately 140'000 Soviet soldiers sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the Czech and Slovak peoples.
#TheSovietSoldierSavedTheWorld
🎥 © Russian Military Historical Society
🏅 May 6 marks 8️⃣0️⃣ years since the start of the Prague Offensive — the final major battle of the Great Patriotic War.
On May 5, 1945, with Berlin already fallen, a popular uprising erupted in Nazi-occupied Prague. In a brutal attempt to crush the resistance, Nazi forces used civilians as human shields. In the early hours of May 6, Czech fighters broadcast a radio plea to Soviet command. Responding to the call, the Red Army launched the offensive a day earlier than planned, before completing redeployment. The operation was led by forces under Marshal Ivan Konev, Marshal Rodion Malinovsky, and Army General Andrey Yeryomenko.
⚔️ On May 7, Soviet forces approached the slopes of the Ore Mountains; on May 8, they liberated Olomouc, the heart of Moravia.
On the night of May 9, with the support from the local population, Soviet forces liberated Prague from Nazi occupation. On May 10, the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, formed in the USSR from Czech volunteers, rolled into the capital aboard Soviet tanks.
On May 11, the Prague Offensive concluded. Nearly the entire German Army Group “Centre” was surrounded and captured — 860'000 fascist soldiers and officers in total.
🕯 The Red Army fought for 246 days to liberate Czechoslovakia. Approximately 140'000 Soviet soldiers sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the Czech and Slovak peoples.
#TheSovietSoldierSavedTheWorld
🎥 © Russian Military Historical Society
05.05.202520:23
🧧Ottawa. "Garden of Memory".
🗓 On May 5, 2025, the Russian Embassy in Canada held a “Garden of Memory” international commemorative event, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🌳 Apple trees were planted on the Embassy grounds in tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. The event brought together Embassy staff and children.
💬 Ambassador Oleg Stepanov:
🌍 The “Garden of Memory” initiative is held annually in honour of each of the 27 million lives lost during the Great Patriotic War. Every tree is a living symbol of gratitude for the eternal heroism of our ancestors.
📆 Since its launch, volunteers from over 78 countries have planted more than 130 million trees worldwide.
Nothing is forgotten! No one is forgotten!
#СадПамяти
#Victory80
🗓 On May 5, 2025, the Russian Embassy in Canada held a “Garden of Memory” international commemorative event, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🌳 Apple trees were planted on the Embassy grounds in tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. The event brought together Embassy staff and children.
💬 Ambassador Oleg Stepanov:
It is a very meaningful initiative. We deeply honour those who gave their lives for our future. The trees we plant are symbols of life, continuity, and gratitude — passed on to future generations.
🌍 The “Garden of Memory” initiative is held annually in honour of each of the 27 million lives lost during the Great Patriotic War. Every tree is a living symbol of gratitude for the eternal heroism of our ancestors.
📆 Since its launch, volunteers from over 78 countries have planted more than 130 million trees worldwide.
Nothing is forgotten! No one is forgotten!
#СадПамяти
#Victory80
转发自:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
04.05.202516:17
🇷🇺🇨🇳 On May 7–10, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin and attend the formal celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The bilateral talks to be held during the visit will focus on the core aspects of further advancement of Russia-China relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, as well as pressing matters on the international and regional agendas.
Additionally, the two leaders are to sign a number of bilateral inter-governmental and inter-departmental documents.
#RussiaChina
The bilateral talks to be held during the visit will focus on the core aspects of further advancement of Russia-China relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, as well as pressing matters on the international and regional agendas.
Additionally, the two leaders are to sign a number of bilateral inter-governmental and inter-departmental documents.
#RussiaChina
07.05.202518:23
🇷🇺 В преддверии 80-летия Победы актив русской общины Канады провёл символическую «Эстафету Памяти» — виртуальную акцию передачи букета красных гвоздик от соотечественников за океаном к памятным местам в России.
📍Волонтёры из Торонто, Ванкувера, Оттавы, Монреаля, Калгари и Келоны записали видеоролики, на которых передают цветы «по цепочке» — к монументам в Волгограде, Ростове-на-Дону, Санкт-Петербурге и Москве.
🇷🇺Посольство Российской Федерации в Канаде выражает искреннюю благодарность всем участникам инициативы. Акция стала трогательным проявлением связи поколений, бережного отношения к памяти о Победе и единства Русского мира.
🔴🔴Никто не забыт! Ничто не забыто!
#Победа80
📍Волонтёры из Торонто, Ванкувера, Оттавы, Монреаля, Калгари и Келоны записали видеоролики, на которых передают цветы «по цепочке» — к монументам в Волгограде, Ростове-на-Дону, Санкт-Петербурге и Москве.
🇷🇺Посольство Российской Федерации в Канаде выражает искреннюю благодарность всем участникам инициативы. Акция стала трогательным проявлением связи поколений, бережного отношения к памяти о Победе и единства Русского мира.
🔴🔴Никто не забыт! Ничто не забыто!
#Победа80
转发自:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
07.05.202513:35
✍️ Press Bureau of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service:
Europe and the Kiev regime set to sour the celebration of the 80th Anniversary of Victory over Nazi Germany
💬 Despite the potential damage this might create for its reputation, Europe continues to pursue a revanchist agenda regarding the 80th Anniversary of Victory over Nazi Germany and to uphold the reckless plans of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime. That is how we interpret the German authorities’ decision to prevent the Russian and Belarusian ambassadors from attending Victory celebrations in that country.
Europe’s cynicism has been complemented by some EU leaders’ intention to accept Zelensky’s invitation to the celebrations in Kiev staged as an “alternative” to the May 9 events in Moscow. Moreover, head of European diplomacy Kallas has warned EU member states and candidate countries against going to Moscow for celebrations, even though the leaders of Slovakia and Serbia have confirmed their attendance. <...>
The Kiev regime, which claims to be carrying the “torch of freedom,” openly venerates the Ukrainian members of the Nazi Nachtigall punitive battalion and the SS Galicia Division, which were involved in criminal activities in the territory of Slovakia, Serbia and Poland. The list of European nations whose leaders have been invited to Kiev is almost identical to Hitler’s coalition of countries that fought against the Soviet Union in the German Wehrmacht and SS units. It is not surprising that commentators have described the planned get-together in Kiev as “a PR action of the Brussels scums,” “losers’ day” and “Nazi descendants’ day.”
🕯 A stark example of the crimes committed by the “Euro-Nazi machine” during the Great Patriotic War is the Siege of Leningrad, which lasted from 1941 to 1944 and claimed the lives of between 600'000 and 1.5 million civilians who starved to death. That crime has been declared in Russian courts as the genocide of Soviet people. In addition to regular German and Finnish units, the besieging forces included the Blue Division of Spanish volunteers, the Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, the Dutch Legion Netherlands and the Latvian Legion of Waffen SS. <...>
In November 1941, the Flemish Legion of Waffen SS was deployed near Leningrad. Another Belgian unit, the 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonia fought near Dnepropetrovsk. The Free Corps Denmark, whose criminal history began near Velikiye Luki, was later incorporated into the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.
The Estonian Legion, which was established in October 1942 and later reformed as the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division (1st Estonian), committed atrocities in the areas of Polotsk, Nevel, Idritsa and Sebezh. <...> Croatian volunteer units fought on Hitler’s side on the Dnieper and near Mariupol. The 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) mercilessly executed Serbs, Jews and partisans in the Balkans. The 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg (1st Albanian) is remembered for similar atrocities.
Romania was one of the main allies of Nazi Germany. By August 1942, there were nearly 700'000 Romanian troops on the Eastern Front. Over 200'000 of them perished in the battles of Stalingrad, Odessa, Sevastopol and Donbass. Over 94'000 soldiers of another German ally, Italy, met their end near Nikolayev, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, on the Don, and in Stalingrad.
The Legion of French Volunteers (LVF or the 638th Infantry Regiment), which was established by an agreement between Hitler and the collaborationist government of Philippe Petain, lost 75% of its combat personnel in the Battle of Moscow. <...>
🤷♂️ Macron’s calls for a new “crusade” against Russia seem especially hypocritical given that historical context.
These shameful facts constitute a striking backdrop for the lies and hysterics of liberal European politicians, who describe the Ukrainian conflict as an “existential battle between good and evil,” and Russia’s measures to ensure its security as preparations for attacking NATO countries.
Read in full
Europe and the Kiev regime set to sour the celebration of the 80th Anniversary of Victory over Nazi Germany
💬 Despite the potential damage this might create for its reputation, Europe continues to pursue a revanchist agenda regarding the 80th Anniversary of Victory over Nazi Germany and to uphold the reckless plans of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime. That is how we interpret the German authorities’ decision to prevent the Russian and Belarusian ambassadors from attending Victory celebrations in that country.
Europe’s cynicism has been complemented by some EU leaders’ intention to accept Zelensky’s invitation to the celebrations in Kiev staged as an “alternative” to the May 9 events in Moscow. Moreover, head of European diplomacy Kallas has warned EU member states and candidate countries against going to Moscow for celebrations, even though the leaders of Slovakia and Serbia have confirmed their attendance. <...>
The Kiev regime, which claims to be carrying the “torch of freedom,” openly venerates the Ukrainian members of the Nazi Nachtigall punitive battalion and the SS Galicia Division, which were involved in criminal activities in the territory of Slovakia, Serbia and Poland. The list of European nations whose leaders have been invited to Kiev is almost identical to Hitler’s coalition of countries that fought against the Soviet Union in the German Wehrmacht and SS units. It is not surprising that commentators have described the planned get-together in Kiev as “a PR action of the Brussels scums,” “losers’ day” and “Nazi descendants’ day.”
🕯 A stark example of the crimes committed by the “Euro-Nazi machine” during the Great Patriotic War is the Siege of Leningrad, which lasted from 1941 to 1944 and claimed the lives of between 600'000 and 1.5 million civilians who starved to death. That crime has been declared in Russian courts as the genocide of Soviet people. In addition to regular German and Finnish units, the besieging forces included the Blue Division of Spanish volunteers, the Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, the Dutch Legion Netherlands and the Latvian Legion of Waffen SS. <...>
In November 1941, the Flemish Legion of Waffen SS was deployed near Leningrad. Another Belgian unit, the 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonia fought near Dnepropetrovsk. The Free Corps Denmark, whose criminal history began near Velikiye Luki, was later incorporated into the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.
The Estonian Legion, which was established in October 1942 and later reformed as the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division (1st Estonian), committed atrocities in the areas of Polotsk, Nevel, Idritsa and Sebezh. <...> Croatian volunteer units fought on Hitler’s side on the Dnieper and near Mariupol. The 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) mercilessly executed Serbs, Jews and partisans in the Balkans. The 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg (1st Albanian) is remembered for similar atrocities.
Romania was one of the main allies of Nazi Germany. By August 1942, there were nearly 700'000 Romanian troops on the Eastern Front. Over 200'000 of them perished in the battles of Stalingrad, Odessa, Sevastopol and Donbass. Over 94'000 soldiers of another German ally, Italy, met their end near Nikolayev, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, on the Don, and in Stalingrad.
The Legion of French Volunteers (LVF or the 638th Infantry Regiment), which was established by an agreement between Hitler and the collaborationist government of Philippe Petain, lost 75% of its combat personnel in the Battle of Moscow. <...>
🤷♂️ Macron’s calls for a new “crusade” against Russia seem especially hypocritical given that historical context.
These shameful facts constitute a striking backdrop for the lies and hysterics of liberal European politicians, who describe the Ukrainian conflict as an “existential battle between good and evil,” and Russia’s measures to ensure its security as preparations for attacking NATO countries.
Read in full
转发自:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
05.05.202513:27
🇷🇺🇮🇳📞 On May 5, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation.
The President of Russia has once again expressed sincere condolences over the death of Indian citizens as a result of a barbaric terrorist attack committed on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Both Leaders emphasised the need for an uncompromising fight against terrorism in all its forms.
During the conversation, the strategic nature of the specially privileged partnership between Russia and India was highlighted. Impervious to outside influence, this relationship continues to develop rapidly across all areas.
Narendra Modi congratulated Vladimir Putin and the people of Russia on the upcoming 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. It was pointed out that Victory Day is a shared holiday. A representative of India will take part in the anniversary events to be held in Moscow.
The Indian Leader has reaffirmed his invitation to the President of Russia to visit India to hold the traditional annual bilateral summit. The invitation was graciously accepted.
#RussiaIndia
The President of Russia has once again expressed sincere condolences over the death of Indian citizens as a result of a barbaric terrorist attack committed on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Both Leaders emphasised the need for an uncompromising fight against terrorism in all its forms.
During the conversation, the strategic nature of the specially privileged partnership between Russia and India was highlighted. Impervious to outside influence, this relationship continues to develop rapidly across all areas.
Narendra Modi congratulated Vladimir Putin and the people of Russia on the upcoming 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. It was pointed out that Victory Day is a shared holiday. A representative of India will take part in the anniversary events to be held in Moscow.
The Indian Leader has reaffirmed his invitation to the President of Russia to visit India to hold the traditional annual bilateral summit. The invitation was graciously accepted.
#RussiaIndia
转发自:Russian MFA 🇷🇺
04.05.202516:17
✍️ Russia’s MFA Spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova:
According to a report by Sky News, the neo-Nazis of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will participate in the VE Day procession in London on May 8.
The country has not seen anything like this for nearly 90 years since the infamous Cable Street march, when Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists was granted official permission to march through London’s East End in October 1936 – an event widely regarded as a shameful chapter in British history.
At that time, many showed support for the British Fascists in London. There were still nearly two years left until the 1938 Munich Agreement – the example of Britain’s appeasing Hitler. England still demonstrated conscience and dignity as anti-fascist activists and some concerned police officers managed to disrupt the far-right and anti-Semite procession in the city.
But this time, London will actually see them march.
Surprisingly, the British authorities’ rationale behind the decision is the Kiev regime’s confrontation with Russia, which is cited directly by Sky News.
This evokes disturbing historical parallels of Great Britain’s notorious insidiousness.
For instance, Winston Churchill, who took part in the Yalta and Potsdam conferences along with the other Big Three leaders, publicly affirmed the alliance with the USSR while addressing Soviet people and Generalissimo Joseph Stalin, and praised the Red Army’s sacrifices. However – as we all know it now – behind closed doors, he authorised the drafting of Operation Unthinkable, a secret plan for a potential Allied invasion of the Soviet Union.
These plans remained classified for half a century until they were finally released by the British General Staff in 1988. Apparently, MI5 and MI6 thought that the Soviet Union, which was on the verge of collapse at the time, would have its historical memory buried, and the publication of these materials would no longer compromise London.
Britain’s direct armed confrontation with the USSR is nothing new. During the Russian Civil War, British forces participated in the Triple Entente intervention. Less than three decades later, the idea of attacking Russia again resurfaced in London.
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, many in London hoped for the launch of an offensive against the USSR. The fully developed plan assumed the “strategic defeat” of Moscow after the end of the war in Europe.
Historians continue to debate why the British never sent their weapons against Soviet troops in 1945–1946. Some claim that the Conservative Party losing the election was the cause, while others point to fears that such a war against the USSR would crush Western Europe and Britain itself. Perhaps London ultimately recognised the military prowess of the Red Army that had decisively defeated the Nazi war machine and thus could take upon any challenge.
Now, British authorities, unable to achieve their strategic objectives through inflicting the “strategic defeat” and led by despair and hopelessness, have chosen to allow actual Nazis – Ukrainian terrorists and militants armed with British weapons – to march through Trafalgar Square.
The Global Majority will see it as a parade of ideological descendants of Nazis, collaborators, and criminals responsible for the Holocaust and genocide of Soviet people.
In their attempts to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia, the Anglo-Saxons only inflicted a blow on themselves. Few things could be more shameful and humiliating than allowing inglorious neo-Nazi bastards to walk in the heart of London on the anniversary of Victory. Unfortunately, this is the biggest “strategic defeat” ever experienced by the ordinary British.
https://t.me/MariaVladimirovnaZakharova/10347
According to a report by Sky News, the neo-Nazis of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will participate in the VE Day procession in London on May 8.
The country has not seen anything like this for nearly 90 years since the infamous Cable Street march, when Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists was granted official permission to march through London’s East End in October 1936 – an event widely regarded as a shameful chapter in British history.
At that time, many showed support for the British Fascists in London. There were still nearly two years left until the 1938 Munich Agreement – the example of Britain’s appeasing Hitler. England still demonstrated conscience and dignity as anti-fascist activists and some concerned police officers managed to disrupt the far-right and anti-Semite procession in the city.
But this time, London will actually see them march.
Surprisingly, the British authorities’ rationale behind the decision is the Kiev regime’s confrontation with Russia, which is cited directly by Sky News.
This evokes disturbing historical parallels of Great Britain’s notorious insidiousness.
For instance, Winston Churchill, who took part in the Yalta and Potsdam conferences along with the other Big Three leaders, publicly affirmed the alliance with the USSR while addressing Soviet people and Generalissimo Joseph Stalin, and praised the Red Army’s sacrifices. However – as we all know it now – behind closed doors, he authorised the drafting of Operation Unthinkable, a secret plan for a potential Allied invasion of the Soviet Union.
These plans remained classified for half a century until they were finally released by the British General Staff in 1988. Apparently, MI5 and MI6 thought that the Soviet Union, which was on the verge of collapse at the time, would have its historical memory buried, and the publication of these materials would no longer compromise London.
Britain’s direct armed confrontation with the USSR is nothing new. During the Russian Civil War, British forces participated in the Triple Entente intervention. Less than three decades later, the idea of attacking Russia again resurfaced in London.
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, many in London hoped for the launch of an offensive against the USSR. The fully developed plan assumed the “strategic defeat” of Moscow after the end of the war in Europe.
Historians continue to debate why the British never sent their weapons against Soviet troops in 1945–1946. Some claim that the Conservative Party losing the election was the cause, while others point to fears that such a war against the USSR would crush Western Europe and Britain itself. Perhaps London ultimately recognised the military prowess of the Red Army that had decisively defeated the Nazi war machine and thus could take upon any challenge.
Now, British authorities, unable to achieve their strategic objectives through inflicting the “strategic defeat” and led by despair and hopelessness, have chosen to allow actual Nazis – Ukrainian terrorists and militants armed with British weapons – to march through Trafalgar Square.
The Global Majority will see it as a parade of ideological descendants of Nazis, collaborators, and criminals responsible for the Holocaust and genocide of Soviet people.
In their attempts to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia, the Anglo-Saxons only inflicted a blow on themselves. Few things could be more shameful and humiliating than allowing inglorious neo-Nazi bastards to walk in the heart of London on the anniversary of Victory. Unfortunately, this is the biggest “strategic defeat” ever experienced by the ordinary British.
https://t.me/MariaVladimirovnaZakharova/10347
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