📅 On April 30, 1945, Soviet soldiers Rakhimzhan Koshkarbayev & Grigory Bulatov raised the first Red Banner on the Reichstag’s facade.
7 hours under relentless fire, crossing the 500m to the building, with a makeshift red flag. Victory was close
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#Zakharova
: The Latvian authorities have recently decided to stop and prohibit teaching Russian as a second foreign language in schools.
These actions are a clear manifestation of chauvinism and discrimination against our compatriots on linguistic and ethnic grounds.
⬛️🟧 Russia launched its annual St. George ribbon campaign to mark the 79th Anniversary of the Victory in the
#GreatPatrioticWar
.
Volunteers are planning to give out ribbons in 35 countries, incl. Cyprus, Turkey, Morocco, Peru & Azerbaijan.
Unlike some,
#WeRemember
#Victory79
💬 President
#Putin
:
Russia stands ready for close cooperation with all interested partners to uphold global and regional security and to establish a new multipolar international order that aligns with the interests of the majority of nations.
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🗓️In April 1945 the Second World War was coming to its end in Europe.
In accordance with the agreements between the leaders of anti-Hitler coalition Soviet and American troops were to meet on the Elbe river.
👉Watch the film:
#Victory79
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#Zakharova
: Zelensky's demands to NATO to hand over seven Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to the Ukrainian armed forces remains unanswered.
🤷♀️ It is obvious that none of the allies are going to sacrifice their own interests in favour of the failing Kiev regime.
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#Zakharova
: The US Congress has approved $60.8 bn "aid" package to Kiev.
In terms of Washington's funding of slaughter, Ukraine is not much different from Afghanistan. Everyone knows how that campaign ended. The Ukraine saga is developing according to the same scenario.
🖥 FM Sergey
#Lavrov
to participants of the 3rd international youth forum "
#RussiaAfrica
: What's Next?":
💬 Russia reaffirms its commitment to helping African countries strengthen their sovereignty & security in all aspects & dimensions.
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💬 Russia’s MFA Spokeswoman Maria
#Zakharova
:
Yesterday we paid our last respects to journalist Semyon
#Yeryomin
, who was assassinated in cold blood by Ukrainian forces despite white “press” markings. He was targeted precisely because they saw them.
US efforts to lecture Africa backfiring Politico
🇺🇸government is facing a "reckoning" over its Africa policy after being ordered to withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Niger and losing access to a crucial drone base (📰Politico)
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𝐄𝐔 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
🇪🇪Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets had previously also suggested labeling 🇷🇺Orthodox Church a terrorist organization
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Battlefield in Ukraine became 'graveyard' of weapons bragged about by US, NATO
"The Ukrainian battlefields have long been a 'graveyard' of various weaponry bragged about by the US and the NATO," North Korean Vice Foreign Minister in charge of Russian affairs Im Chon Il said in a…
#BRICS2024
🤝 On April 22-23, Moscow hosted a meeting of BRICS Sherpas/Sous-sherpas, chaired by DFM, Russia’s Sherpa in BRICS Sergey Ryabkov.
The participants of the meeting discussed current issues on the agenda of the Russian year in BRICS.
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