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Statement of the Russian Federation on preventing nuclear war

Moscow (Russia) | 2 November 2022

As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and one of the nuclear-weapon powers, in accordance with the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Russian Federation bears a special responsibility in matters related to strengthening international security and (...)

Vladimir Putin’s speech at Club Valdai on respect for cultures

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 27 October 2022

Ladies and gentlemen, friends,
I had a chance to get a sense of what you discussed here during the last few days. It was an interesting and substantive discussion. I hope you do not regret coming to Russia and communicating with each other.
I am happy to see you all.
We have used the Valdai (...)

«Territorial integrity of Ukraine: defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations»

New York (USA) | 10 October 2022

Resolution proposed to the General Assembly by:
Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, (...)

The EU-Israel Association Council discussed the difficult path for peace in the region

Brussels (Belgium) | 5 October 2022

Last Monday, we had the EU-Israel Association Council meeting - for the first time in ten years. It was important to relaunch this top-level channel for dialogue between the EU and Israel. We are close in many ways and cooperate in many fields. At the same time, this meeting was also an (...)

Vladimir Putin at Together For Ever Concert

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 30 September 2022

Friends,
Today is a special, momentous and, without exaggeration, historic day, a day of truth and justice.
I cannot help but go back to the time when the Soviet Union was formed, when Russia was creating modern Ukraine. It was Russia that created modern Ukraine, giving it significant swathes (...)

The Kyiv Security Compact

13 September 2022

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY GUARANTEES FOR UKRAINE: RECOMMENDATIONS
Co-Chairs of the Working Group On International Security Guarantees for Ukraine : Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen Mr. Andrii Yermak ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This report was prepared based on input and discussions with leading experts fromacross (...)

US Response to Biological Weapons Charges in Ukraine

Geneva (Switzerland) | 5 September 2022

The Kremlin’s accusations on the first Russian television channel. Formal Consultative Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction
Respective (...)

European COVID-19: Commission rallies Member States to prepare for autumn and winter

Brussels (Belgium) | 2 September 2022

Today, the Commission is proposing concrete measures to avoid a surge of COVID-19 cases in the upcoming autumn and winter season. The Commission is urging Member States to put the necessary strategies and structures in place, including for COVID-19 vaccination and surveillance, to respond to (...)

US License in Syria Violates Syrian Sovereignty

by Bassam Sabbagh

New York (USA) | 18 August 2022

On instructions from my Government, and further to our previous letters regarding violations of international law and aggressive practices by United States forces present illegally in north-eastern Syria and the Tanf area in the south-east, I should like to draw your attention to the following: (...)

Declaration of the Baltic States on the safety of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

Vilnius (Lituanie) | 11 August 2022

The three Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – welcome this Security Council meeting to address the unprecedented nuclear risk caused by Russia’s military presence and its irresponsible actions in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
As we are nearing the seventh month of Russia’s (...)

Declaration about the decolonization of Russia

Prague (Czech Republic) | 24 July 2022

Text adopted by the second "forum of free peoples of Russia", meeting in Prague on July 23 and 24, 2022.
We, representatives of indigenous peoples and colonial regions of the Russian Federation, are starting the process of Complete and General Decolonization of Russia.
The process is based (...)

What to remember from the 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 29 June 2022

The June 29-30, 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain will be an historic moment for the Transatlantic Alliance. Building on the President’s first NATO Summit on June 14, 2021, and extraordinary Summits held on February 25, 2022 and March 24, 2022 in response to Russia’s war of aggression against (...)

Albania presided over the Security Council with partiality

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 29 June 2022

I would like to express my deep disappointment at a number of cases in which Albania abused its prerogatives as President of the Security Council.
The President called a Security Council meeting on 28 June following a request from Ukraine. This has been a matter of protracted discussion among (...)

G7 response to the global food crisis

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 28 June 2022

Biden-Harris Administration is Driving a Multi-Pronged Response to Global Food Security Crisis
President Biden and G7 leaders will announce that they will contribute over $4.5 billion to address global food security, over half of which will come from the United States. President Biden will (...)

Turkiye, Sweden, Finland Memorandum

Madrid (Spain) | 28 June 2022

1 - Finland and Sweden will not provide support to YPG/PYD, and the organization described as FETO in Türkiye. Türkiye also extends its full support to Finland and Sweden against threats to their national security. Finland and Sweden reject and condemn terrorism in all its forms and (...)

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