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2022-11-19 18:31:01 The decision by Poland, as the current chair in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to bar Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov from the OSCE Minister Council due to take place in Łódź on December 1-2, 2022, is an unprecedented and inflammatory step.

It is incompatible with the status of the chair in the organisation where 57 countries take part as sovereign and independent states under the conditions of full equality. This violates the OSCE Rules of Procedure and decisions of its policy-making bodies, in particular the decision of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Porto in 2002 on the role of the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office.

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During all of this year, instead working to strengthen the OSCE, Warsaw has persistently destroyed its foundations, has done everything in its power to erode the culture of consensus fundamental for the Organisation, and has launched dangerous centrifugal trends.

Thanks to the efforts of the chairing country, the policy-making bodies have been plunged into chaos. It has thereby demonstrated that it is totally incapable of holding such a responsible office.

Not only has Warsaw discredited itself, but it has dealt an irreparable blow to the authority of the entire Organisation.

An unacceptable attack against Russia in the context of the OSCE is the culmination of Poland’s entire anti-chairmanship in the Organisation. <...>

Citing legal provisions valid in the Republic of Poland and the European Union, Warsaw has placed the EU regulations above the commitments of the OSCE, which is currently the most representative pan-European organisation.

We are convinced that all reasonable politicians share Russia’s position that such actions are unacceptable and will give them a principal assessment. A corresponding inquiry was distributed yesterday to all OSCE member states.

Russia’s Permanent Representative at the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich will head the Russian delegation at the OSCE Ministerial Council. Open / Comment

2022-11-19 14:30:43 #Antifake

The Italian media continue to provide anti-Russia coverage of the situation in Ukraine and the special military operation.

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— On November 9, la Repubblica published an item by its special correspondent Paolo Brera about an open letter from the Russian Pacific Fleet’s 155th Separate Guards Marine Brigade with complaints about the headquarters, which allegedly staged a bloody offensive at Pavlovka and later concealed the brigade’s true losses. The journalist took a sceptical approach to the refutation provided by the Defence Ministry of Russia and Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako, according to which the brigade’s losses were about 1 percent of the assigned personnel.

The journalist must be living in a parallel reality where the unsupported denial of facts is regarded as proof, but of what? Selective blindness and stubborn unwillingness to use facts are the signature line of the Anglo-Saxon and now also the Italian media. Isn’t it time to recall what real journalism is and start writing the truth? This is a rhetorical question, of course.

— On November 12, Andrea Cuomo contributed an item to the newspaper Il Giornale, doing his mediocre best to mock at the Russian forces’ withdrawal from “forever Russian” Kherson. Based on his inadequate understanding of the situation, the journalist lauded to the skies the “Ukrainian Armed Forces’ victory” and at the same time wonders if this could be a “trap” laid by the treacherous Russians. He does not explain how these two incompatible events can happen at the same time.

Overall, the item is full of logical inconsistencies and utter disregard for cause-and-effect links. According to Cuomo, several groups of the Russian military changed into civilian clothes and stayed in the city to organise subversive acts.

The Italian media have again demonstrated poor understanding of journalism 101, and refusal to check information and present it in a balanced manner, citing facts and different opinions. Open / Comment

2022-11-19 11:00:46 Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova on the illegal activities of the #OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine.

While giving credit to many rank-and-file employees of the SMM, including Russian citizens, we have to state that the leadership of this OSCE field presence primarily served the interests of Kiev’s Western backers.

The Mission concealed war crimes committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and discredited the defenders of Donetsk and Lugansk.

The activities of the SMM were often not only biased but also illegal. Documented cases of its systematic cooperation with foreign secret services began to be revealed with the liberation of territories in Donbass. Some Western observers even recruited local residents as agents.

It was established that some observers gave information from their security cameras to the Ukrainian military for targeting purposes and tracking the movements of equipment and the positions of local LPR and DPR forces. The mission covered up evidence of fortification works by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and collected sensitive information for Western intelligence services.

These shortcomings in the work of the SMM, whose mandate expired on April 1, 2022, require a comprehensive analysis. The double standards and general bias in its work that made them possible require honest, open discussion and must be rectified Open / Comment

2022-11-18 23:03:19 Videos showing the Ukrainian military mercilessly shooting unarmed Russian POWs are circulating all over social media.

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These shocking videos are further evidence of the crimes committed by Ukrainian neo-Nazis. Ukraine is flagrantly violating international humanitarian law, specifically the 1949 Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War and international human rights laws, including the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

We have repeatedly drawn the attention of the international community to Ukraine’s cruel and inhuman treatment of detained Russian military personnel. Clips regularly disseminated by the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed how they murder, torture, humiliate and beat people. Without any embarrassment, Ukrainian neo-Nazis showed their “exploits” for everyone to see. These videos will make your blood run cold – they shoot tied up soldiers in the legs, disrespect the bodies of the dead and shoot unarmed soldiers and civilians. They have even shared footage of tanks crushing people alive.

The collective West that supports Kiev totally paid no attention to these numerous facts. Such approval by the US and European curators makes them accomplices to the crimes committed by the Ukrainian neo-Nazis whom they foster.

This concerns not only Azov militants and other radical groups but also personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carrying out official orders of their commanders. Their commitment to neo-Nazi ideology and actions in furtherance of those principles reveal the criminal essence of the Kiev regime.

We demand that international organisations condemn and thoroughly investigate this shocking crime. No atrocity committed by Ukrainian military units will remain unpunished.

All those guilty and their accomplices will be identified and punished accordingly.

Nobody will escape retribution. Open / Comment

2022-11-18 21:15:46 Ukrainian nationalists have leaked another video of their war crimes and committed atrocities. This time the clip shows 10+ unarmed Russian servicemen surrendering at Makeevka.

The surrendered Russian soldiers were immediately shot at point-blank range. These are by far not the first Russian POWs brutally executed by Ukrainian nationalists.

Ambassador Gennady Gatilov:

This war crime committed by the Kiev regime’s henchmen will be brought before the international community. The Russian Mission to the UN in Geneva will demand a *public condemnation *of this horrific crime from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Open / Comment

2022-11-18 19:40:05 President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

The two leaders discussed topical issues of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, such as the further implementation of joint projects in investment and infrastructure. They reaffirmed mutual interest in continuing close coordination in the energy sector to ensure the necessary balance and stability in the global gas market, among other things.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the Emir of Qatar on the start of the FIFA World Cup in his country on November 20 and wished the Qatari national team a successful performance. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani thanked the Russian side for actively sharing its experience in holding a football world cup.

The leaders agreed to maintain contacts at various levels.

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2022-11-18 17:32:05 New videographic evidence of massive execution inflicted by Ukrainian servicemen on the unarmed Russian prisoners of war confirms the atrocious nature of the current Kiev regime led by Zelensky and those who protect and support him.

Nobody will succeed in presenting the intentional and methodical murder committed by the degenerates from the Armed Forces of Ukraine through direct head-shots 10 immobilised Russian servicemen as a 'tragic exception' amid the allegedly entire compliance with the rights of prisoners of war by the Kiev regime.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian servicemen, who surrendered this week, are held in accordance with all the requirements of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

The brutal murder of the Russian servicemen is neither the first, nor the single war crime. This is a common practice in the Armed Forces of Ukraine that is actively supported by the Kiev regime and straightforwardly ignored by its western patrons.

But Zelensky and his henchmen will be forced to stand trial of the court of history, peoples of Russia and Ukraine, for everyone, and for each tortured and murdered prisoner.

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2022-11-18 17:23:31 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The leaders focused on prospects for implementing the initiative to create a major gas hub in Turkiye. The President of Russia voiced this initiative in October, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported it.

The Istanbul agreements of July 22, 2022, on exporting Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports and eliminating obstacles to the export of Russian agricultural produce and fertiliser have been extended for another 120 days. In this connection, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasised the importance of implementing this package agreement comprehensively and completely.

Vladimir Putin once again offered sincere condolences in connection with the tragic aftermath of the recent terrorist attack in Istanbul.

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2022-11-18 11:06:49 #LIVE: Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov takes part in the XXXIX meeting of the Council of Heads of the Regions of the Russian Federation (Federal Subjects) under the Russian MFA auspices

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2022-11-18 09:01:58 Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin’s interview with Rossiya Segodnya, November 17, 2022.

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#BlackSeaInitiative

The decision to extend the Black Sea Initiative depends on the bona fide fulfilment of this agreement, including the non-use of the respective humanitarian sea-transit corridor for military purposes <...>

Although the US and the EU have verbally announced the exemption of Russian agricultural products, including fertilisers, from the unilateral sanctions, in reality, our producers and suppliers continue to face obstacles caused by their partners’ overcompliance and effectively prohibitive terms of insurance, freighting and bank payments, including transactions through the Russian Agricultural Bank, which is still removed from the SWIFT system. <...>

Another eloquent example of the Western sanctions’ disruptive effect is that they are even preventing a free transfer of some 280,000 tonnes of Russian fertilisers to the poorest countries.

#JCPOA #Iran

Those who inspire and orchestrate politically biased allegations of the supply of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Russia know deep down that all their efforts are in vain. By doing this, they have completely discredited themselves as reliable participants of the JCPOA.

I would like to remind you that it all began with the Ukrainian allegations at the UN Security Council based on information from public sources. It turned out that the public sources in question were... Western media outlets.

In fact, this is only a smokescreen created in the West to camouflage their inability to ensure the full-fledged implementation of the JCPOA and resume their obligations under the nuclear deal.

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Russia does not see any reasonable alternative to the revival of the JCPOA. Any other option will only lead to an escalation with grave and possibly irreversible consequences for international security and global markets. Open / Comment