⚡️Igor Grosu (Speaker of the Parliament Moldova):

🗣️ «Citizens of Moldova must declare themselves Romanians, only after that the country will be accepted into the great family of the European Union»

«Be yourself, everyone else is already taken» - Oscar Wilde

🏰 #OTD in 1164, the construction of the #GoldenGate in the city of #Vladimir by Andrew the Pious was completed.

The only ancient Russian city gate (20m high!) that survived the Golden Horde invasion & following centuries, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site & a beloved landmark.

🇳🇱Dutch paradox: Defence Minister Ms. K.Ollongren is scaring the public with war against Russia, while urging the Ukrainians to attack Russia with Dutch weapons.

#Nebenzia : No matter how hard the perpetrators [of the terrorist attack against the #NordStream ] try, they will not get away with it. Our country will continue to use all the tools at our disposal to that end.

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⚡️Secretary Antony Blinken after negotiations with President of China Xi Jinping commented on China’s «support for Russia»:

🗣️ «If Beijing won‘t take action to solve this problem, Washington will»

«Vain people imagine that everyone admires them» - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

‼️🇨🇳🇷🇺China is calling for the launch of an international investigation into the Nord Stream terrorist attack under the auspices of the UN.
This statement was made by the country's deputy permanent representative to the UN at a meeting of the organization's Security Council.
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Good morning! (Moscow, Russia)

🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir #Putin : The diversity of ethnic groups, traditions, and cultures in our country is undoubtedly our shared heritage and a competitive advantage.

Why?

☝️ These are not mere words, as each ethnic group and every people complement one another, making…

🇿🇦 Today #SouthAfrica celebrates #FreedomDay !

👉 April 27 marks 3️⃣0️⃣ years since the country’s first democratic elections that followed the decades of liberation struggle.

Our most sincere congratulations to South African colleagues and friends on their national holiday! 🎊

According to the latest reports, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to hit social infrastructure in the Kherson district, including kindergartens, hospitals and other civilian facilities. This isn’t “collateral damage”. All these civilian objects are deliberately targeted.

They don’t recognise and observe civilised norms in Latvia. This is a matter of fact.

Here’s our answer to this deliberate disinformation from the Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield : x.com/russiaun/statu…. We’ll all see true colors of our US colleagues when we circulate our draft aimed at preventing arms race in outer space - just curious what pretexts to undermine it they will invent

The banking system of #Switzerland is not reliable anymore. Pandora’s box is open. Keep your money in other locations.

Sergey #Lavrov :

#Russia reaffirms its commitment to helping African countries strengthen their sovereignty and security in all aspects and dimensions.

We will keep up our proactive efforts to promote capacity building in African countries, including by increasing the number of…

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🕯 On April 26, 1986 - 38 years ago - the #Chernobyl tragedy took place.

🙏 We are forever grateful to the courage & dedication of the heroes – pilots, firemen, rescuers, military & civilian personnel – who risked it all to save lives.

#WeRemember

#HappeningNow

🎬 Tune in LIVE for Russia-initiated #UNSC meeting on #NordStream incidents

🗓 26 April | 10AM (EDT) twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Good morning! (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

💬 #Zakharova : MFA Russia 🇷🇺 has published a dedicated Report on the human rights situation in the US.

The US:

❌ Conducts military operations in Europe and the Middle East
❌ Creates secret prisons
❌ Violates journalists' rights

Sergey #Lavrov :

We are convinced that to prevent further degradation of the world situation <...> all countries should pool their efforts to upgrade the international security system relying on the principles of multilateralism, equality and indivisibility.

Learn more:…