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02 february / 2023
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The Indian Council of World Affairs and the Russian International Affairs Council held a forum discussion in New Delhi
The discussions were led by Amb Vijay Thakur Singh, DG of ICWA, and Dr Andrey Kortunov, DG of RIAC. Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov and Indian Ambassador to Russia Pavan Kapoor also shared their insights.
01 february / 2023
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On IOC President Thomas Bach's stetement on possibly allowing Russian athletes to compete during the 2024 Olympics in Paris under a neutral flag
#Zakharova: We would like to reiterate Russia’s principled position on the unacceptability of politicising sports. You must decide, either this is world sport with its principles, foundations, and international legal documents that regulate it; or these are sports events held in national “apartments” as events with restricted access that are held behind the scenes on grounds.
01 february / 2023
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On US practice of making neutral countries join anti-Russia sanctions
#Zakharova: We believe that US attempts to force third countries to join the anti-Russia sanctions are completely devoid of legitimacy and must be stopped.
01 february / 2023
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Update on the Ukrainian crisis (February 1, 2023)
#Zakharova: The Kiev regime continues to demonstrate its Nazi nature to the rest of the world, by cold-bloodedly shelling peaceful Russian cities, including in the new constituent entities. Last Sunday, the Ukrainian Army delivered an unimaginably barbaric attack on a hospital in Novoaydar (LPR), killing 14 and injuring 24 people.
30 january / 2023
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A new integration process system proposed by India
Russian Foreign Ministry’s answer to a media question for a news conference on the Russian diplomacy’s performance in 2022.
29 january / 2023
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Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement on another war crime by the Kiev regime and Western countries
The deliberate shelling of active civilian medical facilities and the targeted killing of civilians are grave war crimes committed by the Kiev regime and its Western masters.
28 january / 2023
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India & Russia Appreciate Each Other in 'Global Scheme of Things': Ex-Indian Envoy
This year, India and Russia mark the 30th anniversary of the bilateral Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation signed on January 28, 1993. On this occasion, Sputnik spoke to ex-Indian diplomat and strategic affairs expert Anil Trigunayat, who has served as the deputy head of the Indian Embassy in Moscow during his career in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
27 january / 2023
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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day
#Zakharova: On January 27, today, but in 1945 – 78 years ago – Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp Аuschwitz-Birkenau or Oswiecim. In 2005, this day was declared the International Holocaust Remembrance Day by a UN General Assembly resolution co-authored by Russia.
27 january / 2023
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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question on BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots
#Zakharova: Our Indian friends have already made a comment on this situation. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that it is yet another evidence of the BBC waging an information war on different fronts - not only against Russia, but also against other global centers of power pursuing an independent policy.
27 january / 2023
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Update on the Ukrainian crisis (January 27, 2023)
#Zakharova: The eighth Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting was held at the US Ramstein Air Base in Germany on January 20. The results of this gathering clearly show the West’s complete lack of responsibility and its push for further escalation. The NATO countries have reiterated their plans to build up the supplies of the latest heavy offensive weapons to Kiev.
