📄 The Parliamentary Commission for the investigation of the Circumstances Related to the Establishment of Biological Laboratories by American Specialists on the Territory of Ukraine published the Outcome Report.

Document systematized all available to the Commission information about US biological programs in Ukraine. In particular, it contains a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework, the main directions of biological research conducted by the American party on Ukrainian territory, as well as their impact on the sanitary epidemiological situation in Ukraine.

❗️ Based on the analysis a conclusion was carried out about the dual purpose of US biological programs on the territory of Ukraine: they can be used for military purposes.

Key points:

🔹 The geography of US bioresearches is not accidental. They are being executed at the prospective areas of NATO member countries’ contingents deployment. Thus, conditions for a possible aggression against Russia de-facto is being created.

🔹 By executing bioprogrammes in Ukraine, collecting biomaterial and even studying the reaction of local population to some pathogenic agents not only create the possibility for themselves to simulate the spread of local and global epidemics in this region but also to manage them.

🔹 The US sustain and develop the potential to create components of bioweapons and, in case of need, to produce and use it outside of their national territory.

🔹 The US violate a lot of provisions of the Biologic and Toxin Weapons Convention.

🔹 Facts of the US violations of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) international legal regime also indicate the shortcomings of the current norms and the urgent need for a comprehensive strengthening of the BWC regime.

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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question in connection with the remarks by National Security Adviser to the President of the United States Jake Sullivan

❓ Question: What can you say about Jake Sullivan's remarks at the Arms Control Association on June 2 which stirred heightened interest among the Western media?

💬 Maria Zakharova: We note that, in fact, these remarks do not contain anything fundamentally new that would respond to Russia’s concerns or take our positions into account.

What we heard were the same old calls for Russia to immediately resume interaction with the United States in the field of arms control, including, in particular, the drafting of a new agreement to replace the START Treaty which expires in 2026 and do so, of course, on American terms.

Even though Mr Sullivan tried to present these calls in more brightly coloured wrapping paper and even outlined some “bonuses” which, apparently, were supposed to make them more appealing to Russia, Washington continues to stubbornly ignore the reasons that have led to the ongoing crisis in that area. The US officials continue to act as if this crisis has nothing to do with the openly hostile American policy towards Russia, which eventually took the form of an all-out hybrid war against our country.

We have seen no sign that, in the name of Washington's declared commitment to arms control, the United States is ready to drop the goal of inflicting a “strategic defeat” on us and actually removing Russia from the international scene as a sovereign and full-fledged political player.

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❗️ If the United States and its anti-Russian coalition allies are truly interested in improving the international situation and are willing to return to meaningful work on arms control, they should start with forgoing their irresponsible and reckless attempts to build a world fitting the American patterns at any cost and turn away from the path which could clearly lead to a global disaster.

It is time to finally understand that the era of undisputable US dominance is over and that there is no return to it. The goal at hand is to have a clear grasp of the new realities and to begin to build the foundations for a more just, balanced and stress-resistant international system based on genuine equality, inclusiveness and, most importantly, indivisible security, and also on taking into account the interests and concerns of all countries without exception.

There’s no doubt that arms control and strategic risk reduction mechanisms, which would form the necessary safety net for such a system, could become a crucial element of it.

☝️ Russia has never said no to political or diplomatic methods of ensuring security. They may take various forms and be implemented in various formats. However, we know from experience that these methods can be effective and viable only if all parties are genuinely committed to equal and constructive cooperation and honour the existing agreements without trying to cheat or repackage them to suit their needs.

Otherwise, even the most beautiful plans tend to hang in mid-air and, as the classic said, “lose the name of action” (William Shakespeare, Hamlet). Unfortunately, we do not see such commitment on the part of our American colleagues.

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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the Forum of Historians’ hosts and participants from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus 🇷🇺🇧🇾

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💬 The collective West is continuing with its attempts to cynically falsify history. Textbooks are rewritten, facts are distorted, and monuments are demolished. Their goal is clear for everyone to see and it is to sow inter-ethnic and inter-religious discord, to foment language chauvinism and to pit our fraternal peoples against each other in order to prevent the Union State from getting stronger.

❗️ The only way to overcome this is to recreate the objective picture of the past.

It is no coincidence that historians are called memory keepers. I think it would be appropriate to recall the words of Vassily Klyuchevsky who once famously said that a nation that has no memory of its past has no future.

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☝️ It is hard to overestimate the importance of historical research for the edification and patriotic education of our youth. We have a duty to our young people to convey the historical truth to them in an undistorted form and ensure the continuity of generations.

In this regard, I hope that the forum will contribute to deepening bilateral cooperation in education, and its outcomes will be used in the education process. The idea to harmonise education programmes, to jointly draft history textbooks and guidelines for teachers, and to develop common approaches to improving history education is quite promising.

🤝 I wish you productive communication, exciting joint projects for the benefit of our citizens and further progress in the Russian-Belarusian allied relations.

💬 Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov on 🇺🇸 arms control proposals:

🤝Russia remains open to dialogue; we think this is extremely important.

👉But we need to first understand how this proposal is worded.

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В недавнем выступлении Председателя Еврокомиссии Урсулы фон дер Ляйен, главной по подрыву независимости и энергетической безопасности Евросоюза, прозвучал такой тезис: никакого перемирия.

«Сейчас идёт много дискуссий о мирных планах и прекращении огня. Но прекращение огня, приводящее к замороженному конфликту, не принесет прочного мира. Прекращение огня будет нестабильным по своей сути и дестабилизирует весь регион вдоль линии соприкосновения. Никто не станет инвестировать в Украину или восстанавливать разрушенные территории, а конфликт может вспыхнуть снова в любой момент», - заявила главная коррупционерша ЕС, рекордно нажившаяся на вакцинах.

Если раньше Украине западники говорили «или с нами, или с Россией», то теперь смысл от шелухи отделён и сформулирован прямо: либо погибните на поле боя, либо перестаньте существовать из-за отсутствия матобеспечения.

Всем ведь понятно, что она говорит? Никто не станет инвестировать в Украину, если она заключит перемирие. Для Киева, чьё выживание сейчас на 100% зависит от внешних финансовых вливаний, − а это понимают и в Брюсселе, и на Банковой, − конец инвестиций будет означать конец всего.

И чтобы не было соблазнов, Брюссель грозит украинским сателлитам прекращением потока денег, если те дадут приказ орудиям замолчать.

Такое ощущение, что «коллективный Запад» снимает постмодернистский триллер «Сдохни или умри» с Украиной в главной роли.

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Comment by the Russian Embassy in the United States

We have noted a new series of sanctions against Russian citizens introduced by the U.S. Administration on June 5, for their alleged participation in a campaign to “undermine” democracy and destabilize political situation in Moldova.

👉 It is obvious that the United States is resorting to its favorite genre of “spy hysteria” which is still in vogue. We see nothing but the manifestation of Washington’s openly destructive line of sowing discord into relations of sovereign states around the world. We have noted ongoing attempts by local “strategists” to divide Russia, its neighbors and partners, primarily within the CIS.

❌ Such actions by the U.S. Administration increasingly cause rejection by those who are trying to develop a truly independent foreign policy, free from outside interference into domestic affairs. A vivid confirmation of this is the sharp surge of interest expressed by a number of friendly capitals towards the formation of a more just architecture of international relations. This is exactly what the Russian Federation and its like-minded partners are doing, including within the BRICS platform.