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16.01 Moscow time Putin called blackmailing US actions against France in order to force them to withdraw from the Mistral contract. “We know about the pressure that our American partners are putting on France in order not to supply Mistrals to Russia. And we know that they hinted that if the French did not supply Mistrals, then sanctions would be slowly lifted from their banks, in every case, minimize. What is this if not blackmail? ” the Russian leader asked.
15.56 Moscow time Russia will provide assistance to refugees from Ukraine, Putin said. “Everything that happens in Ukraine is, of course, an internal affair of the Ukrainian state, but we are painfully sorry that people and civilians are dying. You know that the number of refugees in the Russian Federation is growing, and we will certainly provide assistance to everyone. who needs it, “the president assured.
15.51 Moscow time The Eurasian Economic Union is open to the CIS countries that have not yet joined it. “We are open to other countries of the Commonwealth as well,” the head of state assured at a meeting with Russian diplomats.
15.47 Moscow time Salaries and pensions of Russian diplomats will be increased, Putin said. He stressed that “the country's leadership will continue to do everything necessary to ensure decent conditions for (diplomatic) professional activity.”
Putin noted that according to the signed decrees on improving the remuneration of employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “the salaries of employees of the central office are increased by an average of 1.4 times.” “At the same time, the pensions of diplomatic staff retiring after July 1, 2014, will increase by an average of 3.5 times,” the head of state added.
15.46 Moscow time The head of the Russian state said that Russia is not going to close relations with the United States, although they have deteriorated through no fault of Russia. “We are not at all going to close our relations with the United States. Bilateral relations are not in the best shape now, it is true,” Putin admitted at a meeting with Russian ambassadors.
He added that Russia has always strived to be a predictable partner and conduct business on an equal footing. “However, in return, our legitimate interests were often ignored,” the president said. He noted that “every now and then there are frankly ultimatum, mentoring notes” addressed to Russia. “We are ready, nevertheless, for a constructive dialogue, but, I stress again, only on an equal basis,” the head of state concluded.
15.45 Moscow time The Russian President said that Ukraine “nahimich” something with partners in order to receive gas through an artificial reverse. “But we know that there is no reverse. You don't have to be an expert,” the Russian leader said.
Vladimir Putin noted that a common problem was Ukraine's violation of its obligations on gas purchases. Kiev refuses to pay its debts, resorts to outright blackmail – it demands an unjustified reduction in the price of our goods, he stressed. “Although the agreement was signed in 2009 and we were fulfilling in good faith,” the president said. He noted that since June 16, Ukraine has been transferred to the prepayment regime and will receive exactly as much gas as it pays for. “True, he pays nothing today,” Putin stressed.
According to him, everyone should draw proper conclusions from this situation. “The main thing is that conscientious gas consumers and suppliers should not suffer because of the actions of Ukrainian politicians and officials. And all of us – both Ukraine and Europeans – should seriously consider how to reduce the likelihood of various political, economic risks and force majeure events on the continent. “, – Putin pointed out.
3:44 pm Moscow time According to Putin,” a strong Russian-Chinese diplomatic link has developed on the international arena, not directed against anyone. ”
“We can say that today a strong Russian-Chinese diplomatic link has developed in the international arena. It is based on the coincidence of views on global processes and key regional problems,” the head of state said. “It is fundamentally important that Russian-Chinese friendship is not directed against anyone We do not create any military alliances. On the contrary, it is an example of equal, respectful and productive interaction of states in the XXI century “
15.43 Moscow time The President of Russia is confident that international law should not only be generally binding, but also be interpreted in a uniform manner. “We stand for the supremacy of international law while maintaining the leading role of the UN. International law should be binding on everyone and not be applied selectively to serve the interests of individual, selected countries or groups of states,” the head of state said at a meeting with Russian diplomats.
15.42 Moscow time They just want to “use” Europe in someone else's interests, Vladimir Putin said. “More and more European politicians and business people understand that they just want to use Europe in someone else's interests, that it becomes a hostage of short-sighted ideologized approaches,” he said.
According to him, Europe needs a safety net. so that the Libyan, Syrian, Iraqi and Ukrainian crises are not contagious.
3:40 pm Moscow time Russia could not allow NATO troops to come to Sevastopol and radically change the balance of power in the Black Sea region. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives of the Russian Federation.
“We had no right to leave Crimeans and Sevastopol residents to the mercy of militant nationalists and radicals. We could not allow our access to the water area to be significantly limited. The Black Sea, so that NATO troops would come to the Crimean land, in Sevastopol, covered with the military glory of Russian soldiers and sailors, and, I think, quickly enough, and the balance of power in the Black Sea region would radically change, “the Russian president said.
15.38 Moscow time International law should not only be generally binding, but also be interpreted uniformly, Putin is sure.
15.37 Moscow time According to him, Russia will promote the South Stream project despite the difficulties.
15.36 Moscow time Putin hopes that Armenia will soon become a member of the Eurasian Economic Union.
15.35 Moscow time Putin is convinced that world development cannot be unified, but points of contact must be sought. “World development cannot be unified. But it is possible and necessary to look for common ground. To see each other not only as competitors, but also as partners. To establish cooperation between different states, their associations and integration structures,” the head of state said at a meeting with Russian diplomats./p>
15.34 Moscow time Purposeful work is underway in Ukraine to eliminate representatives of the press, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the ambassadors. “And I reminded the President of Ukraine about this again yesterday – the murders of journalists are absolutely unacceptable,” he said.
“The murder of journalists is absolutely unacceptable, and yesterday I once again reminded the President of Ukraine (Petro Poroshenko) that, in my opinion, a purposeful work is underway to eliminate representatives of the press,” the Russian head of state said. “This applies to both Russian and foreign journalists.” “And who is afraid of objective information?” He asked the meeting participants. “Apparently, only those who commit crimes.” – added Vladimir Putin.
15.32 Moscow time Russia will continue to vigorously defend the rights of Russians abroad, the Russian leader said. “I want everyone to understand that our country will continue to vigorously defend the rights of Russians, our compatriots abroad, to use the entire arsenal of available means: from political and economic, to humanitarian operations provided for in international law, the right to self-defense,” he especially noted.
“I would like to emphasize that what happened in Ukraine is the culmination of negative tendencies in world affairs that have been accumulating over the years,” Putin reminded.
15.31 Moscow time The unipolar model of the world did not take place, Putin said.
15.30 Moscow time Behind the smart speeches about free choice, about the European future, there are attempts to make Ukraine a dependent territory with all the ensuing political, economic and social consequences. This was stated by Vladimir Putin at a meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives of the Russian Federation.
“It hurts that millions of ordinary people now have to pay for political games,” the Russian leader said. According to him, the events provoked by the West in Ukraine became a concentrated expression of the notorious containment policy towards Russia. “Its roots go deep into history, and it is obvious that such a policy did not stop, unfortunately, even after the end of the Cold War. guaranteed, by the way, by common European conventions, “the president said.
15.29 Moscow time The head of state noted that Russia and Europe could not convince Poroshenko that the road to peace cannot go through war.
“You have heard about the latest attempts to restore and preserve peace in Ukraine (employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the minister personally took an active part in this), you know about numerous negotiations, telephone conferences on this issue,” the head of state addressed the meeting participants. Unfortunately, President Poroshenko decided to resume hostilities, and we – I mean both ourselves and my colleagues from Europe – were unable to convince him that the road to a reliable, lasting and long-term peace cannot lie through war. “/p>
“Until now, Pyotr Alekseevich had nothing to do with the orders to start hostilities, but now he took on such responsibility in full – not only military, but also political, which is much more important,” Putin admitted with regret .
“It was also not possible to convince to give publicity and the statement agreed between the four foreign ministers – Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine – on the need to preserve peace and search for mutually acceptable solutions,” he continued. “I draw your attention to the fact that after the announcement of the ceasefire, in fact, substantive negotiations on the settlement did not begin,” Putin reminded. for all people living in the country, including the southeast of the country. “
15.24 Moscow time Putin warned Russian diplomats that their workload and demands on them to protect national interests would grow. According to him, the potential for conflict in the world is growing. “Old contradictions are seriously aggravated and new ones are provoked,” he said at a meeting with Russian diplomats.
15.22 Moscow time Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry on Smolenskaya Square. At a traditional meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives of the Russian Federation, the head of state will formulate the main tasks of Russian diplomacy. The topic of the meeting is the protection of the national interests of Russia and the strengthening of the foundations and foundations of international relations.
The main topics of the President's speech
“We will talk about the priority tasks facing Russian diplomacy – strengthening peace, maintaining global and regional stability and security, promoting Russia's foreign policy priorities, developing mutually beneficial cooperation with foreign partners,” the Kremlin press service said.
Ukraine will become one of the central topics at a meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives of the Russian Federation with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin told reporters on Tuesday.
“This is a very important topic,” the diplomat said. “A worthy topic in its complexity and seriousness, worthy to be one of the key topics of today's discussion “.
Meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives of the Russian Federation
Traditionally, meetings of ambassadors and permanent representatives are held every two years. This meeting is the seventh in a row. The heads of the government of the Russian Federation, chambers of the Federal Assembly, Russian ministries and departments participating in international activities, representatives of the scientific and expert community and domestic business are invited to it.
