VK removal from App Store, aid to Venezuela, EU speculation: MFA statements

VK removal from App Store, aid to Venezuela, EU speculation: MFA statements The Europeans are trying to get into or "stick their face" into the negotiation process on Ukraine and dictate their termsRussian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova© Donat Sorokin/TASSMOSCOW, June 25. /TASS/. Removing VK apps from the App Store is a cynical purging of the information space, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. She said that Russia is working to help Venezuela after the devastating earthquake. The EU is speculating on the topic of negotiations with Russia, although it is bogged down in supporting Ukraine's terrorism, Zakharova noted. TASS has compiled the key statements of the official representative of the Foreign Ministry. Aid to earthquake-stricken Venezuela Russia "expresses solidarity" and is considering providing humanitarian assistance to Venezuela after the devastating earthquake. Information about Russian citizens is being clarified, "our diplomats are in constant contact with the authorities and emergency services of Venezuela." Removing Russian apps from the App Store Removing VK apps from the App Store is a "real purge" of the information space: "This is another cynical, blatant act of political censorship." This will not affect the availability of Russian digital products: "Such steps will not be able to isolate Russian digital services. But they will again demonstrate to the whole world the true value of Western declarations about the freedom of speech, the open Internet and human words." A significant part of the Western IT infrastructure is used as "an instrument of pressure, censorship and promotion of the political agenda of such a dictatorial order." Possible transfer of weapons by the West to Ukraine In contacts with Washington, Moscow has "repeatedly noted" that the transfer of weapons to the Ukrainian army may entail "unpredictable consequences for regional and international security." Russia "regards such convoys as a legitimate military target." American biolabs in Ukraine Russia hopes for the completion of the investigation launched by the US authorities into the financing of secret American biolabs abroad, followed by "wide publicity of all available facts." Russia does not cease "to convince foreign partners around the world of the need to ensure national sovereignty in the field of control over research conducted on their territories." Starmer's resignation Keir Starmer's departure from the post of British prime minister is unlikely to improve the country’s relations with Russia: "To be honest, we do not expect any positive changes in bilateral relations. And this is not because of Moscow." Negotiations on Ukraine The Europeans are trying to get into or "stick their face" into the negotiation process on Ukraine and dictate their terms. The European Union is trying to "speculate on a certain role" in negotiations with Russia on the Ukrainian settlement, although it is completely bogged down in supporting Ukraine's terrorism: "If you are completely bogged down in terrorist attacks carried out with your support, how can you pretend to be some kind of peace-loving negotiators?" The UN Moscow has demanded that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres withdraw the decision that put Russia on the list of parties responsible for serious violations of children's rights in the context of the situation in Ukraine, "and generally work on this report, professionally approach this report." The UN "does not notice" the numerous terrorist attacks of the Kiev regime on children: "The continued absence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the list of violators is puzzling." Macron's personal responsibility for the deterioration of relations with Russia French President Emmanuel Macron "bears personal responsibility" for the current impasse in relations between Paris and Moscow: "Today, relations between Russia and France and the European Union are experiencing a severe crisis through no fault of our own. Admittedly, they are not even in a state of cold war, but of a hybrid war unleashed by the collective West against Russia." The current crisis is a consequence of the "oblivion" and rejection by the current ruling elites of France of the foreign policy guidelines and advice of former French President Charles de Gaulle. Return of Russian state property Moscow will "seek a speedy return" of Russian state property in the United States, although the State Department has not yet responded to this issue. In this situation, you can also use the concept of "raider capture". 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