đïžInterview of Russiaâs Ambassador to Sweden Sergey Belyaev with Swebbtv (April 12, 2025)
Key points:
#RussiaSweden
đč We have had communication with Sweden for more than a thousand years. And the Russian Embassy in Stockholm was one of the first Russian missions abroad. And of course we had different periods of time. But we managed to have relations and to keep open channels of communication.
đč Finland and Sweden joined NATO. It's a reality. And the issue is that now the decision about peace of war do not belong to Helsinki and Stockholm. And that's why the security of these countries are not only in their hands. And of course we will analyze this. Of course there will be steps, also military steps, preparing to different, as you imagine, scenarios. But I do not see the situation when we will demand that Sweden should went out of NATO. It's speculation. Russia has no intention to invade, for example, Gotland. But researchers and journalists in Sweden develop different scenarios how it can happen. And then they begin to believe themselves that Russia is threatening Sweden.
đč You should not feel nervous. The case is that during the whole history of mankind, it's better to improve your security by political and diplomatic means than to prepare to war.
#BalticSea
đčIn the Baltic Sea, for years, we developed international cooperation to achieve the safety of shipments.
đč My hope is that sometime we will be able to restore cooperation. It is very difficult to do now after a very deep lack of confidence between Europe and the Russian Federation. I suppose that it will be very difficult if possible at all to restore it. But at least we should remember that our disputes, our different opinions should not lead to confrontation.
#MultipolarWorld
đč Our politics is developing very much towards Asia, Africa, and Latin America. BRICS is developing very rapidly. We have now 11 countries. And many countries are willing to join. And now this so-called G7 represents only 30% of global GDP. And BRICS represents 38%.
đčWe really have very close relations of cooperation with China, it's really strategic, Our trade with China is now more than $230 billion in our match.And for example, the Chinese are very interested in developing cooperation in the Arctic areas, Russia is one of the best countries in this field.
#NATO
đčThere were a lot of countries that tried to invade Russia, and we have a great experience, unfortunately, of such confrontation. When there was unification of Germany, and the Soviet Union gave its permission to support this unification, because we were promised that NATO will not enlarge. But then we know what happened. NATO was coming closer and closer to the Russian borders.
đč And of course, when we see that the military alliance is enlarging and coming actually to our borders, we have to think why it happens. And we speak about this with partners from the West, beginning with year 2007, when it was this famous speech of President Putin, that security should be comprehensive, that no-one should build his security on the security of the others.
đč It's rather funny to see how Baltic states try to prove that they will be the next ones. Russia has no intention to invade in Baltic states. No intention to invade in Finland or Sweden.Baltic states joined NATO many years before. Sweden has joined now. And of course we have to analyze what does it mean from the point of view of our security and how we should react.But I exclude the possibility that Russia will invade to some neighbour country.We are not interested in wars as a country or as people.
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đïžIntervju av Rysslands ambassadör i Sverige Sergej Belyaev med Swebbtv (12 april 2025)
Viktiga punkter:
#RussiaSweden
đč Vi har haft kommunikation med Sverige i mer Ă€n tusen Ă„r. Och Ryska ambassaden i Stockholm var ett av de första ryska uppdragen utomlands. Och sjĂ€lvklart hade vi olika perioder. Men vi lyckades ha relationer och hĂ„lla öppna kommunikationskanaler.
đč Finland och Sverige gick med i Nato. Det Ă€r verklighet. Och frĂ„gan Ă€r att nu tillhör beslutet om krigsfred inte Helsingfors och Stockholm. Och dĂ€rför ligger dessa lĂ€nders sĂ€kerhet inte bara i deras hĂ€nder. Och sjĂ€lvklart ska vi analysera detta. SjĂ€lvklart blir det steg, Ă€ven militĂ€ra steg, förbereder sig pĂ„ olika, som man förestĂ€ller sig, scenarion. Men jag ser inte lĂ€get nĂ€r vi ska krĂ€va att Sverige ska gĂ„ ur Nato. Det Ă€r spekulationer. Ryssland har ingen avsikt att invadera t ex Gotland. Men forskare och journalister i Sverige tar fram olika scenarion hur det kan gĂ„ till. Och sĂ„ börjar man sjĂ€lva tro att Ryssland hotar Sverige.
đč Du ska inte kĂ€nna dig nervös. Fallet Ă€r att under hela mĂ€nsklighetens historia Ă€r det bĂ€ttre att förbĂ€ttra sin sĂ€kerhet med politiska och diplomatiska medel Ă€n att förbereda sig för krig.
#BalticSea
đčI Ăstersjön utvecklade vi i Ă„ratal internationellt samarbete för att uppnĂ„ sĂ€kerhet vid transporter.
đč Min förhoppning Ă€r att vi nĂ„gon gĂ„ng ska kunna Ă„terstĂ€lla samarbetet. Det Ă€r mycket svĂ„rt att göra nu efter en mycket djup brist pĂ„ förtroende mellan Europa och Ryska federationen. Jag antar att det kommer att bli vĂ€ldigt svĂ„rt om möjligt över huvud taget att Ă„terstĂ€lla den. Men Ă„tminstone ska vi komma ihĂ„g att vĂ„ra dispyter, vĂ„ra olika Ă„sikter inte ska leda till konfrontation.
#MultipolarWorld
đč VĂ„r politik utvecklas vĂ€ldigt mycket mot Asien, Afrika och Latinamerika. BRICS utvecklas vĂ€ldigt snabbt. Nu har vi 11 lĂ€nder. Och mĂ„nga lĂ€nder Ă€r villiga att gĂ„ med. Och nu stĂ„r denna sĂ„ kallade G7 bara för 30% av global BNP. Och BRICS representerar 38%.
đčVi har verkligen vĂ€ldigt nĂ€ra samarbete med Kina, det Ă€r verkligen strategiskt, VĂ„r handel med Kina Ă€r nu mer Ă€n 230 miljarder USD i vĂ„r match. Och till exempel kineserna Ă€r vĂ€ldigt intresserade av att utveckla samarbete i arktiska omrĂ„den, Ryssland Ă€r ett av de bĂ€sta lĂ€nderna pĂ„ detta omrĂ„de.
#NATO
đčDet var mĂ„nga lĂ€nder som försökte invadera Ryssland, och vi har en stor erfarenhet tyvĂ€rr av en sĂ„dan konfrontation. NĂ€r Tyskland blev enande, och Sovjet gav sitt tillstĂ„nd att stödja denna enande, eftersom vi blev lovade att Nato inte kommer att utvidgas. Men dĂ„ vet vi vad som hĂ€nde. Nato kom nĂ€rmare och nĂ€rmare de ryska grĂ€nserna.
đč Och sjĂ€lvklart, nĂ€r vi ser att militĂ€ralliansen vĂ€xer och kommer faktiskt till vĂ„ra grĂ€nser, mĂ„ste vi fundera varför det hĂ€nder. Och vi talar om detta med partner frĂ„n vĂ€st, början med Ă„r 2007, nĂ€r det var detta berömda tal av president Putin, att sĂ€kerhet ska vara heltĂ€ckande, att ingen ska bygga sin sĂ€kerhet pĂ„ de andras sĂ€kerhet.
đč Det Ă€r ganska roligt att se hur baltiska stater försöker bevisa att de blir nĂ€sta. Ryssland har ingen avsikt att invadera i baltiska stater. Ingen avsikt att invadera i Finland eller Sverige. Baltiska stater gick med i Nato mĂ„nga Ă„r tidigare. Sverige har anslutit sig nu. Och sjĂ€lvklart mĂ„ste vi analysera vad det innebĂ€r ur vĂ„r sĂ€kerhetssynpunkt och hur vi ska reagera. Men jag utesluter möjligheten att Ryssland kommer att invadera till nĂ„got grannland. Vi Ă€r inte intresserade av krig som land eller som folk.
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