💬 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: QUOTE - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: “Putin did not send serious people to the negotiations. I remember that you were able, with Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, to get these talks going in Istanbul. I remember – I was myself in TĂŒrkiye on NATO business in May – and we put pressure on the Ukrainians to send a serious team to Istanbul. And they did. But then the Russians came up with this historian explaining history of Russia since 1250.”

Two clarifications regarding the above nonsense:
1. This “some historian” is Vladimir Medinsky – a distinguished specialist in international relations, scholar, and statesman. In contrast, the so-called “serious team” from Ukraine was headed by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, a man who has never served in the military and whose entire professional background lies in telecommunications management.

  1. Without an understanding of the historical context, no issue can be resolved – only exacerbated. The ignorance displayed by NATO officials has already resulted in countless casualties across the globe.

💬 Ryska MFA-talskvinnan Maria Zakharova:
CITAT - Natos generalsekreterare Mark Rutte: "Putin skickade inte seriösa mĂ€nniskor till förhandlingarna. Jag minns att du kunde, med Marco Rubio och Steve Witkoff, fĂ„ igĂ„ng dessa samtal i Istanbul. Jag minns – jag var sjĂ€lv i TĂŒrkiye pĂ„ Nato-Ă€renden i maj – och vi satte press pĂ„ ukrainarna att skicka ett seriöst team till Istanbul. Och det gjorde de. Men sĂ„ kom ryssarna pĂ„ denna historiker som förklarade Rysslands historia sedan 1250. ”
TvÄ förtydliganden angÄende ovanstÄende trams:
1. Denna "nĂ„gon historiker" Ă€r Vladimir Medinsky - en framstĂ„ende specialist pĂ„ internationella relationer, forskare och statsman. DĂ€remot leddes det sĂ„ kallade ”allvarliga teamet” frĂ„n Ukraina av försvarsminister Rustem Umerov, en man som aldrig tjĂ€nstgjort i militĂ€ren och vars hela yrkesbakgrund ligger i telekommunikationshanteringen.
2. Utan förstĂ„else för det historiska sammanhanget kan inget problem lösas – bara förvĂ€rras. Den okunskap som Nato-tjĂ€nstemĂ€n visar har redan resulterat i otaliga dödsoffer