there are more tools, as far as nato is concerned, than i understand approximately. ah, since 2011. we have already observed a serious departure of the alliance from the principles that were fixed in the fundamental documents of regulatory relations. and nato's russia ended this with the fact that russia was declared a direct threat to madrid. e nato, and naturally in these conditions, not only about some kind of interaction. well, the normal ideology of diplomatic contacts, but there can be no talk today , has remained an open channel along the military line. in particular. this is a telephone line between the chief of the general staff of the russian federation and e, the commander of nato forces in europe, the chairman of the military committee, and our e at the word of the king. the belgian authorities are also

instructed to carry out contacts with the headquarters when necessary. we will definitely return to the interview of the deputy minister of foreign affairs alexander grushko, but for now, to another topic. the bank of russia has just made a decision on the key rate. what kind of wine do we learn from my colleague miami meadow, and she joins the broadcast alena welcomes the word colleagues good day and the central bank quite expectedly decided to keep the value of the key rate at 7.5%, uh, the majority of experts. it is worth noting that the last time the bank of russia changed the value of the key rate in september 2022, then it fell from eight immediately to 7.5% after the last meeting of the board of directors, the regulator announced that it was taking some further steps in first of all, it will look at the level of actual and expected inflation. how much this level of inflation is close to the target value of 4%. in addition, on structural

processes on the structural changes that are now taking place in the russian economy. and, of course, the regulator will assess external risks, speaking of price growth, to note that annual inflation in russia on february 6 is approximately 11.5% since mid-january, price growth began to gradually decrease. back in december of the previous year, the indicator was at the level of 12%, but what do experts say that an increase in the key rate is not ruled out? in the first half of this year, so we know the skin of a colleague, he thank you for the decision of the central bank on the key rate , alena logarinova said. well, then, see the continuation of the interview

with deputy foreign minister alexander grushko this is 35% of the total foreign trade turnover of the russian federation, it is clear that the share of the european union will rapidly fall. associated not only with the state. uh, the current uh, affairs in our relations with the european union, but also in general change. this is, i would say, a geopolitical geo-economic context , when the drivers of economic growth are shifting to the east, and therefore our foreign trade will develop at a faster pace , primarily within the framework of our association with the euroses, and with partners such as china and india countries. africa, latin america, and so on, but nevertheless, and this dictates the need to maintain contacts on specific industry dossier. ah. we maintain our

representation in the european union in the same way as the european union has its diplomatic representation. e in moscow and i believe that until then. in the meantime, uh, we have diplomatic and political relations, and with the strange members of the european union, such relations will be maintained with the european union itself, nevertheless, of course, it should be noted that the european union has gone to the curtailment of all political contacts, and with the russian federation with regard to the external political line of the european union, there was a complete almost complete merger, and in terms of nato's external political priorities and through e, this is nato's european union. the interaction turned out so that in the field of foreign policy in the field of security, the european union today has become a tool for serving geopolitical interests and goals

of the united states of america, which, of course, imposes this. i would say, well, a fundamental imprint on the very character and very nature of our relations with this association. continuing the conversation about the european union, the tenth package of sanctions has been introduced. uh, someone is already above them laughs frankly. i mean the citizens of the country simply because they have already lost count of this package and what is included in it, but seriously speaking, how sensitive this tenth package can be for us, and do we have the tools to to answer, will we do it? tools, of course there are, but as for the sensitivity of the tenth package. look, if we have an honor, in my opinion, everyone is already confused everything. how many sanctions were imposed against the russian federation there, i think it's okay 15,000 is such a world record in the history of mankind, probably, but, of course, as

consumers. we all feel it, what will give uh, the tenth package. well, it’s good that they are sanctions of some kind, well, another 25 people will be recorded, and of course, this will no longer play any role in the stop lists and so on and so forth, and uh, i want to say that uh, of course you are right in that in eu a there is a big disappointment with the effectiveness of these quoted sanctions. we remember that when the european union introduced these sanctions, they said that sanctions, uh, that's not the goal. and the tool, well, firstly, these sanctions have not achieved any goal. they have not changed their foreign policy. uh, the russian federation is not part of our desire to become a full member of the already new multipolar world to pursue a sovereign policy that meets our national interests

in the same way to build relations with all our partners, and secondly, it turned out that these sanctions in fact, they do more damage. uh, the eu countries themselves, if we talk only in the energy e sector, then according to western economists themselves. general damage. e during the period of the energy so-called energy sanctions is approximately one trillion euros. this is a colossal amount, which is so gigantic. a hole that cannot be plugged by any monetary influences, injections , or other financial instruments. as for the impact on the macroeconomic situation of the russian federation, just the other day , the international monetary fund published a new forecast e on the prospects for the economic development of russia in the twenty-third year, and he

changed his forecast from er, a minus mark to minus two and three. that is, he assumed that the decline in e production in the composition of e was approximately 2.3%, for e, an increase of approximately 0.3. therefore, in this sense, we feel quite confident about what the government of the russian federation is implementing today. this is new logistics, but new routes. new infrastructure. uh, new productions. e. transition to a more sovereign and less dependent on the outside world economy. it's a pillar pillar anyway the path of development of the russian federation, along which russia would go regardless of how it would develop, and the events on the outer contour mentioned the forecasts of the international monetary fund. they really are. in general

, they made a certain sensation in the western media , we saw all these shots. as they are discussing, on the one hand, ursula fondalia declares that the russian economy is torn to shreds or that it will be torn apart, and on the other hand, the imf gives. in general, the exact opposite, to be honest, the forecast. and of course. this is probably is a surprise for those who impose all these sanctions in endless packages. tell me, please, here is the difference between statements and the state of affairs. i would like to continue this theme of the g7 countries saying that the sanctions are not aimed at food. this somehow correlates with reality and what is happening with the export of products in general. fertilizer in particular, well as far as these statements are concerned. this is complete hypocrisy full of hypocrisy, i want to say that this is actually the grain deal that our western partners are so fond of talking about. uh, in fact. it was our reaction to really change. uh, the situation in the food sector, but only the lazy

did not shout at all corners that uh is happening, uh, climate change, that hunger is about to seize africa. and that it’s not thousands, not hundreds of thousands, but millions of africans of irinus where of course to europe and that the problem needs to be solved, and so on and so forth, and when we entered into consultations, and with our partners on how to alleviate the fate of starving africa and i there is no share the jokes, of course we proceeded. what must be done are some things first must be to open the paths open. uh, and logistics must be restored, logistics that would allow, uh, to carry out, in the same way, as the supply of grain and other types of food to this continent, first of all, the poorest countries. and the second thing is that all the sanctions that were introduced in

the us department and the european union against the agricultural sector, and the sector of the russian federation should be lifted in no less time, and i will not talk about the nature of these sanctions, but they were really comprehensive. they hit the production were banned from vine harvesters. parts, and technology. uh, strikes were made on the logistics , the entry of russian ships transporting grain to the corresponding ports was prohibited. uh, our banks, including the agricultural bank, which is the main operator of financial affairs. in the field of food , insurance was disconnected from uh swift and so on and so forth, and plus uh, indirect sanctions, which in the most mediocre way influenced the state of affairs in the global food market. all this led to a giant leap, est. a. but what happened after that after

the grain route was launched. and i remind you that without any agreement with the turkish side, with the assistance or a certain role of the united nations, our military. as you know from the very beginning, uh, the special war operation was kept open, and the routes on the black sea for the safe passage of ships exporting grain and other types of food from ukrainian ports, and what happened, what happened, we see, and today what approximately percent of grain grains and other agricultural products goes where to the european union a small part with great difficulty gets to the poorest countries in africa and in addition, there are and continue to be serious obstacles to

the supply of fertilizer, and the producer of these fertilizers is the main manufacturer of the russian federation just recently after many months of negotiations. we managed to withdraw 20.000 tons and the sport of rotterdam and kept all e, other indirect restrictions direct indirect restrictions, yes, but the european commission stated that it clarified that these sanctions that were imposed against our operators do not apply to the food sector. well, first of all, it's not a change. further that, for this it was necessary to change the regulations, this is given at the discretion. e with omega states that can act this way, or they can act in a different way and most importantly, this does not solve the problem until the moment it is added already in relations between the european union and ukraine they opened the so-called e corridor solidarity export ukrainian grain along

the dunaev, and by land by rail, and all restrictions on imports have been removed. uh, agricultural products from ukraine, and today we see that farmers are coming out on the streets of european cities , protesting against such supplies, which are already bringing down the food market in the strangest eu and already in the eu a is trying to find financial instruments, that is, to reserve in their budget, the amounts that they will pay to these ruined farmers, who are ruined and as a result of this the reckless policy that the european union is pursuing would like to ask you about nato without control, the endless expansion that is in well to our borders right to our doors. as the president has said many times, in general, in many respects it was the reason for what is happening now, and in parallel with the ukrainian conflict. we also see the attempts of sweden and

finland to join nato, they are already on the way. as they say, how do you assess these prospects, especially in the context of these public actions that now allow you in the scandinavian countries, these are sharp reactions that we see in particular from turkey well, to be realistic , of course, we should still proceed from realism, of course, uh, the most realistic scenario is that in the foreseeable future, most likely, maybe even before the vinezh summit, which will take place in the summer. ah, the membership of finland to sweden will be formalized in a legal sense. for this accession protocol to be ratified by all nato member states, until two parties have ratified it, but hungary and turkey, however, i would not underestimate those contradictions that exist today

between turkey and sweden, turkey and finland to a lesser extent. and life. as they say, richer than any schemes, or there will suddenly happen, so sweden and finland, they will join nato. to be honest, i think that sometime, probably in helsinki and stockholm, erdogan monuments will be erected from grateful swedes and grateful finns who berdagan , which saved them from this geopolitical miscalculation that these two countries made, but speaking in absolutely direct language. finland has announced that it is joining nato in order to strengthen its military security . as a result of this step, it has already been announced that it will be deployed by us in the adjacent territory. uh, the karelian corps and this is absolutely understandable. why are we doing this

, because if and when finland becomes a member of nato, we will consider this country, a on whose territory strike assets and forces can be deployed, which threatens the vital interests of the russian federation. what to look at the geographical map? another point somewhere the case erupts. well, gently. i'll tell you this, contradictions are contradictions, they've been there for decades. this is of course, the balkans serbia kosovo the relationship of these two countries, in your opinion, but what are the goals? what goals are pursued by brussels and washington constantly fueling this confrontation and what are the prospects for this situation from your point of view, in the foreseeable future, geopolitical goals are pursued by washington this is absolutely not connected with any interests of stability and security, but the fact is that e and washington the west and nato have been deployed for a long time

and wage a hybrid war against the russian federation; this is the use of various means of economic political hot phase. uh, now uh, we have going on uh. ukraine, uh, but nevertheless in parallel, they announced other regions of the world. here. here are the theaters of war for such hybrid operations, among them are the south caucasus and the western balkans and the arctic, they declare zones of global rivalry and africa and the middle east, and from the latest developments, these are washington's attempts to fragment, uh, space security, and in south asia by. er, the advances of a very dangerous and danish er, indo-tihanese approach to security are escalating blocks, and for the sake of containing china, therefore, returning to the bolts. yes, and there is a geopolitical

struggle going on. this is not connected with any interests, but solutions to the problems that we inherited from the past, by the way, these problems were created by the western countries themselves when they destroyed large states in the center of europe, and then it was bombed in 1999. this is an attempt. uh, way, uh unacceptable e pressure on the server, huh? squeeze russia out of this region and in this context as well, with its radical nationalist elements being used as a weapon to knock down sovereign serbia on the path. uh, from the path she follows, trying to be an independent state and maintain good relations, both with russia and with countries and the european union, in a number of her interviews and

public speeches of the president, she said many times that very much those problems that serbia has today - this is just a consequence of attempts to pursue their own policy and due to proximity to russia a. at the same time, the same alexander vučić in an interview with a french newspaper. my memory serves me, he said that he would never recognize crimea and donbass as russian in your opinion. what do such words say, how should they be interpreted and how does it look in general? today russia's relations relations between russia and serbia look very good, because they are self-sufficient and we are developing these serbian relations not so that someone bad, and we come from the fact that firstly the development of these relations. it e goes for the benefit of the interests of both countries - this is the first.

and the second is that the development of these relations meets a common need, and the preservation of the balkans as they were, where , uh, the russian role, russian influence has always been great, it has always been stabilizing, we are against playing some games here in this region, as they say now with a zero option, a and now, returning to your main question. e eat questions answer with a question. but why one might think that normal healthy relations between russia and serbia, which relies on centuries-old traditions of friendship, sympathy, sympathy, why can they pose a threat to someone? are they not directed against? eh, anyone. and as for the issues of recognition of non-recognition. well, you know, we have a very direct dialogue from the hearts of the leadership and through the ministry of foreign affairs. we know the position of serbia, we respect it, and we understand that serbia for

many a political processes for many problems look, from the point of view of the need to maintain the preservation of the guarantee of their own territorial integrity in the conditions of the unresolved, but the kosovo problem, and today we see tremendous pressure, and from the west on serbia, in order to force, and serbia, to agree that kosovo will be torn away. we are talking on the eve of the holiday, and this year many people know, it seems, at least, to the layman, that diplomacy in the form in which it existed until 2022, that it was defeated, because it is obvious that if the western former partners do not intend to negotiate now, then, in general, it is quite difficult to find compromises with those who have closed all the doors on the other side, there is a point of view of professionals who say that diplomacy, however, less, even in the most critical situation. it's still no alternative. what do you think and

what, maybe, you wish, including to your diplomat colleagues, to those who are just getting ready to embark on this very difficult path during this very difficult time. and i think it's the latter, but you know that diplomacy is one of the most ancient professions. here, uh, diplomacy will exist. eh, always. uh, as an uh tool as long as there is a state, there may be some kind of world, and someday it will be completely different when there is no state, but when there is a state, there will be diplomacy exactly the same as it will be existence of the armed forces. how state structures will exist, and vice versa, we know from history that the role diplomacy, just increases e in times of crisis. and this, uh, we are not europe and the world is not the first time going through such turbulent moments and just the search for new balances, but schemes of uh world order. they require just

diplomatic efforts. and therefore, in this sense, one cannot look at diplomacy here. today's position, and, of course, one can state a radical drop in the volume of diplomatic ties. e with the world minority, which is the west, but now it is not the west that has already come to the west, and not the west is going to the west. and therefore this there will always be uh, diplomacy will be in demand, the second thing i would like to say. and what about the world, in fact, in europe, the united states has not converged with a wedge today there is a huge need for diplomatic support, and our efforts in the african direction, asian latin american and, uh, the foreign ministry, we are now carrying out a number of events that would allow us to strengthen the increase in personnel intellectually . this is our diplomatic resource.

we will continue. uh, so the way, so uh theme to young people who dream of uh. by the way, as diplomats, i want to tell them, e, as one hero said a wolf, and yours, you will be in great demand and interesting work awaits you ahead. thank you very much alexander viktorovich, in turn, too. let me congratulate you and, of course, wish you successful work and patience. thank you, thank you and would like to add er, often asked. uh, what mistakes should be avoided by those who choose the diplomatic profession. so i would like to say not to be afraid to avoid mistakes, because mistakes are made by those who want to do it. a if it's a mistake, there will be senior comrades who will correct it. hold it. thanks a lot. on the air, the besogon tv program

in the new issue, nikita mikhalkov, offers to talk about the general global trend of duplicity. well, we are together again , dear friends, on our author's besogon tv program called she will be his wife. marquis of carabas i think you will understand. why it was called that, but first i would like to thank you all very much. but your attention is for your love and for your anxiety during my illness. i know how many people are behind me i prayed in monasteries and just in the temples of very ordinary people. and in which i don’t know, but i felt this power, these are your desires, so that the disease recedes as soon as possible , thank you so much for this. such minutes. you really

understand. what is the difference between popularity and true love, low you. and i also want to share with you a completely unexpected joy for me. hope you share it. the fact is that the new year holidays during the holidays from the first to the eighth of january there were repetitions of our programs. and more than 53 million people watched these reruns. you you understand that a person who does not want to watch he switched to one on the third on the fifth on the tenth program he leads concerts of films and so on. but the fact that people were interested in what we are talking about for ours is a very important and great incentive. and i really hope that those who came to us on these holidays did not regret it. you know, there is an opinion that while we are carrying out the denocification of ukraine, we in

russia are undergoing the ukrainianization of our society. what does it mean? what is it? try to figure it out. here look, i want to give you the words of the ambassador of ukraine vadim khrist. that's what he says. well, we have been fighting for almost a year now, we are losing people right and left in the west now there is a unique chance in the world not much is needed. you who would allow yourself to sacrifice so many lives , territories and decades of development for the sake of defeating a sworn enemy. think about these words in this phrase sworn enemy, well, the sworn enemy cannot appear. like a snap of your fingers, really. it means he matured, he was brought up for many

years, how can it be so that there is practically one people who profess one religion, which has the same values ​​that have been declared for many, many years. some traditions are almost the same melodies, some songs, how can it happen that one part of this people calls another part of this people a sworn enemy, agreed on this many times. for the past 30 years, the civilized west has been steadily raising a generation of people step by step who began to consider us sworn enemies and the west does not want to see, does not want to hear, not about the eight-year genocide. residents of donbass are not about torture, prisoners of war are not about the prohibition of the russian language among people

who think and speak it, they do not want to see either the revival of nazism in ukraine and torchlight processions, fascist trampling of the monuments of those who liberated ukraine from fascist invaders are small children are very tiny first words that are not spoken by mom and dad, but cut by hand. the country at the state level is celebrating the birthday of the murderer stepan bandera and listen, remember, we talked about this a long time ago in the fourteenth year. this policy declaration. tyagnibok listen just remind here is an example of a statement posted on the website officially recognized by the party.