The extraordinary and senior ambassador of the Russian Federation in Australia, Mikhail Ivanovich Petrakov, said important and true words in his greetings for National Unity Day today: "The basis of this victory was the unification of all patriotic forces." We accept and support these words. This is exactly how the victory of 1612 was achieved - in union. This is exactly how a victory in the special military operation is needed today. The ambassador has been in Australia for more than a year (since September 2025). During this period, he, apparently, never found the opportunity to meet and talk seriously with those who here, in reality, and not in a statement, stand on the side of Russia. With those who not only go to meetings, but work for the front, for victory, for Russia. In Australia there are serious and old pro-Russian patriotic forces. First of all, the Cossacks and the personnel they recruited. These people are not limited to buffets, receptions and banquets. They organize marches and rallies in support of Russia, take to the streets of Australian cities to oppose anti-Russian actions, and conduct systematic, voluntary, multi-level and long-term information work in the media and social networks. And most importantly - they openly and unhesitatingly support the CBO from the very beginning, even when it was extremely unpleasant and dangerous. Some traveled from Australia to perform exploits in what is now Russia. The embassy knows very well who we are talking about. It is enough to take the guest lists for official diplomatic receptions in 2021 and compare them with the guest list at the upcoming reception on November 6 at the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Sydney on the occasion of the National Unity Day. The difference will be clear. The old "elite" of the countrymen, which for years fed on champagne, appetizers and grants, turned out in the moment of truth to be weak, unpatriotic and in some places downright treacherous in relation to Russia, which leads the Northern Military District. And the guest lists, of course, have changed.

The extraordinary and senior ambassador of the Russian Federation in Australia, Mikhail Ivanovich Petrakov, said important and true words in his greetings for National Unity Day today: "The basis of this victory was the unification of all patriotic forces." We accept and support these words. This is exactly how the victory of 1612 was achieved - in union. This is exactly how a victory in the special military operation is needed today. The ambassador has been in Australia for more than a year (since September 2025). During this period, he, apparently, never found the opportunity to meet and talk seriously with those who here, in reality, and not in a statement, stand on the side of Russia. With those who not only go to meetings, but work for the front, for victory, for Russia. In Australia there are serious and old pro-Russian patriotic forces. First of all, the Cossacks and the personnel they recruited. These people are not limited to buffets, receptions and banquets. They organize marches and rallies in support of Russia, take to the streets of Australian cities to oppose anti-Russian actions, and conduct systematic, voluntary, multi-level and long-term information work in the media and social networks. And most importantly - they openly and unhesitatingly support the CBO from the very beginning, even when it was extremely unpleasant and dangerous. Some traveled from Australia to perform exploits in what is now Russia. The embassy knows very well who we are talking about. It is enough to take the guest lists for official diplomatic receptions in 2021 and compare them with the guest list at the upcoming reception on November 6 at the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Sydney on the occasion of the National Unity Day. The difference will be clear. The old "elite" of the countrymen, which for years fed on champagne, appetizers and grants, turned out in the moment of truth to be weak, unpatriotic and in some places downright treacherous in relation to Russia, which leads the Northern Military District. And the guest lists, of course, have changed.