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🇷🇺🇺🇸 President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Special Envoy of the US President Steven Witkoff (St Petersburg, October 21, 2026)
💬 Vladimir Putin: We are very pleased to see you – this time in St Petersburg.
We know that you had a meeting in Norway yesterday, and I would, of course, be interested to hear about its outcomes.
I would like to thank you and President Trump for your attention to resolving the crisis in Ukraine.
I know that President Trump pays particular attention to this issue, primarily on humanitarian grounds. In our conversations, including our most recent telephone conversation, he has stressed the need to end this conflict, above all in view of the casualties among military personnel on both sides.
But, of course, this is not only about military casualties, it is also about the suffering of civilians. In this regard, I would ask you to convey my most sincere gratitude not only to the President but also to his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, for her contribution to addressing humanitarian issues.
🤝 I also believe both Sides would be interested in discussing our plans to restore bilateral relations and Russian-American contacts, including economic cooperation.
If you would be willing to share them, I would also be very interested to hear your assessments of the situation in the Middle East and around Iran. You know that we have a special relationship of trust with Iran, with our Iranian partners and friends, built over decades.
❗️ If we can do anything at all to help resolve this crisis, we will gladly do so. You are also well aware of our proposals in this regard.
These and other topics could certainly be central to our discussions today, including a possible meeting in China. I have some thoughts on this that I would like to share with you as well.
Please convey my most sincere thanks to President Trump for his efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: As for diesel, once both Sides announced that supplies would be delivered to the US, global diesel prices immediately fell by 5-6%.
We are preparing shipments right now, with several tankers being readied at once.
The first tanker, carrying 40,000 tonnes, will depart in two or three days, and the others will follow one after another. The key is to ensure that the financial arrangements are in place so that everything works.
☝️ As for farmers – I know President Trump has even mentioned this in our telephone conversations – we could also supply fertilisers to the US market, and in substantial quantities.
#RussiaUSA
💬 Vladimir Putin: We are very pleased to see you – this time in St Petersburg.
We know that you had a meeting in Norway yesterday, and I would, of course, be interested to hear about its outcomes.
I would like to thank you and President Trump for your attention to resolving the crisis in Ukraine.
I know that President Trump pays particular attention to this issue, primarily on humanitarian grounds. In our conversations, including our most recent telephone conversation, he has stressed the need to end this conflict, above all in view of the casualties among military personnel on both sides.
But, of course, this is not only about military casualties, it is also about the suffering of civilians. In this regard, I would ask you to convey my most sincere gratitude not only to the President but also to his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, for her contribution to addressing humanitarian issues.
🤝 I also believe both Sides would be interested in discussing our plans to restore bilateral relations and Russian-American contacts, including economic cooperation.
If you would be willing to share them, I would also be very interested to hear your assessments of the situation in the Middle East and around Iran. You know that we have a special relationship of trust with Iran, with our Iranian partners and friends, built over decades.
❗️ If we can do anything at all to help resolve this crisis, we will gladly do so. You are also well aware of our proposals in this regard.
These and other topics could certainly be central to our discussions today, including a possible meeting in China. I have some thoughts on this that I would like to share with you as well.
Please convey my most sincere thanks to President Trump for his efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.
***
💬 Vladimir Putin: As for diesel, once both Sides announced that supplies would be delivered to the US, global diesel prices immediately fell by 5-6%.
We are preparing shipments right now, with several tankers being readied at once.
The first tanker, carrying 40,000 tonnes, will depart in two or three days, and the others will follow one after another. The key is to ensure that the financial arrangements are in place so that everything works.
☝️ As for farmers – I know President Trump has even mentioned this in our telephone conversations – we could also supply fertilisers to the US market, and in substantial quantities.
#RussiaUSA
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Qiang (St Petersburg, October 21, 2026)
💬 Vladimir Putin: Allow me to extend a cordial welcome to you here in St Petersburg.
First of all, I would like to ask you to convey my best wishes to my friend, President Xi Jinping. We have already met three times this year (1, 2, 3) , and, as agreed, we will have an opportunity to meet again at the APEC Summit in Shenzhen this November.
The Russia-China Summit talks produced new key agreements on developing bilateral relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation. The main efforts to implement them are, of course, being undertaken by our two Governments. The government is precisely the body responsible for putting all our main areas of cooperation into practice.
Today, you and Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin held the 31st regular meeting of the Russian and Chinese heads of government. Over its 30 years, this mechanism has proved effective and valuable.
We are grateful for your personal contribution to developing Russian-Chinese ties and for the constructive approach that your colleagues in the Government of China take to all these matters.
☝️ Overall, I would like to note that relations between Russia and China are developing very successfully and dynamically. They are based on the principles of equality, mutual respect, mutual benefit and consideration for each other’s interests. Our relations do not depend on the international situation and are not directed against anyone.
Trade and economic ties are growing, and we will continue to expand practical cooperation in all key areas. We are working together in energy, information technology, space and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
I would like to highlight the substantial progress in agricultural trade: turnover increased by 34% in the first eight months of 2026.
Cooperation in the humanitarian sphere is also growing stronger. Events under the cross Years of Education, which President Xi Jinping and I officially launched in Beijing in May, are proceeding successfully.
I know that a major event in China’s domestic political life – the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China – will take place next week, on October 26-29.
🤝 I wish our Chinese friends every success in holding this important event.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: Allow me to extend a cordial welcome to you here in St Petersburg.
First of all, I would like to ask you to convey my best wishes to my friend, President Xi Jinping. We have already met three times this year (1, 2, 3) , and, as agreed, we will have an opportunity to meet again at the APEC Summit in Shenzhen this November.
The Russia-China Summit talks produced new key agreements on developing bilateral relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation. The main efforts to implement them are, of course, being undertaken by our two Governments. The government is precisely the body responsible for putting all our main areas of cooperation into practice.
Today, you and Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin held the 31st regular meeting of the Russian and Chinese heads of government. Over its 30 years, this mechanism has proved effective and valuable.
We are grateful for your personal contribution to developing Russian-Chinese ties and for the constructive approach that your colleagues in the Government of China take to all these matters.
☝️ Overall, I would like to note that relations between Russia and China are developing very successfully and dynamically. They are based on the principles of equality, mutual respect, mutual benefit and consideration for each other’s interests. Our relations do not depend on the international situation and are not directed against anyone.
Trade and economic ties are growing, and we will continue to expand practical cooperation in all key areas. We are working together in energy, information technology, space and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
I would like to highlight the substantial progress in agricultural trade: turnover increased by 34% in the first eight months of 2026.
Cooperation in the humanitarian sphere is also growing stronger. Events under the cross Years of Education, which President Xi Jinping and I officially launched in Beijing in May, are proceeding successfully.
I know that a major event in China’s domestic political life – the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China – will take place next week, on October 26-29.
🤝 I wish our Chinese friends every success in holding this important event.
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#RussiaChina
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🎙 Comment by Aide to the President of Russia Yury Ushakov following Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Special Envoy of the US President Steven Witkoff (October 21, 2026)
💬 Yury Ushakov: As always, today’s discussion was substantive and frank, lasting almost three hours.
Following up on Vladimir Putin’s telephone conversation with Donald Trump on October 9, the exchange of views continued on ways to achieve a lasting and sustainable peace.
Russia's President praised the mediation efforts of the US Administration, Donald Trump personally and his special envoys to find mutually acceptable solutions.
☝️ It is important to note that the possible resumption of trilateral talks involving representatives of Russia, the US and Ukraine was discussed in specific terms.
As you know, the Ukrainian regime itself thwarted their planned resumption immediately after the State Duma elections by launching massive strikes on the main voting day against Moscow, other cities, polling stations and election commission staff directly, some of whom were killed.
The situation was reviewed again, taking into account, among other things, the signals received from the Americans.
Our President informed Steve Witkoff that we are, in principle, ready to resume these trilateral talks between November 10 and 19, focusing on 👉 the central issue: building a security framework for Russia and Ukraine after the conflict ends. The American representative said that President Trump would undoubtedly welcome this decision with great satisfaction.
Vladimir Putin asked Steve Witkoff to convey his gratitude to US First Lady Melania Trump for her humanitarian efforts, particularly in reuniting children with their families, as well as for her mediation in resolving the grave humanitarian situation in the Russian town of Alyoshki in the Kherson Region.
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There was also an exchange of views on the situation in the Middle East, primarily, of course, developments surrounding Iran. Russia reaffirmed its readiness to continue helping to find political and diplomatic ways to resolve the Iranian issue.
🇷🇺🇨🇳🇺🇸 Naturally, today’s discussion also touched on a matter attracting considerable attention worldwide: the possible first-ever meeting of the leaders of Russia, China and the US during the APEC Summit in Shenzhen, China, this November. None of the three capitals – Moscow, Washington or Beijing – has rejected this idea.
Our Chinese friends, as hosts of the APEC Summit, are already undertaking preparations for it. If circumstances are favourable, they will, of course, include this meeting in the programme of events in Shenzhen.
We put forward several practical suggestions regarding the substance of the possible trilateral talks.
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💬 Yury Ushakov: As always, today’s discussion was substantive and frank, lasting almost three hours.
Following up on Vladimir Putin’s telephone conversation with Donald Trump on October 9, the exchange of views continued on ways to achieve a lasting and sustainable peace.
Russia's President praised the mediation efforts of the US Administration, Donald Trump personally and his special envoys to find mutually acceptable solutions.
☝️ It is important to note that the possible resumption of trilateral talks involving representatives of Russia, the US and Ukraine was discussed in specific terms.
As you know, the Ukrainian regime itself thwarted their planned resumption immediately after the State Duma elections by launching massive strikes on the main voting day against Moscow, other cities, polling stations and election commission staff directly, some of whom were killed.
The situation was reviewed again, taking into account, among other things, the signals received from the Americans.
Our President informed Steve Witkoff that we are, in principle, ready to resume these trilateral talks between November 10 and 19, focusing on 👉 the central issue: building a security framework for Russia and Ukraine after the conflict ends. The American representative said that President Trump would undoubtedly welcome this decision with great satisfaction.
Vladimir Putin asked Steve Witkoff to convey his gratitude to US First Lady Melania Trump for her humanitarian efforts, particularly in reuniting children with their families, as well as for her mediation in resolving the grave humanitarian situation in the Russian town of Alyoshki in the Kherson Region.
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There was also an exchange of views on the situation in the Middle East, primarily, of course, developments surrounding Iran. Russia reaffirmed its readiness to continue helping to find political and diplomatic ways to resolve the Iranian issue.
🇷🇺🇨🇳🇺🇸 Naturally, today’s discussion also touched on a matter attracting considerable attention worldwide: the possible first-ever meeting of the leaders of Russia, China and the US during the APEC Summit in Shenzhen, China, this November. None of the three capitals – Moscow, Washington or Beijing – has rejected this idea.
Our Chinese friends, as hosts of the APEC Summit, are already undertaking preparations for it. If circumstances are favourable, they will, of course, include this meeting in the programme of events in Shenzhen.
We put forward several practical suggestions regarding the substance of the possible trilateral talks.
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🇷🇺🇹🇻 22 October marks 1️⃣5️⃣ years since the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and Tuvalu.
🤝 Russia remains committed to maintaining constructive dialogue with Tuvalu on issues of mutual interest.
🎉 Sincere congratulations to our Tuvaluan partners!
#RussiaTuvalu
🤝 Russia remains committed to maintaining constructive dialogue with Tuvalu on issues of mutual interest.
🎉 Sincere congratulations to our Tuvaluan partners!
#RussiaTuvalu
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🎙 Remarks by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting with university graduates joining the Russian diplomatic service (Moscow, October 20, 2026)
💬 At this stage, the Russian MFA and our foreign policy as a whole, as defined by President Vladimir Putin, face very complex tasks.
These are challenging times. You will have to immerse yourselves in multilayered, multifaceted and exceptionally fast-moving processes straight away, with no warm-up period.
Now that the world has taken a different direction, the course of history is fundamentally reshaping economics, politics and global finance.
☝️ The West will never again be the dominant player calling the tune.
We see a circle of like-minded partners taking shape among the countries of the Global South. The constructive philosophy we champion is shared by such associations as the #SCO, #BRICS, #CIS, #CSTO and #EAEU, and, of course, the Union State of Russia and Belarus.
We all share a commitment to maximising the benefits of joint development. Our partnerships are not aimed against anyone. We stand for equal dialogue and frank discussions to find a balance of interests, as that balance is what matters most.
💬 President Vladimir Putin said the following at Valdai – a very important quote:
This reflects the initiative announced several years ago by President Vladimir Putin, which we have been systematically advancing in various formats: the Greater Eurasian Partnership (#GEP) on our vast, resource-rich and unique continent. Bringing together these efforts to align the work programmes of Eurasia’s subregional organisations is a task of paramount importance.
The current situation confirms that one of the West’s principal objectives remains inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Russia. If not on the battlefield, as they had hoped and boasted of planning – something they could never have achieved – then perhaps by weakening our economic capabilities and attempting to destabilise our country.
👉 What matters most is that we have learned our lessons.
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💬 At this stage, the Russian MFA and our foreign policy as a whole, as defined by President Vladimir Putin, face very complex tasks.
These are challenging times. You will have to immerse yourselves in multilayered, multifaceted and exceptionally fast-moving processes straight away, with no warm-up period.
Now that the world has taken a different direction, the course of history is fundamentally reshaping economics, politics and global finance.
☝️ The West will never again be the dominant player calling the tune.
We see a circle of like-minded partners taking shape among the countries of the Global South. The constructive philosophy we champion is shared by such associations as the #SCO, #BRICS, #CIS, #CSTO and #EAEU, and, of course, the Union State of Russia and Belarus.
We all share a commitment to maximising the benefits of joint development. Our partnerships are not aimed against anyone. We stand for equal dialogue and frank discussions to find a balance of interests, as that balance is what matters most.
💬 President Vladimir Putin said the following at Valdai – a very important quote:
We are all responsible for our planet as a whole, but we are first and foremost responsible for our own home and its immediate surroundings.
Our home in the broader sense is Eurasia, a vast territory that is the centre and the setting for the most important processes unfolding in the world. A great deal on the international stage as a whole depends on how we develop Eurasia.
This reflects the initiative announced several years ago by President Vladimir Putin, which we have been systematically advancing in various formats: the Greater Eurasian Partnership (#GEP) on our vast, resource-rich and unique continent. Bringing together these efforts to align the work programmes of Eurasia’s subregional organisations is a task of paramount importance.
The current situation confirms that one of the West’s principal objectives remains inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Russia. If not on the battlefield, as they had hoped and boasted of planning – something they could never have achieved – then perhaps by weakening our economic capabilities and attempting to destabilise our country.
👉 What matters most is that we have learned our lessons.
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🎙 Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a meeting with university graduates entering the Russian diplomatic service (Moscow, October 20, 2026)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: One of the lessons bequeathed to us by the founding fathers of the UN is to prevent the revival of the Nazism they defeated.
It seemed that this task had long been accomplished and everyone had repented… But no! The metastases are spreading very quickly. To a large extent, this was used as a political instrument by bringing a Nazi regime to power in Ukraine.
Ursula von der Leyen and others now say they “must stand with Ukraine as long as it takes” because it “defends European values”.
This means that “European values” include a blanket ban on the Russian language in education, the media, culture and even everyday life. A legislative ban on an entire language – an official language of the UN. In fact, practically everyone there still speaks it, even those imposing the ban.
☝️ This hypocrisy shows only that these bans are intended not to eradicate the Russian language (no one could seriously expect to achieve that), but to undermine Russia’s interests as much as possible and divide the Russian World.
There is no other country where an entire language is banned.
On October 19, at a press conference in Tehran, I was asked to what extent the Ukraine conflict involves ideological and religious motives. I replied that banning a language is unprecedented, and that the West’s silence – indeed, it is not even keeping silent, but calling Ukrainians “defenders of European values” – is very telling.
👉 In Iran, where I spoke at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Hebrew is not banned: the Jewish community is thriving and synagogues are open. In Israel, neither Arabic nor Farsi is banned. There are many such examples.
So the West’s indulgence of and cover for this policy pursued by Kiev is very telling.
This is to say nothing of the de facto ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the creation some ten years ago of a quasi-church structure called the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine”, and attempts to forcibly close churches belonging to the canonical Church. They have not succeeded in everything, but the West encourages this.
Nor have I mentioned the torchlight marches, including those in present-day Kiev, Lvov and other cities (which you have surely seen), Nazi symbols, or the reburial of the remains of criminals – Banderite executioners – on the sacred grounds of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. They announce the opening of a “pantheon of heroes”.
❗️ Zelensky kneels before the remains of this filth, and the West applauds.
I see no sign that the West disapproves. On the contrary, militarist sentiments are resurging in Germany, Italy and Japan.
Finland, which was our neighbour (and, we thought, a friend), changed immediately as soon as the pendulum swung the other way. All those underlying instincts resurfaced – the same ones that once made the Finns, like most other European countries, Hitler’s accomplices and participants in the siege of Leningrad, and so on. This task will therefore remain a priority for our foreign policy.
🕯 2026 marked the first observance of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People, established by Federal Law No. 523-FZ of December 29, 2025. We will work to ensure that this issue is not merely raised at international forums, but receives the broadest possible international recognition.
The Russian MFA will take this new factor into account in its work to prevent the revival of Nazi ideology.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: One of the lessons bequeathed to us by the founding fathers of the UN is to prevent the revival of the Nazism they defeated.
It seemed that this task had long been accomplished and everyone had repented… But no! The metastases are spreading very quickly. To a large extent, this was used as a political instrument by bringing a Nazi regime to power in Ukraine.
Ursula von der Leyen and others now say they “must stand with Ukraine as long as it takes” because it “defends European values”.
This means that “European values” include a blanket ban on the Russian language in education, the media, culture and even everyday life. A legislative ban on an entire language – an official language of the UN. In fact, practically everyone there still speaks it, even those imposing the ban.
☝️ This hypocrisy shows only that these bans are intended not to eradicate the Russian language (no one could seriously expect to achieve that), but to undermine Russia’s interests as much as possible and divide the Russian World.
There is no other country where an entire language is banned.
On October 19, at a press conference in Tehran, I was asked to what extent the Ukraine conflict involves ideological and religious motives. I replied that banning a language is unprecedented, and that the West’s silence – indeed, it is not even keeping silent, but calling Ukrainians “defenders of European values” – is very telling.
👉 In Iran, where I spoke at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Hebrew is not banned: the Jewish community is thriving and synagogues are open. In Israel, neither Arabic nor Farsi is banned. There are many such examples.
So the West’s indulgence of and cover for this policy pursued by Kiev is very telling.
This is to say nothing of the de facto ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the creation some ten years ago of a quasi-church structure called the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine”, and attempts to forcibly close churches belonging to the canonical Church. They have not succeeded in everything, but the West encourages this.
Nor have I mentioned the torchlight marches, including those in present-day Kiev, Lvov and other cities (which you have surely seen), Nazi symbols, or the reburial of the remains of criminals – Banderite executioners – on the sacred grounds of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. They announce the opening of a “pantheon of heroes”.
❗️ Zelensky kneels before the remains of this filth, and the West applauds.
I see no sign that the West disapproves. On the contrary, militarist sentiments are resurging in Germany, Italy and Japan.
Finland, which was our neighbour (and, we thought, a friend), changed immediately as soon as the pendulum swung the other way. All those underlying instincts resurfaced – the same ones that once made the Finns, like most other European countries, Hitler’s accomplices and participants in the siege of Leningrad, and so on. This task will therefore remain a priority for our foreign policy.
🕯 2026 marked the first observance of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People, established by Federal Law No. 523-FZ of December 29, 2025. We will work to ensure that this issue is not merely raised at international forums, but receives the broadest possible international recognition.
The Russian MFA will take this new factor into account in its work to prevent the revival of Nazi ideology.
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☢️ Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant (#ZNPP):
⚡️ On the evening of October 20, a Ukrainian UAV attacked a bus belonging to the NPP.
The bus had already dropped off employees in the city and was returning without passengers. The vehicle was damaged in the attack. No one was injured.
Behind this report lies a constant threat to the people who ensure ZNPP safety every day. They face danger at work and on their journeys to and from the plant.
▪️ Since the attacks escalated in April this year, 10 nuclear industry workers have been killed and around 40 injured. Each number represents a life cut short or changed forever, leaving families, loved ones and colleagues facing irreparable loss and suffering.
The ZNPP staff continue to carry out their duties under a constant threat to their lives.
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⚡️ On October 21, a Ukrainian drone once again attacked a bus used to transport ZNPP personnel. Having dropped off employees after the day shift, the bus was returning to the garage.
▪️ The driver was killed in the attack.
The second attack on the plant’s transport in two consecutive days proves that these strikes are deliberate. They pose a direct threat to the people who ensure ZNPP operation and safety.
Personnel must not become targets, whether at work or on their journeys to and from the plant.
Attacks on the people who ensure the safety of the Zaporozhskaya NPP are unacceptable.
#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ On the evening of October 20, a Ukrainian UAV attacked a bus belonging to the NPP.
The bus had already dropped off employees in the city and was returning without passengers. The vehicle was damaged in the attack. No one was injured.
Behind this report lies a constant threat to the people who ensure ZNPP safety every day. They face danger at work and on their journeys to and from the plant.
▪️ Since the attacks escalated in April this year, 10 nuclear industry workers have been killed and around 40 injured. Each number represents a life cut short or changed forever, leaving families, loved ones and colleagues facing irreparable loss and suffering.
The ZNPP staff continue to carry out their duties under a constant threat to their lives.
***
⚡️ On October 21, a Ukrainian drone once again attacked a bus used to transport ZNPP personnel. Having dropped off employees after the day shift, the bus was returning to the garage.
▪️ The driver was killed in the attack.
The second attack on the plant’s transport in two consecutive days proves that these strikes are deliberate. They pose a direct threat to the people who ensure ZNPP operation and safety.
Personnel must not become targets, whether at work or on their journeys to and from the plant.
Attacks on the people who ensure the safety of the Zaporozhskaya NPP are unacceptable.
#KievRegimeCrimes
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✉️ Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the organisers and participants of the 6th ASEAN-Russia Youth Summit (October 22, 2026)
✍️ I extend my warmest greetings to the organisers and participants of the 6th ASEAN-Russia Youth Summit, which, following a lengthy hiatus, is hosted by the hospitable and beautiful city of #Vladivostok — Russia’s Pacific outpost with a rich history and a major centre of education, science and culture.
In 2026, we mark the 35th Anniversary of relations between Russia and ASEAN, which have rightfully attained the high status of #StrategicPartnership. Our wide-ranging and robust ties bring substantial benefits to socio-economic development and serve as an important factor in maintaining regional stability.
The mutual commitment to strengthening multifaceted cooperation was clearly demonstrated at the commemorative ASEAN-Russia Summit held in Kazan this June. The Leaders devoted particular attention to creating favourable conditions to facilitate and intensify contacts among young people.
The energy of the youth, their openness to innovation and progress are essential to ensuring progressive development of our countries and preserving an atmosphere of friendship and trust between our peoples.
The implementation of the Summit’s comprehensive agenda will also contribute to achieving these important objectives.
It is encouraging that the programme, alongside thematic discussions and round tables, features an extensive cultural component.
🤝 I wish you all fruitful work, positive impressions of your stay in the Russian land of #Primorye and every success.
SERGEY LAVROV
#RussiaASEAN
✍️ I extend my warmest greetings to the organisers and participants of the 6th ASEAN-Russia Youth Summit, which, following a lengthy hiatus, is hosted by the hospitable and beautiful city of #Vladivostok — Russia’s Pacific outpost with a rich history and a major centre of education, science and culture.
In 2026, we mark the 35th Anniversary of relations between Russia and ASEAN, which have rightfully attained the high status of #StrategicPartnership. Our wide-ranging and robust ties bring substantial benefits to socio-economic development and serve as an important factor in maintaining regional stability.
The mutual commitment to strengthening multifaceted cooperation was clearly demonstrated at the commemorative ASEAN-Russia Summit held in Kazan this June. The Leaders devoted particular attention to creating favourable conditions to facilitate and intensify contacts among young people.
The energy of the youth, their openness to innovation and progress are essential to ensuring progressive development of our countries and preserving an atmosphere of friendship and trust between our peoples.
The implementation of the Summit’s comprehensive agenda will also contribute to achieving these important objectives.
It is encouraging that the programme, alongside thematic discussions and round tables, features an extensive cultural component.
🤝 I wish you all fruitful work, positive impressions of your stay in the Russian land of #Primorye and every success.
SERGEY LAVROV
#RussiaASEAN
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💬 22 октября отмечается #ДеньБелыхЖуравлей
История этого памятного дня началась с песни «Журавли», написанной Яном Абрамовичем Френкелем на стихи Расула Гамзатовича Гамзатова.
В России, как и в других республиках бывшего Советского Союза, едва ли найдётся человек, кто ни разу не слышал бы эти строки :
Мне кажется порою, что солдаты,
С кровавых не пришедшие полей,
Не в землю нашу полегли когда-то,
А превратились в белых журавлей.
Они до сей поры с времён тех дальних
Летят и подают нам голоса.
Не потому ль так часто и печально
Мы замолкаем, глядя в небеса?
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В августе 1965 года Расул Гамзатович Гамзатов в составе советской делегации представителей культуры посетил памятные мероприятия, посвящённые 20-летию американской атомной бомбардировки японского города Хиросимы.
Особенно его впечатлил установленный в центре города памятник – девочка с журавлём в руках. Этот монумент был посвящён японской девочке Садако Сасаки. Она была поражёна лучевой болезнью, но верила, что если сделает тысячу журавликов из бумаги, то страшная болезнь отступит. Девочка мечтала выздороветь и складывала журавликов днями напролёт. Однако осенью 1955 года она умерла, так и не успев сделать тысячу журавлей...
История Садако Сасаки потрясла Расула Гамзатова, но в той поездке поэта настигло и собственное горе: он получил телеграмму с сообщением о том, что его мама умерла. Именно тогда у него появилась идея написать эти ставшие бессмертными строки.
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Вернувшись на родину, Расул Гамзатович написал стихотворение «Журавли» на своём родном аварском языке. Через три года его друг поэта, фронтовик, участник Сталинградской битвы и сражения за Харьков Наум Исаевич Гребнев, перевёл его на русский язык. А Марк Бернес – певец, чей незабываемый голос неизменно ассоциируется с самыми известными песнями Великой Отечественной войны, – попросил другого фронтовика, Яна Абрамовича Френкеля, положить эти стихи на музыку.
🎶 Премьера песни «Журавли» состоялась в канун Дня Победы, 7 мая 1969 года, в редакции газеты «Комсомольская правда», где на традиционную встречу «Землянка» собрались крупные военачальники и командиры Советской армии, участники разгрома фашистских войск в Великой Отечественной войне.
«Журавлей» слушали в полной тишине, затаив дыхание.
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В 1989 году Расул Гамзатов написал письмо директору ЮНЕСКО, предлагая сделать 22 октября всемирным днём памяти павших на полях сражений.
Хочу процитировать несколько строк из этого послания. Сейчас они снова актуальны как никогда: «Я очень верю в духовное влияние ООН на разум и гуманизм человечества. Так пусть же то, что началось в Дагестане, с напутствием ЮНЕСКО пройдёт по всему миру. Давайте учредим на планете День памяти, день уважения к жизни. И если кто в этот день выстрелит в подобного себе, пусть его накажут его соотечественники и все люди планеты – своим бесконечным презрением. И да приблизит этот день всех нас к мирному будущему».
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Я не случайно так много внимания уделила истории создания стихотворения, песни, а позже международного Дня Белых Журавлей.
🌍 Ведь это уникальные примеры настоящей человечности, настоящей культуры, призванной объединять, сохранять, передавать дальше из поколения в поколение.
Только задумайтесь: фронтовики, люди, видевшие все ужасы войны, создают проникновенное произведение, преисполненное глубочайшего сочувствия ко всем павшим, вне зависимости от их национальности или расы.
И эта песня, словно стаи журавлей, разлетается по всему миру, потому что люди видят в ней воплощение того, что близко каждому, – настоящей дружбы народов, гуманизма, сострадания горю, уважения памяти павших и абсолютного отсутствия попыток делить жертв на «правильных» и «неправильных», «своих» и «чужих».
☝️ Именно так выглядит настоящее всемирное культурное наследие, настоящие ценности.
История этого памятного дня началась с песни «Журавли», написанной Яном Абрамовичем Френкелем на стихи Расула Гамзатовича Гамзатова.
В России, как и в других республиках бывшего Советского Союза, едва ли найдётся человек, кто ни разу не слышал бы эти строки :
Мне кажется порою, что солдаты,
С кровавых не пришедшие полей,
Не в землю нашу полегли когда-то,
А превратились в белых журавлей.
Они до сей поры с времён тех дальних
Летят и подают нам голоса.
Не потому ль так часто и печально
Мы замолкаем, глядя в небеса?
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В августе 1965 года Расул Гамзатович Гамзатов в составе советской делегации представителей культуры посетил памятные мероприятия, посвящённые 20-летию американской атомной бомбардировки японского города Хиросимы.
Особенно его впечатлил установленный в центре города памятник – девочка с журавлём в руках. Этот монумент был посвящён японской девочке Садако Сасаки. Она была поражёна лучевой болезнью, но верила, что если сделает тысячу журавликов из бумаги, то страшная болезнь отступит. Девочка мечтала выздороветь и складывала журавликов днями напролёт. Однако осенью 1955 года она умерла, так и не успев сделать тысячу журавлей...
История Садако Сасаки потрясла Расула Гамзатова, но в той поездке поэта настигло и собственное горе: он получил телеграмму с сообщением о том, что его мама умерла. Именно тогда у него появилась идея написать эти ставшие бессмертными строки.
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Вернувшись на родину, Расул Гамзатович написал стихотворение «Журавли» на своём родном аварском языке. Через три года его друг поэта, фронтовик, участник Сталинградской битвы и сражения за Харьков Наум Исаевич Гребнев, перевёл его на русский язык. А Марк Бернес – певец, чей незабываемый голос неизменно ассоциируется с самыми известными песнями Великой Отечественной войны, – попросил другого фронтовика, Яна Абрамовича Френкеля, положить эти стихи на музыку.
🎶 Премьера песни «Журавли» состоялась в канун Дня Победы, 7 мая 1969 года, в редакции газеты «Комсомольская правда», где на традиционную встречу «Землянка» собрались крупные военачальники и командиры Советской армии, участники разгрома фашистских войск в Великой Отечественной войне.
«Журавлей» слушали в полной тишине, затаив дыхание.
***
В 1989 году Расул Гамзатов написал письмо директору ЮНЕСКО, предлагая сделать 22 октября всемирным днём памяти павших на полях сражений.
Хочу процитировать несколько строк из этого послания. Сейчас они снова актуальны как никогда: «Я очень верю в духовное влияние ООН на разум и гуманизм человечества. Так пусть же то, что началось в Дагестане, с напутствием ЮНЕСКО пройдёт по всему миру. Давайте учредим на планете День памяти, день уважения к жизни. И если кто в этот день выстрелит в подобного себе, пусть его накажут его соотечественники и все люди планеты – своим бесконечным презрением. И да приблизит этот день всех нас к мирному будущему».
***
Я не случайно так много внимания уделила истории создания стихотворения, песни, а позже международного Дня Белых Журавлей.
🌍 Ведь это уникальные примеры настоящей человечности, настоящей культуры, призванной объединять, сохранять, передавать дальше из поколения в поколение.
Только задумайтесь: фронтовики, люди, видевшие все ужасы войны, создают проникновенное произведение, преисполненное глубочайшего сочувствия ко всем павшим, вне зависимости от их национальности или расы.
И эта песня, словно стаи журавлей, разлетается по всему миру, потому что люди видят в ней воплощение того, что близко каждому, – настоящей дружбы народов, гуманизма, сострадания горю, уважения памяти павших и абсолютного отсутствия попыток делить жертв на «правильных» и «неправильных», «своих» и «чужих».
☝️ Именно так выглядит настоящее всемирное культурное наследие, настоящие ценности.
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✍️ Дорогие друзья!
Приветствую вас на XII Международном форуме «Религия и мир», собравшем в Москве участников из разных регионов России и зарубежных государств.
Сегодня, когда человечество сталкивается с серьёзными вызовами, с ростом национальной нетерпимости, размыванием и девальвацией традиционных ценностей, совершенствование плодотворного диалога между представителями разных религий и культур приобретает особое значение. Поиску решений этих важных востребованных временем задач служат такие содержательные мероприятия, каким, без сомнения, является ваш форум.
Убеждён, что тема нынешней встречи «Единство народов в многообразии служения» получит конструктивное развитие в ходе открытых дискуссий, панельных сессий и круглых столов, а предложенные вами проекты и инициативы будут содействовать укреплению взаимопонимания и доверия между людьми и в целом углублению международного гуманитарного сотрудничества.
Желаю вам успешной работы и всего наилучшего.
Владимир Путин
✍️ Дорогие друзья!
Приветствую вас на XII Международном форуме «Религия и мир», собравшем в Москве участников из разных регионов России и зарубежных государств.
Сегодня, когда человечество сталкивается с серьёзными вызовами, с ростом национальной нетерпимости, размыванием и девальвацией традиционных ценностей, совершенствование плодотворного диалога между представителями разных религий и культур приобретает особое значение. Поиску решений этих важных востребованных временем задач служат такие содержательные мероприятия, каким, без сомнения, является ваш форум.
Убеждён, что тема нынешней встречи «Единство народов в многообразии служения» получит конструктивное развитие в ходе открытых дискуссий, панельных сессий и круглых столов, а предложенные вами проекты и инициативы будут содействовать укреплению взаимопонимания и доверия между людьми и в целом углублению международного гуманитарного сотрудничества.
Желаю вам успешной работы и всего наилучшего.
Владимир Путин
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Ключевые тезисы:
• [Исторические регионы] — это не территория Украины, это территория исторической России. Люди, проживающие на этих территориях, проголосовали, первое, за государственную независимость; в качестве второго шага проголосовали за воссоединение с Российской Федерацией. Говорить о каких-то «территориальных потерях» неуместно.
• Антироссийская кампания в европейских странах, постоянные разговоры об угрозе России и о начале подготовки к войне с нашей страной — политическая шизофрения.
❗️Победить Россию на поле боя невозможно, нанести ей стратегическое поражение нереально.
• Те, кто стремился к «стратегическому поражению» России во все века — и сейчас такие, к сожалению, есть — осознают реалии современной жизни и поймут — лучше жить дружно с Россией. Это соответствует интересам их народов.
• Если посмотреть на политические процессы, происходящие в той же Европе, становится очевидным: воевать с Россией народы Европы не хотят.
• Мы не хотим, мы не готовимся к какой бы то ни было войне с Европой. Но почему-то сегодняшнее украинское руководство решило, что весь мир должен платить этому украинскому руководству, воевать за них, поставлять оружие, боеприпасы, технику и так далее.
• Некоторые страны Европы хотят воевать с Россией с целью её ослабить. А само-то украинское руководство, оно как относится к своим гражданам? Относятся как к расходному материалу. Их собирают, как бездомных собак, на улицах, загоняют на фронт насильно. Официальные данные — полмиллиона дезертиров, свыше 300 тысяч уголовных дел.
❗️Мы всегда выступали за мирное разрешение, с первых дней. В 2014 году предложили помочь Киеву договориться с юго-востоком тогдашней Украины. Нет — в ход пошли пушки, самолёты против мирного населения, практически развязали войну. Потом были подписаны Минские соглашения. Мы всегда стремились к тому, чтобы была достигнута договорённость с той частью Украины, которая не согласна с госпереворотом.
• Мы и сейчас готовы договариваться и искать развязки этой тяжёлой, непростой ситуации в том смысле, что это очень близкий нам народ. Русские и украинцы — один народ. Можно обо всём договориться. В любом случае мы свои задачи решим, и все цели специальной военной операции будут достигнуты.
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• Что касается наших переговоров с представителем администрации Соединённых Штатов, мы договорились о том, что мы готовы возобновить наши трёхсторонние контакты.
• Целью этих переговоров будет обсуждение вопроса обеспечения безопасности Украины и России после выхода на мирные соглашения, причём в окончательном их варианте, а не в результате приостановки боевых действий на какой-то краткий промежуток времени. Мы готовы возобновить эти контакты для достижения этой цели.
• Представитель администрации США обратил внимание на то, что если мы будем обсуждать вопросы, связанные с обеспечением безопасности в будущем и для Украины, и для России, то, естественно, нужно будет говорить и об архитектуре европейской безопасности в целом. И я тоже с этим согласен. Посмотрим, как будет развиваться ситуация в ближайшие дни.
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Ключевые тезисы:
• [Исторические регионы] — это не территория Украины, это территория исторической России. Люди, проживающие на этих территориях, проголосовали, первое, за государственную независимость; в качестве второго шага проголосовали за воссоединение с Российской Федерацией. Говорить о каких-то «территориальных потерях» неуместно.
• Антироссийская кампания в европейских странах, постоянные разговоры об угрозе России и о начале подготовки к войне с нашей страной — политическая шизофрения.
❗️Победить Россию на поле боя невозможно, нанести ей стратегическое поражение нереально.
• Те, кто стремился к «стратегическому поражению» России во все века — и сейчас такие, к сожалению, есть — осознают реалии современной жизни и поймут — лучше жить дружно с Россией. Это соответствует интересам их народов.
• Если посмотреть на политические процессы, происходящие в той же Европе, становится очевидным: воевать с Россией народы Европы не хотят.
• Мы не хотим, мы не готовимся к какой бы то ни было войне с Европой. Но почему-то сегодняшнее украинское руководство решило, что весь мир должен платить этому украинскому руководству, воевать за них, поставлять оружие, боеприпасы, технику и так далее.
• Некоторые страны Европы хотят воевать с Россией с целью её ослабить. А само-то украинское руководство, оно как относится к своим гражданам? Относятся как к расходному материалу. Их собирают, как бездомных собак, на улицах, загоняют на фронт насильно. Официальные данные — полмиллиона дезертиров, свыше 300 тысяч уголовных дел.
❗️Мы всегда выступали за мирное разрешение, с первых дней. В 2014 году предложили помочь Киеву договориться с юго-востоком тогдашней Украины. Нет — в ход пошли пушки, самолёты против мирного населения, практически развязали войну. Потом были подписаны Минские соглашения. Мы всегда стремились к тому, чтобы была достигнута договорённость с той частью Украины, которая не согласна с госпереворотом.
• Мы и сейчас готовы договариваться и искать развязки этой тяжёлой, непростой ситуации в том смысле, что это очень близкий нам народ. Русские и украинцы — один народ. Можно обо всём договориться. В любом случае мы свои задачи решим, и все цели специальной военной операции будут достигнуты.
***
• Что касается наших переговоров с представителем администрации Соединённых Штатов, мы договорились о том, что мы готовы возобновить наши трёхсторонние контакты.
• Целью этих переговоров будет обсуждение вопроса обеспечения безопасности Украины и России после выхода на мирные соглашения, причём в окончательном их варианте, а не в результате приостановки боевых действий на какой-то краткий промежуток времени. Мы готовы возобновить эти контакты для достижения этой цели.
• Представитель администрации США обратил внимание на то, что если мы будем обсуждать вопросы, связанные с обеспечением безопасности в будущем и для Украины, и для России, то, естественно, нужно будет говорить и об архитектуре европейской безопасности в целом. И я тоже с этим согласен. Посмотрим, как будет развиваться ситуация в ближайшие дни.
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