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🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a media question (Moscow, June 26, 2026)
💬 Question: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently said that during the meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska, where the situation around Ukraine was discussed, only a proposal on an approach to a settlement was put forward, and that no agreement had ever been reached there. Could you comment on this situation?
Sergey Lavrov: We are indeed receiving many questions on this subject. It is important to clarify the situation as we see it. I hope this will be clear to the audience.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that in Alaska there were only proposals, not agreements on the settlement in Ukraine. Therefore, allegedly, it is unclear why Moscow is so concerned. The point is that, if we look at the full picture, several days before the meeting in Alaska, US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visited Moscow and brought those very proposals from President Donald Trump. We took them into consideration. President Vladimir Putin promised to give his response at the meeting in Alaska.
Already in Anchorage, when the two Presidents “sat down for talks” – Marco Rubio and I were also present – President Vladimir Putin, looking at Steve Witkoff, who was also in the room, began listing the US proposals point by point. After each point, in the presence of President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vladimir Putin asked Steve Witkoff whether he had accurately captured the ideas that the latter had brought to Moscow ahead of Anchorage.
👉 Steve Witkoff answered each time in the affirmative. Therefore, when my colleague Marco Rubio says that there were only proposals in Alaska and no agreement, this raises a question for me as to what we mean by an agreement. If one Side – in this case, the US – puts forward its settlement proposals, its ideas on how to approach this crisis, and the other Side expresses consent to these proposals, then saying that there was no agreement does not sound particularly elegant.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said, while speaking at another event somewhere in the Middle East, that they are ready to step forward and play a constructive role, should they have such an opportunity. He said, in effect, that bringing the parties together and ending this war is what US President Donald Trump has been trying to do for a year and a half.
All of this can probably be taken as confirmation that in Alaska there were American proposals, and that we accepted them. But the quote I have just cited raises a question from another angle. I am referring to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent remarks at congressional hearings, when he said that the US could not be a mediator because it supports Ukraine.
Now, when Washington expresses interest in playing a constructive role and bringing the parties together, this already sounds like a bid for mediation.
❗️ Of course, this entire situation needs to be clarified. But the fact remains: US proposals were discussed in Alaska, and they were accepted by the Russian Side.
💬 Question: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently said that during the meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska, where the situation around Ukraine was discussed, only a proposal on an approach to a settlement was put forward, and that no agreement had ever been reached there. Could you comment on this situation?
Sergey Lavrov: We are indeed receiving many questions on this subject. It is important to clarify the situation as we see it. I hope this will be clear to the audience.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that in Alaska there were only proposals, not agreements on the settlement in Ukraine. Therefore, allegedly, it is unclear why Moscow is so concerned. The point is that, if we look at the full picture, several days before the meeting in Alaska, US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visited Moscow and brought those very proposals from President Donald Trump. We took them into consideration. President Vladimir Putin promised to give his response at the meeting in Alaska.
Already in Anchorage, when the two Presidents “sat down for talks” – Marco Rubio and I were also present – President Vladimir Putin, looking at Steve Witkoff, who was also in the room, began listing the US proposals point by point. After each point, in the presence of President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vladimir Putin asked Steve Witkoff whether he had accurately captured the ideas that the latter had brought to Moscow ahead of Anchorage.
👉 Steve Witkoff answered each time in the affirmative. Therefore, when my colleague Marco Rubio says that there were only proposals in Alaska and no agreement, this raises a question for me as to what we mean by an agreement. If one Side – in this case, the US – puts forward its settlement proposals, its ideas on how to approach this crisis, and the other Side expresses consent to these proposals, then saying that there was no agreement does not sound particularly elegant.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said, while speaking at another event somewhere in the Middle East, that they are ready to step forward and play a constructive role, should they have such an opportunity. He said, in effect, that bringing the parties together and ending this war is what US President Donald Trump has been trying to do for a year and a half.
All of this can probably be taken as confirmation that in Alaska there were American proposals, and that we accepted them. But the quote I have just cited raises a question from another angle. I am referring to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent remarks at congressional hearings, when he said that the US could not be a mediator because it supports Ukraine.
Now, when Washington expresses interest in playing a constructive role and bringing the parties together, this already sounds like a bid for mediation.
❗️ Of course, this entire situation needs to be clarified. But the fact remains: US proposals were discussed in Alaska, and they were accepted by the Russian Side.
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⚡️ Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova regarding Romania’s ban on Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics team from using national symbols (June 27, 2026)
💬 Russian participants in the 2026 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup being held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from June 26 to June 28, faced yet another instance of outright arbitrary action and politicisation of international sport.
Notwithstanding the recent decisions by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the European Gymnastics Union to lift all existing restrictions and restore our athletes’ rights, they were forbidden to use their national flag and anthem at the World Challenge Cup in Romania. The Russian side’s responded in the only possible and logical way by refusing to participate in the competitions.
The situation looks all the more absurd because the so-called sanctions against our gymnasts were maintained due to the efforts by the local mayor who resorted to routine statements of countering the “aggressor state.”
Neither the event organisers nor the authorities dared to stand up to the provincial official who apparently decided to raise his “standing” in this way.
It is deplorable that the Russophobia being nurtured in Romania in recent years has yielded such ugly fruit – it exposes the disorder that reigns there, when random figures are allowed arbitrariness and shame a country that is apparently unable to provide equal conditions for participants in major international competitions, and therefore must lose the right to claim them.
☝️ The Russian Side will not dismiss this issue.
💬 Russian participants in the 2026 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup being held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from June 26 to June 28, faced yet another instance of outright arbitrary action and politicisation of international sport.
Notwithstanding the recent decisions by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the European Gymnastics Union to lift all existing restrictions and restore our athletes’ rights, they were forbidden to use their national flag and anthem at the World Challenge Cup in Romania. The Russian side’s responded in the only possible and logical way by refusing to participate in the competitions.
The situation looks all the more absurd because the so-called sanctions against our gymnasts were maintained due to the efforts by the local mayor who resorted to routine statements of countering the “aggressor state.”
Neither the event organisers nor the authorities dared to stand up to the provincial official who apparently decided to raise his “standing” in this way.
It is deplorable that the Russophobia being nurtured in Romania in recent years has yielded such ugly fruit – it exposes the disorder that reigns there, when random figures are allowed arbitrariness and shame a country that is apparently unable to provide equal conditions for participants in major international competitions, and therefore must lose the right to claim them.
☝️ The Russian Side will not dismiss this issue.
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#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of June 22-28, 2026:
▪️ June 22 – a massive missile strike on Voronezh. Six civilians were killed and 68 injured.
▪️ June 22 – a fixed-wing UAV strike on an apartment building in Shchyokino, Tula Region.
▪️ June 23 – a UAV strike on a passenger minibus in Proletarsky, Belgorod Region. One civilian was injured.
▪️ June 24 – a fixed-wing UAV strike on an apartment building in Gorlovka, DPR. Three civilians were killed and four injured.
▪️ June 2 – an FPV drone strike on a residential house in Novaya Tavolzhanka, Belgorod Region. One civilian was injured.
▪️ June 27 – a UAV strike on agricultural land near Bogdanovka, Kherson Region. More than 15 hectares of wheat were destroyed by fire.
▪️ June 27 – a fixed-wing UAV strike on the Sambek Heights museum complex in Rostov Region. One civilian was killed and 11 injured.
▪️ June 27 – an FPV drone strike on an apartment building in Shebekino, Belgorod Region.
▪️ June 28 – an FPV drone strike on a private house in Gora-Podol, Belgorod Region.
▪️ June 28 – a UAV attack on a civilian passenger transport parking area in Skadovsk, Kherson Region. At least 40 buses burned down completely.
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of June 22-28, 2026:
▪️ June 22 – a massive missile strike on Voronezh. Six civilians were killed and 68 injured.
▪️ June 22 – a fixed-wing UAV strike on an apartment building in Shchyokino, Tula Region.
▪️ June 23 – a UAV strike on a passenger minibus in Proletarsky, Belgorod Region. One civilian was injured.
▪️ June 24 – a fixed-wing UAV strike on an apartment building in Gorlovka, DPR. Three civilians were killed and four injured.
▪️ June 2 – an FPV drone strike on a residential house in Novaya Tavolzhanka, Belgorod Region. One civilian was injured.
▪️ June 27 – a UAV strike on agricultural land near Bogdanovka, Kherson Region. More than 15 hectares of wheat were destroyed by fire.
▪️ June 27 – a fixed-wing UAV strike on the Sambek Heights museum complex in Rostov Region. One civilian was killed and 11 injured.
▪️ June 27 – an FPV drone strike on an apartment building in Shebekino, Belgorod Region.
▪️ June 28 – an FPV drone strike on a private house in Gora-Podol, Belgorod Region.
▪️ June 28 – a UAV attack on a civilian passenger transport parking area in Skadovsk, Kherson Region. At least 40 buses burned down completely.
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⚡️ Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation:
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) reports that, according to information received by the SVR, Ukrainian security structures are deliberately enabling the growing transit of drugs from Latin America to Europe.
Ukraine’s interest is clear. Zelensky’s corruption-ridden regime is seeking additional revenue, especially as its Western sponsors are increasingly unable to fulfill all of its insatiable demands.
Kiev also values the assistance of Latin American drug cartels in recruiting new mercenaries for the Ukrainian armed forces.
For their part, major Latin American criminal groups are looking to expand their drug trafficking routes, including for fentanyl, amid the intensified anti-drug campaign in the US.
They view Ukraine as a safe corridor into the European market due to the lack of proper border and customs control in the country.
❗️ The ports of the Odessa region are becoming the main transshipment hub on the drug route to Europe via Poland, Moldova and Romania.
Latin American drug cartels are also interested in gaining access to Ukraine’s black market for weapons.
☝️ This is a vivid illustration of the saying: “One man’s war is another man’s opportunity”. Then again, what else can be expected from the Kiev regime led by a drug-addled top brass?
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) reports that, according to information received by the SVR, Ukrainian security structures are deliberately enabling the growing transit of drugs from Latin America to Europe.
Ukraine’s interest is clear. Zelensky’s corruption-ridden regime is seeking additional revenue, especially as its Western sponsors are increasingly unable to fulfill all of its insatiable demands.
Kiev also values the assistance of Latin American drug cartels in recruiting new mercenaries for the Ukrainian armed forces.
For their part, major Latin American criminal groups are looking to expand their drug trafficking routes, including for fentanyl, amid the intensified anti-drug campaign in the US.
They view Ukraine as a safe corridor into the European market due to the lack of proper border and customs control in the country.
❗️ The ports of the Odessa region are becoming the main transshipment hub on the drug route to Europe via Poland, Moldova and Romania.
Latin American drug cartels are also interested in gaining access to Ukraine’s black market for weapons.
☝️ This is a vivid illustration of the saying: “One man’s war is another man’s opportunity”. Then again, what else can be expected from the Kiev regime led by a drug-addled top brass?
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🗓 The 14th St Petersburg International Legal Forum was held on June 24-26.
The event brought together over 6,000 participants from 80 countries, including prosecutors general, heads of foreign courts and relevant agencies, as well as representatives of government bodies, the diplomatic corps accredited in Russia, Russian and foreign legal organisations, business, academia, students and young professionals.
The Forum’s business programme featured over 160 events.
📄 More than 60 agreements and contracts were signed on the Forum's sidelines.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev took part in the Plenary Session.
💬 In his remarks, Dmitry Medvedev stressed that the current crisis of international law stems from the West’s attempts to turn it into a “privilege of the first for a narrow circle of the chosen”:
Representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry took part in a number of events, discussions and round tables.
• Grigory Lukyantsev, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for Multilateral Human Rights Cooperation and Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, spoke at the panel session “Europe’s Historical Amnesia” and at the discussion “Human Rights as a Weapon: When Rights-Based Rhetoric Undermines International Cooperation”.
• Maxim Musikhin, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Legal Department, spoke at the session “New Prospects for Russian Legal Diplomacy”.
• Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the #KievRegimeCrimes, took part in the discussion “The Concept of “Hostile Actions” by Unfriendly Foreign States toward Russia and Measures to Further Improve Russian Legislation in This Area”.
🌐 The 14th St Petersburg International Legal Forum once again reaffirmed its status as an important platform for dialogue among the legal, business and law enforcement communities to discuss key issues on the legal agenda and find responses to global challenges.
The event brought together over 6,000 participants from 80 countries, including prosecutors general, heads of foreign courts and relevant agencies, as well as representatives of government bodies, the diplomatic corps accredited in Russia, Russian and foreign legal organisations, business, academia, students and young professionals.
The Forum’s business programme featured over 160 events.
📄 More than 60 agreements and contracts were signed on the Forum's sidelines.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev took part in the Plenary Session.
💬 In his remarks, Dmitry Medvedev stressed that the current crisis of international law stems from the West’s attempts to turn it into a “privilege of the first for a narrow circle of the chosen”:
“Being first does not mean being the only one. Being a leader does not grant one the prerogative to cancel the rights and sovereignty of others. The true power of law lies not in protecting anyone’s privileges, but in absolutely guaranteeing equality for all people”.
Representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry took part in a number of events, discussions and round tables.
• Grigory Lukyantsev, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for Multilateral Human Rights Cooperation and Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, spoke at the panel session “Europe’s Historical Amnesia” and at the discussion “Human Rights as a Weapon: When Rights-Based Rhetoric Undermines International Cooperation”.
• Maxim Musikhin, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Legal Department, spoke at the session “New Prospects for Russian Legal Diplomacy”.
• Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the #KievRegimeCrimes, took part in the discussion “The Concept of “Hostile Actions” by Unfriendly Foreign States toward Russia and Measures to Further Improve Russian Legislation in This Area”.
🌐 The 14th St Petersburg International Legal Forum once again reaffirmed its status as an important platform for dialogue among the legal, business and law enforcement communities to discuss key issues on the legal agenda and find responses to global challenges.
🎉 30 June marks 4️⃣0️⃣ years since the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation🇷🇺 and the Republic of Vanuatu🇻🇺.
🌏 Over the past four decades, our countries have maintained friendly relations based on mutual respect and constructive dialogue. Russia highly values its partnership with Vanuatu and remains committed to further strengthening bilateral cooperation, including within international organisations.
🤝 Sincere congratulations to our Vanuatuan friends on this significant milestone!
#RussiaVanuatu 🇷🇺🇻🇺
🌏 Over the past four decades, our countries have maintained friendly relations based on mutual respect and constructive dialogue. Russia highly values its partnership with Vanuatu and remains committed to further strengthening bilateral cooperation, including within international organisations.
🤝 Sincere congratulations to our Vanuatuan friends on this significant milestone!
#RussiaVanuatu 🇷🇺🇻🇺
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🎙 Statement by Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Acting Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Anna Evstigneeva at a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine (New York, June 29, 2026)
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💬 Russia supported the convening of this urgent Security Council meeting requested by our Belarusian colleagues over the attack by a Ukrainian UAV on a civilian bus in the Bryansk Region on June 17. The bus was carrying children from Belarusian sports schools to a holiday camp in Gelendzhik.
There were 44 people on board, including 28 students of Children and Youth Sports School No. 2 from the Belarusian city of Rechitsa.
The strike killed a pregnant woman accompanying the group, a native of Lugansk and mother of two. Another nine people, including six minors, were wounded.
According to the driver, several UAVs were monitoring the bus before the attack.
❗️ This was not a strike on military facilities “with consequences for civilians,” nor was it an “accidental hit”. It was a deliberate act by an operator who could see the nature of the target. This was clearly an act of terrorism against civilians.
***
This crime by the Zelensky regime is not merely another episode of UAF terror against civilians. It is clear confirmation of its terrorist nature.
The strikes on the dormitory in Starobelsk, on a bus carrying civilians in Yenakiyevo, and on children in the Bryansk Region show that there are no restraining factors for the Kiev regime: anyone, including children, who is on Russian territory or transiting through it automatically becomes a target for elimination.
👉 Zelensky's regime has made war crimes part of its military strategy, “hunting” civilians and attacking medics and rescuers who are helping the wounded and dealing with the aftermath of terrorist attacks.
***
Kiev’s rhetoric about “defending Europe” from Russia is nothing but a smokescreen for prolonging the conflict, fighting “to the last Ukrainian”, and dragging NATO into a direct confrontation with Moscow.
❓ Does anyone still doubt the Kiev ringleader’s true desire to artificially expand the geography of the conflict to the territory of Belarus, Poland and the Baltic states?
This is “playing with fire”, and it is time for European countries to realise that their client has almost broken loose from the leash.
It would certainly be preferable to achieve the goals and objectives of the special military operation through political and diplomatic means. However, realistic solutions that take Russia’s legitimate interests into account are currently nowhere to be seen.
As long as Western countries’ intention to inflict a strategic defeat on us and contain our country’s development remains unchanged, Russia will continue to counter these attempts by military means.
☝️ We have enough strength, resources and political will, and no one should have any doubts about that.
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Broadcast of the entire meeting
💬 Russia supported the convening of this urgent Security Council meeting requested by our Belarusian colleagues over the attack by a Ukrainian UAV on a civilian bus in the Bryansk Region on June 17. The bus was carrying children from Belarusian sports schools to a holiday camp in Gelendzhik.
There were 44 people on board, including 28 students of Children and Youth Sports School No. 2 from the Belarusian city of Rechitsa.
The strike killed a pregnant woman accompanying the group, a native of Lugansk and mother of two. Another nine people, including six minors, were wounded.
According to the driver, several UAVs were monitoring the bus before the attack.
❗️ This was not a strike on military facilities “with consequences for civilians,” nor was it an “accidental hit”. It was a deliberate act by an operator who could see the nature of the target. This was clearly an act of terrorism against civilians.
***
This crime by the Zelensky regime is not merely another episode of UAF terror against civilians. It is clear confirmation of its terrorist nature.
The strikes on the dormitory in Starobelsk, on a bus carrying civilians in Yenakiyevo, and on children in the Bryansk Region show that there are no restraining factors for the Kiev regime: anyone, including children, who is on Russian territory or transiting through it automatically becomes a target for elimination.
👉 Zelensky's regime has made war crimes part of its military strategy, “hunting” civilians and attacking medics and rescuers who are helping the wounded and dealing with the aftermath of terrorist attacks.
***
Kiev’s rhetoric about “defending Europe” from Russia is nothing but a smokescreen for prolonging the conflict, fighting “to the last Ukrainian”, and dragging NATO into a direct confrontation with Moscow.
❓ Does anyone still doubt the Kiev ringleader’s true desire to artificially expand the geography of the conflict to the territory of Belarus, Poland and the Baltic states?
This is “playing with fire”, and it is time for European countries to realise that their client has almost broken loose from the leash.
It would certainly be preferable to achieve the goals and objectives of the special military operation through political and diplomatic means. However, realistic solutions that take Russia’s legitimate interests into account are currently nowhere to be seen.
As long as Western countries’ intention to inflict a strategic defeat on us and contain our country’s development remains unchanged, Russia will continue to counter these attempts by military means.
☝️ We have enough strength, resources and political will, and no one should have any doubts about that.
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✉️ Приветствие Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова организаторам и участникам III Международной конференции высокого уровня «Всемирная сокровищница родных языков: оберегать и лелеять. Контекст, политика и практика сохранения языков коренных народов» (1 июля 2026 года)
✍️ Сердечно приветствую организаторов и участников III Международной конференции высокого уровня «Всемирная сокровищница родных языков: оберегать и лелеять. Контекст, политика и практика сохранения языков коренных народов», которая проходит в гостеприимном Саранске.
Ваш представительный форум утвердился в качестве одного из ключевых мероприятий Международного десятилетия языков коренных народов, проводимого в 2022-2032 годах.
🇷🇺 Россия принимает самое деятельное участие в этом проекте, нацеленном на сохранение лингвистического многообразия современного мира.
Символично, что 8 сентября этого года, который объявлен Президентом В.В.Путиным Годом единства народов России, нам предстоит впервые отметить День языков народов Российской Федерации.
Сбережение, развитие и поддержка языков коренных народов – среди безусловных приоритетов государственной политики нашей многонациональной страны. На этом направлении уже достигнуты зримые результаты: большинство таких языков имеют письменность, интегрированы в систему образования и книгоиздания. Разумеется, готовы делиться таким уникальным опытом с зарубежными партнёрами, в том числе на площадке ЮНЕСКО.
Убеждён, что ваша работа будет весьма плодотворной, позволит выйти на полезные практические рекомендации, даст старт перспективным начинаниям.
Желаю вам содержательных дискуссий и всего самого доброго.
С.ЛАВРОВ
✍️ Сердечно приветствую организаторов и участников III Международной конференции высокого уровня «Всемирная сокровищница родных языков: оберегать и лелеять. Контекст, политика и практика сохранения языков коренных народов», которая проходит в гостеприимном Саранске.
Ваш представительный форум утвердился в качестве одного из ключевых мероприятий Международного десятилетия языков коренных народов, проводимого в 2022-2032 годах.
🇷🇺 Россия принимает самое деятельное участие в этом проекте, нацеленном на сохранение лингвистического многообразия современного мира.
Символично, что 8 сентября этого года, который объявлен Президентом В.В.Путиным Годом единства народов России, нам предстоит впервые отметить День языков народов Российской Федерации.
Сбережение, развитие и поддержка языков коренных народов – среди безусловных приоритетов государственной политики нашей многонациональной страны. На этом направлении уже достигнуты зримые результаты: большинство таких языков имеют письменность, интегрированы в систему образования и книгоиздания. Разумеется, готовы делиться таким уникальным опытом с зарубежными партнёрами, в том числе на площадке ЮНЕСКО.
Убеждён, что ваша работа будет весьма плодотворной, позволит выйти на полезные практические рекомендации, даст старт перспективным начинаниям.
Желаю вам содержательных дискуссий и всего самого доброго.
С.ЛАВРОВ