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Official account of the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka and to the Maldives/Официальный новостной канал Посольства Российской Федерации в Шри-Ланке и в Мальдивской Республике
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PRESS RELEASE of the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka

June 25, 2026  

After reviewing the latest statement from the EU Delegation in Sri Lanka, the Russian Embassy experienced a sense of “Spanish shame”.


The EU Delegation in Sri Lanka published a claim that Russia faces a serious demographic problem that undermines its ability to wage war for an extended period while simultaneously sustaining its economy.

❗️These statements are untrue and mislead the reader. We would like to draw the attention of the EU and its Delegation to a number of interesting facts:

1. EU’s failed migration policy.
The EU plans to open migration centers for refugees in Albania and in some African countries - a measure that does not solve systemic problems but merely redistributes refugee flows, exacerbating social tensions and logistical challenges.

2. Deteriorating economic prospects for the EU.
The European Commission has lowered its forecast for EU GDP growth in 2026 from 1.4% to 1.1% due to the Middle East crisis and internal problems.

3. Rising debt burden in the EU.
According to estimates, the EU’s public debt will reach a record 84.2% in 2026, which is already putting pressure on the credit ratings of individual member states.

4. Crisis in key EU industrial sectors.
The chemical, steel, and automotive industries are in deep crisis. A telling fact: in 2025, imports of passenger cars from China (13.7 billion euros) exceeded EU exports to China (8.3 billion euros) for the first time.

5. Corruption scandal involving the inner circle of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (such as wife of PM Begoña Gómez and brother David Sánchez).
In April 2026, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Begoña Gómez was charged with abuse of influence, embezzlement of public funds, and misappropriation of property - specifically, using her status to secure promotions and act as an intermediary in obtaining government contracts. At the same time, officials from the ruling party and former government members came under investigation, including ex-Minister of Transport José Luis Abalos, who was sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Once again, we have witnessed the hypocrisy of the EU bureaucrats, who seem to be blindfolded regarding their own numerous deep-rooted problems.
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🎙 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question from Rossiya Segodnya regarding UK’s initiative to supply Ukraine with enriched uranium for its nuclear power plants (June 24, 2026)

❓ Question: Media reports suggest that Britain intends to supply Ukraine with enriched uranium to ensure the operation of its nuclear power plants. Is there a risk that components could be diverted to make a “dirty bomb”? Would this procedure violate nuclear non-proliferation standards? Should the supply take place under IAEA supervision? How does the Foreign Ministry view this assistance?

💬 Maria Zakharova: As we understand it, this concerns plans to supply low-enriched uranium for the production of nuclear fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants.

The British company URENCO is currently one of the major suppliers of such products. We are not aware of Ukraine possessing the industrial capacity to manufacture nuclear fuel independently. We therefore assume that the uranium will physically be supplied not to Ukraine, but to a nuclear fuel production facility in a third country, most likely one operated by Westinghouse.

Judging by London’s statements, this deal is unrelated to the production of a radiological dispersal device, commonly known as a dirty bomb.

Much will, of course, depend on the exporting state’s ability to ensure Kiev’s strict compliance with its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, as well as to guarantee that Ukraine uses the supplied material solely for its declared purposes. Only then would it be possible to say that the supply does not undermine the international nuclear non-proliferation regime based on the NPT.

☝️ The nuclear material in question must be supplied under mandatory IAEA safeguards.

At the same time, it is clear that Britain’s decision is motivated not so much by purely commercial considerations as by yet another attempt to score dubious political points by pledging continued support for the criminal Zelensky regime, regardless of the atrocities it commits.

Suffice it to mention that the relevant leaks from the office of now former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer emerged precisely as Ukrainian militants continued their direct attacks against the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant and Energodar, where the plant’s employees and their families live.

London has offered neither condemnation nor concern over these attacks. 👉 This, too, speaks volumes about its attitude towards nuclear safety.

We therefore harbour no illusions about the true motives or the utterly disreputable nature of Britain’s much-touted “assistance” to Ukraine.
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📸 Today, marking the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Information Bureau, the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group is opening a major photo exhibition titled 85 Years of Sovinformburo. History Brought to Life. An Era Captured.

🖼 The exhibition brings together 30 iconic photographs taken over the decades and, for the first time, presents the country’s history through archival images brought to life with AI technology.

The exhibition is timed to coincide with June 24, 1941. #OTD, the third day of the Great Patriotic War, that the Soviet Information Bureau was established.

For 85 years, the agency, later transformed into the Novosti Press Agency and subsequently RIA Novosti, has remained the country’s principal voice, documenting landmark events in Russian and world history. Today, its traditions are carried on by the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, which comprises RIA Novosti and Sputnik.

The exhibition features works by renowned photographers, including legendary frontline photojournalists Georgy Zelma, Yevgeny Khaldei, Vladimir Grebnev, Mikhail Ozersky, Igor Kostin and other masters of documentary photography.

☝️ Their lenses captured the Battle of Stalingrad and the 1945 Victory Parade, Yuri Gagarin’s first space flight, the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980, Sochi and Milan, the work of peacekeeping forces and historic meetings between world leaders.

💬 Director General of the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group Dmitry Kiselev:
8️⃣5️⃣ years ago, during the difficult first days of the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet Information Bureau was born.

It was called upon to become the voice of the country at a time of its greatest trials.

Today, as we turn the pages of this unique chronicle, we see how wartime communiqués marked the beginning of a remarkable journey that came to reflect an entire era.

This is the history of our country: a chronicle of victories, the conquest of space, the triumphs of our athletes and outstanding cultural figures, and, of course, a testament to the enormous role our country has played and continues to play on the world stage.

We, the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group and the RIA Novosti and Sputnik agencies, are the direct successors of Sovinformburo. The traditions of the frontline correspondents who followed the roads of war alongside Soviet soldiers, documenting every step towards the Great Victory, are not empty words to us. Today, our war correspondents work just as their illustrious predecessors did 85 years ago: on the front line, risking their lives so that the world can see the truth.

This exhibition is our tribute to those who made history and to those who continue making it today.


ℹ️ The exhibition 85 Years of Sovinformburo. History Brought to Life. An Era Captured was organised by the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group in cooperation with and with the support of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It will be displayed at Russian diplomatic missions abroad.
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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.
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🇷🇺🇱🇰 25 лет Школе танца и балета Российского центра науки и культуры в г.Коломбо!

27 июня 2026 г. Посол России в Шри-Ланке Л.С.Джагарян посетил юбилейный концерт «Once Upon a Silver Stage» - яркое культурное событие, организованное Русским домом в г.Коломбо.

🩰 На сцене Театра Нелум Покуна выступили 700 танцовщиц в возрасте от 3 до 45 лет вместе с 12 педагогами-хореографами Школы танца и балета Русского дома.

Путь школы начался 25 лет назад с четырёх маленьких учениц, а сегодня это большая балетная семья и один из ярких символов российско-ланкийского культурного диалога. Концерт стал результатом года репетиций и подготовки - настоящим праздником красоты, музыки и вдохновения для нескольких поколений ланкийцев, влюблённых в русское искусство.

⭐️ Посольство России в Шри-Ланке от всей души поздравляет Школу танца и балета Русского дома с юбилеем!

📹 Посмотрите, как это было!
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🇷🇺🇱🇰 25th Anniversary of the Russian School of Ballet and Dancing of the Russian House in Colombo!

On June 27, 2026, the Ambassador of Russia to Sri Lanka Mr. Levan Dzhagaryan attended the anniversary gala concert “Once Upon a Silver Stage” - a vibrant cultural event organized by the Russian House in Colombo.

🩰 On the stage of the Nelum Pokuna Theatre, 700 dancers aged 3 to 45 performed together with 12 teacher-choreographers of the Russian House Dance and Ballet School.

The school’s journey began 25 years ago with just four young students and today it has grown into a large ballet family and one of the brightest symbols of Russian-Sri Lankan cultural dialogue. The concert was the culmination of a full year of rehearsals and preparation - a true celebration of beauty, music and inspiration for several generations of Sri Lankans devoted to Russian art.

⭐️ The Embassy of Russia in Sri Lanka wholeheartedly congratulates the Russian House School of Ballet and Dancing on its anniversary!

📹 Watch how it was!
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🚃📊В ЕАЭС продолжили расти грузо- и пассажироперевозки

За январь – апрель 2026 г. (по сравнению с предыдущим годом) наблюдался рост как совокупного пассажирооборота по ЕАЭС (на 1,5%), так и всех национальных показателей: в 🇧🇾 Белоруссии (на 8,3%), 🇰🇬 Киргизии (на 5,1%), 🇰🇿 Казахстане (на 4,6%), 🇦🇲 Армении (на 4,1%) и 🇷🇺 России (на 0,5%).

При этом в отчетном периоде отмечен также рост грузоперевозок в 🇦🇲 Армении (12,8%), 🇰🇬 Киргизии (3,5%) и 🇧🇾 Белоруссии (0,2%).

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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.
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