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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

14th July, 2026


The EU Delegation to Sri Lanka is once again attempting to discredit Russia as a reliable global partner, citing a supposed gap between Moscow's rhetoric and its actual actions.

⚠️ These statements are untrue and misleading. We would like to draw the attention of the EU and its representative, the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka, to the following points.

The recent NATO summit once again demonstrated Europe's readiness for a protracted standoff with Moscow without negotiations. In its final declaration, the alliance named Russia as the main long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security.
Well, Russia🇷🇺 is ready to go all the way.

The next point we wanted to clarify was the manifestation of racism in EU countries. Recently, former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sparked a major scandal by declaring that there were no French players on the French national team.

🤔 By the way, how are the 21 anti-Russian sanctions going? - Nothing? - This testifies to the failed policies of the Brussels bureaucrats.

It is clear that anti-Russian rhetoric has become the new political norm in EU countries, and intimidating their own citizens with an imaginary "Russian threat" is a justification for an unbridled militaristic course at the expense of ordinary European citizens and a cover-up for their own failures in domestic affairs.

❗️BEFORE CRITICISING SOMEONE, FOCUS ON YOUR OWN PROBLEMS😉
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#KievRegimeCrimes

⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:

💬 Over the past week, Ukrainian militants carried out an average of 850 strikes per day against civilian sites in Russia. More than 310 civilians were killed or injured during the same period.

The militants launched a series of deliberate terrorist attacks targeting civilians and seeking to make daily life unbearable. Passenger transport, including scheduled buses, was repeatedly attacked, along with residential buildings and social and energy infrastructure.

The highest numbers of civilian casualties were recorded in the Belgorod Region, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions.

On July 6-12, Ukrainian neo-Nazi attacks resulted in the deaths of 40 civilians, including one minor, and injuries to 272 others, including 13 children.

In total, Ukrainian armed formations fired at least 5,935 rounds of ammunition at civilian sites on Russian territory.
🇷🇺 15 июля Посол России в Шри-Ланке Л.С.Джагарян принял участие в открытии в РЦНК г.Коломбо фотовыставки Российского военно-исторического общества «Крымское золото: «цивилизованная» Европа грабит российские сокровища»

Выставка рассказывает об уникальных крымских сокровищах, найденных в ходе археологических экспедиций, долгие годы хранившихся в крупнейших музеях региона.

❗️ Сегодня эти артефакты незаконно удерживаются киевским режимом, вместе с европейскими покровителями похитившими эти экспонаты.

В рамках экспозиции представлены ценные артефакты античной эпохи, собранные в разные периоды времени на крымской земле кропотливым трудом отечественных археологов-антиковедов: изделия из керамики, монеты, оружие, элементы доспехов, стеклянные сосуды и украшения. Все эти предметы найдены на местах первых греческих поселений в Крыму. В числе ценностей - уникальная коллекция «Скифского золота» - золотые украшения из Усть-Альминского некрополя в Бахчисарайском районе, представленного несколькими тысячами могил (I века до н. э. — III века н. э.).

#РВИО #КрымскаяКоллекция
#Крым #ЗолотоСкифов
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🇷🇺 On July 15, 2026, Ambassador of Russia to Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan attended the opening of the Russian Military Historical Society's photo exhibition "Crimean Gold: 'Civilized' Europe Plunders Russian Treasures" at the Russian House in Colombo.

The exhibition highlights unique Crimean treasures discovered during archaeological expeditions and stored for many years in the region's largest museums.

❗️Today, these artifacts are illegally held by the Kyiv regime, along with their European patrons, who stole them.

The exhibition features valuable artifacts from the ancient era, painstakingly collected in Crimea at various periods by Russian archaeologists specializing in classical antiquity: ceramics, coins, weapons, armor pieces, glass vessels, and jewelry. All these items were found at the sites of the first Greek settlements in Crimea. Among the treasures is the unique "Scythian Gold" collection - gold jewellery from the Ust-Alma necropolis in the Bakhchisaray region, which contains several thousand graves (1st century BC–3rd century AD).

#CrimeanCollection
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🚀 On July 15, 1975, one of the most iconic international space projects – the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (#ASTP) of the Soviet Soyuz-19 and American Apollo spacecraft, began with their launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and Cape Canaveral.

The Soviet crew comprised Alexey Leonov and Valery Kubasov. The Apollo carried astronauts Thomas Stafford, Deke Slayton and Vance Brand.

It was the first joint space mission of the Soviet Union and the United States.

🕰 At 7 pm Moscow Time on July 17, 1975, the Soviet and US spacecraft docked with each other in Earth orbit.

🤝 The historic handshake of the two crew commanders – Alexey Leonov and Thomas Stafford – was streamed live across the planet and has become one of the most recognisable symbols of Soviet-US rapprochement.

✅ The main tasks of the mission were:
• testing the universal docking system;
• testing joint space control and crew interaction;
• creating technologies for future space rescues in emergencies;
• conducting scientific experiments and medical research.

One of the most complicated engineering tasks was the creation of an interoperable docking system. The engineers of the Soviet OKB-1 design bureau (RSC Energia) created the Androgynous Peripheral Attach System (APAS), which allowed either spacecraft to be active or passive during docking.

A docking module was built for visits between the spacecraft, because Soyuz used a regular nitrogen-oxygen mixture at sea-level pressure, while Apollo used pure oxygen at low pressure. The module acted as an airlock and pressure-equalizer.

🚀 The spacecraft remained joined in space for 46 hours and 36 minutes. The crews visited each other, conducted joint scientific experiments, made joint television reports, filming and photography, as well as held the first ever international press conference in space.

The crews maintained friendly relations for years after their historic mission. The friendship between Alexey Leonov and Thomas Stafford was particularly warm. They regularly met and kept in touch until their death.

✨ The Soyuz-Apollo mission was not only a remarkable technical achievement but also an important symbol of the unifying force of science and space exploration even during the Cold War.

☝️ That flight set the stage for future international projects, namely the Mir-Shuttle programme and the International Space Station, where many countries have been working together for over 25 years.

#SoyuzApollo #RussiaUS
🇷🇺🇱🇰 17 июля 2026 г. состоялась встреча Посла России в Шри-Ланке Л.С.Джагаряна с Президентом Национальной палаты экспортеров Шри-Ланки И.К.Раджапаксой и главным исполнительным директором этой структуры С.Марикаром.

Стороны согласились с необходимостью придания импульса двустороннему торгово-экономическому взаимодействию.

✅ Представители общества экспортеров выразили заинтересованность в обсуждении конкретных проектов с Торгово-промышленными палатами г.Москвы и г.Санкт-Петербурга.
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🇷🇺🇱🇰 On July 17, 2026, Ambassador of Russia to Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan met with the President of the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka Indhra Kaushal Rajapaksa and the chamber's Chief Executive Officer Shiham Marikar.

The parties agreed on the need to boost bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

✅ Representatives of the exporters' association expressed interest in discussing specific projects with the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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#InMemoriam #InMemoryOfDiplomats

1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on July 17, 1876, Maxim Litvinov — the outstanding Soviet statesman and diplomat — was born.

For many years, Maxim Litvinov held senior positions within our country’s Foreign Ministry. In 1920, he was appointed Plenipotentiary Representative to Estonia. From 1921 to 1930, he served as Deputy People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs.

He took part in a number of major international conferences and meetings, including the Genoa and Hague Conferences of 1922.

💼 Maxim Litvinov headed the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR during the challenging period from 1930 to 1939.

He represented the Soviet Union in the League of Nations, where he consistently promoted the principles of international cooperation, the equality of states and respect for international law.

Litvinov was meticulously working on development of relations between the Soviet Union and the United States. He was involved in the negotiations that resulted the establishment of official diplomatic ties between our countries in 1933 — a landmark event in the history of bilateral ties.

Litvinov was committed to establishing a system of collective security in Europe and forming an anti-fascist coalition in Europe amid growing Nazi menace on the continent.

His contemporaries noted Litvinov’s ability to combine the persistant protection of the USSR's national interests with a readiness for constructive international dialogue. His prophetic words, spoken during a session of the League of Nations in 1935, continue to resonate with the principles of Russian diplomacy today:
💬 Peace is indivisible… It is time to recognise that no country can enjoy security within its own peaceful and tranquil sphere unless peace is also guaranteed for its neighbours, both near and far.


During the #GreatPatrioticWar, Maxim Litvinov served as Deputy People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR. From 1941 to 1943, he was the Soviet Ambassador to the United States, while concurrently serving as the Soviet envoy to Cuba from 1942 to 1943.

🌟 He made a significant contribution to strengthening the anti-Hitler coalition — #WeWereAllies.

Throughout his service in senior government and diplomatic posts, Litvinov distinguished himself as a gifted diplomat, an experienced negotiator and a firm defender of his country’s interests. His professionalism, profound knowledge of international affairs and personal contribution to the development of the Soviet diplomatic service earned him widespread recognition both in the USSR and abroad.

In recognition of his many years of public service and his substantial contribution to Soviet diplomacy, Litvinov was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and other state decorations of the USSR.

🕯 Maxim Litvinov passed away on 31 December 1951. He found his final rest at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

#HistoryOfDiplomacy
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#ПамятиДипломатов

🗓 18 июля 1909 года родился Андрей Андреевич Громыко — государственный и политический деятель, выдающийся советский дипломат, Министр иностранных дел СССР в 1957–1985 годах.

Громыко вошёл в историю отечественной дипломатической службы как непреклонный защитник национальных интересов нашей страны, прозванный оппонентами «Господин Нет» за твёрдость при отстаивании позиций Москвы на международной арене.

Андрей Андреевич руководил советской дипломатией в течение 28 лет.

В период идеологического противостояния и напряжённости между НАТО и Организацией Варшавского договора Громыко принимал участие в предотвращении многих глобальных конфликтов. Дипломат проводил политику нормализации отношений с США и Западом, способствовал разоружению, закреплению послевоенных границ в Европе, разрядке напряжённости.

Громыко внёс значительный вклад в достижение стратегической стабильности между СССР и США — были подписаны важные документы в сфере разоружения, способствовавшие «разрядке» — Договор о запрещении испытаний ядерного оружия (1963), Договор о нераспространении ядерного оружия (1968), Соглашения по ПРО и ОСВ-1 (1972–1973), ОСВ-2 (1979).

В ходе Карибского кризиса 1962 года усилия Громыко помогли достичь компромисса и избежать глобальной ядерной катастрофы. Он участвовал в арабо-израильских переговорах в Женеве (1973), проводившихся при посредничестве СССР и США, способствовал предотвращению широкомасштабной войны между Индией и Пакистаном (1966).

Андрей Андреевич является одним из наиболее авторитетных деятелей мировой политики XX столетия. Его имя и по сей день служит олицетворением крупных достижений советской внешней политики послевоенного периода.

☝️ Дипломатическое наследие Громыко продолжает поддерживать высокий авторитет российской дипломатической службы.

#ИсторияДипломатии
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#InMemoryOfDiplomats

🗓 On July 18, 1909, Andrey Gromyko was born, a statesman and politician, an outstanding Soviet diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR in 1957-1985.

Gromyko went down in the history of the Russian diplomatic service as an unwavering defender of our country’s national interests. He was dubbed “Mister No” by his opponents for his firmness in defending Moscow’s positions in the international arena.

Andrey Gromyko headed the Soviet diplomatic service for 28 years.

During the period of ideological stand-off and tension between NATO and the Warsaw Pact Organization, Gromyko took part in preventing many global conflicts. He pursued a policy of normalizing relations with the United States and the West, advocated disarmament, consolidated post-war borders in Europe, and promoted detente.

Gromyko made a hefty contribution to achieving strategic stability between the USSR and the United States: Important disarmament documents were signed that contributed to the detente – the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests (1963), the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968), the ABM, SALT-I (1972-1973), and SALT-II (1979) treaties.

During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Gromyko’s efforts helped reach a compromise and avoid a global nuclear catastrophe. He participated in the Arab-Israeli negotiations in Geneva in 1973, mediated by the USSR and the United States, and helped thwart a large-scale war between India and Pakistan in 1966.

Andrey Gromyko is one of the most revered figures in world politics of the 20th century. To this day, his name serves as the personification of the major achievements of Soviet foreign policy in the post-war period.

☝️ Gromyko’s diplomatic legacy continues to maintain the high authority of the Russian diplomatic service.

#HistoryOfDiplomacy
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