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⚡️ Russia's Agency for Strategic Initiatives:
Today, April 15, Russia is launching a digital service for submitting applications from foreigners who want to live and work in the country — TimeToLiveInRussia
The new programme is overseen by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, with the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “Agency for Attracting Foreign Talent to Russia” acting as the operator.
❗️ Highly qualified specialists from other countries can apply for recognition as individuals of interest to Russia on the “Time to Live in Russia” website.
The new structure operates as a one-stop shop. It reviews applications, verifies whether a foreign applicant meets the program’s criteria, and provides support throughout the relocation process.
The key requirement is having in-demand skills and expertise, as well as respect for traditional Russian values.
✍️ From Presidential Decree No. 883 of December 2, 2025:
#TimeToLiveInRussia
Today, April 15, Russia is launching a digital service for submitting applications from foreigners who want to live and work in the country — TimeToLiveInRussia
The new programme is overseen by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, with the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “Agency for Attracting Foreign Talent to Russia” acting as the operator.
❗️ Highly qualified specialists from other countries can apply for recognition as individuals of interest to Russia on the “Time to Live in Russia” website.
The new structure operates as a one-stop shop. It reviews applications, verifies whether a foreign applicant meets the program’s criteria, and provides support throughout the relocation process.
The key requirement is having in-demand skills and expertise, as well as respect for traditional Russian values.
✍️ From Presidential Decree No. 883 of December 2, 2025:
It is established that foreign citizens and stateless persons (hereinafter also referred to as foreign citizens) may, starting from April 15, 2026, submit a request to be recognized as persons of interest to the Russian Federation if they:
a) have achievements in science and technology, industry, sports, creative industries, the cultural and humanitarian sphere, or education;
b) have contributed to the development of society, the economy, or to strengthening the defense capability and security of the Russian Federation;
c) possess highly sought-after professions (specialties), qualifications, or skills.
#TimeToLiveInRussia
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На Форуме будущих технологий объявили о начале приёма заявок на Национальную премию в области будущих технологий «ВЫЗОВ» в 2026 году.
Старт новому сезону премии дал заместитель Председателя Правительства РФ, председатель Попечительского совета фонда «Вызов» Дмитрий Чернышенко:
«Символично, что именно на Форуме будущих технологий мы даём старт новому, четвёртому сезону Национальной премии в области будущих технологий «ВЫЗОВ». Она направлена на популяризацию научного знания и повышение престижа профессии учёного. Это ключевые задачи Десятилетия науки и технологий, объявленного нашим Президентом Владимиром Владимировичем Путиным. Радует, что «ВЫЗОВ» становится всё популярнее. В прошлом году собрали рекордное число заявок – более 600 из 40 стран. Важно, что науку и технологии поддерживает не только государство, но и бизнес, а также некоммерческий сектор. Премия открыта для учёных со всего мира – их достижения отмечает специальная международная номинация».
Учёные и инженеры могут подать заявку на сайте премиявызов.рф с 25 февраля по 25 мая.
«Мы живём в интересное и непростое время. Прямо сейчас происходит научно-техническая революция, расколото единство мира, а экономики большинства стран скатываются в кризис. Мир трансформируется, мы пока не знаем, каким он станет, но знаем точно, что его облик сформируют происходящие сейчас научные и технологические прорывы. Премия «ВЫЗОВ» создана как раз для того, чтобы выделить эти прорывы и поддержать тех, кто их создаёт»,
– отметил председатель научного комитета премии «ВЫЗОВ», заслуженный профессор Сколтеха Артём Оганов.
Награда вручается в 5 номинациях:
Премиальный фонд в 2026 году составляет 65 миллионов рублей.
Подробнее на сайте.
#премия_вызов #фонд_вызов
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Премия ВЫЗОВ / VYZOV Prize
🇷🇺 New season of the VYZOV Prize for future technologies!
We are pleased to inform you that the VYZOV Foundation has started accepting applications for the VYZOV Prize for future technologies. This award recognizes significant breakthroughs in fundamental and applied science and engineering, with each prize totaling 12 million Russian rubles (approximately $130,000).
The VYZOV Prize has five categories, four of which are dedicated to scientists based in Russia. We would particularly like to highlight the international category Discovery, which is open to scientists worldwide.
The five categories honor active researchers for achievements made primarily (but not exclusively) within the last decade:
🔸Breakthrough: for scientific research that has solved an important scientific or technological problem.
🔸Engineering solution: for a significant invention or the creation of a new technology.
🔸Future: for a scientific achievement that has influenced the dynamics of science and technology development (awarded to participants who have not reached the age of 35 at the time of application).
🔸Scientist of the year: for outstanding cumulative personal contributions and changing the landscape of science and technology.
🔸Discovery (international category): for a significant discovery that has influenced the development of science and technology.
Nominations can be submitted in three ways:
🔹Self-nomination.
🔹Nomination by a colleague who is a bona fide scientist.
🔹Nomination by any scientific organization (such as a university or research institute).
Applications are accepted at vyzovprize.com
The term «Vyzov» translates to «challenge» in Russian. The VYZOV Foundation is a private, independent, non-governmental organization with a distinguished Scientific Committee that ensures a fair and equitable selection process for all candidates.
VYZOV Foundation encourages scientists from all over the world to apply to push the boundaries of science and technology for a brighter future together!
We are pleased to inform you that the VYZOV Foundation has started accepting applications for the VYZOV Prize for future technologies. This award recognizes significant breakthroughs in fundamental and applied science and engineering, with each prize totaling 12 million Russian rubles (approximately $130,000).
The VYZOV Prize has five categories, four of which are dedicated to scientists based in Russia. We would particularly like to highlight the international category Discovery, which is open to scientists worldwide.
The five categories honor active researchers for achievements made primarily (but not exclusively) within the last decade:
🔸Breakthrough: for scientific research that has solved an important scientific or technological problem.
🔸Engineering solution: for a significant invention or the creation of a new technology.
🔸Future: for a scientific achievement that has influenced the dynamics of science and technology development (awarded to participants who have not reached the age of 35 at the time of application).
🔸Scientist of the year: for outstanding cumulative personal contributions and changing the landscape of science and technology.
🔸Discovery (international category): for a significant discovery that has influenced the development of science and technology.
Nominations can be submitted in three ways:
🔹Self-nomination.
🔹Nomination by a colleague who is a bona fide scientist.
🔹Nomination by any scientific organization (such as a university or research institute).
Applications are accepted at vyzovprize.com
The term «Vyzov» translates to «challenge» in Russian. The VYZOV Foundation is a private, independent, non-governmental organization with a distinguished Scientific Committee that ensures a fair and equitable selection process for all candidates.
VYZOV Foundation encourages scientists from all over the world to apply to push the boundaries of science and technology for a brighter future together!
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🗓 On April 15, Director of the Department of International Organisations of the Russian Foreign Ministry Kirill Logvinov held a briefing for representatives of the embassies of #BRICS member states and partner countries on the upcoming election of the UN Secretary-General.
Kirill Logvinov outlined the criteria Russia applies to candidates for the post of the chief administrative officer of the United Nations.
Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of ensuring that the future Secretary-General strictly observe the principles of the UN Charter in their entirety and interconnection, pursue an impartial course, promote a unifying agenda, and counter the dominance of Western officials within the Secretariat.
❗️Otherwise, the UN will be unable to fully restore its effectiveness and standing.
Diplomats from BRICS member states and partner countries confirmed their readiness for close coordination during the upcoming UN Secretary-General election in order to ensure due regard for the legitimate interests of the countries of the Global South and East.
🤝 It was agreed that the “interactive dialogues” with candidates for the post of UN Secretary-General, due to begin at the UN General Assembly on April 21, will provide member states with a good opportunity to voice their expectations.
Kirill Logvinov outlined the criteria Russia applies to candidates for the post of the chief administrative officer of the United Nations.
Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of ensuring that the future Secretary-General strictly observe the principles of the UN Charter in their entirety and interconnection, pursue an impartial course, promote a unifying agenda, and counter the dominance of Western officials within the Secretariat.
❗️Otherwise, the UN will be unable to fully restore its effectiveness and standing.
Diplomats from BRICS member states and partner countries confirmed their readiness for close coordination during the upcoming UN Secretary-General election in order to ensure due regard for the legitimate interests of the countries of the Global South and East.
🤝 It was agreed that the “interactive dialogues” with candidates for the post of UN Secretary-General, due to begin at the UN General Assembly on April 21, will provide member states with a good opportunity to voice their expectations.
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#Victory81
🌟 On April 16, 1945, the Berlin Offensive — one of the Red Army’s key strategic operations during World War II — commenced.
The operation resulted in the complete defeat of the enemy’s Berlin group of forces and, with Hitler’s war machine being completely crushed. The Soviet forces took the capital of the Third Reich — #Berlin. The Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany was signed — the document that heralded the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
By spring 1945, the Red Army successfully carried out a series of offensive operations aimed at liberating the countries and peoples of Central and Eastern Europe from the Nazi invaders. Hitler’s troops and their henchmen were expelled from Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Poland; Vienna and the capital of modern Slovakia, Bratislava, saved from the Nazi plague.
Nevertheless, #WWII was far from end. The final battle for the liberation of Europe from the Nazi plague, the Battle of Berlin, was coming.
By mid-April, 1945, the Soviet forces — having liberated Poland from the Nazis — consolidated positions along the Oder and Neisse rivers and started preparations to launch the offensive on Berlin. Mere dozens of kilometres separated the Red Army from the capital of Hitler’s Germany. The enemy installed deeply echeloned defences and deployed elite Wehrmacht units against the Soviet forces.
To attack Berlin, the Soviet Supreme High Command deployed forces from the 1st Belorussian Front (commanded by Marshal Georgy Zhukov); the 2nd Belorussian Front (Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky); and the 1st Ukrainian Front (Marshal Ivan Konev).
⚔️ The Berlin Offensive began at 5:00 AM on April 16 with a massive artillery fire. Following this, 143 powerful spotlights were activated to blind and disorient the enemy. Infantry and armoured units then launched their assault.
Enemy resistance intensified as Soviet forces advanced. Fierce fighting erupted at the Seelow Heights — a critical defensive point just 60 kilometres away from Berlin — where the Wehrmacht’s 9th Army, blocking the direct route to the Reich’s capital, was destroyed.
Within several days, the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts breached the Oder-Neisse defensive line of the Nazis, advanced 30 kilometres towards Berlin, and started encircling the city to destroy its garrison.
• April 20: Red Army units reached Berlin. Soviet long-range artillery started shelling, with brutal tank battles erupting on the city’s outskirts.
• April 25: The 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts linked up west of the city, completing the encirclement of the enemy’s Berlin group of Nazi troops.
• April 29: Fierce fighting started in the heart of Berlin, where Germany’s highest governmental and military authorities were located.
• During the storming of the Reichstag on the night of April 30 - May 1, the legendary #VictoryBanner was raised — a symbol of the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazism.
• May 2: Berlin’s garrison surrendered. By May 5, the Nazi resistance was crushed. A total of 134'000 German soldiers and officers were captured.
✍️ On the night of May 8–9, Marshal Zhukov and the Allied representatives accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender at Karlshorst.
World War II on the European theatre of operations had ended.
The Berlin Operation saw the Red Army not only crush the last major and most elite Wehrmacht force but also liberate approximately 200'000 prisoners from Nazi concentration camps within the combat zone. Over 600 Soviet soldiers were awarded the title #HeroOftheSovietUnion for their valour.
The operation resulted in the complete defeat of the enemy’s Berlin group of forces and, with Hitler’s war machine being completely crushed. The Soviet forces took the capital of the Third Reich — #Berlin. The Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany was signed — the document that heralded the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
By spring 1945, the Red Army successfully carried out a series of offensive operations aimed at liberating the countries and peoples of Central and Eastern Europe from the Nazi invaders. Hitler’s troops and their henchmen were expelled from Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Poland; Vienna and the capital of modern Slovakia, Bratislava, saved from the Nazi plague.
Nevertheless, #WWII was far from end. The final battle for the liberation of Europe from the Nazi plague, the Battle of Berlin, was coming.
By mid-April, 1945, the Soviet forces — having liberated Poland from the Nazis — consolidated positions along the Oder and Neisse rivers and started preparations to launch the offensive on Berlin. Mere dozens of kilometres separated the Red Army from the capital of Hitler’s Germany. The enemy installed deeply echeloned defences and deployed elite Wehrmacht units against the Soviet forces.
To attack Berlin, the Soviet Supreme High Command deployed forces from the 1st Belorussian Front (commanded by Marshal Georgy Zhukov); the 2nd Belorussian Front (Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky); and the 1st Ukrainian Front (Marshal Ivan Konev).
⚔️ The Berlin Offensive began at 5:00 AM on April 16 with a massive artillery fire. Following this, 143 powerful spotlights were activated to blind and disorient the enemy. Infantry and armoured units then launched their assault.
Enemy resistance intensified as Soviet forces advanced. Fierce fighting erupted at the Seelow Heights — a critical defensive point just 60 kilometres away from Berlin — where the Wehrmacht’s 9th Army, blocking the direct route to the Reich’s capital, was destroyed.
Within several days, the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts breached the Oder-Neisse defensive line of the Nazis, advanced 30 kilometres towards Berlin, and started encircling the city to destroy its garrison.
• April 20: Red Army units reached Berlin. Soviet long-range artillery started shelling, with brutal tank battles erupting on the city’s outskirts.
• April 25: The 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts linked up west of the city, completing the encirclement of the enemy’s Berlin group of Nazi troops.
• April 29: Fierce fighting started in the heart of Berlin, where Germany’s highest governmental and military authorities were located.
• During the storming of the Reichstag on the night of April 30 - May 1, the legendary #VictoryBanner was raised — a symbol of the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazism.
• May 2: Berlin’s garrison surrendered. By May 5, the Nazi resistance was crushed. A total of 134'000 German soldiers and officers were captured.
✍️ On the night of May 8–9, Marshal Zhukov and the Allied representatives accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender at Karlshorst.
World War II on the European theatre of operations had ended.
The Berlin Operation saw the Red Army not only crush the last major and most elite Wehrmacht force but also liberate approximately 200'000 prisoners from Nazi concentration camps within the combat zone. Over 600 Soviet soldiers were awarded the title #HeroOftheSovietUnion for their valour.
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🗓 On April 17, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers in Moscow.
A broad range of issues related to integration within the Commonwealth, as well as current international matters, was discussed. Plans were outlined to further strengthen foreign policy coordination.
👉 Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at an expanded-format meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers
👉 Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a joint news conference following CIS Ministerial
FM Sergey Lavrov presented Russia’s approaches on a number of major international and regional issues, including the continuing tensions in the Middle East and the crisis around Ukraine.
✅ The Ministers adopted statements on the situation in the Persian Gulf and on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the first human spaceflight. They also agreed on decisions to declare 2028 the Year of Social Development and Quality of Life in the CIS and regarding the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS, which marks its 20th anniversary this year.
The participants reviewed the implementation in 2025 of the Plan of Multi-Level Inter-Ministry Consultations within the Commonwealth and the Programme of Action to Intensify Partnership among the Foreign Ministries of the CIS Member States.
A number of the approved documents will be submitted for consideration by the CIS Council of Heads of State and the CIS Council of Heads of Government.
🇹🇲 The next meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers will be held in Turkmenistan on October 7, on the eve of the Summit of the Commonwealth Heads of State.
A broad range of issues related to integration within the Commonwealth, as well as current international matters, was discussed. Plans were outlined to further strengthen foreign policy coordination.
👉 Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at an expanded-format meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers
👉 Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a joint news conference following CIS Ministerial
FM Sergey Lavrov presented Russia’s approaches on a number of major international and regional issues, including the continuing tensions in the Middle East and the crisis around Ukraine.
✅ The Ministers adopted statements on the situation in the Persian Gulf and on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the first human spaceflight. They also agreed on decisions to declare 2028 the Year of Social Development and Quality of Life in the CIS and regarding the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS, which marks its 20th anniversary this year.
The participants reviewed the implementation in 2025 of the Plan of Multi-Level Inter-Ministry Consultations within the Commonwealth and the Programme of Action to Intensify Partnership among the Foreign Ministries of the CIS Member States.
A number of the approved documents will be submitted for consideration by the CIS Council of Heads of State and the CIS Council of Heads of Government.
🇹🇲 The next meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers will be held in Turkmenistan on October 7, on the eve of the Summit of the Commonwealth Heads of State.