⭐️ Today is the 85th Anniversary of the Sovinformburo (Soviet Information Bureau)
The exhibition marks the 85th anniversary of the Sovinformburo. It features works by RIA Novosti photographers, taken from the 1940s through the 2020s. Among the themes: the Battle of Stalingrad, the 1945 Victory Parade, Gagarin’s first flight, the Olympic Games in Moscow, Sochi and Milan, the mission of peacekeeping forces, as well as meetings of world leaders. The exhibition comprises 30 works in total.
The history of the photographs on display is inseparably linked to the history of the Sovinformburo, founded in 1941. It was later transformed into the Press Agency “Novosti” and subsequently into “RIA Novosti”, whose traditions are carried on today by the “Rossiya Segodnya” media group.
The archive, assembled over 85 years, forms the foundation of this exhibition.
The exhibition marks the 85th anniversary of the Sovinformburo. It features works by RIA Novosti photographers, taken from the 1940s through the 2020s. Among the themes: the Battle of Stalingrad, the 1945 Victory Parade, Gagarin’s first flight, the Olympic Games in Moscow, Sochi and Milan, the mission of peacekeeping forces, as well as meetings of world leaders. The exhibition comprises 30 works in total.
The history of the photographs on display is inseparably linked to the history of the Sovinformburo, founded in 1941. It was later transformed into the Press Agency “Novosti” and subsequently into “RIA Novosti”, whose traditions are carried on today by the “Rossiya Segodnya” media group.
The archive, assembled over 85 years, forms the foundation of this exhibition.
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⚡️ Russia's Foreign Ministry has published its second report on the situation regarding the rights of Indigenous peoples in selected countries.
Like the previous report published in 2024, it identifies the key current challenges and analyses the situation of Indigenous populations in six Arctic Council member states: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United States, as well as Australia, Japan and New Zealand.
In recent years, the issue of Indigenous peoples’ rights has become excessively politicised and rife with cynically applied double standards. Overall, it is increasingly being used to foment division and confrontation rather than promote cooperation among members of the international community.
The US, Canada and their allies have stepped up their activities at universal international platforms, within regional formats and in the media, promoting narratives about alleged violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights in Russia and several developing countries. In doing so, they seek to:
• divert global attention from problems in North America, Western Arctic states, Australia, Japan and New Zealand;
• call into question Russia’s right to its ancestral Arctic territories.
Virtually all the countries covered by the report have historically pursued policies of assimilation and discrimination against their Indigenous populations in one form or another. This has created, and continues to cause, numerous sociopolitical and cultural problems.
Many countries are currently developing mechanisms for consultation and cooperation with Indigenous communities. However, the measures adopted in this area are often incomplete.
☝️Common challenges facing Indigenous peoples in various countries include:
• the gradual erosion of their traditional way of life as a consequence of past assimilation policies;
• violations of their rights to traditional lands and natural resources;
• environmental degradation caused by industrial exploitation and the militaristic activities of certain states abroad;
• high unemployment;
• Indigenous communities’ dependence on state subsidies.
These adverse phenomena are particularly acute in Arctic countries, which is why the situation there has been addressed in a separate report.
🇷🇺🇧🇾 This issue was also traditionally covered in the third Joint Report by the Foreign Ministries of Russia and Belarus – “The Human Rights Situation in Certain Countries”, published in June 2026.
These matters are also systematically addressed in the Russian Foreign Ministry’s annual human rights reports, including those examining the glorification of Nazism, the spread of neo-Nazism and other practices contributing to the escalation of contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. The latest such report was published in August 2025.
Like the previous report published in 2024, it identifies the key current challenges and analyses the situation of Indigenous populations in six Arctic Council member states: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United States, as well as Australia, Japan and New Zealand.
In recent years, the issue of Indigenous peoples’ rights has become excessively politicised and rife with cynically applied double standards. Overall, it is increasingly being used to foment division and confrontation rather than promote cooperation among members of the international community.
The US, Canada and their allies have stepped up their activities at universal international platforms, within regional formats and in the media, promoting narratives about alleged violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights in Russia and several developing countries. In doing so, they seek to:
• divert global attention from problems in North America, Western Arctic states, Australia, Japan and New Zealand;
• call into question Russia’s right to its ancestral Arctic territories.
Virtually all the countries covered by the report have historically pursued policies of assimilation and discrimination against their Indigenous populations in one form or another. This has created, and continues to cause, numerous sociopolitical and cultural problems.
Many countries are currently developing mechanisms for consultation and cooperation with Indigenous communities. However, the measures adopted in this area are often incomplete.
☝️Common challenges facing Indigenous peoples in various countries include:
• the gradual erosion of their traditional way of life as a consequence of past assimilation policies;
• violations of their rights to traditional lands and natural resources;
• environmental degradation caused by industrial exploitation and the militaristic activities of certain states abroad;
• high unemployment;
• Indigenous communities’ dependence on state subsidies.
These adverse phenomena are particularly acute in Arctic countries, which is why the situation there has been addressed in a separate report.
🇷🇺🇧🇾 This issue was also traditionally covered in the third Joint Report by the Foreign Ministries of Russia and Belarus – “The Human Rights Situation in Certain Countries”, published in June 2026.
These matters are also systematically addressed in the Russian Foreign Ministry’s annual human rights reports, including those examining the glorification of Nazism, the spread of neo-Nazism and other practices contributing to the escalation of contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. The latest such report was published in August 2025.
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📄 The Russian Foreign Ministry has compiled and issued a report on the indigenous peoples rights situation in certain countries.
👉 Read the report in full
Despite continued focus on indigenous peoples and general understanding that it is important to develop and protect their rights, significant challenges in this area still remain. Among other things, this is caused by persisting and even deepening historical injustice against many indigenous peoples that occurs in a number of states, which manifested itself in colonization, deprivation of land, territories and resources of those indigenous peoples.
❗️ We also note that the topic of indigenous people’s rights is subject to excessive politicization as well, is fraught with cynically applied double standards, and is generally aimed at creating division and confrontation rather than cooperation between all participants.
Additionally, assessment of the living standards of indigenous peoples is misused by a number of States (primarily Canada, Norway, Finland, the US, etc.) and international organizations to exert international pressure, including with the aim of questioning Russia's right to its original Arctic lands.
Another goal of this unfair practice of a number of countries is to divert the attention of the international community from their own problems in establishing a regime for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and to conceal the plight of their citizens from among traditional societies.
For example, almost all Arctic States mentioned in the report pursued some form of assimilation and discrimination policies towards the aboriginal population, which led to multiple social, political and cultural problems.
Canada
Indigenous peoples of Canada remain one of the most oppressed and marginalised groups, facing persistent discrimination and life below the poverty line.
The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, mandated by the UN Human Rights Council, has reported that the protection of economic, social and cultural rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada remains unsatisfactory.
Canada's ongoing colonial violence against Indigenous peoples manifests, to this day, in practices such as forced sterilisation.
Finland
Discrimination in Finland manifests as significant encroachments on the rights of the Sami people, indigenous inhabitants of Finland totalling around 10,000 people, with 2,000 native speakers of the Sami language. In most cases, human rights bodies have underscored obstacles to the practical realisation of the right to use the Sami language, enshrined in the Finnish legislation.
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This topic was also traditionally included in the third joint report of the Foreign Ministries of Russia and Belarus on the Human Rights Situation in Certain Countries published in June 2026.
Besides, these issues are consistently highlighted in the annual reports of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on human rights issues, including in reports regarding the situation with the glorification of Nazism and the spread of neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (the latest such report was released in August 2025).
👉 Read the report in full
Despite continued focus on indigenous peoples and general understanding that it is important to develop and protect their rights, significant challenges in this area still remain. Among other things, this is caused by persisting and even deepening historical injustice against many indigenous peoples that occurs in a number of states, which manifested itself in colonization, deprivation of land, territories and resources of those indigenous peoples.
❗️ We also note that the topic of indigenous people’s rights is subject to excessive politicization as well, is fraught with cynically applied double standards, and is generally aimed at creating division and confrontation rather than cooperation between all participants.
Additionally, assessment of the living standards of indigenous peoples is misused by a number of States (primarily Canada, Norway, Finland, the US, etc.) and international organizations to exert international pressure, including with the aim of questioning Russia's right to its original Arctic lands.
Another goal of this unfair practice of a number of countries is to divert the attention of the international community from their own problems in establishing a regime for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and to conceal the plight of their citizens from among traditional societies.
For example, almost all Arctic States mentioned in the report pursued some form of assimilation and discrimination policies towards the aboriginal population, which led to multiple social, political and cultural problems.
Canada
Indigenous peoples of Canada remain one of the most oppressed and marginalised groups, facing persistent discrimination and life below the poverty line.
The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, mandated by the UN Human Rights Council, has reported that the protection of economic, social and cultural rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada remains unsatisfactory.
Canada's ongoing colonial violence against Indigenous peoples manifests, to this day, in practices such as forced sterilisation.
Finland
Discrimination in Finland manifests as significant encroachments on the rights of the Sami people, indigenous inhabitants of Finland totalling around 10,000 people, with 2,000 native speakers of the Sami language. In most cases, human rights bodies have underscored obstacles to the practical realisation of the right to use the Sami language, enshrined in the Finnish legislation.
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This topic was also traditionally included in the third joint report of the Foreign Ministries of Russia and Belarus on the Human Rights Situation in Certain Countries published in June 2026.
Besides, these issues are consistently highlighted in the annual reports of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on human rights issues, including in reports regarding the situation with the glorification of Nazism and the spread of neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (the latest such report was released in August 2025).
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.
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.
❓ 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:
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.
🖼 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.
💬 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!
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!
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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#статистика
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%).
#ЕАЭС
#статистика
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