🎙 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.

🇷🇺🇱🇰 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!

🇷🇺🇱🇰 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!

🚃📊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%).

#ЕАЭС
#статистика

⚡️ 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?

EEC and EDB signed Memorandum of Cooperation

🗓️ On June 25, on the sidelines of the EDB’s Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Almaty, Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Board, and Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Eurasian Development Bank, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Commission and the Eurasian Development Bank.

The Memorandum was elaborated with due regard to the perspectives for development of the Eurasian Economic Union and reflects the need to update the legal and contractual framework for the parties' cooperation.

📑 The document is intended to update existing mechanisms for joint work and supplement them with new areas of interaction that are in line with economic and technological realities.

In particular, it envisages the development of support tools for implementing joint cooperative projects in the manufacturing industry and the agricultural sector, as well as the improvement of financial support mechanisms for the export of products jointly manufactured by the EAEU countries. The new Memorandum also lays the groundwork for developing interaction between the parties in expanding the use of information technologies and artificial intelligence.

🎙️ Bakytzhan Sagintayev concluded:

“The signing of this Memorandum is an important step in strengthening the partnership between the EEC and the EDB. The document will serve as a solid guideline for our future joint efforts to promote integration projects that have economic potential and require adequate investment support.”

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#Announcement

📆 On July 3, the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Centre will host an online briefing by Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik, during which he will present a consolidated report on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime in the second quarter of 2026.

🕚 11:00 am MSK
🕗 8:00 am GMT
🕘 9:00 am CET
🕓 4:00 pm CST

Accreditation is open until 3:00 pm on July 1.

#KievRegimeCrimes

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

💬 For the first time since the beginning of 2026, the number of Russian civilians affected by Ukrainian attacks exceeded 300 in one week. Over the past seven days, 327 civilians were affected, 42 were killed.

Kiev regime's armed groups carried out a series of deliberate attacks on residential areas and civilian infrastructure in Russian regions, resulting in numerous civilian casualties.

Missile weapons were used against densely populated areas of Voronezh and Volgograd. A massive strike involving a heavy attack UAV was launched on Gorlovka, causing a section of an apartment building to collapse. A cynical drone raid targeted the Sambek Heights museum complex in the Rostov Region during a crowded public event.

The largest numbers of civilian casualties were recorded in the Belgorod and Voronezh regions, the DPR, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

Over the week of June 22-28, Ukrainian Nazi shelling affected 327 civilians: 285 people, including 9 children, were wounded, while 42 people, including 2 minors, were killed. Over the past seven days, the Ukrainian militants fired at least 5,126 munitions at civilian sites on Russian territory.

⚡️ On the escalation of the Afghan-Pakistani conflict

Moscow is concerned over the ongoing military confrontation between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which primarily affects civilians.

Another tragic episode was the Pakistani Air Force’s airstrikes on Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika and Kunar overnight on June 29.

According to the UN, the strikes killed 28 people, including minors, and injured about 50 others.

Russia calls on Islamabad and Kabul to end the armed conflict and resolve disputes through political and diplomatic means.