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🎙 President of Russia – Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in the final stage of the Russian Pacific Fleet drills (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, August 12, 2026)
💬 Vladimir Putin: Unfortunately, the conflict potential in the Asia-Pacific region is growing.
NATO is pushing into the region, new military-political blocs are being formed, and new weapons systems that pose threats to our country are being deployed or planned for deployment here.
Tensions are also being stoked in the neighbouring Arctic region, including over the use of the Northern Sea Route.
Russia has always advocated cooperation in the Arctic and once again confirms its readiness to work together and make use of the advantages offered by the Northern Sea Route – naturally, within the framework of existing international maritime law.
Those countries that want to work with us and show an interest in this are, first and foremost, our friends – China, India and other states.
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The situation in the Asia-Pacific region is complicated, and there are plenty of problems.
We would also like to understand the position of Japan, our neighbour – a country that, under the pretext of the events in Ukraine and without looking into the causes of the conflict, imposed sanctions on Russia that were in no way provoked by us.
☝️ We do not threaten Japan. We have absolutely no claims against it.
On the contrary, it is Japan that has territorial claims against our country – I am referring to the issue of the Kuril Islands.
However, the realities that emerged as a result of World War II are enshrined in international documents. Even so, Russia was prepared to seek a solution with a view to concluding a peace treaty with Japan.
Back in the mid-1950s, the Soviet Union signed a declaration with Japan that opened the way towards a peace treaty. Modern Russia accommodated the request of the Japanese Government and resumed – I repeat, at the request of the Japanese side – dialogue on ways to conclude a peace treaty.
At that time, we developed constructive relations with a number of Japanese leaders, including the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose life was tragically cut short and who did a great deal to bring Japan and Russia closer together and narrow the differences between our positions.
Russia stands ready – and I want to emphasise this – to cooperate with all its neighbours, including Japan and other countries in the region.
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We see that the authorities of certain countries, in violation of international maritime law, are attempting to restrict the peaceful passage of vessels operated by our companies. More recently, they have even contemplated seizing our vessels and selling off property stolen from us.
❗️ This is outright piracy and plunder. If such plans begin to be implemented in practice, we will be forced to respond in kind.
And not necessarily in the waters where raids on our ships and vessels are being planned, but wherever we ourselves deem it necessary and appropriate – anywhere, including within the Pacific Fleet’s area of responsibility.
Russia is strengthening its security both as a whole and in individual regions. At the same time, we are always ready to seek mutually acceptable compromises with all our neighbours and partners.
And we are prepared to do so on the basis of due regard for each other’s interests.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: Unfortunately, the conflict potential in the Asia-Pacific region is growing.
NATO is pushing into the region, new military-political blocs are being formed, and new weapons systems that pose threats to our country are being deployed or planned for deployment here.
Tensions are also being stoked in the neighbouring Arctic region, including over the use of the Northern Sea Route.
Russia has always advocated cooperation in the Arctic and once again confirms its readiness to work together and make use of the advantages offered by the Northern Sea Route – naturally, within the framework of existing international maritime law.
Those countries that want to work with us and show an interest in this are, first and foremost, our friends – China, India and other states.
***
The situation in the Asia-Pacific region is complicated, and there are plenty of problems.
We would also like to understand the position of Japan, our neighbour – a country that, under the pretext of the events in Ukraine and without looking into the causes of the conflict, imposed sanctions on Russia that were in no way provoked by us.
☝️ We do not threaten Japan. We have absolutely no claims against it.
On the contrary, it is Japan that has territorial claims against our country – I am referring to the issue of the Kuril Islands.
However, the realities that emerged as a result of World War II are enshrined in international documents. Even so, Russia was prepared to seek a solution with a view to concluding a peace treaty with Japan.
Back in the mid-1950s, the Soviet Union signed a declaration with Japan that opened the way towards a peace treaty. Modern Russia accommodated the request of the Japanese Government and resumed – I repeat, at the request of the Japanese side – dialogue on ways to conclude a peace treaty.
At that time, we developed constructive relations with a number of Japanese leaders, including the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose life was tragically cut short and who did a great deal to bring Japan and Russia closer together and narrow the differences between our positions.
Russia stands ready – and I want to emphasise this – to cooperate with all its neighbours, including Japan and other countries in the region.
***
We see that the authorities of certain countries, in violation of international maritime law, are attempting to restrict the peaceful passage of vessels operated by our companies. More recently, they have even contemplated seizing our vessels and selling off property stolen from us.
❗️ This is outright piracy and plunder. If such plans begin to be implemented in practice, we will be forced to respond in kind.
And not necessarily in the waters where raids on our ships and vessels are being planned, but wherever we ourselves deem it necessary and appropriate – anywhere, including within the Pacific Fleet’s area of responsibility.
Russia is strengthening its security both as a whole and in individual regions. At the same time, we are always ready to seek mutually acceptable compromises with all our neighbours and partners.
And we are prepared to do so on the basis of due regard for each other’s interests.
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Outcomes of Eurasian Intergovernmental Council's meeting
The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council held a meeting on August 6–7 in Cholpon-Ata, attended by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia; Alexander Turchin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus; Olzhas Bektenov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Executive Office of the Kyrgyz Republic; Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation; and Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board.
The Observer States were represented by Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade of the Islamic Republic of Iran; and Enrique Orta González, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to the Russian Federation.
The Heads of Government of the EAEU countries discussed a wide range of issues related to further development of the Eurasian economic integration.
In particular, they signed three important international agreements.
The first is the Agreement on Electronic Commerce.
The second is the Agreement on the Admission of Brokers and Dealers to Participate in On-Exchange Trading in the EAEU Member States.
The third is the Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Academic Titles.
The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council also considered the results of monitoring measures to establish common markets for oil and petroleum products within the EAEU for 2025.
The Intergovernmental Council endorsed the annual report on the state of competition in transboundary markets for 2025.
Furthermore, the Heads of Government of the EAEU countries were presented with a report on monitoring the regulatory impact assessment (RIA) procedures for draft decisions of the Commission and draft international treaties within the EAEU, as well as the actual impact assessment (AIA) of decisions adopted by the EEC in 2024–2025.
The meeting was also presented with the Eurasian Economic Commission’s report “Carbon Regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union Member States and Review of Third-Country Policies.”
The annual report on implementing plans to digitize rail freight transportation within the EAEU and with the People's Republic of China was reviewed.
A report was presented on the progress made in implementing the general principles and approaches to ensuring food security in the “five” countries.
The next meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will be held on October 1–2 in Minsk.
📷: EEC
#EAEU
The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council held a meeting on August 6–7 in Cholpon-Ata, attended by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia; Alexander Turchin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus; Olzhas Bektenov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Executive Office of the Kyrgyz Republic; Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation; and Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board.
The Observer States were represented by Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade of the Islamic Republic of Iran; and Enrique Orta González, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to the Russian Federation.
The Heads of Government of the EAEU countries discussed a wide range of issues related to further development of the Eurasian economic integration.
In particular, they signed three important international agreements.
The first is the Agreement on Electronic Commerce.
The second is the Agreement on the Admission of Brokers and Dealers to Participate in On-Exchange Trading in the EAEU Member States.
The third is the Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Academic Titles.
The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council also considered the results of monitoring measures to establish common markets for oil and petroleum products within the EAEU for 2025.
The Intergovernmental Council endorsed the annual report on the state of competition in transboundary markets for 2025.
Furthermore, the Heads of Government of the EAEU countries were presented with a report on monitoring the regulatory impact assessment (RIA) procedures for draft decisions of the Commission and draft international treaties within the EAEU, as well as the actual impact assessment (AIA) of decisions adopted by the EEC in 2024–2025.
The meeting was also presented with the Eurasian Economic Commission’s report “Carbon Regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union Member States and Review of Third-Country Policies.”
The annual report on implementing plans to digitize rail freight transportation within the EAEU and with the People's Republic of China was reviewed.
A report was presented on the progress made in implementing the general principles and approaches to ensuring food security in the “five” countries.
The next meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will be held on October 1–2 in Minsk.
📷: EEC
#EAEU
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С 29 сентября по 4 октября 2026 года в Москве и Нижнем Новгороде пройдет Международный научно-просветительский форум молодых соотечественников «Траектория открытий».
Участников ждет насыщенная образовательная программа, включающая знакомство с современными достижениями российской науки, посещение научных и технологических объектов, экскурсии, тематические лекции, интеллектуальные игры и встречи с экспертами.
К участию приглашаются молодые соотечественники в двух возрастных категориях:
14–17 лет;
18–35 лет.
Для участия необходимо заполнить регистрационную форму и до 25 августа (включительно) направить конкурсную работу и видеовизитку продолжительностью не более 3 минут на электронную почту mmds.helpdesk@yandex.ru с темой письма «Траектория открытий».
Конкурсные задания:
Для участников 14–17 лет — подготовить «Научный маршрут» по научным достопримечательностям Москвы и Нижегородской области для своих ровесников, проживающих за рубежом. Работа может быть выполнена в формате стенгазеты, брошюры, инфографики или постера и должна соответствовать требованиям, указанным в Положении.
Для участников 18–35 лет — разработать серию из 7 карточек для социальных сетей по предоставленному брендбуку на одну из тем, указанных в Положении.
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🌍 Take part in the International Youth Geography Olympiad!
The Russian Federal Territory of Sirius invites the National Team of School Students of Sri Lanka to participate in the International Youth Geography Olympiad MY-GEO 2026.
📅 24–31 October 2026
📍 Federal Territory of Sirius, Russia
The Olympiad will include:
🔹 a theoretical round — individual and team competitions;
🔹 a practical round — field and laboratory tasks;
🔹 a multimedia final.
👥 Team: 2 to 6 participants aged 15–18, up to two team leaders and up to two observers.
In addition to the academic competition, participants will enjoy an intensive academic and cultural programme.
🌐 Registration deadline: 27 September 2026: geo.siriusmy.ru
➡️ Contact person: Alexandra Buksha, + 7 909 428-63-34, buksha.ay@talantiuspeh.ru
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🌍 Российский «Сириус» приглашает школьников Шри-Ланки на Международную молодёжную олимпиаду по географии!
Федеральная территория «Сириус» приглашает национальную сборную школьников Шри-Ланки принять участие в Международной молодёжной олимпиаде по географии MY-GEO 2026.
📅 24–31 октября 2026 года
📍 Федеральная территория «Сириус», Россия
Олимпиада включает:
🔹 теоретический тур — индивидуальный и командный;
🔹 практический тур — полевой и лабораторный;
🔹 мультимедийный финал.
👥 Команда: от 2 до 6 участников в возрасте 15–18 лет, до двух руководителей и двух наблюдателей.
Участников ждёт не только интеллектуальное соревнование, но и интенсивная академическая и культурная программа.
🌐 Регистрация — до 27 сентября 2026 года: geo.siriusmy.ru
➡️ Контактное лицо: Александра Букша, + 7 909 428-63-34, buksha.ay@talantiuspeh.ru
The Russian Federal Territory of Sirius invites the National Team of School Students of Sri Lanka to participate in the International Youth Geography Olympiad MY-GEO 2026.
📅 24–31 October 2026
📍 Federal Territory of Sirius, Russia
The Olympiad will include:
🔹 a theoretical round — individual and team competitions;
🔹 a practical round — field and laboratory tasks;
🔹 a multimedia final.
👥 Team: 2 to 6 participants aged 15–18, up to two team leaders and up to two observers.
In addition to the academic competition, participants will enjoy an intensive academic and cultural programme.
🌐 Registration deadline: 27 September 2026: geo.siriusmy.ru
➡️ Contact person: Alexandra Buksha, + 7 909 428-63-34, buksha.ay@talantiuspeh.ru
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🌍 Российский «Сириус» приглашает школьников Шри-Ланки на Международную молодёжную олимпиаду по географии!
Федеральная территория «Сириус» приглашает национальную сборную школьников Шри-Ланки принять участие в Международной молодёжной олимпиаде по географии MY-GEO 2026.
📅 24–31 октября 2026 года
📍 Федеральная территория «Сириус», Россия
Олимпиада включает:
🔹 теоретический тур — индивидуальный и командный;
🔹 практический тур — полевой и лабораторный;
🔹 мультимедийный финал.
👥 Команда: от 2 до 6 участников в возрасте 15–18 лет, до двух руководителей и двух наблюдателей.
Участников ждёт не только интеллектуальное соревнование, но и интенсивная академическая и культурная программа.
🌐 Регистрация — до 27 сентября 2026 года: geo.siriusmy.ru
➡️ Контактное лицо: Александра Букша, + 7 909 428-63-34, buksha.ay@talantiuspeh.ru
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💬 Rosatom State Corporation:
🚢 On August 14, Rosatom’s 7th International Scientific and Educational Expedition – the Icebreaker of Knowledge – has successfully returned to Murmansk.
Over ten days, 68 talented school and college students from all federal districts of Russia and 22 countries travelled aboard the nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 years of #Victory) along the Murmansk – North Pole – Franz Josef Land – Murmansk route.
☝️ The voyage also made history as the 200th expedition by a surface vessel to the North Pole.
A real aerospace laboratory became part of the Icebreaker of Knowledge educational programme.
During the expedition, the participants worked with scientists to prepare and conduct two unique experiments: launching a radiosonde at the North Pole to help provide communications in remote areas of the Arctic and along Northern Sea Route corridors, and testing the world’s first recoverable stratospheric platform for Arctic monitoring.
🚢 On August 14, Rosatom’s 7th International Scientific and Educational Expedition – the Icebreaker of Knowledge – has successfully returned to Murmansk.
Over ten days, 68 talented school and college students from all federal districts of Russia and 22 countries travelled aboard the nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 years of #Victory) along the Murmansk – North Pole – Franz Josef Land – Murmansk route.
☝️ The voyage also made history as the 200th expedition by a surface vessel to the North Pole.
A real aerospace laboratory became part of the Icebreaker of Knowledge educational programme.
During the expedition, the participants worked with scientists to prepare and conduct two unique experiments: launching a radiosonde at the North Pole to help provide communications in remote areas of the Arctic and along Northern Sea Route corridors, and testing the world’s first recoverable stratospheric platform for Arctic monitoring.
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🎙 Comment by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova regarding plans by the United States and Türkiye to supply arms to Kiev (August 15, 2026)
❓ Question: There have been alarming reports lately on the possible delivery of a large shipment of US-made weapons and munitions to Ukraine, which are currently at the disposal of the Turkish Republic. What would be your comment in this regard?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Judging by the documents, which were recently released by the US Congress, this can be quite a considerable arsenal, including offensive weapons.
In particular, these papers mention 12 multiple rocket launch systems and more than 2,500 non-guided cluster munitions for them, as well as 47,000 203-mm cluster shells and 70 ATACMS short-range missiles.
What jumps to the eye are all the remaining contradictions and inconsistencies regarding the circumstances and terms for delivering such a big load of lethal products.
It remains unclear who initiated this project to re-export weapons, how they will be transported and when this large lethal shipment will be sent to its receivers in Kiev. Finally, what were the parties involved in this deal thinking, namely the United States and Türkiye, when they decided to open yet another Pandora’s box to make the Banderite regime last longer in its agony while claiming more lives?
Moreover, these are countries which have been aspiring to play a special role in settling the Ukraine crisis and which have been saying that finding a political and diplomatic solution was their priority.
❗️ Pumping the Zelensky junta full of weapons will do nothing to affect the course of the special military operation in any meaningful way in terms of diverting it from Russia’s righteous scenario.
However, there will be no way to avoid damage across the board from these deliveries. This is not only a matter of victims and destruction and Kiev’s determination to cause harm at a larger scale, but also a matter of dealing with a severe blow to Russia’s bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara.
Attempts to exploit a peace-making rhetoric while supplying the Ukrainian Nazis with weapons inevitably undermine mutual trust, especially considering the fact that the Turkish authorities have made multiple assurances that they were committed to refraining from delivering lethal weapons to Kiev.
The Foreign Ministry has requested explanations from Washington and Ankara in connection with the information as announced by US Congress.
👉 There is still time to take a sober look at this whole situation.
❓ Question: There have been alarming reports lately on the possible delivery of a large shipment of US-made weapons and munitions to Ukraine, which are currently at the disposal of the Turkish Republic. What would be your comment in this regard?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Judging by the documents, which were recently released by the US Congress, this can be quite a considerable arsenal, including offensive weapons.
In particular, these papers mention 12 multiple rocket launch systems and more than 2,500 non-guided cluster munitions for them, as well as 47,000 203-mm cluster shells and 70 ATACMS short-range missiles.
What jumps to the eye are all the remaining contradictions and inconsistencies regarding the circumstances and terms for delivering such a big load of lethal products.
It remains unclear who initiated this project to re-export weapons, how they will be transported and when this large lethal shipment will be sent to its receivers in Kiev. Finally, what were the parties involved in this deal thinking, namely the United States and Türkiye, when they decided to open yet another Pandora’s box to make the Banderite regime last longer in its agony while claiming more lives?
Moreover, these are countries which have been aspiring to play a special role in settling the Ukraine crisis and which have been saying that finding a political and diplomatic solution was their priority.
❗️ Pumping the Zelensky junta full of weapons will do nothing to affect the course of the special military operation in any meaningful way in terms of diverting it from Russia’s righteous scenario.
However, there will be no way to avoid damage across the board from these deliveries. This is not only a matter of victims and destruction and Kiev’s determination to cause harm at a larger scale, but also a matter of dealing with a severe blow to Russia’s bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara.
Attempts to exploit a peace-making rhetoric while supplying the Ukrainian Nazis with weapons inevitably undermine mutual trust, especially considering the fact that the Turkish authorities have made multiple assurances that they were committed to refraining from delivering lethal weapons to Kiev.
The Foreign Ministry has requested explanations from Washington and Ankara in connection with the information as announced by US Congress.
👉 There is still time to take a sober look at this whole situation.
Forwarded from МИД России 🇷🇺
Служба внешней разведки Российской Федерации:
Запад вновь упражняется в антироссийской режиссуре
⚡️ Пресс-бюро Службы внешней разведки Российской Федерации сообщает, что, по поступающей в СВР информации, спецслужба одной из западных стран в координации со своими украинскими прихвостнями намерена разыграть очередной антироссийский спектакль.
В этот раз события разворачиваются на латиноамериканской сцене, а сам сюжет напоминает отрывок из третьесортного криминального наркодетектива.
❗️ Планируется обвинить Россию в нелегальных поставках оружия наркокартелям и другим ОПГ в Венесуэле, Колумбии и Мексике.
С этой целью на территории указанных государств уже завозится вооружение российского производства, захваченное врагом в ходе специальной военной операции. Параллельно готовятся фейковые аудио- и видеоматериалы, подтверждающие «факты» передачи россиянами оружия через посредников латиноамериканцам.
Для пущей убедительности данный «массив» предполагается подкрепить фальшивой документацией, указывающей на якобы причастность к «схеме» представителей Вооружённых Сил Российской Федерации.
«Режиссёры» провокации наивно рассчитывают таким образом подорвать конструктивные отношения России со странами региона и склонить латиноамериканские правительства к поддержке антироссийского курса Запада.
Однако единственное, чего реально способны добиться русофобы, так это в очередной раз продемонстрировать отсутствие у них каких-либо нравственных ограничений, а также шаблонность мышления.
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С самого начала украинского конфликта информационная война евро-атлантических элит против России характеризовалась вбросом и раскруткой самых гнусных, за гранью морали и права, сюжетов.
Устроенная ими кровавая инсценировка в Буче в апреле 2022 года, использованная для дальнейшей эскалации противостояния на Украине, — яркий тому пример. Однако подобного рода постановки не являются для западных спецслужб новейшим изобретением — они прочно укоренены в их практике.
Достаточно вспомнить, что Вторая мировая война началась после Гляйвицкой провокации 31 августа 1939 года — нападения переодетых в польскую форму эсэсовцев на радиостанцию в приграничном немецком городе Гляйвиц.
Дальнейший ход истории, впрочем, показал, что цена подобных инсценировок может оказаться крайне высокой прежде всего для самих организаторов.
Запад вновь упражняется в антироссийской режиссуре
⚡️ Пресс-бюро Службы внешней разведки Российской Федерации сообщает, что, по поступающей в СВР информации, спецслужба одной из западных стран в координации со своими украинскими прихвостнями намерена разыграть очередной антироссийский спектакль.
В этот раз события разворачиваются на латиноамериканской сцене, а сам сюжет напоминает отрывок из третьесортного криминального наркодетектива.
❗️ Планируется обвинить Россию в нелегальных поставках оружия наркокартелям и другим ОПГ в Венесуэле, Колумбии и Мексике.
С этой целью на территории указанных государств уже завозится вооружение российского производства, захваченное врагом в ходе специальной военной операции. Параллельно готовятся фейковые аудио- и видеоматериалы, подтверждающие «факты» передачи россиянами оружия через посредников латиноамериканцам.
Для пущей убедительности данный «массив» предполагается подкрепить фальшивой документацией, указывающей на якобы причастность к «схеме» представителей Вооружённых Сил Российской Федерации.
«Режиссёры» провокации наивно рассчитывают таким образом подорвать конструктивные отношения России со странами региона и склонить латиноамериканские правительства к поддержке антироссийского курса Запада.
Однако единственное, чего реально способны добиться русофобы, так это в очередной раз продемонстрировать отсутствие у них каких-либо нравственных ограничений, а также шаблонность мышления.
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С самого начала украинского конфликта информационная война евро-атлантических элит против России характеризовалась вбросом и раскруткой самых гнусных, за гранью морали и права, сюжетов.
Устроенная ими кровавая инсценировка в Буче в апреле 2022 года, использованная для дальнейшей эскалации противостояния на Украине, — яркий тому пример. Однако подобного рода постановки не являются для западных спецслужб новейшим изобретением — они прочно укоренены в их практике.
Достаточно вспомнить, что Вторая мировая война началась после Гляйвицкой провокации 31 августа 1939 года — нападения переодетых в польскую форму эсэсовцев на радиостанцию в приграничном немецком городе Гляйвиц.
Дальнейший ход истории, впрочем, показал, что цена подобных инсценировок может оказаться крайне высокой прежде всего для самих организаторов.
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⚡️ Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation:
The West is once again staging anti-Russian provocations
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) reports that, according to information received by the SVR, an intelligence service of one Western country, in coordination with its Ukrainian proxies, intends to stage yet another anti-Russian spectacle.
This time, the spectacle is set in Latin America, with a storyline straight out of a third-rate narco crime drama.
❗️ The plan is to accuse Russia of illegally supplying weapons to drug cartels and other organised criminal groups in Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico.
To this end, Russian-made weapons captured by the enemy during the special military operation are already being brought into these countries. Meanwhile, fabricated audio and video materials are being produced as bogus “evidence” of Russians allegedly supplying weapons to Latin American recipients through intermediaries.
To lend the story greater credibility, the fake “evidence” is expected to be supplemented with forged documents allegedly linking members of the Russian Armed Forces to the “scheme”.
The masterminds behind the provocation naively hope that this will undermine Russia’s constructive relations with countries in the region and pressure Latin American governments into supporting the West’s anti-Russian course.
👉 In reality, the Russophobes will only succeed in once again revealing their complete lack of moral restraint and their reliance on the same outdated playbook.
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From the very outset of the Ukrainian conflict, the information war waged by Euro-Atlantic elites against Russia has relied on fabricating and amplifying the vilest narratives, with utter disregard for morality and the law.
The Bucha hoax staged in April 2022, which was then used to further escalate the confrontation in Ukraine, is a glaring example. However, such operations are hardly a new invention of Western intelligence services – they have long been firmly embedded in their playbook.
Suffice it to recall that World War II began after the Gleiwitz provocation of August 31, 1939, when SS men dressed in Polish uniforms attacked a radio station in the German border town of Gleiwitz.
☝️ The subsequent course of history, however, showed that the price of such staged provocations can prove extremely high – above all for those who organise them.
The West is once again staging anti-Russian provocations
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) reports that, according to information received by the SVR, an intelligence service of one Western country, in coordination with its Ukrainian proxies, intends to stage yet another anti-Russian spectacle.
This time, the spectacle is set in Latin America, with a storyline straight out of a third-rate narco crime drama.
❗️ The plan is to accuse Russia of illegally supplying weapons to drug cartels and other organised criminal groups in Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico.
To this end, Russian-made weapons captured by the enemy during the special military operation are already being brought into these countries. Meanwhile, fabricated audio and video materials are being produced as bogus “evidence” of Russians allegedly supplying weapons to Latin American recipients through intermediaries.
To lend the story greater credibility, the fake “evidence” is expected to be supplemented with forged documents allegedly linking members of the Russian Armed Forces to the “scheme”.
The masterminds behind the provocation naively hope that this will undermine Russia’s constructive relations with countries in the region and pressure Latin American governments into supporting the West’s anti-Russian course.
👉 In reality, the Russophobes will only succeed in once again revealing their complete lack of moral restraint and their reliance on the same outdated playbook.
***
From the very outset of the Ukrainian conflict, the information war waged by Euro-Atlantic elites against Russia has relied on fabricating and amplifying the vilest narratives, with utter disregard for morality and the law.
The Bucha hoax staged in April 2022, which was then used to further escalate the confrontation in Ukraine, is a glaring example. However, such operations are hardly a new invention of Western intelligence services – they have long been firmly embedded in their playbook.
Suffice it to recall that World War II began after the Gleiwitz provocation of August 31, 1939, when SS men dressed in Polish uniforms attacked a radio station in the German border town of Gleiwitz.
☝️ The subsequent course of history, however, showed that the price of such staged provocations can prove extremely high – above all for those who organise them.
From 29 June to 31 July 2026, the second part of the 31st session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) took place in Kingston, Jamaica.
🇷🇺 Russian intergovernmental delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dmitry Tetenkin took part in the session. It also included representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and specialised organisations.
🎙️In his speech at the opening of the Assembly, Dmitry Tetenkin emphasised the importance of the ISA as a key mechanism for implementing the provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and set out Russia’s positions on a number of current issues.
In particular, the Russian Federation does not recognise the outer limits of the “extended” continental shelf unilaterally established by Washington in 2023, as this step is inconsistent with established international practice and fails to comply with the relevant procedures. Possible unilateral actions by the United States to exploit the seabed within these limits are considered unacceptable.
Russia takes the same position with regard to the Executive Order of the President of the United States of 24 April 2025 on deep-sea mining, which addresses the exploration and exploitation of seabed resources within the outer limits of the continental shelf of the United States and in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
❗️ Unilateral steps to develop the deep seabed undermine the regime of the Area established by the 1982 Convention, erode the mandate of the International Seabed Authority, and pose a threat to the economic and social progress of all countries, first and foremost developing ones.
#InternationalSeaLaw
🎙️In his speech at the opening of the Assembly, Dmitry Tetenkin emphasised the importance of the ISA as a key mechanism for implementing the provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and set out Russia’s positions on a number of current issues.
In particular, the Russian Federation does not recognise the outer limits of the “extended” continental shelf unilaterally established by Washington in 2023, as this step is inconsistent with established international practice and fails to comply with the relevant procedures. Possible unilateral actions by the United States to exploit the seabed within these limits are considered unacceptable.
Russia takes the same position with regard to the Executive Order of the President of the United States of 24 April 2025 on deep-sea mining, which addresses the exploration and exploitation of seabed resources within the outer limits of the continental shelf of the United States and in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
#InternationalSeaLaw
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🏙 On November 23-24, 2026, the International Municipal Forum will take place at the National Centre RUSSIA in Moscow.
The Forum is a flagship platform for discussing urban development in Russia and advancing international cooperation in the field of urban infrastructure.
This year’s theme is "A More Sustainable Urban Transformation: Responding to Global Challenges".
🌐 The Forum will bring together Russian officials, representatives of federal and municipal authorities, business leaders, investors, public and political figures, as well as delegates from Asia, Australia and Oceania, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, North and South America, and the #CIS.
The event is organized by the Roscongress Foundation with the support of the Russian Government. The Government of Moscow is the General Partner.
💬 Executive Secretary of the Forum Organizing Committee, Adviser to the President of Russia Anton Kobyakov:
📄 The Forum’s business programme will cover all key areas of municipal development:
• urban planning
• integration of adjacent territories into the economy
• innovation, digitalization and high-tech manufacturing
• the environment, healthcare and social services
• education of the future and youth initiatives
• culture, sports and tourism
The 6th NEASPEC International Forum on Low Carbon Cities is expected to be one of the highlights of the event. The Forum exhibition will also showcase best practices and achievements in urban planning and infrastructure development.
☝️ Full information about the event is available on 👉 the OFFICIAL WEBSITE.
The Forum is a flagship platform for discussing urban development in Russia and advancing international cooperation in the field of urban infrastructure.
This year’s theme is "A More Sustainable Urban Transformation: Responding to Global Challenges".
🌐 The Forum will bring together Russian officials, representatives of federal and municipal authorities, business leaders, investors, public and political figures, as well as delegates from Asia, Australia and Oceania, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, North and South America, and the #CIS.
The event is organized by the Roscongress Foundation with the support of the Russian Government. The Government of Moscow is the General Partner.
💬 Executive Secretary of the Forum Organizing Committee, Adviser to the President of Russia Anton Kobyakov:
“The 21st century is an age of transformation, with the foundations of a new reality now being laid. The exchange of international experience enables us to find joint responses to common challenges and overcome existing barriers.
This Forum is about more than identifying trends – it is about shaping the DNA of our shared future. Our primary mission is to bring advanced technologies and people together in harmony, creating a future in which we can live and grow together”.
📄 The Forum’s business programme will cover all key areas of municipal development:
• urban planning
• integration of adjacent territories into the economy
• innovation, digitalization and high-tech manufacturing
• the environment, healthcare and social services
• education of the future and youth initiatives
• culture, sports and tourism
The 6th NEASPEC International Forum on Low Carbon Cities is expected to be one of the highlights of the event. The Forum exhibition will also showcase best practices and achievements in urban planning and infrastructure development.
☝️ Full information about the event is available on 👉 the OFFICIAL WEBSITE.
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Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of International Organisations Kirill Logvinov:
▪️ On August 19, 2003, a bomb attack on a hotel in Baghdad killed 22 humanitarian workers, including UN Special Representative for Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello.
The unprecedented attack on people carrying out their duty to save the lives of others left a deep mark far beyond the professional humanitarian community.
To raise public awareness of humanitarian assistance, the importance of multilateral cooperation in this field and the inviolability of humanitarian ideals, in 2008 the UN General Assembly, by Resolution 63/139, proclaimed August 19 World Humanitarian Day.
More than 250 million people worldwide are in need of assistance. The broad capabilities of the UN’s humanitarian system are mobilised to help meet at least part of these needs.
🇷🇺 Russia is an active participant in humanitarian operations. The expertise and experience of Russian search-and-rescue teams are widely sought in responding to natural disasters and rescuing those affected, while Russian medical teams rapidly deploy mobile hospitals on the ground.
#RussiaHelps
🤝 Since the beginning of 2026 alone, Russian humanitarian supplies have been delivered to Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Mali, Palestine, Tajikistan and Cuba.
These efforts have been carried out both bilaterally and through specialised international organisations, including the #UN system and our key partner, the World Food Programme. Regional authorities and Russian NGOs also play an important role in our humanitarian efforts.
Russia provides assistance to third countries with the consent of and in close coordination with the governments of recipient states, and in accordance with the core principles of humanitarian response – neutrality, humanity, impartiality and independence. These principles are enshrined in UN General Assembly Resolution 46/182.
We consistently uphold their inviolability at the UN and oppose attempts by the global minority to turn humanitarian assistance into an instrument of political pressure and interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states.
▪️ On August 19, 2003, a bomb attack on a hotel in Baghdad killed 22 humanitarian workers, including UN Special Representative for Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello.
The unprecedented attack on people carrying out their duty to save the lives of others left a deep mark far beyond the professional humanitarian community.
To raise public awareness of humanitarian assistance, the importance of multilateral cooperation in this field and the inviolability of humanitarian ideals, in 2008 the UN General Assembly, by Resolution 63/139, proclaimed August 19 World Humanitarian Day.
More than 250 million people worldwide are in need of assistance. The broad capabilities of the UN’s humanitarian system are mobilised to help meet at least part of these needs.
🇷🇺 Russia is an active participant in humanitarian operations. The expertise and experience of Russian search-and-rescue teams are widely sought in responding to natural disasters and rescuing those affected, while Russian medical teams rapidly deploy mobile hospitals on the ground.
#RussiaHelps
🤝 Since the beginning of 2026 alone, Russian humanitarian supplies have been delivered to Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Mali, Palestine, Tajikistan and Cuba.
These efforts have been carried out both bilaterally and through specialised international organisations, including the #UN system and our key partner, the World Food Programme. Regional authorities and Russian NGOs also play an important role in our humanitarian efforts.
Russia provides assistance to third countries with the consent of and in close coordination with the governments of recipient states, and in accordance with the core principles of humanitarian response – neutrality, humanity, impartiality and independence. These principles are enshrined in UN General Assembly Resolution 46/182.
We consistently uphold their inviolability at the UN and oppose attempts by the global minority to turn humanitarian assistance into an instrument of political pressure and interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states.
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry statement on the European Union’s unlawful activity concerning foreign vessels (August 12, 2026)
For the purpose of preventing maritime transportation of oil and other cargo in the interests of the Russian Federation, the European Union is conducting the Irini naval force operation off the Libyan coast.
Referring to an “amended” mandate of this operation, the European forces are carrying out unlawful searches of foreign vessels.
A recent example is the search on August 2 of the ship Tao Payoh in the Mediterranean Sea that operates under the flag of Cameroon. It was searched by the Italian military, assisted by a Polish patrol aircraft and a Greek patrol ship. The Italian Defence Ministry explained the search by having to verify its national affiliation. The search continued for two hours. Apparently, the suspicions were not verified, and the ship proceeded further.
It should be noted that the objectives of Operation Irini, approved by the UN Security Council, included enforcing arms embargo on Libya, collecting information on illicit exports of Libyan oil, and disrupting illegal human trafficking at sea.
❌ The mandate expired in May 2026.
Today, the European Union is essentially using Operation Irini to intimidate commercial carriers and hinder the freedom of navigation. This constitutes flagrant violation of current international regulations and broad interpretation of one’s authority.
Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, once again demonstrates ingregious neglect for international law when she calls routine maritime shipping, that provides for energy and food security of developing countries, illegal rather than the actions of the EU ships.
Flag verification, although possible under maritime law, is, in this case, nothing but a smokescreen for settling political scores and enforcing unilateral measures that Brussels tries to impose on the rest of the world. Verifying whether a vessel belongs to the so-called shadow fleet has no legal justification whatsoever. No internal decisions of the EU overwrite the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
By resorting to this sort of action, the European Union is inviting great danger on itself due to the steps that go absolutely beyond international regulations.
For the purpose of preventing maritime transportation of oil and other cargo in the interests of the Russian Federation, the European Union is conducting the Irini naval force operation off the Libyan coast.
Referring to an “amended” mandate of this operation, the European forces are carrying out unlawful searches of foreign vessels.
A recent example is the search on August 2 of the ship Tao Payoh in the Mediterranean Sea that operates under the flag of Cameroon. It was searched by the Italian military, assisted by a Polish patrol aircraft and a Greek patrol ship. The Italian Defence Ministry explained the search by having to verify its national affiliation. The search continued for two hours. Apparently, the suspicions were not verified, and the ship proceeded further.
It should be noted that the objectives of Operation Irini, approved by the UN Security Council, included enforcing arms embargo on Libya, collecting information on illicit exports of Libyan oil, and disrupting illegal human trafficking at sea.
❌ The mandate expired in May 2026.
Today, the European Union is essentially using Operation Irini to intimidate commercial carriers and hinder the freedom of navigation. This constitutes flagrant violation of current international regulations and broad interpretation of one’s authority.
Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, once again demonstrates ingregious neglect for international law when she calls routine maritime shipping, that provides for energy and food security of developing countries, illegal rather than the actions of the EU ships.
Flag verification, although possible under maritime law, is, in this case, nothing but a smokescreen for settling political scores and enforcing unilateral measures that Brussels tries to impose on the rest of the world. Verifying whether a vessel belongs to the so-called shadow fleet has no legal justification whatsoever. No internal decisions of the EU overwrite the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
By resorting to this sort of action, the European Union is inviting great danger on itself due to the steps that go absolutely beyond international regulations.