#ELECTIONS2026
🇷🇺 On September 20, voting concluded in the elections to the 9th convocation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The last polling station at a Russian diplomatic mission abroad closed today at 5:00 am Moscow time.
Through the efforts of Russia’s Central Election Commission and Foreign Ministry, all necessary arrangements were made to enable Russian citizens residing or temporarily staying abroad to exercise their right to vote – from the far reaches of the Arctic to the most remote corners of the globe.
🌐 A total of 326 polling stations were set up at Russian diplomatic missions – embassies, permanent missions and consulates general – in 152 countries.
In seven countries (Bahrain, Israel, Iraq, Yemen, China, Kuwait and Libya), all voting took place ahead of the main election day to accommodate local work schedules and religious calendars.
Russian diplomatic and consular missions organised 121 early voting sessions for employees of Russian companies and enterprises working far from home, as well as Russian military personnel safeguarding the security and sovereignty of our allies.
In unfriendly countries, where the local authorities encouraged persistent attempts to intimidate Russian citizens ahead of the election campaign, our compatriots stood firm and voted responsibly despite the psychological pressure exerted on them.
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👉 As per tradition, we have compiled a comprehensive roundup of posts on voting abroad:
🗳 Early voting at off-site locations
🗳 Voting on September 18-20
We thank all Russian citizens who cast their ballots far from home and fulfilled their civic duty.
#EveryVoteCounts
🇷🇺 On September 20, voting concluded in the elections to the 9th convocation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The last polling station at a Russian diplomatic mission abroad closed today at 5:00 am Moscow time.
Through the efforts of Russia’s Central Election Commission and Foreign Ministry, all necessary arrangements were made to enable Russian citizens residing or temporarily staying abroad to exercise their right to vote – from the far reaches of the Arctic to the most remote corners of the globe.
🌐 A total of 326 polling stations were set up at Russian diplomatic missions – embassies, permanent missions and consulates general – in 152 countries.
In seven countries (Bahrain, Israel, Iraq, Yemen, China, Kuwait and Libya), all voting took place ahead of the main election day to accommodate local work schedules and religious calendars.
Russian diplomatic and consular missions organised 121 early voting sessions for employees of Russian companies and enterprises working far from home, as well as Russian military personnel safeguarding the security and sovereignty of our allies.
In unfriendly countries, where the local authorities encouraged persistent attempts to intimidate Russian citizens ahead of the election campaign, our compatriots stood firm and voted responsibly despite the psychological pressure exerted on them.
***
👉 As per tradition, we have compiled a comprehensive roundup of posts on voting abroad:
🗳 Early voting at off-site locations
🗳 Voting on September 18-20
We thank all Russian citizens who cast their ballots far from home and fulfilled their civic duty.
#EveryVoteCounts
Chinara Mambetalieva presented key innovations in regulating medicines circulation in the EAEU market
Chinara Mambetalieva, Deputy Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department, spoke at the plenary session of the 11th All-Russian GMP Conference “A New Decade of GMP: Innovation, Safety, Reliability” held in Stavropol.
📋 The EEC representative informed about the key indicators of the Eurasian registration and inspection system, highlighting the main innovations for 2026. These include an update to Annex 1 of the GMP Regulations, the introduction of Part 4 of the GMP Regulations, which for the first time enshrined specific requirements to the manufacture of advanced therapy medicinal products, and the adoption of guidelines on temperature mapping and microbiological monitoring.
Chinara Mambetalieva drew particular attention of the conference attendees to Decision No. 87 of the EEC Council dated July 9, 2026, which requires the authorized bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union countries to apply the WHO Good Regulatory Practices (GRP). Unlike GMP and other good practices directed at manufacturers, the GRP regulations are targeted at regulators and concern how the system is structured, how decisions are made, and how their impact is assessed.
The conference hosted an off-site meeting of the Working Group on Pharmaceutical Inspections to Ensure Compliance with Good Pharmaceutical Practices in the Circulation of Medicines within the EAEU. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Member States' inspectorates.
The 11th All-Russian GMP Conference is the leading sector-specific forum to discuss the application of Good Manufacturing Practices. This year’s conference program covers the updates in GMP, contract manufacturing, the manufacture of biopharmaceutical products, licensing and inspections, as well as the functioning of the EAEU common market.
🌍 The event is attended by representatives of regulatory authorities, expert organizations, and pharmaceutical manufacturers from the Union States, as well as international experts from South Africa, Indonesia, and the African Medicines Agency.
#EAEU
Chinara Mambetalieva, Deputy Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department, spoke at the plenary session of the 11th All-Russian GMP Conference “A New Decade of GMP: Innovation, Safety, Reliability” held in Stavropol.
📋 The EEC representative informed about the key indicators of the Eurasian registration and inspection system, highlighting the main innovations for 2026. These include an update to Annex 1 of the GMP Regulations, the introduction of Part 4 of the GMP Regulations, which for the first time enshrined specific requirements to the manufacture of advanced therapy medicinal products, and the adoption of guidelines on temperature mapping and microbiological monitoring.
Chinara Mambetalieva drew particular attention of the conference attendees to Decision No. 87 of the EEC Council dated July 9, 2026, which requires the authorized bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union countries to apply the WHO Good Regulatory Practices (GRP). Unlike GMP and other good practices directed at manufacturers, the GRP regulations are targeted at regulators and concern how the system is structured, how decisions are made, and how their impact is assessed.
The conference hosted an off-site meeting of the Working Group on Pharmaceutical Inspections to Ensure Compliance with Good Pharmaceutical Practices in the Circulation of Medicines within the EAEU. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Member States' inspectorates.
The 11th All-Russian GMP Conference is the leading sector-specific forum to discuss the application of Good Manufacturing Practices. This year’s conference program covers the updates in GMP, contract manufacturing, the manufacture of biopharmaceutical products, licensing and inspections, as well as the functioning of the EAEU common market.
🌍 The event is attended by representatives of regulatory authorities, expert organizations, and pharmaceutical manufacturers from the Union States, as well as international experts from South Africa, Indonesia, and the African Medicines Agency.
#EAEU
Why is Moscow a city of rings?
In short, Moscow historically expanded in concentric rings: first, merchants and artisans settled around the Kremlin, then these neighborhoods were also enclosed by fortifications; and, later, the neighborhoods that sprang up around them were fortified, as well.
By the end of the 16th century, Moscow had already become a major merchant city. The so-called ‘White Wall’ surrounded the settlements. At the end of the 18th century, wide tree‑lined streets took its place – the Boulevard Ring.
Later, neighbouring villages joined Moscow and the boundary of the new territories was marked by an earthen rampart. After the Great Fire of Moscow of 1812, plans were made to build a wide street lined with front gardens on the site of the former fortifications. Over time, it grew into the Garden Ring.
Until the mid‑19th century, the third ring around Moscow marked the city’s legal borders. Nowadays, the modern Third Transport Ring runs through these territories.
Moscow actually has two whole circle subway lines and a railway ring.
The motorway ring around Moscow was opened in 1962. Until the 1980s, the MKAD was considered the city’s official border – today, however, many districts of Moscow extend beyond it.
📷 Sergey Ryzhikov/Roscosmos, Mikhail Uspensky / Sputnik, Albert Garnelis / TASS, mosmetro.ru
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In short, Moscow historically expanded in concentric rings: first, merchants and artisans settled around the Kremlin, then these neighborhoods were also enclosed by fortifications; and, later, the neighborhoods that sprang up around them were fortified, as well.
By the end of the 16th century, Moscow had already become a major merchant city. The so-called ‘White Wall’ surrounded the settlements. At the end of the 18th century, wide tree‑lined streets took its place – the Boulevard Ring.
Later, neighbouring villages joined Moscow and the boundary of the new territories was marked by an earthen rampart. After the Great Fire of Moscow of 1812, plans were made to build a wide street lined with front gardens on the site of the former fortifications. Over time, it grew into the Garden Ring.
Until the mid‑19th century, the third ring around Moscow marked the city’s legal borders. Nowadays, the modern Third Transport Ring runs through these territories.
Moscow actually has two whole circle subway lines and a railway ring.
The motorway ring around Moscow was opened in 1962. Until the 1980s, the MKAD was considered the city’s official border – today, however, many districts of Moscow extend beyond it.
📷 Sergey Ryzhikov/Roscosmos, Mikhail Uspensky / Sputnik, Albert Garnelis / TASS, mosmetro.ru
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⚡️ 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, the issue of appropriating the Bank of Russia’s funds frozen in the EU continues to preoccupy Brussels.
This time, experts are drawing up proposals to establish a new supranational body where Russian assets could be “hidden” after being moved out of Euroclear, the securities depository under Belgian jurisdiction.
❗️ EU bureaucrats are in a hurry. They fear that without confiscating Russian assets, they will be unable to keep indefinitely financing the corrupt Kiev regime, which serves as an expendable tool in NATO’s conflict with Russia.
EU leaders have a vested interest in completing their operation to steal Russian assets before elections in several European countries in 2027. After that, the “window of opportunity” for seizing these assets may simply close if the elections produce governments less sympathetic to the Kiev regime and opposed to fuelling a major war in Europe.
☝️ In this regard, Europe’s would-be thieves are particularly wary of the upcoming presidential election in France and parliamentary elections in Spain, Greece and Poland.
The EU’s current ruling elite would do well to understand that its attempts to steal Russia’s sovereign funds will undermine trust in European institutions. Countries of the Global South will no longer regard European jurisdiction as a “safe haven”.
Europe, meanwhile, will be unable to maintain the stability of its own financial system without the support of major foreign holders of European securities, such as China, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Singapore.
👉 The thief will therefore be punished, whatever happens.
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (#SVR) reports that, according to information received by the SVR, the issue of appropriating the Bank of Russia’s funds frozen in the EU continues to preoccupy Brussels.
This time, experts are drawing up proposals to establish a new supranational body where Russian assets could be “hidden” after being moved out of Euroclear, the securities depository under Belgian jurisdiction.
❗️ EU bureaucrats are in a hurry. They fear that without confiscating Russian assets, they will be unable to keep indefinitely financing the corrupt Kiev regime, which serves as an expendable tool in NATO’s conflict with Russia.
EU leaders have a vested interest in completing their operation to steal Russian assets before elections in several European countries in 2027. After that, the “window of opportunity” for seizing these assets may simply close if the elections produce governments less sympathetic to the Kiev regime and opposed to fuelling a major war in Europe.
☝️ In this regard, Europe’s would-be thieves are particularly wary of the upcoming presidential election in France and parliamentary elections in Spain, Greece and Poland.
The EU’s current ruling elite would do well to understand that its attempts to steal Russia’s sovereign funds will undermine trust in European institutions. Countries of the Global South will no longer regard European jurisdiction as a “safe haven”.
Europe, meanwhile, will be unable to maintain the stability of its own financial system without the support of major foreign holders of European securities, such as China, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Singapore.
👉 The thief will therefore be punished, whatever happens.
💬 Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin:
📄 A JOKE OF A CHANCELLOR | or the role of the individual in creating problems
Germany’s days as Europe’s largest economy are OVER.
Just over ten years ago, Germany was one of Russia’s key economic partners in Europe.
Germany prospered thanks to affordable energy supplies from Russia. We, in turn, increased our budget revenues and developed our industries.
All of this was built on mutually beneficial cooperation.
Looking back, Germany was far more assertive in defending its national interests at that time, building relations that served its country and its people.
❗️ Germany’s current leadership, headed by Merz, has made a STRATEGIC MISTAKE. Instead of addressing its citizens’ problems and looking after its own country, Merz has become an active participant in hostilities on Ukraine’s side, financing the neo-Nazi Kiev regime and supplying it with weapons at German citizens’ expense.
And he did not stop there.
Throughout the State Duma election campaign, we recorded numerous instances of interference by German state institutions. Even before voting began, they were already passing judgement on the election results, seeking to discredit them and declaring that they would not recognise them.
Incidentally, Landtag elections were taking place in Germany at the same time as our State Duma election campaign.
Our position has always been clear and remains so: this is internal affairs of a sovereign state. The people of each country determine their own future by electing their representatives to public office.
Now that the results are in, we can congratulate our colleagues on the conclusion of their election campaign. And on its outcome.
🗳 The people of Germany’s states have made their choice.
Merz has become A JOKE OF A CHANCELLOR.
Just as Zelensky has long been ILLEGITIMATE.
In six months, it will be Macron’s turn to HEAD FOR THE EXIT.
Clinging to power, ALL OF THEM have brought MISERY and PROBLEMS upon the peoples of their own countries and beyond.
THEY WILL HAVE TO ANSWER FOR IT ‼️
📄 A JOKE OF A CHANCELLOR | or the role of the individual in creating problems
Germany’s days as Europe’s largest economy are OVER.
Just over ten years ago, Germany was one of Russia’s key economic partners in Europe.
Germany prospered thanks to affordable energy supplies from Russia. We, in turn, increased our budget revenues and developed our industries.
All of this was built on mutually beneficial cooperation.
Looking back, Germany was far more assertive in defending its national interests at that time, building relations that served its country and its people.
❗️ Germany’s current leadership, headed by Merz, has made a STRATEGIC MISTAKE. Instead of addressing its citizens’ problems and looking after its own country, Merz has become an active participant in hostilities on Ukraine’s side, financing the neo-Nazi Kiev regime and supplying it with weapons at German citizens’ expense.
And he did not stop there.
Throughout the State Duma election campaign, we recorded numerous instances of interference by German state institutions. Even before voting began, they were already passing judgement on the election results, seeking to discredit them and declaring that they would not recognise them.
Incidentally, Landtag elections were taking place in Germany at the same time as our State Duma election campaign.
Our position has always been clear and remains so: this is internal affairs of a sovereign state. The people of each country determine their own future by electing their representatives to public office.
Now that the results are in, we can congratulate our colleagues on the conclusion of their election campaign. And on its outcome.
🗳 The people of Germany’s states have made their choice.
Merz has become A JOKE OF A CHANCELLOR.
Just as Zelensky has long been ILLEGITIMATE.
In six months, it will be Macron’s turn to HEAD FOR THE EXIT.
Clinging to power, ALL OF THEM have brought MISERY and PROBLEMS upon the peoples of their own countries and beyond.
THEY WILL HAVE TO ANSWER FOR IT ‼️
What are the names of Russian cities in other languages?
For Russians, these names sound utterly exotic!
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For Russians, these names sound utterly exotic!
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🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the “Dialogue on Fakes 4.0” Forum (Moscow, September 22, 2026)
Key points:
• Russia encourages professional dialogue in virtually every field, including efforts to counter the use of information as a weapon. This is particularly relevant today, when information floods every aspect of our lives and modern technology allows any news story, even one that is unverified or outright false, to reach millions, if not billions, of people almost instantly.
• I consider the staged killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kiev, to be the most cynical farce. Russian troops withdrew from the Kiev Region on March 30, 2022. Two days later, the town’s mayor appeared on television, proudly declaring that Ukraine had regained full control of Bucha and that no Russian soldiers remained there. The footage was filmed on the town’s main street. It is a wide street, and it was completely empty. Yet three days after our units withdrew, a BBC crew appeared there and broadcast a report showing that very same street, with dozens of bodies neatly laid out along its sides, dressed in remarkably clean clothes despite the mud and slush all around.
• Anti-Russian hysteria was whipped up. New sanctions were announced as punishment. As you know, then British PM Boris Johnson arrived, forbade the signing of the Istanbul peace accords and proposed simply continuing the war. He recently claimed that this was a lie. Well, he will say anything, and for next to nothing. But this is no lie – it is the truth.
• In response to the accusations against us and the sanctions, we simply requested the names of those whose bodies had been shown by the BBC, which had “conveniently turned up” in the right place at the right time. Complete silence.
• I appealed to UN Secretary-General Guterres, both in private meetings and publicly at a Security Council meeting he attended, asking him to use his authority and the means at his disposal to secure the publication of the names of those whose alleged deaths at the hands of Russian servicemen had caused such an enormous scandal. There was no response.
• We have continued to pursue this matter. Every year, I remind Guterres that he ought to explain to the international community – or at least to Russia, which has been accused of every imaginable sin – what actually happened there and whose bodies were shown. In May this year, I sent Guterres 12 very specific questions about the Bucha incident. Guterres responded to my letter containing these 12 specific questions with a perfunctory reply.
• Just a few days ago, The International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis published the initial findings of its investigation. They were announced and presented on September 17 at the TASS press centre, with the participation of the Tribunal’s Chairman and member of Russia’s Civic Chamber Maxim Grigoryev.
👉 Read the full report
• Based solely on open sources – let me stress that again – it has been established that the memorial bears dozens of names of Ukrainian armed forces servicemen, Security Service of Ukraine personnel, members of “territorial defence” units, the police and the National Guard, including militants from the nationalist Azov formation. More than 70 names have no digital footprint whatsoever, which is virtually impossible in today’s world.
❗️ I have no doubt that the truth will ultimately prevail, providing a fitting response to the West’s information aggression against the countries of the Global Majority. Russia is one of them. I would also like to make a very important point. The West’s efforts to conceal and distort the truth in the information sphere reflect a broader trend – a fear of fair competition in virtually every field of human endeavour.
Read in full
Key points:
• Russia encourages professional dialogue in virtually every field, including efforts to counter the use of information as a weapon. This is particularly relevant today, when information floods every aspect of our lives and modern technology allows any news story, even one that is unverified or outright false, to reach millions, if not billions, of people almost instantly.
• I consider the staged killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kiev, to be the most cynical farce. Russian troops withdrew from the Kiev Region on March 30, 2022. Two days later, the town’s mayor appeared on television, proudly declaring that Ukraine had regained full control of Bucha and that no Russian soldiers remained there. The footage was filmed on the town’s main street. It is a wide street, and it was completely empty. Yet three days after our units withdrew, a BBC crew appeared there and broadcast a report showing that very same street, with dozens of bodies neatly laid out along its sides, dressed in remarkably clean clothes despite the mud and slush all around.
• Anti-Russian hysteria was whipped up. New sanctions were announced as punishment. As you know, then British PM Boris Johnson arrived, forbade the signing of the Istanbul peace accords and proposed simply continuing the war. He recently claimed that this was a lie. Well, he will say anything, and for next to nothing. But this is no lie – it is the truth.
• In response to the accusations against us and the sanctions, we simply requested the names of those whose bodies had been shown by the BBC, which had “conveniently turned up” in the right place at the right time. Complete silence.
• I appealed to UN Secretary-General Guterres, both in private meetings and publicly at a Security Council meeting he attended, asking him to use his authority and the means at his disposal to secure the publication of the names of those whose alleged deaths at the hands of Russian servicemen had caused such an enormous scandal. There was no response.
• We have continued to pursue this matter. Every year, I remind Guterres that he ought to explain to the international community – or at least to Russia, which has been accused of every imaginable sin – what actually happened there and whose bodies were shown. In May this year, I sent Guterres 12 very specific questions about the Bucha incident. Guterres responded to my letter containing these 12 specific questions with a perfunctory reply.
• Just a few days ago, The International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis published the initial findings of its investigation. They were announced and presented on September 17 at the TASS press centre, with the participation of the Tribunal’s Chairman and member of Russia’s Civic Chamber Maxim Grigoryev.
👉 Read the full report
• Based solely on open sources – let me stress that again – it has been established that the memorial bears dozens of names of Ukrainian armed forces servicemen, Security Service of Ukraine personnel, members of “territorial defence” units, the police and the National Guard, including militants from the nationalist Azov formation. More than 70 names have no digital footprint whatsoever, which is virtually impossible in today’s world.
❗️ I have no doubt that the truth will ultimately prevail, providing a fitting response to the West’s information aggression against the countries of the Global Majority. Russia is one of them. I would also like to make a very important point. The West’s efforts to conceal and distort the truth in the information sphere reflect a broader trend – a fear of fair competition in virtually every field of human endeavour.
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#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
💬 During the week of Russia’s State Duma elections, Ukrainian militants carried out more attacks on civilian facilities than in any other week since the start of 2026.
Kiev sought to disrupt voting in the new regions – the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics – by attacking polling sites.
Numerous schools, cultural centres, social facilities and administrative buildings sustained serious damage from targeted Ukrainian drone strikes. On the morning of September 20, Ukrainian terrorists deliberately destroyed a polling station at a school in Prishib, Zaporozhye Region.
On September 20, the main voting day, Ukrainian armed groups launched their largest attack on civilian targets. According to Russia’s Defence Ministry, 1,951 enemy attack drones and nine cruise missiles heading towards Moscow and the Moscow Region were destroyed over the course of the day. The attacks resulted in deaths and injuries, as well as damage to homes, industrial facilities and logistics infrastructure.
Over the past week, the highest numbers of civilian casualties from Ukrainian attacks were recorded in the Belgorod Region, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and the Zaporozhye, Kherson, Moscow and Rostov regions.
On September 14-20, attacks by Ukrainian Nazis resulted in 379 civilian casualties: 338 people were injured, including 18 minors, and 41 were killed, including four children.
In total, Ukrainian armed formations fired at least 8,889 munitions at civilian facilities on Russian territory over the seven days – more than 1,250 strikes a day.
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
💬 During the week of Russia’s State Duma elections, Ukrainian militants carried out more attacks on civilian facilities than in any other week since the start of 2026.
Kiev sought to disrupt voting in the new regions – the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics – by attacking polling sites.
Numerous schools, cultural centres, social facilities and administrative buildings sustained serious damage from targeted Ukrainian drone strikes. On the morning of September 20, Ukrainian terrorists deliberately destroyed a polling station at a school in Prishib, Zaporozhye Region.
On September 20, the main voting day, Ukrainian armed groups launched their largest attack on civilian targets. According to Russia’s Defence Ministry, 1,951 enemy attack drones and nine cruise missiles heading towards Moscow and the Moscow Region were destroyed over the course of the day. The attacks resulted in deaths and injuries, as well as damage to homes, industrial facilities and logistics infrastructure.
Over the past week, the highest numbers of civilian casualties from Ukrainian attacks were recorded in the Belgorod Region, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and the Zaporozhye, Kherson, Moscow and Rostov regions.
On September 14-20, attacks by Ukrainian Nazis resulted in 379 civilian casualties: 338 people were injured, including 18 minors, and 41 were killed, including four children.
In total, Ukrainian armed formations fired at least 8,889 munitions at civilian facilities on Russian territory over the seven days – more than 1,250 strikes a day.