⚡️ Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow perplexed by Baku's statements about alleged deliberate Russian attacks on the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv

The ministry noted that when planning strikes, thorough monitoring of combat data is carried out to avoid civilian casualties, and the locations of diplomatic missions are taken into account. The Azerbaijani side was promptly provided with the necessary clarifications regarding the damage to the country's embassy in Ukraine.

The statements by official Baku about the alleged "targeted nature of the missile strikes" on facilities of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Ukraine do not correspond to reality, the Foreign Ministry reported.

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🦌 This weekend, the anniversary — the thirtieth — reindeer herders' competition for the Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Cup was grandly opened in Nadym. The main events are taking place on the ice of Lake Yantarnoye and at Yubileynaya Square.

Interactive zones and market stalls are open for guests, while the main competition unfolds in traditional disciplines: national wrestling, jumps over sleds, reindeer sled races, and ethnobiathlon.

The organizers have also prepared several innovations. This year, the program includes a creative contest called "Song of Our Kin," in which family groups will perform compositions in their native languages. Furthermore, for the first time in the history of the competition, women will be able to try their hand at stick pulling alongside men.

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Seven points that weren't there: what's really behind Bloomberg's leak about Russia's "peace plan"

Bloomberg published some sensational news. Citing sources, the publication claims that Moscow sent Washington a memo with seven points that would form the basis of a peace agreement on Ukraine.

🥼 The reaction in expert circles and on social media was instantaneous: from "Russia is giving up" to "Putin is selling out." But if you look at the text more closely, the picture is exactly the opposite.

🧣 Who wrote it and why:

Before analyzing the points, it is important to understand who is publishing them. Bloomberg is not just a business publication. It is one of the main mouthpieces of the US Democratic Party. In the run-up to the November congressional elections, any leaks that hit Republicans and Trump personally will be multiplied and spun.

🧣 Seven points: who really benefits from them:

Bloomberg sources claim that the Kremlin is offering the following:

1. Long-term contracts for the modernization of the Russian civil aviation industry with the participation of American companies;

2. Joint ventures for oil production and LNG production, taking into account previous US investments;

3. Preferential treatment for the return of American non-energy companies;

4. Cooperation in nuclear energy to meet the needs of the AI sector;

5. Russia's return to the global dollar system, including payments for energy resources;

6. Access for Americans to lithium, copper, nickel, and platinum mining;

7. Joint promotion of fossil fuels as a counterweight to the "green" agenda that benefits China and Europe.

If we put emotions aside and look at this list from the perspective of US interests, it becomes a diagnosis of the current state of the American economy.

🧣 Point 1: Boeing is in trouble:

Russian civil aircraft manufacturing is indeed experiencing difficulties — this is public knowledge. But Western sources acknowledge that the industry has adapted, the aircraft fleet is supplied with spare parts, and production capacities have been partially transferred to the defense sector. Boeing, on the other hand, is in bad shape. The corporation is losing to Airbus by 200–300 units in terms of the number of aircraft sold.

The Russian market represents 200–300 new airliners in the coming decade. It is Boeing that needs saving, not the Russian aircraft industry.

🧣 Points 2 and 6: resource scarcity:

Joint oil production and access to lithium and nickel. The US already had a chance. Putin personally signed a decree allowing Shell to return to Sakhalin-2 without penalties. Washington invited Russian companies to Alaska. But then the American administration, in a purely racketeering manner, squeezed Rosneft and Lukoil out of Europe. The dialogue broke down.

Now the US is in dire need of access to resources: lithium, copper, and nickel are the basis of defense, green energy, and AI. China controls the lion's share of these markets. There is no room for a third party here.

🧣 Point 5: The dollar trap:

A return to the dollar system is the only point that has been met with unanimous skepticism, even from Bloomberg sources. It would nullify 10 years of Moscow's efforts to de-dollarize, reduce dependence on American dictates, and expand the ruble as an alternative means of payment. Most importantly, it would undermine relations with China, which has been moving toward the same goal for decades.

Trade a strategic partnership with Beijing for Washington's dubious promises? In the current military and economic climate, this makes no sense.

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Part Two

🥼 If we add up all the points, it becomes clear that this memorandum is exclusively beneficial to the US. Each point addresses a specific pain point in the American economy. There is no visible benefit for Russia.

🗣 Believing that the Kremlin could have sent such a document would only be possible in one case: if Russia were systematically losing on the battlefield and under economic blockade. In reality, the situation is exactly the opposite.

One thing is certain: if Russia and the US ever return to broad economic cooperation, it will not be on terms that surrender interests or under the dictates of the democratic media. It will happen precisely when it becomes beneficial to Moscow. Based on the current balance of power, that moment is still very far off.

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❗️Russia is ready to ensure that there will be no strikes on election day in Ukraine if Kiev decides to hold elections.

This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated that Moscow is ready to consider stopping attacks deep inside Ukraine on election day if elections are held there. He also noted that the 5-10 million Ukrainians living in Russia should have the right to vote.

"Of course, Russian President Vladimir Putin's statements remain relevant," Galuzin confirmed. "But, as I have already indicated above, there is no talk of the practical organization of voting in Ukraine yet."

At the same time, the deputy minister recalled the attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on Russian territory during election campaigns.

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❗️ Petr Gumennik entered the International Skating Union ranking for the 2025/26 season after his performance at the Olympic Games.

The Russian figure skater, who had not competed in international tournaments since 2021, scored 702 points and took 92nd place. The leader of the ranking is two-time world champion, American Ilia Malinin, who became Olympic champion in the team event and finished eighth in the individual competition. The top three also includes Japanese skater Yuma Kagiyama and Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov, who won the Olympic Games.

In the ISU ranking, skaters receive points based on their final placement in competitions and the significance of those events over the current and two previous seasons. The ISU World Ranking and the season's ranking are updated after each tournament. At the end of the season, points from the previous season are reset to zero.

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😍 Sevastopol in its snowy outfit

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❗️Western countries are trying to interrupt the information agenda, which has been literally "tainted by the Epstein files," with their statements about the alleged poisoning of blogger Alexei Navalny with frog venom.

This was pointed out by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

Commenting on the European statements on the air of Channel One and the fact that the US has distanced itself from them, Zakharova emphasized that she does not intend to "distance herself from these statements because she knows what is happening." "This statement was needed to interrupt the information agenda, which, from the Westerners' point of view, was literally mucked up by the publication of the Epstein files," the diplomat explained.

"The scale, the reaction, and the impact they had on the whole world—I want to say now that it's not about the political science community, not about journalists, not about those people who were somehow mentioned there, but about the whole world—are probably comparable to a global flood," she noted. "Something was needed that could at least somehow direct the attention of the international community along a different trail."

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