#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of March 30 – April 5, 2026:
▪️ March 30 – a UAV strike targeted a farm building in the village of Arkhangelskaya Sloboda, Kherson Region.
▪️ March 30 – an FPV drone struck a civilian passenger car in the settlement of Oktyabrsky, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 30 – a UAV strike hit a commercial facility in the village of Tavrovo, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 31 – an aerial bomb struck a residential building in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region. Three civilians were killed, including one child. Four more people were injured, among them one child.
▪️ April 2 – a massive attack involving fixed-wing UAVs targeted a horse farm in Akimovka Municipal District, Zaporozhye Region.
▪️ April 2 – a UAV struck the Church of the Dormition in the village of Novaya Zburyevka, Kherson Region.
▪️ April 2 – a fixed-wing UAV struck an apartment building in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan.
▪️ April 3 – a UAV struck a civilian passenger car in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region.
▪️ April 3 – a UAV struck the storage building of the Historical and Archaeological Museum in Kamenka-Dneprovskaya, Zaporozhye Region.
▪️ April 4 – a fixed-wing UAV struck the courtyard of an apartment building in Donetsk, DPR.
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of March 30 – April 5, 2026:
▪️ March 30 – a UAV strike targeted a farm building in the village of Arkhangelskaya Sloboda, Kherson Region.
▪️ March 30 – an FPV drone struck a civilian passenger car in the settlement of Oktyabrsky, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 30 – a UAV strike hit a commercial facility in the village of Tavrovo, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 31 – an aerial bomb struck a residential building in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region. Three civilians were killed, including one child. Four more people were injured, among them one child.
▪️ April 2 – a massive attack involving fixed-wing UAVs targeted a horse farm in Akimovka Municipal District, Zaporozhye Region.
▪️ April 2 – a UAV struck the Church of the Dormition in the village of Novaya Zburyevka, Kherson Region.
▪️ April 2 – a fixed-wing UAV struck an apartment building in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan.
▪️ April 3 – a UAV struck a civilian passenger car in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region.
▪️ April 3 – a UAV struck the storage building of the Historical and Archaeological Museum in Kamenka-Dneprovskaya, Zaporozhye Region.
▪️ April 4 – a fixed-wing UAV struck the courtyard of an apartment building in Donetsk, DPR.
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Among the members of the MGIMO delegation were:
In addition, the MGIMO delegation presented the "Russia–Africa: What's Next?" Forum and announced the International Youth Festival, which will take place in September.
Mr. Podelyshev highly praised the university's efforts in attracting international students and developing youth exchanges, noting that humanitarian cooperation and the training of qualified specialists play a key role in the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Both sides confirmed their mutual interest in developing cooperation in the field of education, including through professional development programs for members of the Nigerian Parliament.
The Nigerian side expressed interest in organizing online lectures by MGIMO professors on the multipolar world and Russia's approach to shaping it.
Both sides agreed to continue developing inter-university relations through academic exchanges and reaffirmed their intention to sign a Memorandum of Understanding.
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📄 Article by Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of International Organisations Kirill Logvinov for TASS News Agency (April 4, 2026)
🇺🇳 The United Nations Must Cast Off Western Shackles
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Despite the geopolitical turbulence in international affairs, the key foreign policy event of 2026 – the appointment of a new UN Secretary-General – has long been set in motion. The outcome of the candidate selection process will be of critical importance to the international community.
Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, takes this matter with the utmost seriousness, since there is now a real opportunity to help restore order within the UN in line with the letter of its Charter.
Today, by and large, the UN has one central problem – the dominance of Westerners in its Secretariat under the leadership of Antonio Guterres. Serving the interests of all Member States on the basis of the principle of sovereign equality has been replaced by the promotion of the approaches of the Western minority, whose representatives have entrenched themselves in key UN posts and act on instructions from their capitals.
Lately, UN officials, operating with excessive autonomy and too little accountability, have drifted ever further away from Member States, ignoring their concerns.
Other key points:
• UN staff have often had a neoliberal discourse imposed on them – one that fails to take into account the cultural and civilisational diversity of today’s world. As a result, instead of advancing unifying ideas, the Secretariat has contributed to the emergence of new dividing lines.
• The Westerners will not voluntarily relinquish the levers of influence they have acquired in violation of the principle of fair geographical representation. Any future representative of an EU or NATO member state – or anyone holding “dual” Western citizenship – who ends up in the chair of the UN Secretary-General will simply be guided by the principles of “ideological fraternity” and “bloc solidarity”.
• At this stage, Russia has no preferred candidate. This is primarily because the nomination process is still ongoing. What matters is to convey Russia’s principled positions regarding the future Secretary-General’s work to those already in the running, as well as to future contenders. In this context, we remain in close coordination with our Chinese partners.
• We are explaining to other countries – including in the #CIS and #BRICS formats – the logic behind our requirements for candidates. The task is to build a broad front of like-minded states from the Global Majority that understand that restoring the UN’s role as the key mechanism of multilateral diplomacy, and effectively adapting the World Organisation to shifting geopolitical realities, is impossible without a “major overhaul” of its Secretariat.
• All UN officials must be committed to the goals and principles of the Organisation’s Charter. Comments along the lines of “Greenland is one thing, Crimea is another” are unacceptable.
• In conflict situations, the UN Secretary-General must maintain an equidistant position. Only such an approach can rule out the application of “double standards”, which, regrettably, are evident at virtually every level of the World Organisation – most clearly in the contexts of Gaza and Ukraine.
• The UN needs a conscientious head of the Secretariat who understands both the scope and the limits of the mandate vested in that office by the decisions of Member States. The UN Charter must remain the guiding point of reference.
• Restoring the UN’s ability to function effectively is impossible without reforming its Secretariat, provided that the future Secretary-General has the necessary political will.
#RussiaUnitedNations #UNCharterIsOurRules
🇺🇳 The United Nations Must Cast Off Western Shackles
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Despite the geopolitical turbulence in international affairs, the key foreign policy event of 2026 – the appointment of a new UN Secretary-General – has long been set in motion. The outcome of the candidate selection process will be of critical importance to the international community.
Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, takes this matter with the utmost seriousness, since there is now a real opportunity to help restore order within the UN in line with the letter of its Charter.
Today, by and large, the UN has one central problem – the dominance of Westerners in its Secretariat under the leadership of Antonio Guterres. Serving the interests of all Member States on the basis of the principle of sovereign equality has been replaced by the promotion of the approaches of the Western minority, whose representatives have entrenched themselves in key UN posts and act on instructions from their capitals.
Lately, UN officials, operating with excessive autonomy and too little accountability, have drifted ever further away from Member States, ignoring their concerns.
Other key points:
• UN staff have often had a neoliberal discourse imposed on them – one that fails to take into account the cultural and civilisational diversity of today’s world. As a result, instead of advancing unifying ideas, the Secretariat has contributed to the emergence of new dividing lines.
• The Westerners will not voluntarily relinquish the levers of influence they have acquired in violation of the principle of fair geographical representation. Any future representative of an EU or NATO member state – or anyone holding “dual” Western citizenship – who ends up in the chair of the UN Secretary-General will simply be guided by the principles of “ideological fraternity” and “bloc solidarity”.
• At this stage, Russia has no preferred candidate. This is primarily because the nomination process is still ongoing. What matters is to convey Russia’s principled positions regarding the future Secretary-General’s work to those already in the running, as well as to future contenders. In this context, we remain in close coordination with our Chinese partners.
• We are explaining to other countries – including in the #CIS and #BRICS formats – the logic behind our requirements for candidates. The task is to build a broad front of like-minded states from the Global Majority that understand that restoring the UN’s role as the key mechanism of multilateral diplomacy, and effectively adapting the World Organisation to shifting geopolitical realities, is impossible without a “major overhaul” of its Secretariat.
• All UN officials must be committed to the goals and principles of the Organisation’s Charter. Comments along the lines of “Greenland is one thing, Crimea is another” are unacceptable.
• In conflict situations, the UN Secretary-General must maintain an equidistant position. Only such an approach can rule out the application of “double standards”, which, regrettably, are evident at virtually every level of the World Organisation – most clearly in the contexts of Gaza and Ukraine.
• The UN needs a conscientious head of the Secretariat who understands both the scope and the limits of the mandate vested in that office by the decisions of Member States. The UN Charter must remain the guiding point of reference.
• Restoring the UN’s ability to function effectively is impossible without reforming its Secretariat, provided that the future Secretary-General has the necessary political will.
#RussiaUnitedNations #UNCharterIsOurRules
⚡️ According to incoming information, during the protests on April 2-3, the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Damascus and the residence of the Head of Mission came under attack. The incident involved attempted intrusions onto the premises, as well as acts of vandalism against the national symbols of the UAE.
☝️ Russia strongly condemns this act, which constitutes a gross violation of the fundamental norms of international law, including the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
We call for a thorough investigation into this incident and for comprehensive measures to be taken to prevent such incidents from recurring.
☝️ Russia strongly condemns this act, which constitutes a gross violation of the fundamental norms of international law, including the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
We call for a thorough investigation into this incident and for comprehensive measures to be taken to prevent such incidents from recurring.
#HistoryOfRussia
🗓 On April 6, 1654, the Great Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Duke of Russia Alexei I Romanov granted his royal charter to Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host Bogdan Khmelnitsky. The document secured Russia’s reunification with the lands and the people on the Left-Bank of the Dnieper River.
In the late 16th and first half of the 17th centuries, the Polish-Lithuanian nobility increased pressure on the Orthodox population, descendants of the people of the Ancient Rus, living under the yoke of the predominantly Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
After the Brest Union was adopted in 1596, a significant portion of Orthodox clergy came under the authority of the Pope. Those who remained faithful to Orthodoxy became outcasts, losing hierarchical leadership, since the Metropolitan of Kiev, Mikhail Rogoza, also joined the Greek Catholics. In reality, the nobility pursued a policy of aggressive Polonisation and Latinisation of the population, depriving those who resisted of titles, lands, and subjecting them to persecution.
All attempts by the Cossacks to reach an agreement with the Polish king failed, as the existence of an Orthodox free community within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was not part of the nobility’s plans.
Under the threat of losing their religious and national identity, a liberation movement gradually began to form among the Orthodox population of the Dnieper region, laying the groundwork for uniting supporters of freedom from the nobility’s oppression and for reunion with Russia.
From 1648, the Cossacks’ liberation struggle gained strong momentum. It was led by Hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky, who repeatedly asked Alexei I Romanov for assistance, offering to place the Hetmanate under the “Tsar’s hand.”
On January 8, 1654, at the Pereyaslav Rada, it was officially declared that the Zaporozhian Cossacks would enter into the subjugation of the Russian state. On April 6, Alexei I Romanov signed the charter, which for the first time used the title of the Russian monarch as “the Great Sovereign of All Great and Little Russia.”
The decisions of the Pereyaslav Rada set a long-term course for the reunification of Russian lands; 140 years later, following the Second Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Empress Catherine the Great issued a manifesto incorporating the Right-Bank Ukraine and Little Russia into the Russian Empire, marking the natural and lawful return of historically Russian lands to the Russian state.
📄 Must-Read: Article by President Vladimir Putin "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians"
🗓 On April 6, 1654, the Great Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Duke of Russia Alexei I Romanov granted his royal charter to Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host Bogdan Khmelnitsky. The document secured Russia’s reunification with the lands and the people on the Left-Bank of the Dnieper River.
In the late 16th and first half of the 17th centuries, the Polish-Lithuanian nobility increased pressure on the Orthodox population, descendants of the people of the Ancient Rus, living under the yoke of the predominantly Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
After the Brest Union was adopted in 1596, a significant portion of Orthodox clergy came under the authority of the Pope. Those who remained faithful to Orthodoxy became outcasts, losing hierarchical leadership, since the Metropolitan of Kiev, Mikhail Rogoza, also joined the Greek Catholics. In reality, the nobility pursued a policy of aggressive Polonisation and Latinisation of the population, depriving those who resisted of titles, lands, and subjecting them to persecution.
All attempts by the Cossacks to reach an agreement with the Polish king failed, as the existence of an Orthodox free community within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was not part of the nobility’s plans.
Under the threat of losing their religious and national identity, a liberation movement gradually began to form among the Orthodox population of the Dnieper region, laying the groundwork for uniting supporters of freedom from the nobility’s oppression and for reunion with Russia.
From 1648, the Cossacks’ liberation struggle gained strong momentum. It was led by Hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky, who repeatedly asked Alexei I Romanov for assistance, offering to place the Hetmanate under the “Tsar’s hand.”
On January 8, 1654, at the Pereyaslav Rada, it was officially declared that the Zaporozhian Cossacks would enter into the subjugation of the Russian state. On April 6, Alexei I Romanov signed the charter, which for the first time used the title of the Russian monarch as “the Great Sovereign of All Great and Little Russia.”
The decisions of the Pereyaslav Rada set a long-term course for the reunification of Russian lands; 140 years later, following the Second Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Empress Catherine the Great issued a manifesto incorporating the Right-Bank Ukraine and Little Russia into the Russian Empire, marking the natural and lawful return of historically Russian lands to the Russian state.
📄 Must-Read: Article by President Vladimir Putin "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians"
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#KievRegimeCrimes ⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik: PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of March 30 – April 5, 2026: ▪️ March 30 – a UAV strike targeted a farm…
#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
💬 In March, Kiev’s militants carried out dozens of attacks on medical facilities and on medical personnel directly performing their professional duty. Over the course of the month, 28 healthcare workers were affected by attacks carried out by Ukrainian militants, 10 of whom were killed.
These war crimes were committed deliberately, in blatant disregard for the norms of international humanitarian law, and have not met with any real condemnation from the Western sponsors of the Kiev regime. At international venues, those who bankroll the regime are doing everything possible to prevent any condemnation of its crimes – including the killing of medical workers.
❗️ Ukrainian militants treat medical personnel as a military target and deliberately strike them, seeking to deprive the affected civilian population even of a chance of rescue and medical assistance.
Among those targeted by Ukrainian attacks in March were also medics in the Kherson Region. On 16 March, in Novaya Kakhovka, a drone struck an ambulance. As a result of the attack, a female patient and three members of the medical team were injured. The victims were hospitalised with blast injuries and shrapnel wounds.
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
💬 In March, Kiev’s militants carried out dozens of attacks on medical facilities and on medical personnel directly performing their professional duty. Over the course of the month, 28 healthcare workers were affected by attacks carried out by Ukrainian militants, 10 of whom were killed.
These war crimes were committed deliberately, in blatant disregard for the norms of international humanitarian law, and have not met with any real condemnation from the Western sponsors of the Kiev regime. At international venues, those who bankroll the regime are doing everything possible to prevent any condemnation of its crimes – including the killing of medical workers.
❗️ Ukrainian militants treat medical personnel as a military target and deliberately strike them, seeking to deprive the affected civilian population even of a chance of rescue and medical assistance.
Among those targeted by Ukrainian attacks in March were also medics in the Kherson Region. On 16 March, in Novaya Kakhovka, a drone struck an ambulance. As a result of the attack, a female patient and three members of the medical team were injured. The victims were hospitalised with blast injuries and shrapnel wounds.
🛩 On April 6, 1966, in the sky over West Berlin, Soviet pilots Boris Kapustin and Yuri Yanov performed their immortal feat. The heroes managed to steer a falling experimental aircraft away from residential areas, choosing to stay in the plane instead of ejecting, thus preventing civilian casualties at the cost of their own lives.
Their fighter-bomber Yak-28, which had taken off from the Finow Airfield located 40 kilometers northeast of Berlin, lost both engines due to blocked fuel lines.
Only 30 seconds passed between the engine failure and the aircraft's crash. The plane was losing altitude over the densely populated city and the pilots, with incredible effort, managed to steer the Yak-28 toward Lake Stessensee. Knowing that ejection could disrupt the aerodynamics and cause a complete loss of control, Kapustin and Yanov decided not to abandon the falling Yak-28.
Until the very last seconds, the crew tried to save people on the ground, guiding the plummeting aircraft to the lake. The Yak-28 went into the water, and Kapustin and Yanov perished without abandoning their posts.
On April 8, 1966, a memorial ceremony was held and the remains of the pilots were handed over to representatives of the Soviet military group in Germany. Delegations from various cities in both East and West Germany attended the ceremony and German citizens who wished to pay their last respects to the heroes brought flowers throughout the day.
🌟 On May 10, 1966, Boris Kapustin and Yuri Yanov were posthumously awarded the Order of the Red Banner by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
A memorial plaque was installed at the site of the crash. In Eberswalde and seven other cities in Germany, grateful residents erected commemorative signs. On March 30, 2001, a memorial was opened at the aviation museum at Finow Airfield.
Their sacrifice and eternal bravery of the Soviet heores continue to live on in the hearts of those who remember them to this day.
Their fighter-bomber Yak-28, which had taken off from the Finow Airfield located 40 kilometers northeast of Berlin, lost both engines due to blocked fuel lines.
Only 30 seconds passed between the engine failure and the aircraft's crash. The plane was losing altitude over the densely populated city and the pilots, with incredible effort, managed to steer the Yak-28 toward Lake Stessensee. Knowing that ejection could disrupt the aerodynamics and cause a complete loss of control, Kapustin and Yanov decided not to abandon the falling Yak-28.
Until the very last seconds, the crew tried to save people on the ground, guiding the plummeting aircraft to the lake. The Yak-28 went into the water, and Kapustin and Yanov perished without abandoning their posts.
On April 8, 1966, a memorial ceremony was held and the remains of the pilots were handed over to representatives of the Soviet military group in Germany. Delegations from various cities in both East and West Germany attended the ceremony and German citizens who wished to pay their last respects to the heroes brought flowers throughout the day.
A memorial plaque was installed at the site of the crash. In Eberswalde and seven other cities in Germany, grateful residents erected commemorative signs. On March 30, 2001, a memorial was opened at the aviation museum at Finow Airfield.
Their sacrifice and eternal bravery of the Soviet heores continue to live on in the hearts of those who remember them to this day.
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🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a meeting of the Russia-Islamic World strategic vision group with ambassadors of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states (Moscow, April 6, 2026)
💬 I am pleased to welcome the Ambassadors of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, representatives of federal government bodies, members of the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan, leaders of religious communities, and all our guests.
Interethnic and interfaith accord has always been, and remains, cornerstone elements of Russia’s centuries-old statehood. Alongside other traditional religions, Islam constitutes an integral part of the spiritual, historical, and cultural heritage of our country.
Among Russia’s unequivocal foreign policy priorities are the strengthening of mutually beneficial ties with the states of the friendly Islamic civilisation, as well as the promotion of dialogue with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which unites them.
A significant role in the development of Russia’s partnership with the OIC is played by the Russia–Islamic World strategic vision group, under the leadership of head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. This year, this platform – truly unique in its representativeness and thematic scope – marks its 20th anniversary. I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate all colleagues on this momentous occasion.
Over this period, our joint work has yielded tangible results. A trusted dialogue has been established on pressing issues of the international agenda, including the situation in the Middle East, which currently demands particular attention. Such contacts confirm the convergence or proximity of Russia’s and Muslim countries’ approaches to a wide range of global and regional matters.
We are united by our commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter in their entirety, completeness, and interrelationship. We advocate the construction of a just multipolar world order that opens new opportunities for the development of equitable cooperation, free from any form of discrimination or diktat.
We devote considerable attention to expanding trade and economic interaction with the Islamic world and to implementing joint investment projects. In mid-May, Kazan will host a large business event – the next, 17th International Economic Forum Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum. Relevant invitations are being sent through Russian diplomatic and trade missions in OIC member states. We would be delighted to welcome delegations from all your countries to hospitable Kazan.
Solid foundations also exist in the humanitarian sphere, as well as in culture, education, and science. Active contacts through religious leaders, along with youth and other public associations, help Muslims around the world to learn more about our country. In this regard, I would like to note particularly that Kazan has been declared this year’s Cultural Capital of the Islamic World.
I am confident that the planned events will serve to promote the achievements of the multifaceted and distinctive culture of the Tatar people and of Russia as a whole, and will strengthen friendship and trust between the Russian Federation and the Islamic world.
💬 I am pleased to welcome the Ambassadors of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, representatives of federal government bodies, members of the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan, leaders of religious communities, and all our guests.
Interethnic and interfaith accord has always been, and remains, cornerstone elements of Russia’s centuries-old statehood. Alongside other traditional religions, Islam constitutes an integral part of the spiritual, historical, and cultural heritage of our country.
Among Russia’s unequivocal foreign policy priorities are the strengthening of mutually beneficial ties with the states of the friendly Islamic civilisation, as well as the promotion of dialogue with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which unites them.
A significant role in the development of Russia’s partnership with the OIC is played by the Russia–Islamic World strategic vision group, under the leadership of head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. This year, this platform – truly unique in its representativeness and thematic scope – marks its 20th anniversary. I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate all colleagues on this momentous occasion.
Over this period, our joint work has yielded tangible results. A trusted dialogue has been established on pressing issues of the international agenda, including the situation in the Middle East, which currently demands particular attention. Such contacts confirm the convergence or proximity of Russia’s and Muslim countries’ approaches to a wide range of global and regional matters.
We are united by our commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter in their entirety, completeness, and interrelationship. We advocate the construction of a just multipolar world order that opens new opportunities for the development of equitable cooperation, free from any form of discrimination or diktat.
We devote considerable attention to expanding trade and economic interaction with the Islamic world and to implementing joint investment projects. In mid-May, Kazan will host a large business event – the next, 17th International Economic Forum Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum. Relevant invitations are being sent through Russian diplomatic and trade missions in OIC member states. We would be delighted to welcome delegations from all your countries to hospitable Kazan.
Solid foundations also exist in the humanitarian sphere, as well as in culture, education, and science. Active contacts through religious leaders, along with youth and other public associations, help Muslims around the world to learn more about our country. In this regard, I would like to note particularly that Kazan has been declared this year’s Cultural Capital of the Islamic World.
I am confident that the planned events will serve to promote the achievements of the multifaceted and distinctive culture of the Tatar people and of Russia as a whole, and will strengthen friendship and trust between the Russian Federation and the Islamic world.
🎙 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s response to a media question on joint Japan-Ukraine war drone technology cooperation project (April 6, 2026)
❓ Question: Japanese drone manufacturer Terra Drone Corporation has released a statement on its website confirming a strategic partnership with the Ukrainian developer Amazing Drones, which specialises in combat unmanned aerial systems. The Japanese company also openly stated that the deal forms part of a broader long-term strategy to enter the military products market, including attack systems. What can you say about this?
💬Maria Zakharova: Indeed, such information has been reported. Considering Ukraine’s relentless criminal provocations involving the use of UAVs against civilian assets in Russia, we view this step – clearly taken with the support of official authorities – as openly hostile and harmful to our country’s security interests, including the protection of civilians.
By assisting the neo-Nazi regime led by Zelensky, Japan is becoming increasingly embroiled into the conflict around Ukraine, thereby inflicting further damage to its relations with Russia, which have already significantly worsened due to Tokyo’s actions.
Clearly, such decisions do nothing to facilitate a swift resolution of the situation around Ukraine and only serve to prolong the hostilities.
☝️ A reminder: weapons posing a threat to our country and our citizens, as well as the production facilities that manufacture them on Ukrainian territory, are considered legitimate military targets for the Russian Armed Forces.
❓ Question: Japanese drone manufacturer Terra Drone Corporation has released a statement on its website confirming a strategic partnership with the Ukrainian developer Amazing Drones, which specialises in combat unmanned aerial systems. The Japanese company also openly stated that the deal forms part of a broader long-term strategy to enter the military products market, including attack systems. What can you say about this?
💬Maria Zakharova: Indeed, such information has been reported. Considering Ukraine’s relentless criminal provocations involving the use of UAVs against civilian assets in Russia, we view this step – clearly taken with the support of official authorities – as openly hostile and harmful to our country’s security interests, including the protection of civilians.
By assisting the neo-Nazi regime led by Zelensky, Japan is becoming increasingly embroiled into the conflict around Ukraine, thereby inflicting further damage to its relations with Russia, which have already significantly worsened due to Tokyo’s actions.
Clearly, such decisions do nothing to facilitate a swift resolution of the situation around Ukraine and only serve to prolong the hostilities.
☝️ A reminder: weapons posing a threat to our country and our citizens, as well as the production facilities that manufacture them on Ukrainian territory, are considered legitimate military targets for the Russian Armed Forces.
#Announcement
🎙 On Wednesday, April 8, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold her weekly briefing on current foreign policy issues.
🕐 1:00 pm MSK
🕙 10:00 am GMT
🕚 11:00 am CET
🕕 6:00 pm CST
For accreditation inquiries, please contact the MFA Press Centre. Accredited journalists will receive details on the technical aspects of submitting questions.
The Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman will answer media questions received by the call centre.
❗️ Accreditation is open until April 7, 10:00 am MSK
🎙 On Wednesday, April 8, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold her weekly briefing on current foreign policy issues.
🕐 1:00 pm MSK
🕙 10:00 am GMT
🕚 11:00 am CET
🕕 6:00 pm CST
For accreditation inquiries, please contact the MFA Press Centre. Accredited journalists will receive details on the technical aspects of submitting questions.
The Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman will answer media questions received by the call centre.
❗️ Accreditation is open until April 7, 10:00 am MSK
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🕯 Condolences on the passing of Burdett “Burd” Sisler (April 14, 1915)
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada expresses its sincere condolences on the passing of Burdett Sisler Canada’s oldest citizen and a veteran of the Second World War, who passed away at the age of 110.
Mr.Sisler belonged to a generation whose courage and sacrifice shaped the course of history. The Soviet Union and Canada fought as brothers in arms to defeat Nazism, to secure peace for future generations.
❗️We extend our deepest sympathies to his family, loved ones, and all Canadians.
🔴 🔴 No one is forgotten! Nothing is forgotten!
#Victory81 #WeRemember #Lestweforget
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada expresses its sincere condolences on the passing of Burdett Sisler Canada’s oldest citizen and a veteran of the Second World War, who passed away at the age of 110.
Mr.Sisler belonged to a generation whose courage and sacrifice shaped the course of history. The Soviet Union and Canada fought as brothers in arms to defeat Nazism, to secure peace for future generations.
❗️We extend our deepest sympathies to his family, loved ones, and all Canadians.
#Victory81 #WeRemember #Lestweforget
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💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
In recent days, German media outlets have published a number of reports recalling that, as of January 1, 2026, a provision of the Conscription Act (Wehrpflichtgesetz, WPflG) entered into force in Germany.
From now on, all male German citizens between the ages of 17 and 45 are required to obtain a written permission from the Bundeswehr if they intend to leave the country for more than three months.
Previously, such restrictions applied only in a state of emergency – namely under the legally defined “state of tension” or “state of defence”. Now, however, they have become a permanent measure that also affects German citizens in peacetime. Moreover, the law covers all purposes of long-term travel abroad – whether for study, work, tourism or medical treatment. The Bundeswehr, admittedly, insists that as long as military service remains voluntary, such permits will supposedly be issued without difficulty. Experts point out, however, that with so many caveats framed around “if” and “for as long as,” German men could be grounded at any moment if the need arises – the legal mechanism for doing so is now in place.
☝️ Let me remind you: for years, German propaganda – spread through various disinformation outlets such as Deutsche Welle – has poured out streams of lies about Russia, casually branding it either a “country that uses police-state methods” or an “authoritarian regime”. In the end, it always comes down to the same incoherent bundle of Western clichés: “Time and again, the Russian police state strikes out against critics of the system”.
What is more, Berlin has long been in the habit of blaming its own miscalculations, mistakes and failures on external factors – shifting the blame, as the saying goes, from the sick head to the healthy one. One recent example reads as follows: “In countries with authoritarian regimes, such as Russia and China, prices in the military-industrial sector may be significantly below market levels, since defence enterprises are controlled by the state, which also acts as their main customer. As a result, Europe’s defence industry is losing out in efficiency not only to Russia and China, but also to the US...”
These moves by the German government form part of Chancellor Merz’s strategy of militarising the country, as outlined at the Munich Security Conference. Plans had previously been announced to increase the size of the Bundeswehr from 184,000 to 260,000 personnel by 2035, while all men born in 2008 or later have already been required to fill out so-called “service readiness questionnaires”. The staffing problem, meanwhile, is apparently to be solved... by lottery. At the same time, audiences on the popular German political talk show Presseclub are being told that conscription is supposedly good for one’s health, because during the medical examination “they check the prostate”... As they say, two birds with one stone 😹
❗️ Having lost itself in its current militarist fervour, Germany appears to have completely forgotten the lessons of history.
The last time the German political elite set out to make their country the “leading military power in Europe”, it ended in a tragedy for all humanity.
In recent days, German media outlets have published a number of reports recalling that, as of January 1, 2026, a provision of the Conscription Act (Wehrpflichtgesetz, WPflG) entered into force in Germany.
From now on, all male German citizens between the ages of 17 and 45 are required to obtain a written permission from the Bundeswehr if they intend to leave the country for more than three months.
Previously, such restrictions applied only in a state of emergency – namely under the legally defined “state of tension” or “state of defence”. Now, however, they have become a permanent measure that also affects German citizens in peacetime. Moreover, the law covers all purposes of long-term travel abroad – whether for study, work, tourism or medical treatment. The Bundeswehr, admittedly, insists that as long as military service remains voluntary, such permits will supposedly be issued without difficulty. Experts point out, however, that with so many caveats framed around “if” and “for as long as,” German men could be grounded at any moment if the need arises – the legal mechanism for doing so is now in place.
☝️ Let me remind you: for years, German propaganda – spread through various disinformation outlets such as Deutsche Welle – has poured out streams of lies about Russia, casually branding it either a “country that uses police-state methods” or an “authoritarian regime”. In the end, it always comes down to the same incoherent bundle of Western clichés: “Time and again, the Russian police state strikes out against critics of the system”.
What is more, Berlin has long been in the habit of blaming its own miscalculations, mistakes and failures on external factors – shifting the blame, as the saying goes, from the sick head to the healthy one. One recent example reads as follows: “In countries with authoritarian regimes, such as Russia and China, prices in the military-industrial sector may be significantly below market levels, since defence enterprises are controlled by the state, which also acts as their main customer. As a result, Europe’s defence industry is losing out in efficiency not only to Russia and China, but also to the US...”
These moves by the German government form part of Chancellor Merz’s strategy of militarising the country, as outlined at the Munich Security Conference. Plans had previously been announced to increase the size of the Bundeswehr from 184,000 to 260,000 personnel by 2035, while all men born in 2008 or later have already been required to fill out so-called “service readiness questionnaires”. The staffing problem, meanwhile, is apparently to be solved... by lottery. At the same time, audiences on the popular German political talk show Presseclub are being told that conscription is supposedly good for one’s health, because during the medical examination “they check the prostate”... As they say, two birds with one stone 😹
❗️ Having lost itself in its current militarist fervour, Germany appears to have completely forgotten the lessons of history.
The last time the German political elite set out to make their country the “leading military power in Europe”, it ended in a tragedy for all humanity.
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. This is precisely what our alma mater teaches,” the diplomat noted. He also highlighted other advantages of MGIMO graduates, including
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At the conclusion of the official opening ceremony, Mr. Sakhmetov and Mr. Melnik were presented with letters of gratitude from the Rector of MGIMO University Anatoly Torkunov, along with commemorative gifts.
Leading MGIMO faculty members delivered a series of lectures.
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Sofia Melnikova, lecturer at the Department of Diplomacy and research fellow at the Institute of International Studies
, spoke about the key skills of an international affairs specialist in the 21st century and introduced the School of International Relations.
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Maria Utkina, lecturer at the Department of Comparative Political Science and Deputy Dean of the School of Governance and Politics
, gave a lecture on the political leadership in the modern era, spoke about the necessary competencies in the digital age, and presented the educational programs of the School of Governance and Politics.
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