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🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a media question from the programme “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” (March 8, 2026, Moscow)
❓ Question: What kind of world are we all living in now?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are trying to understand what kind of world we are living in. That is precisely why I have spoken on this topic several times already.
We proceed from the assumption that the US should explain its plans and how the current events correlate with what previously defined certain norms.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin proposed quite some time ago – even before the COVID-19 pandemic – convening a Summit of the permanent UN Security Council members.
❗️ It seems to me that now is high time to implement this idea.
❓ Question: What kind of world are we all living in now?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are trying to understand what kind of world we are living in. That is precisely why I have spoken on this topic several times already.
We proceed from the assumption that the US should explain its plans and how the current events correlate with what previously defined certain norms.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin proposed quite some time ago – even before the COVID-19 pandemic – convening a Summit of the permanent UN Security Council members.
❗️ It seems to me that now is high time to implement this idea.
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🚀 Today marks the 92th birthday anniversary of Yury Gagarin, the Earth’s first space pilot. His flight aboard the Vostok spaceship went down in history as the humankind’s greatest breakthrough in science and technology and showed the entire world the intellectual and scientific might of our country and Soviet specialists’ audacity and top professionalism.
Yury Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino, Gzhatsk District, the Smolensk Region, on March 9 1934. It was here that in 1941, in the midst of the Great Patriotic War, young Yury first saw Soviet airplanes on sorties to defend the homeland and began dreaming about flying.
In 1954, while in industrial college, Gagarin enrolled in the Saratov flying club and made the final decision to dedicate his life to aviation. After graduating from the flying course with honours in 1955, Yury Gagarin entered an aviation academy to become a Northern Fleet air force pilot since 1957.
In 1959, Gagarin learnt about volunteers being recruited for a forthcoming space flight and submitted a report asking to enlist him in the cosmonaut team.
Head of the country’s main design bureau Sergei Korolev wanted the first cosmonaut to be a fighter pilot: “He is a pilot, navigator, communications officer, and flight engineer.”
In 1959, cosmonaut candidates began to be secretly selected in the units of the USSR Air Force: the commission reviewed the documents of 3,461 fighterpilots. Out of about 3,500 jet pilots, just 20 volunteers were selected.
In 1959, along with 19 other pilots, Yury Gagarin arrived at the Star City 25 kilometres away from Moscow. There he had both theoretical and practical flight training, and experienced artificial weightlessness and overload in a centrifuge. In October 1960, a team of six people began training on the Vostok spacecraft simulator at a research institute in Zhukovsky.
Following arduous training, exams and tests, Yury Gagarin was shortlisted to become cosmonaut Number One.
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YuryGagarin’s legendary flight into space, which marked the start of the manned space exploration era, took place on April 12, 1961.
On that day, at 9:07 am at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Yury Gagarin uttered his famous “Off we go!” and the first Vostok spacecraft with a man on board was launched. Gagarin spent 1 hour and 48 minutes in space orbiting the Earth and safely landed in the Saratov Region. The newsflash about the flight instantly circled the world.
Thousands of people greeted Gagarin in Moscow with flowers and welcome posters.
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🌐 Within two years of that historic event, Yury Gagarin visited over 30 countries, including Britain, France, Cuba, Japan, India, and Liberia, where he was honoured as a hero. The tour was unofficially called the “Peace Mission.” The famous Gagarin’s smile captured the entire globe, aroused sympathy and respect for the Soviet man.
🕯 The first cosmonaut tragically lost his life on March 27, 1968, when he died in a crash during a training flight on a MiG-15UTI aircraft. Gagarin’s death shocked people all over the world and became an irreparable loss for all mankind.
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🎖 The memory of the space pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union Yury Gagarin is immortalized in the names of localities and outer space objects. The urn with his ashes was buried in the Kremlin wall next to the ashes of designer Sergei Korolev and other prominent figures of the USSR. Monuments and busts continue to be erected all over the world in honour of the great trailblazer. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Russian foreign missions are actively contributing to this. In recent years, the sculptural image of Yury Gagarin has decorated Brasilia, Islamabad, and Doha.
Yury Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino, Gzhatsk District, the Smolensk Region, on March 9 1934. It was here that in 1941, in the midst of the Great Patriotic War, young Yury first saw Soviet airplanes on sorties to defend the homeland and began dreaming about flying.
In 1954, while in industrial college, Gagarin enrolled in the Saratov flying club and made the final decision to dedicate his life to aviation. After graduating from the flying course with honours in 1955, Yury Gagarin entered an aviation academy to become a Northern Fleet air force pilot since 1957.
In 1959, Gagarin learnt about volunteers being recruited for a forthcoming space flight and submitted a report asking to enlist him in the cosmonaut team.
Head of the country’s main design bureau Sergei Korolev wanted the first cosmonaut to be a fighter pilot: “He is a pilot, navigator, communications officer, and flight engineer.”
In 1959, cosmonaut candidates began to be secretly selected in the units of the USSR Air Force: the commission reviewed the documents of 3,461 fighterpilots. Out of about 3,500 jet pilots, just 20 volunteers were selected.
In 1959, along with 19 other pilots, Yury Gagarin arrived at the Star City 25 kilometres away from Moscow. There he had both theoretical and practical flight training, and experienced artificial weightlessness and overload in a centrifuge. In October 1960, a team of six people began training on the Vostok spacecraft simulator at a research institute in Zhukovsky.
Following arduous training, exams and tests, Yury Gagarin was shortlisted to become cosmonaut Number One.
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YuryGagarin’s legendary flight into space, which marked the start of the manned space exploration era, took place on April 12, 1961.
On that day, at 9:07 am at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Yury Gagarin uttered his famous “Off we go!” and the first Vostok spacecraft with a man on board was launched. Gagarin spent 1 hour and 48 minutes in space orbiting the Earth and safely landed in the Saratov Region. The newsflash about the flight instantly circled the world.
Thousands of people greeted Gagarin in Moscow with flowers and welcome posters.
***
🌐 Within two years of that historic event, Yury Gagarin visited over 30 countries, including Britain, France, Cuba, Japan, India, and Liberia, where he was honoured as a hero. The tour was unofficially called the “Peace Mission.” The famous Gagarin’s smile captured the entire globe, aroused sympathy and respect for the Soviet man.
🕯 The first cosmonaut tragically lost his life on March 27, 1968, when he died in a crash during a training flight on a MiG-15UTI aircraft. Gagarin’s death shocked people all over the world and became an irreparable loss for all mankind.
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🎖 The memory of the space pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union Yury Gagarin is immortalized in the names of localities and outer space objects. The urn with his ashes was buried in the Kremlin wall next to the ashes of designer Sergei Korolev and other prominent figures of the USSR. Monuments and busts continue to be erected all over the world in honour of the great trailblazer. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Russian foreign missions are actively contributing to this. In recent years, the sculptural image of Yury Gagarin has decorated Brasilia, Islamabad, and Doha.
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📑 A Report on the crimes of the Kiev regime in February 2026 compiled by the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik has been published.
Over the 28 days of February, 149 more civilians were affected by criminal actions of Ukrainian armed formations than in January 2026.
❗️ In total, at least 536 civilians were affected by attacks by the Ukrainian militants in February. 72 people were killed, while 464 sustained injuries of varying severity.
In the final week of February, 90% of all civilian casualties were the result of strikes by Ukrainian UAVs. Compared with January, 124 more civilians were affected by drone attacks.
Overall, 439 civilians were affected by UAV attacks over the past month, 59 of whom were killed.
As a result of UAV strikes, one child was killed, while 17 minors sustained injuries of varying severity.
Kiev has focused its efforts on creating unbearable living conditions for the civilian population, primarily by seeking to strike civilian energy infrastructure facilities as much as possible.
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👉 Full report (PDF version)
📑 A Report on the crimes of the Kiev regime in February 2026 compiled by the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik has been published.
Over the 28 days of February, 149 more civilians were affected by criminal actions of Ukrainian armed formations than in January 2026.
❗️ In total, at least 536 civilians were affected by attacks by the Ukrainian militants in February. 72 people were killed, while 464 sustained injuries of varying severity.
In the final week of February, 90% of all civilian casualties were the result of strikes by Ukrainian UAVs. Compared with January, 124 more civilians were affected by drone attacks.
Overall, 439 civilians were affected by UAV attacks over the past month, 59 of whom were killed.
As a result of UAV strikes, one child was killed, while 17 minors sustained injuries of varying severity.
Kiev has focused its efforts on creating unbearable living conditions for the civilian population, primarily by seeking to strike civilian energy infrastructure facilities as much as possible.
👉 Full version of the report
👉 Full report (PDF version)
#Анонс
⚡️ Открыта регистрация на конкурсы в рамках V Петербургского молодёжного исторического форума «Герои Отечества», который состоится в середине мая 2026 года в Санкт-Петербурге — северной столице России.
В рамках форума проходит несколько конкурсов, посвящённых 120-летию с начала работы первой Государственной Думы Российской Империи:
1️⃣ Конкурс исследовательских работ
2️⃣ Фотоконкурс «Парламент в кадре»
3️⃣ Киноконкурс «Хроника парламентаризма»
4️⃣ Конкурс детских рисунков «Парламентские зарисовки»
5️⃣ Конкурс законотворческих инициатив
#ГероиОтечества: Участниками конкурсов могут стать школьники, студенты СПО и вузов, а также молодые учёные в возрасте от 14 до 35 лет, проживающие в России и иностранных государствах.
🗓 Регистрация и приём открыты до 15 апреля 2026 года
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⚡️ Открыта регистрация на конкурсы в рамках V Петербургского молодёжного исторического форума «Герои Отечества», который состоится в середине мая 2026 года в Санкт-Петербурге — северной столице России.
В рамках форума проходит несколько конкурсов, посвящённых 120-летию с начала работы первой Государственной Думы Российской Империи:
1️⃣ Конкурс исследовательских работ
Все участники конкурса получат сертификаты, а 10 победителей отправятся в 4-х дневную поездку в культурную столицу на форум, где смогут представить свои исследования широкой аудитории и почётным гостям Форума. Лучшие исследовательские работы будут опубликованы в сборниках научных статей.
2️⃣ Фотоконкурс «Парламент в кадре»
Фотоработы 10 победителей будут представлены на фотовыставке в рамках V Петербургского молодёжного исторического форума «Герои Отечества».
3️⃣ Киноконкурс «Хроника парламентаризма»
6 победителей получат бесплатную 4-х дневную поездку в Петербург на форум, в рамках которого пройдёт кинофестиваль с показом лучших работ.
4️⃣ Конкурс детских рисунков «Парламентские зарисовки»
Для участников от 14 до 18 лет. 10 лучших работ будут представлены на выставке в рамках форума в Санкт-Петербурге.
5️⃣ Конкурс законотворческих инициатив
Конкурс для молодых политиков в возрасте от 14 до 35 лет. 5 авторов лучших инициатив выиграют бесплатную 4-х дневную поездку в Санкт-Петербург.
#ГероиОтечества: Участниками конкурсов могут стать школьники, студенты СПО и вузов, а также молодые учёные в возрасте от 14 до 35 лет, проживающие в России и иностранных государствах.
🗓 Регистрация и приём открыты до 15 апреля 2026 года
👉 Для более подробной информации
#Анонс
🌿 С 15 по 22 мая на федеральной территории «Сириус» состоится Открытая международная биологическая олимпиада (OIBO).
Это современное динамично развивающееся соревнование, направленное на развитие интереса школьников к изучению и решению актуальных биологических и биотехнологических вопросов при поддержке ведущих индустриальных партнёров, а также способствующее укреплению международного сотрудничества и обмену опытом между участниками.
Олимпиада состоит из трёх туров, которые проводятся в разные дни:
• теоретического (индивидуального),
• практического (индивидуального),
• проектного (командного).
Принять участие в Олимпиаде могут школьники в составе команд от 2 до 6 человек (от 14 до 18 лет включительно). Команду может сопровождать один руководитель (от 18 лет) и до 2 наблюдателей (от 18 лет).
Каждую страну может представлять только одна команда. Страна-организатор имеет право допустить к участию две команды.
Рабочие языки Олимпиады — русский и английский.
Материалы заданий для участников предоставляются организаторами на русском и на английском языках, а также на национальном языке при наличии перевода. Для всех делегаций стран-участниц Олимпиады будет предоставлена возможность перевода заданий туров Олимпиады на национальный язык.
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🌿 С 15 по 22 мая на федеральной территории «Сириус» состоится Открытая международная биологическая олимпиада (OIBO).
Это современное динамично развивающееся соревнование, направленное на развитие интереса школьников к изучению и решению актуальных биологических и биотехнологических вопросов при поддержке ведущих индустриальных партнёров, а также способствующее укреплению международного сотрудничества и обмену опытом между участниками.
Олимпиада состоит из трёх туров, которые проводятся в разные дни:
• теоретического (индивидуального),
• практического (индивидуального),
• проектного (командного).
Принять участие в Олимпиаде могут школьники в составе команд от 2 до 6 человек (от 14 до 18 лет включительно). Команду может сопровождать один руководитель (от 18 лет) и до 2 наблюдателей (от 18 лет).
Каждую страну может представлять только одна команда. Страна-организатор имеет право допустить к участию две команды.
Рабочие языки Олимпиады — русский и английский.
Материалы заданий для участников предоставляются организаторами на русском и на английском языках, а также на национальном языке при наличии перевода. Для всех делегаций стран-участниц Олимпиады будет предоставлена возможность перевода заданий туров Олимпиады на национальный язык.
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🇷🇺 Russian Paralympic Committee:
🥇 For the first time since 2014, the Russian national anthem is once again being played at a Paralympic Games medal ceremony!
On March 9, Russian skier Varvara Voronchikhina won the Paralympic GOLD medal in the super-giant slalom event.
💬 As Varvara herself noted:
Tears of joy and pride for our athlete. Our heartfelt congratulations!
🥇 For the first time since 2014, the Russian national anthem is once again being played at a Paralympic Games medal ceremony!
On March 9, Russian skier Varvara Voronchikhina won the Paralympic GOLD medal in the super-giant slalom event.
💬 As Varvara herself noted:
The emotions are overwhelming – I still haven’t realised what happened. I couldn’t believe I had won when I looked at the scoreboard.
I dedicate this gold to my grandfather, who didn’t live to see my victory. Thank you to all the fans.
We have such a big country – and I still can’t believe our anthem will be played today. I have goosebumps!
Tears of joy and pride for our athlete. Our heartfelt congratulations!
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🎙Statement by President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a meeting on the situation in the global oil and gas markets (March 9, 2026)
Key points:
• Russia has repeatedly warned that attempts to destabilize the situation in the Middle East would inevitably put the global fuel and energy sector under pressure, drive up oil and gas prices, restrict supplies of these resources worldwide, and disrupt long-term investment plans. Judging by what is happening now, this is precisely what we are witnessing.
• Oil production linked to the use of the Strait of Hormuz risks coming to a complete halt as early as within the next month. It has already begun to decline, while storage facilities in the region are filling up with oil that cannot be exported, or can only be exported with great difficulty or at extremely high cost. It is obvious that a full rerouting of Middle Eastern oil supplies without using the Strait of Hormuz is unrealistic – at least for the time being.
• A similar situation is unfolding on the global gas market. Supplies of liquefied natural gas from the Middle East have sharply declined. Production capacity in the region has fallen, and restoring it will take weeks, if not months. It is impossible to quickly compensate for the missing volumes. As a result, global gas prices are also rising – in my view, even faster than oil prices.
❗️ I would like to emphasize – under the current conditions, competition among buyers for energy suppliers and for stable, predictable deliveries of oil and gas is intensifying. In this context, I cannot but stress that Russian energy companies have always been distinguished precisely by their reliability and stability.
• We will certainly continue supplying oil and gas to those countries that themselves remain reliable counterparties. I mean not only our partners in the Asia-Pacific region but also states in Eastern Europe, such as Slovakia and Hungary.
• I would like to remind you that the countries of the EU plan to introduce additional restrictions on purchases of Russian hydrocarbons, including liquefied natural gas, from April 25, up to a full ban on such supplies by 2027.
👉 In this regard, the Russian Government has already been tasked with assessing the possibility and feasibility of terminating supplies of our energy resources to the European market – rather than waiting for the door to be demonstratively slammed in our face. Instead, we should consider doing this now and redirect these volumes from the European market to more promising destinations.
• If European companies and European buyers were to reconsider and ensure long-term, stable cooperation with us – free from political fluctuations – then of course we remain open to working with European partners. We have never refused such cooperation. But we need signals from them that they are also ready and willing to work together and will ensure stability and predictability in our relations.
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Key points:
• Russia has repeatedly warned that attempts to destabilize the situation in the Middle East would inevitably put the global fuel and energy sector under pressure, drive up oil and gas prices, restrict supplies of these resources worldwide, and disrupt long-term investment plans. Judging by what is happening now, this is precisely what we are witnessing.
• Oil production linked to the use of the Strait of Hormuz risks coming to a complete halt as early as within the next month. It has already begun to decline, while storage facilities in the region are filling up with oil that cannot be exported, or can only be exported with great difficulty or at extremely high cost. It is obvious that a full rerouting of Middle Eastern oil supplies without using the Strait of Hormuz is unrealistic – at least for the time being.
• A similar situation is unfolding on the global gas market. Supplies of liquefied natural gas from the Middle East have sharply declined. Production capacity in the region has fallen, and restoring it will take weeks, if not months. It is impossible to quickly compensate for the missing volumes. As a result, global gas prices are also rising – in my view, even faster than oil prices.
❗️ I would like to emphasize – under the current conditions, competition among buyers for energy suppliers and for stable, predictable deliveries of oil and gas is intensifying. In this context, I cannot but stress that Russian energy companies have always been distinguished precisely by their reliability and stability.
• We will certainly continue supplying oil and gas to those countries that themselves remain reliable counterparties. I mean not only our partners in the Asia-Pacific region but also states in Eastern Europe, such as Slovakia and Hungary.
• I would like to remind you that the countries of the EU plan to introduce additional restrictions on purchases of Russian hydrocarbons, including liquefied natural gas, from April 25, up to a full ban on such supplies by 2027.
👉 In this regard, the Russian Government has already been tasked with assessing the possibility and feasibility of terminating supplies of our energy resources to the European market – rather than waiting for the door to be demonstratively slammed in our face. Instead, we should consider doing this now and redirect these volumes from the European market to more promising destinations.
• If European companies and European buyers were to reconsider and ensure long-term, stable cooperation with us – free from political fluctuations – then of course we remain open to working with European partners. We have never refused such cooperation. But we need signals from them that they are also ready and willing to work together and will ensure stability and predictability in our relations.
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⚡️ Spokeswoman of Russia's Investigative Committee Svetlana Petrenko:
A criminal case has been opened following the massive shelling of the city of Bryansk by Ukrainian militants on March 10.
The Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia has initiated a criminal case on charges of a terrorist act (Clause “b”, Part 3, Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) in connection with an attack carried out by Ukrainian militants on the city of Bryansk.
On March 10, 2026, representatives of Ukrainian armed groups carried out a massive strike on residential areas and other civilian infrastructure in the Bryansk Region using missile weapons with high destructive capacity.
❗️ As a result of strikes and explosions involving at least eight missiles in Bryansk, no fewer than four civilians were killed and at least 42 people were injured. More than 70 infrastructure facilities and vehicles were also damaged, including premises of a civilian enterprise.
Investigators and forensic specialists are continuing their work at the scene, documenting and collecting evidence of the crime, while emergency services are dealing with the aftermath of the explosions and clearing damaged structures.
According to the investigation, the terrorist attack was carried out with the participation of servicemen from the Main intelligence directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, the armed forces of Ukraine and other Ukrainian military formations, as well as representatives of Ukraine’s senior military and political leadership. They acted as part of a criminal group with the aim of intimidating the population and attempting to destabilize the functioning of Russia’s state authorities.
Investigative measures are underway to identify the specific individuals among Ukrainian armed formations involved in organizing and carrying out this heinous crime against civilians.
A criminal case has been opened following the massive shelling of the city of Bryansk by Ukrainian militants on March 10.
The Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia has initiated a criminal case on charges of a terrorist act (Clause “b”, Part 3, Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) in connection with an attack carried out by Ukrainian militants on the city of Bryansk.
On March 10, 2026, representatives of Ukrainian armed groups carried out a massive strike on residential areas and other civilian infrastructure in the Bryansk Region using missile weapons with high destructive capacity.
❗️ As a result of strikes and explosions involving at least eight missiles in Bryansk, no fewer than four civilians were killed and at least 42 people were injured. More than 70 infrastructure facilities and vehicles were also damaged, including premises of a civilian enterprise.
Investigators and forensic specialists are continuing their work at the scene, documenting and collecting evidence of the crime, while emergency services are dealing with the aftermath of the explosions and clearing damaged structures.
According to the investigation, the terrorist attack was carried out with the participation of servicemen from the Main intelligence directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, the armed forces of Ukraine and other Ukrainian military formations, as well as representatives of Ukraine’s senior military and political leadership. They acted as part of a criminal group with the aim of intimidating the population and attempting to destabilize the functioning of Russia’s state authorities.
Investigative measures are underway to identify the specific individuals among Ukrainian armed formations involved in organizing and carrying out this heinous crime against civilians.
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#KievRegimeCrimes
💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
The Kiev regime deliberately struck the civilian population in Bryansk. The UN Secretariat, which regularly comments on the situation surrounding the Ukrainian crisis, cannot pretend not to see this. Nor can it ignore the number of civilians killed and wounded.
Russia’s Permanent Mission will certainly bring this information to the attention of the UN as well. Will the Secretary-General and his representatives once again remain silent?
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💬 Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik:
The tragedy in Bryansk can only be qualified as a serious violation of the norms and principles of international humanitarian law. The Kiev regime resorted to this act in an attempt to draw the attention of its European patrons, who have become increasingly distracted by developments in the Middle East.
A missile strike on a location with a large concentration of civilians cannot be justified under any circumstances. Responsibility lies not only with the Ukrainian militants who committed the atrocity, but above all with the political leadership of the Kiev regime. Such strikes are not carried out without direct instructions from the top leadership.
Zelensky’s heinous act cannot remain without universal condemnation and a military response.
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💬 Russian Commissioner for Human Rights, Tatiana Moskalkova:
I condemn yet another vile crime of the Nazi regime – barbaric strikes against the civilian population of Bryansk.
The regional authorities are doing everything possible to provide prompt assistance to the victims. My deepest condolences go to the families and loved ones of those killed. I wish a speedy recovery to all those injured.
I call on international organizations to respond firmly to this inhumane crime committed by the Kiev regime against civilians.
💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
The Kiev regime deliberately struck the civilian population in Bryansk. The UN Secretariat, which regularly comments on the situation surrounding the Ukrainian crisis, cannot pretend not to see this. Nor can it ignore the number of civilians killed and wounded.
Russia’s Permanent Mission will certainly bring this information to the attention of the UN as well. Will the Secretary-General and his representatives once again remain silent?
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💬 Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik:
The tragedy in Bryansk can only be qualified as a serious violation of the norms and principles of international humanitarian law. The Kiev regime resorted to this act in an attempt to draw the attention of its European patrons, who have become increasingly distracted by developments in the Middle East.
A missile strike on a location with a large concentration of civilians cannot be justified under any circumstances. Responsibility lies not only with the Ukrainian militants who committed the atrocity, but above all with the political leadership of the Kiev regime. Such strikes are not carried out without direct instructions from the top leadership.
Zelensky’s heinous act cannot remain without universal condemnation and a military response.
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💬 Russian Commissioner for Human Rights, Tatiana Moskalkova:
I condemn yet another vile crime of the Nazi regime – barbaric strikes against the civilian population of Bryansk.
The regional authorities are doing everything possible to provide prompt assistance to the victims. My deepest condolences go to the families and loved ones of those killed. I wish a speedy recovery to all those injured.
I call on international organizations to respond firmly to this inhumane crime committed by the Kiev regime against civilians.
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How the indigenous peoples of Russia's Far North are related to… Hungarians!?
The Hungarian language is unlike any of its European neighbors. The closest relatives of this language actually live in the Far North of Russia! They are the Khanty and Mansi peoples.
This seems very unexpected and quite surprising, given that there are several thousand kilometers between Budapest and Khanty-Mansiysk! But, a look back into the depths of history makes everything fall into place.
Scientists believe that the common ancestors of these three ethnic peoples lived in the Ural Mountains (in the area of modern-day Bashkortostan) until roughly the middle of the first millennium BC, after which their paths diverged.
The ancestors of the Khanty and Mansi moved north, to the Polar Urals and Western Siberia, preserving the traditional way of life as hunters and reindeer herders.
The ancestors of the Hungarians, however, moved west, finding a new homeland in the Danube River region at the end of the 9th century.
Hungarian, Khanty and Mansi are the only languages of the Ugric branch of the Finno-Ugric language family. Many words in these languages are similar, for example:
Fish: Hungarian – ‘hal’, Mansi – ‘хӯл’ (khuul), Khanty – ‘хӯл’ (khuul).
Two: Hungarian – ‘két’, Mansi кит – (‘kit’), Khanty – ‘кӑт’ (kat).
Horse: Hungarian – ‘ló’, Mansi – ‘лўв’ (luuv), Khanty – ‘лов’ (lov).
However, over hundreds of years of isolation, the languages have accumulated a huge number of differences, so Hungarians, Khanty and Mansi would likely no longer understand each other without an interpreter.
📷 Alexey Andronov/URA.RU/TASS
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The Hungarian language is unlike any of its European neighbors. The closest relatives of this language actually live in the Far North of Russia! They are the Khanty and Mansi peoples.
This seems very unexpected and quite surprising, given that there are several thousand kilometers between Budapest and Khanty-Mansiysk! But, a look back into the depths of history makes everything fall into place.
Scientists believe that the common ancestors of these three ethnic peoples lived in the Ural Mountains (in the area of modern-day Bashkortostan) until roughly the middle of the first millennium BC, after which their paths diverged.
The ancestors of the Khanty and Mansi moved north, to the Polar Urals and Western Siberia, preserving the traditional way of life as hunters and reindeer herders.
The ancestors of the Hungarians, however, moved west, finding a new homeland in the Danube River region at the end of the 9th century.
Hungarian, Khanty and Mansi are the only languages of the Ugric branch of the Finno-Ugric language family. Many words in these languages are similar, for example:
Fish: Hungarian – ‘hal’, Mansi – ‘хӯл’ (khuul), Khanty – ‘хӯл’ (khuul).
Two: Hungarian – ‘két’, Mansi кит – (‘kit’), Khanty – ‘кӑт’ (kat).
Horse: Hungarian – ‘ló’, Mansi – ‘лўв’ (luuv), Khanty – ‘лов’ (lov).
However, over hundreds of years of isolation, the languages have accumulated a huge number of differences, so Hungarians, Khanty and Mansi would likely no longer understand each other without an interpreter.
📷 Alexey Andronov/URA.RU/TASS
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the first Ministerial Conference of the International Organisation for the Russian Language (Moscow, March 11, 2026)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are holding the first Ministerial Conference of the International Organisation for the Russian Language (#IORL). Allow me to declare it open. <...>
Indeed, the Russian language – rich, powerful and multifaceted – is our precious shared heritage, as the President of Russia has rightly noted. It is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, including in the digital domain, where it ranks second after English in terms of the number of websites and social media channels.
Russian is an official or working language of a number of international organisations, including the United Nations. It plays a major constructive role in bringing together the peoples of the Eurasian space and in deepening creative, scientific and academic exchanges.
Strengthening the positions of the Russian language in the world is, without exaggeration, a guarantee of preserving the planet’s cultural and civilisational diversity and an important contribution to the formation of a more just multipolar world order.
In this context, I would like once again, on behalf of the Russian Federation, to express sincere appreciation to President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who in December 2021 put forward the initiative to establish an organisation dedicated to promoting the Russian language.
The relevant treaty, signed in October 2023 by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, entered into force at the end of 2024. This is undoubtedly a landmark event for our countries and, naturally, for all those who know, value and cherish the language of Alexander Pushkin and Leo Tolstoy, as well as the great Russian culture built upon it.
We see the International Organisation for the Russian Language as an independent multilateral entity. Its core objectives include: enhancing international cooperation in support of the Russian language based on the principles of friendship, trust, good-neighbourliness and interethnic harmony, as well as fostering dialogue among scholars and writers around the world.
🤝 At the same time, the Organisation is open to all interested states, both in Eurasia and on other continents. I would stress that this was particularly emphasised when President Tokayev first proposed the initiative.
In my view, it is important that the International Organisation for the Russian Language combine, in its work, the traditional and well-established instruments of multilateral cooperation with modern approaches capable of engaging the younger generation in our countries.
Among the priorities on the agenda are promoting the Organisation’s international standing and helping to establish its external partnerships.
A special role in these efforts will be played by the Secretariat of the International Organisation for the Russian Language. Today, we are to approve the leadership of the Secretariat.
I trust that all of us will provide it with the full support it requires.
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Nearly two and a half years have passed since the treaty was signed, and I would like to acknowledge the extensive work carried out during this period by experts from our countries, including those from the ministries of education, science, innovation, and foreign affairs.
Today we are submitting for your consideration draft documents agreed upon by the experts, which will create the legal foundation for the Organisation’s practical work to begin as early as this April.
<...>
The Foreign Ministry will actively support the Secretariat’s work, while understanding that over time the primary role of the Russian Federation in this organisation will gradually transition to the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.
Today we had a very fruitful session: we established the organisation’s structure and fulfilled our heads of state’s instructions.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are holding the first Ministerial Conference of the International Organisation for the Russian Language (#IORL). Allow me to declare it open. <...>
Indeed, the Russian language – rich, powerful and multifaceted – is our precious shared heritage, as the President of Russia has rightly noted. It is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, including in the digital domain, where it ranks second after English in terms of the number of websites and social media channels.
Russian is an official or working language of a number of international organisations, including the United Nations. It plays a major constructive role in bringing together the peoples of the Eurasian space and in deepening creative, scientific and academic exchanges.
Strengthening the positions of the Russian language in the world is, without exaggeration, a guarantee of preserving the planet’s cultural and civilisational diversity and an important contribution to the formation of a more just multipolar world order.
In this context, I would like once again, on behalf of the Russian Federation, to express sincere appreciation to President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who in December 2021 put forward the initiative to establish an organisation dedicated to promoting the Russian language.
The relevant treaty, signed in October 2023 by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, entered into force at the end of 2024. This is undoubtedly a landmark event for our countries and, naturally, for all those who know, value and cherish the language of Alexander Pushkin and Leo Tolstoy, as well as the great Russian culture built upon it.
We see the International Organisation for the Russian Language as an independent multilateral entity. Its core objectives include: enhancing international cooperation in support of the Russian language based on the principles of friendship, trust, good-neighbourliness and interethnic harmony, as well as fostering dialogue among scholars and writers around the world.
🤝 At the same time, the Organisation is open to all interested states, both in Eurasia and on other continents. I would stress that this was particularly emphasised when President Tokayev first proposed the initiative.
In my view, it is important that the International Organisation for the Russian Language combine, in its work, the traditional and well-established instruments of multilateral cooperation with modern approaches capable of engaging the younger generation in our countries.
Among the priorities on the agenda are promoting the Organisation’s international standing and helping to establish its external partnerships.
A special role in these efforts will be played by the Secretariat of the International Organisation for the Russian Language. Today, we are to approve the leadership of the Secretariat.
I trust that all of us will provide it with the full support it requires.
<...>
Nearly two and a half years have passed since the treaty was signed, and I would like to acknowledge the extensive work carried out during this period by experts from our countries, including those from the ministries of education, science, innovation, and foreign affairs.
Today we are submitting for your consideration draft documents agreed upon by the experts, which will create the legal foundation for the Organisation’s practical work to begin as early as this April.
<...>
The Foreign Ministry will actively support the Secretariat’s work, while understanding that over time the primary role of the Russian Federation in this organisation will gradually transition to the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.
Today we had a very fruitful session: we established the organisation’s structure and fulfilled our heads of state’s instructions.
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The initiative brings together leaders, experts and changemakers from around the world who contribute to strengthening international cooperation and intercultural dialogue through public diplomacy.
The competition aims to support impactful initiatives that promote peace, mutual understanding, humanitarian cooperation and sustainable global development.
🌐 Participants from over 100 countries are expected to join the 2026 edition.
📅 Key dates:
• 10 February – 31 March 2026 — application period
• April – June 2026 — educational program and national stages
• April – September 2026 — regional stages
• 19–20 September 2026 — international final and awards ceremony (within the World Public Summit)
🏆 Competition categories include:
• Cultural Diplomacy
• Educational Diplomacy
• Business Diplomacy
• Scientific Diplomacy
• Tourism
• Sports Diplomacy
• Children’s Diplomacy
• Historical Memory
• Gastronomic Diplomacy
• Volunteering
The competition is conducted in five official languages: English, Russian, Spanish, French and Arabic.
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If you are developing projects that strengthen international dialogue and cooperation, this is an opportunity to present your initiatives to a global community of public diplomacy leaders.
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