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🎙 Statement by President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the restricted-format meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State (Turkmenbashi, October 9, 2026)
💬 Vladimir Putin: Over the past three and a half decades, the Commonwealth of Independent States (#CIS) has come a long way, establishing itself as a respected regional integration association.
It is thanks to the CIS that we have managed to preserve, and in many areas even strengthen, the economic, social, cultural and humanitarian ties our peoples developed over centuries of living in a single state.
The economy has always been, and remains, one of our priorities for cooperation. The CIS countries work closely together in trade, investment and high technology. Of course, we would like to move faster and work more effectively in this area. That is certainly true. Nevertheless, progress is being made.
📈 Notably, Russia’s trade with its CIS partners exceeded $110 billion in 2025 and grew by a further 12% in the first half of this year.
Our countries have also established effective coordination in tackling financial and economic offences, money laundering and corruption. We are implementing joint programmes to combat the criminal use of digital technologies, organised crime, drug trafficking, terrorism and extremism. Our law enforcement agencies and special services maintain close operational contacts.
A number of useful new decisions on criminal justice, cybercrime prevention and border protection have been submitted for approval at this Summit, and Russia supports them.
🌐 I am pleased to note that the CIS countries unanimously support the establishment of a fair #MultipolarWorld order based on the universally recognised principles of international law and the central role of the UN.
Humanitarian ties are an important part of our partnership within the CIS. We maintain intensive exchanges in science and education, culture and tourism, healthcare and environmental protection, sport and youth policy.
As for the environment, thanks to our hosts, who are chairing this meeting, we will also discuss the situation in the Caspian Sea today – a pressing issue for many of us.
🇷🇺 The Russian language is a powerful unifying force across the vast CIS region, as has also been noted today. In 2026, the International Organisation for the Russian Language began its work. Its first ministerial meeting took place in Moscow, setting out the main areas of work to preserve our shared Russian-language cultural and humanitarian heritage and promote the Russian language worldwide.
I have repeatedly stressed the importance of joint efforts by the CIS countries to protect our shared history and prevent its falsification. Young people must know the truth about our peoples’ achievements during the Soviet era and the heroic feats of our fathers and grandfathers during the Great Patriotic War.
More broadly, promoting a positive image of the CIS among the public, in the media and on the international stage is a particularly important task. We expect the relevant decision being approved at today’s meeting to give fresh impetus to this work.
🤝 Following our established tradition, dear friends, I would like to invite you all to St Petersburg on December 21. We traditionally gather for a friendly meeting of CIS Leaders ahead of the New Year, giving us an opportunity to discuss current issues and future plans in an informal setting.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: Over the past three and a half decades, the Commonwealth of Independent States (#CIS) has come a long way, establishing itself as a respected regional integration association.
It is thanks to the CIS that we have managed to preserve, and in many areas even strengthen, the economic, social, cultural and humanitarian ties our peoples developed over centuries of living in a single state.
The economy has always been, and remains, one of our priorities for cooperation. The CIS countries work closely together in trade, investment and high technology. Of course, we would like to move faster and work more effectively in this area. That is certainly true. Nevertheless, progress is being made.
📈 Notably, Russia’s trade with its CIS partners exceeded $110 billion in 2025 and grew by a further 12% in the first half of this year.
Our countries have also established effective coordination in tackling financial and economic offences, money laundering and corruption. We are implementing joint programmes to combat the criminal use of digital technologies, organised crime, drug trafficking, terrorism and extremism. Our law enforcement agencies and special services maintain close operational contacts.
A number of useful new decisions on criminal justice, cybercrime prevention and border protection have been submitted for approval at this Summit, and Russia supports them.
🌐 I am pleased to note that the CIS countries unanimously support the establishment of a fair #MultipolarWorld order based on the universally recognised principles of international law and the central role of the UN.
Humanitarian ties are an important part of our partnership within the CIS. We maintain intensive exchanges in science and education, culture and tourism, healthcare and environmental protection, sport and youth policy.
As for the environment, thanks to our hosts, who are chairing this meeting, we will also discuss the situation in the Caspian Sea today – a pressing issue for many of us.
🇷🇺 The Russian language is a powerful unifying force across the vast CIS region, as has also been noted today. In 2026, the International Organisation for the Russian Language began its work. Its first ministerial meeting took place in Moscow, setting out the main areas of work to preserve our shared Russian-language cultural and humanitarian heritage and promote the Russian language worldwide.
I have repeatedly stressed the importance of joint efforts by the CIS countries to protect our shared history and prevent its falsification. Young people must know the truth about our peoples’ achievements during the Soviet era and the heroic feats of our fathers and grandfathers during the Great Patriotic War.
More broadly, promoting a positive image of the CIS among the public, in the media and on the international stage is a particularly important task. We expect the relevant decision being approved at today’s meeting to give fresh impetus to this work.
🤝 Following our established tradition, dear friends, I would like to invite you all to St Petersburg on December 21. We traditionally gather for a friendly meeting of CIS Leaders ahead of the New Year, giving us an opportunity to discuss current issues and future plans in an informal setting.
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📄 Joint Statement by the CIS Member States on Supporting Practical Steps to Prevent an Arms Race in Outer Space (October 7, 2026)
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✍️ We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, hereby declare the following.
The CIS Member States conduct activities relating to exploration and use of outer space in full compliance with the Charter of the United Nations, the 1967 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, and other regulations and principles of international law, in the interests of promoting international cooperation and mutual understanding and maintaining international peace and security.
The Parties advocate broad joint efforts by the international community to improve the relevant international legal framework.
❗️ The CIS Member States express serious concern over the real prospect of an arms race in outer space and its transformation into an arena of military confrontation, which undermines global stability.
The Parties note that a ban on placing weapons of any kind in outer space, as well as on the use or threat of force against space objects or through the use of such objects, could prevent the emergence of a serious threat to international peace and security. The Parties also emphasise the unacceptability of using space systems and their associated ground infrastructure for purposes that are incompatible with maintaining international peace and security and strengthening trust among states.
The CIS member states reiterate the exceptional importance of taking immediate practical measures to prevent an arms race in outer space (#PAROS).
The most effective of these remains the negotiation by the international community of a multilateral, legally binding instrument that would provide reliable guarantees for preventing an arms race in outer space and prohibiting the placement of weapons there. This instrument should be based on the Russian-Chinese draft treaty on preventing the placement of weapons in outer space, the threat or use of force against outer space objects, and the substantive report of the Group of Governmental Experts on PAROS, established pursuant to UN General Assembly Resolution 77/250 and adopted by consensus in 2024.
The Parties reaffirm the key role of the Conference on Disarmament, which is the single multilateral negotiating forum on disarmament, in negotiations on an international agreement to prevent an arms race in outer space.
The CIS Member States welcome the launch of a discussion on the substantive elements of a legally binding international instrument on PAROS, as well as on non-binding measures, within the framework of the UN Open-Ended Working Group established by UN General Assembly Decision 79/512. These discussions include, in particular, preventing the placement of weapons in outer space. The Parties look forward to the Working Group achieving substantive results.
☝️ The Parties share the view that transparency and confidence-building measures help prevent the placement of weapons in outer space. At the same time, they emphasise that any possible non-binding measures on PAROS must, directly or indirectly, contribute to a comprehensive ban on placing weapons in outer space and on the use or threat of force against space objects or through the use of such objects. Such measures must complement, rather than replace, legally binding agreements on PAROS.
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✍️ We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, hereby declare the following.
The CIS Member States conduct activities relating to exploration and use of outer space in full compliance with the Charter of the United Nations, the 1967 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, and other regulations and principles of international law, in the interests of promoting international cooperation and mutual understanding and maintaining international peace and security.
The Parties advocate broad joint efforts by the international community to improve the relevant international legal framework.
❗️ The CIS Member States express serious concern over the real prospect of an arms race in outer space and its transformation into an arena of military confrontation, which undermines global stability.
The Parties note that a ban on placing weapons of any kind in outer space, as well as on the use or threat of force against space objects or through the use of such objects, could prevent the emergence of a serious threat to international peace and security. The Parties also emphasise the unacceptability of using space systems and their associated ground infrastructure for purposes that are incompatible with maintaining international peace and security and strengthening trust among states.
The CIS member states reiterate the exceptional importance of taking immediate practical measures to prevent an arms race in outer space (#PAROS).
The most effective of these remains the negotiation by the international community of a multilateral, legally binding instrument that would provide reliable guarantees for preventing an arms race in outer space and prohibiting the placement of weapons there. This instrument should be based on the Russian-Chinese draft treaty on preventing the placement of weapons in outer space, the threat or use of force against outer space objects, and the substantive report of the Group of Governmental Experts on PAROS, established pursuant to UN General Assembly Resolution 77/250 and adopted by consensus in 2024.
The Parties reaffirm the key role of the Conference on Disarmament, which is the single multilateral negotiating forum on disarmament, in negotiations on an international agreement to prevent an arms race in outer space.
The CIS Member States welcome the launch of a discussion on the substantive elements of a legally binding international instrument on PAROS, as well as on non-binding measures, within the framework of the UN Open-Ended Working Group established by UN General Assembly Decision 79/512. These discussions include, in particular, preventing the placement of weapons in outer space. The Parties look forward to the Working Group achieving substantive results.
☝️ The Parties share the view that transparency and confidence-building measures help prevent the placement of weapons in outer space. At the same time, they emphasise that any possible non-binding measures on PAROS must, directly or indirectly, contribute to a comprehensive ban on placing weapons in outer space and on the use or threat of force against space objects or through the use of such objects. Such measures must complement, rather than replace, legally binding agreements on PAROS.
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🎙️Комментарий Посла России в Норвегии Н.В.Корчунова для РИА Новости в связи с объявлением лауреата Нобелевской премии мира (10 октября 2026 г.)
❓Вопрос: Не могли бы Вы прокомментировать присуждение Нобелевской премии мира бывшему верховному комиссару ООН по правам человека Нави Пиллэй. Оправдано ли вручение награды ей?
💬 Ответ: Применительно к присуждению Нобелевской премии мира для нас принципиально важно, насколько выбор лауреата отвечает критериям, закрепленным в завещании Альфреда Нобеля, - вкладу в дело укрепления дружбы народов, сокращения армий или проведения мирных конгрессов.
Приходится, однако, констатировать, что решения Норвежского Нобелевского комитета нередко основываются на весьма вольном толковании этого документа. Само определение лауреата по сути отдано на откуп узкому кругу лиц, утверждаемых главным образом представленными в норвежском парламенте партиями. Результатом становится заметная политизация премии: среди ее обладателей в разные годы оказывались в том числе те, чья деятельность способствовала подрыву международного права, включая положения Устава ООН.
На этом фоне и нынешний выбор оставляет вопросы с точки зрения соответствия изначальному замыслу Альфреда Нобеля. Что до самой Нави Пиллэй - опытного юриста-международника из ЮАР, - оценку ее деятельности оставляем экспертному сообществу.
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❓Вопрос: Не могли бы Вы прокомментировать присуждение Нобелевской премии мира бывшему верховному комиссару ООН по правам человека Нави Пиллэй. Оправдано ли вручение награды ей?
💬 Ответ: Применительно к присуждению Нобелевской премии мира для нас принципиально важно, насколько выбор лауреата отвечает критериям, закрепленным в завещании Альфреда Нобеля, - вкладу в дело укрепления дружбы народов, сокращения армий или проведения мирных конгрессов.
Приходится, однако, констатировать, что решения Норвежского Нобелевского комитета нередко основываются на весьма вольном толковании этого документа. Само определение лауреата по сути отдано на откуп узкому кругу лиц, утверждаемых главным образом представленными в норвежском парламенте партиями. Результатом становится заметная политизация премии: среди ее обладателей в разные годы оказывались в том числе те, чья деятельность способствовала подрыву международного права, включая положения Устава ООН.
На этом фоне и нынешний выбор оставляет вопросы с точки зрения соответствия изначальному замыслу Альфреда Нобеля. Что до самой Нави Пиллэй - опытного юриста-международника из ЮАР, - оценку ее деятельности оставляем экспертному сообществу.
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🎙️ Kommentar fra Russlands ambassadør i Norge Nikolay Korchunov til RIA Novosti i forbindelse med kunngjøringen av vinneren av Nobels fredspris (10. oktober 2026)
❓Spørsmål: Kan De kommentere tildelingen av Nobels fredspris til FNs tidligere høykommissær for menneskerettigheter, Navi Pillay? Er det berettiget å tildele henne prisen?
💬 Svar: Når det gjelder tildelingen av Nobels fredspris, er det av avgjørende betydning for oss i hvilken grad valget av prisvinner oppfyller kriteriene som er fastsatt i Alfred Nobels testamente – nemlig bidrag til å styrke vennskapet mellom folkene, redusere militærstyrkene eller avholde fredskongresser.
Vi må imidlertid konstatere at beslutningene til Den norske Nobelkomiteen ikke sjelden bygger på en svært fri tolkning av dette dokumentet. Selve utvelgelsen av prisvinneren er i praksis overlatt til en liten krets av personer som hovedsakelig godkjennes av partiene som er representert i det norske Stortinget. Resultatet blir en merkbar politisering av prisen: blant prisvinnerne gjennom årene har det blant annet vært personer hvis virksomhet har bidratt til å undergrave folkeretten, inkludert bestemmelsene i FN-pakten.
På denne bakgrunn reiser også det nåværende valget spørsmål med hensyn til samsvar med Alfred Nobels opprinnelige intensjon. Når det gjelder Navi Pillay selv – en erfaren jurist innen folkerett fra Sør-Afrika – overlater vi vurderingen av hennes virksomhet til ekspertmiljøet.
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❓Spørsmål: Kan De kommentere tildelingen av Nobels fredspris til FNs tidligere høykommissær for menneskerettigheter, Navi Pillay? Er det berettiget å tildele henne prisen?
💬 Svar: Når det gjelder tildelingen av Nobels fredspris, er det av avgjørende betydning for oss i hvilken grad valget av prisvinner oppfyller kriteriene som er fastsatt i Alfred Nobels testamente – nemlig bidrag til å styrke vennskapet mellom folkene, redusere militærstyrkene eller avholde fredskongresser.
Vi må imidlertid konstatere at beslutningene til Den norske Nobelkomiteen ikke sjelden bygger på en svært fri tolkning av dette dokumentet. Selve utvelgelsen av prisvinneren er i praksis overlatt til en liten krets av personer som hovedsakelig godkjennes av partiene som er representert i det norske Stortinget. Resultatet blir en merkbar politisering av prisen: blant prisvinnerne gjennom årene har det blant annet vært personer hvis virksomhet har bidratt til å undergrave folkeretten, inkludert bestemmelsene i FN-pakten.
På denne bakgrunn reiser også det nåværende valget spørsmål med hensyn til samsvar med Alfred Nobels opprinnelige intensjon. Når det gjelder Navi Pillay selv – en erfaren jurist innen folkerett fra Sør-Afrika – overlater vi vurderingen av hennes virksomhet til ekspertmiljøet.
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#Announcement
⚡️ On October 14-16, Moscow will host the Russian Energy Week 2026 International Forum.
#REW is Russia’s leading international platform for discussing key issues in the development of the fuel and energy sector, interregional cooperation and international energy partnerships.
Over the years, the Forum has established itself as one of the most prominent international venues for discussing pressing issues facing the fuel and energy industries.
This year’s programme features more than 30 panel sessions and discussions with over 100 speakers, organised into seven thematic tracks:
• Oil Market Transformation
• Gas Market Development
• Investment in the Electric Power Industry
• New Energy
• Environment and Energy Efficiency
• The Energy of International Cooperation
• Education and Workforce Development
💬 Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak:
🌐 The REW 2026 agenda includes oil production in the Arctic, economic and energy development in the digital age, the “3+3” platform and energy cooperation in the South Caucasus.
Particular attention will be paid to #RussiaASEAN energy cooperation. A meeting of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (#UNECE) working group on digitalisation in energy will also take place.
💬 Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Sergey Tsivilev:
👉 More on REW 2026 Youth Day on October 14
👉 REW 2026 Business Programme
👉 Information about the Forum on the official REW 2026 website
#REW2026
⚡️ On October 14-16, Moscow will host the Russian Energy Week 2026 International Forum.
#REW is Russia’s leading international platform for discussing key issues in the development of the fuel and energy sector, interregional cooperation and international energy partnerships.
Over the years, the Forum has established itself as one of the most prominent international venues for discussing pressing issues facing the fuel and energy industries.
This year’s programme features more than 30 panel sessions and discussions with over 100 speakers, organised into seven thematic tracks:
• Oil Market Transformation
• Gas Market Development
• Investment in the Electric Power Industry
• New Energy
• Environment and Energy Efficiency
• The Energy of International Cooperation
• Education and Workforce Development
💬 Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak:
The goal of Russian Energy Week 2026 is to make dialogue within the industry as practical as possible.
The business programme is structured around the key segments of the fuel and energy sector: oil and gas, electric power, renewables and technological modernisation.
The technology and industry strategy tracks have also been expanded, giving participants clear guidance for planning and implementing solutions. Particular attention will be paid to international projects and investment.
🌐 The REW 2026 agenda includes oil production in the Arctic, economic and energy development in the digital age, the “3+3” platform and energy cooperation in the South Caucasus.
Particular attention will be paid to #RussiaASEAN energy cooperation. A meeting of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (#UNECE) working group on digitalisation in energy will also take place.
💬 Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Sergey Tsivilev:
Russian Energy Week provides a platform for developing solutions that are crucial to the industry’s operations.
I would also like to highlight Youth Day. It offers young professionals an opportunity to speak directly with industry leaders, put forward their ideas and explore career prospects in the fuel and energy sector.
This is the generation that will shape Russia’s energy industry in the decades ahead.
👉 More on REW 2026 Youth Day on October 14
👉 REW 2026 Business Programme
👉 Information about the Forum on the official REW 2026 website
#REW2026
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➡️ For the first time, the Olympiad will be open to citizens of China and ASEAN countries.
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The Olympiad will be held in two stages:
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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding Poland’s plans concerning the Kaliningrad Region (October 16, 2026)
❓ Question: In a recent interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said that the North Atlantic Alliance had no plans to blockade Kaliningrad. “I want to be absolutely clear: NATO is not preparing any blockade of Kaliningrad. This is a threat built around a scenario that does not exist,” he emphasised. How would you comment on this?
Maria Zakharova: Yes, such a statement was indeed made. Let us assume, difficult as it may be to believe, that the Admiral is being sincere this time. If so, what plans are actually being drawn up?
For example, on October 12, at the annual Warsaw Security Forum, one of the central events was a keynote address by NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich, entitled Theory of Victory: How Do We Achieve Military Success Against Russia in Deterrence and Defence?
A senior NATO general chose Warsaw, the capital of a country currently pursuing militarisation at a breakneck pace, to present his proposals, the analytical merits of which we shall leave you to judge. It is worth noting that Poland harbours ambitions to turn its Wojsko Polskie into perhaps the most powerful military in Europe, and specific scenarios for its deployment are already being drawn up.
For instance, the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces has developed operational plans for launching pre-emptive precision strikes against the Kaliningrad Region, should a “war with Russia become inevitable”. Just consider this: nothing has happened yet, but the Polish hussars are already charging ahead in formation.
Specifically, the plan envisages the destruction of all military infrastructure, primarily Iskander and S-400 missile systems, as well as ammunition depots, fuel terminals and command posts. The operation would involve US-made HIMARS and Polish Homar-K missile systems with a range of up to 300 kilometres, F-16 fighter jets armed with precision-guided missiles with a range of up to 1,000 kilometres, loitering munitions and combat UAVs.
At the same time, Polish coastal anti-ship missile systems and NATO aircraft would be used to impose a naval blockade on the Kaliningrad Region. The aim would be to prevent Baltic Fleet vessels from leaving their bases and to cut off the region’s supply routes. In parallel, a ground offensive in the Suwałki Gap is envisaged, involving the 16th and 18th Mechanised Divisions and the 1st Infantry Division of the Polish Armed Forces.
Is this not essentially Operation Barbarossa 2.0?
❗️ However, the “strategists” in Warsaw and elsewhere would do well to remember what President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have repeatedly stated:
any treacherous armed attack against the Kaliningrad Region will be met with a literally incinerating response, using every means at Russia’s disposal. The war will be very short.
❓ Question: In a recent interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said that the North Atlantic Alliance had no plans to blockade Kaliningrad. “I want to be absolutely clear: NATO is not preparing any blockade of Kaliningrad. This is a threat built around a scenario that does not exist,” he emphasised. How would you comment on this?
Maria Zakharova: Yes, such a statement was indeed made. Let us assume, difficult as it may be to believe, that the Admiral is being sincere this time. If so, what plans are actually being drawn up?
For example, on October 12, at the annual Warsaw Security Forum, one of the central events was a keynote address by NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich, entitled Theory of Victory: How Do We Achieve Military Success Against Russia in Deterrence and Defence?
A senior NATO general chose Warsaw, the capital of a country currently pursuing militarisation at a breakneck pace, to present his proposals, the analytical merits of which we shall leave you to judge. It is worth noting that Poland harbours ambitions to turn its Wojsko Polskie into perhaps the most powerful military in Europe, and specific scenarios for its deployment are already being drawn up.
For instance, the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces has developed operational plans for launching pre-emptive precision strikes against the Kaliningrad Region, should a “war with Russia become inevitable”. Just consider this: nothing has happened yet, but the Polish hussars are already charging ahead in formation.
Specifically, the plan envisages the destruction of all military infrastructure, primarily Iskander and S-400 missile systems, as well as ammunition depots, fuel terminals and command posts. The operation would involve US-made HIMARS and Polish Homar-K missile systems with a range of up to 300 kilometres, F-16 fighter jets armed with precision-guided missiles with a range of up to 1,000 kilometres, loitering munitions and combat UAVs.
At the same time, Polish coastal anti-ship missile systems and NATO aircraft would be used to impose a naval blockade on the Kaliningrad Region. The aim would be to prevent Baltic Fleet vessels from leaving their bases and to cut off the region’s supply routes. In parallel, a ground offensive in the Suwałki Gap is envisaged, involving the 16th and 18th Mechanised Divisions and the 1st Infantry Division of the Polish Armed Forces.
Is this not essentially Operation Barbarossa 2.0?
❗️ However, the “strategists” in Warsaw and elsewhere would do well to remember what President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have repeatedly stated:
any treacherous armed attack against the Kaliningrad Region will be met with a literally incinerating response, using every means at Russia’s disposal. The war will be very short.
#Announcement
📣 We invite you to take part in the II International Contest “Russia – Country of Traditional Values”.
The aim of the project is to promote Russia’s image among children and young people abroad as a country that preserves and safeguards traditional, spiritual and moral values.
Age of the participants – 7 and above.
The Contest features three categories: “Story about a Traditional Value”, “Traditional Values in Frames” and “Traditional Values in a Drawing”.
✍️ Applications are accepted until December 20.
The winners will be announced in February–March 2027.
👉 Registration and details
#Russia
#Culture
The aim of the project is to promote Russia’s image among children and young people abroad as a country that preserves and safeguards traditional, spiritual and moral values.
Age of the participants – 7 and above.
The Contest features three categories: “Story about a Traditional Value”, “Traditional Values in Frames” and “Traditional Values in a Drawing”.
The winners will be announced in February–March 2027.
#Russia
#Culture
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📅 On November 23–24, 2026, the International Municipal Forum will take place at the National Centre RUSSIA in Moscow.
🏙️ The Forum is a flagship platform for discussing urban development in Russia and advancing international cooperation in the field of urban infrastructure.
🌍 The Forum will bring together Russian officials, representatives of federal and municipal authorities, business leaders, investors, public and political figures, as well as delegates from Asia, Australia and Oceania, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, North and South America, and the #CIS.
🤝 The event is organized by the Roscongress Foundation with the support of the Russian Government. The Government of Moscow is the General Partner.
📋 The Forum’s business programme will cover all key areas of municipal development:
• 🏗️ urban planning
• 🌆 integration of adjacent territories into the economy
• 💻 innovation, digitalization and high-tech manufacturing
• 🌿 the environment, healthcare and social services
• 🎓 education of the future and youth initiatives
• 🎭 culture, sports and tourism
🌱 The 6th NEASPEC International Forum on Low Carbon Cities is expected to be one of the highlights of the event. The Forum exhibition will also showcase best practices and achievements in urban planning and infrastructure development.
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🗓 On October 15, the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution entitled “Addressing Contemporary Forms of Colonialism”.
The draft was prepared by the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter, with Russia’s active participation. 19 states co-sponsored the resolution.
🌐 The resolution is non-confrontational and unifying in nature.
It stresses the need to eradicate neocolonial practices, including interference in internal affairs, unilateral coercive measures, the imposition of unfair international treaties and restrictions on technological development.
These practices are among the most serious obstacles to achieving the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and are a root cause of numerous problems on the UN agenda.
✅ The document was supported by 85 Member States, with 49 voting against and 23 abstaining.
Significantly, its supporters included #BRICS countries and states across Africa, Asia and Latin America, while its opponents were predominantly countries of the “collective West”, many of them former colonial powers. The latter refused to support the document, despite having participated in drafting it and having some of their amendments incorporated into the final text.
The voting results clearly demonstrate that the emergence of a #MultipolarWorld is well underway. Freeing interstate relations from all forms of pressure, subordination and dependence is an integral part of this process.
The Global Majority is unwilling to accept the monopoly held by a small group of countries. For these states, combating neocolonialism is no abstract notion: it is a matter of pursuing sovereign domestic and foreign policies, strengthening their security and preserving their national identity.
☝️ We expect the adopted resolution, which builds on two previous thematic resolutions of the General Assembly, to gain even broader support when it is considered shortly at a plenary meeting of the #UNGA.
This will help firmly establish the fight against all manifestations of colonialism as one of the UN key priorities.
The draft was prepared by the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter, with Russia’s active participation. 19 states co-sponsored the resolution.
🌐 The resolution is non-confrontational and unifying in nature.
It stresses the need to eradicate neocolonial practices, including interference in internal affairs, unilateral coercive measures, the imposition of unfair international treaties and restrictions on technological development.
These practices are among the most serious obstacles to achieving the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and are a root cause of numerous problems on the UN agenda.
✅ The document was supported by 85 Member States, with 49 voting against and 23 abstaining.
Significantly, its supporters included #BRICS countries and states across Africa, Asia and Latin America, while its opponents were predominantly countries of the “collective West”, many of them former colonial powers. The latter refused to support the document, despite having participated in drafting it and having some of their amendments incorporated into the final text.
The voting results clearly demonstrate that the emergence of a #MultipolarWorld is well underway. Freeing interstate relations from all forms of pressure, subordination and dependence is an integral part of this process.
The Global Majority is unwilling to accept the monopoly held by a small group of countries. For these states, combating neocolonialism is no abstract notion: it is a matter of pursuing sovereign domestic and foreign policies, strengthening their security and preserving their national identity.
☝️ We expect the adopted resolution, which builds on two previous thematic resolutions of the General Assembly, to gain even broader support when it is considered shortly at a plenary meeting of the #UNGA.
This will help firmly establish the fight against all manifestations of colonialism as one of the UN key priorities.
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🎬 “Foreign Mercenaries. Betrayed by the Kiev Regime” – a documentary by Rossiya 24 and RT investigating the crimes of foreign “legionnaires” fighting for the Ukrainian armed forces.
Thousands of foreign mercenaries sign contracts with Ukraine’s armed forces, intent on making money off death.
They are recruited via Ukrainian embassies and intermediaries operating around the world. Lured by promises of easy money, the fighters themselves describe their tours as a “safari”, or a “hunt for Russians”.
☝️ But behind this “bloody tourism” lie torture, robbery and the killing of civilians.
Who are these “soldiers of misfortune”? Why do they travel thousands of kilometres to fight in someone else’s war? And what happens when the reality of combat shatters their expectations?
👉 The film brings together eyewitness testimony, evidence gathered by Russian investigators and accounts from the mercenaries themselves.
Residents of the Kursk Region recount atrocities committed during the Ukrainian incursion, including by foreign fighters. Investigators continue their painstaking work to identify those responsible & bring them to justice.
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💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
(Maria Zakharova's weekly briefing, October 8, 2026)
#KievRegimeCrimes
Thousands of foreign mercenaries sign contracts with Ukraine’s armed forces, intent on making money off death.
They are recruited via Ukrainian embassies and intermediaries operating around the world. Lured by promises of easy money, the fighters themselves describe their tours as a “safari”, or a “hunt for Russians”.
☝️ But behind this “bloody tourism” lie torture, robbery and the killing of civilians.
Who are these “soldiers of misfortune”? Why do they travel thousands of kilometres to fight in someone else’s war? And what happens when the reality of combat shatters their expectations?
👉 The film brings together eyewitness testimony, evidence gathered by Russian investigators and accounts from the mercenaries themselves.
Residents of the Kursk Region recount atrocities committed during the Ukrainian incursion, including by foreign fighters. Investigators continue their painstaking work to identify those responsible & bring them to justice.
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💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
The filmmakers have compiled accounts of crimes committed by foreign nationals fighting for the Ukrainian armed forces.
Eyewitness accounts are supported by irrefutable evidence gathered by investigators and forensic specialists – the very evidence we have been talking about all these years.
The mercenaries themselves describe how they came to realise they had made the biggest mistake of their lives. Those who survived after the Kiev regime dragged them into Zelensky’s “favourite” meat grinder.
(Maria Zakharova's weekly briefing, October 8, 2026)
#KievRegimeCrimes
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🔹Издание подготовлено МИД России совместно с Общественным советом при ФАДН России и АНО «Экспертный центр — Проектный офис развития Арктики».
🔹Сборник продолжает серию изданий «Кодекс северных народов» и «Уставы северных народов» и посвящён охране культурно-исторического кода коренных малочисленных народов Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока.
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🔹Издание подготовлено МИД России совместно с Общественным советом при ФАДН России и АНО «Экспертный центр — Проектный офис развития Арктики».
🔹Сборник продолжает серию изданий «Кодекс северных народов» и «Уставы северных народов» и посвящён охране культурно-исторического кода коренных малочисленных народов Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока.
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🗓 Ежегодно 25 октября отмечаем историческую дату, посвящённую одному из наиболее тяжёлых и напряжённых этапов героической защиты Заполярья – освобождению в 1944 году Красной армией северо-востока Норвегии от немецко-фашистских захватчиков.
Запечатлённый на фотографиях момент встречи выходящих из укрытия в горном тоннеле в местечке Бьёрневатн жителей северонорвежского Киркенеса с освободителями стал символом мужества и доблести советских воинов, многие из которых ценой жизни изгнали гитлеровцев с норвежской земли.
🤝 Отражением искренней благодарности норвежского народа за освобождение Восточного Финнмарка, содействие в послевоенном восстановлении, а также продовольственную и иную помощь служат памятник Советскому солдату в Киркенесе, целый ряд мемориалов, посвящённых погибшим воинам в других населённых пунктах по всей Норвегии.
И сегодня по традиции сотрудниками Генерального консульства России в Киркенесе и присоединившимися к ним российскими соотечественниками и неравнодушными норвежскими гражданами проводится памятная церемония у советского памятника в этом городе.
☝️ На фоне деградировавших в последние годы двусторонних отношений, враждебного курса Осло в отношении Москвы сохранение общей исторической памяти обретает особый смысл.
Признательны всем в России и Норвегии, кто помнит события военных лет, ставшие одними из самых драматичных и эмоциональных в истории Севера, вместе с нами искренне чтит подвиг советских солдат.
#МирСпасСоветскийСолдат
🗓 Ежегодно 25 октября отмечаем историческую дату, посвящённую одному из наиболее тяжёлых и напряжённых этапов героической защиты Заполярья – освобождению в 1944 году Красной армией северо-востока Норвегии от немецко-фашистских захватчиков.
Запечатлённый на фотографиях момент встречи выходящих из укрытия в горном тоннеле в местечке Бьёрневатн жителей северонорвежского Киркенеса с освободителями стал символом мужества и доблести советских воинов, многие из которых ценой жизни изгнали гитлеровцев с норвежской земли.
🤝 Отражением искренней благодарности норвежского народа за освобождение Восточного Финнмарка, содействие в послевоенном восстановлении, а также продовольственную и иную помощь служат памятник Советскому солдату в Киркенесе, целый ряд мемориалов, посвящённых погибшим воинам в других населённых пунктах по всей Норвегии.
И сегодня по традиции сотрудниками Генерального консульства России в Киркенесе и присоединившимися к ним российскими соотечественниками и неравнодушными норвежскими гражданами проводится памятная церемония у советского памятника в этом городе.
☝️ На фоне деградировавших в последние годы двусторонних отношений, враждебного курса Осло в отношении Москвы сохранение общей исторической памяти обретает особый смысл.
Признательны всем в России и Норвегии, кто помнит события военных лет, ставшие одними из самых драматичных и эмоциональных в истории Севера, вместе с нами искренне чтит подвиг советских солдат.
#МирСпасСоветскийСолдат
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