On 25–26 August, 2025 the Russian delegation headed by Mr. Mikhail Bryzgalov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Director General of the Russian National Museum of Music and member of the Presidential Council for Culture of the Russian Federation, visited Singapore and for the first time took part in the 22nd Conference of the Asia-Pacific Band Directors’ Association.
The main outcome of the trip to Singapore was the decision of the Board of Directors to admit the “Valery Khalilov Winds Society” as a member of the Asia-Pacific Band Directors’ Association.
As part of the visit, the Russian delegation, together with Russian diplomats and a representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in Singapore, visited the Gallery NaWei of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Musical Boxes — a unique private museum and a member of the Association of Museums of Singapore — as well as the Russian Embassy in Singapore, where they met with Ambassador-Designate H.E. Dr Sergey Ganzha.
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25-26 августа российская делегация во главе с генеральным директором Российского национального музея музыки, членом Совета при Президенте РФ по культуре, заслуженным деятелем искусств М.А.Брызгаловым посетила Сингапур и впервые приняла участие в 22-й конференции Азиатско-Тихоокеанской ассоциации духовых оркестров (APBDA).
Главным итогом поездки в Сингапур стало решение совета директоров о принятии ассоциации «Духовое общество имени Валерия Халилова» в состав Азиатско-Тихоокеанской ассоциации духовых оркестров.
В рамках визита российская делегация совместно с российскими дипломатами и представителем Россотрудничества в Сингапуре посетила Центральную галерею современного искусства «На Вей», Музей музыкальных шкатулок — уникальный частный музей, входящий в Ассоциацию музеев Сингапура, а также Посольство России в Сингапуре и встретилась с Послом С.П.Ганжой.
The main outcome of the trip to Singapore was the decision of the Board of Directors to admit the “Valery Khalilov Winds Society” as a member of the Asia-Pacific Band Directors’ Association.
As part of the visit, the Russian delegation, together with Russian diplomats and a representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in Singapore, visited the Gallery NaWei of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Musical Boxes — a unique private museum and a member of the Association of Museums of Singapore — as well as the Russian Embassy in Singapore, where they met with Ambassador-Designate H.E. Dr Sergey Ganzha.
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25-26 августа российская делегация во главе с генеральным директором Российского национального музея музыки, членом Совета при Президенте РФ по культуре, заслуженным деятелем искусств М.А.Брызгаловым посетила Сингапур и впервые приняла участие в 22-й конференции Азиатско-Тихоокеанской ассоциации духовых оркестров (APBDA).
Главным итогом поездки в Сингапур стало решение совета директоров о принятии ассоциации «Духовое общество имени Валерия Халилова» в состав Азиатско-Тихоокеанской ассоциации духовых оркестров.
В рамках визита российская делегация совместно с российскими дипломатами и представителем Россотрудничества в Сингапуре посетила Центральную галерею современного искусства «На Вей», Музей музыкальных шкатулок — уникальный частный музей, входящий в Ассоциацию музеев Сингапура, а также Посольство России в Сингапуре и встретилась с Послом С.П.Ганжой.
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🇷🇺 Excerpts and key points from Russia's President Vladimir Putin's answers to media questions at the news conference on the outcomes of his official visit to the People’s Republic of China, regarding the Ukrainian crisis resolution.
📍September 3, 2025, Beijing
💬 President Vladimir Putin:
• I agree with those who believe that every country has the right to choose a system to ensure its security. This applies to all states, including Ukraine. But it also means that the security of one country cannot be guaranteed at the expense of the security of another country – in this case, the Russian Federation.
We have always been opposed to Ukraine being a member of NATO, but we have never questioned its right to conduct its economic and commercial activities as it sees fit. That includes its right to pursue membership in the European Union. <...>
• Security guarantees are natural – I often speak about this. We proceed from the premise that every country, including Ukraine, should have such guarantees, a system of security. But this has nothing to do with any kind of trade-offs, especially not with territorial exchanges.
• Frankly speaking – and I want to emphasize this – we are not fighting so much for territories as we are for human rights, for the right of people living in those territories to speak their own language, to live within their cultural framework and adhere to traditions inherited from previous generations – from their fathers, grandfathers, and so on.
That is what this is about first and foremost. And if these people, in the course of democratic electoral procedures, including referendums, expressed their will to be part of the Russian Federation, that opinion must be respected. That is what democracy is about – I want to remind those who tend to forget it. Moreover, this is in full compliance with international law: I would remind you of the very first articles of the UN Charter, which explicitly enshrine the right of nations to self-determination.
• As for possible meetings with Mr. Zelensky, I've already touched upon this. In general, have never said no to this idea. But what would be the point of such meetings? <...> If we are talking about meetings with the current head of the Ukrainian administration, let me put it diplomatically – it is possible, I have never refused it, if such a meeting is well-prepared and could lead to positive outcomes. By the way, Donald Trump asked me to hold such a meeting, if possible. I said: yes, it is possible.
Overall, if Zelensky is ready, he can come to Moscow – such a meeting will take place. <...>
• Back in 2022, we urged the Ukrainian authorities to respect the choice of the people living in the southeast of Ukraine, withdraw their troops from there, thus putting an immediate end to the conflict. And I must say that, in general, this proposal did not prompt complete rejection [from the Ukrainian side]. However, after we, at the insistent urging of our Western European colleagues, withdrew our forces from Kiev, the situation changed in an instant, and we were told – almost verbatim: now we will fight until either you snap our necks, or we break yours. I don’t recall whether I have ever said this publicly before, but that is more or less how it sounded – only in cruder terms, though expressed quite openly and, oddly enough, almost in a comradely way: now it’s either us or you. And this continues to this day.
• Nevertheless, I believe that if common sense ultimately prevails, it will be possible to reach an acceptable solution to end this conflict. That is my assumption. All the more so given that we see the attitude of the current US administration under President Trump. We see not just calls, but a genuine desire to find a solution. It seems to me there is "light at the end of the tunnel", so to speak. We shall see how the situation develops.
If not, then we will have to achieve all the goals by military means.
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📍September 3, 2025, Beijing
💬 President Vladimir Putin:
• I agree with those who believe that every country has the right to choose a system to ensure its security. This applies to all states, including Ukraine. But it also means that the security of one country cannot be guaranteed at the expense of the security of another country – in this case, the Russian Federation.
We have always been opposed to Ukraine being a member of NATO, but we have never questioned its right to conduct its economic and commercial activities as it sees fit. That includes its right to pursue membership in the European Union. <...>
• Security guarantees are natural – I often speak about this. We proceed from the premise that every country, including Ukraine, should have such guarantees, a system of security. But this has nothing to do with any kind of trade-offs, especially not with territorial exchanges.
• Frankly speaking – and I want to emphasize this – we are not fighting so much for territories as we are for human rights, for the right of people living in those territories to speak their own language, to live within their cultural framework and adhere to traditions inherited from previous generations – from their fathers, grandfathers, and so on.
That is what this is about first and foremost. And if these people, in the course of democratic electoral procedures, including referendums, expressed their will to be part of the Russian Federation, that opinion must be respected. That is what democracy is about – I want to remind those who tend to forget it. Moreover, this is in full compliance with international law: I would remind you of the very first articles of the UN Charter, which explicitly enshrine the right of nations to self-determination.
• As for possible meetings with Mr. Zelensky, I've already touched upon this. In general, have never said no to this idea. But what would be the point of such meetings? <...> If we are talking about meetings with the current head of the Ukrainian administration, let me put it diplomatically – it is possible, I have never refused it, if such a meeting is well-prepared and could lead to positive outcomes. By the way, Donald Trump asked me to hold such a meeting, if possible. I said: yes, it is possible.
Overall, if Zelensky is ready, he can come to Moscow – such a meeting will take place. <...>
• Back in 2022, we urged the Ukrainian authorities to respect the choice of the people living in the southeast of Ukraine, withdraw their troops from there, thus putting an immediate end to the conflict. And I must say that, in general, this proposal did not prompt complete rejection [from the Ukrainian side]. However, after we, at the insistent urging of our Western European colleagues, withdrew our forces from Kiev, the situation changed in an instant, and we were told – almost verbatim: now we will fight until either you snap our necks, or we break yours. I don’t recall whether I have ever said this publicly before, but that is more or less how it sounded – only in cruder terms, though expressed quite openly and, oddly enough, almost in a comradely way: now it’s either us or you. And this continues to this day.
• Nevertheless, I believe that if common sense ultimately prevails, it will be possible to reach an acceptable solution to end this conflict. That is my assumption. All the more so given that we see the attitude of the current US administration under President Trump. We see not just calls, but a genuine desire to find a solution. It seems to me there is "light at the end of the tunnel", so to speak. We shall see how the situation develops.
If not, then we will have to achieve all the goals by military means.
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🇷🇺🇻🇳 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of Vietnam Luong Cuong held a meeting in Beijing (September 3, 2025)
💬 President Putin: Mr. President, friends,
I am very glad to have the opportunity to meet with you on the sidelines of today’s ceremonial events.
First of all, I would like to congratulate you and the people of Vietnam on the 80th Anniversary of the declaration of Vietnam’s independence, which you marked yesterday.
This year, we are marking 75 years of diplomatic relations between our countries.
Over these years, Vietnam and Russia have developed a special relationship of alliance and fraternal cooperation. It is difficult for me to list all the areas of our interaction, which has been growing stronger in the past few years.
I am delighted to have this opportunity to meet with you and to discuss all aspects of our cooperation. Of course, I also have fond memories of the warm welcome that was extended to our delegation during our latest visit to Vietnam.
#RussiaVietnam
💬 President Putin: Mr. President, friends,
I am very glad to have the opportunity to meet with you on the sidelines of today’s ceremonial events.
First of all, I would like to congratulate you and the people of Vietnam on the 80th Anniversary of the declaration of Vietnam’s independence, which you marked yesterday.
This year, we are marking 75 years of diplomatic relations between our countries.
Over these years, Vietnam and Russia have developed a special relationship of alliance and fraternal cooperation. It is difficult for me to list all the areas of our interaction, which has been growing stronger in the past few years.
I am delighted to have this opportunity to meet with you and to discuss all aspects of our cooperation. Of course, I also have fond memories of the warm welcome that was extended to our delegation during our latest visit to Vietnam.
#RussiaVietnam
📄 Tianjin Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (Tianjin, September 1, 2025)
Full text of the Declaration
The Leaders of the Member-States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the SCO or the Organisation), following the meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States in Tianjin on 1 September 2025, declare the following.
✍️ The world is undergoing profound historical changes that affect all spheres of political, socio-economic and social relations. There is a growing desire to create a more just, equitable and representative multipolar world order that opens up new prospects for the development of states and mutually beneficial international cooperation.
Key points of the Declaration:
• The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II and the creation of the United Nations (UN). The Great Victory, which was made possible by the unity of the peoples of all peace-loving countries in their opposition to Nazism, fascism and militarism, determined the further course of world history and created the conditions for the formation of a stable system of international relations guaranteeing the peaceful development of humanity. Member States call for the preservation of the historical memory of the heroic deeds of peoples and the lessons of the Second World War.
• The member states reaffirmed their commitment to equal and full observance of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the SCO Charter, as well as other universally recognised principles and norms of international law in relations between SCO member states.
• Member States advocate respect for the right of peoples to independently and democratically choose their own paths of political and socio-economic development, and emphasise that the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity of states, equality, mutual benefit, non-interference in internal affairs, and non-use of force or threat of force are the basis for the sustainable development of international relations.
• The member states adhere to a line that excludes bloc and confrontational approaches to solving international and regional development problems.
• The Member States strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, stress that double standards in the fight against terrorism are unacceptable, and call on the international community to combat terrorism, including cross-border movement of terrorists, with the central role of the United Nations, by fully implementing the relevant UN Security Council resolution and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in accordance with the UN Charter and the principles of international law, in order to jointly combat all terrorist organizations.
• The member states welcomed the annual UN General Assembly resolution ”Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to escalating contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.“
• Member States strongly condemned the military strikes by Israel and the United States of America against the Islamic Republic of Iran in June 2025. Such aggressive actions against civilian targets, including nuclear energy infrastructure, which resulted in the death of civilians, are a gross violation of the principles and norms of international law and the UN Charter, and an infringement on the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• They noted that the physical nuclear safety and security of nuclear facilities must be ensured on a permanent basis, including during periods of armed conflict, in order to protect the population and the environment from harm. In this regard, they reaffirmed their commitment to diplomatic initiatives aimed at the peaceful resolution of the issues that have arisen.
Full text of the Declaration
The Leaders of the Member-States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the SCO or the Organisation), following the meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States in Tianjin on 1 September 2025, declare the following.
✍️ The world is undergoing profound historical changes that affect all spheres of political, socio-economic and social relations. There is a growing desire to create a more just, equitable and representative multipolar world order that opens up new prospects for the development of states and mutually beneficial international cooperation.
Key points of the Declaration:
• The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II and the creation of the United Nations (UN). The Great Victory, which was made possible by the unity of the peoples of all peace-loving countries in their opposition to Nazism, fascism and militarism, determined the further course of world history and created the conditions for the formation of a stable system of international relations guaranteeing the peaceful development of humanity. Member States call for the preservation of the historical memory of the heroic deeds of peoples and the lessons of the Second World War.
• The member states reaffirmed their commitment to equal and full observance of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the SCO Charter, as well as other universally recognised principles and norms of international law in relations between SCO member states.
• Member States advocate respect for the right of peoples to independently and democratically choose their own paths of political and socio-economic development, and emphasise that the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity of states, equality, mutual benefit, non-interference in internal affairs, and non-use of force or threat of force are the basis for the sustainable development of international relations.
• The member states adhere to a line that excludes bloc and confrontational approaches to solving international and regional development problems.
• The Member States strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, stress that double standards in the fight against terrorism are unacceptable, and call on the international community to combat terrorism, including cross-border movement of terrorists, with the central role of the United Nations, by fully implementing the relevant UN Security Council resolution and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in accordance with the UN Charter and the principles of international law, in order to jointly combat all terrorist organizations.
• The member states welcomed the annual UN General Assembly resolution ”Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to escalating contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.“
• Member States strongly condemned the military strikes by Israel and the United States of America against the Islamic Republic of Iran in June 2025. Such aggressive actions against civilian targets, including nuclear energy infrastructure, which resulted in the death of civilians, are a gross violation of the principles and norms of international law and the UN Charter, and an infringement on the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• They noted that the physical nuclear safety and security of nuclear facilities must be ensured on a permanent basis, including during periods of armed conflict, in order to protect the population and the environment from harm. In this regard, they reaffirmed their commitment to diplomatic initiatives aimed at the peaceful resolution of the issues that have arisen.
🇷🇺🇱🇦 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Sonexay Siphandone held a meeting on the sidelines of the X Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok (September 4, 2025)
💬 President Putin: Mr Prime Minister, friends, good afternoon.
I warmly welcome you to Russia, to Vladivostok.
You know our country well, though this is your first visit in such a capacity. I am confident that this will be both productive and highly meaningful trip.
The Eastern Economic Forum offers an opportunity not only for bilateral engagement but also for broader interaction with colleagues, as we host numerous partners from across the Pacific region.
Our bilateral relations continue to develop across all key areas, including cooperation between security agencies. This year, we will also mark the 65th Anniversary of our diplomatic relations, coming up this October.
Welcome, Mr Prime Minister.
#RussiaLaos
💬 President Putin: Mr Prime Minister, friends, good afternoon.
I warmly welcome you to Russia, to Vladivostok.
You know our country well, though this is your first visit in such a capacity. I am confident that this will be both productive and highly meaningful trip.
The Eastern Economic Forum offers an opportunity not only for bilateral engagement but also for broader interaction with colleagues, as we host numerous partners from across the Pacific region.
Our bilateral relations continue to develop across all key areas, including cooperation between security agencies. This year, we will also mark the 65th Anniversary of our diplomatic relations, coming up this October.
Welcome, Mr Prime Minister.
#RussiaLaos
🗓On September 4, the annual ASEAN-Russia Business Dialogue was held on the sidelines of the 10th Eastern Economic Forum (#EEF) in Vladivostok 🇷🇺.
🔹️This event became a key platform for discussing the prospects for strengthening economic cooperation between Russia and ASEAN. During the session, business and government leaders focused on developing joint strategies in priority areas such as energy, transport, technology and the digital economy, as well as practical steps to ensure stable trade relations.
🔹️One of the key priorities of the discussion was the expansion of trade and investment, as well as the formation of an inclusive and sustainable future based on the digital economy. An important aspect was the establishment of effective information exchange between the business communities of Russia and ASEAN, which will allow for a better understanding of the capabilities and needs of partners, as well as identifying advantages for foreign investors.
🤝Particular attention was paid to cooperation in the agricultural sector, where Russia and ASEAN countries can successfully complement each other, developing potential and deepening the level of interaction.
🔹️This event became a key platform for discussing the prospects for strengthening economic cooperation between Russia and ASEAN. During the session, business and government leaders focused on developing joint strategies in priority areas such as energy, transport, technology and the digital economy, as well as practical steps to ensure stable trade relations.
🔹️One of the key priorities of the discussion was the expansion of trade and investment, as well as the formation of an inclusive and sustainable future based on the digital economy. An important aspect was the establishment of effective information exchange between the business communities of Russia and ASEAN, which will allow for a better understanding of the capabilities and needs of partners, as well as identifying advantages for foreign investors.
🤝Particular attention was paid to cooperation in the agricultural sector, where Russia and ASEAN countries can successfully complement each other, developing potential and deepening the level of interaction.
🗓 On September 7, 1945, a military parade of the allied forces of the #USSR, US, UK and France took place in Berlin near the walls of the defeated Reichstag on Alexanderplatz Square, marking the end of #WWII.
The location of the parade – at the Brandenburg Gate, at the very heart of the German capital – was not chosen by chance. It was right here where the Battle of Berlin ended and the remnants of the Berlin group of German troops surrendered to the Red Army. Scheduled for September 7, the parade was timed to coincide with the victory over militaristic Japan.
Representatives of the allied powers responded positively to Moscow's proposal to hold a joint parade in Berlin. However, on the eve of the event, after the date and all the details had been agreed upon, the US, UK and France announced that instead of the commanders-in-chief – Eisenhower, Montgomery and Tassigny – they would send lower-ranking generals, who were already stationed in Germany, to the parade. By doing so, the allies tried to downplay the significance of the parde, which emphasized the decisive role of the Soviet Union in taking Berlin. At that time, no one doubted who bore the brunt of the storming of the capital of the Third Reich.
🇷🇺 The USSR carried out thorough preparations for the parade. The Soviet command enlisted the Red Army's most distinguished soldiers, sergeants, officers and generals who had shown unrivalled courage in taking Berlin and the main centers of the reich – the Reichstag and the Imperial Chancellery.
🎖On September 7 at 11 am, the Berlin allied parade commenced. It was received by the Commander of the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany Georgy Zhukov. The parade was opened by the combined regiment of the 248th Rifle Division of the Red Army, led by Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant Colonel Georgy Lenev. The parade was closed by a column of the Soviet armor, with the latest heavy tanks IS-3 ("Joseph Stalin") marching.
#WeWereAllies
💬 In his welcoming speech to the participants of the parade, Marshal Zhukov paid tribute to the exploits of the Soviet and Allied forces in the struggle for victory over Nazi Germany:
#Victory80 #WeRemember
The location of the parade – at the Brandenburg Gate, at the very heart of the German capital – was not chosen by chance. It was right here where the Battle of Berlin ended and the remnants of the Berlin group of German troops surrendered to the Red Army. Scheduled for September 7, the parade was timed to coincide with the victory over militaristic Japan.
Representatives of the allied powers responded positively to Moscow's proposal to hold a joint parade in Berlin. However, on the eve of the event, after the date and all the details had been agreed upon, the US, UK and France announced that instead of the commanders-in-chief – Eisenhower, Montgomery and Tassigny – they would send lower-ranking generals, who were already stationed in Germany, to the parade. By doing so, the allies tried to downplay the significance of the parde, which emphasized the decisive role of the Soviet Union in taking Berlin. At that time, no one doubted who bore the brunt of the storming of the capital of the Third Reich.
🎖On September 7 at 11 am, the Berlin allied parade commenced. It was received by the Commander of the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany Georgy Zhukov. The parade was opened by the combined regiment of the 248th Rifle Division of the Red Army, led by Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant Colonel Georgy Lenev. The parade was closed by a column of the Soviet armor, with the latest heavy tanks IS-3 ("Joseph Stalin") marching.
#WeWereAllies
💬 In his welcoming speech to the participants of the parade, Marshal Zhukov paid tribute to the exploits of the Soviet and Allied forces in the struggle for victory over Nazi Germany:
Fighting friends, comrades in arms, soldiers, officers and generals... <...> The Second World War ended with a decisive and powerful strike from the great allied powers. Our victory is a triumph of an unprecedented military partnership of democratic states.
From now on, people <...> will be eternally grateful to the great nations of America, England, the Soviet Union, the French Republic and China, to their valiant soldiers who, in the difficult time of military trials, gave each other helping hands, united to win a victory over a common enemy, to win the long-awaited peace on Earth.
#Victory80 #WeRemember
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#JournalistsSolidarityDay
📆 September 8 marks the International Day of Solidarity of Journalists, established in 1958 in memory of Czech correspondent and anti-fascist writer Julius Fučík, executed by the Nazis in 1943 during #WWII.
The day was designed to serve as a symbol of solidarity and mutual support within the global journalist community, and also as a reminder about the dangers and risks, including threats to health and life, which media representatives have to confront in the line of their duty. It was sincerely believed that such tragedies would never happen again.
Unfortunately, the further course of history failed these hopes.
In many countries, including those that consider themselves to be democracies, honest performance of one’s professional duty and loyalty to one’s beliefs may still be seen as a reason to persecute journalists, to introduce punitive censorship, and even to use outright violence.
The far from complete list of repressions against Russia's media outlets and journalists can be found here — 👉 Foreign reprisals against Russian journalists and media.
The targeted murders of Russian journalists and military correspondents by militants of the Kiev regime twisted and mocked the ideals of this International Day. German Nazis have been replaced by Banderites, and Julius Fučík’s fate has been repeated by tens of Russian journalists killed or wounded by the Kiev regime criminals.
Amid the fierce campaign that a number of countries have launched to purge their media space from all points of view that differ from the officially approved ones, the deliberate inaction of the competent international bodies such as of UNESCO, the UN OHCHR, and the OSCE (they are, in fact, condoning injustice and lawlessness with their politically biased silence) is outrageous.
Equally upsetting is the lack of unity within the journalistic community. Many Western media workers and their professional associations and unions, as well as NGOs allegedly protecting human rights, have chosen, for reasons of loyalty to their countries’ authorities, to turn a blind eye to, or even support publicly, the reprisals against their colleagues
👉 All of this betrays the spirit of unity and solidarity that was the foundation of the International Day.
Despite everything, we congratulate all correspondents, editors, photo and video operators and other media industry workers who remain faithful to the ideals of journalistic solidarity, who are always ready to help their colleagues in times of need, even if their opinions differ.
For our part, we will continue to defend journalists’ right to perform their duty honestly anywhere in the world.
📆 September 8 marks the International Day of Solidarity of Journalists, established in 1958 in memory of Czech correspondent and anti-fascist writer Julius Fučík, executed by the Nazis in 1943 during #WWII.
The day was designed to serve as a symbol of solidarity and mutual support within the global journalist community, and also as a reminder about the dangers and risks, including threats to health and life, which media representatives have to confront in the line of their duty. It was sincerely believed that such tragedies would never happen again.
Unfortunately, the further course of history failed these hopes.
In many countries, including those that consider themselves to be democracies, honest performance of one’s professional duty and loyalty to one’s beliefs may still be seen as a reason to persecute journalists, to introduce punitive censorship, and even to use outright violence.
The far from complete list of repressions against Russia's media outlets and journalists can be found here — 👉 Foreign reprisals against Russian journalists and media.
The targeted murders of Russian journalists and military correspondents by militants of the Kiev regime twisted and mocked the ideals of this International Day. German Nazis have been replaced by Banderites, and Julius Fučík’s fate has been repeated by tens of Russian journalists killed or wounded by the Kiev regime criminals.
Amid the fierce campaign that a number of countries have launched to purge their media space from all points of view that differ from the officially approved ones, the deliberate inaction of the competent international bodies such as of UNESCO, the UN OHCHR, and the OSCE (they are, in fact, condoning injustice and lawlessness with their politically biased silence) is outrageous.
Equally upsetting is the lack of unity within the journalistic community. Many Western media workers and their professional associations and unions, as well as NGOs allegedly protecting human rights, have chosen, for reasons of loyalty to their countries’ authorities, to turn a blind eye to, or even support publicly, the reprisals against their colleagues
👉 All of this betrays the spirit of unity and solidarity that was the foundation of the International Day.
Despite everything, we congratulate all correspondents, editors, photo and video operators and other media industry workers who remain faithful to the ideals of journalistic solidarity, who are always ready to help their colleagues in times of need, even if their opinions differ.
For our part, we will continue to defend journalists’ right to perform their duty honestly anywhere in the world.
🗓 On August 20, the 10th ASEAN-Russia Senior Officials’ Meeting on Agriculture (#ARSOMA) was held online.
🔹 ARSOMA was co-chaired by Myanmar 🇲🇲 and Russia 🇷🇺. The Russian delegation was headed by Ms. A. Rozhkova, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, while the Myanmar delegation was led by Dr. Thanda Kyi, Director-General of the Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
🔹 In their opening remarks, both Co-Chairs emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation in the field of agriculture between Russia and ASEAN Member States.
🔹 The meeting reviewed the progress achieved under the ASEAN-Russia Agriculture and Food Security Work Programme 2021–2025 and exchanged views on its successor framework.
🔹 Delegates also discussed new initiatives and reviewed the implementation of ongoing projects, which cover rural development, wastewater treatment and water management, sustainable agricultural practices, innovative technologies in farming, soil degradation, and other priority areas.
🔹 ARSOMA was co-chaired by Myanmar 🇲🇲 and Russia 🇷🇺. The Russian delegation was headed by Ms. A. Rozhkova, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, while the Myanmar delegation was led by Dr. Thanda Kyi, Director-General of the Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.
🔹 In their opening remarks, both Co-Chairs emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation in the field of agriculture between Russia and ASEAN Member States.
🔹 The meeting reviewed the progress achieved under the ASEAN-Russia Agriculture and Food Security Work Programme 2021–2025 and exchanged views on its successor framework.
🔹 Delegates also discussed new initiatives and reviewed the implementation of ongoing projects, which cover rural development, wastewater treatment and water management, sustainable agricultural practices, innovative technologies in farming, soil degradation, and other priority areas.
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Vladimir Putin took part in an extraordinary meeting of BRICS, held via videoconference at the initiative of Brazil, which is currently holding the chairmanship of the organisation
Cooperation between member countries in trade and economy, finance, investment, and other areas amid the current global economic landscape was on the agenda.
Cooperation between member countries in trade and economy, finance, investment, and other areas amid the current global economic landscape was on the agenda.
⭐️✍️ #OTD on September 9, 1828, an outstanding Russian novelist and philosopher Leo #Tolstoy was born.
Orphaned at an early age, he was raised by relatives. After leaving Kazan University without a degree, he joined the army in the Caucasus and later fought as an artillery officer in the Crimean War, defending Sevastopol. These wartime experiences gave him the material for the Sevastopol Sketches and inspired the realism of War and Peace.
Tolstoy went on to become one of the greatest novelists of all time, writing Anna Karenina, the autobiographical trilogy Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, and many works of philosophy and social thought that shaped global ideas on morality, justice, and nonviolence.
A year ago, the Leo Tolstoy Peace Prize was established in Russia, to be awarded to organizations and individuals for their achievements in peacekeeping, fight for freedoms, human rights, and countering the threat of World War III or nuclear catastrophe. The African Union became the first recipient of the prize in Sept 2024.
Interesting facts about Leo Tolstoy 👇
• Leo Tolstoy was an extraordinarily prolific writer, producing roughly 165,000 sheets of manuscript and over 10,000 letters during his lifetime.
• He rewrote his famous novel ‘War and Peace’ eight times.
• Leo Tolstoy owned a vast library of over 23,000 books in 39 languages and was himself a skilled polyglot, reading widely in Greek, Hebrew, French, English, German, Polish, and more.
• He was once nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature, but made it clear to the organisers that if he were to be awarded it, he would have to decline.
• As a well-to-do nobleman, the writer was not averse to physical labor. In particular, he ploughed his own field.
#DiscoverRussia
Orphaned at an early age, he was raised by relatives. After leaving Kazan University without a degree, he joined the army in the Caucasus and later fought as an artillery officer in the Crimean War, defending Sevastopol. These wartime experiences gave him the material for the Sevastopol Sketches and inspired the realism of War and Peace.
Tolstoy went on to become one of the greatest novelists of all time, writing Anna Karenina, the autobiographical trilogy Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, and many works of philosophy and social thought that shaped global ideas on morality, justice, and nonviolence.
A year ago, the Leo Tolstoy Peace Prize was established in Russia, to be awarded to organizations and individuals for their achievements in peacekeeping, fight for freedoms, human rights, and countering the threat of World War III or nuclear catastrophe. The African Union became the first recipient of the prize in Sept 2024.
Interesting facts about Leo Tolstoy 👇
• Leo Tolstoy was an extraordinarily prolific writer, producing roughly 165,000 sheets of manuscript and over 10,000 letters during his lifetime.
• He rewrote his famous novel ‘War and Peace’ eight times.
• Leo Tolstoy owned a vast library of over 23,000 books in 39 languages and was himself a skilled polyglot, reading widely in Greek, Hebrew, French, English, German, Polish, and more.
• He was once nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature, but made it clear to the organisers that if he were to be awarded it, he would have to decline.
• As a well-to-do nobleman, the writer was not averse to physical labor. In particular, he ploughed his own field.
#DiscoverRussia
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🎙 Remarks by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting with students and faculty at MGIMO (Moscow, September 8, 2025)
Key talking points
• As you know, on August 16, the historic Summit between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump took place in Alaska. Just over a week later, at the end of August and the beginning of September, President Putin undertook an unprecedented tour, which included a four-day visit to China to attend the SCO Summit, conduct a separate Russia-China bilateral Summit, and participate in events commemorating the 80th Anniversary of both the Victory over Japanese militarism and the end of World War II. The near future is unlikely to be any less challenging.
• This week, another meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council states is being held. Next month will see the first-ever summit between Russia and the League of Arab States. The second ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum is scheduled for November. Before the end of the year, there will also be meetings of the EAEU – both ministerial and at the highest level – as well as sessions of the CIS and the CSTO. The bodies of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, including top-level ones, are actively engaged.
• After the start of the special military operation, many predicted economic collapse, complete isolation, and that our country and its leadership would become international pariahs. Yet the statistics – provided not by us, but by Western institutions, including the World Bank – show that Russia is now the fourth-largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity, following the USA, China, and India, and the largest economy in Europe by the same measure.
As for claims of our “isolation,” events like the SCO meetings and last year’s BRICS Summit in Kazan clearly demonstrate that these assertions are baseless. They were invented merely to allow some Western countries to publicly “wave their banners,” proclaiming themselves the leading global powers and insisting that everyone abide by the “rules” they define for the international order. These so-called rules have become uninteresting to discuss, no one has seen them, and in reality, they amount to only one thing: everyone must accept what serves the West in a particular moment. This approach will not succeed.
• President of Russia Vladimir Putin reiterated this in Vladivostok, where he arrived right after the “autumn marathon” in China. He made it clear that Russia has not severed ties with anyone and does not intend to ignore anyone. When our former Western partners – now no more than neighbours – regain their senses and wish to return to Russia to work here again, we shall not turn them away. But we shall consider under what conditions such cooperation may resume.
• After the Russian Federation regained its identity, returned to the foundations of our consciousness and values, and, since the 2000s, began to pursue a policy reflecting our national interests, we have never sought to weaken anyone or cause harm. On the contrary, we have always been ready for honest and equitable cooperation. While the West endeavoured to fragment both the former socialist bloc and the USSR, and later the Russian Federation itself, we consistently strove to unite.
• Forming a multipolar world is a long process that can take a historical era to complete. You will definitely have enough work ahead for you.
• Eurasia is the largest and richest continent, where the greatest human civilisations lived, evolved, and are preserved. They preserve and develop their traditions and identity. We are not guided by the desire to “wall ourselves off” from any portion of this continent. We have always proceeded from the fact that the processes of forming the Greater Eurasian Partnership will be open to the western part of our continent as well, when and if they stop thinking of themselves as the “golden billion,” or the “garden surrounded by the jungle”.
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Key talking points
• As you know, on August 16, the historic Summit between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump took place in Alaska. Just over a week later, at the end of August and the beginning of September, President Putin undertook an unprecedented tour, which included a four-day visit to China to attend the SCO Summit, conduct a separate Russia-China bilateral Summit, and participate in events commemorating the 80th Anniversary of both the Victory over Japanese militarism and the end of World War II. The near future is unlikely to be any less challenging.
• This week, another meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council states is being held. Next month will see the first-ever summit between Russia and the League of Arab States. The second ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum is scheduled for November. Before the end of the year, there will also be meetings of the EAEU – both ministerial and at the highest level – as well as sessions of the CIS and the CSTO. The bodies of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, including top-level ones, are actively engaged.
• After the start of the special military operation, many predicted economic collapse, complete isolation, and that our country and its leadership would become international pariahs. Yet the statistics – provided not by us, but by Western institutions, including the World Bank – show that Russia is now the fourth-largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity, following the USA, China, and India, and the largest economy in Europe by the same measure.
As for claims of our “isolation,” events like the SCO meetings and last year’s BRICS Summit in Kazan clearly demonstrate that these assertions are baseless. They were invented merely to allow some Western countries to publicly “wave their banners,” proclaiming themselves the leading global powers and insisting that everyone abide by the “rules” they define for the international order. These so-called rules have become uninteresting to discuss, no one has seen them, and in reality, they amount to only one thing: everyone must accept what serves the West in a particular moment. This approach will not succeed.
• President of Russia Vladimir Putin reiterated this in Vladivostok, where he arrived right after the “autumn marathon” in China. He made it clear that Russia has not severed ties with anyone and does not intend to ignore anyone. When our former Western partners – now no more than neighbours – regain their senses and wish to return to Russia to work here again, we shall not turn them away. But we shall consider under what conditions such cooperation may resume.
• After the Russian Federation regained its identity, returned to the foundations of our consciousness and values, and, since the 2000s, began to pursue a policy reflecting our national interests, we have never sought to weaken anyone or cause harm. On the contrary, we have always been ready for honest and equitable cooperation. While the West endeavoured to fragment both the former socialist bloc and the USSR, and later the Russian Federation itself, we consistently strove to unite.
• Forming a multipolar world is a long process that can take a historical era to complete. You will definitely have enough work ahead for you.
• Eurasia is the largest and richest continent, where the greatest human civilisations lived, evolved, and are preserved. They preserve and develop their traditions and identity. We are not guided by the desire to “wall ourselves off” from any portion of this continent. We have always proceeded from the fact that the processes of forming the Greater Eurasian Partnership will be open to the western part of our continent as well, when and if they stop thinking of themselves as the “golden billion,” or the “garden surrounded by the jungle”.
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov participates in family photo ceremony together with the heads of delegations of the #GCC Member-States
📍 Sochi, September 11
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov participates in family photo ceremony together with the heads of delegations of the #GCC Member-States
📍 Sochi, September 11
9 сентября 2025 г. Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Республике Сингапур С.П.Ганжа вручил верительные грамоты Президенту Республики Сингапур Тарману Шанмугаратнаму.
On September 9, 2025, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Singapore H.E. Dr Sergey Ganzha presented his credentials to President of the Republic of Singapore H.E. Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Photo: Ministry of Digital Development and Information, Singapore (MDDI).
On September 9, 2025, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Singapore H.E. Dr Sergey Ganzha presented his credentials to President of the Republic of Singapore H.E. Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Photo: Ministry of Digital Development and Information, Singapore (MDDI).
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