💬 H.E. Mr. Alexander Khozin, Ambassador of Russia to Bangladesh, offered a special interview to Ekattor TV.

Key points:

🔹 In political sphere, our countries have no unsettled disputes or contradictions.
🔹 Unlike certain countries, Russia never demands from its partners to sacrifice their relations with any nation.
🔹 The Indian Ocean should not be an arena of rivalry, but a zone of cooperation between states.
🔹 Russia and Bangladesh have all the prerequisites for the successful development of our ties in a variety of spheres.
🔹 When covering the conflict in Ukraine, Bangladeshi media are mostly influenced by Western sources, while Russian news agencies such as TASS, Sputnik or RT are disregarded.

Full interview in Bengali / in English.

On November 17, Russian Navy ship, Gremyashchy, arrived at Chattogram Port for a five-day goodwill visit. Upon arrival, the ship’s officers and sailors received a warm welcome on behalf of the Chattogram Naval Area Commander. Russian Military Attaché, Colonel Pavel Ivashinnikov, attended the ceremony.

The visiting delegation is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on several senior officials, as well as lay a wreath at Redkin Point at the Bangladesh Naval Academy and visit several cultural and historic sites in Chattogram.

The goodwill visit will become an opportunity to further strengthen bilateral naval ties, and create new avenues for training, and exchange of expertise.

#See4Yourself

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Channel One released a strictly facts-based report with exclusive video evidence and testimonies exposing atrocities committed by Ukrainian militants.

#Think4Yourself

The report features a heartbreaking video showing Ukrainian civilians mercilessly killed by the AFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine) drone operators while trying to reach the Russian Side. It includes interviews with survivors of Ukrainian atrocities across Donbass and nearby regions who recount years of shelling, torture, executions, and the use of banned weapons since 2014. Despite the evidence, Western media continue to distort or conceal these crimes.

❗️ One thing is clear – those responsible, including Neo-Nazis – will face inevitable justice.

#NoStatuteOfLimitations

On November 19, a delegation from RUDN University met with Alexander Khozin, Ambassador of Russia to Bangladesh.

Three professors of one of the leading Russian universities have arrived to Dhaka for two weeks. They have paid visits to several Bangladeshi universities, offered lectures about Russia and held a seminar on teaching Russian as a foreign language.

At the meeting, the professors shared their impressions of the country, emphasized a warm welcome from Bangladeshi academia and students, as well as their vivid interest towards Russia.

RUDN University is famous for its multiethnic student community and openness for international applicants. About 100 Bangladeshis are studying there.

19 ноября делегация Российского университета дружбы народов (РУДН) встретилась с Послом России в Бангладеш Александром Григорьевичем Хозиным.

Три профессора одного из ведущих российских университетов прибыли в Дакку на две недели. Они посетили несколько бангладешских вузов, прочитали лекции о России и провели семинар по преподаванию русского языка как иностранного.

На встрече с Послом преподаватели поделились своими впечатлениями о стране, особенно отметили тёплый приём со стороны представителей академических кругов и студентов Бангладеш, а также их большой интерес к России.

РУДН славится своим многонациональным студенческим сообществом и открытостью для иностранных абитуриентов. В вузе обучаются около 100 граждан Бангладеш.

19 ноября Посол России Александр Григорьевич Хозин встретился с директором департамента ООН министерства иностранных дел Бангладеш Шахом Асифом Рахманом.

Стороны обсудили взаимодействие на многосторонних площадках, входящих в систему ООН, и противодействие попыткам политизировать повестку сугубо технических органов.

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On November 19, Russian Ambassador Alexander Khozin met with Shah Asif Rahman, Director General of the UN Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.

The two sides discussed cooperation within the UN system and the importance of countering attempts to politicize the agenda of technical bodies.

5-6 ноября с.г. в Самаре состоялась первая встреча министров спорта Диалога по сотрудничеству в Азии.

Государства-члены договорились об организации этого мероприятия ещё в октябре 2024 года на 3-м саммите объединения в Катаре. Российская сторона предложила провести министерское совещание у себя.

В принятой по итогам заседания декларации поставлена задача развития как традиционных, так и «цифровых» видов спорта. Участники обменялись национальным опытом и практиками популяризации спорта, призвали к недопущению дискриминации атлетов, в том числе по части их допуска на международные соревнования.

On November 5-6, 2025, Russia hosted the first-ever Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting on Sports in Samara.

Member-states agreed to organize the event in October 2024 at the 3rd ACD summit in Qatar.

The declaration adopted at the end of the meeting sets out the objectives to develop both traditional and digital sports. The participants exchanged national experiences and best practices in promoting sports and called for avoiding discrimination against athletes, including with regard to their participation in international competitions.

Сегодня 21 ноября в 10:38 в окрестностях Дакки произошло землетрясение в 25 км от города. На настоящий момент Посольство России не получало сообщений о пострадавших среди россиян, находящихся в Бангладеш. В случае необходимости просим обращаться по следующим телефонам:

+8801713063027 (круглосуточная дежурная служба)
+8802222281680 (консульский отдел)

⚡️ Reply by President Vladimir Putin to a question during the working session with the permanent members of Russia's Security Council (November 21, 2025)

❓ Question: Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan on the Ukrainian crisis is now being actively discussed worldwide. May I ask to share your opinion on this plan and explain how it relates to your recent talks with President Trump in Alaska?

💬 President Putin: It's no secret: President Trump’s peace plan for Ukrainian crisis resolution was discussed even before the meeting in Alaska, and during that preliminary exchange the US Side asked us to make certain compromises – to show what they called “flexibility”.

The main point of the Alaska summit, its main purpose, was that during the talks in Anchorage we confirmed that, despite some difficult issues and complexities, we nevertheless agreed with these proposals and were prepared to demonstrate the requested flexibility.

We provided detailed information to all our friends and partners in the Global South on these matters – including China, India, the DPRK, South Africa, Brazil, many other countries, and, of course, the CSTO states. All our friends and partners, and I want to emphasise this – without exception – supported these potential arrangements.

However, after the negotiations in Alaska, we have seen a certain pause on the part of the US, and we know this is due to Ukraine’s de facto refusal to accept the peace plan proposed by President Trump. I believe this is precisely why a new version has emerged – essentially an updated plan consisting of 28 points.

We have the text. We received it through our existing channels of communication with the US Administration. I believe it too could form the basis of a final peace settlement, but this text is not being discussed with us in substance. And I can suggest why.

❗️ The reason, I believe, remains the same: the US Administration still cannot secure Ukraine’s consent – Ukraine rejects it.

Evidently, Ukraine and its European allies remain under illusions and still dream of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield. I think this position is rooted not so much in a lack of competence – I will leave this topic aside for now – but rather in the absence of objective information about the real situation on the ground.

And, all things considered, neither Ukraine nor Europe grasp the consequences of this path. Just one very recent example – Kupyansk. Not long ago, on 4 November – just two weeks ago – officials in Kiev publicly stated that no more than 60 Russian servicemen were present in the city, and that within the next few days, as they claimed, Ukrainian forces would fully unblock it.

But I would like to inform you that already at that moment, on 4 November, the city of Kupyansk was practically entirely secured by the Russian Armed Forces. Our guys were, as they say, simply finishing the job – clearing the remaining streets and neighbourhoods. The fate of the city had already been fully determined.

What does this tell us? Either the Kiev leaders do not have objective information about the situation at the front, or, having it, they are simply unable to assess it objectively.

❗️ If Kiev does not want to discuss President Trump’s proposals and rejects them, then they – and their European war-instigators – must understand that the situation in Kupyansk will inevitably be repeated on other key sectors of the front.

Perhaps not as quickly as we would like, but the outcome will be inevitably repeated .

And, on the whole, this is acceptable to us, as it leads to achieving the objectives of the special military operation by military means. But, as I have said many times before, we are also ready for peace negotiations and for resolving problems by peaceful means. However, this requires a substantive discussion of all details of the proposed plan. We are ready for that.

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🌏 In 2026, the Russian Geographical Society will hold the next edition of the National Award "Crystal Compass" presented for projects in geography, ecology, preservation and popularization of natural, historical and cultural heritage. The prize will be awarded for projects and achievements implemented in 2025.

Russian and foreign public organizations, scientific and educational institutions, creative unions, enterprises of various fields, as well as independent initiative groups, activists and others can take part in the contest.

There are 11 nominations, including:
🔬"Scientific Achievement",
🧳"Travel and Expedition",
📺"Best Media Project",
👏“Public Recognition”,
🍃"Best environmental project"
📸 "Photographic Work" and others.

❗️ Applications can be submitted until February 10, 2026.