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.

В Бангладеш в целом и в особенности в столице страны Дакке сохраняется напряженная обстановка. В крупных городах происходят массовые беспорядки и стихийные митинги, которые зачастую приводят к столкновениям с правоохранительными органами.

Устраиваются провокации с использованием самодельных взрывных устройств и поджоги общественного транспорта. Имеются погибшие и раненые.

Параллельно наблюдается резкий рост уголовной преступности (более чем в 1,5 раза по сравнению с прошлым годом), особенно насильственного характера (убийства, изнасилования, грабежи).

Посольством предприняты меры по усилению безопасности.

В связи с рисками протестов и беспорядков россиянам, находящимся в Бангладеш, рекомендуем соблюдать повышенные меры предосторожности, а именно:

- избегать мест проведения демонстраций и массовых мероприятий;
- следить за публикациями на официальных ресурсах Посольства;
- заблаговременно проверять обстановку при планировании поездок;
- по возможности встать на консульский учет в Посольстве.

В экстренной ситуации просим обращаться по следующим телефонам «горячей линии» Посольства:

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