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🗓 On October 31, the meeting of the #G20 Foreign Ministers under the US chairmanship concluded in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The Russian delegation was helmed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
🎙 Sergey Lavrov's presser following the G20 Ministerial
During the meeting, the Parties held a substantive discussion on a wide range of current international issues, focusing on the interplay between economic challenges and geopolitical instability.
Sergey Lavrov outlined Russia’s views on the factors fuelling global tensions, with particular emphasis on energy and food security and the smooth operation of supply chains and shipping routes on an open, non-discriminatory basis.
He stressed the importance of strengthening a #MultipolarWorld order, reforming global economic governance, and countering unfair competition and neo-colonial practices.
The participants offered detailed assessments of destructive actions that undermine international trade, including the interception of merchant vessels, sanctions, asset seizures and other unscrupulous methods.
☝️ Russia reaffirmed its commitment to remaining a reliable trading partner and a leading supplier of energy, food and fertilisers to countries in need.
The discussion also highlighted Russia’s considerable transport and logistics potential, including opportunities to expand the capacity of the Northern Sea Route.
👉 The parties underscored the unifying nature of President Vladimir Putin’s initiative to establish a Greater Eurasian Partnership and of efforts to build a common security architecture in Eurasia.
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As is customary, Sergey Lavrov held a series of contacts on the sidelines of the event with his counterparts, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir and Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, among others.
The Russian delegation was helmed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
🎙 Sergey Lavrov's presser following the G20 Ministerial
During the meeting, the Parties held a substantive discussion on a wide range of current international issues, focusing on the interplay between economic challenges and geopolitical instability.
Sergey Lavrov outlined Russia’s views on the factors fuelling global tensions, with particular emphasis on energy and food security and the smooth operation of supply chains and shipping routes on an open, non-discriminatory basis.
He stressed the importance of strengthening a #MultipolarWorld order, reforming global economic governance, and countering unfair competition and neo-colonial practices.
The participants offered detailed assessments of destructive actions that undermine international trade, including the interception of merchant vessels, sanctions, asset seizures and other unscrupulous methods.
☝️ Russia reaffirmed its commitment to remaining a reliable trading partner and a leading supplier of energy, food and fertilisers to countries in need.
The discussion also highlighted Russia’s considerable transport and logistics potential, including opportunities to expand the capacity of the Northern Sea Route.
👉 The parties underscored the unifying nature of President Vladimir Putin’s initiative to establish a Greater Eurasian Partnership and of efforts to build a common security architecture in Eurasia.
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As is customary, Sergey Lavrov held a series of contacts on the sidelines of the event with his counterparts, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir and Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, among others.
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⚡️ 3 ноября в МИД России был вызван Временный поверенный в делах Норвегии в Москве Б.Свенунгсен, которому заявлен решительный протест в связи с продолжающимися в стране арестами российского движимого и недвижимого имущества по ходатайству украинских компаний.
В порту Баренцбург архипелага Шпицберген по-прежнему находится научно-исследовательское судно «Профессор Молчанов», арестованное 2 сентября по решению норвежского суда по ходатайству НАК «Нафтогаз Украины» и ряда других украинских предприятий.
28 октября окружной суд Северного Тромса и Сеньи отказал в удовлетворении апелляционной жалобы Треста «Арктикуголь», дальнейший процесс рассмотрения дела может затянуться на многие месяцы.
До Временного поверенного доведено, что длительная зимняя стоянка неприспособленного для этого плавсредства с учётом тяжёлых климатических и погодных условий Арктики чревата выходом его из строя и серьёзными последствиями для окружающей среды.
Потребовали от официального Осло безусловного соблюдения международного права, в том числе положений Договора о Шпицбергене, предусматривающего свободу доступа граждан сторон-участниц на архипелаг, существенно в настоящее время затруднённого в связи с арестом упомянутого судна.
В условиях введённых Норвегией нелегитимных односторонних ограничительных мер против России, приведших, в частности, к прекращению авиасообщения между Россией и Шпицбергеном, «Профессор Молчанов» был единственным транспортным средством, обеспечивающим прямую доставку на архипелаг сотрудников российских организаций и жизненно необходимых грузов.
22 сентября по решению норвежского суда были также арестованы пять объектов российской недвижимости в Осло.
❗️ Призвали норвежскую сторону к неукоснительному соблюдению норм международного права, включая Венскую конвенцию о дипломатических сношениях 1961 года и Конвенцию о юрисдикционных иммунитетах государств и их собственности 2004 года.
МИД России и российские компетентные ведомства будут добиваться снятия арестов с российского имущества. Генеральным консулом Российской Федерации на Шпицбергене оказывается необходимое консульское и иное содействие остающимся на судне членам экипажа.
В порту Баренцбург архипелага Шпицберген по-прежнему находится научно-исследовательское судно «Профессор Молчанов», арестованное 2 сентября по решению норвежского суда по ходатайству НАК «Нафтогаз Украины» и ряда других украинских предприятий.
28 октября окружной суд Северного Тромса и Сеньи отказал в удовлетворении апелляционной жалобы Треста «Арктикуголь», дальнейший процесс рассмотрения дела может затянуться на многие месяцы.
До Временного поверенного доведено, что длительная зимняя стоянка неприспособленного для этого плавсредства с учётом тяжёлых климатических и погодных условий Арктики чревата выходом его из строя и серьёзными последствиями для окружающей среды.
Потребовали от официального Осло безусловного соблюдения международного права, в том числе положений Договора о Шпицбергене, предусматривающего свободу доступа граждан сторон-участниц на архипелаг, существенно в настоящее время затруднённого в связи с арестом упомянутого судна.
В условиях введённых Норвегией нелегитимных односторонних ограничительных мер против России, приведших, в частности, к прекращению авиасообщения между Россией и Шпицбергеном, «Профессор Молчанов» был единственным транспортным средством, обеспечивающим прямую доставку на архипелаг сотрудников российских организаций и жизненно необходимых грузов.
22 сентября по решению норвежского суда были также арестованы пять объектов российской недвижимости в Осло.
❗️ Призвали норвежскую сторону к неукоснительному соблюдению норм международного права, включая Венскую конвенцию о дипломатических сношениях 1961 года и Конвенцию о юрисдикционных иммунитетах государств и их собственности 2004 года.
МИД России и российские компетентные ведомства будут добиваться снятия арестов с российского имущества. Генеральным консулом Российской Федерации на Шпицбергене оказывается необходимое консульское и иное содействие остающимся на судне членам экипажа.
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🇷🇺 Today #Russia and all its many peoples celebrate national #UnityDay!
This day symbolizes the unity of our multiethnic nation, celebrates true diversity, honours the unerring ultimate devotion to the Motherland.
❗️ Happy #UnityDay!
#UnityDay2026
This day symbolizes the unity of our multiethnic nation, celebrates true diversity, honours the unerring ultimate devotion to the Motherland.
❗️ Happy #UnityDay!
#UnityDay2026
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🇷🇺 November 4 – Russia's National #UnityDay and a Day of Russia’s Military Glory
#OTD Russia commemorates the liberation of Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian forces in 1612 – a turning point in overcoming the Time of Troubles, one of the darkest chapters in the country’s history.
At the heart of this struggle for the future of the entire nation was the Second People’s Militia, raised in Nizhny Novgorod under the leadership of Kuzma Minin and commanded by Prince Dmitry Pozharsky.
Following the collapse of the First People’s Militia, a new volunteer force began to assemble in the autumn of 1611. Inspired by Patriarch Hermogen’s call to defend the Orthodox faith and the Motherland, the people of Nizhny Novgorod rallied around Minin, contributing money, weapons and supplies. Nobles, merchants, Cossacks, townspeople and peasants joined a common cause: to free their country from foreign invaders and occupation.
⚔️ By late summer 1612, the militia had reached Moscow, where the Polish-Lithuanian garrison held the Kremlin and Kitay-Gorod. Together with other Russian forces, it defeated a relief army led by Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, preventing vital supplies and reinforcements from reaching the besieged garrison.
The decisive breakthrough came in the autumn. Russian forces stormed Kitay-Gorod, leaving the occupiers confined to the Kremlin. Cut off from relief and weakened by hunger, the remaining garrison surrendered soon afterwards. ☝️Moscow was liberated.
This victory paved the way for the restoration of Russian state authority. In 1613, the Zemsky Sobor elected Mikhail Romanov as Tsar, establishing a dynasty that would rule for more than three centuries.
4️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ years on, the triumph of 1612 remains a symbol of national unity, courage and the Russian people’s determination to defend their homeland.
🎥 © Russian Military Historical Society
#OTD Russia commemorates the liberation of Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian forces in 1612 – a turning point in overcoming the Time of Troubles, one of the darkest chapters in the country’s history.
At the heart of this struggle for the future of the entire nation was the Second People’s Militia, raised in Nizhny Novgorod under the leadership of Kuzma Minin and commanded by Prince Dmitry Pozharsky.
Following the collapse of the First People’s Militia, a new volunteer force began to assemble in the autumn of 1611. Inspired by Patriarch Hermogen’s call to defend the Orthodox faith and the Motherland, the people of Nizhny Novgorod rallied around Minin, contributing money, weapons and supplies. Nobles, merchants, Cossacks, townspeople and peasants joined a common cause: to free their country from foreign invaders and occupation.
⚔️ By late summer 1612, the militia had reached Moscow, where the Polish-Lithuanian garrison held the Kremlin and Kitay-Gorod. Together with other Russian forces, it defeated a relief army led by Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, preventing vital supplies and reinforcements from reaching the besieged garrison.
The decisive breakthrough came in the autumn. Russian forces stormed Kitay-Gorod, leaving the occupiers confined to the Kremlin. Cut off from relief and weakened by hunger, the remaining garrison surrendered soon afterwards. ☝️Moscow was liberated.
This victory paved the way for the restoration of Russian state authority. In 1613, the Zemsky Sobor elected Mikhail Romanov as Tsar, establishing a dynasty that would rule for more than three centuries.
4️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ years on, the triumph of 1612 remains a symbol of national unity, courage and the Russian people’s determination to defend their homeland.
🎥 © Russian Military Historical Society
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🎙 Remarks and response to a question by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Plenary Session of the International Collective Security Forum (Moscow, November 10, 2026)
Key points:
• Russian initiatives to establish a single treaty-based legal framework for security across Europe were rejected. I remember very clearly reminding our Western colleagues of the principle of indivisible security. It requires that no country or organisation in the Euro-Atlantic area strengthen its own security at the expense of others or lay claim to dominance.
• As you know, our most recent attempt came in December 2021, when we tried to prevent the inevitable. I want to stress that point, as President Vladimir Putin has explained on more than one occasion. We knew for certain that serious preparations were under way, with Western support, for a major military crackdown on Donbass (the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics). We could not allow that to happen.
• We have no illusions about the administration of US President Donald Trump. We recognise the fundamental differences between us over the future course of international politics. ☝️ Even so, it is always better to talk. That was true even during the Cold War, when our military maintained contact with their American counterparts. It remains true of our relations with the US today.
• We have our own position paper [on a new security architecture in Eurasia]. We also have what #CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov has just outlined. The CSTO works closely with other subregional organisations on the continent, including the #CIS and the #SCO, and has signed memoranda of cooperation with them.
• Africa has around a dozen subregional organisations. Latin America, too, certainly has around ten such organisations. Both regions also have a continent-wide umbrella organisation that brings all their countries together. Eurasia, the world’s largest continent, rich in natural resources and densely populated, has no such umbrella organisation. Yet closer links are essential if we are to achieve a sensible division of labour and make the most of the advantages that God and history have bestowed on the peoples of Eurasia. We need those links to avoid duplication and optimise logistics projects and transport routes.
• Our aim is to come together and take stock of what we already have – the subregional organisations already in place and the links between them. We have no plans to create a new organisation. Consider the links between the EAEU and ASEAN, the SCO and ASEAN, the EAEU and the SCO, and those linking the CIS, the SCO and the CSTO. To some extent, what we call the “integration of integrations” is already under way.
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Key points:
• Russian initiatives to establish a single treaty-based legal framework for security across Europe were rejected. I remember very clearly reminding our Western colleagues of the principle of indivisible security. It requires that no country or organisation in the Euro-Atlantic area strengthen its own security at the expense of others or lay claim to dominance.
• As you know, our most recent attempt came in December 2021, when we tried to prevent the inevitable. I want to stress that point, as President Vladimir Putin has explained on more than one occasion. We knew for certain that serious preparations were under way, with Western support, for a major military crackdown on Donbass (the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics). We could not allow that to happen.
• We have no illusions about the administration of US President Donald Trump. We recognise the fundamental differences between us over the future course of international politics. ☝️ Even so, it is always better to talk. That was true even during the Cold War, when our military maintained contact with their American counterparts. It remains true of our relations with the US today.
• We have our own position paper [on a new security architecture in Eurasia]. We also have what #CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov has just outlined. The CSTO works closely with other subregional organisations on the continent, including the #CIS and the #SCO, and has signed memoranda of cooperation with them.
• Africa has around a dozen subregional organisations. Latin America, too, certainly has around ten such organisations. Both regions also have a continent-wide umbrella organisation that brings all their countries together. Eurasia, the world’s largest continent, rich in natural resources and densely populated, has no such umbrella organisation. Yet closer links are essential if we are to achieve a sensible division of labour and make the most of the advantages that God and history have bestowed on the peoples of Eurasia. We need those links to avoid duplication and optimise logistics projects and transport routes.
• Our aim is to come together and take stock of what we already have – the subregional organisations already in place and the links between them. We have no plans to create a new organisation. Consider the links between the EAEU and ASEAN, the SCO and ASEAN, the EAEU and the SCO, and those linking the CIS, the SCO and the CSTO. To some extent, what we call the “integration of integrations” is already under way.
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🗓 On November 9, the international round table "Militarization of Europe: What next?" was held in Vienna, organized by the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control.
The event focused on analyzing the current situation in Europe, marked by the unprecedented militarization under the pretext of countering the "Russian threat". #NATO and the #EU are openly preparing for war against Russia, predicting that it could break out within the next 3–5 years.
Participants discussed the consequences of the massive increase in mil spending by European countries, the expansion of military infrastructure in "frontline states" bordering Russia, and NATO's provocative plans against our country.
❗️In 2025, military spending by NATO states already amounted to ~ $1.6 trln. In 2025, spending by the 27 EU states reached EUR 418 bln and is projected to rise to EUR 800 bln by 2030.❗️
💊 Particular emphasis was placed on the harmful effects of the intensive information and propaganda campaign conducted by European countries to condition their own populations to accept the idea of an "inevitable" conflict with Russia. The "Russian threat" is used to justify everything citizens are expected to sacrifice in the struggle against our country. The increase in European military spending is taking place against a backdrop of economic stagnation and will have serious social consequences.
💊 An important topic of discussion was the existing mechanisms for de-escalation, including those between Russia and NATO. It was noted that their use has become increasingly difficult, while bilateral de-escalation channels remain virtually frozen, including dialogue under agreements on the prevention of incidents on and over the high seas, as well as on the prevention of dangerous military activities.
💊 Special attention was paid to the Ukrainian crisis and its connection with European militarization. Ukraine is being systematically integrated into the defense industries of European countries, while the battlefield experience of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is being used to prepare for a conflict with our country.
The round table opened with a video address by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.A. Ryabkov. The event brought together representatives of the Vienna diplomatic corps, international and regional organizations, including the UN and the OSCE, as well as prominent experts and journalists.
🎙Speakers at the round table included:
- Head of a Division of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the MoD of the Republic of Belarus Lieutenant Colonel E.Rusak;
- Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian MFA A.Mazur;
- Head of a Division of the 2nd CIS Department of the Russian MFA A.Postigov;
- Vice-Rector for International Relations and Security of the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property, Reserve Colonel A.Likhonosov;
- Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University, Dr. Robert Legvold;
- Austrian political scientist and journalist D.Reinisch;
- Associate Professor at the Department of Political Philosophy and Geopolitics at Uni Dolomiti in Belluno, Italy, L.M.Pacini.
☝️ Following the round table, we reiterate that Russia does not seek confrontation with NATO and does not want war with Europe. European countries must abandon their dangerous course, which gives them the illusion of protection against external threats but will, in reality, lead to catastrophic consequences.
The Delegation on social media:💙 VK 💬 Telegram 💬 X📺 YouTube📺 Rutube 💬 Facebook
The event focused on analyzing the current situation in Europe, marked by the unprecedented militarization under the pretext of countering the "Russian threat". #NATO and the #EU are openly preparing for war against Russia, predicting that it could break out within the next 3–5 years.
Participants discussed the consequences of the massive increase in mil spending by European countries, the expansion of military infrastructure in "frontline states" bordering Russia, and NATO's provocative plans against our country.
❗️In 2025, military spending by NATO states already amounted to ~ $1.6 trln. In 2025, spending by the 27 EU states reached EUR 418 bln and is projected to rise to EUR 800 bln by 2030.
The round table opened with a video address by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.A. Ryabkov. The event brought together representatives of the Vienna diplomatic corps, international and regional organizations, including the UN and the OSCE, as well as prominent experts and journalists.
🎙Speakers at the round table included:
- Head of a Division of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the MoD of the Republic of Belarus Lieutenant Colonel E.Rusak;
- Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian MFA A.Mazur;
- Head of a Division of the 2nd CIS Department of the Russian MFA A.Postigov;
- Vice-Rector for International Relations and Security of the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property, Reserve Colonel A.Likhonosov;
- Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University, Dr. Robert Legvold;
- Austrian political scientist and journalist D.Reinisch;
- Associate Professor at the Department of Political Philosophy and Geopolitics at Uni Dolomiti in Belluno, Italy, L.M.Pacini.
☝️ Following the round table, we reiterate that Russia does not seek confrontation with NATO and does not want war with Europe. European countries must abandon their dangerous course, which gives them the illusion of protection against external threats but will, in reality, lead to catastrophic consequences.
The Delegation on social media:
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⚡ Article by Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, The Impact of Global Economy on International Security (based on remarks at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on October 30-31, 2026)
✍️ A meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers took place in the United States not long ago. The participants focused on the global economy and its interconnection and interdependence with international security.
I offered a number of assessments in my remarks at the meeting that I would like to share with a wider readership.
Key points:
👉 Geopolitical Context
• In an ideal world, the global economy and international security should complement each other and jointly provide a foundation for peaceful coexistence and shared prosperity. Instead, the economy is increasingly becoming an arena of confrontation, with trade wars being unleashed to suppress geopolitical competitors in the wake of hot wars.
• The objective process of the emergence of a multipolar world order is being met with outright hostility in the West. <...> Protectionist barriers, and even outright blockades, in the way of the dissemination of advanced technologies are multiplying.
• The European Union, which is turning itself into a military bloc <...> has harked back to the days of slavery and piracy and taken to openly seizing foreign vessels and stealing their cargoes. To justify this plunder, it has invented the term “shadow fleet,” which has no basis in international law.
👉 All these actions by the West are in direct violation of international law. They create uncertainty and additional costs, and undermine global economic connectivity and long-term resilience. In effect, they are dismantling the very globalisation model that the West itself created and promoted for decades as the ideal system of global economic governance, a kind of “economic end of history.”
👉 Global energy and food security
• A stable global energy system is an essential prerequisite for sustained economic growth and the adoption of innovative technologies. <...> However, the normal functioning of energy markets is being undermined by a number of factors.
• Feeling emboldened by the EU’s unconditional support, the Kiev regime has come to believe that it can act with impunity carrying out terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure.
• US President Donald Trump’s calls on Ukraine to stop fuelling the energy crisis have been ignored. ❗️
To this day, those who organised the acts of sabotage against the Nord Stream pipelines mentioned above have not been brought to justice.
• The aggression against Iran, which led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, was a serious destabilising factor that has dealt a severe blow to the energy sector.
• Food security is another important component of global security. <...> This year, G20 trade ministers condemned the weaponisation of food supplies 👉 What is needed now is to translate words into concrete action.
👉 Russia in the global economy: A constructive contribution despite challenges
• The illegitimate sanctions have inflicted losses running into trillions on Europe, fuelled inflation in the United States, and reduced living standards in many countries (hence the surge in protest sentiment across the European Union).
• Russia will continue to contribute to normalising global fuel and energy markets. <...> We are among the leading exporters of hydrocarbons to Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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We are convinced that the future lies in the democratisation of international economic relations and the restructuring of the global economy on a genuinely multipolar basis. Global markets and supply chains must be open, competitive, and inclusive, while trade and investment cooperation must be based on equality and predictability. <...>
For its part, Russia and its partners and like-minded countries, primarily within BRICS, the SCO, the EAEU, and the CIS, will continue working to advance a constructive agenda aimed at building a fairer and more prosperous world for all countries without exception.
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✍️ A meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers took place in the United States not long ago. The participants focused on the global economy and its interconnection and interdependence with international security.
I offered a number of assessments in my remarks at the meeting that I would like to share with a wider readership.
Key points:
• In an ideal world, the global economy and international security should complement each other and jointly provide a foundation for peaceful coexistence and shared prosperity. Instead, the economy is increasingly becoming an arena of confrontation, with trade wars being unleashed to suppress geopolitical competitors in the wake of hot wars.
• The objective process of the emergence of a multipolar world order is being met with outright hostility in the West. <...> Protectionist barriers, and even outright blockades, in the way of the dissemination of advanced technologies are multiplying.
• The European Union, which is turning itself into a military bloc <...> has harked back to the days of slavery and piracy and taken to openly seizing foreign vessels and stealing their cargoes. To justify this plunder, it has invented the term “shadow fleet,” which has no basis in international law.
👉 All these actions by the West are in direct violation of international law. They create uncertainty and additional costs, and undermine global economic connectivity and long-term resilience. In effect, they are dismantling the very globalisation model that the West itself created and promoted for decades as the ideal system of global economic governance, a kind of “economic end of history.”
• A stable global energy system is an essential prerequisite for sustained economic growth and the adoption of innovative technologies. <...> However, the normal functioning of energy markets is being undermined by a number of factors.
• Feeling emboldened by the EU’s unconditional support, the Kiev regime has come to believe that it can act with impunity carrying out terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure.
• US President Donald Trump’s calls on Ukraine to stop fuelling the energy crisis have been ignored. ❗️
To this day, those who organised the acts of sabotage against the Nord Stream pipelines mentioned above have not been brought to justice.
• The aggression against Iran, which led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, was a serious destabilising factor that has dealt a severe blow to the energy sector.
• Food security is another important component of global security. <...> This year, G20 trade ministers condemned the weaponisation of food supplies 👉 What is needed now is to translate words into concrete action.
• The illegitimate sanctions have inflicted losses running into trillions on Europe, fuelled inflation in the United States, and reduced living standards in many countries (hence the surge in protest sentiment across the European Union).
• Russia will continue to contribute to normalising global fuel and energy markets. <...> We are among the leading exporters of hydrocarbons to Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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We are convinced that the future lies in the democratisation of international economic relations and the restructuring of the global economy on a genuinely multipolar basis. Global markets and supply chains must be open, competitive, and inclusive, while trade and investment cooperation must be based on equality and predictability. <...>
For its part, Russia and its partners and like-minded countries, primarily within BRICS, the SCO, the EAEU, and the CIS, will continue working to advance a constructive agenda aimed at building a fairer and more prosperous world for all countries without exception.
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#GeographicalDictation2026
🌍 In a great annual tradition, the Russian Geographical Society invites you to take part in the 2026 Geographical Dictation.
Launched at the Society’s initiative with the support of the President of Russia, MFA Russia and Rossotrudnichestvo, this annual international educational event encourages people around the world to explore Russia and discover its beauty that stretches from the Baltic to the Pacific.
The questions range from familiar facts to puzzles that call for logic, a keen eye and creative thinking. You can test your knowledge, learn something new about Russia and see geography in a different light.
🗓 The online Dictation is available from November 22 to December 10, 2026 (12 pm local time). You can take part at any time during this period. ☝️ No registration is required.
Choose from four versions:
▪️ Main version – 30 questions in Russian.
▪️ International version – 20 questions in English and in other languages where volunteer translations are available.
▪️ Extra version – 30 questions in Russian and English. You can take this version as many times as you like.
▪️ Geodictation. Advanced Level – 20 questions for those who want to test their geography knowledge at expert level.
🌐 In 2025, the Dictation set a new record with 10,375 venues across 120 countries. Oman, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic took part for the first time. 2025 marked the 180th anniversary of the Russian Geographical Society, the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and 500 years of exploration of the Northern Sea Route.
Over six years, geographers from around the world have submitted more than 4,500 questions to the organisers through the Dictation’s question-writing competition.
👉 Take part on the official Geographical Dictation website.
🌍 In a great annual tradition, the Russian Geographical Society invites you to take part in the 2026 Geographical Dictation.
Launched at the Society’s initiative with the support of the President of Russia, MFA Russia and Rossotrudnichestvo, this annual international educational event encourages people around the world to explore Russia and discover its beauty that stretches from the Baltic to the Pacific.
The questions range from familiar facts to puzzles that call for logic, a keen eye and creative thinking. You can test your knowledge, learn something new about Russia and see geography in a different light.
🗓 The online Dictation is available from November 22 to December 10, 2026 (12 pm local time). You can take part at any time during this period. ☝️ No registration is required.
Choose from four versions:
▪️ Main version – 30 questions in Russian.
▪️ International version – 20 questions in English and in other languages where volunteer translations are available.
▪️ Extra version – 30 questions in Russian and English. You can take this version as many times as you like.
▪️ Geodictation. Advanced Level – 20 questions for those who want to test their geography knowledge at expert level.
🌐 In 2025, the Dictation set a new record with 10,375 venues across 120 countries. Oman, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic took part for the first time. 2025 marked the 180th anniversary of the Russian Geographical Society, the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and 500 years of exploration of the Northern Sea Route.
Over six years, geographers from around the world have submitted more than 4,500 questions to the organisers through the Dictation’s question-writing competition.
👉 Take part on the official Geographical Dictation website.
🎙️Комментарий Посольства России в Норвегии для РИА Новости (9 ноября 2026 г.)
❓Министерство обороны Норвегии вновь заявило о планах усилить военное присутствие в граничащей с Россией области Финнмарк. Минобороны намерено разместить там сенсоры для зенитных ракетных комплексов NASAMS и направить в регион более 30 военных. Не могли бы в Посольстве прокомментировать очередные планы Норвегии по милитаризации граничащих с Россией регионов? Как в Осло реагируют на регулярные предупреждения с российской стороны о последствиях такого курса?
💬 Ответ: Норвегия последовательно наращивает свой военный потенциал в высоких широтах, прежде всего мотивируя это российской военной угрозой.
Вместе с тем решение об укреплении антидроновой защиты в приграничье с Россией прежде всего направлено на отражение угроз, созданных самой же норвежской стороной, поскольку, как следует из комментариев норвежских официальных лиц, установленные для ЗРК NASAMS радары призваны в первую очередь оповещать о дронах ВСУ, которые произведены в т.ч. на средства норвежских налогоплательщиков, когда они при применении по объектам на Кольском полуострове «сбиваются с маршрута».
👆🏻Таким образом, Норвегия, оказывая военную помощь Украине в развитии потенциала БПЛА, не только подрывает свою безопасность, но и своими действиями повышает уровень конфликтности в Заполярье.
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❓Министерство обороны Норвегии вновь заявило о планах усилить военное присутствие в граничащей с Россией области Финнмарк. Минобороны намерено разместить там сенсоры для зенитных ракетных комплексов NASAMS и направить в регион более 30 военных. Не могли бы в Посольстве прокомментировать очередные планы Норвегии по милитаризации граничащих с Россией регионов? Как в Осло реагируют на регулярные предупреждения с российской стороны о последствиях такого курса?
💬 Ответ: Норвегия последовательно наращивает свой военный потенциал в высоких широтах, прежде всего мотивируя это российской военной угрозой.
Вместе с тем решение об укреплении антидроновой защиты в приграничье с Россией прежде всего направлено на отражение угроз, созданных самой же норвежской стороной, поскольку, как следует из комментариев норвежских официальных лиц, установленные для ЗРК NASAMS радары призваны в первую очередь оповещать о дронах ВСУ, которые произведены в т.ч. на средства норвежских налогоплательщиков, когда они при применении по объектам на Кольском полуострове «сбиваются с маршрута».
👆🏻Таким образом, Норвегия, оказывая военную помощь Украине в развитии потенциала БПЛА, не только подрывает свою безопасность, но и своими действиями повышает уровень конфликтности в Заполярье.
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🎙️Kommentar fra Russlands ambassade i Norge til RIA Novosti (9. november 2026)
❓Det norske forsvarsdepartementet har på nytt kunngjort planer om å styrke den militære tilstedeværelsen i Finnmark, som grenser til Russland. Forsvarsdepartementet har til hensikt å plassere sensorer for NASAMS-luftvernsystemer der og sende over 30 militære til regionen. Kan Ambassaden kommentere Norges nye planer om militarisering av regionene som grenser til Russland? Hvordan reagerer man i Oslo på de gjentatte advarslene fra russisk side om konsekvensene av en slik kurs?
💬 Svar: Norge styrker konsekvent sin militære kapasitet i nordområdene, først og fremst med henvisning til den «russiske militære trusselen».
Samtidig er beslutningen om å styrke dronebeskyttelsen i grenseområdet mot Russland først og fremst rettet mot å avverge trusler som den norske siden selv har skapt, siden, som det fremgår av kommentarer fra norske myndighetspersoner, er NASAMS-sensorene som er installert først og fremst ment å oppdage ukrainske droner – som blant annet er produsert med midler fra norske skattebetalere – når disse «kommer på avveie» under operasjoner mot mål på Kola-halvøya.
👆🏻På denne måten undergraver Norge, ved å yte militær bistand til Ukraina i utviklingen av dronekapasiteten, ikke bare sin egen sikkerhet, men øker også konfliktnivået i Arktis gjennom sine handlinger.
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❓Det norske forsvarsdepartementet har på nytt kunngjort planer om å styrke den militære tilstedeværelsen i Finnmark, som grenser til Russland. Forsvarsdepartementet har til hensikt å plassere sensorer for NASAMS-luftvernsystemer der og sende over 30 militære til regionen. Kan Ambassaden kommentere Norges nye planer om militarisering av regionene som grenser til Russland? Hvordan reagerer man i Oslo på de gjentatte advarslene fra russisk side om konsekvensene av en slik kurs?
💬 Svar: Norge styrker konsekvent sin militære kapasitet i nordområdene, først og fremst med henvisning til den «russiske militære trusselen».
Samtidig er beslutningen om å styrke dronebeskyttelsen i grenseområdet mot Russland først og fremst rettet mot å avverge trusler som den norske siden selv har skapt, siden, som det fremgår av kommentarer fra norske myndighetspersoner, er NASAMS-sensorene som er installert først og fremst ment å oppdage ukrainske droner – som blant annet er produsert med midler fra norske skattebetalere – når disse «kommer på avveie» under operasjoner mot mål på Kola-halvøya.
👆🏻På denne måten undergraver Norge, ved å yte militær bistand til Ukraina i utviklingen av dronekapasiteten, ikke bare sin egen sikkerhet, men øker også konfliktnivået i Arktis gjennom sine handlinger.
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