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Episode 1 – The World on the Eve of the Second World War. The USSR and the Struggle for Collective Security
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Episode 3 – The Sacred War: Mobilizing the Soviet People to Fight the Invader
Episode 4 – The Unconquered: The Role of the Defenders of Leningrad and Moscow in Foiling Operation Barbarossa
Episode 5 – "My Part in the Front-Line Report": Stalingrad, Kursk, and the Home Front
Episode 6 – The Childless Face of War: Children and Women During the Great Patriotic War
Episode 7 – Guerrilla Warfare: Operation Concert
Episode 8 – The Fronts of the Second World War. The Resistance Movement
Episode 9 – The Anti-Hitler Coalition and Its Contribution to the Defeat of Nazism
Episode 10 – The "Russian Soldier": The Liberation of Europe and the Far East
Episode 11 – The Nuremberg Trials and the Post-War World Order
Episode 12 – The Legacy of the Second World War: Why Manipulate Memory?
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⚡Comment by the Russian Permanent Mission to the EU regarding the EU’s Adoption of the 21st “Package” of the So-Called Anti-Russian “Sanctions”, 23 July 2026
After much torment and arguing, EU Member States have approved yet another “package of sanctions”. As the protracted process of its adoption has demonstrated, the economic consequences of this policy are becoming increasingly painful for EU countries, prompting them to take a more critical approach to toughening illegitimate unilateral coercive measures.
☝ Nevertheless, the European bureaucracy, disregarding the economic costs, continues to pursue its course of escalating confrontation with Russia. Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has stated that this is not the end of the road on sanctions. For Brussels, discussions on new anti-Russian restrictions have become something of a symbol and a ritual, which supposedly is intended to demonstrate the “unity” of the Member States and their readiness to sacrifice their national interests for the sake of inflicting damage on our country. We note that such an unhealthy approach is causing growing opposition from sober-minded Europeans, who clearly see that the EU “sanctions” against Russia are ineffective and futile.
There is no doubt that the newly announced restrictions will further aggravate the already acute social and economic problems in the European Union, which are, to a large extent, caused by the EU decision to abandon Russian energy supplies, as well as the multi-billion spending on supporting the Kiev regime, all against the backdrop of instability in global energy markets due to the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. In this context, particular attention should be paid to the assessment by the European Central Bank released today that geopolitical tensions and the energy shock are major sources of uncertainty for the European economy.
❗Perhaps, this is not the end of the road on sanctions for the European Union, but the route mapped out by Brussels is steadily leading the Union towards major roadworks, while ignoring the warning road signs that the movement of the EU economy is restricted and that it is heading towards a standstill. When the navigation system of a vehicle is outdated or malfunctioning, it should either be updated or replaced. It is high time for the EU bureaucrats to think this over.
We reaffirm that the hostile unilateral coercive measures of the European Union against our country will be met with an effective and due response from Russia.
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⚡Comment by the Permanent Mission of Russia to the EU regarding the Statement by the EU on Cybersecurity, 14 July 2026
With regard to the statement by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas on behalf of the European Union, issued on 13 July 2026, in which the EU and its Member States denounce Russia’s alleged “malicious cyberactivities” and announce the decision of the Council of the European Union to extend the so-called “cyber sanctions” of the EU to a number of Russian individuals and entities, we would like to emphasize the following.
☝ The Russian Federation has consistently advocated the peaceful use of cyberspace in full conformity with the universally recognized norms of international law, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the provisions of the relevant UN General Assembly resolutions on international information security. Furthermore, with a view to resolving disagreements and preventing conflicts in the field of information and communications technologies (ICT), Russia initiated and actively participated in the drafting of the UN Convention against Cybercrime, which, as it is well known, was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2024 and opened for signature in Hanoi in October 2025. Our country initiated and continues to actively participate in all UN formats aimed both at combating cybercrime and at promoting responsible behaviour of states in the information space.
We would also like to remind the EU side that according to paragraph 8 of OSCE Permanent Council Decision No. 1202 on Confidence-Building Measures to Reduce the Risks of Conflict Stemming from the Use of Information and Communication Technologies, adopted on 10 March 2016, the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (http://cert.gov.ru) has, since 2018, been designated as the competent authority of the Russian Federation responsible for cooperation with the competent authorities of foreign States, as well as international and non-governmental organizations involved in responding to computer incidents. This information was duly communicated to the EU side at the time.
❗Russia has always maintained an open stance on computer incidents and demonstrated its readiness to cooperate in their investigation. However, we are compelled to note that the European Union prefers the tactic of making unfounded public accusations against our country and continues to avoid professional and constructive engagement on this matter. The Russian position was conveyed to the EU side during a meeting at the European External Action Service on 14 July 2026.
📰 Intervjuet med Russlands ambassadør i Norge Nikolay Korchunov for avisen «Izvestia» (13. juli 2026)
❓Norges utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide har betegnet Russland som en «definerende trussel» mot alliansen. Registrerer Ambassaden forberedelser til en militær konflikt med Russland?
💬 Svar: Vi har ingen illusjoner om NATOs intensjoner overfor vårt land, ettersom dette er en militæristisk og aggressiv allianse. Dens formål er å opprettholde den globale dominansen til det kollektive Vesten med USA i spissen ved hjelp av makt og vold. Alliansen er rett og slett ikke i stand til å tilby innbyggerne og verden noe annet enn en «krigsagenda», noe det nylige NATO-toppmøtet i Ankara nok en gang tydelig demonstrerte. <…>
At NATO-landenes militære infrastruktur og offensive våpensystemer nærmer seg våre grenser, utgjør utvilsomt en trussel mot Russlands nasjonale sikkerhet. Alliansens konfrontasjonspolitikk overfor Russlands strategiske potensial på Kola-halvøya undergraver ikke bare sikkerheten i Arktis, men også den globale stabiliteten, og øker risikoen for utilsiktet eskalering og en utvikling mot en direkte militær konflikt. <…>
Jeg vil understreke at Russland ikke truer noen, og ikke er interessert i en væpnet eller «hybrid» konfrontasjon med Norge eller et annet NATO-land, men vil ikke la trusler rettet mot oss forbli ubesvarte.
❓Planlegger Oslo å delta i felles atomvåpenoppdrag i NATO?
💬 Svar: I oktober 2025 ble F-35-fly fra det norske Luftforsvaret for første gang satt inn for å utføre støtteoppgaver under NATOs årlige kjernefysiske militærøvelse i Europa, Steadfast Noon. Dermed har Norge allerede åpent gått over til å støtte alliansens atomoppdrag med konvensjonelle fly. I mai i år ga Oslo sitt samtykke til å delta i Frankrikes initiativ om fremskutt kjernefysisk avskrekking i Europa. <…>
Den russiske siden har en svært negativ holdning til et slikt samarbeid mellom landene i NATO, og betrakter det som noe som undergraver Ikkespredningsavtalen, sikkerheten i den europeisk-arktiske regionen og den globale stabiliteten.
❓NATO øker sin militære tilstedeværelse og intensiteten i øvelsene i Østersjøen, i Arktis og i de nordiske landene. Er disse forberedelsene rettet mot å begrense russisk skipsfart?
💬 Svar: <…> NATO-landene besitter betydelig maritim militærkapasitet og har allerede vist seg villige til, i strid med folkeretten, å bruke denne til å begrense friheten til navigasjon, herunder russisk sjøfart, men også overfor skip som seiler under flagg fra landene i det globale sør og øst. I vestlige hovedsteder smides det planer om en delvis eller fullstendig sjøblokade av vårt land. <…>
Man må ikke undervurdere alvoret i slike forsøk. De utgjør utvilsomt en trussel mot strategiske sjøruter og nasjonale sikkerhet. De ansvarlige russiske myndighetene følger nøye med på hvordan man kan motvirke dem.
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📰 Из интервью Посла России в Норвегии Н.В.Корчунова для МИЦ «Известия» (13 июля 2026 г.)
❓Глава МИД Норвегии Э.Барт Эйде назвал Россию «определяющей угрозой» для НАТО. Фиксирует ли Посольство приготовления [альянса] к военному конфликту с Россией?
💬 Ответ: Не питаем иллюзий по поводу намерений НАТО в отношении России, поскольку приходится иметь дело с агрессивным милитаристским объединением. Его предназначение – силовыми методами поддерживать ускользающее глобальное доминирование коллективного Запада во главе с США. Альянс не способен предложить гражданам стран-членов и миру ничего, кроме «повестки войны», что продемонстрировал саммит НАТО в Анкаре. <…>
Приближение военной инфраструктуры и наступательных систем вооружений НАТО к нашим границам представляет угрозу для национальной безопасности России. Нагнетание нездорового ажиотажа и конфронтационной деятельности альянса в отношении стратегических потенциалов России на Кольском полуострове расшатывает не только безопасность в Арктике, но и глобальную стабильность, повышая риски непреднамеренной эскалации и скатывания к прямому военному столкновению с фатальными последствиями. <…>
Россия никому не угрожает, не заинтересована в вооруженном или «гибридном» противостоянии с Норвегией или другой страной НАТО, однако не оставит без адекватного ответа создаваемые для нас угрозы.
❓Планирует ли Осло участвовать в совместных ядерных миссиях НАТО?
💬 Ответ: В октябре 2025 г. самолеты F-35 ВВС Норвегии впервые были задействованы для выполнения вспомогательных функций в ходе ежегодных ядерных учений НАТО в Европе Steadfast Noon. Таким образом, Норвегия уже открыто перешла к поддержке ядерных миссий альянса обычной авиацией. В мае 2026 г. Осло дал согласие на участие в инициативе Парижа по «передовому ядерному сдерживанию» в Европе. <…>
Российская сторона негативно относится к такому взаимодействию стран Североатлантического альянса, рассматривая его как совместные ядерные миссии, подрывающие режим ДНЯО, безопасность в евро-арктическом регионе и глобальную стабильность в более широком смысле.
❓НАТО наращивает военное присутствие и интенсивность маневров в Балтийском море, в Арктике и странах Северной Европы. Нацелены ли эти приготовления на ограничение российского судоходства?
💬 Ответ: <…> Страны НАТО обладают значительными военно-морскими потенциалами и демонстрировали готовность в нарушение норм международного права применять их для ограничения свободы судоходства, в т.ч. российского, но также и в отношении судов под флагом стран Глобального Юга и Востока. В западных столицах вынашиваются планы частичной или полной морской блокады нашей страны. <…>
Недооценивать серьезность таких поползновений нельзя. Они представляют угрозу для стратегических морских коммуникаций и национальной безопасности России. Противодействию им уделяется самое пристальное внимание профильных российских ведомств.
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🎙️ From an interview with Ambassador of Russia to Norway Nikolay Korchunov to "CNN" (10 July 2026)
Key points:
· The Spitsbergen archipelago, where Trust Arktikugol has been conducting economic activities for 95 years in accordance with the 1920 Treaty, is of great interest to Russia.
· We regard Spitsbergen as a territory for scientific research and cooperation, which is of great importance to the entire Arctic region.
· Cooperation with the Norwegian side on Spitsbergen is pragmatic and aimed at protecting the rights and interests of Russian citizens on the archipelago, ensuring the continued operations of the Trust Arktikugol, and supporting the work of Russian scientific organisations.
· There are dual-use facilities on Spitsbergen, such as meteorological and ground-based satellite stations (‘SvalSat’), the data from which, according to Norwegian experts among others, is used for military purposes. At the very least, this blurs the boundaries defined by Article 9 of the 1920 Treaty on the non-use of the archipelago for warlike purposes.
· We advocate adherence to the spirit and letter of the 1920 Spitsbergen Treaty and proceed on the basis that all parties, including Norway, must faithfully fulfil their obligations under international law as set out in this document.
· Calls to redraw borders in the Arctic by representatives of NATO countries, who are transforming the region into a potential theatre of military operations, give rise to serious concern and growing anxiety for the future of the Arctic region. We are witnessing a decline in the significance of international law. We advocate its full observance, including the provisions of the 2008 Ilulissat Declaration.
· The militarisation of the Arctic by NATO member states, including the conduct of frequent military exercises, leads only to escalation. The military framework initiatives launched by NATO, including ‘Arctic Sentry’, are driving the alliance’s militarisation of the Baltic-Arctic region, a fact that Russia cannot fail to take into account.
· For centuries, our country has carefully developed the archipelago and has never questioned either Norway’s sovereignty or the need for international cooperation based on full and consistent compliance with the 1920 Treaty. However, the Norwegian side’s approaches to exercising its sovereignty in accordance with the 1920 Spitsbergen Treaty require clarification.
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🎙️Из интервью Посла России в Норвегии Н.В.Корчунова
американскому телеканалу «CNN» (10 июля 2026 г.)
Основные тезисы:
• Архипелаг Шпицберген, на котором трест «Арктикуголь» на протяжении 95 лет ведет хозяйственную деятельность в соответствии с Договором 1920 г., представляет большой интерес для России.
• Рассматриваем Шпицберген как территорию для научных исследований и сотрудничества, имеющую важное значение для всего Арктического региона.
• Взаимодействие с норвежской стороной по Шпицбергену имеет прагматичный характер и нацелено на защиту прав и интересов российских граждан, проживающих на архипелаге, обеспечение деятельности треста «Арктикуголь» и работу российских научных организаций.
• На Шпицбергене есть объекты двойного назначения, например, метеорологические и наземные спутниковые станции («СвалСат»), данные с которых, согласно в т.ч. норвежским экспертам, используются в военных целях. Как минимум это размывает границы, определенные статьей 9 Договора 1920 г. о неиспользовании архипелага в военных целях.
• Выступаем за приверженность духу и букве Договора о Шпицбергене 1920 г., исходим из непреложности добросовестного выполнения всеми сторонами, в т.ч. Норвегией, своих международно-правовых обязательств, установленных этим документом.
• Призывы перекроить границы в Арктике от представителей стран НАТО, трансформирующих регион в перспективный театр военных действий, вызывают серьезную озабоченность и растущую тревогу за судьбу Арктического региона. Видим, как снижается значимость международного права. Выступаем за его полное соблюдение, включая положения Илулиссатской декларации 2008 г.
• Милитаризация Арктики странами-членами НАТО, в т.ч. проведение многочисленных военных учений, ведет лишь к эскалации. Запущенные НАТО рамочные военные инициативы, включая «Арктический часовой», раскручивают маховик милитаризации альянсом балтийско-арктического региона, что Россия не может не учитывать.
• Наша страна столетиями бережно осваивала архипелаг и никогда не ставила под сомнение ни суверенитет Норвегии, ни необходимость международного сотрудничества на основе полного и последовательного соблюдения Договора 1920 г. Однако подходы норвежской стороны к реализации своего суверенитета в соответствии с Договором о Шпицбергене 1920 г. нуждаются в разъяснении.
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1 июля в центре Москвы открылась экспозиция «Крымское золото: «цивилизованная» Европа грабит российские сокровища», организованная Российским военно-историческим обществом.
Выставка рассказывает об уникальных крымских сокровищах, найденных в ходе археологических экспедиций, долгие годы хранившихся в крупнейших музеях региона.
❗️ Сегодня эти артефакты незаконно удерживаются киевским режимом, вместе с европейскими покровителями похитившими эти экспонаты.
В рамках экспозиции представлены ценные артефакты античной эпохи, собранные в разные периоды времени на крымской земле кропотливым трудом отечественных археологов-антиковедов: изделия из керамики, монеты, оружие, элементы доспехов, стеклянные сосуды и украшения. Все эти предметы найдены на местах первых греческих поселений в Крыму: древнегреческого полиса «Херсонеса Таврического», Боспорского царства, а также сокровища, обнаруженные в ходе раскопок на месте бывшего Неаполя Скифского. В числе ценностей — уникальная коллекция «Скифского золота» — золотые украшения из Усть-Альминского некрополя в Бахчисарайском районе, представленного несколькими тысячами могил (I века до н. э. — III века н. э.).
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На протяжении всей истории наша страна и её научно-археологическая школа трепетно относились к истории и богатому культурному наследию Крыма.
В XVIII века русскими учёными проводилось системное изучение нашего культурного наследия в Крыму. После вхождения Крыма в состав Российской империи в 1783 году изучение и сохранение многочисленных памятников и артефактов древности на полуострове находилось на особом контроле у царской семьи. Забота о сохранении многочисленных памятников и предметов античности нашла отражение в указе Императора Александра I, подписанном в 1825 году, о необходимости открытия в Одессе и Керчи первых в России музеев древностей. История одного из старейших музейных учреждений нашей страны и, соответственно, крымского полуострова — Керченского музея древностей — насчитывает 200 лет.
Ещё с середины прошлого столетия в Крыму археологическую деятельность ведут две постоянные экспедиции — Восточно-Крымская (отряд Института археологии РАН; комплексные исследования сельской округи Европейского Боспора 1953 год) и Артезианская (Крымское Приазовье; памятники Боспорского царства в урочище Артезиан, 1987 год).
❗️ Собранные отечественными археологами крымские сокровища, в 2014 году экспонировавшиеся в Нидерландах, незаконно удерживаются режимом Зеленского.
💬 Официальный представитель МИД России М.В.Захарова:
Речь идёт о банальном грабеже, за которым стоят киевскорежимные марионетки и их проворовавшиеся европодельники.
Все вовлечённые в эту, по сути дела, воровскую схему, исполненную по европейским колониальным лекалам, несомненно являются соучастниками захвата уникальных исторических артефактов, обнаруженных в результате археологических раскопок в Крыму и с тех пор бессменно находившихся в крымских музеях.
(Из брифинга официального представителя МИД России М.В.Захаровой от 1 июля 2026 года)
В истории нашей страны уже были примеры, когда иностранные захватчики беззастенчиво грабили культурное наследие. Особенно отличились в этом нацисты из Третьего рейха, которые, очевидно, являются ролевой моделью для деятелей киевского режима.
Сводный каталог культурных ценностей Российской Федерации, похищенных и утраченных в период Второй мировой войны, где перечислены по-настоящему утраченные произведения искусства, включает более 1 миллиона единиц хранения.
❗️ Работа по их поиску и возвращению на Родину не прекращалась ни на секунду.
Аналогичным образом российская сторона будет действовать и в отношении похищенных шедевров из коллекции музеев Крымского полуострова.
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🗓 Chairwoman of Russia's Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko congratulated the Heads of a number of parliaments and international organisations on International Day of Parliamentarism.
In her letters to the heads of parliamentary chambers of #CIS and #BRICS countries, as well as friendly states, Chairwoman of Russia's Federation Council emphasised the commitment to expanding ties and deepening interparliamentary cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral formats.
According to Valentina Matviyenko, amid global instability, parliamentary diplomacy is becoming increasingly important as a means of strengthening international relations, building a fair #MultipolarWorld, and addressing pressing global and regional issues.
🇧🇾 In her congratulatory message to Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Natalya Kochanova, Valentina Matviyenko noted that the 13th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia, held late last week, once again confirmed the strength of #RussiaBelarus relations and the enormous potential for their development.
🇨🇳 In her message to Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Zhao Leji, Valentina Matviyenko expressed readiness to continue close joint work with Chinese colleagues to strengthen #RussiaChina ties and further expand strategic cooperation at international platforms, including the BRICS Parliamentary Forum.
🇮🇳 In her message to Vice President of the Republic of India and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, Valentina Matviyenko expressed hope that India’s current BRICS Chairship would help ensure responsible and constructive global partnership between the association’s member states.
🇮🇷 In her congratulatory message to Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Valentina Matviyenko reaffirmed the unwavering commitment to further practical development of bilateral parliamentary dialogue, which contributes to strengthening the comprehensive #RussiaIran strategic partnership.
✉️ In her letter to President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Tulia Ackson ,Valentina Matviyenko noted that the establishment of International Day of Parliamentarism in 2018 at the initiative of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the CIS and the Inter-Parliamentary Union was a recognition of the special role of parliaments in strengthening international cooperation.
The idea of establishing the observance was put forward by Russian parliamentarians and supported by their colleagues in the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly. Members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union endorsed the initiative at the 137th IPU Assembly in St Petersburg in October 2017. The UN General Assembly resolution establishing International Day of Parliamentarism was adopted in May 2018.
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🗓 The 14th St Petersburg International Legal Forum was held on June 24-26.
The event brought together over 6,000 participants from 80 countries, including prosecutors general, heads of foreign courts and relevant agencies, as well as representatives of government bodies, the diplomatic corps accredited in Russia, Russian and foreign legal organisations, business, academia, students and young professionals.
The Forum’s business programme featured over 160 events.
📄 More than 60 agreements and contracts were signed on the Forum's sidelines.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev took part in the Plenary Session.
💬 In his remarks, Dmitry Medvedev stressed that the current crisis of international law stems from the West’s attempts to turn it into a “privilege of the first for a narrow circle of the chosen”:
“Being first does not mean being the only one. Being a leader does not grant one the prerogative to cancel the rights and sovereignty of others. The true power of law lies not in protecting anyone’s privileges, but in absolutely guaranteeing equality for all people”.
Representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry took part in a number of events, discussions and round tables.
• Grigory Lukyantsev, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for Multilateral Human Rights Cooperation and Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, spoke at the panel session “Europe’s Historical Amnesia” and at the discussion “Human Rights as a Weapon: When Rights-Based Rhetoric Undermines International Cooperation”.
• Maxim Musikhin, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Legal Department, spoke at the session “New Prospects for Russian Legal Diplomacy”.
• Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the #KievRegimeCrimes, took part in the discussion “The Concept of “Hostile Actions” by Unfriendly Foreign States toward Russia and Measures to Further Improve Russian Legislation in This Area”.
🌐 The 14th St Petersburg International Legal Forum once again reaffirmed its status as an important platform for dialogue among the legal, business and law enforcement communities to discuss key issues on the legal agenda and find responses to global challenges.
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🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions during the Ambassadorial Roundtable discussion “Ukraine Crisis: The West’s True Goals and Role” (Moscow, June 23, 2026)
Key points:
• The West spares neither money nor effort in supporting Ukrainian nationalism, notorious since the Second World War for its exceptional brutality.
• The West backed the coup in Kiev as early as December 2004, when it forced through an unconstitutional third round of voting.
• The West also played a direct role in the second coup in February 2014. In violation of the settlement agreement between the government and the opposition, guaranteed by Germany, France and Poland, outright Nazis and Russophobes seized power and immediately began physically eliminating their fellow citizens in Donbass.
• Today, Europe is elbowing its way into the Ukraine settlement process, imposing its own approaches and stamping out even the faintest signs of common sense shown by the Donald Trump Administration following his return to the White House. ☝️ We harbour no illusions about Europe’s true intentions.
• As Ukrainian forces lose ground on the battlefield every day, Europe is betting on the Zelensky regime’s overtly terrorist tactics, including strikes deep inside Russia against civilian targets. It hopes to spread fear and discontent among our people and divide Russian society. We see this perfectly clearly.
• The West’s real purpose in calling for talks is to save the Zelensky regime and preserve Ukraine as a staging ground for confrontation with Russia. This is why it is pushing for an immediate ceasefire: to halt Russia’s advance and, just as during the Minsk process, buy time to rearm the Kiev regime.
• Any truth about what is happening immediately becomes taboo in the EU. There are countless examples. One of the latest was the decision to prevent Politico Europe from publishing my article despite a prior agreement. So much for freedom of speech!
• The future of the world order hinges, without exaggeration, on which approach prevails: subordinating everyone to a single centre or working collectively to establish a balance of interests. Russia and our partners in the #CIS, #CSTO, #EAEU, #SCO and other regional organisations unequivocally choose dialogue and remain committed to the principles enshrined in the UN Charter following the defeat of Nazism and militarism in the Second World War.
• Ukraine’s neutral, non-aligned and non-nuclear status must be ensured in practice. This is precisely the status established in its Declaration of State Sovereignty and the status in which Russia and all other countries recognised the Ukrainian state.
• Despite all the manoeuvring by European elites and their Kiev clients, all the goals and objectives of the special military operation will be achieved.
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⚡️ Russia's Foreign Ministry has published its second report on the situation regarding the rights of Indigenous peoples in selected countries.
Like the previous report published in 2024, it identifies the key current challenges and analyses the situation of Indigenous populations in six Arctic Council member states: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United States, as well as Australia, Japan and New Zealand.
In recent years, the issue of Indigenous peoples’ rights has become excessively politicised and rife with cynically applied double standards. Overall, it is increasingly being used to foment division and confrontation rather than promote cooperation among members of the international community.
The US, Canada and their allies have stepped up their activities at universal international platforms, within regional formats and in the media, promoting narratives about alleged violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights in Russia and several developing countries. In doing so, they seek to:
• divert global attention from problems in North America, Western Arctic states, Australia, Japan and New Zealand;
• call into question Russia’s right to its ancestral Arctic territories.
Virtually all the countries covered by the report have historically pursued policies of assimilation and discrimination against their Indigenous populations in one form or another. This has created, and continues to cause, numerous sociopolitical and cultural problems.
Many countries are currently developing mechanisms for consultation and cooperation with Indigenous communities. However, the measures adopted in this area are often incomplete.
☝️Common challenges facing Indigenous peoples in various countries include:
• the gradual erosion of their traditional way of life as a consequence of past assimilation policies;
• violations of their rights to traditional lands and natural resources;
• environmental degradation caused by industrial exploitation and the militaristic activities of certain states abroad;
• high unemployment;
• Indigenous communities’ dependence on state subsidies.
These adverse phenomena are particularly acute in Arctic countries, which is why the situation there has been addressed in a separate report.
🇷🇺🇧🇾 This issue was also traditionally covered in the third Joint Report by the Foreign Ministries of Russia and Belarus – “The Human Rights Situation in Certain Countries”, published in June 2026.
These matters are also systematically addressed in the Russian Foreign Ministry’s annual human rights reports, including those examining the glorification of Nazism, the spread of neo-Nazism and other practices contributing to the escalation of contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. The latest such report was published in August 2025.
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📰 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article «Ukraine, Europe and Global Security» (June 19, 2026)
This article by Sergey Lavrov was originally planned for publication by the European outlet Politico Europe, but at the last moment, the editorial board decided to cancel its publication.
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«Ukraine, Europe and Global Security»
Some Reflections on Resolving the Ukrainian Crisis, Europe and Global Security
✍️ More than two decades of negotiation with Europe, as part of the collective West, leads to only one conclusion: engaging Russia in dialogue has served as a diplomatic smokescreen for the geopolitical expansion of Western institutions, above all NATO and the EU, eastwards, right up to Russia's borders.
☝️ Europe's complicity in fuelling the Ukrainian crisis is undeniable.
In 2013, the EU rejected outright our proposal for a compromise on the association agreement – a deal Brussels had long been pressing Viktor Yanukovich to sign.
It is worth recalling: Ukraine was offered unilateral market opening, without reciprocal commitments – terms that would have proved incompatible with Kiev's continued membership in the CIS free-trade zone. When Viktor Yanukovich requested a deferral, the Europeans incited street riots which swiftly escalated into a coup d'état in Kiev in February 2014.
Russia, for its part, explored every diplomatic avenue to defuse Europe's security crisis. However, in January 2022, the US and NATO rejected Russia's proposal for legally binding mutual security guarantees.
Following the launch of the special military operation, the united Europe threw its support behind the British Prime Minister's efforts to sabotage the Istanbul negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Boris Johnson's appeal to Kiev – "don't sign anything, just fight" – slammed the door on genuine diplomacy for the foreseeable future.
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Additional key points:
• The real current objective of Europe's leaders is not to negotiate with Russia. It is to shore up the Zelensky regime and preserve it as a launchpad for continued confrontation against Russia.
• European leaders are scrambling to secure a ceasefire as quickly as possible and for one reason only: to prevent the collapse of Ukrainian military on the battlefield. The plan is to "freeze" the conflict without addressing its root causes, and then rapidly deploy military contingents from the Anglo-French "coalition of the willing" onto Ukrainian soil.
• The united Europe continues to dream of expansion. It intends to absorb Ukraine and Moldova, while pulling Armenia into its sphere of influence. As for Ukraine, it is increasingly eyed as the "striking fist" of a future European military force, independent of the US and independent of NATO.
❗️ This state of affairs poses serious threats to global security. A direct confrontation between NATO and Russia could rapidly escalate into an exchange of nuclear strikes, with catastrophic consequences.
• European leaders should recognize that the model of regional security built in Europe over decades, ever since the adoption of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, has been destroyed by their own hands. 👉 And it will never be restored.
• We must now move toward creating a continent-wide security architecture open to all Eurasian countries and that reflects today's #MultipolarWorld.
• The principle of equal and indivisible security trampled upon by the Euro-Atlantists, can be embodied within a new Eurasian architecture. When the time is ripe, Europe too will be able to join this great effort.
• Meaningful dialogue requires the restoration of trust, shattered by the anti-Russian actions of the West, and Europe as part of it, in the post-Cold War era.
❌ Trust cannot be restored, nor can dialogue be resumed, through ultimatums such as the one issued to Russia in London on 7 June 2026.
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📸 Today, on the 85th anniversary of the Soviet Information Bureau, the Rossiya Segodnya media group is opening a large-scale photo exhibition, "85 Years of the Sovinformburo. History Bringing to Life. Captured Era."
🖼 The exhibition brings together 30 iconic photographs taken over the years and, for the first time, shows the country's history through the prism of archival footage brought to life using neural networks.
The exhibition commemorates June 24, 1941—the third day of the Great Patriotic War—when the Soviet Information Bureau was founded.
For 85 years, the agency, later transformed into the Novosti Press Agency (APN) and then RIA Novosti, remained the country's leading voice, documenting key events in Russian and world history. Today, its traditions are carried on by the Rossiya Segodnya media group, which unites RIA Novosti and Sputnik.
The exhibition features works by renowned photographers, including legendary front-line photojournalists Georgy Zelma, Yevgeny Khaldey, Vladimir Grebnev, Mikhail Ozersky, Igor Kostin, and other masters of reportage photography.
❗️ Through these photographers' lenses are the Battle of Stalingrad and the 1945 Victory Parade, Yuri Gagarin's first flight, the 1980 Moscow, Sochi, and Milan Olympic Games, the work of peacekeeping forces, and historic meetings of world leaders.
☝️ A distinctive feature of the exhibition is the combination of images from the heroic past and modern technologies that bring historical photographs to life. Visitors see not only static black-and-white or color images, but also movement and changing angles. Captured moments are no longer frozen—the past literally comes to life before our eyes, allowing us to take a fresh look at familiar pages of history.
