PRESS RELEASE of the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka
14th July, 2026
The EU Delegation to Sri Lanka is once again attempting to discredit Russia as a reliable global partner, citing a supposed gap between Moscow's rhetoric and its actual actions.
⚠️ These statements are untrue and misleading. We would like to draw the attention of the EU and its representative, the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka, to the following points.
The recent NATO summit once again demonstrated Europe's readiness for a protracted standoff with Moscow without negotiations. In its final declaration, the alliance named Russia as the main long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security.
Well, Russia🇷🇺 is ready to go all the way.
The next point we wanted to clarify was the manifestation of racism in EU countries. Recently, former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sparked a major scandal by declaring that there were no French players on the French national team.
🤔 By the way, how are the 21 anti-Russian sanctions going? - Nothing? - This testifies to the failed policies of the Brussels bureaucrats.
It is clear that anti-Russian rhetoric has become the new political norm in EU countries, and intimidating their own citizens with an imaginary "Russian threat" is a justification for an unbridled militaristic course at the expense of ordinary European citizens and a cover-up for their own failures in domestic affairs.
❗️BEFORE CRITICISING SOMEONE, FOCUS ON YOUR OWN PROBLEMS😉
14th July, 2026
The EU Delegation to Sri Lanka is once again attempting to discredit Russia as a reliable global partner, citing a supposed gap between Moscow's rhetoric and its actual actions.
The recent NATO summit once again demonstrated Europe's readiness for a protracted standoff with Moscow without negotiations. In its final declaration, the alliance named Russia as the main long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security.
Well, Russia🇷🇺 is ready to go all the way.
The next point we wanted to clarify was the manifestation of racism in EU countries. Recently, former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sparked a major scandal by declaring that there were no French players on the French national team.
🤔 By the way, how are the 21 anti-Russian sanctions going? - Nothing? - This testifies to the failed policies of the Brussels bureaucrats.
It is clear that anti-Russian rhetoric has become the new political norm in EU countries, and intimidating their own citizens with an imaginary "Russian threat" is a justification for an unbridled militaristic course at the expense of ordinary European citizens and a cover-up for their own failures in domestic affairs.
❗️BEFORE CRITICISING SOMEONE, FOCUS ON YOUR OWN PROBLEMS😉
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#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
💬 Over the past week, Ukrainian militants carried out an average of 850 strikes per day against civilian sites in Russia. More than 310 civilians were killed or injured during the same period.
The militants launched a series of deliberate terrorist attacks targeting civilians and seeking to make daily life unbearable. Passenger transport, including scheduled buses, was repeatedly attacked, along with residential buildings and social and energy infrastructure.
The highest numbers of civilian casualties were recorded in the Belgorod Region, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions.
On July 6-12, Ukrainian neo-Nazi attacks resulted in the deaths of 40 civilians, including one minor, and injuries to 272 others, including 13 children.
In total, Ukrainian armed formations fired at least 5,935 rounds of ammunition at civilian sites on Russian territory.
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
💬 Over the past week, Ukrainian militants carried out an average of 850 strikes per day against civilian sites in Russia. More than 310 civilians were killed or injured during the same period.
The militants launched a series of deliberate terrorist attacks targeting civilians and seeking to make daily life unbearable. Passenger transport, including scheduled buses, was repeatedly attacked, along with residential buildings and social and energy infrastructure.
The highest numbers of civilian casualties were recorded in the Belgorod Region, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions.
On July 6-12, Ukrainian neo-Nazi attacks resulted in the deaths of 40 civilians, including one minor, and injuries to 272 others, including 13 children.
In total, Ukrainian armed formations fired at least 5,935 rounds of ammunition at civilian sites on Russian territory.
🇷🇺 15 июля Посол России в Шри-Ланке Л.С.Джагарян принял участие в открытии в РЦНК г.Коломбо фотовыставки Российского военно-исторического общества «Крымское золото: «цивилизованная» Европа грабит российские сокровища»
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. 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.).
#РВИО #КрымскаяКоллекция
#Крым #ЗолотоСкифов
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. 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.).
#РВИО #КрымскаяКоллекция
#Крым #ЗолотоСкифов
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🇷🇺 On July 15, 2026, Ambassador of Russia to Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan attended the opening of the Russian Military Historical Society's photo exhibition "Crimean Gold: 'Civilized' Europe Plunders Russian Treasures" at the Russian House in Colombo.
The exhibition highlights unique Crimean treasures discovered during archaeological expeditions and stored for many years in the region's largest museums.
❗️Today, these artifacts are illegally held by the Kyiv regime, along with their European patrons, who stole them.
The exhibition features valuable artifacts from the ancient era, painstakingly collected in Crimea at various periods by Russian archaeologists specializing in classical antiquity: ceramics, coins, weapons, armor pieces, glass vessels, and jewelry. All these items were found at the sites of the first Greek settlements in Crimea. Among the treasures is the unique "Scythian Gold" collection - gold jewellery from the Ust-Alma necropolis in the Bakhchisaray region, which contains several thousand graves (1st century BC–3rd century AD).
#CrimeanCollection
The exhibition highlights unique Crimean treasures discovered during archaeological expeditions and stored for many years in the region's largest museums.
❗️Today, these artifacts are illegally held by the Kyiv regime, along with their European patrons, who stole them.
The exhibition features valuable artifacts from the ancient era, painstakingly collected in Crimea at various periods by Russian archaeologists specializing in classical antiquity: ceramics, coins, weapons, armor pieces, glass vessels, and jewelry. All these items were found at the sites of the first Greek settlements in Crimea. Among the treasures is the unique "Scythian Gold" collection - gold jewellery from the Ust-Alma necropolis in the Bakhchisaray region, which contains several thousand graves (1st century BC–3rd century AD).
#CrimeanCollection
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Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🚀 On July 15, 1975, one of the most iconic international space projects – the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (#ASTP) of the Soviet Soyuz-19 and American Apollo spacecraft, began with their launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and Cape Canaveral.
The Soviet crew comprised Alexey Leonov and Valery Kubasov. The Apollo carried astronauts Thomas Stafford, Deke Slayton and Vance Brand.
It was the first joint space mission of the Soviet Union and the United States.
🕰 At 7 pm Moscow Time on July 17, 1975, the Soviet and US spacecraft docked with each other in Earth orbit.
🤝 The historic handshake of the two crew commanders – Alexey Leonov and Thomas Stafford – was streamed live across the planet and has become one of the most recognisable symbols of Soviet-US rapprochement.
✅ The main tasks of the mission were:
• testing the universal docking system;
• testing joint space control and crew interaction;
• creating technologies for future space rescues in emergencies;
• conducting scientific experiments and medical research.
One of the most complicated engineering tasks was the creation of an interoperable docking system. The engineers of the Soviet OKB-1 design bureau (RSC Energia) created the Androgynous Peripheral Attach System (APAS), which allowed either spacecraft to be active or passive during docking.
A docking module was built for visits between the spacecraft, because Soyuz used a regular nitrogen-oxygen mixture at sea-level pressure, while Apollo used pure oxygen at low pressure. The module acted as an airlock and pressure-equalizer.
🚀 The spacecraft remained joined in space for 46 hours and 36 minutes. The crews visited each other, conducted joint scientific experiments, made joint television reports, filming and photography, as well as held the first ever international press conference in space.
The crews maintained friendly relations for years after their historic mission. The friendship between Alexey Leonov and Thomas Stafford was particularly warm. They regularly met and kept in touch until their death.
✨ The Soyuz-Apollo mission was not only a remarkable technical achievement but also an important symbol of the unifying force of science and space exploration even during the Cold War.
☝️ That flight set the stage for future international projects, namely the Mir-Shuttle programme and the International Space Station, where many countries have been working together for over 25 years.
#SoyuzApollo #RussiaUS
The Soviet crew comprised Alexey Leonov and Valery Kubasov. The Apollo carried astronauts Thomas Stafford, Deke Slayton and Vance Brand.
It was the first joint space mission of the Soviet Union and the United States.
🕰 At 7 pm Moscow Time on July 17, 1975, the Soviet and US spacecraft docked with each other in Earth orbit.
🤝 The historic handshake of the two crew commanders – Alexey Leonov and Thomas Stafford – was streamed live across the planet and has become one of the most recognisable symbols of Soviet-US rapprochement.
✅ The main tasks of the mission were:
• testing the universal docking system;
• testing joint space control and crew interaction;
• creating technologies for future space rescues in emergencies;
• conducting scientific experiments and medical research.
One of the most complicated engineering tasks was the creation of an interoperable docking system. The engineers of the Soviet OKB-1 design bureau (RSC Energia) created the Androgynous Peripheral Attach System (APAS), which allowed either spacecraft to be active or passive during docking.
A docking module was built for visits between the spacecraft, because Soyuz used a regular nitrogen-oxygen mixture at sea-level pressure, while Apollo used pure oxygen at low pressure. The module acted as an airlock and pressure-equalizer.
🚀 The spacecraft remained joined in space for 46 hours and 36 minutes. The crews visited each other, conducted joint scientific experiments, made joint television reports, filming and photography, as well as held the first ever international press conference in space.
The crews maintained friendly relations for years after their historic mission. The friendship between Alexey Leonov and Thomas Stafford was particularly warm. They regularly met and kept in touch until their death.
✨ The Soyuz-Apollo mission was not only a remarkable technical achievement but also an important symbol of the unifying force of science and space exploration even during the Cold War.
☝️ That flight set the stage for future international projects, namely the Mir-Shuttle programme and the International Space Station, where many countries have been working together for over 25 years.
#SoyuzApollo #RussiaUS
Forwarded from Embassy of Russia in Ethiopia 🇷🇺
⚡️ Article by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “A constant in an era of radical change: On the 25th anniversary of the Russian-Chinese Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship, and Cooperation” (July 16, 2026)
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✍️ Today, as a more equitable #MultipolarWorld takes shape, the multifaceted partnership between Russia and China – two great powers and largest neighbours – stands as a model for interstate engagement founded on equality, a balance of interests, and mutual advantage.
Three decades ago, in a joint summit declaration, Moscow and Beijing first articulated a course towards an equal and trusting partnership oriented towards strategic interaction in the 21st century.
This innovative formula was soon given legal expression in a key bilateral instrument – the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation. Signed in Moscow exactly 25 years ago, on July 16, 2001, by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Jiang Zemin, the Treaty marked the transition from the normalisation of relations in the late 1980s to an entirely new phase: the forging of a strategic tandem of decisive importance not only for our two countries, but also for the maintenance of global peace, security and stability.
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We can say with complete confidence that the Treaty has played a decisive role in shaping a new model of Russian-Chinese cooperation – one that imposes no constraints on the sovereignty of either party, thereby affording it the necessary flexibility and, consequently, clear advantages over “classical alliances”.
❗️ I should stress that relations between Russia and China are built on an equal footing, are free from ideological dogma, are not directed against third countries, and remain resilient to the influence of external circumstances.
The Treaty established a robust institutional framework for the qualitative enhancement of trade and economic relations.
The economies of our respective states are intrinsically complementary. Indeed, the figures speak for themselves. Over the past quarter-century, trade turnover has increased more than thirtyfold and, for three consecutive years, it has consistently surpassed $200 billion.
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Over the past twenty-five years, we have managed to considerably enhance mutual foreign policy coordination on international platforms, one of the defining elements of the Russia-China strategic partnership.
This cooperation is founded on a shared assessment of the current geopolitical environment, as well as its future trajectory. Our countries hold closely aligned, and often identical positions on the majority of global and regional issues. These include the preservation of global strategic stability, arms control, efforts to combat terrorism, and other emerging threats and challenges.
☝️ Together with our Chinese counterparts, we advocate for the political and diplomatic resolution of conflicts by addressing their underlying causes. We strongly oppose policies of “regime change”, the application of double standards, and the use of unilateral sanctions.
***
It is safe to say that the Russian-Chinese Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation has successfully withstood the test of time.
🤝 Remaining the unshakable foundation of bilateral relations, it fully meets the fundamental interests of our countries for the long-term historical perspective.
🇷🇺🇨🇳 #RussiaChina
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✍️ Today, as a more equitable #MultipolarWorld takes shape, the multifaceted partnership between Russia and China – two great powers and largest neighbours – stands as a model for interstate engagement founded on equality, a balance of interests, and mutual advantage.
Three decades ago, in a joint summit declaration, Moscow and Beijing first articulated a course towards an equal and trusting partnership oriented towards strategic interaction in the 21st century.
This innovative formula was soon given legal expression in a key bilateral instrument – the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation. Signed in Moscow exactly 25 years ago, on July 16, 2001, by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Jiang Zemin, the Treaty marked the transition from the normalisation of relations in the late 1980s to an entirely new phase: the forging of a strategic tandem of decisive importance not only for our two countries, but also for the maintenance of global peace, security and stability.
***
We can say with complete confidence that the Treaty has played a decisive role in shaping a new model of Russian-Chinese cooperation – one that imposes no constraints on the sovereignty of either party, thereby affording it the necessary flexibility and, consequently, clear advantages over “classical alliances”.
❗️ I should stress that relations between Russia and China are built on an equal footing, are free from ideological dogma, are not directed against third countries, and remain resilient to the influence of external circumstances.
The Treaty established a robust institutional framework for the qualitative enhancement of trade and economic relations.
The economies of our respective states are intrinsically complementary. Indeed, the figures speak for themselves. Over the past quarter-century, trade turnover has increased more than thirtyfold and, for three consecutive years, it has consistently surpassed $200 billion.
***
Over the past twenty-five years, we have managed to considerably enhance mutual foreign policy coordination on international platforms, one of the defining elements of the Russia-China strategic partnership.
This cooperation is founded on a shared assessment of the current geopolitical environment, as well as its future trajectory. Our countries hold closely aligned, and often identical positions on the majority of global and regional issues. These include the preservation of global strategic stability, arms control, efforts to combat terrorism, and other emerging threats and challenges.
☝️ Together with our Chinese counterparts, we advocate for the political and diplomatic resolution of conflicts by addressing their underlying causes. We strongly oppose policies of “regime change”, the application of double standards, and the use of unilateral sanctions.
***
It is safe to say that the Russian-Chinese Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation has successfully withstood the test of time.
🤝 Remaining the unshakable foundation of bilateral relations, it fully meets the fundamental interests of our countries for the long-term historical perspective.
🇷🇺🇨🇳 #RussiaChina