📸 The 11th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest has named Moscow-based photographer Yekaterina Yakel as its Grand Prix winner. The jury praised her series Russian will: Steeplechase, which portrays wounded combat veterans striving to rebuild their lives with dignity and determination.
This year's shortlist reflected a broad geographical sweep, with leading honours claimed by photographers from Indonesia, Palestine, Bangladesh, China, Bahrain, Myanmar and Brazil, whose works capture humanitarian crises, environmental pressures, cultural rituals and intimate portraits of modern life.
Established in 2014, the Stenin Contest continues to champion young photojournalists and to direct global attention toward the evolving challenges of contemporary visual reporting.
Find out more about the full list of laureates on the contest's official website.
This year's shortlist reflected a broad geographical sweep, with leading honours claimed by photographers from Indonesia, Palestine, Bangladesh, China, Bahrain, Myanmar and Brazil, whose works capture humanitarian crises, environmental pressures, cultural rituals and intimate portraits of modern life.
Established in 2014, the Stenin Contest continues to champion young photojournalists and to direct global attention toward the evolving challenges of contemporary visual reporting.
Find out more about the full list of laureates on the contest's official website.
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🇷🇺 Where centuries of history meet cutting-edge innovation, Russia stands as one of the world's most intriguing study destinations. Stretching across 11 time zones and one-eighth of the Earth's surface, our vast nation offers an education and adventure unlike any other.
Each year, around 300,000 international students choose Russia for its world-class universities, pioneering research and affordable or even tuition-free study options. With more than 740 universities and over 400 areas of study — from mathematics and engineering to art, culture and medicine — there's truly a place for everyone here.
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Each year, around 300,000 international students choose Russia for its world-class universities, pioneering research and affordable or even tuition-free study options. With more than 740 universities and over 400 areas of study — from mathematics and engineering to art, culture and medicine — there's truly a place for everyone here.
Beyond the classroom, Russia is a land of contrasts waiting to be explored. Imagine spending your winter break on the slopes of Siberia, hiking volcanoes in Kamchatka or wandering through Saint Petersburg's baroque palaces.
Feeling inspired? The admission campaign is open until 15 January 2026. Apply now at education-in-russia.com
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📰 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
Neo-Nazism on the march across Europe
“I killed 500 Russians” – this is the headline of a piece in the British Telegraph dedicated to the Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä. In their frenzied effort to re-write history, the Brits went as far as designating this killer of Russians as WWII hero, even if he only took part in the USSR’s conflict with Finland in 1939-1940. Including this figure in a series of publications about World War II reflects a targeted effort to erase USSR’s contribution to the allied coalition and denigrate Red Army.
One can’t help but recall similar manifestations of Japanese militarism: in 1937, the press in the Land of the Rising Sun glorified a “contest” among Imperial Army officers… for beheading Chinese people. Many historians note that the victims were unarmed prisoners. Newspapers dwelled on the details of these crimes with relish. After the war, the “heroes” received the punishment they deserved. This is something the British press and Western revisionists must keep in mind.
This article came in the footsteps of Sisu: Road to Revenge, a sequel to a story about a Finnish commando in which the lead character kills Soviet soldiers and officers in 1946 and acts with extreme cruelty in doing so. After all, this film has an 18+ age rating.
The filmmakers openly admit they were inspired by the image of Simo Häyhä, a man who killed Russians.
The first part is set during the Lapland War, when the lead character fights Nazis and Fins decided to confront their former allies, Third Reich. In the sequel, the enemies are Russians.
We have already provided detailed insights into what happened in 1939 and 1940, and later between 1941 and 1944 when Finland tried building the Greater Suomi by seeking an alliance with Hitler and taking part in the genocide of the Soviet nation. But when the Red Army crushed the “invincible Finns,” they suddenly began fighting Nazism.
It is telling that this cold-blooded sniper has been turned into yet another piece of anti-Russian propaganda. Wounded in 1940, he became disabled and later died alone. The films echo Mannerheim-era myths, portraying Simo Häyhä as a legendary hero and claiming Soviet soldiers called him the “White Death” — a notion historians find no evidence for. The nickname only appears in Finnish literature from the late 1980s.
Western popular culture is clearly facing a crisis of character, with no real heroes left to look up to. Driven by short-term political aims, it now casts Russians as villains to be slaughtered by the hundreds. So they found someone who actually did that — and turned this Finnish Rambo-style figure into a “hero.”
But Simo Häyhä was never a hero. Historians have demonstrated that he wanted to join the Nazi ranks but his disability prevented him from fighting shoulder to shoulder with the German troops. By the way, some believe that he never took any pride in the way he served and believed that the killings were a sin. His military diary contains the line: “This is my list of sins.”
Anyway, in the war where Häyhä fought against the Red Army, Finland was defeated. And that is yet another reason why he was never a hero and never could be. But Finland is now in NATO, where the rehabilitation of Nazism and Russophobia have become foundational principles.
There was a time when Soviet snipers were portrayed as heroes in America and Hollywood. Woody Guthrie, a country singer, devoted one of his top-ranking songs to Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a Soviet sniper. President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt invited her to a reception so that she could address members of Congress.
Today, they invite the Banderite killers to speak in front of their Congress members. There was also Vasily Zaitsev, a sniper from Stalingrad, as portrayed by Jude Law in the 2001 film, 'Enemy at the Gates', even though it contained too many Hollywood-style distortions. This is what history will remember. It cannot be re-written by publishing these opportunistic articles or presenting an alternate reality on the screen.
Neo-Nazism on the march across Europe
“I killed 500 Russians” – this is the headline of a piece in the British Telegraph dedicated to the Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä. In their frenzied effort to re-write history, the Brits went as far as designating this killer of Russians as WWII hero, even if he only took part in the USSR’s conflict with Finland in 1939-1940. Including this figure in a series of publications about World War II reflects a targeted effort to erase USSR’s contribution to the allied coalition and denigrate Red Army.
One can’t help but recall similar manifestations of Japanese militarism: in 1937, the press in the Land of the Rising Sun glorified a “contest” among Imperial Army officers… for beheading Chinese people. Many historians note that the victims were unarmed prisoners. Newspapers dwelled on the details of these crimes with relish. After the war, the “heroes” received the punishment they deserved. This is something the British press and Western revisionists must keep in mind.
This article came in the footsteps of Sisu: Road to Revenge, a sequel to a story about a Finnish commando in which the lead character kills Soviet soldiers and officers in 1946 and acts with extreme cruelty in doing so. After all, this film has an 18+ age rating.
The filmmakers openly admit they were inspired by the image of Simo Häyhä, a man who killed Russians.
The first part is set during the Lapland War, when the lead character fights Nazis and Fins decided to confront their former allies, Third Reich. In the sequel, the enemies are Russians.
We have already provided detailed insights into what happened in 1939 and 1940, and later between 1941 and 1944 when Finland tried building the Greater Suomi by seeking an alliance with Hitler and taking part in the genocide of the Soviet nation. But when the Red Army crushed the “invincible Finns,” they suddenly began fighting Nazism.
It is telling that this cold-blooded sniper has been turned into yet another piece of anti-Russian propaganda. Wounded in 1940, he became disabled and later died alone. The films echo Mannerheim-era myths, portraying Simo Häyhä as a legendary hero and claiming Soviet soldiers called him the “White Death” — a notion historians find no evidence for. The nickname only appears in Finnish literature from the late 1980s.
Western popular culture is clearly facing a crisis of character, with no real heroes left to look up to. Driven by short-term political aims, it now casts Russians as villains to be slaughtered by the hundreds. So they found someone who actually did that — and turned this Finnish Rambo-style figure into a “hero.”
But Simo Häyhä was never a hero. Historians have demonstrated that he wanted to join the Nazi ranks but his disability prevented him from fighting shoulder to shoulder with the German troops. By the way, some believe that he never took any pride in the way he served and believed that the killings were a sin. His military diary contains the line: “This is my list of sins.”
Anyway, in the war where Häyhä fought against the Red Army, Finland was defeated. And that is yet another reason why he was never a hero and never could be. But Finland is now in NATO, where the rehabilitation of Nazism and Russophobia have become foundational principles.
There was a time when Soviet snipers were portrayed as heroes in America and Hollywood. Woody Guthrie, a country singer, devoted one of his top-ranking songs to Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a Soviet sniper. President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt invited her to a reception so that she could address members of Congress.
Today, they invite the Banderite killers to speak in front of their Congress members. There was also Vasily Zaitsev, a sniper from Stalingrad, as portrayed by Jude Law in the 2001 film, 'Enemy at the Gates', even though it contained too many Hollywood-style distortions. This is what history will remember. It cannot be re-written by publishing these opportunistic articles or presenting an alternate reality on the screen.
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🇷🇺 On November 24, 295 years ago, the great Russian Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov was born.
Throughout his outstanding military career, Suvorov served and commanded troops under Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine the Great and Emperor Paul I, taking part in more than 60 battles – and never losing a single one.
He fought in the key conflicts of his era – the Seven Years’ War, the Russo-Turkish Wars, the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790, outmanoeuvred the finest Napoleonic generals, and made a decisive contribution to the development of the Russian army by codifying frontline experience in his celebrated treatise "The Science of Winning".
Suvorov had no equal in the art of war, and his name became synonymous with the indomitable spirit of Russian soldiers, military ingenuity and exceptional generalship. This is how his contemporaries recalled him:
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Suvorov’s debut on the battlefield as a commander came during the Seven Years’ War, where he distinguished himself at the siege of Kolberg in 1761. Leading mobile cavalry detachments, he carried out swift raids deep into the rear of General Werner’s Prussian corps, destroying and scattering several thousand enemy reserves. Deprived of food and reinforcements, Kolberg capitulated on 16 December 176.
These early triumphs laid the foundation for Suvorov’s future glory. His true genius revealed itself in the campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.
One of the decisive episodes of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1791 was the Battle of Rymnik on September 22, 1789. Commanding a combined Russo-Austrian force of around 18,000 men, Suvorov marched to face an Ottoman army of up to 100,000. After a swift manoeuvre of more than 40 kilometres, his troops struck the Turkish positions and, with consecutive blows against key fortifications, completely broke the battle order of a numerically superior adversary. The victory earned Suvorov the title of Count Rymniksky.
Perhaps the most striking demonstration of his generalship was the storming of the seemingly unbreachable Ottoman fortress of Izmail on December 22, 1790. Suvorov meticulously studied the enemy’s defences, divided his forces into assault columns, and personally devised a phased plan of attack. Following a decisive artillery preparation, Russian troops broke into the fortress from land and from the Danube. Despite fierce resistance from the garrison, Izmail was taken in a single day with minimal Russian losses.
Time and again, Suvorov proved capable of solving tasks considered impossible. During the Italian and Swiss campaigns of 1799, he led Russian troops across the Alps, securing decisive victories at the Adda, the Trebbia and Novi.
Under his command, officers and soldiers traversed more than 400 kilometres of steep mountain passes and icy gorges, fighting continuous engagements with the French forces of Masséna and Lecourbe. The Russian troops stormed the St Gotthard Pass, broke out of encirclement in the Muotatal valley and preserved their combat effectiveness.
Suvorov’s manoeuvre (breathtaking in every sense) carried out at altitudes of more than 2,000 metres in harsh Alpine weather, became an exemplary model of the organized withdrawal of an army from strategic encirclement.
👉 Suvorov’s feat and his struggle against French occupation are well remembered in Switzerland.
Suvorov's legacy is beyond great – it's everlasting: he has rightfully taken his place as one of history’s greatest commanders, military schools bearing his name have long become a hallmark of excellence, and the glory of Russian arms – inspired by Suvorov’s genius – is upheld to this day by the outstanding sons of our Motherland.
Throughout his outstanding military career, Suvorov served and commanded troops under Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine the Great and Emperor Paul I, taking part in more than 60 battles – and never losing a single one.
He fought in the key conflicts of his era – the Seven Years’ War, the Russo-Turkish Wars, the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790, outmanoeuvred the finest Napoleonic generals, and made a decisive contribution to the development of the Russian army by codifying frontline experience in his celebrated treatise "The Science of Winning".
Suvorov had no equal in the art of war, and his name became synonymous with the indomitable spirit of Russian soldiers, military ingenuity and exceptional generalship. This is how his contemporaries recalled him:
Suvorov’s great talent lay in his ability to inspire remarkable confidence among his soldiers. Always forward, never retreat – that was his creed. Attacking, he never counted the strength of his enemy. Victory or death – that was his motto and the motto of his men. He was perhaps the only general whose uninterrupted successes were without blemish.
– Jean-François Georgel, French diplomat and Jesuit abbot
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Suvorov’s debut on the battlefield as a commander came during the Seven Years’ War, where he distinguished himself at the siege of Kolberg in 1761. Leading mobile cavalry detachments, he carried out swift raids deep into the rear of General Werner’s Prussian corps, destroying and scattering several thousand enemy reserves. Deprived of food and reinforcements, Kolberg capitulated on 16 December 176.
These early triumphs laid the foundation for Suvorov’s future glory. His true genius revealed itself in the campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.
One of the decisive episodes of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1791 was the Battle of Rymnik on September 22, 1789. Commanding a combined Russo-Austrian force of around 18,000 men, Suvorov marched to face an Ottoman army of up to 100,000. After a swift manoeuvre of more than 40 kilometres, his troops struck the Turkish positions and, with consecutive blows against key fortifications, completely broke the battle order of a numerically superior adversary. The victory earned Suvorov the title of Count Rymniksky.
Perhaps the most striking demonstration of his generalship was the storming of the seemingly unbreachable Ottoman fortress of Izmail on December 22, 1790. Suvorov meticulously studied the enemy’s defences, divided his forces into assault columns, and personally devised a phased plan of attack. Following a decisive artillery preparation, Russian troops broke into the fortress from land and from the Danube. Despite fierce resistance from the garrison, Izmail was taken in a single day with minimal Russian losses.
Time and again, Suvorov proved capable of solving tasks considered impossible. During the Italian and Swiss campaigns of 1799, he led Russian troops across the Alps, securing decisive victories at the Adda, the Trebbia and Novi.
Under his command, officers and soldiers traversed more than 400 kilometres of steep mountain passes and icy gorges, fighting continuous engagements with the French forces of Masséna and Lecourbe. The Russian troops stormed the St Gotthard Pass, broke out of encirclement in the Muotatal valley and preserved their combat effectiveness.
Suvorov’s manoeuvre (breathtaking in every sense) carried out at altitudes of more than 2,000 metres in harsh Alpine weather, became an exemplary model of the organized withdrawal of an army from strategic encirclement.
👉 Suvorov’s feat and his struggle against French occupation are well remembered in Switzerland.
Suvorov's legacy is beyond great – it's everlasting: he has rightfully taken his place as one of history’s greatest commanders, military schools bearing his name have long become a hallmark of excellence, and the glory of Russian arms – inspired by Suvorov’s genius – is upheld to this day by the outstanding sons of our Motherland.
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🗓 25 ноября в резиденции Посла России в Великобритании состоялся приём в поддержку кандидатуры Российской Федерации на выборах в Совет Международной морской организации (ИМО), которые должны пройти 28 ноября в рамках 34-й сессии Ассамблеи ИМО.
Мероприятие посетили генеральный секретарь ИМО Арсенио Домингес, генеральный директор Международной организации подвижной спутниковой связи Лоран Паренте, директор Международного фонда для компенсации ущерба от загрязнения нефтью Гауте Сивертсен, сотрудники секретариатов этих организаций, а также представители делегаций и дипломатических миссий дружественных государств – всего более 200 человек.
С приветственным словом к гостям обратились Посол России в Лондоне Андрей Келин и глава российской делегации на 34-й сессии Ассамблеи ИМО, директор Департамента госполитики в области морского и речного транспорта Минтранса России Виталий Клюев.
Мероприятие посетили генеральный секретарь ИМО Арсенио Домингес, генеральный директор Международной организации подвижной спутниковой связи Лоран Паренте, директор Международного фонда для компенсации ущерба от загрязнения нефтью Гауте Сивертсен, сотрудники секретариатов этих организаций, а также представители делегаций и дипломатических миссий дружественных государств – всего более 200 человек.
С приветственным словом к гостям обратились Посол России в Лондоне Андрей Келин и глава российской делегации на 34-й сессии Ассамблеи ИМО, директор Департамента госполитики в области морского и речного транспорта Минтранса России Виталий Клюев.
Россия – крупнейшая морская держава, страна с многовековыми традициями освоения и изучения Мирового океана и самой протяжённой береговой линией. Поэтому морской транспорт для нас не только ключевой инструмент экономического развития, но и жизненно важная связь между удаленными регионами нашей обширной Родины. Российская Федерация является активным членом ИМО и неизменно входила в Совет Организации с момента её основания. Наша страна привержена мандату Международной морской организации и разделяет принципы и цели, закрепленные в Конвенции ИМО.
– Посол России в Великобритании А.В.Келин
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🎙 Интервью Посла России в Великобритании Андрея Келина программе «60 минут» на телеканале «Россия-1» (26 ноября 2025 года)
Основные тезисы:
🔸 Лондон заинтересован лишь в одном — в остановке боевых действий на Украине, после чего из неё будут лепить «стального дикобраза». Иными словами — приводить киевские власти в такую позицию, при которой они ни на что не будут соглашаться, при этом их будут «подпирать» союзники по НАТО.
🔸 [Британские] политики сейчас живут в мире иллюзий. После женевских переговоров [между США и Украиной] здесь возникла эйфория: нужно продолжать прежнюю политику, которая сводится к простым вещам. Это — давить на Россию в иллюзорной надежде, что её экономика рухнет (об этом они мечтают все эти годы, прекрасно понимая, что санкции не работают), а с другой стороны — вооружать Украину.
🔸 [Британские] комментаторы часто опираются на украинские источники, а в украинских источниках каждый день — «перемога». Поэтому здесь [в Британии] имеется непонимание реальной ситуации на поле боя, непонимание общестратегической ситуации.
🔸 Возможностей [финансировать и вооружать Украину за свой счёт] у Евросоюза и Великобритании нет ни в военном, ни в экономическом плане. С деньгами очень плохо. Отсюда и разговоры о конфискации суверенных активов Российской Федерации.
🔸 Европейцы знают, что мы никогда не согласимся на развертывание натовских контингентов на территории Украины. Но, тем не менее, продолжают это военное планирование. Это не может стать частью будущих соглашений по урегулированию.
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Основные тезисы:
🔸 Лондон заинтересован лишь в одном — в остановке боевых действий на Украине, после чего из неё будут лепить «стального дикобраза». Иными словами — приводить киевские власти в такую позицию, при которой они ни на что не будут соглашаться, при этом их будут «подпирать» союзники по НАТО.
🔸 [Британские] политики сейчас живут в мире иллюзий. После женевских переговоров [между США и Украиной] здесь возникла эйфория: нужно продолжать прежнюю политику, которая сводится к простым вещам. Это — давить на Россию в иллюзорной надежде, что её экономика рухнет (об этом они мечтают все эти годы, прекрасно понимая, что санкции не работают), а с другой стороны — вооружать Украину.
🔸 [Британские] комментаторы часто опираются на украинские источники, а в украинских источниках каждый день — «перемога». Поэтому здесь [в Британии] имеется непонимание реальной ситуации на поле боя, непонимание общестратегической ситуации.
🔸 Возможностей [финансировать и вооружать Украину за свой счёт] у Евросоюза и Великобритании нет ни в военном, ни в экономическом плане. С деньгами очень плохо. Отсюда и разговоры о конфискации суверенных активов Российской Федерации.
🔸 Европейцы знают, что мы никогда не согласимся на развертывание натовских контингентов на территории Украины. Но, тем не менее, продолжают это военное планирование. Это не может стать частью будущих соглашений по урегулированию.
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🗓️ November 27 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Eugenie Fraser, author of the memoir "The House by the Dvina," published in the UK and reprinted several times in various countries. The writer was born to a Russian-Scottish family in Arkhangelsk, but was forced to leave Russia after the Revolution.
Her book is a subtle, nostalgic account of her childhood in Arkhangelsk in the early 20th century, her family traditions, and the love for her homeland that she maintained throughout her life in Scotland. In 1998, a Russian translation of the book was published, which the residents of Arkhangelsk welcomed with great warmth and even dubbed "Arkhangelsk's Gone with the Wind".
Denis Moskalenko, Consul General of Russia in Edinburgh, honoured Eugenie Fraser's memory by laying flowers at her grave and met with her relatives.
Her book is a subtle, nostalgic account of her childhood in Arkhangelsk in the early 20th century, her family traditions, and the love for her homeland that she maintained throughout her life in Scotland. In 1998, a Russian translation of the book was published, which the residents of Arkhangelsk welcomed with great warmth and even dubbed "Arkhangelsk's Gone with the Wind".
Denis Moskalenko, Consul General of Russia in Edinburgh, honoured Eugenie Fraser's memory by laying flowers at her grave and met with her relatives.
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❗️ Обращаем внимание британских СМИ на необходимость предельно точного цитирования высказываний российских официальных лиц, особенно по таким острым вопросам, как украинский кризис.
Отдельные издания – в т.ч. «Телеграф», сообщая о выступлении Президента Российской Федерации В.В.Путина в ходе его визита в Киргизию, допустили грубые искажения его высказываний. Фактически переврали его слова в выгодном для официоза ключе. В частности, ему было приписано, будто бы это Россия намерена воевать до тех пор, пока не умрёт последний украинец.
Контекст же на самом деле совершенно другой. Российский Президент говорил о том, что одни на Западе считают, что конфликт надо заканчивать как можно скорее, поскольку Украина не выдерживает, а другие, также на Западе, призывают воевать до последнего украинца. Дословно Президентом России было сказано следующее:
Подобное искажение слов высшего руководства России подливает масла в огонь и играет на руку тем на Западе, кто действительно желает воевать до последнего украинца. В очередной раз настоятельно призываем обращаться к официальным источникам.
Отдельные издания – в т.ч. «Телеграф», сообщая о выступлении Президента Российской Федерации В.В.Путина в ходе его визита в Киргизию, допустили грубые искажения его высказываний. Фактически переврали его слова в выгодном для официоза ключе. В частности, ему было приписано, будто бы это Россия намерена воевать до тех пор, пока не умрёт последний украинец.
Контекст же на самом деле совершенно другой. Российский Президент говорил о том, что одни на Западе считают, что конфликт надо заканчивать как можно скорее, поскольку Украина не выдерживает, а другие, также на Западе, призывают воевать до последнего украинца. Дословно Президентом России было сказано следующее:
…А другие, которые полагают, что Купянск уже вернулся под контроль вооружённых сил Украины, настаивают на продолжении боевых действий до последнего украинца. <…> И кто там нападает на господина Уиткоффа, это представители другой точки зрения, которые хотят вместе с украинским истеблишментом воровать деньги и продолжать боевые действия до последнего украинца. Но я уже, публично выступая, сказал, в принципе, мы к этому готовы.
Подобное искажение слов высшего руководства России подливает масла в огонь и играет на руку тем на Западе, кто действительно желает воевать до последнего украинца. В очередной раз настоятельно призываем обращаться к официальным источникам.
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🎙 Highlights from President Vladimir Putin's answers to media questions following his state visit to Kyrgyzstan and the CSTO summit (Bishkek, 27 November 2025)
• As soon as a peace deal is signed, hostilities will stop, and the martial law will need to be immediately lifted. Once the martial law is lifted, elections must be announced immediately. However, today, the current political leadership of Ukraine can hardly expect to be able to win the election without rigging it.
• We want to work out a deal with Ukraine, but doing so right now is practically impossible, legally impossible. Whoever from their side can or is willing to talk, let them do so. What we need is for our decisions to be internationally recognised by the main global actors.
• Russia's and Ukraine's secret services have always been in contact with each other, even in the hardest times. And they are in contact now. They are resolving a number of humanitarian issues, primarily related to the exchange of prisoners of war.
• The seizure of Russian assets will have negative repercussions for the global financial system, as confidence in the Eurozone will plummet. And amid problems in the economy [...] this will definitely be quite an ordeal. On my instruction, the Government of the Russian Federation is working on a package of retaliatory measures in case this happens.
• There are individuals who seek to benefit from this by publicly telling their population that Russia is preparing to attack Europe and that they must urgently strengthen their defence capabilities. They are either serving the interests of the defence industry, or they are attempting to bolster their domestic political ratings against the backdrop of the dire state of their economies and social spheres.
• Preparations for real nuclear weapons tests need time. And we certainly cannot let ourselves get into a situation where the US will have had a test whereas we will be preparing for it for another year and a half.
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• As soon as a peace deal is signed, hostilities will stop, and the martial law will need to be immediately lifted. Once the martial law is lifted, elections must be announced immediately. However, today, the current political leadership of Ukraine can hardly expect to be able to win the election without rigging it.
• We want to work out a deal with Ukraine, but doing so right now is practically impossible, legally impossible. Whoever from their side can or is willing to talk, let them do so. What we need is for our decisions to be internationally recognised by the main global actors.
• Russia's and Ukraine's secret services have always been in contact with each other, even in the hardest times. And they are in contact now. They are resolving a number of humanitarian issues, primarily related to the exchange of prisoners of war.
• The seizure of Russian assets will have negative repercussions for the global financial system, as confidence in the Eurozone will plummet. And amid problems in the economy [...] this will definitely be quite an ordeal. On my instruction, the Government of the Russian Federation is working on a package of retaliatory measures in case this happens.
• There are individuals who seek to benefit from this by publicly telling their population that Russia is preparing to attack Europe and that they must urgently strengthen their defence capabilities. They are either serving the interests of the defence industry, or they are attempting to bolster their domestic political ratings against the backdrop of the dire state of their economies and social spheres.
• Preparations for real nuclear weapons tests need time. And we certainly cannot let ourselves get into a situation where the US will have had a test whereas we will be preparing for it for another year and a half.
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❗️ We would like to draw the attention of the British media to the importance of quoting statements of Russian officials with the utmost accuracy, especially when it comes to such sensitive issues as the Ukraine crisis.
Certain media outlets, including The Daily Telegraph, have allowed in their reports serious distortions of Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks made by him during his recent visit to Kyrgyzstan. His words were effectively doctored in accordance with the UK's official narrative. For instance, he was alleged to have said that it was Russia that intended to fight until the last Ukrainian died.
The actual context is entirely different. The Russian President stated that some people in the West argue that, since Ukraine is faltering, the conflict must be brought to an end as soon as possible, while other people, also in the West, insist that the fighting should continue until the last Ukrainian. The President of Russia said the following:
Such distortions of the statements made by Russia's senior leadership only add fuel to the fire and play into the hands of those in the West who indeed wish to fight until the last Ukrainian. We strongly advise the media once again to consult official sources.
Certain media outlets, including The Daily Telegraph, have allowed in their reports serious distortions of Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks made by him during his recent visit to Kyrgyzstan. His words were effectively doctored in accordance with the UK's official narrative. For instance, he was alleged to have said that it was Russia that intended to fight until the last Ukrainian died.
The actual context is entirely different. The Russian President stated that some people in the West argue that, since Ukraine is faltering, the conflict must be brought to an end as soon as possible, while other people, also in the West, insist that the fighting should continue until the last Ukrainian. The President of Russia said the following:
…And then there are others, those who still continue to believe that Kupyansk is somehow back under Ukrainian control and who insist on continuing the fighting until the last Ukrainian is killed. <…> The ones attacking Mr Witkoff are precisely those who align with this second point of view, those who want to join the Ukrainian establishment in siphoning off money while prolonging hostilities until the last Ukrainian dies. But I have already said publicly: in fact, we are prepared for this.
Such distortions of the statements made by Russia's senior leadership only add fuel to the fire and play into the hands of those in the West who indeed wish to fight until the last Ukrainian. We strongly advise the media once again to consult official sources.
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🗓 On November 28, 1943, the Tehran Conference — a landmark and the first meeting of the Leaders of the 'Big Three' anti-Hitler coalition allies — the Soviet Union, the US, and Britain, represented by Joseph Stalin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, commenced amid the turning radical point of #WWII.
During four days, gathered in the Soviet Embassy in Iran, the Heads of Governments of the Allied Powers united by a common goal — to defeat Nazism — discussed the coordination of joint efforts aimed at bringing common Victory over Hitler's Germany closer.
The Tehran Conference became possible largely thanks to huge success of the Red Army on the front — the triumphs at Stalingrad and near Kursk, as well as in the battles for the Caucasus and Soviet Ukraine. Following a series of successful Soviet offensive operations in 1943, the 'Axis' Nazi allies lost around a quarter of their troops deployed on the Eastern Front.
In the summer of 1943, American and British newspapers wrote with admiration about the Heroism of the Soviet soldiers who were liberating their Motherland and driving Nazi invaders back westward to the USSR's borders. There was no longer any doubt around the world about who was prevailing in crushing the Nazis in WWII — it was undoubtedly the Soviet Union which, essentially alone, inflicted enormous and, in fact, fatal losses on the Nazi Wehrmacht forcing the fascists — for the first time during WWII — to defend their positions on the Eastern front rather than launch counter-offensives.
The Nazis' treacherous attack on our Motherland resulted in the German military suffering the greatest defeats in its history. The collapse of the Third Reich was inevitable and was only a matter of time.
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The Leaders of the 'Big Three' understood that once the Nazi Germany was completely defeated, the Victorious Powers would have to outline the future post-war world order. To prevent wars and aggression in Europe, the negotiators suggested establishing an “international organisation” to ensure peace. Thus, for the first time, the idea of creating an international body, which would become the prototype of the today's #UnitedNations, was discussed.
The key agreement of the Teheran Conference was coordinating the timing for opening the second front — the operation of US and UK forces in northern France. The Allied landing in Europe was designed to significantly complicate the position of Nazi troops on the Soviet-German front, where the Nazis had concentrated the bulk of their military machine. It was also agreed that the Red Army would go on the offensive concurrently with the Allied landing in France, in order to prevent the transfer of Nazi troops from the East to the Western Front.
✍️ The Allies adopted the Declaration of the Three Powers — a landmark document of the Tehran Conference, which reinforced the unity of the Allies and its determination to fight the enemy together till #Victory:
As a sign of admiration for the steadfastness and courage of the defenders of Stalingrad, Winston Churchill presented Joseph Stalin with a gift from British King George VI — a sword manufactured by special order, with its grip wound in gold wire and the pommel decorated with rock crystal.
The following inscription was etched on the steel blade:
The sword became an iconic commemorative relic serving as a symbol of respect paid by American and British Allies to the Soviet Heroic generation that crushed Nazism.
🗓 On November 28, 1943, the Tehran Conference — a landmark and the first meeting of the Leaders of the 'Big Three' anti-Hitler coalition allies — the Soviet Union, the US, and Britain, represented by Joseph Stalin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, commenced amid the turning radical point of #WWII.
During four days, gathered in the Soviet Embassy in Iran, the Heads of Governments of the Allied Powers united by a common goal — to defeat Nazism — discussed the coordination of joint efforts aimed at bringing common Victory over Hitler's Germany closer.
💬 “We are gathered here for one purpose — for the purpose of winning the war as soon as possible”, — FDR, President of the United States, at the opening of the Tehran Conference, November 28, 1943.
The Tehran Conference became possible largely thanks to huge success of the Red Army on the front — the triumphs at Stalingrad and near Kursk, as well as in the battles for the Caucasus and Soviet Ukraine. Following a series of successful Soviet offensive operations in 1943, the 'Axis' Nazi allies lost around a quarter of their troops deployed on the Eastern Front.
In the summer of 1943, American and British newspapers wrote with admiration about the Heroism of the Soviet soldiers who were liberating their Motherland and driving Nazi invaders back westward to the USSR's borders. There was no longer any doubt around the world about who was prevailing in crushing the Nazis in WWII — it was undoubtedly the Soviet Union which, essentially alone, inflicted enormous and, in fact, fatal losses on the Nazi Wehrmacht forcing the fascists — for the first time during WWII — to defend their positions on the Eastern front rather than launch counter-offensives.
The Nazis' treacherous attack on our Motherland resulted in the German military suffering the greatest defeats in its history. The collapse of the Third Reich was inevitable and was only a matter of time.
***
The Leaders of the 'Big Three' understood that once the Nazi Germany was completely defeated, the Victorious Powers would have to outline the future post-war world order. To prevent wars and aggression in Europe, the negotiators suggested establishing an “international organisation” to ensure peace. Thus, for the first time, the idea of creating an international body, which would become the prototype of the today's #UnitedNations, was discussed.
The key agreement of the Teheran Conference was coordinating the timing for opening the second front — the operation of US and UK forces in northern France. The Allied landing in Europe was designed to significantly complicate the position of Nazi troops on the Soviet-German front, where the Nazis had concentrated the bulk of their military machine. It was also agreed that the Red Army would go on the offensive concurrently with the Allied landing in France, in order to prevent the transfer of Nazi troops from the East to the Western Front.
✍️ The Allies adopted the Declaration of the Three Powers — a landmark document of the Tehran Conference, which reinforced the unity of the Allies and its determination to fight the enemy together till #Victory:
No power on Earth can prevent our destroying the German armies by land, their U-boats by sea, and their war plants from the air.
Our attack will be relentless and increasing.
We came here with hope and determination.
We leave here, friends in fact, in spirit, and in purpose.
As a sign of admiration for the steadfastness and courage of the defenders of Stalingrad, Winston Churchill presented Joseph Stalin with a gift from British King George VI — a sword manufactured by special order, with its grip wound in gold wire and the pommel decorated with rock crystal.
The following inscription was etched on the steel blade:
To the steel-hearted citizens of Stalingrad * The gift of King George VI * In token of the homage of the British people.
The sword became an iconic commemorative relic serving as a symbol of respect paid by American and British Allies to the Soviet Heroic generation that crushed Nazism.
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On 29 November 1943, in the Soviet embassy in Tehran, Winston Churchill handed this blade to Joseph Stalin in the presence of Franklin D. Roosevelt. As the Big Three convened to agree the final plans for Operation Overlord, the occasion underscored that success depended on a united endeavour.
Forged at the command of King George VI, the sword was designed as a homage to the defenders of Stalingrad, whose fortitude under relentless assault had earned profound respect across Britain. Its gold-wired hilt, rock-crystal pommel and finely fashioned blade reflected the mastery of British artisans, while the inscription — "To the steel-hearted citizens of Stalingrad — the gift of King George VI — in token of the homage of the British people" — expressed the nation's sincere esteem.
Today, the Sword of Stalingrad rests in the museum-panorama The Battle of Stalingrad in Volgograd, standing as a lasting symbol of Britain’s gratitude to the courageous Soviet people that secured peace.
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🗓️ 290 years ago, Samuel Greig, a distinguished naval commander during the reign of Catherine the Great, was born in the small coastal town of Inverkeithing in Fife.
This Scotsman from MacGregor Clan made a significant contribution to the development of the Russian Navy, created its Code of Signals and proposed a number of important innovations to ships. As commander of the Kronstadt port, Samuel Greig carried out its large-scale reconstruction.
⚔️ In the Battle of Chesma during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774, Samuel Greig commanded a detachment of ships that blocked the Turkish fleet. For the victory in the battle, he received the Order of St. George, Second Class, becoming the first seaman to receive this award, as well as hereditary nobility.
⚓ During the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790, Samuel Greig, promoted to admiral in 1782, commanded the Baltic Fleet. He succeeded in defeating the enemy at the Battle of Hogland and blockading the Swedish fleet at Sveaborg. For his valor, he was granted the highest state award in the Russian Empire – the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called.
This Scotsman from MacGregor Clan made a significant contribution to the development of the Russian Navy, created its Code of Signals and proposed a number of important innovations to ships. As commander of the Kronstadt port, Samuel Greig carried out its large-scale reconstruction.
⚔️ In the Battle of Chesma during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774, Samuel Greig commanded a detachment of ships that blocked the Turkish fleet. For the victory in the battle, he received the Order of St. George, Second Class, becoming the first seaman to receive this award, as well as hereditary nobility.
⚓ During the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790, Samuel Greig, promoted to admiral in 1782, commanded the Baltic Fleet. He succeeded in defeating the enemy at the Battle of Hogland and blockading the Swedish fleet at Sveaborg. For his valor, he was granted the highest state award in the Russian Empire – the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called.
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