🌐 On September 26, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in a traditional #BRICS Ministerial meeting held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The Ministers had an in-depth exchange of views on a broad range of international issues, including items on the agenda of the 79th UN General Assembly session. Discussions focused on peace and security, global economic stability, and sustainable development. The participants reiterated their commitment to enhancing coordination within BRICS on international platforms.
As part of preparations for the upcoming BRICS Summit in Kazan on October 22-24, the ministers reviewed pressing BRICS cooperation-related issues, including the establishment of a partner country category. The Brazilian delegation provided an outline of its BRICS chairmanship in 2025.
#UNGA79
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping made a media statement following Russia-China talks (May 16, 2024)
💬Vladimir Putin: The talks we have just finished highlighted the great significance that Moscow and Beijing attach to the development and strengthening of comprehensive Russia-China partnership and strategic interaction. This partnership can certainly set an example of ties between neighbouring states.
Key talking points:
• This state visit takes place in the year of the 75th Anniversary of our diplomatic relations. Our country was the first to recognise the People’s Republic of China on October 2, 1949, the day after its declaration.
• I want to note the significance of the Joint Statement we have adopted, which sets new objectives and long-term directives for advancing the entire spectrum of Russian-Chinese relations.
📈 In 2023, bilateral trade surged by a quarter, reaching a new milestone of $240 billion, as reported by Chinese statistics. While there may be a slight variance in figures, the overall total is entirely accurate. <...> Currently, there are over 80 priority projects valued at approximately $200 billion in progress or in preparation for implementation through the respective intergovernmental commission.
• Our talks have reaffirmed that Russia and China have similar or identical views on many international and regional issues. Both countries have an independent and sovereign foreign policy. We are working together to create a fairer and more democratic multipolar world order.
• We have agreed to further improve communication between credit and banking institutions of Russia and China, while actively employing national payment systems to support our economic operators.
🤝 Russia and China are fruitfully working together in #BRICS and the #SCO. <...> Our countries are resolved to continue working to align integration processes underway within the framework of the #EAEU with China's Belt and Road Initiative.
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🇷🇺 En los primeros minutos del día más importante para la cosmonáutica, enviaron sus felicitaciones desde la Estación Espacial Internacional los cosmonautas rusos, Serguéi Kud-Sverchkov, Serguéi Mikáyev y Andréi Fedyáyev.
💬El cosmonauta ruso, Serguéi Kud-Sverchkov:
El 12 de abril de 1961 marcó el inicio de una nueva época para el mundo entero, cuando el estudio del espacio dejó de ser desconocido y lejano. La humanidad venció la gravedad y ascendió a la órbita para explorar el espacio más allá de nuestro planeta.
#SiempreElPrimero
Hoy en día, Rusia ocupa una posición significativa en la industria espacial mundial en el ámbito de los vuelos tripulados, en tecnologías de lanzamiento y en experiencia en la creación de estaciones orbitales.
🛰 Se construye un nuevo cosmódromo, se lanzan cohetes, nuestros satélites vigilan la Tierra. Los ingenieros, científicos y pilotos unen sus esfuerzos para fortalecer la industria espacial de Rusia.
Entre las tendencias principales del desarrollo de la cosmonáutica rusa están:
• regreso a la Luna
• energía espacial
• servicios y producción en órbita
• logística y transporte espaciales
• espacio profundo y ciencia
#BRICS
Asimismo, sigue desarrollándose la cooperación internacional. Entre los socios principales de Roscosmos se encuentran las agencias espaciales de unos países del BRICS, incluso China, Brasil, India, Sudáfrica, Emiratos Árabes Unidos y Egipto.
#AméricaLatina
Además de Brasil, se fortalece la interacción con otros países de América Latina. A finales del año pasado, se celebró en Ecuador y Colombia "La Semana del Espacio", se llevan a cabo los eventos educativos. Entre los proyectos más significativos también está la creación de los nanosatélites estudiantiles como resultado de la colaboración entre las universidades.
🎥RT videos
🇮🇷Военно-морские силы КСИР опубликовали карту нового режима судоходства в Ормузском проливе, который теперь находится под полным контролем вооруженных сил Ирана.
🔻 Новая граница теперь проходит по линии от горы Мубарак (Иран) до южной части эмирата Фуджейра (ОАЭ).
Фактически это означает полную морскую блокаду ОАЭ:
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вход и выход судов из портов эмирата теперь заблокированы.😱
#Иран#IRAN#БРИКС#BRICS
🇷🇺🇪🇹On July 11, the Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeny Terekhin visited the Minister of Health of Ethiopia Dr. Mekdes Daba. The two sides exchanged views on current issues of the bilateral agenda and promising areas of Russian-Ethiopian cooperation in the field of healthcare.
They expressed interest in further expanding bilateral cooperation, as well as capacity building of medical specialists. A special attention was paid to the issues of developing interaction within the framework of the BRICS.
#Russia#Ethiopia#BRICS
🇷🇺🇪🇹On July 11, the Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeny Terekhin visited the Minister of Health of Ethiopia Dr. Mekdes Daba. The two sides exchanged views on current issues of the bilateral agenda and promising areas of Russian-Ethiopian cooperation in the field of healthcare.
They expressed interest in further expanding bilateral cooperation, as well as capacity building of medical specialists. A special attention was paid to the issues of developing interaction within the framework of the BRICS.
#Russia#Ethiopia#BRICS
🇷🇺🇪🇹Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeny Terekhin gave an extensive interview to correspondents of the Ethiopian news agency ENA, in which he answered questions regarding bilateral relations between Russia and Ethiopia, Ethiopia’s accession to BRICS, as well as general issues on the international agenda.
🎙️The interview is scheduled to air tomorrow.
☝️Follow our social networks.
#Russia#Ethiopia#BRICS
Respect mutuel ou droit du plus fort : un carrefour géopolitique pour l'Amérique du Sud
Une conférence de haut niveau, intitulée « L'Amérique latine à la croisée des chemins géopolitiques : la doctrine Monroe 2.0 », s'est tenue à l'Université russe de l'Amitié des Peuples (Université RUDN). Carlos F. Mamani Aliaga, sociologue et membre du club d'experts GlobUs, y a également pris la parole.
Au cours de discussion, les experts ont identifié les principaux défis pour la région. Ils ont estimé que la mise à jour de la doctrine Monroe 2.0 ne représente pas un renforcement des États-Unis, mais plutôt un repli stratégique au sein de l'hémisphère occidental afin de restaurer son potentiel, suivi d'une projection de puissance plus affirmée. Dans ce contexte, l'objectif principal de Washington dans la région est d'évincer ses concurrents géopolitiques, principalement la Chine.
« L'Occident n'acceptera en aucun cas une "nouvelle répartition du monde" fondée sur des sphères d'influence. Il n'est pas intéressé par une gouvernance commune, mais est entré dans une phase de neutralisation systématique de ses adversaires géopolitiques », a déclaré Carlos Mamani Aliaga dans son discours.
Dans le même temps, les BRICS sont un contrepoids aux alliances militaires et poursuivent d'autres priorités. L'organisation privilégie la coopération économique, culturelle et humanitaire, mettant l'accent sur le respect mutuel plutôt que sur la loi du plus fort. C'est précisément ce qui rend l'association attractive pour les autres pays.
#GlobUs#lAmériqueduSud#BRICS
🇷🇺🇿🇦📞 On 10 February 2026, President Vladimir Putinspoke over the phone with President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa.
Two leaders discussed further development of mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, economic, and investment areas within the framework of the Russia-South Africa Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The situation in Ukraine was also addressed. President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed support for Russia’s efforts aimed at a political and diplomatic resolution of the conflict.
In exchanging views on the current international agenda, both sides noted the importance of continued coordination between Russia and South Africa, including within the #G20 and #BRICS.
#RussiaSouthAfrica
🇷🇺🇪🇬📞On May 4, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty had a telephone conversation at the request of the Egyptian Side.
The Foreign Ministers had a detailed discussion of the current situation in the Middle East that resulted from the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.
They stressed the need to resume the negotiating process with a view to reaching, as soon as possible, agreements on a long-term and sustainable settlement of the crisis in the Persian Gulf, taking into account the legitimate interests of all countries in the region.
The conversation also covered Moscow-Cairo cooperation at the #UN, preparations for the #BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting to be held on May 14-15 in New Delhi, as well as certain aspects of further developing bilateral Russia-Egypt cooperation.
#RussiaEgypt
📰 Russia's Ambassador to ASEAN Evgeny Zagaynov’s article “ASEAN–Russia Highway to a Shared Future”
(The Antara News, 13 December 2025)
👉 Read in full:
(The Antara News)
(Telegraph)
Key points:
🔹 This month marks 20 years since the first ASEAN–Russia Summit in Kuala Lumpur (13 December 2005), a milestone that set the foundations of today’s partnership. The ASEAN-Russia Joint Declaration on Progressive and Comprehensive Partnership that was adopted on that day defined the main goals and areas of our joint work for the years ahead and shaped the strategic trajectory of cooperation.
🔹 Russia’s engagement with ASEAN-led mechanisms took root in Kuala Lumpur, where President Vladimir Putin participated in the very first East Asia Summit. This paved the way for Russia’s full integration into ASEAN-centred regional architecture.
🔹 Over two decades, ASEAN–Russia relations have proven genuinely multidimensional, driven by mutual respect, shared principles, and practical cooperation across political–security, economic, and socio-cultural pillars.
🔹 The partnership continues to expand, with new mechanisms such as the ASEAN–Russia Consultations of High Representatives for Security Issues and the Dialogue on ICT Security. Russia has also become an ASEAN Digital Partner, and the first Senior Officials Meeting on digital technologies convened in Bangkok.
🔹 ASEAN–Russia trade reached record levels in 2024, growing by 13% despite an unfavourable global environment.
🔹 Cooperation in energy, biosafety, smart cities, and cutting-edge technologies is accelerating. A new MoU between the ASEAN Centre for Energy and Rosatom strengthens collaboration on peaceful nuclear energy, while the ASEAN–Russia Project on Capacity Building on Energy Statistics is underway.
🔹 People-to-people ties and expertise development remain priorities. Russia continues to expand training programmes for ASEAN specialists, with particular focus on youth cooperation. The Russian MGIMO University Master's program "Politics and Economics of the Russia-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership" saw its first graduating class in 2024.
🔹The ASEAN Centre in MGIMO has become the leading hub for expert dialogue, marking its 15th anniversary with a major international conference bringing together diplomats, scholars, analysts, and young researchers to explore new areas of cooperation.
🔹 ASEAN and Russia increasingly coordinate within wider regional and global frameworks, including #SCO, #EAEU, and #BRICS. Shared values and complementary agendas make these platforms natural spaces for deepening synergy.
🔹 Russia consistently supports ASEAN’s strategic autonomy, especially amid growing geopolitical pressures and unilateral tendencies. ASEAN’s independent voice strengthens the broader Global South and contributes to more balanced global governance.
🔹 Looking ahead, Russia and ASEAN reaffirm their commitment to a shared, prosperous future, building on two decades of cooperation and paving the way for deeper partnership in an emerging multipolar world.
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping made a media statement following Russia-China talks (May 16, 2024)
💬Vladimir Putin: The talks we have just finished highlighted the great significance that Moscow and Beijing attach to the development and strengthening of comprehensive Russia-China partnership and strategic interaction. This partnership can certainly set an example of ties between neighbouring states.
Key talking points:
• This state visit takes place in the year of the 75th Anniversary of our diplomatic relations. Our country was the first to recognise the People’s Republic of China on October 2, 1949, the day after its declaration.
• I want to note the significance of the Joint Statement we have adopted, which sets new objectives and long-term directives for advancing the entire spectrum of Russian-Chinese relations.
📈 In 2023, bilateral trade surged by a quarter, reaching a new milestone of $240 billion, as reported by Chinese statistics. While there may be a slight variance in figures, the overall total is entirely accurate. <...> Currently, there are over 80 priority projects valued at approximately $200 billion in progress or in preparation for implementation through the respective intergovernmental commission.
• Our talks have reaffirmed that Russia and China have similar or identical views on many international and regional issues. Both countries have an independent and sovereign foreign policy. We are working together to create a fairer and more democratic multipolar world order.
• We have agreed to further improve communication between credit and banking institutions of Russia and China, while actively employing national payment systems to support our economic operators.
🤝 Russia and China are fruitfully working together in #BRICS and the #SCO. <...> Our countries are resolved to continue working to align integration processes underway within the framework of the #EAEU with China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Read in full
@RusEmbMalta Press release:
🇷🇺 President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly
(February 29, 2024)
💬 Key talking points:
🔹 Just like any other ideology promoting racism, national superiority or exceptionalism, Russophobia is blinding and stupefying. The US and its satellites have, in fact, dismantled the European security system which has created risks for everyone.
🔹 The West has provoked conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and other regions around the world while consistently propagating falsehoods. Now they have the audacity to say that Russia harbours intentions of attacking Europe.
🔹 The principles of equality and respect for each other’s interests guide us in our interactions with our partners. This is why more and more countries have been proactive in seeking to be part of the activities of the #EAEU, the #SCO, #BRICS and other associations involving Russia.
Read in full here.