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Sep 19 2025 
FM Lavrov interview with Great Game Political Talk show
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Channel One’s Bolshaya Igra (Great Game) political talk show, Moscow, September 18, 2025
[Note: This deserves study as the master diplomat is at work. You will see how Russia understands the US, and that is straight down the line, according to what Trump said at Alaska. Completely pragmatic. And then,… Continue reading -
Sep 17 2025 
FM Lavrov: Ambassadorial roundtable discussion
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the ambassadorial roundtable discussion, Ukraine Crisis: Compliance with the UN Charter Goals and Principles, Moscow, September 17, 2025
Ladies and gentlemen,
This is the ninth roundtable discussion held in this format. We appreciate the interest of the Global Majority, which you represent, in the efforts that are being taken in connection… Continue reading
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Sep 14 2025 
Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session of the 11th St Petersburg International United Cultures Forum
Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session of the 11th St Petersburg International United Cultures Forum.
The event took place in the Grand Catherine Palace located in the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Reserve. This year’s theme is Return to Culture – New Opportunities.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Forum participants, ladies and gentlemen, friends,
Welcome to… Continue reading
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Sep 12 2025 
Training for the Great European War is underway
From Elena Panina, Russtrat.Ru
Exercises before the Great European War
The joint strategic exercise of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation “Zapad-2025” began on September 12. The exercise scenario is based on defense followed by the defeat of “enemy groupings and clearing their territory”. The exercise ends on September 16.
At the… Continue reading
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Sep 11 2025 
Joint Statement: Russia–Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue
Joint Statement (https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/rso/sovet-sotrudnicestva-arabskih-gosudarstv-persidskogo-zaliva-ssagpz-/2046392/?lang=en) following the 8th round of the Russia–Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue (https://t.me/MFARussia/26356)at the level of Foreign Ministers on the Israeli Aggression on the State of Qatar (11 September 2025)
The Ministers strongly condemned the attack perpetrated against the State of Qatar (https://t.me/MFARussia/26341) on September 9, 2025, by Israeli occupation forces, which targeted… Continue reading
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Sep 10 2025 
Remarks and answers to questions by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting with students and faculty at MGIMO
It is frequent that in these lower key events, speaking to students, if we pay attention we see Mr Lavrov’s brilliance. The word sangfroid fits so well: self-possession or imperturbability especially under pressure.
https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2045680/
Mr Torkunov,
Colleagues,
Friends,
First year students.
I was honoured to learn that Mr Torkunov scheduled this meeting as part of the Day of Knowledge, emphasising the… Continue reading
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Sep 08 2025 
Pepe Escobar: ‘Extraordinary to see a global south project in real time’
That was live on RT on Friday right after the end of the Plenary Session at the Forum in Vladivostok.
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Sep 05 2025 
Russia’s Economic Roadmap: Putin Speaks at Eastern Forum
The transcript will be up in a few hours.
Over 6,000 people from 76 countries are attending the forum. The largest delegations have come from China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The business programme covers seven key spheres – international partnership, technological development, cooperation between business and the state, development of the Far East,… Continue reading
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Sep 01 2025 
Vladimir Putin took part in the SCO Heads of State Council Meeting.
Address by the President of Russia at the SCO Heads of State Council Meeting http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77891
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: President Xi Jinping, friends,
First of all, I would like to join my colleagues in commending the excellent work carried out by China during its chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
This year holds special significance for all… Continue reading
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Aug 29 2025 
Vladimir Putin: Interview to Xinhua News Agency
Ahead of his official visit to the People’s Republic of China, Vladimir Putin gave a written interview to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77864
Question: In May this year, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Russia and took part in the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War – a visit that proved highly successful. Your own visit to China is expected… Continue reading
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Aug 28 2025 
NATO’s Anschluss (by Dmitry Medvedev)
From RT
The countries of the Old World are intoxicated by militaristic frenzy. Like spellbound moths, they flock to the destructive flame of the North Atlantic Alliance. Until recently, Europe still had states that understood: security could be ensured without joining military blocs.
Now reason is giving way to herd instinct. Following Finland and Sweden, Austria’s establishment… Continue reading -
Aug 27 2025 
Post-American Europe
by Rostislav Ishchenko
author of the publication “Ukraine.ru”Whatever Putin and Trump agreed on in Alaska doesn’t matter anymore. The small but proud Zelensky, with the support of his European friends, has destroyed all these agreements. He warned that nothing could be agreed upon without him. He kept his word. Despite Trump’s attempts to save at least… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2025 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with NBC, Moscow, August 24, 2025
The video is part of the transcript here: https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2042813/
It is advisable to watch the video.
Transcript
Question: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Mr. Foreign Minister, welcome to Meet the Press.
Sergey Lavrov: Thank you. And welcome to meet the Russian diplomats.
Question: Thank you so much for joining us after a very significant week. Let’s dive right into the state… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2025 
Venezuela, Russia economic cooperation — Maduro: (aka, you’re messing with my friend!)
Ed Note: This is just a light warning as I read it. Of course Delcy Rodriguez informed Russia on the current military threat from the US. President Putin only referred to Maduro as his friend. We now have China commenting, Iran is comenting and Russia is commenting. Is anyone in… Continue reading
