On June 18, the Russia-ASEAN anniversary summit, marking the 35th anniversary of the partnership, continued. Representatives from all eleven ASEAN member states, including the newest member, East Timor, arrived in Kazan, Russia.
Over the past decade, trade turnover between Russia and ASEAN...
Russia-ASEAN Summit will be held in Kazan, Russia from June 17 to 19 on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Russia-ASEAN relations.
Currently, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar...
On June 6, the XXIX St. Petersburg International Economic Forum ended. As the First Channel of Russian Television reported on its website, this year the forum was attended by representatives of 142 countries, including unfriendly ones. More than a thousand agreements were concluded for a total...
On June 5, the plenary session of the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum took place, at which Vladimir Putin made a number of important statements on foreign policy and economic issues; see the official website of the President of the Russian Federation.
I will quote some of these...
Today, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the traditional meeting and conversation between leaders of global news agencies and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place. See the full text of this conversation on the official website of the President of the RF.
Both...
XXIX St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (June 3-6, 2026)
Tomorrow, June 3, the XXIX St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will begin its work.
The main theme of SPIEF 2026 is “Pragmatic Dialogue – the Path to a Stable Future.”
The central event of the Forum will be the Plenary...
100 years ago, the head of the first Ukrainian republic was executed for the murder of civilians
First, a brief historical overview. After the collapse of the Russian Empire, the so-called Ukrainian People's Republic was formed on part of the territory of present-day Ukraine. This republic was...
The 17th International Economic Forum "Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum 2026"
concluded in Tatarstan.
As Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin told reporters, the number of participants at this forum in 2026 has increased by 15% compared to last year. The number of countries from...
The XVII International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2026"
From May 12 to May 17, 2026, the XVII International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2026" is conducted in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, which is a part of the Russian...
Among the national holidays in Ukraine is Day of Victory over Nazism (officially known as the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism).
But how can Day of Victory over Nazism be declared a national holiday in Ukraine while the Ukrainian authorities simultaneously name streets in Ukrainian...
An Italian journalist on his visit to Donetsk
The Italian website controinformazione.info recently published an article by Italian journalist Eliseo Bertolasi about his visit to Donetsk for the International Film Festival "Time of Our Heroes" held there this month. Below is the main information...
I would like to add to my previous message about the “victims from Bucha”.
Information about these "victims" began to be disseminated by Ukrainian officials in April 2022, when these officials believed that no one would verify their claims.
But it turned out that their statements were still...
The UN has so far not confirmed Kyiv's claims of "hundreds of victims in Bucha"
At the end of February 2022, the Russian government launched a military operation in Ukraine. One of the main goals of this operation was declared to be the denazification of Ukraine; see above the photographs of...
Ukrainian President V. Zelenskyy doesn't consider his opponents human beings.
One of the characteristic features of Nazi Germany was that certain groups were considered so-called "subhumans" (Untermenschen) or even "non-human beings" (Unmenschen).
As Hitler wrote in his book Mein Kampf in the...
There are quotes from the Ukrainian state information agency and from the website of the Polish government in my previous post – neither in Ukrainian language, nor in Polish language, SD can stand for self-defense.
In Ukrainian, it is СО (самооборона) for self-defense; in Polish, it is SO...