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News and updates on Russia's foreign policy and relations with the UK - Официальная страница Посольства России в Лондоне We offer you news and interesting stories about Russia, its culture and history, present and past relationship with Britain, things that unite us and we disagree on. Best photos and links every day.

❤️ Today, Moscow celebrates its birthday — a city where centuries of history meet the energy of modern life.From the Kre...
05/09/2026

❤️ Today, Moscow celebrates its birthday — a city where centuries of history meet the energy of modern life.

From the Kremlin and Red Square to quiet courtyards, riverside walks, vibrant neighbourhoods and late-night streets, Moscow is a place that never stops moving, yet never loses its sense of character.

Happy Birthday, dear Moscow! Here’s to a city of grand views, hidden corners, endless stories and the people who bring it to life.

🤝 The 11th annual Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) took place from 1 to 4 September in Vladivostok, a rapidly developing and...
04/09/2026

🤝 The 11th annual Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) took place from 1 to 4 September in Vladivostok, a rapidly developing and vibrant city in Russia’s Far East.

The EEF is a major platform that aims to promote international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. This year's Forum motto is “The Far East — Development for the Benefit of People”.

More than 7,000 guests, among them high-ranking officials and representatives of business and academic circles from 78 countries, including China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Mongolia, Serbia and others, attended the Forum.

The President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto was the keynote guest. President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the plenary session.

💬 President Putin: Russia plays an active role in investment and trade cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. We work on an equal footing with our partners and the region’s leading integration associations. Our strategic goal is to establish the Far East as a region of cooperation, economic and infrastructural development, technological advancement, and personnel training.

🎙 Excerpt from President Vladimir Putin's remarks at the plenary meeting of the 11th Eastern Economic Forum (Vladivostok...
03/09/2026

🎙 Excerpt from President Vladimir Putin's remarks at the plenary meeting of the 11th Eastern Economic Forum (Vladivostok, 3 September)

💬 First and foremost, it is Russia and Ukraine that must reach an agreement between themselves [...]

This is the right approach. But we are grateful to everyone who is trying to contribute to settling this issue.

The seizure of civilian vessels, [Ukrainian] strikes on commercial ships, and the threats we have just heard about attacks on civilian aircraft are a manifestation of state terrorism.

This undoubtedly complicates the prospects for holding bilateral peace talks.

Those who remain silent, those who turn a blind eye to this – I mean, above all, Ukraine’s Western allies – become accomplices in international terrorism. There is no other way to interpret it.

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80677

Embassy comment on the British side’s démarche 💬 On 3 September, Chargé d’Affaires Vasily Tsyganov was invited to the Fo...
03/09/2026

Embassy comment on the British side’s démarche

💬 On 3 September, Chargé d’Affaires Vasily Tsyganov was invited to the Foreign Office, where he received a protest alleging Russia’s involvement in the drone incident at Leipzig Airport.

These baseless and absurd accusations, framed in a surprisingly familiar British style, were categorically rejected. No convincing evidence was presented to support the anti-Russian version of events.

The Russian side pointed out that such a coordinated provocation, aimed at fuelling tension in Europe, serves only the interests of Kiev and its sponsors, who are pushing for the conflict to continue. It is reckless and dangerous.

☝️ It was stressed that Russia does not seek confrontation with the United Kingdom or other European states. However, any escalatory steps on their part will meet an appropriate and carefully calibrated response.

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Комментарий Посольства в связи с демаршем британской стороны

💬 3 сентября Временный поверенный в делах России в Великобритании Василий Цыганов был приглашён в Форин офис, где ему был заявлен протест в связи с якобы причастностью России к инциденту с БПЛА в аэропорту Лейпцига.

Эти бездоказательные и абсурдные обвинения, выстроенные в на удивление знакомом британском стиле, были категорически отвергнуты. Каких-либо убедительных аргументов в пользу антироссийской версии случившегося представлено не было.

С российской стороны было отмечено, что подобная скоординированная провокация, направленная на нагнетание напряжённости в Европе, выгодна только Киеву и его спонсорам, требующим продолжения конфликта. Она выглядит безрассудной и опасной.

❗️ Было указано, что наша страна не стремится к конфронтации с Соединенным Королевством или другими европейскими государствами, однако любые эскалационные шаги с их стороны получат адекватный и выверенный ответ.

🎙 Excerpt from statement by Russia's Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNGA Meeting on Ukraine💬 The very id...
03/09/2026

🎙 Excerpt from statement by Russia's Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNGA Meeting on Ukraine

💬 The very idea of Russia “occupying” any of the [Ukraninan] territories is unfounded, both politically and legally.

For us, the question of the status of Crimea and Sevastopol, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions is settled. Their residents made a conscious choice and decided to link their future with Russia.

We regard these votes as an exercise of the right of peoples to freely determine their own future.

We base our position on the principle of self-determination of peoples, as set out in the UN Charter, the 1966 International Covenants on Human Rights, the 1970 Declaration on Principles of International Law, and the 1975 Helsinki Final Act of the CSCE.

International law must apply equally to everyone. The right to self-determination cannot be recognised for some peoples and denied to others.

In 1991, the Ukrainian authorities declared independence with reference to the right to self-determination. Yet today they are trying to prevent Crimea, Donbass and Novorossiya from exercising that same right.

The obvious can be denied as much as one likes through political rhetoric. But millions of people cannot be forced to give up their identity, their ties to the Russian world, their historical memory, and the choice they have made simply because this choice does not suit the Kiev regime and its Western supporters.

Read in full: https://russiaun.ru/en/news/01092026

🎙 Excerpts from Russia's President Vladimir Putin answers to media questions- Any military facilities in Ukraine are leg...
02/09/2026

🎙 Excerpts from Russia's President Vladimir Putin answers to media questions

- Any military facilities in Ukraine are legitimate targets for us, whether British or otherwise.

- We believe that negotiations [on Ukraine] should above all have concrete substance. If anyone is willing or able to make a concrete contribution to this process, we welcome it.

- We want to end the war and achieve lasting, comprehensive peace – both in Ukraine and across Europe. And we are ready to engage in negotiations with anyone who is willing to do so.

Read in full: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80665

🔔 🍂 1 September marks Knowledge Day in Russia and the beginning of a new school year.The custom dates back decades and i...
01/09/2026

🔔 🍂 1 September marks Knowledge Day in Russia and the beginning of a new school year.

The custom dates back decades and is associated with a number of familiar rituals, including the first bell and presenting teachers with flowers. In 1984, it was officially established as a holiday.

These long-standing traditions are upheld in Russian schools both at home and abroad. At the Russian Embassy School in London, the new academic year commenced with a special ceremony. As is customary, the event opened with the raising of the State Flag and the performance of the national anthem.

Chargé d'Affaires Vasily Tsyganov addressed the students, their families and teachers, congratulating everyone on the occasion. He wished the children every success in their studies and encouraged them to seek out new knowledge.

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🔔 🍂 В школе при Посольстве России в Лондоне состоялась торжественная линейка, посвящённая Дню знаний.

Мероприятие традиционно началось с церемонии поднятия Государственного флага и исполнения гимна нашей страны.

Временный поверенных в делах России в Великобритании Василий Цыганов обратился с напутственным словом к школьникам, их семьям и педагогам. Поздравив собравшихся с началом нового учебного года, он пожелал учащимся успешно осваивать школьную программу и стремиться к получению новых знаний.

📰 Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article "International Cooperation in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportu...
01/09/2026

📰 Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article "International Cooperation in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities"

💬 Preserving the Arctic as an area of peace and cooperation meets the interests of the entire international community.

Meanwhile, there are those who do not share this point of view. How else can one explain the fact that NATO countries, as well as the Alliance as a whole, are driving the region towards militarisation and creating hotbeds of international tension there? [...]

This deliberate and systematic effort to foster an atmosphere of mistrust in the military sphere is taking place alongside Western attempts to undermine Russia's legitimate rights in international cooperation through illegitimate sanctions targeting legal entities and individuals from countries of the Global South who are involved in joint projects in the Arctic region.

NATO and other Western countries are openly declaring their intention to turn the Arctic into a new front for opposing the development of Russia and its like-minded partners [...]

Our current opponents should have learned the many lessons of history by now and understood that attempts to speak to Russia in the language of sanctions and threats are futile.

❗️ Unfriendly and hostile actions have been and will continue to be met with an appropriate response.

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2136949/

🎙 Highlights from Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin interview to Rossiya Segodnya International Media Gro...
31/08/2026

🎙 Highlights from Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin interview to Rossiya Segodnya International Media Group

• The terrorist tactics against civilians and non-military facilities in our country, chosen by Kiev amid its failures on the battlefield, have indeed narrowed the scope for a political and diplomatic settlement of the crisis [...] The Kiev regime has objectively weakened its negotiating position.

• At the negotiating table, we have always been ready to discuss the complete and irreversible elimination of the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict. If, however, the negotiating process is being used as an attempt to buy time, secure a respite on the battlefield and build up military capabilities, we will not agree to such contacts.

• We are dealing with a situation in which Western sponsors are effectively exercising external control over the territories held by Kiev, fully funding the Zelensky regime and effectively depriving Ukraine of its genuine legal personality. These sponsors continue to work towards escalating the conflict.

• None of the leaders of NATO countries condemns the terrorist attacks carried out by the Ukrainian troops against Russian civilians, including women and children. Given that, it is difficult to discuss possible pathways to peace.

• The EU continues its destructive policy of supplying the Kiev regime with weapons and imposing sanctions pressure on our country that is illegitimate under international law. European leaders voice nothing but demands directed at our country, without any willingness to engage in an honest discussion of Russia's concerns.

• The EU's talk about negotiations is aimed at achieving a single objective – securing a respite for Kiev from the fighting. The ultimate goal remains unchanged: to preserve Ukraine as a foothold for further confrontation with Russia. Such an approach is unacceptable to Moscow.

8️⃣5️⃣ years ago, the first Arctic convoy – codenamed Dervish – arrived in Arkhangelsk.The convoy set sail from Liverpoo...
31/08/2026

8️⃣5️⃣ years ago, the first Arctic convoy – codenamed Dervish – arrived in Arkhangelsk.

The convoy set sail from Liverpool on 12 August 1941, stopping briefly in Iceland before reaching the USSR. It carried ammunition, aircraft and other essential supplies under the Lend-Lease programme.

This marked the beginning of a vital wartime lifeline to the Soviet Union. Between August 1941 and May 1945, 78 convoys crossed the Arctic seas from Britain, Iceland and North America to the USSR. More than 1,400 vessels delivered over 4 million tonnes of vital cargo.

Crews faced blizzards, drifting ice, freezing temperatures and the constant threat of German air and naval attacks along the 2,000-mile route to the northern Soviet ports.

The price was high. More than 3,000 Soviet, British, American and other Allied seamen lost their lives in these perilous voyages.

Thousands of sailors, pilots and other servicemen displayed extraordinary courage and self-sacrifice in some of the harshest conditions of the conflict. Their bravery forged a bond between our nations at one of the most difficult moments of the Second World War.

The memory of all those who risked everything in the fight for Victory will never fade.

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