🎊 Today marks 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ years since the kids centre #Artek was founded on the Black Sea coast. Once a Soviet dream, now a thriving symbol of youth and unit — reborn after #Crimea’s reunification with Russia 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 in 2014. A hundred years of legacy — the journey has only started 🤩

🗓 #OTD in 1959, the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy aka the #VDNKh Expo opened in Moscow. Covering 325+ ha, it is one of the world’s largest exhibition centres, featuring stunning pavilions dedicated to various Soviet (now ex-) republics & industries.

On June 16, 2025, the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, A. L.Podelyshev, was received by the Chairman of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray at the organization's headquarters in Abuja.

A provocative article was found in the Nigerian newspaper "Leadership", which again raises the so-called topic of the exploitation of Nigerian youth in Russian factories and factories producing drones. Read more: facebook.com/share/p/1JLNko…

🎙 FM #Lavrov’s message to the 19th General Assembly of Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies: 💬 #OANA is one of the biggest associations of news agencies. It plays a key role in promoting honest journalism and unbiased coverage of global events. t.me/MFARussia/25359

At the XXVIII SPIEF, Sberbank and the State of Niger of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed a Memorandum of Intentions in the field of application of artificial intelligence technologies and implementation of projects for digital transformation of the region’s economy sectors.

As part of a tree planting campaign initiated by the Nigerian public environmental organization «The Petroleum, Environment and Solid Minerals Degradation Awareness Association» (PESMDAA), on June 20 this year a palm sapling planting ceremony was held at the Russian Embassy.

#SPIEF2025 💬 President #Putin: Ignoring Russia’s interests, i.e. pursuing NATO’s eastward expansion is yet another relic of the West’s outdated neo-colonial policy.

🕯 June 22 is the #DayOfMemoryAndSorrow in Russia. On this day 8️⃣4️⃣ years ago — on June 22, 1941 — the Soviet Union was attacked by Nazi Germany and its European cronies. ◾️ On that day the #GreatPatrioticWar began. t.me/MFARussia/25384

💬 FM #Lavrov: They [the West] have completely discredited themselves by turning a blind eye to the terrorist attack on the #NordStream pipelines. This has cost hundreds of billions of euros and has directly affected the wellbeing of their people. t.me/MFARussia/25401

❗️The Gosfilmofond of Russia has launched the multimedia project "Victory Map". The project will be useful for anyone interested in archival film and photo materials that capture the events of the Great Patriotic War. Learn more on the website 👉 kartapobedy.ru

On June 26, 1945, exactly 80 years ago, the UN Charter was signed as a result of the conference in San Francisco. This document of the United Nations was signed by representatives of the countries that participated in the war against Nazi Germany and militaristic Japan.

#KievRegimeCrimes ⚡️ The International Public Tribunal presented a new report, detailing war crimes by the Kiev regime in Dzerzhynsk. ❗️Witnesses described atrocities and a policy of genocide against Russians when the city was under Ukrainian control. t.me/MFARussia/25465

💬 President of Russia Vladimir #Putin: ❗️ We are planning to cut the defence expenses next year and the year after. And Europe is thinking about raising its defence expenses. So, who is getting ready for any aggressive actions, us or them? t.me/MFARussia/25486

📄 FMs of the Member States of the #CSTO: We underscore the inadmissibility of using information and communication technologies to interfere in the internal affairs of states or to undermine their socio-political stability. 👉 Read in full: t.me/MFARussia/25530

This year, the World Youth Festival Assembly will be held from September 17 to 21 in Nizhny Novgorod. Registration is open until July 20, 2025. Link: asm.wyffest.com/en/

On July 3, Russian Ambassador A.L. Podelyshev met with a group of journalists from the Leadership newspaper, led by the Chairman of the Editorial Board.

📄 XVII #BRICS Summit Rio de Janeiro Declaration "Strengthening Global South Cooperation for a More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance". Key statements and full text: 👉 t.me/MFARussia/25571

📄 On the occasion of #Victory80 and ahead of the 81st Anniversary of the Liberation of Karelia from Nazi German and Finnish occupation forces, the report by МИД РФ Петрозаводск has been published. 26,000+ civilians & POWs perished during the occupation. 👉 t.me/MFARussia/25594

🎭 #OTD in 1981, iconic Russian rock opera "Juno and Avos" premiered at Lenkom Theatre in Moscow A bold mix of 80s style, poetry & passion, telling a tragic 19th-century love story based on true facts & Russian America’s legacy 🔥No words — simply listen 💔 Hallelujah to love!