Outside the dust and smoke of the fiery encounter US President Donald Trump and Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky had in the Oval Office, which has unavoidably been serially screened on TV and reflected in newspaper headlines, is a revolution that most miss of what is happening in America. Predictably, most readers of this diplomacy failure or lapse out of this Trump-Zelensky encounter have primarily apportioned it to rude Trump and cast him as having lost the manners of the Presidency to…

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Ethiopian Ambassador to Moscow Genet Teshome Girru discussed plans of cooperation between the countries in the field of health care and prospects of its development for the current year. This is reported on the website of the Russian Ministry. They agreed to increase comprehensive cooperation, including in the field of medical education. According to Murashko, 24 Ethiopian citizens are now studying in Russian universities. He added that the Russian leadership is ready to expand…

During an expedition to the Kola Peninsula in the Murmansk region (Russia), archaeologists of the Institute of History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered four settlements of the Late Neolithic Age (II-I millennia B.C.) belonging to the ancient Scandinavian Gressbakken culture. Excavations on the territory of the Kola Peninsula have been going on for the last few years. Archaeologists work in hard-to-reach places, which can be reached only by special transport. This is reported by…

During Russia’s presidency in BRICS in 2024, the role of the group’s countries as a sustainable and demanded format of multilateral interaction based on the sovereign equality of countries and consideration of each other’s interests was confirmed. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova at a briefing. She pointed out that 250 meetings were held during the year, at which BRICS participants discussed almost all areas of interstate cooperation. “The year of the…

More than 2.5 thousand guests attended the IX International Kremlin Charity Cadet Ball. Gostiny Dvor gathered pupils of cadet schools, representatives of youth organisations, as well as young people from 35 countries, including Venezuela, Vietnam, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Mexico, UAE, and Ethiopia. Diplomats from the embassies of Belarus, China, Guinea, Nigeria, Panama, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Turkmenistan, were guests of honour. This year’s it is dedicated to the “Year of the Family” announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The…

Over 500 schoolchildren from various regions of Russia gathered in Moscow at the BRICS Festival. The participants learnt about the culture, languages and traditions of the BRICS countries, as well as about the activities of group’s countries. The event was combined with an open day at the faculty of pre-university education of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University). Igor Putintsev, Vice-Rector for language and pre-university education, welcomed the students. He emphasised that the training of international specialists…

The BRICS summit in Kazan will be attended by representatives of 36 countries and 6 international organisations. This was announced by Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov at a briefing on 21 October. He said that the meeting of delegations of the BRICS countries will be held on 22 October. It will start with an informal lunch in the Kazan City Hall, and in the morning of 23 October a meeting of the BRICS member states will be held. “It is…

The BRICS International School is a major initiative that trains young experts on BRICS topics. The programme aims to develop a professional community of young BRICSologists and educate a new generation of experts who are eager to have a deep understanding of politics, economics, culture, and other relevant areas of the BRICS group. The programme has been held annually since 2017 with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. In 2024, the initiative will take…

From 29 July to 26 August 2024, Moscow and St. Petersburg will host an internship for energy specialists from Latin America and the Caribbean. The Changing Energy Landscape programme of the InteRussia cycle is implemented by the Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund in cooperation with the St. Petersburg State University of Economics (SPbSEU) and the TV BRICS International Media Network in partnership with the Global Energy Association and the Russian Energy Agency (REA) of the Russian Ministry of Energy. The project…

The Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) in cooperation with the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will organise the BRICS Solutions Awards competition of the best solutions and practices of the BRICS countries in various spheres. The competition will be held with the support of the BRICS Business Council. Its participants will present projects in 8 nominations, including Climate and Environmental Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Services, Competences and Human Resources Development.  Mikhail Makarov, Director of the International Relations Office…