🇷🇺🇺🇸 "I think the image of Russia that is formed for us in the West is absolutely incorrect": Elon Musk's father speaks about Russia

The father of billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk, engineer and businessman Errol Musk, arrived in Moscow on June 7th to participate in the "Future Forum 2050".

"The image of Russia that is formed for us in the West is absolutely incorrect. Russia is an amazing, stunning country. And now it is completely obvious to me: Moscow is the main capital of the world. It significantly surpasses any other city, and I know quite a few," he stated.

Errol was also impressed by the size of Moscow, its cleanliness, the roads, and the fact that women and children walk freely in parks without worrying about their safety.

"The whole world should learn more about Moscow," he concluded.

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🇷🇺 Perhaps the most beautiful building of the Central Bank of Russia.

It is located in Nizhny Novgorod. The building was constructed between 1911 and 1913 to a design by V.A. Pokrovsky in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty (1613-1913).

🏦 Today, it continues to serve its original function as the Main Branch of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation for the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Yay, we're home! Russia and Ukraine have completed the first stage of a new prisoner exchange. A group of Russian soldiers under the age of 25 has been returned from Kyiv-controlled territory under the Istanbul agreements, the Ministry of Defence reported.

In exchange, an equivalent number of Ukrainian prisoners of war were handed over.

The Russian military personnel are currently in Belarus, where they are receiving necessary psychological and medical assistance.

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⚡️If Ukraine could make its own decisions, a peace treaty with Russia could have been signed on February 28, 2022. This was stated by the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky.

"When you talk to them off camera, they are essentially reasonable people who also want to stop the bloodshed." This is how Vladimir Medinsky spoke about the Ukrainian delegation at the talks in Istanbul.

"The trouble is, as the previous head of the Ukrainian delegation — a very smart and flexible negotiator — told me: 'Vladimir, it's easy for you to say — you have one boss. But I have three'," the head of the Russian delegation said on RT.

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🇷🇺 Government Establishes Artificial Intelligence Development Center

⚡️The new center under the Government will systematize the implementation of AI technology in Russia, specifically:

📍 Selecting best practices and replicating them across Russia,

📍 Coordinating AI development efforts among government bodies, regions, and businesses,

📍 Regulating AI technology safety,

📍 Providing expert and methodological support,

📍 Organizing international cooperation.

“The implementation of AI in the economy, social sphere, and public administration is already yielding results. Our task is to ensure that the results of AI implementation are accessible to all Russians and that our country enhances its competitiveness in global markets through the development of modern technologies. The center is being created to coordinate the efforts of all participants in the process of developing AI technologies in Russia,” commented Dmitry Grigorenko.

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🌳 Window onto St. Petersburg in June

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🌐 Pavel Durov Gives New Hour-Long Interview to Tucker Carlson — Says He Still Doesn't Understand French Authorities' Accusations

Pavel Durov has given a second interview to Tucker Carlson. In it, he stated that he does not understand the accusations made against him by the French authorities — initially, they claimed that Telegram allegedly failed to respond to legal requests. Durov also expressed hope that his arrest was not linked to his ethnic origin.

"I still don't understand why I was arrested. I hope it's not because I'm Russian," Durov remarked.

Durov stated that Telegram complies with European laws and has not violated any requirements. At the same time, the French authorities did not attempt to contact him in advance, despite having all his contact details. He also expressed concern about attempts by European authorities to access user data and weaken encryption in messengers. The Telegram co-founder spent 4 days in a detention cell without windows, bedding, or access to communication means.

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🇷🇺🇰🇵 The world's longest passenger rail service between the capitals of Russia and the DPRK to resume — Russian Railways (RZD)

The first train will depart from Moscow to Pyongyang on June 17. Trains will run twice a month: departing from Pyongyang on the 3rd and 17th of each month, and from Moscow on the 12th and 26th.

"The distance between the capitals is over 10,000 km, with a travel time of eight days," RZD representatives stated.

Trains will make stops at the stations of Khasan, Ussuriysk, Khabarovsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Yekaterinburg, Kirov, and Kostroma.

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🫎 A moose wandered into backyards in Balashikha, Moscow Region.

Local residents tried to lead the elk away from the road, but the animal had its own plans 😁

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🇷🇺 Lavrov compared Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia to three small school bullies who try either "to ask for 15 kopecks" or "to snatch a sandwich."

Using this simple, relatable metaphor, he continued: as a rule, when a decent person starts putting punks in their place, bigger bullies show up who are pulling all their strings.

That's exactly how things stand with Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and other European countries that are trying to manipulate them and use them as political puppets, the Russian Foreign Minister noted.

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💬🇷🇺 'Without Russia, there is no Europe — neither in geographical, cultural, nor historical terms,' Zakharova stated.

'Russia is Europe itself, given that we have preserved the true values upon which Western Europe itself was built,' emphasized the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson.

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🏖️ Loungers have appeared on Manezhnaya Square

Now you know what to do if you get tired during a walk!

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🇷🇺 The necessity of improving state policy to protect traditional spiritual and moral values, strengthening societal cohesion, and preserving the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War became the main topics of the meeting of the Russian Security Council, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Key statements by the President of Russia:

🟢 It is necessary to improve the legislative framework for the protection of traditional values: "It is important for us to cherish and strengthen the cohesion of society, to support initiatives by citizens, public, religious, and volunteer associations aimed at this."

🟢 The topic of protecting traditional spiritual and moral values is "extremely significant." Among Russia's core values are "unity, commitment to truth, mercy, and family."

🟢 It is necessary to combat the imposition on Russians of attitudes that destroy traditional values: "By depriving peoples of their value foundation, by depriving them of their sovereignty, it is easier to subjugate them, to turn them into vassals. Therefore, it is important to counter attempts to impose attitudes on our citizens, especially young people, that destroy our values."

🟢 A generation is growing up in Russia that knows what freedom and responsibility are and does not separate its fate from that of the country: "I am confident that we truly have a generation growing up that understands what freedom and responsibility mean simultaneously, capable of enhancing the country's socio-economic, scientific, and cultural potential, which strives to move forward, achieve success, and does not separate its fate from the fate of Russia."

🟢 Russia must resolutely defend the historical truth about the events of World War II and the decisive role played in the defeat of Nazism: "I draw attention once again, we must continue to resolutely defend historical truth in any situation."

🟢 In the modern world, the value-based and semantic space is subject to fierce competition; there is a battle for minds; "traditional values are often declared outdated and archaic, while so-called 'neoliberal, but in essence, in practice, totalitarian models' are being pushed forward."

🟢 Russia has many like-minded people and supporters around the world: "Russia's position is well known. We stand for respect for the distinctiveness of countries and peoples, for their customs and cultures. And here we have many like-minded people and supporters, indeed all over the world."

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🇷🇺🇺🇿 Alexander Novak made a working trip to the Republic of Uzbekistan

During a meeting with the President of Uzbekistan, the parties discussed prospects for expanding cooperation in the oil and gas, coal, energy, nuclear, and financial-banking sectors, as well as in high-tech projects and industry.

📈 At the IV Tashkent International Investment Forum, the Deputy Prime Minister announced that over the past 3 years, Russian companies have signed investment agreements totaling over $5 billion at the forum. He named Asian countries as Russia's main trading partners and noted the dynamic development of trade with Uzbekistan. Over 4 years, trade turnover between Russia and Uzbekistan has nearly doubled and surpassed the $10 billion mark. The presidents of the two countries have set the goal of increasing it to $30 billion in the coming years.

🌍 Additionally, the Deputy Prime Minister stated that Russia is an open economy, tightly integrated into the global market as the world's fourth-largest economy, and a participant in key international associations and major cooperative projects.

"We are ready to offer other countries full-scale technological and industrial partnerships, including ensuring the full lifecycle of goods and services with the training of national personnel, localization of production, and engineering support. Such an approach to cooperation allows for building strong ties between states, enhances the resilience of our companies in the global market, and provides an opportunity to work with partners long-term with significant prospects and groundwork for the future," said Alexander Novak.

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🥰 Captivating views of the Ossetian mountains

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🇷🇺 Russian Gymnasts and Judges Return to the International Arena — Gymnastics Federation

Athletes will compete in the 2025 Trampoline World Cup stages in Portugal, Germany, Bulgaria, and France.

Federation Vice-Presidents Irina Nikitina (Sports Acrobatics) and Vladislav Oskner (Sports Aerobics) have been appointed to the Supreme Jury for their respective disciplines at the World Games, to be held in Chengdu, China, in August 2025.

Judges Alina Gusarova, Irina Berek, and Dmitry Andreev will officiate at the Tbilisi Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Indonesia.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 A new round of Russia-US talks on "irritants" will be held in Moscow in the near future.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev announced this in an interview with TASS.

At the same time, according to Darchiev, a "recovery" in Russian-American relations is still a long way off. The process is difficult. It is hampered not only by opponents of the White House in the form of the "deep state," but also by "hawks" in Congress, where an entrenched anti-Russian lobby has formed.

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🚶‍♂️ Barefoot in the Heart of the Capital

A Free Barefoot Path Opens on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow

The Barefoot Path is a trail covered with stones, pebbles, sand, wooden decking, and grass. Thanks to this, you feel as if you're walking somewhere in nature, in a forest, or by the sea, not in the center of the urban jungle.

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⚡️The handover of the bodies of deceased soldiers has begun in accordance with the Istanbul agreements, Vladimir Medinsky announced.

Ukraine received 1212 bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) soldiers. Russia received back 27 bodies of deceased Russian Armed Forces servicemen.

Urgent "medical exchanges" of severely wounded prisoners from the front line will begin tomorrow.

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