🇷🇺 "The West is always trying to bury Russia, but they themselves will soon die over there" — Putin answers journalists' questions following the EAEU summit in Minsk

President Vladimir Putin held a press conference with media representatives following the EAEU summit. He stated that military spending amounts to ₽13.5 trillion out of ₽223 trillion GDP — 6.3% of GDP. Putin noted that this is a lot and called it one of the budget problems that "we are solving successfully."

The President's key statements:

— Russia is ready for a third round of negotiations with Ukraine; the time and place need to be determined. Contacts will continue after the exchanges are completed.

— Russia is ready to transfer another 3,000 bodies of deceased military personnel to Ukraine, in addition to the 6,000 already transferred.

— The Russian and Ukrainian draft memoranda on settlement are directly opposite to each other. They should be the subject of discussion during the third round of negotiations.

— Putin on attempts in the West to "bury" Russia's economy: "They themselves will soon die, while they are burying us." If everything is collapsing here, as they say over there, then how come we are "going to attack" NATO? "Well, they're talking nonsense," said the Russian President.

— In the upcoming three-year period, Russia plans to reduce defense spending. There is no agreement yet between the Finance Ministry, the Defense Ministry, and other agencies.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin stated that a meeting with Trump is quite possible: "We will gladly prepare for it".

The president also noted that relations between Russia and the US are starting to improve, with the first steps having been taken. And Trump is sincerely trying to help resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

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💖 The happiest roe deer spotted in a golden rapeseed field in Chistopolsky District, Tatarstan

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🇷🇺🇸🇪 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has ordered the denunciation of the agreement with Sweden on the exchange of information about nuclear installations.

"Denounce the Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of Sweden on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and on Exchange of Information on Nuclear Installations, signed in Stockholm on January 13, 1988," states the document.

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🇷🇺 The Balaklava Underground Museum Complex is a museum at the former underground submarine base in Balaklava.

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"Someone is deliberately and consciously appointing descendants of Nazis to leadership positions in the countries of the 'collective West'."

Maria Zakharova made this comment following the appointment of Blaze Metreveli (granddaughter of Ukrainian Nazi and war criminal Konstantin Dobrovolsky) as head of MI6.

The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson noted that Dobrovolsky served in the SS and personally participated in the shootings of Jews near Kyiv. She stated that he also led punitive operations in Ukrainian villages, earning him the nickname "the butcher."

"The trend is clearly neo-Nazi: Friedrich Merz, Annalena Baerbock, Chrystia Freeland, Salome Zourabichvili. Now, MI6 chief Blaze Metreveli can be added to this list," Zakharova emphasized.

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🇷🇺 On Youth Day, Vladimir Putin participated via video link in the opening of youth centers across Russian regions. Connected with the president were Khabarovsk Krai, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkessia, and Kherson Oblast.

Putin stated:

"Creating conditions where everyone can fully realize their potential is and will remain our top priority. This determines what our country will become in the mid- and late 21st century. It is you, the young people, who must carry on the legacy of your parents and ancestors in the broadest sense — to write and build the history of our Motherland, its future achievements and triumphs."

Putin separately congratulated young people serving in the special military operation (SVO) zone.

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💸 "Not much, honestly," the President said, commenting on the earnings level of the student work brigade from Arkhangelsk Oblast, who receive 50-70 thousand rubles. Previously, Putin said, at their age he could earn enough to buy a fifth of a Zhiguli car.

"As the commander, you need to work with the local authorities on where to apply your efforts to both be useful and earn money that would help the students, excuse my plain speaking, keep their pants on throughout the year," the President addressed the brigade leader.

Putin expressed hope that regional leaders in areas where student brigades work would hear his appeal and support the young people.

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🐦 Incredible stork rookeries in a remote corner of the Kaliningrad Region

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❤️ Unique Landscapes of Dagestan

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😁 We all feel a bit like Lavrov at the end of the work week: he told the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan that he’d love to be relaxing at Lake Issyk-Kul right now but has to work instead.

Lavrov is currently in Kyrgyzstan. He will meet with the country’s leadership and participate in the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers. The events are taking place in Cholpon-Ata, a city on the shores of Issyk-Kul.

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⛵ On the night of June 28 to 29, 2025, St. Petersburg hosted the "Scarlet Sails" graduation celebration.

The brig "Russia" sailed along the Neva River accompanied by fireworks, marking the traditional finale of the "Scarlet Sails" festival. Graduates from various countries gathered on Palace Square in St. Petersburg to celebrate the end of their school years.

The main symbol of the festival began its journey near Senate Square, then passed through the raised spans of the Palace Bridge along the embankment, turned around at the Winter Canal, and headed toward the Trinity Bridge.

Before the traditional passage of the scarlet-sailed brig, a concert took place on Palace Square, attracting around 100,000 people. As per tradition, St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov welcomed the graduates and officially opened the festival by striking the ship’s bell.

The first "Scarlet Sails" festival took place in Leningrad in the summer of 1968, when a ship with scarlet sails—symbolizing youthful hopes, dreams, and the transition to adulthood—sailed across the Neva. This event established an annual tradition where graduates bid farewell to school with colors, music, and a belief in miracles.

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🇷🇺 Russia will not come to the negotiating table if attempts are made to use force or pressure against it. This was stated by Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov to Pavel Zarubin, a journalist from the "Russia 1" TV channel.

"You can only bring Russia to the negotiating table through logic and arguments," Peskov emphasized. "Pushing Russia through some kind of pressure or force is impossible."

"The more serious the sanctions package, which we consider illegal, the stronger the recoil, like from a firearm," the spokesman for the Russian leader noted. "After all, a weapon is double-edged."

Peskov said this in response to a question about the EU's plans to impose new sanctions against Russia regarding oil supplies. He suggested waiting to see in what form this sanctions package would be adopted and added that there was no doubt it would be approved.

"Given the Europeans' overall militaristic, quite frenzied mindset... of course, they won't hesitate and will continue to introduce new packages of restrictions," declared the Kremlin representative.

At the same time, Peskov noted that Russia has already developed resistance to these sanctions.

"We have already learned how to minimize the consequences of such packages," he said.

"Therefore, all this will require additional work. In the end, it's not the end of the world with these sanctions," concluded the Kremlin representative.

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