😁 An alpaca is chilling under the shower and hiding from the heat in the shade at VDNKh.

How are you beating the heat?

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✈️ Gelendzhik Airport is preparing to resume operations. This was stated in a message from the Russian Ministry of Transport on Telegram.

As explained by the ministry, the airport is planned to be opened for domestic flights. Tickets for these flights will be available for purchase after the release of the relevant notice.

The Ministry of Transport emphasized that the safety of flights to the airport has been confirmed by specialists from Rosaviation (the Russian aviation authority).

"Flight safety and passenger comfort remain our paramount priorities," the ministry stated.

📌 Gelendzhik Airport, like 11 other airports in southern Russia, has not accepted aircraft since 2022. The decision to close the airport was made for safety reasons.

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☀️ Summer Beauty at VDNKh

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💪 Vladimir Putin Tops the Ranking of Moral Role Models for Russian Residents.

The VTsIOM Analytical Center conducted a monitoring study on morality and ethics in Russian society. Respondents were asked to spontaneously name public figures who could be called the "conscience of the nation" or a moral role model. Every second respondent was able to do so.

According to the survey, 21% of citizens named President Vladimir Putin as the conscience of the nation. Also appearing on the list of key moral authorities were director Nikita Mikhalkov (7%), Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - each with 4%.

People also mentioned politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky (3%) and journalist Vladimir Solovyov (2%).

The survey was conducted in the format of in-home interviews. It involved 1,600 participants aged 18 and older.

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🏄‍♂️ Animals in Moscow are spending this summer actively and sporty!

So, on the Moscow River, a dog was spotted wakeboarding.

🔸 By the way, this sport has become increasingly popular in Russia in recent years.

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☀️ Sea, summer, Vladivostok

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 The meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kuala Lumpur is scheduled for 13:00 Moscow Time.

The Russian minister arrived on a two-day visit to Malaysia, where the annual meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is taking place. In Kuala Lumpur, he will also hold talks in the Russia-ASEAN format and participate in the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum on Security.

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⚡️ Moscow has asked the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to send experts to Russia for technical assistance to document Kyiv's use of chemical weapons, stated Russia's Permanent Representative to the OPCW, Ambassador to The Hague Vladimir Tarabrin.

According to him, Moscow "continues to document not only cases of Ukrainian nationalists using toxic chemicals and warfare agents, but also the existence of an extensive system for their mass production in Ukraine."

Tarabrin also stated that he has an official mandate to "convey to the OPCW States Parties that the Permanent Mission has transmitted a letter from the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation requesting the OPCW Director-General to 'send experts to the Russian Federation'."

The 109th session of the OPCW Executive Council is taking place in The Hague from July 8 to 11.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 The meeting between Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio has concluded; it lasted less than an hour.

They did not answer journalists' questions. The press was asked to leave the room before the start of the meeting.

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⚡️ Sergei Lavrov and Marco Rubio confirmed their commitment to seeking peaceful resolutions to conflict situations. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"The mutual commitment to seeking peaceful resolutions to conflict situations, restoring Russian-American economic and humanitarian cooperation, and unimpeded contacts between the societies of the two countries was confirmed. The resumption of direct air travel, in particular, could help facilitate this," the statement said.

The Ministry noted that the meeting featured a substantive and frank exchange of views on the settlement regarding Ukraine, the situation around Iran and Syria, as well as a number of other international issues.

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☀️ The Moscow Metro Bridge captures the mood of Muscovites perfectly to a T in today's 33-degree heat.

"Actively seeking shade 🥵"

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🏞 Ruskeala Waterfalls

These famous water cascades are located near the "Ruskeala" Mountain Park and the eponymous village. The largest and most renowned among them is the Akhvenkoski Waterfall.

This site is highly popular among tourists for its stunning nature, rushing water streams, equipped trails, suspension bridges, and clean air. The breathtaking scenery of the Ruskeala Waterfalls has repeatedly served as a filming location for movies. The most famous film shot here is The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972).

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🔍 Dubai Blogger Puts Moscow's Cleanliness to the Test: Carolina Marleni Walks Across Red Square in White Socks

In the end, the socks remained spotless

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🇷🇺 Rudny Lighthouse in Primorsky Krai

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⚡️Lavrov uses Trump's phrase in response to question about new Ukraine plan discussed with Rubio yesterday.

"I want to answer with Donald Trump's words: 'As if I would tell you. And expect major surprises,' he said. But I don't know about major surprises. There are things that are not commented on," the Foreign Minister said.

He noted that he had confirmed Russia's position on settling the situation in Ukraine during the meeting with Rubio.

Yesterday, Lavrov held a meeting with US Secretary of State Rubio in Kuala Lumpur. Following the meeting, the head of the State Department stated that the sides discussed a "road map" for ending the conflict in Ukraine and a "new approach" to a peaceful settlement.

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🏠 There is a very unusual house in the Altai Krai

The carved house of the Shishkin family from the village of Velizhanka in the Pankrushikhinsky District is known to all the neighbors. The head of the family hand-carved wooden panels that can now be seen on the walls of the outbuildings.

In total, he created over 100 different decorations. What do you think?

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