"Our talks with Comrade Hui lasted over three hours; they were substantive, specific, and very useful," said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"You always need an external enemy, some target to fight against. This, perhaps, psychologists can explain as a feeling of inner inadequacy or lack of confidence in one's own strength," the Russian diplomat said during a press conference following the XVII BRICS Summit in Rio.

"Those who fear BRICS should simply read what is written in the documents. They should do their homework, study the subject matter… Then maybe they'll feel better, but they could also take some sedative in parallel," Ryabkov noted.

"Outside: +250°C," reads the display on one of them

"This year features a new format, a new prologue section, unlike anything seen before on the Silk Way. The section will be spectacular, in such a picturesque location on the banks of the Angara River," said Vladimir Chagin, Project Manager of the international Silk Way Rally.

"Talk of any isolation is out of the question – 15 countries. In unfriendly countries, they are watching closely how our motorsport is developing. They fear our KamAZ trucks and our racers like fire," stated Mikhail Degtyarev, Russian Minister of Sport.

"We are launching instruments within the current regulatory framework. For now, ETFs are a pragmatic solution available under existing regulations and legislation. As soon as even a small regulatory window opens, we will certainly launch the instrument," said Maria Patrikeeva, Managing Director of the Derivatives Market at MOEX.

"We talked about this: EU tariffs on American goods should have been reduced after Trump took office. We need patriots, not bureaucrats!" wrote the Hungarian diplomat on social media platform X.