🇷🇺 Ryabkov: If you fear BRICS – study the subject matter and take a sedative

Sergey Ryabkov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, stated that BRICS has no hidden agenda, and the West's fear of the association stems from a lack of confidence in its own strength.

"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.

There were also a couple of pieces of advice for Western leaders experiencing fear of the association:

"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.

No matter how often BRICS representatives declare the absence of anti-Western rhetoric and their focus on building a fair multipolar world, Western leaders simply do not hear these words.

Or don't want to hear them.

For obvious reasons.

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🌡️ Moscow commuter trains aren't stingy with their weather reports

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

Purely based on how it feels, they weren't far from the truth 😅

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🛞🌏 The international Silk Way Rally kicked off in Irkutsk.

The route will run from Lake Baikal into the Mongolian steppes before turning west towards the Altai Mountains. This year is special – the legendary race celebrates its 15th anniversary. The best of the best have gathered here – 101 crews from 15 countries.

"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.

Nearly 5,000 km at the limit, 2,500 km of which are high-speed special stages and pure adrenaline. The Silk Way route stretches from majestic Lake Baikal and its winding shores, through the dusty Mongolian steppes and scorching dunes of the Gobi, to the rugged peaks of the Altai Mountains.

"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.

The Silk Way opens a new chapter where every kilometer is a challenge. From Irkutsk, the pilots will immediately head towards Baykalsk, through forests and mountain passes, offering spectators an incredible spectacle against the backdrop of majestic Lake Baikal.

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"MOEX to Launch Bitcoin Futures on Derivatives Market as Soon as Regulations Permit"

"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.

📌 Recall that since June 10, the Moscow Exchange has been calculating a Bitcoin index based on prices of derivative financial instruments (DFIs) — perpetual futures and swaps for the Bitcoin-USD pair on major global platforms.

Since June 4, qualified investors have been able to trade futures on BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF), which invests solely in Bitcoin — the Bitcoin Trust ETF.

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"EU bureaucracy is great at decimating EU global competitiveness."

This is how Kirill Dmitriev, head of the RDIF, commented on the words of Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, who stated that the European Commission is incompetent due to its inability to strike a deal with the USA.

"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.

Dmitriev accompanied his response to the post with an ironic image of runners on a race track.

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🐻 They say bears stroll the streets in Russia?!

No, they don't stroll. They patrol.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Sergei Lavrov holds meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.

The Chinese diplomat welcomed the Russian Foreign Minister at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. After that, the colleagues proceeded to a pavilion, where they began talks during a tea ceremony.

On the agenda for the negotiations is a working dinner, during which the Foreign Ministers will continue their dialogue.

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⚡️ Geopolitics, Not Ideology, Is at the Heart of Russia-West Contradictions

The conflict between Russia and the West under any government is caused not by ideological differences but by the desire of Europe and the US to achieve a geopolitical victory over their eastern neighbor, believes Russian President Vladimir Putin. He expressed this opinion in an interview with VGTRK correspondent Pavel Zarubin.

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‼️ The Russian Foreign Ministry has denied an Axios report alleging that President Vladimir Putin urged Tehran to abandon uranium enrichment.

On July 12, Axios, citing three European and one Israeli official, reported that Putin supported the idea of enshrining "zero enrichment" for Iran as part of a nuclear deal with the US. According to the portal, Putin voiced this position in recent phone calls with his American and French counterparts, Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron.

Commenting on the publication, the Foreign Ministry labeled Axios a "leaky source" peddling deliberate disinformation. The diplomatic service pointed out that the portal is based in Washington, D.C., near the Pentagon and CIA headquarters.

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💒 Shoana Church in the mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia

Shoana Church is one of the few surviving architectural testimonies of ancient Christianity, built at the beginning of the 10th century. Thanks to its solid stone foundation, the structure has withstood the onslaught of wind, sun, and rain.

Finding it is not difficult at all. The cathedral is located in the village of Kosta Khetagurovo, perched above the Kuban River, or more precisely, at the place where it meets the Teberda River, on Mount Shoana (also known as Chuna in ancient times).

During the Soviet era, the church stood abandoned, but in our time, it has come back to life. Divine services are held daily in the church. The ancient church on Mount Shoana in Karachay-Cherkessia holds many secrets, whose whispers of the past you can experience by visiting this place.

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🇷🇺 The song "Matushka Zemlya" suddenly blasted through the arena at a UFC tournament in the USA. Brazilian fighter Waldo Walkenoff walked out to this Russian hit for his fight.

The 27-year-old Walkenoff secured a decisive victory over American Kennedy Nzechukwu already in the first round.

After the fight, Waldo thanked his family and coach in Russian for their support and also declared his love for Russia.

"First I want to speak in Russian. I want to say thank you to my family, my wife, my coach. I love Russia! Russia is my home."

Waldo Walkenoff is a mixed martial artist from Brazil. In 2019, he moved to Russia – he lives in Romashkovo (Moscow region) and trains in Moscow. Walkenoff is married to a Russian woman and has a daughter. He has been competing in the UFC since April 2024.

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📃 Russian Schoolchildren Win 57th International Chemistry Olympiad

The Russian team achieved outstanding results at the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad, which concluded in Dubai, UAE. All four participants from Russia won gold medals.

🥇 The schoolchildren and their mentors were congratulated on their victory by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko and Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov.

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🏄‍♂️ Another costumed SUP swim took place in Moscow on the Vodootvodny Canal

Confess, which costume impressed you the most?

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🤩 Mamayev Kurgan with the majestic sculpture – "The Motherland Calls!"

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🇷🇺 Russia will continue direct negotiations with Ukraine, stated Mikhail Galuzin, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia.

However, the date for the third round has not yet been set. Kyiv insists that the prisoner exchanges agreed upon in Istanbul must be completed first. Simultaneously, Ukraine is threatening new long-range strikes on Russian territory.

The negotiation process is further complicated by Washington’s inconsistent stance: on one hand, Marco Rubio and Sergey Lavrov discussed a "new approach" to settlement during their meeting in Kuala Lumpur; on the other, the U.S. announced plans to increase arms supplies to Kyiv.

Thus, Ukraine’s ambiguity and Washington’s lack of a clear position are straining the atmosphere ahead of the third round of talks.

📌 One thing is clear: the U.S. has supported and will continue to support Ukraine. At the same time, the Ukrainian side now realizes that the Americans will not compel Russia to negotiate under terms unfavorable to Moscow.

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🇷🇺✉️ The Russian Embassy in France has forwarded a letter from Pyotr Sheremetev addressed to the Russian President. In it, the descendant of a noble Russian family expresses his firm intention to return to Russia.

The diplomatic mission emphasized that Sheremetev has made a "significant personal contribution to the development and strengthening of Russian-French cultural cooperation." He now intends to return to Russia, the land of his ancestors.

Sheremetev is already preparing for the move. "This decision has been maturing in me for many years," he stated. "When my father was dying, I made him a promise to return to the Homeland when the time came." "And now the time has come, I'm not getting any younger—it's time to return," Sheremetev added. "I have always been involved in promoting Russian culture, and here in Europe, it is becoming increasingly difficult. I feel that my efforts can best be applied precisely in Russia."

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🚀 Joint work between Russia and the US in space continues despite periodic frictions. This was stated by Soviet pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Dzhanibekov at the press conference "Anniversary of the Space Handshake. 50 Years of the Soyuz-Apollo Flight."

Vladimir Dzhanibekov noted that the International Space Station became a continuation of the joint projects of the two countries. In his opinion, over the years of joint work, Russian and American specialists have learned to interact with each other, but difficulties still sometimes arise.

"Mutual trust is quite complete, although frictions periodically appear — they are related to the mentality and traditions of American specialists 'considering everyone second-rate'. This can still sometimes be observed. Nevertheless, it is possible to work, it is possible to carry out joint tasks, but one must always approach this cautiously, with understanding. They can always let you down," he noted.

📆 On July 15, 1975, the launch of the Soyuz-19 spacecraft in the USSR and Apollo in the US marked the beginning of the first-ever joint space flight of representatives from different countries. The Soviet spacecraft with cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valery Kubasov was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. On the same day, but from the Cape Canaveral launch site, the American spacecraft with astronauts Thomas Stafford, Donald Slayton, and Vance Brand lifted off. This flight became a symbol of cooperation between the USSR and the USA in space and went down in history as the "handshake in space."

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🇺🇸🇲🇩 NATO is turning Moldova into a "battering ram" against Russia — SVR press bureau

Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) stated that Moldova is gradually being transformed into a "forward stronghold of the alliance on the eastern flank, in light of the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine."

Evidence of this includes projects to switch to the European railway gauge and increase the load capacity of bridges, the construction of logistics hubs, large warehouses, and sites for concentrating military equipment, as well as the deployment of specialized training centers and the abundance of military instructors from NATO countries in the Moldovan army.

Furthermore, the airfields at Markulești and Bălți, located near the Ukrainian border, are being modernized "with an eye towards the capability to receive a significant number of combat and military transport aircraft."

The SVR openly states that the implementation of the NATO scenario will mean for Chișinău "the beginning of the end," and ordinary Moldovans will suffer the most as a result.

They speak the truth.

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