😍 The Sea Glows in Kovsh Bay, Kamchatka

Residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky have found a new pastime — throwing stones into the water. But not to skip stones, but for the stunning special effects.

Noctiluca (a type of bioluminescent plankton) have appeared in the water. As a result, after each throw, the sea "lights up" in a beautiful blue color.

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🇷🇺🇦🇿 Russia-Azerbaijan relations are going through a difficult patch, but Moscow hopes it will pass, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Russia also awaits the results of the investigation into the crash of the Azerbaijani plane and considers Baku's right to go to court on this matter legitimate.

📌 Recall that an Embraer 190 aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), flying from Baku to Grozny, crashed on December 25, 2024, near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. There were 67 people on board, including crew members. 38 people died as a result of the tragedy.

"You know that investigative actions are underway, an investigation is ongoing," the Kremlin spokesman reminded. "If Azerbaijan makes such a decision (to go to court), in this case, it is Azerbaijan's right. We will await the official findings of all inquiries and the investigation."

Speaking about Moscow-Baku relations in general, Peskov noted that they have a solid foundation: there is a convergence of interests between the two countries, mutually beneficial cooperation based on mutual respect.

"But it sometimes happens that difficult periods occur in relations. Now is one such period, we hope that this period will pass."

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🚢 Foreign vessels will be allowed into Russian ports only with FSB approval. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin:

Entry into the seaports of the Russian Federation for vessels arriving from foreign ports shall be permitted with the authorization of the port captain, subject to prior coordination with an official of the Federal Security Service (FSB) body.

The head of state instructed the FSB to designate the officials who will carry out this coordination.

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🛶🚖 The perfect means of transport for Muscovites these days would look exactly like this.

What else can you do when the capital gets a record amount of rainfall in a single day since 1879.

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❤️‍🔥A real hero was spotted today!

A minibus driver carried passengers in his arms so they wouldn't get wet.

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🦕 Wow, the Central Children's Store on Lubyanka has turned into a Jurassic World!

Moving dinosaurs that roar and blink are everywhere.

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😍 A Tranquil Evening in Suzdal

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✨ The magical atmosphere of mountainous Dagestan

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‼️ Europe has gone rabid and become part of the "international rabidness" towards Russia, stated Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

"Europe has gone rabid, I can't find another word, even a pun suggests itself - they are now part of the international rabidness towards the Russian Federation, whipping up their populations in every way, indoctrinating them in the spirit of Goebbels-like propaganda that Russia is the eternal enemy, an existential threat, that Russia is about to attack Europe. Therefore, they need to forget about social problems, about economic failures, forget about the process of deindustrialization observed even in Germany and other European countries, and throw all strength, all means, all taxes exclusively into the militarization of Europe," he said at a press conference following talks with Mozambique's Foreign Minister Maria Lucas.

The minister called the situation that has developed in the EU regrettable. According to him, the current generation of French and Germans has poorly learned the lessons of history, and Western threats towards Moscow alarm any normal person. Lavrov warned that egging Ukraine on to commit terrorist acts would meet with a fitting rebuff.

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⚡️ Memorial Temple to Fallen Warriors on the Kazanka River Now Open to Visitors

Lighting and a pedestrian bridge with an observation deck offering panoramic views of the Kremlin have been added here. The temple is open from 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM.

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🪽 The Inner Child in Galitsky Park, Krasnodar

Each sculpture reaches 3 meters (nearly 10 feet) in height.

And how tall is your "inner child"?

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🇷🇺🌧 Muscovites have been having a tough time these past few weeks - the heaviest rains just won't leave the capital.

☂️ Even an umbrella won't help on days like these.

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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Nebenzia at the UN: The world must be based on law, not on the "wishes" of individual countries!

Vasily Nebenzya at the UN Security Council meeting stressed the importance of peaceful dispute resolution and adherence to international law.

Key points:

🔹 States are obliged to resolve disagreements by peaceful means agreed upon between them.

🔹 Ensuring peace is only possible with strict compliance with all principles of international law.

🔹 Attempts to ignore this and politicize dispute resolution mechanisms lead to tensions and undermine the authority of international institutions.

🔹 The UN must be impartial and not promote the ideological agenda of individual countries.

🔹 It is important not only to conclude agreements but also to ensure their implementation. The example of the Minsk Agreements is a failure to prevent conflict.

🔹 Solutions cannot be imposed from the outside – only the conscientious and agreed-upon application of peaceful dispute resolution means by the parties to the conflict themselves can lead to success.

🔹 Russia is interested in restoring the central role of the UN in maintaining peace and security.

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😍 Over the rooftops of St. Petersburg

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⚡️ Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the Russian delegation headed by Medinsky has departed for Istanbul.

Negotiations are scheduled for Wednesday. Among the topics are issues related to draft memoranda on settlement and the continuation of mutual exchanges.

Other statements by the presidential press secretary:

🟢 Work on coordinating draft memoranda between Russia and Ukraine is preparation for a potential meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy.

🟢 It is inappropriate to schedule a potential meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy without substantial preparatory work.

🟢 Easy negotiations are not expected in Istanbul; it will be a "very difficult conversation."

🟢 A significant portion of the Western money received by Kyiv has been embezzled; there is a lot of corruption in Ukraine.

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🤯 Crazier and crazier: Labubu okroshka has appeared on the menu of a Moscow restaurant.

It's made with kefir and herbs.

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🐬 Dolphins near St. Petersburg. Presumably, four individuals swam about 50 km from the city. This happened for the first time in five years and may indicate a gradual improvement in the environmental situation.

"As far as I know, before the mid-20th century, these areas were common for both porpoises and bottlenose dolphins. But the two world wars and, most importantly, the huge amount of organochlorine pesticides in the last third of the 20th century made the Baltic Sea one of the dirtiest seas in the world. Industrial waste from the most technically advanced countries in Europe ended up here, and dolphins became a rarity," said Anton Chernetsky, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Marine Mammals of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Candidate of Biological Sciences.

The oceanologist suggested that the dolphins, albeit not very successfully yet, are trying to return to their former habitats.

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🇷🇺🇧🇾 Putin Grants Belarusians the Right to Participate in Elections in Russia

Russians and Belarusians have gained the right to elect and be elected to local self-government bodies in both countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a protocol amending the treaty between the countries of the Union State.

The amendments are being made to the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on Equal Rights for Citizens of December 25, 1998.

According to the amendments, Russian citizens permanently residing in the Republic of Belarus will be able to gain the right to elect and be elected to local self-government bodies on its territory. Belarusian citizens permanently residing in Russia will gain a similar right.

"The initiative is aimed at further strengthening the integration and cooperation of our countries within the Union State," State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin explained earlier.

In turn, Elena Afanasyeva, Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, noted that the innovation will contribute to deepening Russian-Belarusian integration and developing the institutions of representative democracy.

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