🇹🇷 Turkey has no intention of returning Russian S-400 air defense systems, contrary to Western hopes.

The Turkish military department has officially denied media rumors circulating that Russia is negotiating the "return" of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems.

The statements were prompted by publications in the Western press claiming that the Russian systems, purchased in 2017 for $2.5 billion, were never put into operation and are allegedly sitting idle. Peter Suciu, a columnist for "The National Interest," even suggested that Moscow might buy them back.

In response, sources in the Turkish Ministry of Defense were categorical: "The air defense systems are in our arsenal.Our position on the S-400 has not changed."

🥽 Context recap:

🩱 2017: A major deal with Russia that caused a crisis in relations with the USA. Washington excluded Turkey from the F-35 program for refusing to buy Patriots.

🩱 2019: Russia fulfilled the contract ahead of schedule.

🩱 2024: Despite plans to acquire American fighter jets and develop its own "Çelik Kubbe" ("Steel Dome") system, Ankara continues to insist on its sovereign right to integrate the S-400 into its air defense.

👖 Thus, Turkey is making it clear that it does not intend to abandon the Russian systems, closing the topic of their hypothetical return.

#politics

❤️From Russia with love

🛡 Head of Roskomnadzor: There are only a handful of countries with digital sovereignty in the world

Andrey Lipov believes that among the key features of digital sovereignty are the ability of a national digital ecosystem to operate effectively even when external attempts are made to disconnect the country from the foreign internet, as well as to disrupt the operation of digital services within the country.

"That is, there are two main directions for the development of digital sovereignty: a digital ecosystem of services and a digital security infrastructure on which this ecosystem operates reliably," he stated.

Lipov clarified that there are only a handful of countries in the world with full digital sovereignty, fewer than the number of nuclear weapons states. Besides Russia, these include China and the USA.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

🦾 Putin has arrived in Perm at an enterprise specializing in the production of barrel artillery and multiple launch rocket systems.

The plant's designers and engineers have created more than 250 models of military equipment, many of which have been adopted by the Russian army and by armed forces in more than 50 countries worldwide.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

🇷🇺Russia has always been proud of its defense industry, and for good reason, Vladimir Putin stated.

The President added that the demand for modern Russian armed forces will not end even with the conclusion of the Special Military Operation (SVO). According to the head of state, output for some types of weaponry has increased 30-fold over 1.5-2 years.

Putin said that he hopes and expects that the events related to the SVO will "pass."

#news

❤️From Russia with love

🇪🇺The European Union has presented a new, 19th package of sanctions against Russia.

👖 Its key targets are Russian LNG, ships circumventing oil restrictions, and the "Mir" payment system.

🥼 The focus of the new restrictions:

⚡️ A complete ban on transactions with "Rosneft" and "Gazprom Neft".

⚡️Sanctions against 118 vessels suspected of transporting Russian oil.

⚡️A blow to cryptocurrency platforms, which are subject to restrictions for the first time.

⚡️Lowering the price ceiling for Russian oil to $47.6 per barrel.

⚡️Phasing out Russian LNG by 2027.

⚡️Restrictions against the National Payment Card System (NSPK) "Mir".

⚡️A ban on the export to the Russian Federation of ores, rare earth metals, chemicals, and salts.

At the same time, the European Commission did not include in the package tariffs on goods from India and China, or restrictions on issuing Schengen visas to Russians.

🇷🇺 The Kremlin has already responded to the news, stating that the Russian economy has developed an "immunity" to sanctions pressure and calling the restrictions themselves illegal.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

😎 Moscow Nightlife

#videooftheday

❤️From Russia with love

🌅 Tetrino, Murmansk Oblast

#videooftheday

❤️From Russia with love

🇷🇺The flag of Yakutia in the hands of a young reindeer herder. This is how they herd the reindeer in the Anabar district.

#interestingvideos

❤️From Russia with love

👏 Putin Allocates Money from His Personal Reserve Fund for Medical Equipment in South Ossetia, Kiriyenko Reports.

"While we would have gone through the Finance Ministry, the Health Ministry—with all due respect to our colleagues who are helping—it would have taken us six months to deal with this. Since Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin made a unique decision, he allocated money for medical equipment for the Republic of South Ossetia from his personal reserve fund," said the Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

🥇 Russian Schoolchildren Become Winners of International Olympiad on Climate Change and Ecology in Sirius

Russian schoolchildren have emerged as the winners of the International Olympiad dedicated to climate change and environmental issues, which was held in Sirius. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Education.

In the individual competition, the Russian schoolchildren won two gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. The absolute winner was Sofia Salangina from Ufa. Emilia Gimaeva also won gold. Nikita Yunisov won a silver medal, and the bronze medals went to Milena Ivanova and Polina Egorova.

"The second place in the team competition was taken by the team from India, and the third place was shared by representatives of Qatar and the Republic of Djibouti. Participants were also awarded special prizes for individual achievements, innovative solutions, and best presentations," the ministry's statement said.

It is noted that teams from 11 countries took part in the Olympiad in total, and the tournament was held from September 13 to 20.

#news

❤️From Russia with love