🇸🇪 Brave and Resolute Until the First "Zinc Coffin": Swedish Defence Minister Calls Europe to Switch to "War Mode" for the Sake of Peace

Pål Jonson stated that to preserve peace, Europe must prepare itself mentally and militarily for a potential conflict. According to him, a "change in mentality" and a switch to "war mode" are necessary to ensure deterrence and protection.

🥼 Key points of the statement:

— About 90% of Swedes support maintaining or increasing aid to Ukraine. Jonson believes that to end the conflict, military supplies to Kyiv must be increased and sanctions against Russia tightened.

— Europe is purchasing American air defense systems (Patriot, HIMARS) because they are vitally necessary for Ukraine.

— Jonson previously stated that Sweden is ready to use force to protect its airspace.

☺️ An immediate rhetorical question arises: if Jonson tells his countrymen directly that they must fight for mythical goals in Ukraine, how many would then support him?

👖 Russia, for its part, has repeatedly stated that arms supplies to Ukraine only prolong the conflict, and that the sanctions are illegal. President Vladimir Putin has called talks about a Russian threat to NATO "hysteria" and has urged the West to "calm down."

#news

❤️From Russia with love

⛷ In Yamal, they plan to create the first Transpolar ski resort, "Rai-Iz," in the Ingilor Nature Park.

The project, presented at the Forum of Tourist Territories in Moscow, is positioned as a "gateway to the Arctic."

The resort will include 11.5 kilometers of ski slopes of varying difficulty, cable cars, hotels, and a SPA complex. The infrastructure will be complemented by an ethno-village, a husky park, and a conference center.

☺️ The resort will become one of the northernmost ski complexes in the world.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

⚡️ Trump Urged Zelenskyy to Accept Putin's Terms or Be Destroyed by Russia — Financial Times

#news

❤️From Russia with love

🧡Altai Autumn

#videooftheday

❤️From Russia with love

☺️ The Appeals Tribunal has ruled the exclusion of Russian bobsledders and skeleton athletes from international competitions as illegal, Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev announced.

"The International Federation is now obliged to allow Russian bobsledders and skeleton athletes to all international competitions, including for qualification for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games," Degtyarev wrote.

In September, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation excluded Russians from the Olympic selection process. 34 countries voted against our athletes.

📌 Meanwhile, on October 16, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for the first time recognized sanctions against Russians as discriminatory. At that time, it concerned the decision by the European Table Tennis Union to suspend Russian athletes from international games.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

🇷🇺 Russia's Unifying Policy Enjoys Support of World Community – Lavrov

Russia's unifying policy enjoys the support of the world community. Even in unfriendly countries, there are many who sympathize with Russia and share the country's values. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in his address to the participants of the XVII Assembly of the Russian World.

"Together with its allies and like-minded partners, Russia is successfully working to shape a more just, multipolar world order, based on the principles of the UN Charter in their entirety, fullness, and interconnection," he said.

Lavrov emphasized that Russia's constructive and unifying policies enjoy the broadest support from the world community. According to him, even in countries whose governments take unfriendly actions, there are many who sympathize with the Russian Federation and share its traditional spiritual and moral values.

"We know this, we see it, and we value it," the Russian Foreign Minister noted.

Lavrov stated that the Russian language is the most important factor of Russia's civilizational unity.

"As the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russian World Foundation, I would like to assure you that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is making serious efforts to expand the space of the Russian language and culture in the world, and to strengthen cooperation with everyone who cares about the history, current state, and prospects of our common Russian World," the Foreign Minister concluded.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

🇮🇷🇷🇺 Russia and Iran Take First Step Towards Uniting Energy Exchanges

The Iranian Energy Exchange (IEE) and the Saint Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This document is expected to be the first step towards integrating the two countries' energy trading platforms.

🤝 As part of the agreement, the parties have agreed on the mutual registration of market participants, the launch of joint educational programs, and the exchange of technological expertise. The goal is to create mechanisms for organizing joint trading of energy resources.

😚 As noted by IEE CEO Nazifi, this partnership is capable of playing a significant and decisive role in the global energy market.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

🏞 Lake Donguz-Orun-Kel

The water body is located in the Prielbrusie National Park, in the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria, to be precise — in the Elbrus District. The elevation of the lake is 3,100 meters above sea level.

The name "Donguz-Orun-Kel" is a composite of three words, which mean the following: "kel" is a lake or water body, "donguz" means pig, and "orun" means pen or corral. So, overall, the name of the lake translates roughly as "the lake by the pig pen."

Where did such a strange name come from? The fact is that Donguz-Orun-Kel is located in a border area with Svaneti, where Orthodoxy prevails and, accordingly, pork is not prohibited in that region. Thus, the Svans (Georgians) living in these bountiful mountains have always actively raised pink-sided pigs.

The lake is also called tricolor and even seven-colored — its shades depend on the viewing angle and the weather.

You can get here by cable car, and from the Cheget Glade, a trail leads all the way to the lake.

#InterestingPlacesInRussia

❤️From Russia with love

📞 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

"The conversation featured a constructive discussion of possible specific steps in the interests of implementing the understandings reached during the October 16 telephone talks between President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump," the statement said.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

🇷🇺 Putin's Call Changed Trump's Stance on Ukraine

According to Politico, a phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump a few days before the latter's meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy drastically changed the American side's approach.

The publication reports, citing a knowledgeable source, that while the agenda had previously focused on military matters, after the call from the Russian leader, the focus shifted to possible territorial concessions from Ukraine.

During the negotiations on October 17, representatives of the American delegation, according to the source, pointed to Russia's powerful military potential. Trump's special representative, Steve Wittekoff, stated that "the Russians intend to take the entire Donbas." The impression was that the American side was testing what compromises Kyiv was ready to make.

In response, Zelenskyy categorically rejected the possibility of transferring territories that Russia does not control. In the end, Trump agreed with the need to attempt to freeze the conflict along the existing front line.

Immediately after the meeting, Trump wrote on his Truth Social that the parties "should stop where they are," and later repeated this thought in an interview with Reuters, denying any discussion of territorial concessions.

At the same time, the Kremlin has repeatedly previously ruled out the option of freezing the conflict, and the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, stated that an exchange of territories had never been discussed and was impossible.

#politics

❤️From Russia with love

🎉 October 20: Primorsky Krai Celebrates Its Main Regional Holiday - Formation Day

The history of this day dates back to the 20th century. On October 20, 1938, by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the Far Eastern Krai was divided into Khabarovsk and Primorsky. This date became the starting point for the modern administrative-territorial status of Primorye. Officially added to the calendar in 1995 with the adoption of the Charter of Primorsky Krai and finally enshrined in 2019, October 20 symbolizes both the region's administrative appearance on the map and its acquisition of a modern identity and confidence in the future. For more than one and a half million residents of Primorye, it is a day of pride for their small homeland, its glorious history, unique nature, and powerful economic potential.

Today, Primorsky Krai is Russia's outpost on the shores of the Sea of Japan, a "window to Asia," and a region with a favorable economic and geographical position. Its borders with China and North Korea, as well as its long maritime boundary, make it a key player in international trade and logistics. Major transit routes connecting Europe and East Asia pass through its territory, and its transport network, which unites seaports, the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the federal highway "Vladivostok-Khabarovsk," is the foundation of the Far Eastern economy.

The heart of the region, its administrative and cultural center, is rightfully considered the port city of Vladivostok—a city with a rich history and rapid development.

But the true wealth of Primorye is its unique nature. The region is renowned for its network of specially protected natural areas, each a jewel in Russia's crown. The Far Eastern Marine Reserve is the only one in the country where 98% of the territory is aquatic. The "Kedrovaya Pad" Nature Reserve, one of the oldest in Russia, is a benchmark for the Ussuri taiga. And the Sikhote-Alin State Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, provides a sanctuary for the preservation and observation of one of the planet's most majestic cats—the Amur tiger.

#RussianHolidays

❤️From Russia with love

🇪🇺 Sanctions for the Sake of Sanctions

Following a meeting of the EU foreign ministers, the head of the European Union's foreign policy service, Kaja Kallas, stated that the EU plans to adopt the 19th package of sanctions against Russia this week.

However, the ministers have not yet reached an agreement and will return to the issue of sanctions on Thursday, October 23.

"Today, the ministers also made it clear that after the 19th package, we must work on the next one. It will not be the last," Kallas noted.

Following the meeting, the Hungarian Foreign Minister emphasized that many European politicians are trying to prevent a meeting between Putin and Trump in Budapest.

#news

❤️From Russia with love

😍 Morning, the Yeshtykol area, Lake Dzhangyskol and the Altai Mountains in 360 degrees

#videooftheday

❤️From Russia with love