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✍️ Article by Ambassador of Russia to Indonesia Sergei Tolchenov, “The grain initiative and the safety of shipping in the Black Sea”, published in The Jakarta Post (November 11, 2026). Key points: • Food security demands an objective, comprehensive approach grounded in verifiable facts rather than political insinuations. Yet representatives of the EU continue to exploit this sensitive issue to stoke alarmist predictions of surging food prices and impending famine - while predictably laying the entire blame on the Russian Federation. • Despite escalating Ukrainian attacks in the Black and Azov Seas, claims persist that Russia blocks Ukraine’s agricultural exports. These assertions ignore the context, terms and eventual collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, while overlooking critical realities: Western noncompliance with reciprocal commitments, ongoing restrictions on Russian agricultural exports and Ukrainian drone strikes threatening civilian shipping. • During the first ope

State Protocol Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry: 🚀 On November 12, 2026, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s State Protocol Department and the International Cooperation Department of Roscosmos jointly organised a meeting between Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov and Heads of foreign diplomatic missions. The meeting took place at the National Space Centre (#NSC), named after Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. The meeting brought together ambassadors and senior diplomats from more than 40 countries. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov delivered opening remarks to the foreign guests. The centrepiece of the meeting was a presentation by Dmitry Bakanov on the national project Development of the Russian Federation’s Space Activities to 2030 and Beyond to 2036. He noted that Russia was preparing to launch its own space station. Unlike the International Space Station, the new station would welcome cooperation with any country. Roscosmos is ready to di

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📹Watch the full recording of the International Round table "The militarization of Europe: what next?", held on November 9, 2026, at the initiative of the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Vienna negotiations on military security and arms control. 🎙Key Speakers: 00:00:00 – I.D.Zhdanova, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control; 00:06:27 — S.A.Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; 00:27:59 — Y.V.Rusak, Head of the Division in the Department of International Military Cooperation, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus, Lieutenant Colonel; 00:34:47 — A.G.Likhonosov, Vice-Rector for International Relations and Security, Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property, Reserve Colonel; 00:49:38 — A.N.Postigov, Head of Division, Second CIS Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; 01:07:33 — R.Legvold, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political

✍️ Third Russia-Africa Summit: Building on Our Partnership An article by Russian Ambassador to South Africa and Lesotho Roman Ambarov, published in IOL, The Lesotho Tribune and The Public Eye newspapers (12-13 November 2026) 🔴Strong African participation The Third Russia-Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum, held in Moscow on 27–29 October, brought together representatives of 51 out of 54 African countries, alongside business leaders and experts. For many African participants, particularly first-time visitors, the summit offered an opportunity to discover the “real Russia” and form their own opinions beyond the narratives often presented in Western media. 🔴Listening to Africa For Russia, listening to our African partners is just as important as presenting our own ideas. The best results come when we identify shared interests and work out solutions together. 🔴Equality and mutual respect Russia and African countries are committed to developing relations based on sove

💬 Remarks by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov to RT following the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi (November 12, 2026) Key points: • Unlike in previous rounds, this time we focused largely on the prospects for building a security architecture in Europe and in the area surrounding the current conflict that would ensure that any future agreement holds. • It would be premature to speak of restoring trust between the parties. That is not how we approach the issue. But judging by our discussions yesterday and the day before, I believe that, given the necessary political will, we can build something workable and realistically achievable while avoiding uncontrolled escalation. • We worked through the entire agenda in detail in bilateral meetings between delegations, in smaller groups and in plenary sessions. We used every tool at our disposal in the search for solutions. There should be no doubt about that. • We have made progress. That is indisputable. In the past, we have s

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🎙 Comment by Aide to the President of Russia Yury Ushakov following a meeting between Vladimir Putin, US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (November 12, 2026) 💬 Yury Ushakov: Good evening, friends. All of you are certainly aware that President of Russia Vladimir Putin received US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner today. The conversation was very substantive, constructive, frank and productive – just like all their previous conversations. At the outset of the meeting, the Russian President made several important statements in the presence of the press, setting the tone for the discussion that followed. Notably, the American negotiators actively supported the Russian President’s proposal to apply the approach used in the successful humanitarian operation in Aleshki to another city beyond the line of contact, namely, Konstantinovka. <...> 👉 We are ready to begin demining operations immediately. *** The President of Russia has once

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IRGC: Says it struck and destroyed U.S. early warning radar on Bahrain Island - Tasnim

IRAN: IRGC says it hit and destroyed US military early warning radar on Bahrain island - Fars

GOLD: Set for $3.3bn of index fund buying in January as rebalancing flips in its favour

GOLD: Price plunges by Rs10,900 per tola

JAPAN: Katayama warns of one-sided yen moves near 160, will coordinate with US Treasury

ZELENSKYY: Biggest prisoner exchange with Russia will take place - Tasnim

GOLD: Extends losses to one-week low

IRAN: Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drones heading for Riyadh as group claims Aramco attacks

YEMEN: Houthis renew strikes on Saudi Arabia as coalition intercepts suspected drones targeting oil and military infrastructure

GOLD: Falls to over one-year low below $3,900 amid inflation concerns

GOLDSQUAWK ASIA SESSION PREP: Gold set near a one-year low as Fed-hawk/rate pressure and a stronger USD dominate; Middle East risk remains mixed

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YEMENI ARMED FORCES SPOKESPERSON YAHYA SAREE: Two military operations targeted Pumping Station No. 7 and Yanbu oil facility - Press TV

MOSCOW: Air defenses destroy eight drones approaching the city, Sobyanin says - TASS

IRAN: Explosion heard in Sirik amid American UAV activity

GOLD: Drops to over one-year low as Trump says US did not need a deal with Iran

IRAN: Two US airstrikes hit Sirik in southern Iran an hour ago

IRAN: Two US airstrikes on Sirik, southern Iran, about an hour ago

YEMENI ARMED FORCES: Drone targets Saudi East-West Pipeline pump station No. 7 - Tasnim

GAZA: Israeli air strike on Nasser hospital kills six, injures around 30

USAF CARGO AIRCRAFT: 5 are departing the Middle East after taking off from multiple CENTCOM bases

YEMEN: Says it targeted Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline and hit Pumping Station 11 - Fars

GOLD: Falls to one-year low near $3,850 as Fed hawks take charge

IRAN: IRNA says US carried out two airstrikes against Sirik, southern Iran