Interview with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, conducted by journalist Pavel Zarubin (October 22, 2026) Key points: • The historical regions are not Ukrainian territory - they are the territory of historical Russia. The people living in these territories voted, first, for state independence; as a second step, they voted for reunification with the Russian Federation. Talking about any “territorial losses” is inappropriate. • The anti-Russian campaign in European countries, the constant talk about a Russian threat and the start of preparations for war with our country, is a political schizophrenia. ❗️ It is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield; inflicting a strategic defeat on it is unrealistic. • Those who have sought the “strategic defeat” of Russia throughout the centuries - and unfortunately, such people still exist today - will come to realize the realities of modern life and understand that it is better to live in friendship with Russia. This is in the interests of their peoples. • If you look at the political processes taking place in Europe, it becomes obvious: the peoples of Europe do not want to fight Russia. • We do not want this, and we are not preparing for any war with Europe. But for some reason, the current Ukrainian leadership has decided that the whole world must pay this Ukrainian leadership, fight for them, supply weapons, ammunition, equipment, and so on. • Some European countries want to fight with Russia in order to weaken it. And how does the Ukrainian leadership itself treat its own citizens? It treats them as expendable material. They are rounded up like stray dogs on the streets and forcibly driven to the front line. Official data indicates that there is half a million deserters, over 300,000 criminal cases. ❗️ We have always advocated for a peaceful resolution, from the very first days. In 2014, we offered to help Kiev negotiate with the South East of what was then Ukraine. No – they used cannons and airplanes against the civilian population, essentially starting a war. Then the Minsk agreements were signed. We have always sought to reach an agreement with that part of Ukraine that did not agree with the State coup in Kiev. • We are still ready to negotiate and seek solutions to this difficult, complicated situation, particularly because these are people who are very close to us. Russians and Ukrainians are one people. Everything can be agreed upon. In any case, we will accomplish our tasks, and all the goals of the special military operation will be achieved. *** • Regarding our negotiations with a representative of the United States administration, we agreed that we are ready to resume our trilateral contacts. • The goal of these negotiations will be to discuss the issue of ensuring the security of Ukraine and Russia after peace agreements have been reached - specifically in their final version, and not as a result of a suspension of combat operations for some short period of time. We are ready to resume these contacts to achieve this goal. • The representative of the US administration noted that if we are to discuss issues related to ensuring security in the future for both Ukraine and Russia, then naturally we will also need to talk about the architecture of European security as a whole. And I also agree with this. Let’s see how the situation develops in the coming days. Read the full interview kremlin.ru/events/president/… t.me/EmbUSA/11150

Enjoy The Russian Embassy Weekly # 4️⃣6️⃣8️⃣ #President 🔹 Telephone conversation with President of the UAE Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 🔹 Greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the 9th Russian Energy Week International Forum 🔹 Meeting on improving information security 🔹 Delovaya Rossiya Forum 🔹 Greetings on the 25th anniversary of the Kazakhstan branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University 🔹 Visit to the Joint Force auxiliary command post 🔹 Telephone conversation with Pope Leo XIV 🔹 Birthday greetings to President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto 🔹 Meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin #ForeignMinistry 🔹 Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Oman Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the organisers, participants and guests of the Second Russian-African Raw Materials Dialogue 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during talks with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn 🔹 Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn 🔹 On October 15, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku 🔹 Opening remarks by Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov during talks with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi on the sidelines of the 7th CICA Summit 🔹 Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi 🔹 Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to media questions following the 7th CICA Summit 🔹 Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s participation in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the organisers, participants and guests of the Russian-Indian TIME Business Forum 🔹 Remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Plenary Session of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia 🔹On October 15, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confifidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s video address to the International Eurasia Award ceremony organisers, participants, and guests 🔹 Statement by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Plenary Session of the CSTO, CIS and SCO Conference on Security in Central Asia and Afghanistan 🔹 On October 15-16, a CSTO, CIS and SCO Conference on Security in Central Asia and Afghanistan was held in Moscow as part of Russia’s CSTO chairmanship programme 🔹 Statement by Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Konstantin Vorontsov at the Thematic Debate on Cluster I “Nuclear Weapons” in the First Committee of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly 🔹 On October 16, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dačić in Moscow 🔹 On October 18, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah held a meeting in Manama on the sidelines of the ninth Ministerial Meeting of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Strategic Dialogue 🔹 On October 18, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud held a meeting in Manama on the sidelines of the ninth Ministerial Meeting of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Strategic Dialogue 🔹 Opening remarks by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the ninth Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue 🔹 Remarks and answers to media questions by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a press conference following the ninth Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue 🔹 On October 18, Manama hosted the ninth Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue 🔹 On October 18, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a working visit to Bahrain to take part in the ninth Ministerial Meeting of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Strategic Dialogue 🔹 Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran 🔹 Remarks and answers to media questions by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi following bilateral talks #DefenseMinistry 🔹 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrives on working visit to Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyz Republic 🔹 On Land, in Sky and at Sea: Indra 2026 Exercise starts 🔹 Russia and Kyrgyzstan approve military cooperation plan for 2027 🔹 Andrei Belousov opens summit of CIS Defense Ministers’ Council 🔹 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov summed up the results of the meeting of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers 🔹 Andrei Belousov inspects facilities of Russian Defense Ministry in Kyrgyzstan 🔹 Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov held a meeting with the Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan 🔹 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov meets his Kazakh Counterpart 🔹 CIS defense ministers pay tribute to Soviet soldiers in Cholpon-Ata 🔹Russia and Kyrgyzstan approve military cooperation plan for 2027 🔹Andrei Belousov opens summit of CIS Defense Ministers’ Council 🔹 Operating from Pacific’s depths 🔹 More than four hours in the sky: Tu-22M3 makes scheduled sortie over neutral waters of Baltic Sea 🔹 Malaysia is over stern: Pacific Fleet’s ship detachment completes visit to Butterworth 🔹 East is a delicate matter. That is why we train together ⚡️ SMO #WeRemember 🔹 On October 13, 1944, Riga was liberated by the Red Army from Nazi occupation 🔹 On October 14, 1943, an uprising broke out at Sobibor 🔹 On October 14, 1943, Zaporozhye was liberated by the Red Army during the Battle of the Dnieper #OTD 🔹 On October 15, 1814, Mikhail Lermontov – one of Russia’s greatest poets – was born in Moscow 🔹 On October 15, 1965, Mikhail Sholokhov won the Nobel Prize in Literature #DiscoverRussia 🔹 Republic of Dagestan t.me/EmbUSA/11139

📄 We present the collection “Northern Peoples’ Heritage. A Compilation of Documents on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of Russia” (Patrimonium Populorum Boreorum). The publication was prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation together with the Public Council under the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs and the Expert Center – Project Office for Arctic Development. The collection continues the series of publications “Code of the Northern Peoples” and “Charters of the Northern Peoples” and is dedicated to the protection of the cultural and historical code of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East. Read in full 👇 washington.mid.ru/en/press-c…

Enjoy The Russian Embassy Weekly # 4️⃣6️⃣7️⃣ #President 🔹 Birthday greetings to Vladimir Putin 🔹 Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkmenistan 🔹 Conversation with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov 🔹 Meeting with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian 🔹 Meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State 🔹 Meeting of the Caspian Environmental Summit 🔹 Statement by President of Russia Vladimir Putin 🔹 Comment by Aide to the President Yury Ushakov following Vladimir Putin’s telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump #ForeignMinistry 🔹 Opening remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste Bendito Freitas 🔹 Remarks and answers to media questions by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a joint press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste Bendito Freitas 🔹 Statement by Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov on the sidelines of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council meeting 🔹 Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions following a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers, Turkmenbashi 🔹 Press release on CIS Foreign Ministers Council meeting 🔹 Joint statement by the CIS member states on supporting practical steps to prevent an arms race in outer space 🔹 Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the organizers, participants and guests of the 7th Northern Sustainable Development Forum 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at the talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Lebanese Republic Youssef Raji 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Lebanese Republic Youssef Rajji 🔹 Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon Youssef Rajji #DefenseMinistry 🔹 Defense surge ⚡️ SMO #WeRemember 🔹 How a disabled woman SAVED 17 wounded Soviet soldiers 🔹 The Red Army liberated this city on just the second day of the Great Patriotic War #OTD 🔹 On October 7, 1337, young Bartholomew took monastic vows and received the name Sergius 🔹 On October 8, 1906, Russian literary giant Leo Tolstoy learned he might receive the Nobel Prize—and chose “Thanks, but no thanks” 🔹 On October 8, 1873, Russian and Soviet architect Alexey Shchusev was born 🔹 On October 8, 1892, Marina Tsvetaeva, a prominent Russian poet, was born 🔹 Mobile communication existed in the USSR as early as the 1960s 🔹 How the USSR invented the atomic CLOCK #DiscoverRussia 🔹 Khabarovsk Krai t.me/EmbUSA/11111

Enjoy The Russian Embassy Weekly #466 #President 🔹 Meeting with Milorad Dodik and Savo Minić 🔹 Greetings to President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba on Victory and Independence Day 🔹 First meeting of the 9th State Duma 🔹 Greetings to President of China Xi Jinping 🔹 Greetings to the 23rd International Festival Moscow Meets Friends 🔹 Meeting of Valdai Discussion Club 🔹 Centre-2026 command post exercise 🔹 Birthday greetings to President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon 🔹 Telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon 🔹 Greetings to the 10th National Conference (with international participation) Theology in Scientific and Educational Space: Results of the Decade and Development Prospects #ForeignMinistry 🔹 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks to the media following the 23rd meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club 🔹 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding the possibility of a nuclear strike on NATO countries in case of an attempt to blockade Kaliningrad 🔹 Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation on the 80th anniversary of the Verdict of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal 🔹 On October 1, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held separate bilateral meetings and a trilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsits and Acting Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev in Moscow 🔹 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq 🔹 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the 8th meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan 🔹 On October 5, Moscow hosted the eighth meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, attended by special representatives and senior officials from Russia, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan #DefenseMinistry 🔹 Breathtaking: For the first time in the Russian Navy history, the Northern Fleet vessels pass through the Shokalsky Strait 🔹 Arctic amphibious assault: Northern Fleet’s daily routine 🔹 Long voyage, warm welcome ⚡️ SMO #WeRemember 🔹 September 29 marks the 85th anniversary of the beginning of the mass shooting of the Jewish population by the Nazis at the Babi Yar ravine on the outskirts of occupied Kiev 🔹 On 30 September, 1941, the Battle Of Moscow commenced 🔹 On October 1, 1946, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg concluded its proceedings against the senior officials of the Third Reich #OTD 🔹 On October 1, 1552, Ivan IV took Kazan 🔹 On October 3, 1895, Sergei Yesenin was born 🔹 On October 3, 1968, the legendary Soviet Tupolev Tu-154 made its maiden flight 🔹 On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union opened humanity’s path to the stars! 🔹 On October 4, 1916, Vitaly Ginzburg was born #DiscoverRussia 🔹 Vologda Region t.me/EmbUSA/11088

Enjoy The Russian Embassy Weekly #465 #President 🔹 Telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev 🔹 Telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev 🔹 Birthday greetings to President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov 🔹 Telephone conversation with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud 🔹 Greetings to the 4th International Forum Dialogue about Fakes 4.0 🔹 Greetings to the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences 🔹 Greetings and Address to the 12th St Petersburg International United Cultures Forum 🔹 Answers to media questions 🔹 Telephone conversation with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic 🔹 Congratulations to President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Independence Day #ForeignMinistry 🔹 FM Lavrov’s meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio 🔹 FM Lavrov’s interview for a report on A.Kostin’s 70th birthday 🔹 Congratulatory message from FM Lavrov to FM of Belize Fonseca 🔹 FM Lavrov’s message of greetings to FM of Armenia Mirzoyan 🔹 FM Lavrov’s video address to the media forum on the 65th anniversary of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies 🔹 FM Lavrov’s remarks at the 4th Dialogue on Fakes International Forum 🔹 Statement of FIS of Russia 🔹 MFA Spokeswoman Zakharova’s answer to a media question 🔹 FM Lavrov’s video address to the seminar on national obligations under the BTWC 🔹 Bilateral meetings held on the sidelines of the High-Level Week, 81st session of the UN General Assembly 🔹 Remarks at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine 🔹 Press release on the working meeting of CSTO foreign ministers 🔹 Bilateral meetings held on the sidelines of the High-Level Week, 81st session of the UN General Assembly 🔹Comment by MFA Spokeswoman Zakharova 🔹Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s message of greetings to Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation Robert Floyd 🔹 Bilateral meetings held on the sidelines of the High-Level Week, 81st session of the UN General Assembly 🔹Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a meeting with the heads of foreign ministries of the Confederation of the Sahel States (AES) 🔹 Bilateral meetings held on the sidelines of the High-Level Week, 81st session of the UN General Assembly 🔹MFA Spokeswoman Zakharova’s comment on Ukraine crisis 🔹Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a high-level meeting to launch the drafting of the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century 🔹 Bilateral meetings held on the sidelines of the High-Level Week, 81st session of the UN General Assembly 🔹FM Lavrov’s statement at the General Debate of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly 🔹 FM Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions 🔹 FM Lavrov’s message of greetings to Deputy PM and FM of Turkmenistan Meredov 🔹 FM Lavrov’s greetings to the conference Traditional Religions of Russia #DefenseMinistry 🔹 Combat upgrade: Russian Aerospace Forces receive batch of Su-57 fighter jets 🔹 To servicemen who liberated Dobropolye Maloye 🔹 Belousov inspects Sever Group of Forces 🔹 The core role on the battlefield belongs to the unmanned systems units 🔹 Defense Minister Belousov presented state awards to servicemen 🔹 Perekop off coast of Seychelles 🔹 Wolverine Path 2026 is passed! ⚡️ SMO #WeRemember 🔹 On 9/27, 1942, the legendary defense of Pavlov House in Stalingrad commenced #OTD 🔹 9/21 – victory at the Battle of Kulikovo – Russia’s Day of Military Glory 🔹 On 9/24, 1799, Suvorov’s troops stormed St Gotthard 🔹 Cornerstone of Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was laid in Moscow 🔹 On 9/22, 1900, Ozhegov was born 🔹 Shelikhov founded the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska 🔹 9/25 marks the 120th anniversary of Shostakovich’s birth 🔹 This cossack remained the Russian empress’ bodyguard even after the revolution 🔹 Did you know that the Bolshoi Theater hosted masquerades? #DiscoverRussia 🔹 The Volgograd Region t.me/EmbUSA/11066