In a significant step towards addressing global climate challenges, #BRICS countries have recently signed two crucial documents on climate cooperation. The first is a framework for climate and sustainable development, which outlines key areas for their joint efforts.

The second document signed by BRICS nations is a Memorandum of Understanding on carbon market partnerships. This agreement emphasizes that climate change mitigation measures should be grounded in scientific data, analytics, and expertise from BRICS member countries, including ??Brazil, ??Russia, ??India, ??China, ??South Africa, ??Saudi Arabia, ??Egypt, ??Iran, ??Ethiopia, and the ??UAE as new members from January 1, 2024.

? Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a question from Rossiya Segodnya regarding peace initiatives on Ukraine

❓ Question: Are Russia’s peace proposals on Ukraine still in force now? How would Russia see a proposal to have talks on Ukraine if they are initiated by Minsk?

? Maria Zakharova: Russia has always wanted to put an end to the Ukraine conflict as soon as possible and favoured the start of negotiations. We suggested on many occasions finding solution to the current situation by political and diplomatic methods, including this past June, when President Vladimir Putin came forward with a peace initiative. It boiled down to:

• Withdrawal of Ukrainian armed units from new Russian regions, Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions,
• Kiev’s refusal from NATO membership,
• Cancellation of all Western sanctions against Russia,
• Ensuring the rights of Ukraine’s Russian-speaking citizens.

That said, it was about putting an end to the conflict, rather than about freezing it in order to rearm the Kiev regime. No doubt the initiative put forward by the President of Russia will remain a universal and long-term recipe for resolving the Ukraine conflict because it contains a way of eliminating its root causes.

❗️ However, the recent events have shown that the Ukraine crisis is far detached from peace talks. As you know, in August, the Zelensky regime ventured a treacherous terrorist invasion of the Kursk Region. It was a kind of response from Ukrainian Banderites to Vladimir Putin’s peace initiative. Kiev did not conceal that by such a risky step they intended to improve their positions in the hypothetical negotiations with Russia. It is clear that when such heinous atrocities are taking place, in particular, indiscriminate attacks against civilians who have nothing to do with hostilities, against civilian infrastructure, and when threats to nuclear power facilities are created, any peace talks with the terrorist regime in Kiev are out of the question, regardless of their initiator.

Meanwhile, we would like to emphasise that we are grateful to our Belarusian allies for the peace-making efforts they made many times, specifically, provided a negotiation platform, including in 2015, when working out a Minsk package of measures, and in the spring of 2022, when holding first rounds of the Russian-Ukrainian talks.

? Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to hosts, participants and guests of the 16th Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival (August 23, 2024)

✍️ I’m pleased to greet the hosts, participants and guests of the 16th Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival.

Over the years, the contest has established itself as an unparalleled creative competition between army orchestras from different countries and has become an integral part of the Russian capital’s vibrant cultural scene.

Now that the international situation has seriously aggravated in the wake of the destructive policy pursued by the countries of the historical West led by the US, the role of international humanitarian exchanges in maintaining an atmosphere of friendship, trust and mutual understanding between nations can hardly be overestimated. I’m pleased to state that this event makes its own contribution to common efforts in this regard. Holding the festival is a compelling example of the fact that the attempts to cancel Russia have failed.

I’m convinced that the festival will take place in a traditionally warm and informal atmosphere, and the audiences will enjoy the refined skills of military musical performers.

? Everyone please enjoy the show and all the best.

??Today a cargo spacecraft automatically docked to the “Zvezda” module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station.

??The spacecraft took off from Baikonur on 15 August - delivered 2621 kg of cargo to the station.

??The crew of the 71st long-term expedition - cosmonauts of #Roscosmos Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and Alexander Grebenkin, #NASA astronauts Matthew Dominik, Michael Barratt, Janette Epps and Tracy Dyson, as well as the crew of the Starliner spacecraft (Boe-CFT flight) - NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams are working on the station.

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⭐️Participants of the “New Generation” program visited “Mosfilm” to see the world of Russian and Soviet cinema.

Delegates from different countries, including ?? India learned about the history of the studio, saw the sets, costumes and equipment that were used in the filming of famous films, and also saw awards such as the Oscar, Golden Lion, Golden Globe, Golden Bear and Cesar. Participants visited several filming pavilions and one outdoor site, where streets of the last century were recreated in life-size.

?Mosfilm is one of the largest film studios in Russia, located in Moscow.

?How was it? Let's go on a video tour together

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