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• President of Russia - News head of government
• President of Russia - Transcripts head of government
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation mfa
• Government of the Russian Federation gov press · not collected (blocked)
• Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation finance · not collected (blocked)
• Bank of Russia central bank · not collected (js only)

Recent statements

• Congratulations to the Russian women’s team on winning the tumbling team event at the 2026 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Nanjing, China 2026-11-06

  The Russian President sent a congratulatory message to the Russian women's tumbling team on winning gold at the 2026 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Nanjing, China.

• Congratulations to the Russian men’s team, winners of the double mini-trampoline team event at the 2026 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Nanjing, China 2026-11-06

  The Kremlin published a congratulatory message from Vladimir Putin to the Russian men's team on winning the double mini-trampoline team event at the 2026 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Nanjing, China.

• Meeting with Security Council members 2026-11-06 · event: Trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates on the Ukrainian crisis, Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a Security Council meeting focused on food security and briefly addressed upcoming trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates on the Ukrainian crisis, thanking the UAE for its support.

• Meeting with Security Council members 2026-11-06 · event: Trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates on the Ukrainian crisis, Nov 2026

  At a Security Council meeting, Vladimir Putin says trilateral talks are due to begin in the United Arab Emirates the following Tuesday and thanks the UAE leadership for supporting efforts toward a solution to the Ukrainian crisis and humanitarian issues.

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the organisers and participants of the 4th Gromyko International Scientific and Expert Forum 2026-11-06

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sends greetings to the organisers and participants of the 4th Gromyko International Scientific and Expert Forum in Mogilev, Belarus, expressing hope for constructive discussions on Eurasian integration, Soviet diplomacy and historical memory.

• Meeting with Head of Rosfinmonitoring Yury Chikhanchin 2026-11-05 · event: Meeting with Rosfinmonitoring head Yury Chikhanchin, 5 Nov 2026

  At a meeting with President Putin, the head of Rosfinmonitoring reported on the agency's 25-year record against money laundering, terrorist financing and related crime, and on current priorities, including sanctions effects, shadow-economy schemes and budget monitoring.

• Meeting with Head of Rosfinmonitoring Yury Chikhanchin 2026-11-05 · event: Meeting with Rosfinmonitoring head Yury Chikhanchin, 5 Nov 2026

  At a meeting with President Putin, the head of Rosfinmonitoring reported on the agency's 25-year record on combating money laundering, budget monitoring, terrorism financing, fraud and the shadow economy, and on international cooperation under sanctions pressure.

• Meeting with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia 2026-11-05 · event: Putin meeting with Patriarch Theophilos III, 5 Nov 2026

  Russian President Putin met Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow at the Kremlin, where Theophilos III was awarded the Order of Friendship. Both sides spoke about Orthodox church ties and the situation of Christians in the Middle East.

• Meeting with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia 2026-11-05 · event: Putin meeting with Patriarch Theophilos III, 5 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin met Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, after the Jerusalem patriarch was awarded the Order of Friendship. Both sides spoke of Orthodox Church ties and the situation of Christians in the Middle East.

• Federal Service for Financial Monitoring’s 25th anniversary 2026-11-05 · event: Rosfinmonitoring 25th anniversary, 5 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the 25th anniversary gala of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring), praising its work against money laundering and setting priorities for its future activities.

• Federal Service for Financial Monitoring’s 25th anniversary 2026-11-05 · event: Rosfinmonitoring 25th anniversary, 5 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the 25th anniversary gala of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring), praising its work against money laundering and setting priorities for modernisation and international cooperation.

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 5, 2026 2026-11-05

  The source provides only a title for a briefing by the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman dated 5 November 2026; no body text is available to extract positions or claims from.

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s conversation with UN Secretary-General candidate Lana Nusseibeh 2026-11-05 · event: Lavrov meeting with UN Secretary-General candidate Lana Nusseibeh, 5 Nov 2026

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a conversation with Lana Nusseibeh, a candidate for UN Secretary-General, on 5 November 2026, in which she presented her campaign platform and he outlined Russia's requirements for candidates.

• Meeting with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Mohsen Rezaei 2026-11-05 · event: Putin meeting with Mohsen Rezaei, 5 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei in the Kremlin, who delivered a message from Iran's Supreme Leader. The talks covered bilateral relations and regional and international issues.

• Press release on the upcoming visit to Russia by Foreign Minister of Peru Carlos Espa 2026-11-05

  The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a title-only press release announcing an upcoming visit by Peru's Foreign Minister to Russia; no body text is available.

• Meeting with Government members 2026-11-05 · event: Meeting of Putin with Government members, 5 Nov 2026

  At a videoconference meeting with Government members, President Putin and ministers discussed secondary vocational education, treasury infrastructure loans, influenza vaccination, a fire and rescue sport championship, Olympic sport restrictions, and processing of Direct Line requests.

• Meeting with Government members 2026-11-05 · event: Meeting of Putin with Government members, 5 Nov 2026

  At a videoconference meeting with Government members, President Putin and ministers discussed secondary vocational education, treasury infrastructure loans, influenza vaccination, a fire and rescue sport championship, and the processing of requests from the 2025 Direct Line.

• Meeting with children of special military operation heroes 2026-11-04 · event: Meeting with children of special military operation heroes, 4 Nov 2026

  On National Unity Day, the Russian President attended official events including a wreath-laying at the Minin and Pozharsky monument and met children of servicemen killed in the special military operation, as described by the Kremlin.

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question in connection with statements by the Prime Minister of Canada 2026-11-04 · event: Canada visa denial for Russian junior hockey team, IIHF World Junior Championship 2027

  Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman comments on a reported Canadian government decision to deny visas to Russian junior hockey players ahead of the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship, criticising the decision and citing sports rules.

• Presenting state decorations and Presidential prize for contribution to strengthening the unity of the Russian nation 2026-11-04 · event: Presentation of state decorations on National Unity Day, 4 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin presented state decorations and prizes at a Kremlin ceremony marking National Unity Day, praising the honorees' work on Russian national unity and cooperation with Russia.

• Presenting state decorations and Presidential prize for contribution to strengthening the unity of the Russian nation 2026-11-04 · event: Presentation of state decorations on National Unity Day, 4 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a Kremlin ceremony on National Unity Day, presents state decorations and prizes to individuals he describes as contributing to strengthening Russian national unity and relations with Russia abroad.

• Plenary session as part of the Peoples of Russia International Week 2026-11-04 · event: Plenary session of the Peoples of Russia International Week, 4 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a plenary session of the Peoples of Russia International Week on National Unity Day, speaking about interethnic harmony, cultural heritage and the Soul of Russia project.

• Plenary session as part of the Peoples of Russia International Week 2026-11-04 · event: Plenary session of the Peoples of Russia International Week, 4 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a plenary session of the Peoples of Russia International Week on National Unity Day, emphasising interethnic unity, the Russian language's role, and the Soul of Russia cultural project.

• Christian Tradition: Our Days exhibition 2026-11-04

  Vladimir Putin toured the Christian Tradition: Our Days exhibition at the Manege hall in Moscow, opened as part of the Orthodox Russia: National Unity Day forum, and was shown exhibits including an icon he venerated.

• Laying flowers at the monument to Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky 2026-11-04

  The Kremlin reports that Vladimir Putin laid flowers at the Minin and Pozharsky monument in Moscow on National Unity Day, attended by various organisations and participants in a brief conversation.

• Press release on the Joint Meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, Council of Ministers of Defence and Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils 2026-11-04

  The source provides only a title for a press release on a CSTO joint meeting; no body text is available, so no positions or claims can be extracted.

• Press release on the results of the 37th APEC Ministerial Meeting 2026-11-03

  The source provides only a title, 'Press release on the results of the 37th APEC Ministerial Meeting', with no body text, so no content can be verified or extracted.

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question following termination for Russia of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2026-11-03 · event: Russia's termination of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, 1 November 2026

  Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responds to media questions about the end of Russia's participation in the 1987 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, arguing the withdrawal was caused by actions of the Council of Europe and its CPT and that Russia still meets torture-prevention obligations under UN treaties.

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding developments on the Korean Peninsula 2026-11-03

  The source provided only a title with no body text, so no substantive statement content can be extracted. The title indicates a spokesperson answer on developments on the Korean Peninsula, but its content is unavailable.

• Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the 37th APEC Ministerial Meeting, Session 1: «Building an Asia-Pacific Community», 3 November 2026 2026-11-03 · event: 37th APEC Ministerial Meeting, Session 1, 3 November 2026

  Russia's Foreign Minister addressed the 37th APEC Ministerial Meeting, outlining Russia's view on regional economic cooperation, digital and AI development, energy, and its bid to chair APEC in 2035, and criticising Canada over access to a recent ASEAN Regional Forum meeting.

• Congratulations to Anton Aristarkhov, winner of 2026 ISSF World Championship in Doha, Qatar 2026-11-03

  Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to shooter Anton Aristarkhov on winning the men's 50m pistol event at the 2026 ISSF World Championship in Doha.

• Meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations 2026-11-03 · event: Meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations, Russia, 3 November 2026

  Putin chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations ahead of National Unity Day, reviewing the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and calling for its work to continue beyond 31 December.

• Meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations 2026-11-03 · event: Meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations, Russia, 3 November 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a meeting of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations ahead of National Unity Day, reviewed the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and called for continuing its initiatives. He also cited survey data on public attitudes and stressed the importance of national unity.

• Congratulations to Amanula Gadzhimagomedov, winner of 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana 2026-11-03

  A congratulatory message from the Russian President to a wrestler who won a world championship title in men's freestyle 92 kg.

• Congratulations to Ibragim Ibragimov, winner of 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana 2026-11-03

  The Kremlin published a congratulatory message from Vladimir Putin to wrestler Ibragim Ibragimov on winning a world wrestling championship title.

• Congratulations to Inalbek Sheriev, winner of 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana 2026-11-03

  The Kremlin published a congratulatory message from President Putin to wrestler Inalbek Sheriev on winning the men's 74 kg freestyle title at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana.

• Meeting with Head of the Republic of Daghestan Fyodor Shchukin 2026-11-02 · event: Putin meeting with Daghestan head Fyodor Shchukin, 2 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin met the newly elected Head of Daghestan, Fyodor Shchukin, and set out priorities for the republic, including religion and culture, economic growth, social services and support for servicemen. Shchukin thanked him and said the tasks set would be fulfilled.

• Meeting with Head of the Republic of Daghestan Fyodor Shchukin 2026-11-02 · event: Putin meeting with Daghestan head Fyodor Shchukin, 2 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin met newly elected Head of Daghestan Fyodor Shchukin, congratulating him and setting out priorities for the republic, including social services, economy and support for servicemen. Shchukin thanked him and said the tasks set would be fulfilled.

• Greetings to participants and guests of the Peoples of Russia International Week 2026-11-02 · event: Plenary session of the Peoples of Russia International Week, 4 Nov 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a greetings message to participants of the Peoples of Russia International Week, describing the forum's aims and highlighting cultural preservation and the Soul of Russia project.

• Meeting with President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki 2026-10-30 · event: Putin meeting with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, 30 Oct 2026

  Putin and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki met in the Kremlin on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit to discuss bilateral relations, trade and mutual support at multilateral forums. Afwerki also put forward a suggestion about Russia's role in Africa's development.

• Meeting with First President of the Council of Ministers of Togo Faure Gnassingbé 2026-10-30 · event: Putin meeting with First President of the Council of Ministers of Togo Faure Gnassingbe, 30 Oct 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Togo's First President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbé met on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit to review bilateral relations, trade, energy, humanitarian cooperation and intergovernmental agreements.

• Meeting with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi 2026-10-30 · event: Putin meeting with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi, 30 Oct 2026

  At a Kremlin meeting on the sidelines of the Russia–Africa Summit, Vladimir Putin and DRC President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi discussed bilateral trade, humanitarian ties, eastern DRC peace efforts and UN mandates.

• Conversation with President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra 2026-10-30 · event: Putin conversation with President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera, 30 Oct 2026

  Putin and CAR President Touadéra met on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit, discussing bilateral trade, economic, educational and security cooperation. Both sides described the relationship as close and mutually beneficial.

• Meeting with President of South Sudan Salva Kiir 2026-10-30 · event: Putin meeting with President of South Sudan Salva Kiir, 30 Oct 2026

  Putin and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir met on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow, reviewing bilateral ties, an embassy in Juba, training quotas and UN cooperation.

• Conversation with Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goita 2026-10-30 · event: Putin conversation with Interim President of Mali Assimi Goita, 30 Oct 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Malian Interim President Assimi Goita met in the Kremlin on the sidelines of the Russia–Africa Summit, and the Russian side described the state of bilateral cooperation.

• Meeting with President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama 2026-10-30 · event: Putin meeting with Ghanaian President Mahama, 30 Oct 2026

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama met on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa summit in Moscow, discussing bilateral relations, trade, education and economic cooperation.

• Conversation with President for the Re-Foundation of the Republic of Madagascar Michael Randrianirina 2026-10-30 · event: Putin conversation with Madagascar President Randrianirina, 30 Oct 2026

  Putin and Madagascar's President Michael Randrianirina met on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit to review bilateral ties, trade, education and cultural cooperation. Both sides describe the relationship as friendly and developing.

• Meeting with Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan 2026-10-30 · event: Putin meeting with Sudanese Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, 30 Oct 2026

  Putin and Sudanese Sovereignty Council chairman al-Burhan met in Moscow on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit to discuss bilateral trade, humanitarian issues, education, and economic and mineral cooperation.

• Conversation with President of Kenya William Samoei Ruto 2026-10-29 · event: Putin conversation with President Ruto of Kenya, 29 Oct 2026

  Presidents Putin and Ruto met in the Kremlin on the sidelines of the Russia–Africa Summit to discuss bilateral relations, trade, culture, education and UN cooperation. Ruto also outlined economic and investment opportunities.

• Conversation with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso 2026-10-29 · event: Putin conversation with President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo, 29 Oct 2026

  Putin and Congolese President Sassou Nguesso met in the Kremlin on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit and described bilateral relations, the intergovernmental commission and cooperation plans as successful.