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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Russian-Chinese Literary Salon “With a Book Through Time”

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    On June 19, 2025, the Russian-Chinese literary salon “With a Book Through Time” was held at the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing, organized by the RCC jointly with the English-language version of the Global Times newspaper.

    The event, held as part of the “China-Russia Year of Culture,” aimed to create a new platform for humanitarian exchange between the two countries through literary dialogue.

    At the opening of the salon, the Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the People’s Republic of China, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Natalia Stepkina, delivered a welcoming speech, emphasizing that the partnership between China and Russia is actively developing in all areas, and humanitarian cooperation is becoming increasingly large-scale.

    Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Global Times newspaper Bai Long noted in his welcoming speech that literary exchange between China and Russia is always a broad road, full of life and mutual aspirations. Today, more and more translations of Russian literature are being published in China, and the best modern Chinese works find their readers in Russia.

    Within the framework of the salon, the director of the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing Tatyana Urzhumtseva, the famous Chinese poet, former vice-chairman of the Union of Chinese Writers and chairman of the poetry committee Jidi Madzia, the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Capital Pedagogical University and foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Liu Wenfei and the director of the ANO Institute of Translation Evgeny Reznicenko spoke with reports on Russian-Chinese literary relations.

    The salon also included a round table, during which guests animatedly discussed issues of literary influence, modern methods of distribution, and spiritual connections.

    The literary salon ended with Anna Esparza’s exhibition “Russian Literature. History and Modernity.”

    The atmosphere in the hall was filled with the spirit of literature, and many participants noted that the interethnic literary dialogue not only demonstrated the rich cultural heritage of the two countries, but also opened up new horizons for humanitarian cooperation.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: BOC expels Philippine vessel from Chinese territorial waters around Huangyan Dao Island

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) — The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Friday expelled Philippine service vessel No. 3006 from China’s territorial waters around Huangyan Island in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, said BCG spokesperson Liu Dejun.

    The Philippine vessel ignored repeated dissuasions and warnings from the Chinese side, insisting on approaching and invading China’s territorial waters around Huangyan Island, Liu Dejun said.

    The BOC took progressively stricter measures, including verbal warnings, tracking, monitoring and expulsion, and water cannon warning shots to drive away the Philippine vessel. All actions taken on the spot were professional, standardized and legal, Liu Dejun said.

    The Philippine vessel’s actions seriously violate China’s sovereignty and constitute a gross violation of international law and relevant provisions of Chinese law, he added, stressing that the Philippines’ frequent provocations and harassment cannot change the fact that Huangyan Dao Island belongs to China.

    The BOC will take all necessary measures in accordance with the law to resolutely protect the territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests of the state, Liu Dejun concluded. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China’s UN envoy calls for addressing root causes of conflicts through development

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    UNITED NATIONS, June 20 (Xinhua) — China’s permanent representative to the United Nations Fu Cong on Thursday stressed the need to address the root causes of conflicts from a development perspective.

    Poverty and underdevelopment are among the most important root causes of conflicts, and many pressing issues remain unresolved for a long time and require comprehensive solutions, he said during an open debate in the UN Security Council on poverty, underdevelopment and conflict.

    The diplomat pointed to the need to help developing countries catch up in development. The global community must return development to the center of the international agenda, invest in poverty reduction, education, employment and capacity building, and ensure that no country or person is left behind, he said.

    Fu Cong called for strengthening global development partnerships and improving global governance.

    Developed countries should faithfully honour their official development assistance commitments and increase financial and technical support to developing countries, the Permanent Representative said.

    It is necessary to advance the reform of the international financial architecture so that it better reflects changes in the global economic landscape, and to strengthen the representation and voice of developing countries, the diplomat added.

    Fu Cong called on countries to promote inclusive and mutually beneficial economic globalization. According to him, countries should advocate for mutually beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, jointly support the multilateral trading system, build an open world economy, and oppose unilateralism, protectionism, and the practice of putting one’s own interests above those of others.

    China has always been a builder of world peace and a defender of international order, contributing to global development, the diplomat noted.

    He said the China-proposed Global Security Initiative advocates common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security.

    Fu Cong also stressed China’s active role in global development efforts, “aiming to jointly implement the Global Development Initiative and high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative for common development.”

    The Permanent Representative also spoke about China’s domestic policy on these issues.

    China aims to become a more powerful country and realize the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in all areas through modernization, Fu Cong noted. According to him, China has successfully paved the way for modernization that suits national conditions.

    “With our achievements, we have given other developing countries more confidence in their pursuit of modernization and provided broad opportunities for modernization for all countries in the world,” the diplomat said, adding that China stands ready to work with the international community to build a world of peaceful development, win-win cooperation and common prosperity. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Higher School of Economics and the Government of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug signed a strategic agreement at SPIEF-2025

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –

    Within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum – 2025, the Higher School of Economics and the Government of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug signed an agreement on strategic cooperation. The document was signed by the First Deputy Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Irina Novoselova and the Director HSE University – Saint Petersburg Anna Tyshetskaya. The agreement is aimed at developing scientific research activities, improving the quality of education and training personnel in accordance with the priorities of the socio-economic development of the region.

    “The main focus of our agreement is to support school education in Yamal. Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and HSE are long-standing partners, but for the St. Petersburg campus, this is a new stage in building systemic interaction. Starting in September, 120 high school students in the region will be involved in additional education programs in IT and creative industries. In the new academic year, 60 teachers of the humanities and social sciences will take advanced training courses at the Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg. We also plan to organize special shifts for high school students at our university. The success of any region begins with high-quality school education, with the environment where motivated young people are formed. And we are grateful to our partner for trusting us with the most valuable thing – their future,” said Anna Tyshetskaya, Director of the National Research University Higher School of Economics – St. Petersburg.

    The signing of the agreement was a continuation of the strategic cooperation between HSE and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. In 2024, HSE students were given the opportunity to complete internships in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug authorities as part of the GosVyshka project. In early 2025, the university’s experts took part in developing design solutions for the modernization of the Yamal College in Salekhard, and in the summer, HSE – St. Petersburg held an educational intensive course for 50 students from diplomatic classes in Yamal schools.

    “The Higher School of Economics and Yamal have been linked by years of friendship and effective partnership. We have jointly developed concepts for modern student campuses in Salekhard and Tarko-Sale, and prepared programs for the personnel project “YASHKR. Education”. The signing of the agreement will allow us to strengthen our work to improve the quality of general and vocational education in Yamal. The cooperation will be mutually beneficial. HSE students will be able to complete an internship in our district – they will receive practical skills that will open up career opportunities even before graduating from the university,” said Irina Novoselova, First Deputy Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

    The HSE University in Saint Petersburg will act as the coordinator of key educational projects. The university will implement specialized and educational programs for Yamal schoolchildren, teachers and managers. The Center for Pre-University Programs and Projects will participate in the project “Educational Certificate for High School Students” aimed at developing talented schoolchildren. In addition, the Saint Petersburg HSE will become a place for exchanging experience and providing methodological support to teaching and management personnel of Yamal.

    The signing of the agreement with the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug confirms the systematic approach of the HSE University to strengthening educational and scientific partnerships with the regions of Russia. Over the past three years, the university has begun implementing strategic projects in the Pskov, Novgorod, Murmansk, Lipetsk, Smolensk regions, the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and other regions.

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  • Resilient and rising: India in global economic big league

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    If we compare growth projections with actual data, Indian economy looks all set to achieve milestones well ahead of schedule. The journey to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, to graduate to third-largest and, ultimately, to attain developed-nation status now appears firmly on track for the coming years.

    The projections-versus-reality data confirm the resilience of its economy, putting it on the growth track, be it swift recovery after the COVID-19 crisis and its global after-effects or other global conflict points. The resilience gives Indian economy a positive push needed for the economic surge. India has emerged as the fastest-growing major economy, keeping inflation largely in check, even as the price pressure marker climbed worldwide and hit a 40-year high in the United States.

    The economic resilience that helps India endure negative outcomes – headwinds such as persistent trade frictions—including reciprocal tariff measures by the United States and global debate around it—and geopolitical shocks such as the Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel–Hamas conflict, and broader West Asian turbulence including the recently started Israel–Iran war.

    While these events are sending aftershocks through a global economy still battered by the pandemic, India’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals, strong infrastructure build-out, healthy financial sector and vast domestic market—underpinned by solid consumer demand, consistent policy, and an improving business climate—the underlying factors behind its resilience—have helped it weather the storm.

    While the global economy, on a whole, decelerates, India has managed to sustain a growth rate above 6 per cent year after year—an unparalleled feat for a major economy in the current gloomy economic scenario.

    Remains a Bright Spot

    Borge Brende, President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Economic Forum, remarked in a recent television interview that India remains a bright spot among the world’s major economies, citing its young, tech-savvy workforce. His interview was done after a WEF analysis that warned that the 2025 global economic outlook was clouded by deep uncertainty. Back in January 2024, he had described India as a bright spot amid global doom.

    The International Monetary Fund echoes this view. Its 2023 World Economic Outlook named India the bright spot in an otherwise gloomy global economic scenario, stressing that the country will be a key driver of growth in the years ahead.

    The World Bank is very bullish on India’s economic growth and will remain so, said Auguste Tano Kouame, the World Bank Country Director for India, in February 2025. India is the shining light in the world, according to World Bank analysts.

    The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP), a report released by the United Nations on 15 May 2025, states that while the global economy is slowing down, India remains the only bright spot—a point the IMF had made back in 2022.

    Positive projections followed by assessments—that have been reiterated in credible analytic reports by different global agencies.

    An Economic Resilience that Performs

    According to an EY projection, India is expected to surpass Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027. The assessment, “India — towards becoming the third-largest economy in the world”, states that India is expected to surpass both Japan and Germany in nominal GDP terms by 2027. The projection to surpass Japan’s economy comes two years in advance—by the 2025 financial year. The EY analysis also estimates that India’s economy will cross the USD 5 trillion mark by that year, with a projected GDP size of USD 5.2 trillion.

    According to the assessment, which compares nominal and PPP international dollar GDPs of six major economies—the United States, China, Japan, Germany, India, and the United Kingdom—from 2022 to projections until 2028—India leads in GDP growth rate. The country is projected to have an 8.7% compound nominal growth rate (between 2022 and 2028), outstripping China’s growth rate of 7.2%, and more than double the United States’ growth rate of 4.1% for the same period.

    In PPP international dollar terms, India is already the third-largest economy, ahead of Japan and Germany, and is fast closing the gap with the United States and China. The EY analysis says India’s PPP economy is expected to register a growth rate of around 8.5% a year and will add nearly USD 7.5 trillion to its economy between 2022 and 2028—equivalent to Japan’s entire current annual PPP output in 2028. By 2028, India will further narrow this gap with China, the country with the largest economy globally in PPP international dollar terms.

    The report further predicts that by 2027, in PPP terms, the United States’ economy will be just 1.7 times larger than the Indian economy, while another EY assessment estimates that by the late 2040s, with a real growth rate of 6 to 7%, India will surpass the United States to become the world’s second-largest economy in PPP terms.

    Another assessment, released by Morgan Stanley in March 2025, suggests India will become the third-largest economy in the world by 2028. According to the global financial services firm, India’s economy is expected to reach USD 4.7 trillion by 2026, overtaking Japan to become the fourth-largest economy. When compared with real data, the country is expected to achieve this milestone sooner.

    By 2028, India is projected to surpass Germany to become the third-largest economy globally, at USD 5.7 trillion. The analysis further states that India’s share in the world’s GDP, currently at 3.5%, is projected to rise to 4.5% by 2029.

    The growth rate of the last quarter—or real GDP growth rate from January 2025 to March 2025—further confirms the resilient nature of the Indian economy. The real growth rate for the last quarter was calculated at 7.4%, outperforming expectations. In nominal GDP terms, the Indian economy was estimated to have expanded by 10.8%. A composite annual growth rate for the year 2024–25, in real GDP terms for the country, was estimated at 6.5%, in line with expectations, while in nominal terms it was estimated at 9.8%.

    According to projections made in another EY analysis, the country’s GDP has the potential to cross the threshold of USD 5 trillion by 2026, USD 10 trillion by 2033, USD 20 trillion by 2042, and USD 30 trillion by 2047 in market exchange terms—a dataset that matches with projections made in India on its developmental journey to become a developed nation by 2047. In PPP terms, by 2047, India’s economy is expected to cross the USD 40 trillion-threshold. Its share in the world GDP is expected to reach 19.6% by that financial year.

    India’s per capita GDP in PPP terms, which was 50% of the world’s average per capita GDP in 2022–23, is expected to become equal to it by the 2040s and 1.5 times higher by 2057.

    According to a Goldman Sachs economic research report released in December 2022 on long-term economic forecasts, China, the US, India, Indonesia, and Germany are projected to be the world’s five largest economies in real GDP terms. By 2075, India is expected to replace the United States to become the second-largest economy behind China.

     

  • MIL-OSI Russia: SPbPU discussed the creation of mirror laboratories to assess the damage to African countries from colonialism

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    The Polytechnic University and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education held a meeting dedicated to the activities of the Russian-African Network University (RAFU) and the creation of mirror laboratories to assess the damage caused to African countries during colonialism. Representatives of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and leading Russian universities, including the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics (SPbSEU), the Russian State Geological Prospecting University (MGRI), and the Institute of the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences, took part in the discussion.

    The main topic of the meeting was the development of a methodology for calculating damage, including economic, environmental and cultural losses. As noted by the Vice-Rector for International Affairs of SPbPU Dmitry Arsenyev, this project has not only scientific but also important political significance: We must unite the efforts of universities with expertise in this area and offer African countries a tool for an objective assessment of the consequences of colonialism.

    Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, by agreement with the Ministry of Education and Science, will head the working group to create the laboratory. Vice-Rector for International Work at Saint Petersburg State University of Economics Elena Gorbashko emphasized: We will have to develop a comprehensive methodology that takes into account not only direct economic losses, but also indirect factors – lost profits, environmental damage, consequences for human capital.

    Rector of MGRI Yuri Panov shared preliminary calculations: We have already estimated the damage to Zimbabwe and Mozambique – 52 and 74 billion dollars respectively. At the same time, direct export of resources gave only 3-4% of the total amount, the main part is lost profits and environmental consequences.

    The Institute of the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences proposed to include digital archives of cultural heritage in the study. Deputy Director Natalia Sokolova noted: Digital twins of monuments will help to record the destruction and prove the scale of the damage. We already have successful experience of such work in Syria, and we are ready to replicate it in Africa.

    The next steps are to form a working group, prepare a concept and select countries for pilot projects. The final proposals will be presented to the Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov in July.

    This project is not only a scientific task, but also an important step in strengthening cooperation between Russia and African countries, said Stepan Sokolov, Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, summing up the meeting.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Polytechnic University strengthened its position in the international QS World University Rankings

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    The results of the QS World University Rankings by the British company Quacquarelli Symonds have been published. This year, 1,501 universities from 106 countries of the world were included in the ranking. It is worth noting that at the moment, the general trend of participation of Russian universities shows negative dynamics. Currently, Russia is represented in the ranking by 40 universities, which is 7 universities less than last year. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University retained its position among domestic universities, ranking 12th in Russia and 609th in the world.

    Peter the Great Polytechnic University showed steady growth in all rating indicators, with a particularly strong jump noted in the Sustainable Development criterion — plus 40.4 points. It was this positive dynamic that led to an increase in SPbPU’s overall score and allowed it to strengthen its position in the rating.

    Sustainable development is the university’s contribution to the quality of life of society, and our Polytechnic University is really successful in this. It is gratifying that experts note our progress in criteria directly related to the social sphere, technological development and improving people’s living standards. Recognition by QS, as well as other rating agencies, assessing the contribution of universities to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), confirms the effectiveness of our work, noted SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy.

    The growth of Polytechnic University’s indicators in the QS WUR ranking is the result of the coordinated and systematic work of all institutes and departments of our university. I would like to note that despite the global difficulties, our academic reputation is growing, that is, researchers from other countries recognize the contribution of our university to science and education, – comments Vice-Rector for Human Resources Policy Maria Vrublevskaya.

    The QS World University Rankings assess universities based on a number of indicators, each of which to varying degrees determines a university’s position in the ranking. The main indicators include the academic reputation of the university, the ratio of faculty to students, and the university’s reputation with employers. In addition, the ranking evaluates citation indicators, sustainability, the proportion of international students and international faculty.

    You can find more detailed information about the rating results follow the link.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: It’s time to become the main character! Start of the 2025 admission campaign

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    On June 20, the acceptance of documents for admission to secondary vocational education programs, bachelor’s, specialist and master’s degrees at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University began.

    Graduates of grades 9 and 11 can enroll in the college at the Polytechnic University. This year, 530 budget and 481 contract places have been allocated for 9 full-time SPO specialties and 90 contract places for 3 correspondence specialties.

    When submitting documents, applicants select no more than 3 specialties for admission to budget places and no more than 1 specialty for contract places, which are arranged in order of priority for enrollment. Enrollment in the Institute of Secondary Vocational Education is carried out based on the results of the competition, based on the average grade point average of the certificate of applicants on the basis of basic or secondary general education. In 2025, a new specialty 09.02.09 “Web Development” was opened, which trains specialists in the creation and support of websites and web applications.

    For applicants to full-time bachelor’s and specialist’s degree programs in 2025, 3,395 budget places and 3,399 fee-paying places have been prepared. Within the target quota, 535 places have been prepared, 359 places for special quota places and the same number for applicants to separate quota places. Applicants can choose up to five areas of preparation for admission, which must be arranged in order of priority in the application.

    One of the innovations in admission to the first level of higher education was the “Petrovskaya Wave”, which gives applicants an additional opportunity to enroll in the university. Applicants whose scores exceed the indicator set by the university are guaranteed admission. The passing score will be regularly updated on the official website, and it can only decrease during the admission campaign, making the conditions for admission more accessible. Even if an applicant does not get a state-funded place, but exceeds the “Petrovskaya Wave” score, the university guarantees him a place at its own expense.

    To take advantage of this opportunity, you need to follow three steps.

    Select in the application directions, participating in the Petrovskaya Wave. Collect the sum of competition points higher than the announced passing score of the “Petrovskaya Wave”. Submit consent for enrollment before August 5, 12:00 Moscow time and do not withdraw it until the end of August.

    In addition, in 2025, to confirm the intention to study at SPbPU, it is necessary to submit consent for enrollment (in electronic form via the State Services portal or in person to the Admissions Office). This replaces the submission of the original educational document, which makes the process more convenient and modern. The innovation also applies to admission to master’s programs.

    The Polytechnic University maintains and expands its program to support talented applicants. In 2025, first-year students can apply for grants of two levels. Winners and prize winners of Olympiads, as well as applicants with USE results of 290-300 points upon admission to the Polytechnic University, receive a one-time payment of 120,000 rubles. And students of engineering, natural sciences, and information technology with USE results of 270-289 points – 50,000 rubles. An additional motivation for such students will be a grant for excellent academic performance after the first session in the amount of 50,000 rubles.

    Those wishing to continue their career at the Polytechnic University can apply for more than 170 master’s programs, for which 2,376 budget places have been allocated. There are four ways to enroll: win the SPbPU Portfolio Competition, become a winner or medalist of the All-Russian Olympiad “I am a Professional”, become a winner of the All-Russian Engineering Competition, or successfully pass the interdisciplinary exam. This year, 20 new programs have been developed for future masters, including the digital master’s programs “Industrial and Civil Engineering” and “Russian as a Foreign Language and Intercultural Communication”, as well as the program for training teaching staff “Physics and Applied Mathematics in Science and Education”. This year, the Polytechnic University is also accepting applications for 15 partner programs jointly with PJSC Gazprom Neft, Rosatom State Corporation, JSC UEC-Klimov, etc.

    To enter the Polytechnic University, you need to complete 3 steps.

    Prepare required documents— an education document, a passport (along with the registration page), SNILS (if available), documents confirming individual achievements, Olympiads, benefits (if available), a photograph. Submit an application in one of the convenient ways in set deadlines. Through the super service “Online University Admission” on Gosuslugi (mandatory for citizens of the Russian Federation). Through your personal account on the university website. In person at the Main Academic Building (29 Politekhnicheskaya St., Main Academic Building) for admission to higher education programs. In person at the ISPO Academic Building (23 Engels Ave.) for admission to secondary vocational education programs. By mail (address: 195251, St. Petersburg, 29 Politekhnicheskaya St., Admissions Committee). Monitor the competition situation and provide consent for enrollment in the university within the established time frame.

    Dear applicants! Admission is an important stage in your life. This is not only a step towards knowledge, but also a chance to open the doors to new opportunities and self-realization at Peter the Great Polytechnic University. Strive for high goals, believe in yourself and take the initiative. Remember that persistence and perseverance will definitely lead to success! Now the process of admission to the university for bachelor’s, specialist, master’s and postgraduate programs is increasingly moving to a remote format. This is a wonderful opportunity for the most talented students from all over the country and from anywhere in the world to apply for admission, monitor the competition situation, receive advice from the admissions committee, and submit consent for enrollment. Which, by the way, is an innovation this year, to which we ask you to pay close attention. We sincerely wish you good luck and outstanding exam results. Remember that the admissions committee is always there to help you go through this important and difficult path! — the responsible secretary of the admissions committee of SPbPU Vitaly Drobchik supported the applicants.

    For a personal consultation on admission issues, applicants can come to the Main Academic Building of SPbPU at 29 Politekhnicheskaya St. and ask questions to the admissions committee staff, as well as representatives of the Polytechnic institutes.

    on weekdays – from 10.00 to 16.00 on Saturday – from 10.00 to 14.00

    All up-to-date information about admission is presented on a special section of the university website. “Admission 2025″, and also inVKontakte group Polytechnic Applicants.

    For all questions, applicants can also contact the call center at the following numbers:

    8 (812) 775-05-30 (for calls from St. Petersburg), 8 (800) 707-18-99 (calls from any region of the Russian Federation are free), 8 (812) 294-06-98 (secondary vocational education).

    The Admissions Office accepts calls from 9:00 to 17:30 on weekdays, from 9:30 to 14:00 on Saturdays.

    The application process for admission to higher and secondary vocational education programs has started! This is a time of opportunities and hopes. May your path to knowledge be filled with courage and determination. This year, Polytechnic University announced unprecedented support measures for talented youth — grants for applicants based on Olympiad results, as well as for those applying to the university with high Unified State Exam results, have increased significantly. The “Petrovskaya Wave” has appeared, which gives applicants a chance for guaranteed admission to our university. Be sure to use these opportunities to start your professional career. Believe in yourself, set ambitious goals and strive to achieve them. Your efforts and persistence will definitely lead to success! I wish you good luck in this important step towards your dream, — Varvara Sotova, Director of the Center for the Formation of the Contingent of Students, gave her parting words.

    The concept of this year’s admission campaign is “You are the main hero!” And this is a new season, in which new heroes create their future, make discoveries and change the world for the better! Polytechnic University provides students with a huge number of opportunities, among which everyone chooses their own path to success.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese University Opens Agricultural Certification Workstation in Kazakhstan

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) — The certification center of the Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University of Science and Technology recently opened a workstation in Kazakhstan, Zhongxinshe News Agency reported.

    The opening ceremony of the facility took place on Tuesday at the S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University in Astana.

    The station will serve as a platform for enhancing contacts and interaction between China and Kazakhstan in the field of organic agronomy. It will facilitate the supply of Kazakh agricultural products to the Chinese market by establishing bilateral cooperation in the field of certification and mutual recognition of relevant standards.

    According to Huang Siguang, secretary of the party committee of the Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry and Technology, the work station in Kazakhstan also aims to jointly strengthen the training of agronomists and conduct scientific research.

    The opening of the workstation in Kazakhstan is an important milestone in the internationalization of the certification center and a vivid embodiment of the pragmatic cooperation between China and Kazakhstan in the field of agriculture, he concluded. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China has promised to continue issuing subsidies for equipment upgrades and consumer goods replacement under the trade-in scheme.

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) — China has reaffirmed its support for a national program to upgrade equipment and replace consumer goods with new ones through the trade-in scheme and pledged to provide continuous funding to pay government subsidies through 2025.

    The programme, a key part of the country’s broader strategy to boost domestic consumption, encourages consumers to replace old goods such as appliances and vehicles with new ones.

    The central government has allocated 300 billion yuan ($41.84 billion) in government bonds to support local governments in implementing the program in 2025, double the amount from a year earlier. Part of the central government’s funding, totaling 162 billion yuan, has already been disbursed in January and April, with more planned for July and October.

    “At present, about half of the annual subsidy volume has been spent, which is quite in line with expectations,” a representative of the National Development and Reform Commission of China summed up. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping Meets with New Zealand Prime Minister

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Lacson in Beijing on Friday, calling on both sides to pay greater attention to cooperation.

    For more than 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and New Zealand, bilateral relations have long been at the forefront of China’s relations with Western developed countries, Xi noted.

    As the China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership enters its second decade, both sides should work to expand the partnership and bring more benefits to the two peoples, he said.

    Xi Jinping stressed that China and New Zealand should pay more attention to cooperation in bilateral relations, give play to their complementary advantages, deepen trade and investment cooperation, and unleash the potential of cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, climate change and infrastructure.

    He called on both sides to strengthen exchanges in the fields of education, culture and youth, as well as contacts at the non-governmental and interregional level. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Since early 2025, there has been a boom in air travel from Xinjiang to Central Asia

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    URUMQI, June 20 (Xinhua) — Both passenger and cargo air traffic from northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Central Asia has increased since the beginning of 2025, according to the Xinjiang branch of China Southern Airlines.

    According to the Chinese air carrier, the volume of passenger and cargo flights from Xinjiang to Central Asia increased by 36 percent and 200 percent year-on-year, respectively, during the reporting period.

    According to the DAST flight service platform, there were 926 flights from China to the Central Asian region in May 2025, up 200 percent year-on-year. In particular, nearly 170,000 people were transported on passenger air routes from Xinjiang to Central Asia operated by China Southern Airlines, up 36 percent year-on-year.

    Now, passengers flying between Chinese cities and Central Asian countries can conveniently transfer via Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. According to China Southern Airlines data, this year the share of such passengers from Central Asian countries was 24 percent.

    In order to meet the growing demand for passenger and cargo transportation, the network of air routes between Xinjiang and Central Asia is constantly expanding: from June 20, the number of flights on the Urumqi-Almaty route will be increased to 2 per day, and from July 1, the number of flights on the Urumqi-Astana route will increase to 5 per week.

    During the peak summer holiday season, up to 70 flights are expected to operate weekly between Xinjiang and the Central Asian region. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Canada to adjust tariffs on US steel, aluminum as trade talks progress – Treasury

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    OTTAWA, June 20 (Xinhua) — Canada’s federal government will adjust counter-tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum products from July 21 in line with progress in broader trade talks, the country’s Finance Ministry said Thursday.

    “As the government negotiates a new economic and security partnership with the United States, we will ensure that workers and industry are protected from unfair and unprovoked U.S. tariffs,” the statement said.

    “We will take as much time as it takes to negotiate the best deal for Canada,” the department quotes Prime Minister Mark Carney as saying. –0–

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  • Europe launches diplomatic push as Israel-Iran conflict enters second week

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    World powers initiated high-stakes diplomatic efforts on Friday to defuse escalating tensions between Israel and Iran as the conflict entered its second week. Senior European diplomats met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, seeking to prevent further escalation.

    The emergency talks come amid heightened military activity, with Israeli forces destroying three Iranian missile launchers poised to strike Israeli territory. Meanwhile, Iranian missiles continued targeting locations across Israel, including areas near major international companies in Beersheba. The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed that some Iranian missiles landed directly in Beersheba without interception, with one projectile falling near Microsoft facilities in the southern Israeli city.

    Diplomatic Talks in Geneva

    Senior diplomats from the United Kingdom, France, and Germany gathered with Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, accompanied by the European Union’s foreign policy chief. The negotiations aim to establish a two-week diplomatic window to de-escalate tensions, focusing on Tehran’s nuclear program.

    These talks come amid rising global concern that the conflict could spiral into open warfare, destabilizing West Asia and precipitating a humanitarian crisis. The diplomatic push also serves as a prelude to next week’s NATO summit in The Hague, where regional security will be a key focus.

    European officials underscored the urgency of dialogue, cautioning that continued military pressure on Iran risks regime collapse and widespread displacement. Meanwhile, Russia condemned Israel’s military actions, expressing support for Tehran and calling for peaceful resolutions.

    U.S. President Donald Trump has maintained strategic ambiguity on American involvement, stating that a decision will be made within two weeks.

    Escalation and Regional Impact

    European officials highlighted the potential humanitarian fallout should Iran’s government collapse under sustained military pressure. Israel’s military campaign has expanded beyond conventional targets, hitting state institutions such as police headquarters and state television offices in Tehran.

    Western and regional sources indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aims not only to degrade Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities but also to destabilize the core structures of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s regime.

    Divisions within the European Union

    The European Union remains divided over the legitimacy of Israel’s military actions. While France, Germany, and Italy support Israel’s right to self-defense, other member states question the legal justification for offensive operations against Iran under international law.

    The EU has called for restraint and adherence to international law, warning of severe risks, including radioactive contamination and widespread humanitarian consequences.

    Russia’s Position and U.S. Ambiguity

    Russia has strongly condemned what it terms Israel’s “unprovoked military assaults on a sovereign UN member state,” positioning itself as a proponent of diplomacy while backing Iran. The ongoing uncertainty from Washington, as President Trump weighs options, has left regional actors uncertain about the conflict’s trajectory.

    The Human Rights Activists News Agency reports that Israeli airstrikes have resulted in 639 casualties in Iran.

     

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit visited Polytech

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    A meeting with the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Roman Starovoit was held at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The main topic of discussion was innovative developments in the field of asphalt concrete mixtures and their durability in various climatic conditions.

    The meeting was attended by the rector of SPbPU Andrey Rudskoy, vice-rector for research work Yuri Fomin, professor of the Higher School of Transport of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport Albert Bashkarev, director of the Higher School of Industrial, Civil and Road Construction of the Civil Engineering Institute Yuri Lazarev.

    I am confident that our partnership will be fruitful and long-term. We are ready to combine scientific potential and practical experience to create more durable and reliable roads. Polytechnic has always been and remains a forge of innovative ideas, and today’s meeting is a vivid confirmation of this. Together we will be able to implement the most ambitious projects in the field of road construction, – Andrey Rudskoy emphasized.

    SPbPU specialists voiced proposals for improving the characteristics of asphalt concrete. Particular attention was paid to temperature conditions for the operation of road surfaces and methods for increasing the service life of roads in the Russian climate.

    Roman Starovoit showed keen interest in the scientific developments of the Polytechnic University and expressed readiness for further cooperation. Following the meeting, a decision was made to hold a series of working meetings for a more detailed discussion.

    During the visit, the Minister of Transport was given a tour of the Main Building and the Museum of the History of the Polytechnic. He viewed the gallery of outstanding polytechnic scientists, became familiar with the rich heritage of the university and its modern achievements.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: NSU students discover new ways to advance atopic dermatitis treatment

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University –

    On June 17, the educational Sprint “Medical Marketing” was completed at Novosibirsk State University. It was organized jointly with the international cosmetics company Bioderma as part of the project

    In less than two months, participants went from ideas to solutions that will soon be tested by the project’s marketing team.

    There were about 50 participants at the start, 9 teams reached the final. And the main prize is an internship in Moscow!

    What did the participants propose?

    The Sprint finalists presented completely different, but equally inspiring approaches to solving medical marketing problems. All projects were focused on the real demand of Bioderma and the problems faced by patients with atopic dermatitis.

    The Telegram bot for patient navigation was created by the winners of the Medical Marketing Sprint, Ksenia Vasilyeva and Ekaterina Butikova. The bot helps patients navigate information, receive content selections and important reminders.

    Ksenia Vasilyeva:

    — For me, it was a love story at first sight. I am a resident in dermatovenereology, and the topic of atopic dermatitis is something I encounter very often during my training and doctor’s appointments. When I saw that the project was being done by Bioderma, I didn’t even have to think: I had already attended their lectures for doctors — always deep and caring. And, to be honest, I sincerely love this brand, I use their products myself. Therefore, participating in such a project became something very personal — I wanted to be part of an initiative that really helps people.

    I entered the project with great interest and no less doubts. I understood that it would be cool, because it was a collaboration between NSU and Bioderma, but I was worried that I might not have enough knowledge. I had never done marketing, and technical stuff seemed completely out of my league. But the sprint changed everything: we learned right on the spot, there were so many cool lectures — on medical marketing, on tools, and even on the technical side. And most importantly, there was incredible support from the curators. They didn’t just teach us — they guided us, inspired us, and instilled confidence in us.

    Ekaterina Butikova:

    — The most difficult part was to understand the technical part, because my education is in a different field. But with the help of modern tools, trial and error, we managed and reached the final product.

    Now I understand that you can figure out and do almost everything with due persistence and desire. This experience showed how important it is to be in the trend of new technologies.

    The finalists developed working solutions: from an ML model predicting the likelihood of purchasing a product to Telegram bots for interacting with consumers and keeping an AD (atopic dermatitis) diary.

    — The Medical Marketing Hackathon is a successful experiment in “landing” and working through the tasks of a specific company by students and young professionals. As a result, the participants gained invaluable experience and direct contacts with business representatives, and the company watched the teams in action; the results of the work will soon be tested by their marketing department.

    The company expressed an active desire to continue interacting with student teams not only within the framework of this event, but also through other products of the NSU Startup Studio, such as the .Catalyst accelerator and the Sandbox internship program within the university, said Alexey Starostin, Director of the NSU Startup Studio.

    – Project

    All teams interviewed patients and collected feedback, obtaining data that could be interesting and useful to the medical community. Irina Gennadyevna Sergeeva, MD, Professor of the Department of Fundamental Medicine at NSU, noted that the works on the topics “Criteria for the selection of emollients in the complex therapy of AD” (authors – Anastasia Bibikova, Maria Darovskikh), “Analysis of reviews and feedback” (Daria Boyarova, Anastasia Korotchenko), “Analysis of engagement in chats and Telegram channels” (Serafima Zolotova, Alina Nikolaeva) deserve publication in scientific journals and can be presented in Scopus.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Admissions campaign at NSU has started

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University – Why NSU?

    One of the best universities in the country, which is confirmed by numerous ratings and expert assessments. Since this year, NSU has been offering more than 2,100 budget places in all areas of study. NSU offers a wide range of popular areas of study and advanced programs – from biotechnology and IT to business and oil and gas engineering. This year, the university has opened new educational programs in promising areas, such as “Applied Artificial Intelligence”, “Applied Mathematics and Physics”, “Medical Cybernetics”, “Industrial Pharmacy” and others. You can see the full list of educational programs Here. 80% of our teachers are employees of research institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and 8% are representatives of high-tech businesses. New modern campus. Classes will begin in the new building of continuous classrooms on September 1, which includes 4 continuous classrooms, including the largest one – for 400 people; a “smart” scientific library that will work 24/7; a student project center and other modern spaces for learning. A rich extracurricular life: more than 100 student associations, sports sections, creative workshops, as well as annual bright events (Interweek, Miss NSU, Total Dictation, Science Picnic, etc.). At NSU, everyone will find a hobby to their liking. NSU graduates work in leading research centers, high-tech businesses, large manufacturing enterprises, IT and financial companies in Russia and around the world. Among NSU’s partners, with whom the university cooperates in various areas, are the companies Roscosmos, Sber, Rosatom, Alfa-Bank, Rostelecom, Gazprom Neft, Yandex and many others.

    How to assess your chances of admission? Available especially for NSU applicantsUnified State Exam calculator, which will not only help you calculate your points, but also find out about suitable areas of study and your chances of admission.

    After submitting documents, you will be able to find out your place in the ranking inPersonal account of the NSU applicantand on the page“Listsapplicants“.

    How to submit documents?

    There are several ways to submit documents to NSU:

    For more information on what documents are required for admission, see the page“Admissionat NSU“.

    You can find out more about the faculties, the university, Akademgorodok and admission in our Telegram channel “NSU Applicants”

    If you have any questions:

    For additional information on admission, please contact the NSU Admissions Office: phone: 8 (383) 363-40-37; e-mail:Reception@ns.ru; Vkontakte group:HTTPS: //vk.K./insiatorient.

     

    We will be glad to see you among the students of NSU!

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Moscow has sold about 100 historical objects at auction in 3.5 years

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Since 2022, business representatives have purchased almost 100 architectural monuments from the city through auctions. Department of City Property concluded purchase and sale agreements for buildings and premises with a total area of over 16,000 square meters. This was reported at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Ekaterina Solovieva, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Moscow Department of City Property.

    “The capital’s architectural monuments of the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as the early 20th century, are especially attractive to investors. Since 2022, the city has sold almost 100 cultural heritage sites at auction – non-residential buildings and premises in them – with a total area of over 16 thousand square meters. Among them, for example, is the house of the non-class artist Adrian Silversvan of the 19th-20th centuries, as well as the dacha of Alexander Levenson in the Novo-Peredelkino district. Each cultural heritage site is exclusive due to its history. Entrepreneurs can profitably use architectural monuments when implementing projects,” noted Ekaterina Solovyova.

    Investors will be able to purchase a historic building in Novo-PeredelkinoCity puts artist Adrian Silverswan’s house up for auction

    The sold areas are located in identified cultural heritage sites (CHS), as well as in CHS of federal and regional significance. They are located in seven administrative districts of Moscow. According to the terms of the purchase and sale agreements, the winners must use the buildings and premises in accordance with the security obligation. It also provides for restoration and reconstruction work, which the new owners agree with the capital Department of Cultural HeritageThe organizer of the auction is Moscow City Department of Competition Policy.

    More information about current offers from the city is published onMoscow investment portal.

    Development of electronic services for business corresponds to the objectives of the national project “Digital Economy”.

    Get the latest news quicklyofficial telegram channel the city of Moscow.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Summer cinema “Moskino Muzeon” invites you to the opening of the season

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Summer cinema “Moschino Muzeon” will begin its work on June 26. The season will open with the screening of the romantic melodrama “Piter FM” by director and screenwriter Oksana Bychkova. The film will be released again on July 3. The film is full of bizarre coincidences and semi-mystical chance encounters that take place against the backdrop of the urban landscape of St. Petersburg.

    The event will start at 20:00. Before the screening, at 20:15, viewers will enjoy a performance by the pop-rock band Gorod 312, whose composition Vne zona dostupnosti became one of the calling cards of the film. The band will perform their main hits. At 20:45, there will be an autograph session with the band members. The film will be presented at 21:10 by producer Elena Glikman and the lead actress Ekaterina Fedulova. The screening will be held with the support of the K24 film distribution company.

    In addition, during the summer season, the cinema will present auteur films, new releases, festival hits and world classics. Screenings of films in the original language with Russian subtitles are also planned.

    This year, Moskino Muzeon will become even more convenient: the cinema is equipped with a roof that protects the seating area from rain, and the updated venue will have 190 seats available for viewers.

    The cinema is located at the address: Krymsky Val Street, Building 2, Muzeon Arts Park, on the square near the dry fountain. You can get there from the Park Kultury or Oktyabrskaya metro stations. Tickets can be purchased online – on the website or through the app “Moschino”.

    Project “Summer in Moscow”— the main event of the season. It brings together the most vibrant events of the capital. Every day, charity, cultural and sports programs are held in all districts of the city, most of which are free. The Summer in Moscow project is being held for the second time, and this season will be more eventful: new, original and colorful festivals and events will be added to the traditional ones.

    State Budgetary Cultural Institution “Moscow Cinema” (Moskino) is an organization within the structure Department of Culture, which oversees the development of the capital’s cinemas, filming and other citywide projects in the field of cinema. The Moskino cinema chain provides viewers of all ages with the opportunity to watch not only entertaining films, but also art-house films, Soviet films and rare cinema classics on the big screen.

    The Moscow Film Cluster is an infrastructure facility, services and facilities for filmmakers, which are being developed by the Moscow Government within the framework of the Moscow — City of Cinema project. Its structure includes the Moskino Film Park, the Gorky Film Studio (sites on Sergei Eisenstein Street and Valdaisky Proyezd), the Moskino Film Factory, the Moskino Cinema Network, the Film Commission and the Moskino Film Platform.

    Get the latest news quicklyofficial telegram channel the city of Moscow.

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  • Russia says any use of tactical nuclear weapons by US in Iran would be catastrophic, TASS reports

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Potential use of tactical nuclear weapons by the United States in Iran would be a catastrophic development, Russian state news agency TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday.

    Peskov was commenting on what he called speculative media reports about that possibility. His comments, as reported by TASS, did not mention any media by name.

    The Guardian newspaper reported that U.S. defence officials were briefed that using conventional bombs against Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordow would not be enough to destroy it completely, and that destroying it would require initial attacks with conventional bombs and then dropping a tactical nuclear weapon from a B-2 bomber.

    However, the British newspaper said President Donald Trump was not considering using a tactical nuclear weapon on Fordow and the possibility was not presented by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, in meetings in the White House Situation Room.

    Trump said on Thursday that any decision on potential U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict would be made within two weeks.

    Russia, which has close ties with Iran, has warned strongly against U.S. military intervention on the side of Israel.

    (Reuters)

  • Europeans try to coax Iran back to diplomacy, as Trump considers strikes

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    European foreign ministers are set to meet their Iranian counterpart on Friday aiming to create a pathway back to diplomacy over its contested nuclear programme despite the U.S. considering joining Israeli strikes against Iran.

    Ministers from Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3, as well as the European Union’s foreign policy chief spoke to Abbas Araqchi earlier this week and have been coordinating with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

    In a rare call, they pressed upon Araqchi the need to return to the negotiating table and avoid further escalation. At Iran’s suggestion, the two sides agreed to meet face-to-face.

    The talks will be held in Geneva, where an initial accord between Iran and world powers to curb its nuclear programme in return for sanctions lifting was struck in 2013 before a comprehensive deal in 2015. They come after negotiations between Iran and the United States collapsed when Israel launched what it called Operation Rising Lion against Iran’s nuclear facilities and ballistic capabilities on June 12.

    “The Iranians can’t sit down with the Americans whereas we can,” said a European diplomat. “We will tell them to come back to the table to discuss the nuclear issue before the worst-case scenario, while raising our concerns over its ballistic missiles, support to Russia and detention of our citizens.”

    The European powers, who were not part of Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the United States, had grown increasingly frustrated by the U.S. negotiating strategy in the talks. They deemed some of the demands unrealistic, while fearing the possibility of a weak initial political framework that would lead to open-ended negotiations.

    Two diplomats said there were no great expectations for a breakthrough in Geneva, where the European Union’s foreign policy chief will also attend.

    But they said it was vital to engage with Iran because once the war stopped, Iran’s nuclear programme would still remain unresolved given that it would be impossible to eradicate the know-how acquired, leaving it potentially able to clandestinely rebuild its programme.

    An Iranian official said Tehran has always welcomed diplomacy, but urged the E3 to use all available means to pressure Israel to halt its attacks on Iran.

    “Iran remains committed to diplomacy as the only path to resolving disputes — but diplomacy is under attack,” the official said.

    Speaking after holding talks in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said there was a window for diplomacy.

    “We discussed how a deal could avoid a deepening conflict. A window now exists within the next two weeks to achieve a diplomatic solution,” he said on X, referring to the White House saying on Thursday that President Donald Trump would give two weeks before deciding whether to join Israeli strikes.

    Prior to Israel’s strikes, the E3 and U.S. put forward a resolution that was approved by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a U.N. watchdog, which declared Iran in breach of its nuclear non-proliferation obligations.

    As part of last week’s IAEA resolution, European officials had said they could refer Iran to the United Nations Security Council later in the summer to add pressure on Iran if there was no progress in the nuclear talks.

    That would be separate to them reimposing UN sanctions, known as the snapback mechanism, before October 18 when the 2015 accord expires.

    The Europeans are the only ones who can launch the snapback mechanism, with diplomats saying the three countries had looked to set a final deadline at the end of August to launch it.

    “Iran has repeatedly stated that triggering snapback will have serious consequences,” the Iranian official said.

    (Reuters)

  • MIL-OSI Russia: US entry into conflict with Iran will lead to a spiral of escalation in the region – D. Peskov

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Moscow, June 20 /Xinhua/ — The possible entry of the United States into the conflict between Israel and Iran will only lead to a new round of confrontation and increased tension in the region, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Sky News.

    Asked what Russia’s reaction would be to the possibility of a US strike on Iran, he said “the situation is extremely tense and poses a danger not only to the region but to the world.”

    “The expansion of the geography of the conflict, the expansion of the number of participants in the conflict is potentially even more dangerous. This is our position. This will only lead to a new round of confrontation and increased tension in the region. In principle, this is extremely dangerous,” noted D. Peskov. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Australia Suspends Operations at Embassy in Iran, Orders Staff to Leave Country

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    CANBERRA, June 20 (Xinhua) — The Australian government has suspended operations at its embassy in Iran and ordered its staff to leave the country amid an escalation of military conflict in the region.

    Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Friday that authorities had ordered the departure of all Australian embassy staff and their families from Iran and suspended the diplomatic mission in Tehran amid reports of deteriorating security conditions.

    She said Australia’s ambassador to Iran would remain in the region to support the government’s response to the crisis, while consular staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade would be deployed to Azerbaijan to assist Australians leaving Iran.

    “We urge Australians who can leave Iran to do so now if it is safe to do so. Those who cannot or do not want to leave are advised to shelter in place,” Ms Wong said.

    As of Friday, more than 2,000 Australian citizens had registered for assistance leaving Iran. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Mutual benefit is the defining feature of economic ties between China and the US: Chinese ambassador

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    WASHINGTON, June 20 (Xinhua) — Mutual benefit “has always been the defining feature” of China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said Wednesday at the 2025 U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) Gala Dinner.

    Speaking at a ceremony themed “Seeking a New Path for US-China Relations,” the Chinese diplomat said the growing trade and economic cooperation between China and the US over the years has benefited not only both countries but also the whole world.

    With global economic growth remaining sluggish, cooperation is the only way out, the ambassador said. Protectionism is like “quenching one’s thirst with poison,” and China’s development is an opportunity for the world.

    Xie Feng noted that China-US relations are at a critical stage, and both sides are faced with a choice between win-win cooperation and mutual loss.

    He stressed the importance of following the strategic instructions of the two heads of state and faithfully implementing the important consensus reached between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump during their telephone conversation.

    Xie Feng stressed China’s sincerity in cooperation and its principles, stressing that China’s sovereignty, security and development interests are the red line that must not be crossed, and mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation are the principles that must be upheld. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Happy birthday to Sergey Lenshin!

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    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    Today is not an ordinary Friday, because the State University of Management congratulates the director of the Institute of Distance Education, corresponding member of the Academy of Military Sciences, candidate of legal sciences, associate professor Sergei Lenshin on his birthday.

    For over 10 years, Sergey Ivanovich has been at the helm of the correspondence education of the State University of Management, constantly improving and updating the system in accordance with modern trends. As a result of painstaking work and established discipline among the staff, the Institute is growing, employees clearly perform their duties, students regularly enroll and graduate, replenishing the ranks of specialists who are needed today more than ever.

    We wish the birthday boy new achievements in educating future leaders of our country, successful completion of assigned tasks and support from a team of like-minded people.

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  • Several injured in Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine’s Odesa

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    At least 14 people were injured when Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, damaging high-rise buildings and railway infrastructure, local authorities said on Friday.

    Odesa is Ukraine’s largest Black Sea port, key for imports and exports, and has been under constant missile and drone attacks by Russia since the war began.

    “Despite the active work of air defence forces, there is damage to civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings, a higher education institution, a gas pipeline and private cars,” local governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram messenger.

    Kiper released photos of burning houses and charred high-rise buildings.

    Local emergencies service said that during the attack there were at least 10 drone strikes on residential buildings, causing massive fires.

    Ukraine’s air force said on Friday that Russia had launched 86 drones on Ukraine overnight.

    The military noted its air defence units shot down 34 drones while another 36 drones were lost – in reference to the Ukrainian military using electronic warfare to redirect them – or they were drone simulators that did not carry warheads.

    However, the military reported that drones hit 8 locations.

    Ukrainian state railways Ukrzaliznytsia reported that Odesa railway station was damaged during the attack, with power wires and rails damaged.

    Russian drones also attacked Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine overnight, damaging several private and multi-storey houses, Kharkiv officials said.

    (Reuters)

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Moscow Zoo’s Giraffe and Zebras Can Now Be Watched Online

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    In anticipation of World Giraffe Day, which is celebrated annually on June 21, mos.ru launched online broadcasts from the enclosure of the South African giraffe and the endangered Grevy’s zebras. You can watch them, as well as many other inhabitants of the Moscow Zoo, every day during the institution’s working hours – from 07:30 to 22:00.

    Three female zebras – Deborah, Mia and Leila – along with a female Kenyan giraffe, Lipa, get along well in the mixed exhibit “Animals of Africa” in the new area of the zoo. In the warm season, they walk on the summer lawn and can frolic together, running races. With the arrival of cold weather, the animals move to a warm pavilion, where the giraffe remains until spring. And the zebras regularly go outside all year round, they can often even be seen walking through snowdrifts.

    “We are pleased to announce that you can now watch Grevy’s zebras and South African giraffes online. These exotic inhabitants of the savannah get along well with each other. In nature, each species, without competing with others, feeds in a certain plant layer. Zebras’ favorite food is cereal inflorescences. And giraffes graze at a height of two to six meters, eating parts of plants that are inaccessible to other animals. In the zoo, a variety of vegetation is planted for them every year, and vertical and horizontal feeders are hung separately for Lipa,” said Svetlana Akulova, General Director of the Moscow Zoo.

    On the online broadcast page, thanks to the broadcast from four cameras, everyone can watch how zebras and a giraffe spend time. For a good view of the spacious clearing, specialists from the capital Department of Information Technology installed new equipment.

    “On zoo.mos.ru, animals have their own pages where you can learn interesting facts about them, examine their stripes and spots in photographs. Thanks to modern high-resolution cameras with a panoramic view, every resident of the country has the opportunity to study the behavior of zebras and giraffes in conditions as close as possible to their natural environment, and observe touching moments of their everyday life,” the press service of the Moscow Department of Information Technology reported.

    The female giraffe Lipa is now 22 years old, which is quite a respectable age. She weighs about 800 kilograms. At the Moscow Zoo, the giraffe is fed twice a day: in the morning and during the day. The menu includes juicy willow brooms, alfalfa hay, mixed feed, as well as fresh vegetables and fruits. In the summer, Lipa also enjoys young grass.

    The South African giraffe lives south of the Sahara in the savannas and dry forests of the African continent. These animals have a unique oral apparatus: their lips are equipped with long hairs, which send information to the brain about the presence of thorns and the degree of ripeness of leaves. The purple tongue of the giraffe is flexible, strong and extremely mobile – it skillfully avoids thorns, choosing the most delicious shoots and pulling them up to the level of the upper lip. Special papillae, which cover the lips, help the animal to hold the desired plant in its mouth: the giraffe cuts it with the incisors of the lower jaw.

    Lipa’s neighbors are three female Grevy’s zebras. This is the largest of all existing zebra species. It lives in the desert steppes and arid shrub savannas of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. In the wild, Grevy’s zebras are threatened with extinction: despite the strictest ban, poaching of these animals continues.

    The stripes on a zebra’s skin are unique and can be compared to fingerprints. These animals have incredibly strong legs. Thanks to this feature, they can not only cover long distances, but also defend themselves from predators, such as lions. These animals also have excellent vision, hearing, smell, and visual memory. They are able to recognize their relatives from afar by their characteristic pattern.

    Zebra Deborah is a long-time resident of the Moscow Zoo, she is 20 years old. Curious Leila and cautious Mia are younger, they are seven years old. They arrived from abroad four years ago. The staff immediately realized that the animals respond to their names, so they did not come up with new ones. In the hot season, Grevy’s zebras prefer to walk in the morning hours or after sunset.

    The first online broadcasts from the enclosures of the Moscow Zoo were launched in the fall of 2024. Since then, the list of animals that can be admired has increased significantly. Anyone can watch representatives of the cat family, different species of bears and pandas, as well as other predators, herbivores and primates.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: For the construction of individual housing and commercial properties: since the beginning of the year, 38 plots of land have been purchased and leased at city auctions

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    Since the beginning of the year, individuals and business representatives have leased and purchased 38 land plots from the city as a result of competitive procedures. More than 75 thousand square meters of housing and commercial facilities will be built on them. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Urban Development Policy and Construction Vladimir Efimov.

    “Land from the city for the construction of various facilities is in demand among entrepreneurs and individuals. Since the beginning of this year, as a result of competitive procedures, city residents and business representatives have bought and leased 38 plots with a total area of more than 6.4 hectares. On them, it is possible to build facilities, the area of which in total exceeds 75 thousand square meters. These are private residential buildings, gas stations, as well as cultural, leisure and public complexes,” said Vladimir Efimov.

    The city regularly puts up land for commercial real estate construction at open auctions. The purpose of each plot is determined taking into account the needs of the district where it is located. Thus, for the construction of over 12.2 thousand square meters of commercial facilities, investors leased 1.4 hectares in the Yuzhnoye Butovo and Filimonkovsky districts.

    “Since the beginning of the year, individuals have purchased the most land for individual housing construction — over 3.5 hectares. The plots are located in the Troitsky, Novomoskovsky and Vostochny administrative districts. In addition, investors signed two agreements on the implementation of large-scale investment projects, according to one of which a modern retail and office building will appear in the Kommunarka administrative and business center. The second project involves the construction of production in Nekrasovka,” she noted.

    Ekaterina Solovieva, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department of City Property.

    Development of electronic services for business corresponds to the objectives of the national project “Digital Economy”. Within its framework, the bidding procedure is fully implementedinvestment portal Moscow. It contains a full list of information about the lots, the form of the event and the conditions of participation. Moreover, the actual bidding procedure is also held online. The organizer is Moscow City Department of Competition Policy.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Over 3.5 years, investors have acquired about seven thousand commercial properties from the city

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    Since 2022, as a result of online auctions, the city has concluded contracts for the purchase and sale of more than 700 thousand square meters of commercial premises and buildings with investors. This was reported at the XXVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) Ekaterina Solovieva, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Moscow Department of City Property.

    “The city systematically forms various offers for business: detached buildings, premises in residential and non-residential buildings. Entrepreneurs and private investors can find options in almost all districts of the capital. Over the past 3.5 years, about seven thousand buildings and non-residential premises with a total area of over 700 thousand square meters have been sold at city auctions. At the same time, in 2022 and 2023, 1.5 thousand and more than three thousand commercial buildings and premises were purchased from the city, respectively, and in 2024 – over 1.7 thousand objects,” noted Ekaterina Solovyova.

    Digitalization of trading has simplified the process: since 2021, transactions have been processed electronically, and the entire cycle – from the application to the transfer of keys – takes place online.

    “The convenience of participating in electronic auctions and the legal purity of the transaction contribute to the consistently high interest of entrepreneurs in the city’s proposals. Over the past 3.5 years, an average of seven participants have applied for one commercial property,” said the head of the Moscow City Department for Competition Policy

    Kirill Purtov.

    The acquired premises are used to open or expand a business: in small ones, beauty salons, coffee shops and creative studios are opened, in large ones – supermarkets, restaurants and offices.

    All information about the premises put up for auction is presented on the capital’s investment portal. You can learn more about them, study the lot documentation and the rules for conducting auctions in the section “Property from the city”.

    The development of electronic services for entrepreneurs is being implemented within the framework of the national project “Data Economy”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Blind children from the Perfume Academy and participants of the Moscow Longevity project created the scents of childhood

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    The Perfume Academy for Blind Children, opened last year on the premises Center for Social Integration Diana Gurtskaya, continues to attract new participants. Recently, a well-known cosmetics company became its partner – children, under the guidance of experienced mentors, create thematic perfume selections. Now, participants of the Moscow Longevity project have come to the blind children and, together with young perfumers, have created a line of fragrances called Childhood.

    “The Perfume Academy has gone beyond a simple project. Today, it is a full-fledged platform where, together with city partners, we organize professional master classes for visually impaired children. Participants of the Moscow Longevity project have joined the new master class, which we called “Scents of Childhood.” Scents are real conductors of memories, emotions, and associations. For young participants in the project, master classes open up a completely new way of understanding the world around us, help develop imagination and sensory perception. The older generation gets the opportunity to share their stories and memories, and once again experience the joy of their first discoveries and bright moments of childhood. Working with scents is becoming a unique tool for socialization, communication, exchange of experience, and positive emotions,” said Anton Lebedev, director of the Diana Gurtskaya Social Integration Center.

    The smell of bread, grass and asphalt

    The participants were divided into groups: at each table were placed blind children and mentors of the older generation, who helped the children navigate the numerous jars of fragrances and keep records of the future composition. The perfume expert told about how to correctly compose aromatic combinations, what are the associations of color and aroma, and also explained the meaning of top and base notes.

    Before the start of the creative process, the participants of the master class familiarized themselves with the provided fragrances, shared their thoughts about what childhood is associated with, and began to create unique perfume compositions that formed the basis of the future “Childhood” collection.

    Participants of Moscow Longevity told young Muscovites about their childhood, which they associate with the smells of freshly baked bread, grass mown at dawn, and hot asphalt. For Lyudmila Khan from the Moscow Longevity Center Nekrasovka, the smell of childhood is her mother’s pies.

    “For me, this master class is not just about creating perfume, but about meeting with warmth and memory. When I worked with blind children, we remembered the most precious smells together. And my favorite is my mother’s pies: cinnamon, vanilla, warm dough. This is the aroma of childhood, which always warms the soul. I was amazed at how children subtly sense aromas and create different combinations of notes. Each of us has different associations with childhood – the smell after rain, the smell of lilacs, apples or even frosty freshness, but we are united by a common feeling of lightness and simple joy, despite age or health issues,” shared Lyudmila Khan.

    The young perfumers said that their favorite scents are the smell of amusement park popcorn, sweet vanilla buns and delicious chocolate cake. As a result, each participant created a unique scent that reflects the idea of childhood with its carefree, warm memories, family evenings and bouquets of wild flowers.

    The master class was held in a warm atmosphere – with stories from life, laughter and smiles. Each participant was able to take home not only positive emotions and impressions, but also the fragrance they created.

    As noted Anastasia Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development, as part of the advanced course at the Perfumery Academy, children become familiar with production, the professions of an evaluator, technologist, perfume stylist, and, under the guidance of experienced mentors, create unique aromatic compositions.

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