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  • MIL-OSI China: Russia, Ukraine expected to discuss peace memorandums in Istanbul: Kremlin

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

    A file photo taken on April 21, 2025 shows a view of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. [Photo/Xinhua]

    The Kremlin announced Friday that it expects both Russian and Ukrainian draft peace memorandums to be reviewed during upcoming negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul.

    Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian delegation is scheduled to depart for Istanbul and will be ready to begin the next round of talks with Ukraine on Monday morning.

    Peskov added that the two sides will discuss conditions for a potential temporary truce, with safe navigation in the Black Sea likely to be a key component of any future agreement.

    He also noted that high-level contacts between Russian, U.S., and Ukrainian leaders are possible, depending on the outcome of the talks.

    Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said Wednesday that Ukraine expects to receive Russia’s draft peace memorandum ahead of Monday’s meeting. He said that Ukraine had already delivered its own memorandum to the head of the Russian delegation. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Friday that the Russian delegation will arrive with a draft memorandum and additional ceasefire proposals.

    Also on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan discussed preparations for the new round of Russia-Ukraine talks during a phone call, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

    Fidan, who visited Russia earlier this week and is in Kyiv on Friday, briefed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Russia’s position regarding the ongoing peace process, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

    Russia and Ukraine last held direct talks on May 16 — their first face-to-face negotiations since March 2022. Those talks, also held in Istanbul, concluded without a ceasefire agreement.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Ahead of Duanwu Festival, International Students Discover New Cultural Experience Through Traditional Chinese Medicine

    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 May 27, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Changsha organized a cultural and practical event called “Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine on the Eve of Duanwu Festival”. International students dressed in Chinese costumes took photos, cooked “zongzi” – a traditional dish made of glutinous rice with various fillings – goji, red dates and other products with medicinal properties. Students also learned traditional gongfu at the “Eight Pieces of Brocade Training Camp”. Fragrant bags with mugwort leaves, calamus and other medicinal herbs were very popular among them, and herbal tea tasting, a master class on making a herbal photo album and riddles on the topic of medicinal plants allowed international students to immerse themselves in the customs of Duanwu Festival and feel the charm of traditional Chinese medicine.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: In Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province: Russian students learned about the folk customs of the Duanwu Festival by cooking zongzi and making fragrant bags

    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 May 26, Aihui Street Committee of Hailan District, Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province held a themed event called “Joint Making of Zongzi for the Duanwu Festival”. International students from Heihe University and local community members were invited to the event and immersed themselves in the traditions of the Duanwu Festival together. The event set up a series of interactive zones, including incense bag making areas and zongzi making areas. In the incense bag making area, where mugwort, roses, lavender and other herbs were neatly arranged, Russian students and local residents worked together to make handmade incense bags. This event served as a cultural bridge for the exchange and penetration of traditional customs between China and Russia, thus enhancing mutual understanding between Chinese and Russian cultures.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: A plant for the production of innovative veterinary drugs has opened in the China-Belarus Industrial Park “Great Stone”

    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

    MINSK, May 31 /Xinhua/ — A plant for the production of innovative veterinary drugs opened in the China-Belarus Industrial Park “Great Stone” on Friday. The corresponding information was published by the press service of the industrial park administration on the same day.

    The investment project was implemented by the park resident OOO “BelAgroGen Scientific and Production Center”. The enterprise specializes in the production of innovative veterinary drugs for the treatment and prevention of diseases of animals and poultry. Many of the drugs are innovative developments of the company and have no analogues on the market of Russia and the CIS countries.

    Production in the industrial park has a certificate of compliance with the requirements of the rules of good manufacturing practice of the Eurasian Economic Union. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: V. Zelensky and R. T. Erdogan discussed meetings of Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Turkey

    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

    KYIV, May 31 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he discussed in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the meetings of Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul.

    According to V. Zelensky, the exchange of prisoners of war was “important, but, unfortunately, the only” achievement of the first meeting, which took place on May 16.

    V. Zelensky stressed that a ceasefire is necessary for further progress towards establishing peace.

    The parties also discussed the possibility of the next meeting and the conditions under which Ukraine would be ready to take part in it.

    In addition, during the conversation, the issue of potentially organizing a four-party meeting with the participation of the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United States was raised. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Wicker Stresses Peace Through Strength to AF Association, Updates on One Big Beautiful Bill

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Mississippi Roger Wicker

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke at the Air Force Association Chapter Meeting in Meridian, Mississippi. He highlighted the history of refueling airplanes in Meridian, a particularly relevant topic amid the U.S. Air Force’s ongoing KC-46 basing decision process. Chairman Wicker also discussed his plan to rebuild the American military, which he had published a year to the day earlier in his landmark report, 21st Century Peace Through Strength. Below are excerpts from his speech, lightly edited for clarity.  

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    On Being Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Implementing Peace Through Strength:

    “I’m the first Chairman of the Armed Services Committee from Mississippi since John C. Stennis was Chairman of Armed Services. It is a dream for me to be able to do that, and particularly at a time like this. We need to be ready to defend ourselves against the axis of aggressors – China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran – that I talk about in my paper, 21st Century Peace Through Strength. Three of those powers have nuclear weapons. One of them is days, perhaps weeks, away from having a nuclear weapon. I absolutely stand with President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu that our policy should firmly be: Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. Iran hates the United States. They hate the West, they hate democracies, and their aim is to destroy us. They don’t get a nuclear weapon. We can stop it, or we can do as other administrations did and take them at their word that they’re only trying to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes. Do you know how much oil is in the Middle East, and how little they need nuclear power in the Middle East, in Iran, to power themselves? There is no reason in the world for them to want enriched uranium other than to create a nuclear bomb. It would mean the destruction, almost certainly, of our ally Israel.”

    On the KC-46 Basing Decision and Meridian’s History of Refueling:

    ”Let’s talk about some of the things that we’re doing for KC-46 here at the 186. Six point seven million dollars in the last National Defense Authorization Act to accelerate the planning and design of a corrosion control hangar. One million dollars to update the fuel hydrant system, $5.6 million to support planning and design of a maintenance hangar, $1.9 million to support the planning and design of a base supply warehouse at Key Field. There’s more to come, and there’s more we’re doing. I, along with Senator Hyde-Smith and Congressmen Michael Guest and Trent Kelly are going to do the best we can to bring the KC-46 to Meridian. 1971, I was in ROTC, and I’m at field training at Grissom Air Force Base. In 1972, we had dinner with Al Key, mayor of Meridian. His brother Fred had set the record – 27 days in air flight without ever landing. Let me tell you, folks, we invented air refueling in Meridian, Mississippi, and I think that ought to give us a leg up for the KC-46. One man was flying the plane for 27 straight days, and when his brother would come up in another biplane to refuel with a hose, the pilot would get out on the wing of that plane, leaving the cockpit, and they would refuel that plane. They did that for 27 days.”

    On the One Big Beautiful Bill and the Golden Dome:

    “There is one piece of legislation that just passed the House and is now being considered in the Senate called the One Big Beautiful Bill, which includes funding for the Golden Dome. I was talking to Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office, and I was advocating for Iron Dome for America. We think the technology is there to do it for the entire continent. He said, “I think we ought to call it the Golden Dome.” It’s going to be expensive, but I think we have to do this, and we’ve got the technology to do that. North Korea can get a missile to the continental United States right now. China can get a missile to the United States right now, and Russia can. We need that protection. What we had to worry about 15 years ago does not compare to what we have now. A cyberattack is a part of national defense now. It is the next quantum leap of what we’re worried about, and that’s why I’m going to vote for this One Big Beautiful Bill. It’s got $150 billion for defense. The President of the United States is behind the Armed Services Committee of the Senate and the House on putting at least $150 billion in this. It will just get us started. But we are behind. We need to be at 5 percent of our national economy. We are in a position now, with the help of this One Big Beautiful Bill, of getting us back to 5 percent of our economy and having the ability to prevent war. There has never been a war started against a country because that country was too strong. Wars start because the victim country is not strong enough. We are determined to get us back to the point where we are so strong that we never have to send these people into combat. That’s the way to stay out of war, and the opposite is the way we’ve always gotten into war.”

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  • MIL-OSI China: Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 kicks off in Singapore amid geopolitical tensions

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

    People in uniforms perform security duties outside the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 30, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

    The 22nd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier defense and security summit, opened in Singapore on Friday amid geopolitical tensions.

    This year’s dialogue drew representatives from 47 countries, including 40 ministerial-level delegates, 20 chief of defense forces-level delegates, over 20 senior defense officials, and prominent academics, according to the Singapore Ministry of Defense.

    A Chinese delegation from the National Defense University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is attending the event.

    French President Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver a keynote speech late Friday, where he’s expected to position France — and Europe — as champions of international cooperation and rules-based trade.

    U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to speak on Saturday about America’s “new ambitions for Indo-Pacific security.” Observers say he faces a tough task in convincing Asian allies, many of whom remain uneasy about President Donald Trump’s disruptive policies, not least those related to trade.

    Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will also give a speech on Saturday and make clear how, amid global geopolitical uncertainties and sharpened geo-economic fault lines, Malaysia as ASEAN’s current chair, provides strategic leadership for the region and beyond, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the organizer.

    EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas is also scheduled to speak on Saturday.

    Analysts say key topics will likely include regional cooperation, the U.S. security policies and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The implications of sweeping U.S. tariffs are also likely to attract attention, as officials will use the platform to reassure partners and navigate an increasingly multipolar security landscape.

    The Dialogue runs from Friday through Sunday.

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  • MIL-OSI China: CPC delegation attends int’l conference of Asian political parties

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

    A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Sun Haiyan, vice minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, visited Russia from Wednesday to Friday.

    During the visit, the delegation attended the meeting of the Standing Committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties and participated in a forum on Eurasian cooperation hosted by the United Russia party.

    Sun met with Vladimir Yakushev, secretary of the United Russia’s General Council. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening exchanges between the ruling parties of China and Russia and jointly implementing the important consensus reached by the two countries’ leaders.

    Sun also briefed Yakushev on the key messages of the Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs with Neighboring Countries.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: A county in China exports matcha around the world

    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, May 30 (Xinhuanet) — The tradition of drinking matcha originated in ancient China and was later spread to Japan. Jiangkou County in Tongren City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, has become the world’s production center for this type of tea. In 2024 alone, the county sold more than 1,200 tons of matcha, worth over 300 million yuan (about 41.7 million U.S. dollars). The county’s products enter overseas markets including Japan, the United States and France.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: In Lianjiang County, Fujian Province: Fishermen hold dragon boat races at sea

    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 May 27, a sea dragon boat race was held in Dinghai Village, Lianjiang County, Fujian Province, to celebrate the upcoming Duanwu Festival. It is known that the tradition of sea dragon boat racing in Dinghai dates back to the Ming Dynasty. Today, every year during the Duanwu Festival, villagers voluntarily hold colorful competitions to preserve this centuries-old tradition.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Happy Duanwu Festival!

    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

    Duanwu Jie is one of the most ancient Chinese holidays, with a history of over 2,000 years. It is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar (usually in June).

    There are several legends about the origin of the holiday. The most popular is the story of Qu Yuan, a famous ancient poet and nobleman of the Chu kingdom who lived during the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BC). Seeing his homeland under attack from the powerful Qin kingdom, Qu Yuan gave the ruler of Chu valuable advice on strengthening the military power of the state and resisting the enemy. However, the advice was disputed by other nobles and as a result, the ruler of the kingdom dismissed Qu Yuan from his post and expelled him from the capital. In exile, Qu Yuan composed immortal works in which he expressed his longing for his homeland: Lisao (Elegy of the Detached), Tianwen (Questions to Heaven), Jiuge (Nine Elegies), etc.

    In 278 BC, when the Qin army captured the capital of Chu, Qu Yuan wrote his last work, Huaisha, and, unable to bear the shame of his country’s fall, threw himself into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month. Upon learning of the poet’s death, the subjects of Chu came to the river. Fishermen tried to find the body of the drowned man. People threw rice, eggs, and other food into the river so that the fish and crayfish would not harm Qu Yuan’s body. One of the doctors poured strong rice wine into the river so that the inhabitants of the river, having drunk the wine, would not be able to eat the poet’s remains. Thus, gradually a custom developed of holding dragon boat races, drinking rice wine, and eating the festive delicacy “zongzi” every year on the fifth day of the fifth month.

    Zongzi is a steamed dish made from glutinous rice, wrapped in reed, bamboo or palm leaves and tied with colorful silk threads. According to historical records, zongzi originated during the Spring and Autumn period. The filling for zongzi can be dates, bean puree, meat, egg yolk. Nowadays, every year at the beginning of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, many Chinese families soak the glutinous rice, wash the reed leaves and cook zongzi. This festive dish can also be bought in stores.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko: The results of the final of the Professionals championship in creative industries and IT were summed up in Nizhny Novgorod

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Dmitry Chernyshenko and Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov took part in the award ceremony for the finalists of the Professionals championship in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko took part in the award ceremony for the finalists of the Professionals championship in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

    Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin during the award ceremony for the finalists of the Professionals professional skills championship in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko took part in the award ceremony for the finalists of the Professionals championship in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

    The final of the All-Russian championship in professional skills “Professionals” in the competencies of creative industries and information technologies in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

    The final of the All-Russian championship in professional skills “Professionals” in the competencies of creative industries and information technologies in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

    The final of the All-Russian championship in professional skills “Professionals” in the competencies of creative industries and information technologies in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

    The final of the All-Russian championship in professional skills “Professionals” in the competencies of creative industries and information technologies in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

    The final of the All-Russian championship in professional skills “Professionals” in the competencies of creative industries and information technologies in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

    The final of the All-Russian championship in professional skills “Professionals” in the competencies of creative industries and information technologies in Nizhny Novgorod

    May 30, 2025

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    Dmitry Chernyshenko and Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov took part in the award ceremony for the finalists of the Professionals championship in Nizhny Novgorod

    The final of the All-Russian Championship of Professional Skills “Professionals” in creative industries and information technology competencies has ended in Nizhny Novgorod. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov, and Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin took part in the award ceremony.

    Dmitry Chernyshenko read out a greeting from Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

    “Today, Nizhny Novgorod has become a center of attraction for talented young men and women from different Russian regions and foreign countries. At the unique site of the federal technology park, college, technical school and school students were able to demonstrate their skills and ability to solve problems of any complexity. Excellent preparation and strong character allowed you to get ahead of your rivals and prove that you are the best in your field. The all-Russian championship movement is growing in our country from year to year. Competitions give participants an impetus for personal and professional growth, help to reveal their abilities, implement bold plans and projects, and the performances are an example for many young people who want to work in the creative industries and information technology,” Mikhail Mishustin noted in his welcoming speech.

    Dmitry Chernyshenko also congratulated the participants and wished them success in their endeavors and professional growth.

    “Dear friends, I would like to send my personal wishes of happiness, goodness and gratitude to all participants. We had the opportunity to communicate with some of you in the wonderful space of the technology park, to see cool specialists, wonderful mentors, interested employers. Search, try, you will succeed, you are all definitely winners. The country is proud of you, you are the best, everyone will look up to you. Good luck!” – said the Deputy Prime Minister.

    24 participants became winners in the main and junior standings, 48 participants became prize winners. In addition, winners and prize winners were announced in the international, industrial and team standings.

    “Dear children, I would like to congratulate all the finalists and especially thank your parents, teachers and mentors. Today, thanks to them, you are in this room. Representatives of your future employers – large enterprises – are also present here. They watch and choose the best of the best. Today, secondary vocational education is developing, and it is in great demand. The President of Russia pays great attention to the training of workers. The “Professionality” project, organized on his instructions, has become a real driver of the development of our country’s economy,” said Sergey Kravtsov.

    The head of the Ministry of Education emphasized that for the first time in Nizhny Novgorod the final of the Professionals championship is being held, he addressed words of gratitude to the team of the Nizhny Novgorod region for the brilliant organization of the event.

    The final of the professional skills championship “Professionals” was held for a week in the Federal Technopark of Professional Education, created on the basis of the property complex “Nizhpoligraf” within the framework of the federal project “Professionalism” of the national project “Youth and Children”.

    “I would like to express my admiration for the young people who have gathered in Nizhny Novgorod these days from all over the country. It is breathtaking what you can do in your fields at the age of fourteen, fifteen, sixteen. I wish you to dare, to conquer the whole world, to climb Everest with the flag of our state in your hands, to remain true Russians who love their country in any situation. Great achievements to you, interesting ideas, business startups! We will be rooting for you. A special source of pride for me is that Nizhny Novgorod is hosting the Professionals championship. This became possible thanks to the faith in our region on the part of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and Sergei Sergeevich Kravtsov. Many thanks to Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko, whom I can rightfully call a friend of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. He oversees the Volga Federal District and actively promotes the development of our region,” said Gleb Nikitin.

    In 2025, competitions were held in Nizhny Novgorod in 15 competencies, 10 of which were new for the final. The organizer of the championship is the Ministry of Education of Russia with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation.

    In the main classification, college and technical school students (category “Main”), schoolchildren aged 14 and over (category “Juniors”) competed. Young specialists from specialized industries competed in the industrial classification, and representatives of foreign countries – in the international classification.

    Among the 195 contestants are representatives of 46 regions of Russia and 6 friendly countries.

    Over the course of three days, the competition was held in an individual format, and on the last day – for the first time in the history of the championship – in a team format.

    More than 50 enterprises representing specialized industries became partners of the final.

    The Professionals Championship is the largest event in the system of secondary vocational education, the list of competencies is formed in accordance with the demands of the real sector of the economy. In 2025, the championship final will be held in three cities. In Nizhny Novgorod – in creative industries and IT, in Kaluga – in industrial technology competencies, in St. Petersburg – in education and service competencies. Winners and prize-winners get the opportunity to undergo an internship with major employers in the industry with subsequent employment.

    The championship final is held within the framework of the All-Russian championship movement in professional skills “Professionals”.

    The events of the All-Russian Championship Movement for Professional Skills “Professionals” unite over 1 million people in all regions of the country. This is more than 300 thousand contestants, as well as expert mentors, chief experts, competency managers, industry representatives, participants in business and career guidance programs, volunteers. The championships serve as a platform for exchanging experience, broadcasting industry requests to the education system, and also a place for employers and young specialists to meet.

    Dmitry Chernyshenko, Sergey Kravtsov and Gleb Nikitin also visited the Federal Technopark of Professional Education in Nizhny Novgorod, where the final of the All-Russian Championship in Professional Skills was held. The Technopark was created within the framework of the federal project “Professionalism” in accordance with the instructions of President Vladimir Putin. This is a joint project of the Ministry of Education and the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

    The Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister and the Governor assessed the venues where the competitions are taking place, and they also talked to the finalists and experts of the championship. The guys shared their impressions of participating in the competitions, talked about their competencies and preparation for the finals.

    It is planned that the Federal Technopark of Professional Education will become a center for advanced training of secondary vocational education teachers. As part of the creation of the technopark, premises for 21 laboratories have been prepared in three buildings (B1, B2 and D). In total, 43 equipped laboratories and workshops in more than 50 competencies in 9 priority industries are planned to be created on the territory of the Nizhpoligraf property complex.

    In addition to the buildings of the Federal Technopark of Professional Education, the guests were presented with the general project of the Park of Masters “Nizhpoligraf”. In 2023, the property complex was transferred to regional ownership and gained a new life. The facades of the buildings, utilities and internal structures were updated, the territory was landscaped.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Denis Manturov launched the production of a new Sollers car model and donated a bus to a large family from Ingushetia

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Denis Manturov, as part of a working visit to Tatarstan, took part in the launch ceremony of the new generation Sollers SF5 light commercial vehicle production

    May 30, 2025

    Denis Manturov handed over a Sollers Atlant bus to a large family from Ingushetia via videoconference at the plant site

    May 30, 2025

    Denis Manturov took part in the launch ceremony of the new generation Sollers SF5 light commercial vehicles

    May 30, 2025

    Denis Manturov took part in the ceremony of launching the production of the new generation light commercial vehicles Sollers SF5

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    Denis Manturov, as part of a working visit to Tatarstan, took part in the launch ceremony of the new generation Sollers SF5 light commercial vehicle production

    First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, as part of a working visit to Tatarstan, together with the head of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov, took part in the ceremony of launching the production of the new generation Sollers SF5 light commercial vehicles. In addition, Denis Manturov, via videoconference at the plant site, handed over a Sollers Atlant bus to a large family from Ingushetia, with whom Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken the day before.

    Sollers SF5 is the first Russian car of its class, serially equipped with an automatic transmission. It is produced using full-cycle technology, equipped with a fully localized diesel engine with a volume of 2.7 liters and a power of 150 hp, corresponding to the environmental standard “Euro-5”. Already at the stage of launching production, components of Russian manufacture are installed on Sollers SF5. It is planned that by the end of this year the level of localization of the new model will be 70%.

    “Sollers is taking a responsible approach to fulfilling its obligations, which were included in the special investment contract at the initial stage, and is gradually developing a new product range. Not long ago, last year, we launched the production of tourist buses in the Far East, before that – the previous generation of the Atlanta. I am confident that Sollers, both at other sites and in Alabuga, will confidently expand its product range, model range, increase the level of localization, and also provide work for other enterprises in the automotive component industry. In recent years, the automotive component industry has received a new lease of life in the development of the production of units and components. And Sollers is actively contributing to this, providing workload and orders to a wide range of Russian companies in this sector,” the First Deputy Prime Minister noted.

    “For 20 years, Sollers has been a strategic partner of Tatarstan. Today, the company continues to increase its market share, engage in localization and launch new products. Today, we are meeting another model. We sincerely thank the Government of Russia for supporting our car manufacturers and assisting in the implementation of promising investment projects. Stable operation of enterprises is the key to guaranteed good wages and decent working conditions,” said Rustam Minnikhanov.

    Denis Manturov handed over a 16-seat Sollers Atlant bus to a large family from Ingushetia via videoconference. Earlier, the family of Beslan Ruslanbekovich Bogolov and Maryam Khazhbikarovna Khamkhoeva, who are raising 11 children, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to assist in purchasing comfortable transport for family trips. The President said that assistance would be provided, and today this informal order was fulfilled.

    Denis Manturov congratulated Maryam Khazhbikarovna on being awarded the title of “Mother Heroine”: “Even raising one child is a huge responsibility and noble work. And you have 10 boys and a girl, so raising them on their feet is definitely not an easy task. You are doing it – and this is truly a parental feat worthy of the deepest respect. The state has a special place for such families. Our President directs all authorities to prioritize support for those whose home is full of love, care and children’s voices.”

    As the First Deputy Prime Minister emphasized, the family will receive new transport within a week. “I hope that with its help you will show the children the beauty of the Caucasus. And it will be easier to solve everyday issues,” Denis Manturov added.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: Citizens transfer pension savings to PDS

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Central Bank of Russia –

    The number of citizens forming pension savings in non-state pension funds (NPF) decreased by 564 thousand people, to 35.4 million people, according to the results of the first quarter. This mainly happened because NPF clients are actively joining the long-term savings program (LTSP) and transferring their funds there as a down payment.

    As a result, the volume of pension savings decreased by 103 billion rubles over the quarter. The number of PDS participants increased by almost 1.5 times over the quarter and amounted to about 4 million people.

    In the structure of NPF portfolios, the share of investments in OFZ increased and decreased in money market instruments. NPF income from investment was provided primarily by coupons on debt securities.

    Read more in“Review of key indicators of non-state pension funds” for the first quarter of 2025.

    Preview photo: Donat Sorokin / TASS

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko assessed the work of educational and scientific institutions in Nizhny Novgorod

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    Dmitry Chernyshenko’s working visit to Nizhny Novgorod. The Deputy Prime Minister spoke with students and teachers at the Nizhny Novgorod Automotive Technical School

    May 30, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko’s working visit to Nizhny Novgorod. At the Nizhny Novgorod Automotive Technical School

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    Dmitry Chernyshenko’s working visit to Nizhny Novgorod. Pilot production of ultra-pure materials for microelectronics at the Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky

    May 30, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko’s working visit to Nizhny Novgorod. Deputy Prime Minister and Gleb Nikitin sealed time capsules with messages to future generations from the Governments of the country and the region

    May 30, 2025

    Dmitry Chernyshenko’s working visit to Nizhny Novgorod. The Deputy Prime Minister assessed the site where the first stage of the IT campus is currently being completed – 18 student hotels

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    During his working visit to the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko visited a number of educational and scientific institutions.

    In particular, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education of Russia Sergey Kravtsov and Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin assessed the organization of the process of conducting the state final certification of schoolchildren. They visited one of the points where the Unified State Exam is held – at School No. 111 in Nizhny Novgorod, where the Russian language exam is being held for more than 200 children.

    Dmitry Chernyshenko noted that the main stage of the Unified State Exam began on May 23 in all 89 regions of Russia and 55 foreign countries. Today, the Unified State Exam in Russian is taking place – this is the most massive exam, with more than 640 thousand people registered to take it on the main day.

    During the trip, Dmitry Chernyshenko, Sergey Kravtsov and Gleb Nikitin assessed how the security point works and how security measures are organized at the exam point, and also watched the broadcast from other exam points in different regions. The school also demonstrated how work is organized at the headquarters of the exam point.

    “The procedure for the Unified State Exam has been streamlined in our country over the years and is conducted at the highest level. All assignments are printed directly in the classroom and transmitted in encrypted form, which completely eliminates the possibility of leaks. This is a unique technology that has no analogues in any country in the world. It guarantees absolute transparency and objectivity of the exam, providing equal conditions for all graduates. This year, more than 700 thousand are taking the Unified State Exam. In general, the exam is held in the normal mode, we will do everything possible to ensure that schoolchildren receive their results as soon as possible,” said Sergey Kravtsov.

    According to Gleb Nikitin, this year the region has organized 91 exam centers, which operate on the basis of educational organizations. The exam centers are equipped with video surveillance, metal detectors and mobile phone jammers. This is the most important condition for organizing high-quality and objective state final certification of school graduates.

    In addition, Dmitry Chernyshenko, together with Governor Gleb Nikitin, visited the world-class IT campus “Neimark”, the Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky (NNSU) and the Nizhny Novgorod Automotive Technical School.

    “A world-class inter-university campus is being created in Nizhny Novgorod, thanks to which new technologies will be developed. They will be aimed at achieving the national goal set by President Vladimir Putin – technological leadership, and will also be useful for the colleges of the federal project “Professionality”, – said Dmitry Chernyshenko.

    The Deputy Prime Minister assessed the site where the first stage of the IT campus is currently being completed – 18 student hostels. The work is being carried out under the federal project “Creating a Network of Modern Campuses” of the national project “Youth and Children”. It is planned that the first guests of the new complex will be participants of the World Youth Festival, which will be held in Nizhny Novgorod from September 17 to 21, 2025 and will bring together young people from Russia and foreign countries. Students of the Neimark University will move into the buildings from October.

    Dmitry Chernyshenko and Gleb Nikitin sealed time capsules with messages to future generations from the governments of the country and the region. In particular, they emphasized that the IT campus in Nizhny Novgorod is not just a complex of buildings or a university, but a growth point for new meanings and technologies. These capsules will be given to the builders, they will be laid in the foundation of one of the IT campus facilities under construction.

    According to Gleb Nikitin, the Nizhny Novgorod Region is one of Russia’s IT centers. The region is home to offices of about 2,000 companies working in the field of information and information and communication technologies.

    “The industry currently employs about 38 thousand people, and even taking into account such an impressive figure, there is a shortage of personnel. In this situation, the implementation of the Neimark IT campus project is of strategic importance to us. It is important that the Neimark University began its educational activities in advance, last year, under two programs. Starting this year, training will be conducted under five programs, which were developed jointly with leading universities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region,” said Gleb Nikitin.

    At UNN, Dmitry Chernyshenko assessed the pilot production of ultra-pure materials for microelectronics. At Lobachevsky University in Nizhny Novgorod, they plan to implement a full production cycle for high-purity substances. The project “Development of technologies for obtaining ultra-pure substances for the needs of the microelectronic industry and low-tonnage chemistry” is being implemented within the framework of the Priority-2030 program. The university also continues to conduct developments within the framework of advanced engineering schools aimed at creating space communications systems, radar, as well as developing a new component base and materials for microelectronics.

    The Deputy Prime Minister was told about the university’s advanced developments in the field of artificial intelligence, aimed at developing health-saving technologies, increasing life expectancy, improving cognitive health and active longevity, as well as about developments in the field of neuromorphic and quantum technologies of artificial and hybrid intelligence and their implementation in the real sector of the economy.

    At the Nizhny Novgorod Automotive Technical School (NAMT), Dmitry Chernyshenko talked to students and teachers. In particular, the ambassadors of “Professionalitet” answered the questions of the Deputy Prime Minister and described how they help schoolchildren with career guidance. And student Violetta Chernutskaya spoke about her career choice and explained why girls should learn to work on a lathe.

    Since 2022, NAMT has been the center of the educational and production cluster “Mechanical Engineering” within the framework of the federal project “Professionality” of the national project “Youth and Children”. Within the framework of the project, new educational laboratories in mechatronics and robotics, industrial automation, automated design of technological processes were created. In total, the cluster “Mechanical Engineering” covers over 1.3 thousand students of six educational institutions of the Nizhny Novgorod region. Students consolidate the knowledge gained in the workshops of “Professionality” at the production sites of the Gorky Automobile Plant under the guidance of experienced mentors during practice, master classes, and the preparation of real projects.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Denis Manturov and the Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the launch of the industrial technopark “Olimp”

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    Denis Manturov and Rustam Minnikhanov visited the KAMAZ automobile plant and took part in the opening ceremony of the industrial technopark in Tatarstan

    May 30, 2025

    Denis Manturov visited the KAMAZ automobile plant and took part in the opening ceremony of the industrial technopark in Tatarstan

    May 30, 2025

    Denis Manturov visited the KAMAZ automobile plant and took part in the opening ceremony of the industrial technopark in Tatarstan

    May 30, 2025

    Denis Manturov visited the KAMAZ automobile plant and took part in the opening ceremony of the industrial technopark in Tatarstan

    May 30, 2025

    Denis Manturov visited the KAMAZ automobile plant and took part in the opening ceremony of the industrial technopark in Tatarstan

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    Denis Manturov and Rustam Minnikhanov visited the KAMAZ automobile plant and took part in the opening ceremony of the industrial technopark in Tatarstan

    First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, as part of a working trip to Tatarstan, together with the head of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov, visited the KAMAZ automobile plant and also took part in the opening ceremony of a new industrial technology park.

    At the KAMAZ scientific and technical center, the First Deputy Prime Minister and the head of the republic were presented with a number of the latest high-tech vehicles of the K5 generation, as well as quarry dump trucks of the Atlant family, a KAMAZ-6290 water truck and a KAMAZ-53199 (Chistogor) flatbed electric garbage truck.

    KAMAZ presented a set of technical solutions that allow drivers with disabilities to operate trucks. The vehicle is equipped with a device that lifts and places the driver in the cabin. The vehicle is fully controlled using the steering wheel. Denis Manturov instructed the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Rosstandart, and the Ministry of Health to develop regulatory framework to ensure that drivers with disabilities are allowed to carry out commercial transportation in specially equipped vehicles. Such solutions may be in demand, including for participants in the SVO.

    Denis Manturov and Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the grand opening ceremony of the industrial technopark “Olimp”, the residents of which will be enterprises in the field of radio-electronic industry. In particular, the Electronics and Power Elements Center of PJSC “KAMAZ” will be opened here, specializing in the development and production of electronic components for freight and passenger vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells and electric traction. In total, the federal authorities, the Republic of Tatarstan and KAMAZ invested over 2 billion rubles in the project to create a new technopark.

    “Today we had the opportunity to get acquainted with the results of research and development work on technologies related to the development of hydrogen engines or accumulators. This area is developing quite actively in our country. At the same time, the application areas are very wide. This is not only the automotive industry, but also river vessels. We must maintain our potential without slowing down. This is an interdepartmental task. Today, colleagues identified a number of issues that need to be resolved. We will actively work on this area,” Denis Manturov emphasized.

    “This is the result of systematic work to create a high-tech infrastructure for the development of the republic and the entire country. The project was implemented with federal support, and thanks to this, the first stage of the construction of the technology park was completed in the shortest possible time. It is important for us that the technology park is also an educational platform and a center for training engineering personnel. In recent years, much has been done in terms of supporting higher education. I am confident that “Olimp” will become a place of innovation, where breakthrough technologies will be born and a new generation of engineers will grow up. We will always support. I want to wish that those discoveries appear here that will ensure the technological independence of the country,” said Rustam Minnikhanov.

    A meeting of the organizing committee for preparations for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the city of Naberezhnye Chelny and the 50th anniversary of the release of the company’s first truck was also held at the KAMAZ site, chaired by the First Deputy Prime Minister.

    “The significance of these events not only for Tatarstan, but for the entire country is emphasized by the President’s decree. Therefore, it is important for us to do everything necessary to ensure that the celebrations are held at the proper level. And most importantly, to leave behind a legacy in the form of new and overhauled facilities. We are talking about educational, cultural, sports and medical institutions. About the street and road network and residential buildings,” Denis Manturov noted.

    “We are grateful to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin for the decision to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the city’s foundation and the 50th anniversary of the first KAMAZ vehicle at the federal level. The plan of the main events for the preparation and celebration of these significant dates has already been approved. And the main objective of the plan is to preserve human capital in the city, create comfortable conditions for life and work in production,” the head of the republic said.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 242 million rubles is not a trifle: results of the Coin Week

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    More than 51 million coins worth almost 242 million rubles were returned to circulation by citizens during the Coin Week, which took place in April this year. Thanks to the fact that new retail outlets joined the campaign, residents of 3,058 settlements were able to take part in it (2,568 in 2024).

    People handed in 235 tons of change to banks and shops — 17.5% more than last autumn. Half of the total weight was coins of 1, 2 and 5 rubles, the most popular in shops. The largest number of coins was collected in Moscow and the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, and Krasnodar Krai.

    Some banks and shops continue to accept coins for exchange for banknotes or crediting to an account. The addresses of participants and the conditions of acceptance are presented on the website coinweek.rf.

    In order to return coins to circulation, it is not necessary to wait for a special occasion; you just need to pay for goods and services with them.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Patrushev: It is necessary to continue to open new markets for the development of Russian grain exports

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    Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025

    May 30, 2025

    Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025

    May 30, 2025

    IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025

    May 30, 2025

    Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025

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    Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025. The event was attended by representatives of relevant departments and organizations, as well as more than 60 companies that regularly purchase grain in our country.

    “Russian farmers harvested almost 130 million tons of grain in 2024. This result fully meets our domestic needs and creates a reserve for solving export problems. According to international institutions, this season Russia ranks second in barley production on the world stage, fourth in wheat and is in the top 10 in corn volumes. The 2025 sowing campaign is proceeding ahead of schedule. About 48 million hectares are planned for grain, including winter crops. All areas affected by recurrent frosts have already been resown. I expect that the approved area structure will be observed. And we can count on decent grain harvests. We hope that the harvest will be higher than in 2024,” said Dmitry Patrushev.

    The Deputy Prime Minister recalled that the Russian Government retains instruments to support farmers – preferential lending, control over the availability of mineral fertilizers, development of a preferential leasing mechanism, and others.

    In 2025, the subsidy for rail transportation of grain from Siberia and the Urals was increased by 2 billion rubles. This will allow more than 2 million tons to be exported from traditionally surplus regions and thereby support local farmers.

    Dmitry Patrushev noted that the intervention fund was transferred to sales mode in 2025. In addition, the export quota for wheat was reduced to maintain stability in the domestic market.

    According to the decree of the President on the national development goals of the Russian Federation, by 2030, with grain harvests of 170 million tons, grain supplies to foreign markets should reach 80 million tons. In the 2023-2024 season, Russia exported more than 71 million tons.

    The Deputy Prime Minister named measures that will allow removing barriers and intensifying current export deliveries. For example, a decree of the Russian Government was signed that increases the maximum volume of the additional quota for grain exports from 45 to 300%. This temporary measure will allow exporters to increase deliveries abroad due to the share of producers who have refused to export.

    “I urge businesses to make maximum use of the capabilities of our attachés on agro-industrial complex issues abroad, as well as the Federal Center for Development of Export of Agricultural Products. We have created this tool specifically to assist exporters in entering new sales markets,” said Dmitry Patrushev.

    The prospects for increasing exports, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, should also be viewed through the prism of expanding logistics capabilities. To this end, the development of port infrastructure continues first and foremost. Thus, in 2024, grain handling capacity increased by 5 million tons.

    In conclusion, Dmitry Patrushev noted the importance of international cooperation. The BRICS countries supported Russia’s proposal to create the association’s own grain exchange, aimed at strengthening food sovereignty and reducing dependence on Western trading platforms. At the level of the Russian Government, a concept is being developed that will be presented to partners.

    Dmitry Patrushev also answered questions from business representatives. They concerned support for the export of grain legumes, provision of farmers with fertilizers, agricultural insurance, lifting the ban on the export of raw rice and other topics. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that, despite the importance of export development, the domestic market is a priority in decision-making.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Mikhail Mishustin approved decisions on measures to support the coal industry

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    Coal enterprises will receive additional support, which should ensure their further stable development in the current unfavorable economic situation. This decision was maderesults of the meeting on the situation in the coal industry, which was held by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The necessary instructions for the implementation of additional measures were given to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Energy.

    A targeted approach will be used in providing assistance measures to coal industry organizations, developed by the Government on the instructions of the President.

    For this purpose, a decision was made to create a subcommittee to provide financial measures of state support to individual organizations in economic sectors. It will operate within the framework of the Government Commission on Increasing the Stability of the Russian Economy in the Context of Sanctions at the Ministry of Finance. The subcommittee will be headed by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. It will include representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development, the Central Bank, the Federal Tax Service, the Federal Financial Monitoring Service and other structures.

    Together with the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Finance will have until June 5 to develop and approve the criteria on the basis of which decisions will be made on the consideration of applications for state support for industry companies.

    A number of proposals were made at the meeting, which it was decided to support.

    Thus, until December 1, a deferment of the mineral extraction tax and insurance contributions will be granted to all enterprises in the coal industry. If necessary, it can be extended for a longer period by a separate decision of the subcommittee.

    Coal industry organizations will be provided with targeted subsidies to compensate for part of the cost of logistics expenses when exporting coal products over long distances.

    Another decision concerns the provision of compensation in the amount of 12.8% of the tariff for export transportation of coal in the north-west and south directions to Siberian coal companies. Their list will be formed by the Ministry of Energy and approved by the subcommittee.

    On the instructions of Mikhail Mishustin, plans for the financial recovery of enterprises in the industry will be approved, including those providing for assistance from direct beneficiaries (shareholders), as well as restrictions on the payment of dividends, an increase in the salaries of senior management, and cost optimization.

    In addition, it has been deemed appropriate to give coal industry enterprises that are experiencing a serious debt burden the opportunity to restructure their credit debt. When working on this measure, the position of the financial regulator, the Bank of Russia, will be taken into account.

    Mikhail Mishustin instructed Sergei Tsivilev and Anton Siluanov to take personal control of the implementation of the decisions taken.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/30/2025, 12-18 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A107UA7 (GPB005P03P) were changed.

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    05/30/2025 12:18

    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by NCO NCC (JSC), on May 30, 2025, 12-18 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 103.58) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1141.36 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 18.75%) of the security RU000A107UA7 (GPB005P03P) were changed.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Bolivia

    Source: IMF – News in Russian

    May 30, 2025

    Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV consultation[1] for Bolivia on May 2. The authorities have consented to the publication of the Staff Report prepared for this consultation.[2]

    Bolivia’s real GDP growth has moderated to 2.1 percent in the first three quarters of 2024, driven by a decline in hydrocarbons production, a slowdown in services activity, and a drop in soy crops and related manufacturing due to ‘El Niño’ effects. The economy has also faced disruptions from road blockages and scarcity of foreign exchange (FX)―given critically low international reserves―fuels and other critical inputs. High import costs, weak agricultural production, and road blockages pushed inflation to 10 percent at end-2024, the highest level in over a decade. Unemployment has fallen, but underemployment is rising, and real incomes retrenched on average. The combination of FX shortages, slowing activity, and depreciation of the parallel exchange rate resulted in a compression of the current account deficit to 2.7 percent for 2024. The fiscal deficit surpassed 10 percent of GDP in 2023-24 with declining hydrocarbon revenues, tax exemptions, increased social spending, and higher interest payments. The deficit has been mostly financed by the central bank amid tight external financing constraints. Public debt has increased to 95 percent of GDP.

    The financial sector remains well buffered. However, deposits declined in real terms and net interest margins are pressured by interest rate controls, limiting banks’ ability to raise loan rates amid rising inflation and slowing credit growth. Banks have experienced improved profitability from FX trading gains, resulting in a strengthened capital adequacy ratio of 13.5 percent in 2024, while non-performing loans have remained low at 3.2 percent of total loans.

     

    Executive Board Assessment[3]

    Executive Directors agreed with the thrust of the staff appraisal. They expressed concern over Bolivia’s acute fiscal and external imbalances and unsustainable policy mix and called for urgent actions to address the overvalued exchange rate, bolster foreign reserves, and implement sustained fiscal consolidation. Directors cautioned that inaction could lead to a painful disorderly adjustment and underscored the Fund’s readiness to support the authorities through its various activities. They encouraged the staff to continue to closely engage the authorities on the needed adjustments. Careful communication of the policy reforms to stakeholders would be pivotal to enhance their acceptability.

    Directors stressed that the untenable peg to the U.S. dollar and depleted international reserves call for a decisive shift in the monetary policy framework. They called for a realignment of the exchange rate with market fundamentals, moving toward greater exchange rate flexibility, and for front loaded fiscal consolidation and restrictive monetary policy settings, which would address inflationary pressures, alleviate FX shortages, and allow elimination of FX restrictions. Increasing interest rate flexibility will facilitate effective monetary policy transmission.

    Directors recommended a credible and sustained fiscal consolidation by rationalizing the public wage bill, phasing out fuel subsidies, enhancing public investment management and spending efficiency, and mobilizing tax revenue. Eliminating monetary financing of fiscal deficits is also important. Directors also emphasized the need to mitigate the effects of the policy adjustments on vulnerable populations, including through improved targeting of the social safety net. A coherent fiscal framework can help underpin the consolidation plan.

    Directors emphasized the need to strengthen financial sector supervision amid growing economic vulnerabilities. They called for close monitoring and contingency planning and encouraged the implementation of the remaining 2024 FSAP recommendations and strengthening the AML/CFT framework. Enhancing Bolivia’s public pension fund operations by diversifying investments and strengthening the pension supervisor’s independence is also important.

    Directors called for comprehensive supply side reforms to enhance productivity and growth potential and facilitate external rebalancing by phasing out export ceilings, price controls, and credit quotas. They emphasized the need for a clear regulatory framework to attract private investment and to focus public investment on socially beneficial infrastructure projects. Further efforts to enhance transparency and the governance and anticorruption frameworks will also be important. Improving data adequacy also remains a priority.

    It is expected that the next Article IV consultation with Bolivia will be held on the standard 12 month cycle.

    Table 1. Bolivia: Selected Economic Indicators, 2023-30

    Population (millions, 2024)

    11.3

    Poverty rate (percent, 2023)

    36.5

    Population growth rate (percent, 2024)

    1.4

    Adult literacy rate (percent, 2023)

    95.2

    Life expectancy at birth (years, 2024)

    68.7

    GDP per capita (US$, 2023)

    3,736

    Total unemployment rate (2024Q3)

    3.6

    		  

    IMF Quota (SDR, millions)

    240.1

     

     

    Est.

    Proj.

     

     

    2023

    2024

    2025

    2026

    Income and prices

    Real GDP

    3.1

    1.3

    1.1

    0.9

    Nominal GDP

    2.6

    6.5

    16.4

    16.9

    CPI inflation (period average)

    2.6

    5.1

    15.1

    15.8

    CPI inflation (end of period)

    2.1

    10.0

    15.6

    16.8

    Combined public sector

    Revenues and grants

    27.8

    28.4

    24.8

    24.2

       Of which: Hydrocarbon related revenue 1/

    2.8

    2.2

    1.9

    1.6

    Expenditure

    38.7

    38.7

    37.5

    37.4

       Current

    32.3

    33.2

    32.5

    32.6

       Capital 2/

    6.4

    5.4

    5.0

    4.8

    Net lending/borrowing (overall balance)

    -10.9

    -10.3

    -12.7

    -13.2

       Of which: Non-hydrocarbon balance

    -15.4

    -16.4

    -16.3

    -16.0

    Total gross NFPS debt 3/

    90.8

    95.0

    90.4

    91.4

    External sector

    Current account

    -2.5

    -2.7

    -2.6

    -3.2

    Exports of goods and services

    26.2

    20.7

    18.0

    16.0

       Of which: Natural gas

    4.5

    3.3

    2.3

    1.8

    Imports of goods and services

    28.6

    23.4

    20.4

    18.9

    Capital account

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    Financial account (-= net inflow)

    -2.0

    -3.5

    -2.8

    -3.3

       Of which: Direct investment net

    0.0

    -0.2

    -0.2

    -0.1

       Of which: Other investment, net

    -1.5

    -2.1

    -2.3

    -3.4

       Of which: Unidentified financing inflows

    0.0

    0.0

    -1.4

    -3.2

       Of which: Unidentified financing inflows

    0.0

    0.0

    1.9

    2.8

    Net errors and omissions

    -4.8

    -2.6

    0.0

    0.0

    Terms of trade index (percent change)

    1.2

    -2.3

    -1.6

    -0.2

    Central Bank gross foreign reserves 4/ 5/ 6/

    In millions of U.S. dollars

    1,808

    2,009

    2,118

    2,199

    In months of imports of goods and services

    1.9

    2.1

    2.0

    2.0

    In percent of GDP

    4.0

    4.1

    3.8

    3.3

    In percent of ARA

    20.6

    23.0

    22.3

    20.5

    Money and credit

    Credit to the private sector (percent change)

    -2.1

    4.0

    7.5

    7.2

    Credit to the private sector (percent of GDP)

    70.8

    69.2

    63.9

    58.6

    Broad money (percent of GDP)

    90.2

    87.5

    85.7

    86.9

    Memorandum items:

    Nominal GDP (in billions of U.S. dollars)

    45.5

    48.4

    56.3

    65.9

    Bolivianos/U.S. dollar (end-of-period)  7/

    6.9

    …

    …

    …

    REER, period average (percent change) 8/

    -1.5

    …

    …

    …

      Oil prices (in U.S. dollars per barrel)

    80.6

    79.2

    72.0

    68.2

      Energy-related subsidies to SOEs (percent of GDP) 9/

    3.9

    4.0

    3.4

    2.9

    Sources: Bolivian authorities (MEFP, Ministry of Planning, BCB, INE, UDAPE); IMF; Fund staff calculations.
    1/ Excludes YPFB profits/losses.
    2/ Includes net lending.
    3/ Public debt includes SOE’s borrowing from the BCB (but not from other domestic institutions) and BCB loans to FINPRO and FNDR.
    4/ Excludes reserves from the Latin American Reserve Fund (FLAR) and Offshore Liquidity Requirements (RAL).
    5/ All foreign assets valued at market prices.
    6/ Includes a repurchase line of US$99.2 million maturing in 2025.
    7/ Official (buy) exchange rate.
    8/ The REER based on authorities’ methodology is different from that of the IMF (see 2017 and 2018 Staff Reports).
    9/ Includes the cost of subsidy borne by public enterprises and incentives for hydrocarbon exploration investments in the projection period.

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    [2] Under the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, publication of documents that pertain to member countries is voluntary and requires the member consent. The staff report will be shortly published on the www.imf.org/Bolivia page.

    [3] At the conclusion of the discussion, the Managing Director, as Chair of the Board, summarizes the views of Executive Directors, and this summary is transmitted to the country’s authorities. An explanation of any qualifiers used in summings up can be found here: http://www.IMF.org/external/np/sec/misc/qualifiers.htm.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: CPC Delegation Attends International Conference of Asian Political Parties

    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, May 30 /Xinhua/ — A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Sun Haiyan, deputy director of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, visited Russia from May 28 to 30.

    During the visit, the delegation took part in a meeting of the Standing Committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties and in the Eurasian International Socio-Political Hearings organized by the United Russia party.

    Sun Haiyan also met with Vladimir Yakushev, Secretary of the General Council of United Russia. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening exchanges between the ruling parties of China and Russia and jointly implementing important agreements reached by the leaders of the two countries.

    In addition, Sun Haiyan acquainted V. Yakushev with the key theses of the central meeting on work in relation to neighboring countries, which took place in April in China. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI USA: United States Secures the Extraditions of Individuals Accused of Violent and Other Serious Crimes from Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius,

    Source: US State of North Dakota

    United States Also Returned International Fugitives Wanted for Terrorism, Murder, Attempted Murder and Child Sexual Abuse to Canada, India, and Mexico

    Note: The defendants whose names are underlined hyperlink to press releases.

    WASHINGTON — Extensive coordination between the Justice Department and law enforcement authorities in Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Panama, Peru, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom (UK) resulted in the extraditions in April and May of dozens of individuals. The defendants returned to the United States are alleged to have committed crimes — including child sexual abuse and rape, murder, hate crimes, assault, narcoterrorism, drug trafficking, alien smuggling, cybercrime, money laundering, fraud, aggravated robbery and extortion — in a number of U.S. states and federal districts, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia.

    The fugitives extradited to the United States include:

    • Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as Mishka, Michael, Commander Butcher, and Butcher, 21, a Georgian national and alleged leader of a white supremacist group, was extradited from Moldova to face charges in the Eastern District of New York for soliciting hate crimes and planning a mass casualty attack in New York City. As the alleged leader of the white supremacist group “Maniac Murder Cult,” an international, racially motivated violent extremist group that adheres to a neo-Nazi ideology and promotes violence against racial minorities, the Jewish community, and other groups that it deems “undesirables,” Chkhikvishvili allegedly traveled to Brooklyn in 2022 and actively solicited acts of mass violence with a person who was, unbeknownst to Chkhikvishvili, an undercover FBI employee. In November 2023, Chkhikvishvili allegedly began planning a mass casualty attack to take place on New Year’s Eve, which would involve an individual dressing up as Santa Claus and handing out candy laced with poison to racial minorities. In January 2024, as alleged, the scheme evolved and Chkhikvishvili specifically directed the undercover FBI employee to target the Jewish community, Jewish schools, and Jewish children in Brooklyn.

    • Liridon Masurica, also known as @blackdb, 33, a national of Kosovo and alleged administrator of an online criminal marketplace, was extradited from Kosovo to face charges of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and fraudulent use of 15 or more unauthorized access devices in the Middle District of Florida.

    • Adrian Alberto Cano Gomez, also known as Andrea, 45, a national of Colombia and an alleged member of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), a designated foreign terrorist organization, was extradited from Colombia to face charges in the Southern District of Texas of narco-terrorism and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia.

    • Aler Baldomero Samayoa-Recinos, also known as Chicharra, 58, a national of Guatemala and alleged leader of a prolific Guatemalan drug trafficking organization, was extradited from Guatemala to face charges in the District of Columbia of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms of cocaine for importation to the United States.

    • Daniel Flores, 49, a national of Mexico, was extradited from Mexico to face charges of first-degree murder for the 1995 killing of two brothers, both U.S. Marines, ages 22 and 19, in Cook County, Illinois.

    • Manuel Alejandro Vasquez, 47, a citizen of Mexico, was extradited from Mexico to face a charge of murder in Ventura County, California. Vasquez’s two co-defendants were convicted in 1999 and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the 1998 murder of a man in his home over an alleged unpaid debt. Vasquez fled to Mexico before charges could be filed against him.

    • Tyler Buchanan, 23, a UK national, was extradited from Spain to face charges of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in the Central District of California. Among other crimes, Buchanan and his co-conspirators allegedly stole cryptocurrency worth millions of dollars following phishing attacks on over 45 companies based in the United States, Canada, and the UK.

    • Felix Manuel Mejia-Gonzalez, 33, a Dominican citizen, was extradited from the Dominican Republic to face charges of fentanyl trafficking in the District of New Hampshire.

    • Samuel Steven Huggler, 28, a U.S. citizen, was extradited from Spain, to face charges relating to the alleged murder and attempted murders of three of his siblings in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Huggler is charged with aiding, inducing, or causing murder, three counts of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of aiding, inducing, or causing attempted murder, and possession of an altered firearm. 

    • Michel Patrick Desalles, 54, a Mauritian national, was extradited from Mauritius to face a charge of murder in the second degree in the State of New York. Desalles allegedly choked his employer to death with zip ties and immediately fled the United States in 2017.

    • Juan Miguel Roman-Balderas, 45, a citizen of Mexico, was extradited from Mexico to face two charges of murder in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Roman-Balderas is alleged to have stabbed to death his 28-year-old ex-girlfriend in April 2014 in Greenbelt, Maryland.

    • Rody L. Wilcox, 50, a U.S. citizen, was extradited from Georgia to face charges of lewd conduct with a minor under 16 years of age filed in Latah County, Idaho. Wilcox allegedly sexually assaulted a six-year-old child on multiple occasions in 2023. In 2024, Wilcox fled Idaho while on bond. Through OIA’s cooperation with the FBI, U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service and Georgian authorities, Wilcox was arrested in Georgia on Aug. 16, 2024, while en route to the Russian Federation.

    • Miguel Angel Urbano-Vazquez, 48, a citizen of Mexico, was extradited from Mexico to face charges of aggravated first-degree murder and rape in Pierce County, Washington. Urbano-Vazquez is alleged to have raped four victims between March and October 2002, one of whom he is also alleged to have murdered in the course of rape.

    • Gilberto Gutierrez, 46, a citizen of El Salvador, was extradited from El Salvador to face charges of rape, child abuse, and related sex offenses in Wicomico County, Maryland. Gutierrez allegedly repeatedly sexually abused two girls under the age of 10 years old between approximately 1999 and 2004.

    • Ramon Manriquez Castillo, 68, a dual U.S. and Mexican citizen; Edgar Rodriguez Ruano, 29, a Mexican citizen; Fernando Javier Escobar Tito, 48, an Ecuadorian citizen; and Anderson Jair Gamboa Nieto, 30, a Colombian citizen, were surrendered by Guinea-Bissau to face drug trafficking charges in the Southern District of Florida. The co-defendants are alleged members of a transnational drug trafficking organization comprised of several cartels in Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, and they allegedly conspired to distribute large quantities of cocaine through Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Guinea-Bissau using a U.S.-registered airplane, with a U.S. citizen onboard, from about November 2023 to September 2024. They are also charged with distributing cocaine in these countries using an airplane with a U.S. citizen onboard.

    • Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, 35, a Ukrainian national, was extradited from Spain to face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, extortion, and related activity in connection with computers in the Eastern District of New York and the Middle District of Florida. According to the charges in the Eastern District of New York, Stryzhak is one of the administrators of the Nefilim ransomware gang. The Middle District of Florida charges allege that Stryzhak used the Hive ransomware to engage in a computer hacking and extortion scheme that targeted businesses in the United States and abroad. The Hive ransomware group is estimated to have attacked approximately 1,500 victims and extorted approximately $110 million in ransom payments.

    The fugitives extradited by the United States include:

    • Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 64, a Canadian citizen, native of Pakistan, and convicted terrorist, was extradited to India to stand trial on 10 criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 160 people, including six Americans, and wounded hundreds more.

    • Aaron Seth Juarez, 26, a U.S. citizen, was extradited to Mexico to be prosecuted for femicide for the 2019 killing of his approximately 31-year-old stepmother, whose body he allegedly buried in the backyard of her Tijuana home. 

    The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs (OIA), along with the U.S. Marshals Service, provided significant assistance in securing the defendants’ arrests and extraditions. The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Central District of California and the Eastern District of California litigated with OIA the successful outgoing extradition cases for Rana and Juarez, respectively. OIA and the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section’s Office of Judicial Attaché in Bogotá, Colombia provided significant assistance in securing the arrests and extraditions from Colombia. The Criminal Division’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) also provided assistance with the extraditions from Guatemala and Kosovo. The Justice Department thanks and acknowledges the instrumental role of its law enforcement partners in Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Panama, Peru, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom for making these extraditions possible.

    An indictment and criminal complaint are merely allegations. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: United States Secures the Extraditions of Individuals Accused of Violent and Other Serious Crimes from Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius,

    Source: United States Attorneys General 1

    United States Also Returned International Fugitives Wanted for Terrorism, Murder, Attempted Murder and Child Sexual Abuse to Canada, India, and Mexico

    Note: The defendants whose names are underlined hyperlink to press releases.

    WASHINGTON — Extensive coordination between the Justice Department and law enforcement authorities in Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Panama, Peru, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom (UK) resulted in the extraditions in April and May of dozens of individuals. The defendants returned to the United States are alleged to have committed crimes — including child sexual abuse and rape, murder, hate crimes, assault, narcoterrorism, drug trafficking, alien smuggling, cybercrime, money laundering, fraud, aggravated robbery and extortion — in a number of U.S. states and federal districts, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia.

    The fugitives extradited to the United States include:

    • Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as Mishka, Michael, Commander Butcher, and Butcher, 21, a Georgian national and alleged leader of a white supremacist group, was extradited from Moldova to face charges in the Eastern District of New York for soliciting hate crimes and planning a mass casualty attack in New York City. As the alleged leader of the white supremacist group “Maniac Murder Cult,” an international, racially motivated violent extremist group that adheres to a neo-Nazi ideology and promotes violence against racial minorities, the Jewish community, and other groups that it deems “undesirables,” Chkhikvishvili allegedly traveled to Brooklyn in 2022 and actively solicited acts of mass violence with a person who was, unbeknownst to Chkhikvishvili, an undercover FBI employee. In November 2023, Chkhikvishvili allegedly began planning a mass casualty attack to take place on New Year’s Eve, which would involve an individual dressing up as Santa Claus and handing out candy laced with poison to racial minorities. In January 2024, as alleged, the scheme evolved and Chkhikvishvili specifically directed the undercover FBI employee to target the Jewish community, Jewish schools, and Jewish children in Brooklyn.

    • Liridon Masurica, also known as @blackdb, 33, a national of Kosovo and alleged administrator of an online criminal marketplace, was extradited from Kosovo to face charges of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and fraudulent use of 15 or more unauthorized access devices in the Middle District of Florida.

    • Adrian Alberto Cano Gomez, also known as Andrea, 45, a national of Colombia and an alleged member of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), a designated foreign terrorist organization, was extradited from Colombia to face charges in the Southern District of Texas of narco-terrorism and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia.

    • Aler Baldomero Samayoa-Recinos, also known as Chicharra, 58, a national of Guatemala and alleged leader of a prolific Guatemalan drug trafficking organization, was extradited from Guatemala to face charges in the District of Columbia of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms of cocaine for importation to the United States.

    • Daniel Flores, 49, a national of Mexico, was extradited from Mexico to face charges of first-degree murder for the 1995 killing of two brothers, both U.S. Marines, ages 22 and 19, in Cook County, Illinois.

    • Manuel Alejandro Vasquez, 47, a citizen of Mexico, was extradited from Mexico to face a charge of murder in Ventura County, California. Vasquez’s two co-defendants were convicted in 1999 and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the 1998 murder of a man in his home over an alleged unpaid debt. Vasquez fled to Mexico before charges could be filed against him.

    • Tyler Buchanan, 23, a UK national, was extradited from Spain to face charges of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in the Central District of California. Among other crimes, Buchanan and his co-conspirators allegedly stole cryptocurrency worth millions of dollars following phishing attacks on over 45 companies based in the United States, Canada, and the UK.

    • Felix Manuel Mejia-Gonzalez, 33, a Dominican citizen, was extradited from the Dominican Republic to face charges of fentanyl trafficking in the District of New Hampshire.

    • Samuel Steven Huggler, 28, a U.S. citizen, was extradited from Spain, to face charges relating to the alleged murder and attempted murders of three of his siblings in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Huggler is charged with aiding, inducing, or causing murder, three counts of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of aiding, inducing, or causing attempted murder, and possession of an altered firearm. 

    • Michel Patrick Desalles, 54, a Mauritian national, was extradited from Mauritius to face a charge of murder in the second degree in the State of New York. Desalles allegedly choked his employer to death with zip ties and immediately fled the United States in 2017.

    • Juan Miguel Roman-Balderas, 45, a citizen of Mexico, was extradited from Mexico to face two charges of murder in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Roman-Balderas is alleged to have stabbed to death his 28-year-old ex-girlfriend in April 2014 in Greenbelt, Maryland.

    • Rody L. Wilcox, 50, a U.S. citizen, was extradited from Georgia to face charges of lewd conduct with a minor under 16 years of age filed in Latah County, Idaho. Wilcox allegedly sexually assaulted a six-year-old child on multiple occasions in 2023. In 2024, Wilcox fled Idaho while on bond. Through OIA’s cooperation with the FBI, U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service and Georgian authorities, Wilcox was arrested in Georgia on Aug. 16, 2024, while en route to the Russian Federation.

    • Miguel Angel Urbano-Vazquez, 48, a citizen of Mexico, was extradited from Mexico to face charges of aggravated first-degree murder and rape in Pierce County, Washington. Urbano-Vazquez is alleged to have raped four victims between March and October 2002, one of whom he is also alleged to have murdered in the course of rape.

    • Gilberto Gutierrez, 46, a citizen of El Salvador, was extradited from El Salvador to face charges of rape, child abuse, and related sex offenses in Wicomico County, Maryland. Gutierrez allegedly repeatedly sexually abused two girls under the age of 10 years old between approximately 1999 and 2004.

    • Ramon Manriquez Castillo, 68, a dual U.S. and Mexican citizen; Edgar Rodriguez Ruano, 29, a Mexican citizen; Fernando Javier Escobar Tito, 48, an Ecuadorian citizen; and Anderson Jair Gamboa Nieto, 30, a Colombian citizen, were surrendered by Guinea-Bissau to face drug trafficking charges in the Southern District of Florida. The co-defendants are alleged members of a transnational drug trafficking organization comprised of several cartels in Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, and they allegedly conspired to distribute large quantities of cocaine through Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Guinea-Bissau using a U.S.-registered airplane, with a U.S. citizen onboard, from about November 2023 to September 2024. They are also charged with distributing cocaine in these countries using an airplane with a U.S. citizen onboard.

    • Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, 35, a Ukrainian national, was extradited from Spain to face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, extortion, and related activity in connection with computers in the Eastern District of New York and the Middle District of Florida. According to the charges in the Eastern District of New York, Stryzhak is one of the administrators of the Nefilim ransomware gang. The Middle District of Florida charges allege that Stryzhak used the Hive ransomware to engage in a computer hacking and extortion scheme that targeted businesses in the United States and abroad. The Hive ransomware group is estimated to have attacked approximately 1,500 victims and extorted approximately $110 million in ransom payments.

    The fugitives extradited by the United States include:

    • Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 64, a Canadian citizen, native of Pakistan, and convicted terrorist, was extradited to India to stand trial on 10 criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 160 people, including six Americans, and wounded hundreds more.

    • Aaron Seth Juarez, 26, a U.S. citizen, was extradited to Mexico to be prosecuted for femicide for the 2019 killing of his approximately 31-year-old stepmother, whose body he allegedly buried in the backyard of her Tijuana home. 

    The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs (OIA), along with the U.S. Marshals Service, provided significant assistance in securing the defendants’ arrests and extraditions. The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Central District of California and the Eastern District of California litigated with OIA the successful outgoing extradition cases for Rana and Juarez, respectively. OIA and the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section’s Office of Judicial Attaché in Bogotá, Colombia provided significant assistance in securing the arrests and extraditions from Colombia. The Criminal Division’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) also provided assistance with the extraditions from Guatemala and Kosovo. The Justice Department thanks and acknowledges the instrumental role of its law enforcement partners in Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Panama, Peru, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom for making these extraditions possible.

    An indictment and criminal complaint are merely allegations. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Vice Chairman of China addresses opening ceremony of 4th Dialogue on Inter-Civilizational Exchanges and Mutual Learning

    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

    LANZHOU, May 30 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng has called for eliminating disunity and misunderstanding through dialogue and communication to promote harmonious coexistence among different civilizations.

    Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 4th Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu Province, on Friday, Han Zheng said exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations have injected strong impetus into the progress of human civilization and peaceful development throughout the world.

    “We should show mutual respect and promote mutual success, jointly advocate for respect for the diversity of world civilizations, promote each civilization to preserve its unique beauty, and all civilizations to create harmonious diversity together,” Han Zheng said.

    The Vice Chairman of the PRC pointed out that Chinese-style modernization, as a new form of development of human civilization and mutually enriching with other civilizations, brings unique wisdom to the development of world civilizations.

    China will firmly stand on the right side of history and on the side of human progress, adhere to multilateralism with other countries, actively implement the Global Civilization Initiative, and advance in-depth and practical cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, Han added.

    The dialogue is attended by about 400 people, including political leaders, scientists, heads of international and non-governmental organizations from different countries.

    Delegates unanimously noted that China brings stability and certainty to the world through its own development. The global initiatives put forward by China, including the Global Civilization Initiative, not only promote mutual understanding and mutual learning among different civilizations, but also lay a solid foundation for building a new type of international order based on harmonious coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation among all countries, the participants in the dialogue said. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Beijing hosts conference to mark 120th anniversary of American journalist E. Snow’s birth

    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, May 30 (Xinhua) — A conference dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of American journalist Edgar Snow was held at Peking University on Friday.

    E. Snow was born in 1905 to an ordinary farming family in Missouri. In 1936, when China was engulfed in internal conflict and faced foreign aggression, E. Snow traveled to the remote headquarters of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Shaanxi Province (Northwest China), where he conducted extensive interviews with top party leaders, including the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

    Snow’s own reporting resulted in Red Star Over China, published a year later. It provided not only the West but also China itself with a rare and authentic account of the Chinese Red Army, its leadership, and its unwavering commitment to improving the lives of the Chinese people.

    After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, E. Snow visited China three times and was warmly received by its top leaders. After his visits, he never ceased to worry about China, firmly supported the just cause of the Chinese people, and actively promoted the development of friendly relations between the PRC and the United States.

    Speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference, Fu Hua, director general of Xinhua News Agency, said that Snow was a sincere friend of the Chinese people, an envoy of China-US relations and a respected journalist.

    “Through his cross-border and cross-cultural journalism practice, E. Snow has provided the world with an accurate, multi-dimensional and comprehensive picture of China,” Fu Hua said.

    “The values embedded in Snow’s work—honesty, curiosity, courage in the face of political pressure—are values that need to be affirmed, renewed, even strengthened, to truly honor his memory,” said Samuel Colin MacLean, a relative of Snow and a fellow at Harvard’s Fairbank Center for China Studies.

    “E. Snow believed that only honest, unvarnished and uncensored communication could bridge the gap between our countries and prevent unnecessary conflicts,” noted S.K. MacLean.

    This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. In this regard, Sun Hua, director of the Edgar Snow China Research Center at Peking University, noted that “Red Star Over China” played a key role in popularizing the CPC’s idea of forming a united front against Japanese aggression.

    Sun Hua explained that as a result of Snow’s work, teams of U.S. representatives, including military observers, went to northern Shaanxi to support China’s anti-fascist efforts. “Snow’s book not only helped unite the Chinese people, but also played an important role in mobilizing international support, including assistance from the United States and Britain,” he said.

    “Let us pass on the spirit of E. Snow from generation to generation, overcoming not only geographical distances but also ideological differences, promoting cultural and humanitarian exchanges and mutual learning between different countries and regions,” Fu Hua said.

    The event, jointly organized by Peking University and the Xinhua Research Institute, was attended by relatives and close friends of E. Snow, as well as experienced journalists and experts in E. Snow studies and international communications.

    During the event, guests discussed how China can focus on building a more effective international communications system, and thematic sub-forums discussed topics such as “Introducing the Real China to the World” and “Training Personnel and the Legacy of E. Snow’s Spirit.” –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Hamas says it is consulting with Palestinian factions over US proposal for Gaza ceasefire

    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

    GAZA, May 30 (Xinhua) — The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Friday that it is currently consulting with Palestinian forces and factions on the Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Steven Witkoff.

    A source within the movement said on condition of anonymity that the consultations were intended to examine the details of the initiative and ensure that it was in line with Palestinian interests before a final position was taken.

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that his government accepts Witkoff’s proposal, according to Israeli state television Kan.

    As reported by Kan, citing a senior Israeli official, the proposal includes a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of 10 live hostages and the handover of 18 bodies in two stages. Israel, in turn, must release 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and hand over the bodies of 180 dead Palestinians. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Vice Premier of the State Council of China calls on leading scientists to achieve scientific and technological peaks and enhance China’s self-sufficiency

    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, May 30 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Friday called on members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to pioneer key technologies and cultivate talent to build China into a self-sufficient science and technology power.

    Speaking at a symposium dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ANC academic departments, Ding Xuexiang, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized the historical role of the academy in solving important strategic scientific and technical problems and training high-level scientific and technical personnel.

    Stressing the role of academic departments and academicians as the “backbone” of China’s scientific and technological progress, he called on them to accelerate breakthroughs in key technologies, take the lead in cultivating strategic scientific and technological personnel, play a leading role as advisers on major decisions of the CPC Central Committee related to science and technology, and conduct more forward-looking, strategic and basic research.

    Ding Xuexiang stressed the importance of establishing international scientific and technological cooperation, developing the scientific spirit, and encouraging young scientists to integrate their life ideals into the great cause of rejuvenating the Chinese nation.

    In addition, the Vice Premier also pointed out that the authorities should improve support mechanisms to create an environment conducive to innovation.

    The event was attended by the leadership of the ANC, academics and representatives of relevant departments. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Nigeria flood death toll rises to 88

    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

    ABUJA, May 30 (Xinhua) — The death toll from devastating floods triggered by heavy rains in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state has risen to at least 88, local authorities said on Friday.

    At least 67 more bodies have been recovered during ongoing rescue operations in Mokwa Local Government Area, bringing the death toll up from the previous figure of 21 reported on Thursday, May 29, according to Ibrahim Isah Hussaini, head of operations at the Niger State Emergency Management Agency.

    “Their numbers continue to grow. However, according to the latest count, 88 bodies have already been found,” he said during the rescue operation, adding that more people were still missing.

    Heavy rains that hit Mokwa late Wednesday flooded and washed away more than 50 residential buildings, some of which were occupied at the time, I. Isah Hussaini told reporters on Thursday.

    Earlier this week, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency issued a forecast warning of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in the central part of the country, including Niger State. The agency said more rainfall was expected in the next 48 hours, with localized showers also possible in the southern region. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China’s State Council appoints new director of Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

    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, May 30 (Xinhua) — China’s State Council announced Friday that Zhou Ji has been appointed director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and national security adviser to the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR.

    At the same time, Zheng Yanxiong was removed from his posts as Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, and National Security Adviser to the Committee for Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. –0–

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