🇷🇺🇬🇭 Russian Embassy in Ghana:

Courtesy call of Andrei Ordash, Ambassador of Russia, on John Drmani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana

On 21 July 2026, Andrei Ordash, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Ghana, paid a courtesy call on John Drmani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana.

🤝 During the meeting, the two Parties discussed a wide range of issues regarding further strengthening of friendly relations between Russia and Ghana, including deepening of trade, economic, and investment cooperation; expanding of cultural and humanitarian ties, and improving of the bilateral legal framework.

The Sides also touched upon the preparation of participation of a Ghanaian delegation in the 3rd Russia–Africa Summit, scheduled to take place in Moscow on 28-29 October 2026.

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the #SCO Foreign Ministers Council meeting
 
📍 Cholpon-Ata, July 24

#Announcement

🎙 On Monday, July 27, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold her weekly briefing on current foreign policy issues in Rzhev (Tver Oblast).

🕐 2:00 pm MSK
🕚 11:00 am GMT
🕛 12:00 pm CET
🕖 7:00 pm CST (Beijing)

For accreditation inquiries, please contact the MFA Press Centre. Accredited journalists will receive details on the technical aspects of submitting questions.

The Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman will answer media questions received by the call centre.

❗️ Accreditation is open until 12:00 pm / 2:00 pm on July 24, 2026.

🛬 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Kyrgyz Republic to take part in the #SCO Foreign Ministers Council meeting
 
📍 Cholpon-Ata, July 23

🗓 On July 23, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of #ASEAN ministerial meetings in Manila.

The sides held an in-depth exchange of views on a broad range of bilateral and international issues in follow-up to the recent high-level contacts.

When talking on the Ukraine issue, Sergey Lavrov informed his American colleague about the real situation on the contact line, highlighting the inadmissibility of the continued supply of weapons to the Kiev regime and the destabilising activities of European countries, which are still seeking to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia.

Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s readiness for a political and diplomatic settlement in Ukraine and its commitment to the proposals advanced by the United States at the meeting of President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, which the Russian leader has accepted.

They also talked about regional and international issues, including the situation in the Persian Gulf.

Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio welcomed the resumption of full-scale contacts between Roscosmos and NASA, and spoke in favour of resuming interparliamentary exchanges and cultural ties.

They also discussed the normalisation of conditions for the functioning of Russian and US diplomatic missions.

An agreement was reached to maintain contacts between the two foreign policy agencies, including in the framework of the two countries’ activities at international organisations.

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🇷🇺🇵🇭 On July 23, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines Maria Theresa Lazaro on the sidelines of #ASEAN ministerial events in Manila.

The Officials discussed promising spheres of bilateral cooperation, including in trade, the economy and fuel and energy sectors, and exchanged views on current regional and international issues.

They noted constructive bilateral interaction in the framework of the Russia-ASEAN dialogue partnership, the strategic nature of which was reaffirmed during the 5th Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan on June 17˗18.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hold talks on the sidelines of #ASEAN ministerial events

📍Manila, July 23

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🇷🇺🇵🇭 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Maria Theresa Lazaro held a meeting
 
📍 Manila, July 23

🇷🇺🇮🇷 On July 21-22, Moscow hosted Russia-Iran interministerial consultations on bilateral and regional issues.

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin received Assistant Foreign Minister of Iran and Director General for Eurasian Affairs Manouchehr Moradi, who also held consultations with the leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department and the Second, Third and Fourth CIS Departments.

The Sides held an in-depth exchange of views on a broad range of issues of mutual interest. They reaffirmed their commitment to developing the full spectrum of bilateral relations in accordance with the letter and spirit of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The situation in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, as well as developments surrounding Ukraine, were discussed in detail.

An agreement was reached to maintain contacts between the Foreign Ministries.

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Online Course “The Road to Victory”

The online course “The Road to Victory” is an educational project marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.

The project explores the key events of the Great Patriotic War and the Second World War, the role of the USSR in the defeat of Nazism, international diplomacy, the heroism of the Soviet people, and the preservation of historical memory.

The online course is intended to preserve the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War, promote academically grounded knowledge about the events of the Second World War, and foster a greater understanding of the decisive contribution made by the Soviet people to the Victory over Nazism.

The course was developed by the HSE University and the BRICS-Russia Expert Council, with support from the BRICS Civil Council.

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Watch the series in English. 👇

Episode 1 – The World on the Eve of the Second World War. The USSR and the Struggle for Collective Security

Episode 2 – The Terrifying Face of Nazism: The Genocide of Peoples, Crimes Against Human Beings and Humanity

Episode 3 – The Sacred War: Mobilizing the Soviet People to Fight the Invader

Episode 4 – The Unconquered: The Role of the Defenders of Leningrad and Moscow in Foiling Operation Barbarossa

Episode 5 – "My Part in the Front-Line Report": Stalingrad, Kursk, and the Home Front

Episode 6 – The Childless Face of War: Children and Women During the Great Patriotic War

Episode 7 – Guerrilla Warfare: Operation Concert

Episode 8 – The Fronts of the Second World War. The Resistance Movement

Episode 9 – The Anti-Hitler Coalition and Its Contribution to the Defeat of Nazism

Episode 10 – The "Russian Soldier": The Liberation of Europe and the Far East

Episode 11 – The Nuremberg Trials and the Post-War World Order

Episode 12 – The Legacy of the Second World War: Why Manipulate Memory?

📺 “The Road to Victory” – YouTube page
📂 Download the video files in HD

🇷🇺🇪🇬 Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty held a meeting in Manila

📍 Manila, July 22
 
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