🦢 Today marks the 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th anniversary of Maya #Plisetskaya, the legendary #Bolshoi prima ballerina admired for her virtuosity, charisma, and dramatic power.
She became a major figure in 20th-century ballet and a global icon who danced on major stages worldwide, gaining international attention from figures like Indira Gandhi, Robert Kennedy, and Mao Zedong.
Her signature roles included Zarema in The Fountain of Bakhchisaray and Odette-Odile in #SwanLake.
She received the Lenin Prize in 1964, appeared in films such as Swan Lake (1957), and was a guest artist with the Paris Opéra in 1961 and 1964.
⭐️ Maya Plisetskaya endures as a timeless symbol of artistic excellence, inspiring countless young artists across the globe.
She became a major figure in 20th-century ballet and a global icon who danced on major stages worldwide, gaining international attention from figures like Indira Gandhi, Robert Kennedy, and Mao Zedong.
Her signature roles included Zarema in The Fountain of Bakhchisaray and Odette-Odile in #SwanLake.
She received the Lenin Prize in 1964, appeared in films such as Swan Lake (1957), and was a guest artist with the Paris Opéra in 1961 and 1964.
⭐️ Maya Plisetskaya endures as a timeless symbol of artistic excellence, inspiring countless young artists across the globe.
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🎙️ Marat #Berdyev, Russia’s #G20 Sous-Sherpa:
“The G20 sherpas have concluded their negotiation work.
The text of the Summit’s final document has been finalized.
The agreements reached are to be approved by the G20 Heads of Delegation during the Leaders Summit in Johannesburg on November 22–23.”
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“The G20 sherpas have concluded their negotiation work.
The text of the Summit’s final document has been finalized.
The agreements reached are to be approved by the G20 Heads of Delegation during the Leaders Summit in Johannesburg on November 22–23.”
#G20SouthAfrica
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✉️ Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the organisers and participants of the International Conference on African Countries Food Sovereignty Ensuring (November 20, 2025)
* The International Conference on African Countries Food Sovereignty Ensuring aims to develop business ties between Russian and African partners, identify practical solutions for agricultural development in Africa, promote economic growth
✍️ Sergey Lavrov: I warmly greet the participants of the International Conference on African Countries Food Sovereignty Ensuring.
The initiative to hold this forum was put forward by Rossotrudnichestvo, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to them for this. I would also like to extend special thanks to our Ethiopian friends, who readily agreed to host the conference in the hospitable city of Addis Ababa.
Russia is committed to the progressive expansion of friendly ties and economic cooperation with Africa. We recognise the fundamental importance of food security for our partners, and therefore, Russian economic operators will continue to provide all necessary assistance in addressing this challenge.
We consider this meeting to be very timely and its programme to be well thought-out. It is crucial that the agenda covers a wide range of relevant topics from sharing Russian experience, knowledge, and technology to modernise African agriculture, to the localisation of agricultural production and assistance in training qualified national personnel.
I am confident that the conference will be conducted constructively and will contribute to the expansion of productive cooperation between Russia and African nations. We expect that it will help outline ways for our African friends to achieve food sovereignty and advance the goals set out in both the African Union’s Kampala Declaration of January 2025 and the Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want plan.
I wish you fruitful discussions and all the very best.
Sergey Lavrov
✉️ Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the organisers and participants of the International Conference on African Countries Food Sovereignty Ensuring (November 20, 2025)
* The International Conference on African Countries Food Sovereignty Ensuring aims to develop business ties between Russian and African partners, identify practical solutions for agricultural development in Africa, promote economic growth
✍️ Sergey Lavrov: I warmly greet the participants of the International Conference on African Countries Food Sovereignty Ensuring.
The initiative to hold this forum was put forward by Rossotrudnichestvo, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to them for this. I would also like to extend special thanks to our Ethiopian friends, who readily agreed to host the conference in the hospitable city of Addis Ababa.
Russia is committed to the progressive expansion of friendly ties and economic cooperation with Africa. We recognise the fundamental importance of food security for our partners, and therefore, Russian economic operators will continue to provide all necessary assistance in addressing this challenge.
We consider this meeting to be very timely and its programme to be well thought-out. It is crucial that the agenda covers a wide range of relevant topics from sharing Russian experience, knowledge, and technology to modernise African agriculture, to the localisation of agricultural production and assistance in training qualified national personnel.
I am confident that the conference will be conducted constructively and will contribute to the expansion of productive cooperation between Russia and African nations. We expect that it will help outline ways for our African friends to achieve food sovereignty and advance the goals set out in both the African Union’s Kampala Declaration of January 2025 and the Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want plan.
I wish you fruitful discussions and all the very best.
Sergey Lavrov
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📆 On 20 November 2025, on the eve of the #G20 Leaders Summit, the Business Twenty (#B20) Summit took place.
The Russian delegation at the B20 Summit was traditionally led by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, represented by Vice President Sergey Krasilnikov. The delegation also included experts from VEB.RF and representatives of leading domestic companies.
The proposals of Russian business were well reflected in the B20’s final recommendations to the G20 leaders, contributing to the formation of a solid foundation for business cooperation amid global uncertainty.
🤝 South Africa’s B20 Sherpa, Cas Coovadia, highly praised the work of the Russian delegates and the personal contribution of the RSPP President.
On the Summit’s margins, Sergey Krasilnikov emphasized the importance of continuing mutually beneficial cooperation within the B20 during the upcoming U.S. presidency in 2026. He noted the interest of Russian businesses in strengthening ties with their G20 partners.
#G20SouthAfrica
The Russian delegation at the B20 Summit was traditionally led by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, represented by Vice President Sergey Krasilnikov. The delegation also included experts from VEB.RF and representatives of leading domestic companies.
The proposals of Russian business were well reflected in the B20’s final recommendations to the G20 leaders, contributing to the formation of a solid foundation for business cooperation amid global uncertainty.
🤝 South Africa’s B20 Sherpa, Cas Coovadia, highly praised the work of the Russian delegates and the personal contribution of the RSPP President.
On the Summit’s margins, Sergey Krasilnikov emphasized the importance of continuing mutually beneficial cooperation within the B20 during the upcoming U.S. presidency in 2026. He noted the interest of Russian businesses in strengthening ties with their G20 partners.
#G20SouthAfrica
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⚡️ Саммит «Группы двадцати» стартовал в Йоханнесбурге, ЮАР.
Российскую делегацию возглавил Заместитель Руководителя Администрации Президента Российской Федерации М.С.Орешкин.
🤝 На торжественной церемонии открытия Саммита М.С.Орешкина приветствовал Вице-президент Южно-Африканской Республики Пол Машатиле.
Российскую делегацию возглавил Заместитель Руководителя Администрации Президента Российской Федерации М.С.Орешкин.
🤝 На торжественной церемонии открытия Саммита М.С.Орешкина приветствовал Вице-президент Южно-Африканской Республики Пол Машатиле.
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⚡️ The #G20 Leaders Summit has kicked off in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Russian delegation is headed by Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, Maksim Oreshkin.
🤝 At the Summit’s official opening ceremony, Maksim Oreshkin was welcomed by the Vice President of the Republic of South Africa, Paul Mashatile.
#G20SouthAfrica
The Russian delegation is headed by Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, Maksim Oreshkin.
🤝 At the Summit’s official opening ceremony, Maksim Oreshkin was welcomed by the Vice President of the Republic of South Africa, Paul Mashatile.
#G20SouthAfrica
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🎙️Interview of Russian Ambassador to South Africa Roman Ambarov to RIA Novosti (21 November 2025)
READ IN FULL (in Russian)
❓ Question: Vice President of South Africa Paul Mashatile said in the summer that the country wants to attract Russian investments and increase trade volume. Have any negotiations already begun? If yes, with which companies? What conditions does South Africa offer?
💬 Roman Ambarov: Certainly, the visit of the South African Vice President to Russia in June 2025 was an important step in strengthening dialogue in the economic sphere. It should be noted that the search for commercial opportunities and substantive consultations between Russian and South African businesses are taking place on an ongoing basis, including through the specialized bilateral structure — the #RussiaSouthAfrica Business Council.
We observe interest from companies in both countries in developing cooperation in energy, agriculture, mineral extraction, and the supply of equipment and mineral resources. <…>
South African authorities, for their part, declare openness to expanding trade and investment ties, offering opportunities for foreign economic operators to participate in government infrastructure and energy tenders. <…>
❗️Relations between our states are built on equal partnership. This approach fundamentally differs from the neo-colonial practices of certain outside players who seek to reinforce Africa’s economic dependence by imposing loan schemes and asymmetric conditions for resource access.
❓ Question: South African authorities expressed interest in cooperation with Russia in the field of liquefied natural gas, but no details have been published. Does the country still have an interest in LNG imports?
💬 Roman Ambarov: Within the framework of the current strategy for the development of South Africa’s energy sector, the interest in importing LNG from abroad indeed remains. The government has emphasized that, given the limited domestic gas reserves, the country aims to diversify its supply sources. It has also noted the need to build LNG receiving terminals as one of the options for securing gas supply.
Moreover, in the integrated resource plan approved in October 2025, which determines the main trends in the development of South Africa’s electric power sector, gas is regarded as an element of the transition to a low-carbon economy: it allows for flexible generation while supporting industrialization.
❓ Question: In 2023, Roscosmos Director Yury Borisov said that Russia would propose cooperation to South Africa, which had expressed interest in sending its cosmonauts to the ISS. What contacts have taken place in the past two years? Is South Africa showing interest in space cooperation with Russia today?
💬 Roman Ambarov: Cooperation in the space sector between Russia and South Africa is developing both bilaterally and on international platforms, primarily within #BRICS.
It is no coincidence that our South African partners were among the first to support Russia’s proposal to create a BRICS Space Council, which is intended to coordinate work on current joint projects and consider new initiatives for scientific and technical cooperation and for improving international legal regulation of space activities. <…>
☝️ Russia, possessing significant expertise in the space industry, is *
one of the most reliable and technologically mature partners for Africa. As you know, in July 2023 a Russian optical-electronic complex for monitoring space debris was opened in South Africa, in Hartbeesthoek. At the same time, Russia is interested in expanding the range of traditional space services provided to our friends in Africa, including by developing ground infrastructure in African countries.
#RussiaSouthAfrica
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❓ Question: Vice President of South Africa Paul Mashatile said in the summer that the country wants to attract Russian investments and increase trade volume. Have any negotiations already begun? If yes, with which companies? What conditions does South Africa offer?
💬 Roman Ambarov: Certainly, the visit of the South African Vice President to Russia in June 2025 was an important step in strengthening dialogue in the economic sphere. It should be noted that the search for commercial opportunities and substantive consultations between Russian and South African businesses are taking place on an ongoing basis, including through the specialized bilateral structure — the #RussiaSouthAfrica Business Council.
We observe interest from companies in both countries in developing cooperation in energy, agriculture, mineral extraction, and the supply of equipment and mineral resources. <…>
South African authorities, for their part, declare openness to expanding trade and investment ties, offering opportunities for foreign economic operators to participate in government infrastructure and energy tenders. <…>
❗️Relations between our states are built on equal partnership. This approach fundamentally differs from the neo-colonial practices of certain outside players who seek to reinforce Africa’s economic dependence by imposing loan schemes and asymmetric conditions for resource access.
❓ Question: South African authorities expressed interest in cooperation with Russia in the field of liquefied natural gas, but no details have been published. Does the country still have an interest in LNG imports?
💬 Roman Ambarov: Within the framework of the current strategy for the development of South Africa’s energy sector, the interest in importing LNG from abroad indeed remains. The government has emphasized that, given the limited domestic gas reserves, the country aims to diversify its supply sources. It has also noted the need to build LNG receiving terminals as one of the options for securing gas supply.
Moreover, in the integrated resource plan approved in October 2025, which determines the main trends in the development of South Africa’s electric power sector, gas is regarded as an element of the transition to a low-carbon economy: it allows for flexible generation while supporting industrialization.
❓ Question: In 2023, Roscosmos Director Yury Borisov said that Russia would propose cooperation to South Africa, which had expressed interest in sending its cosmonauts to the ISS. What contacts have taken place in the past two years? Is South Africa showing interest in space cooperation with Russia today?
💬 Roman Ambarov: Cooperation in the space sector between Russia and South Africa is developing both bilaterally and on international platforms, primarily within #BRICS.
It is no coincidence that our South African partners were among the first to support Russia’s proposal to create a BRICS Space Council, which is intended to coordinate work on current joint projects and consider new initiatives for scientific and technical cooperation and for improving international legal regulation of space activities. <…>
☝️ Russia, possessing significant expertise in the space industry, is *
one of the most reliable and technologically mature partners for Africa. As you know, in July 2023 a Russian optical-electronic complex for monitoring space debris was opened in South Africa, in Hartbeesthoek. At the same time, Russia is interested in expanding the range of traditional space services provided to our friends in Africa, including by developing ground infrastructure in African countries.
#RussiaSouthAfrica
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🌐 Following the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, the participants adopted the Leaders' Declaration.
The Russian delegation was helmed by Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation.
Excerpts from the Declaration:
1. We, Leaders of the #G20, who gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for this historic first Summit on the African Continent under the South African G20 Presidency, on 22 and 23 November 2025, addressed major global challenges and discussed ways to promote solidarity, equality and sustainability as key pillars of inclusive growth.
2. For the first time, G20 Leaders have convened in Africa. <...> We understand our interconnectedness as a global community of nations and reaffirm our commitment to ensure that no one is left behind through multilateral cooperation, macro policy coordination, global partnerships for sustainable development and solidarity.
3. We meet against the backdrop of rising geopolitical and geo-economic competition and instability, heightened conflicts and wars, deepening inequality, increasing global economic uncertainty and fragmentation. In the face of this challenging political and socio-economic environment, we underscore our belief in multilateral cooperation to collectively address shared challenges. We note with distress the immense human suffering and the adverse impact of wars and conflicts around the world.
4. We affirm our unwavering commitment to act in accordance with international law including international humanitarian law and the Charter of the United Nations and its principle of peaceful settlement of disputes and in this regard, we condemn all attacks against civilians and infrastructure. <...>
23. We recognise the inequalities and challenges, along with opportunities for growth, that exist in the current energy landscape globally, particularly in Africa and other developing regions. <...>
27. We will advance energy security, affordability, and access as well as market stability through diverse pathways, and a technologically neutral approach to accelerate just and inclusive sustainable energy transitions, including through additional energy supply and demand- side management and transmission expansion and modernisation efforts that contribute to domestic and collective goals in order to meet growing energy demand. <...>
35. We recognise that inequality, unemployment, under-employment and informal employment, pose significant threats to global economic growth, development, social and economic stability. We underline the imperative to address these challenges, as well as disparities in wealth and development both within and between countries. <...>
38. As Leaders of the G20, we share a vision to harness science, technology, entrepreneurship, and Indigenous and local knowledge in partnership to unlock new pathways to prosperity, leaving no one behind. <...>
81. We emphasise that 2025 marked the 80th Anniversary of the UN and its Charter. We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening multilateralism, with the UN at its core, rooted in the principles of international law as they are reflected in the Charter of the United Nations. <...>
84. We reaffirm peace as a path to sustainable economic development and the importance of international cooperation and multilateral solutions in addressing global challenges, including growing economic inequality and instability. <...>
118. We embrace the African Union as a full member of the G20 in its second year in the group, as we are gathered for the first time on African soil. Africa’s voice should continue to be amplified in the G20 and all other international fora. <...>
121. We reiterate our commitment to the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation and its continued operation in the spirit of multilateralism, on the basis of consensus, with all members participating on an equal footing in all its events including Summits in accordance with international obligations.
📄 Full text of the Declaration
The Russian delegation was helmed by Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation.
Excerpts from the Declaration:
1. We, Leaders of the #G20, who gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for this historic first Summit on the African Continent under the South African G20 Presidency, on 22 and 23 November 2025, addressed major global challenges and discussed ways to promote solidarity, equality and sustainability as key pillars of inclusive growth.
2. For the first time, G20 Leaders have convened in Africa. <...> We understand our interconnectedness as a global community of nations and reaffirm our commitment to ensure that no one is left behind through multilateral cooperation, macro policy coordination, global partnerships for sustainable development and solidarity.
3. We meet against the backdrop of rising geopolitical and geo-economic competition and instability, heightened conflicts and wars, deepening inequality, increasing global economic uncertainty and fragmentation. In the face of this challenging political and socio-economic environment, we underscore our belief in multilateral cooperation to collectively address shared challenges. We note with distress the immense human suffering and the adverse impact of wars and conflicts around the world.
4. We affirm our unwavering commitment to act in accordance with international law including international humanitarian law and the Charter of the United Nations and its principle of peaceful settlement of disputes and in this regard, we condemn all attacks against civilians and infrastructure. <...>
23. We recognise the inequalities and challenges, along with opportunities for growth, that exist in the current energy landscape globally, particularly in Africa and other developing regions. <...>
27. We will advance energy security, affordability, and access as well as market stability through diverse pathways, and a technologically neutral approach to accelerate just and inclusive sustainable energy transitions, including through additional energy supply and demand- side management and transmission expansion and modernisation efforts that contribute to domestic and collective goals in order to meet growing energy demand. <...>
35. We recognise that inequality, unemployment, under-employment and informal employment, pose significant threats to global economic growth, development, social and economic stability. We underline the imperative to address these challenges, as well as disparities in wealth and development both within and between countries. <...>
38. As Leaders of the G20, we share a vision to harness science, technology, entrepreneurship, and Indigenous and local knowledge in partnership to unlock new pathways to prosperity, leaving no one behind. <...>
81. We emphasise that 2025 marked the 80th Anniversary of the UN and its Charter. We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening multilateralism, with the UN at its core, rooted in the principles of international law as they are reflected in the Charter of the United Nations. <...>
84. We reaffirm peace as a path to sustainable economic development and the importance of international cooperation and multilateral solutions in addressing global challenges, including growing economic inequality and instability. <...>
118. We embrace the African Union as a full member of the G20 in its second year in the group, as we are gathered for the first time on African soil. Africa’s voice should continue to be amplified in the G20 and all other international fora. <...>
121. We reiterate our commitment to the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation and its continued operation in the spirit of multilateralism, on the basis of consensus, with all members participating on an equal footing in all its events including Summits in accordance with international obligations.
📄 Full text of the Declaration
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🎙Из ответов Заместителя Руководителя Администрации Президента Российской Федерации М.С.Орешкина, возглавляющего российскую делегацию на Саммите «Группы Двадцати», на вопросы российских СМИ (Йоханнесбург, 22 ноября 2025 года):
• Площадка «Группы Двадцати» очень важна. Здорово, что удалось достигнуть договорённости по Декларации, в которой есть важные моменты и по продовольственной безопасности, и по целому ряду других тем, устойчивому развитию. Всё это было включено в текст итогового документа. Это означает, что формат продолжает жить и приносить результаты.
• Независимо от того, кто является председателем, российская сторона всегда старается внести свой вклад в позитивную повестку развития.
• Мировая экономика сталкивается с сильной фрагментацией. Развитые экономики продолжают незаконные односторонние меры, включая санкции, торговые барьеры, технологические и образовательные ограничения, а также изъятие суверенных активов
☝️ Мы считаем, что справедливая и эффективно работающая торговля полезна не только России, но и всему миру.
#G20
• Площадка «Группы Двадцати» очень важна. Здорово, что удалось достигнуть договорённости по Декларации, в которой есть важные моменты и по продовольственной безопасности, и по целому ряду других тем, устойчивому развитию. Всё это было включено в текст итогового документа. Это означает, что формат продолжает жить и приносить результаты.
• Независимо от того, кто является председателем, российская сторона всегда старается внести свой вклад в позитивную повестку развития.
• Мировая экономика сталкивается с сильной фрагментацией. Развитые экономики продолжают незаконные односторонние меры, включая санкции, торговые барьеры, технологические и образовательные ограничения, а также изъятие суверенных активов
☝️ Мы считаем, что справедливая и эффективно работающая торговля полезна не только России, но и всему миру.
#G20
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🎙From the responses of Maksim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation and head of the Russian delegation at the #G20 Leaders Summit, to questions from Russian media:
📍Johannesburg, 22 November 2025
• The G20 platform is extremely important. It is great that agreement was reached on the Declaration, which includes significant provisions on food security, as well as on a number of other issues related to sustainable development. All of this was incorporated into the final document. This means that the format continues to function and deliver results.
• Regardless of who holds the presidency, the Russian side always strives to contribute to a constructive development agenda.
• The global economy is facing severe fragmentation. Developed economies continue to pursue unlawful unilateral measures, including sanctions, trade barriers, technological and educational restrictions, as well as the seizure of sovereign assets.
☝️ We believe that fair and efficiently functioning trade benefits not only Russia, but the entire world.
#G20SouthAfrica
📍Johannesburg, 22 November 2025
• The G20 platform is extremely important. It is great that agreement was reached on the Declaration, which includes significant provisions on food security, as well as on a number of other issues related to sustainable development. All of this was incorporated into the final document. This means that the format continues to function and deliver results.
• Regardless of who holds the presidency, the Russian side always strives to contribute to a constructive development agenda.
• The global economy is facing severe fragmentation. Developed economies continue to pursue unlawful unilateral measures, including sanctions, trade barriers, technological and educational restrictions, as well as the seizure of sovereign assets.
☝️ We believe that fair and efficiently functioning trade benefits not only Russia, but the entire world.
#G20SouthAfrica
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📸 G20 Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas at the conclusion of Leaders Summit that took place in Johannesburg on November 22-23, 2025.
The Russian #G20 Sherpa and Dean of the Sherpa corps is Svetlana Lukash, Deputy Head of the Expert Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation.
The Sous-Sherpa is Marat Berdyev, Ambassador-at-Large, Russian Foreign Ministry.
#G20SouthAfrica
📸 G20 Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas at the conclusion of Leaders Summit that took place in Johannesburg on November 22-23, 2025.
The Russian #G20 Sherpa and Dean of the Sherpa corps is Svetlana Lukash, Deputy Head of the Expert Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation.
The Sous-Sherpa is Marat Berdyev, Ambassador-at-Large, Russian Foreign Ministry.
#G20SouthAfrica
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