Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak at the forum “All for Victory!“, organized by the “Popular Front“. The head of state will present awards to participants in the special operation in Ukraine, their families, as well as residents of the border regions, Donbass and Novorossiya.
As reported by the Kremlin press service, Putin will also visit an exhibition dedicated to the third anniversary of the project “All for Victory!“. “Popular Front“ actively supports the fighters of the SVO, the civilian population of the border regions and the regions of Donbass and Novorossiya. Activists help deliver aid and tell what exactly is needed at the front".
The date for a new round of Russian-American negotiations has not yet been set, but the parties are in constant contact. Moscow notes Washington's interest in restoring relations, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
She recalled that two rounds of consultations on problems in Russian-American relations have already been held, and a third was supposed to be held, but “the American side postponed it“.
“Of course, not all the desired results were achieved, because during the Biden and Obama administrations a lot was destroyed, so we managed to resolve some issues, but a lot still needs to be done“, the diplomat said in an interview for the program “The Big Question“. - There is currently no date for consultations, but I can say that there is a dialogue between the Russian Embassy in Washington and the State Department, and contacts are also maintained here in Moscow, including on the topic of the so-called "irritants" and their elimination.“
At the same time, Zakharova emphasized that Russia and the United States have never severed official diplomatic relations, another issue is that the previous administrations of Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama "did everything, while maintaining a formal mutual diplomatic status, to make the work of Russian embassies, consulates, trade missions, and the work of Russian media as difficult as possible.“