Russian Embassy to the UK

🎙 Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov's comment on the UK's decision to hand Ukraine Storm Shadow blueprints

💬 Britain is methodically and consistently pouring fuel on the fire, and constantly scheming to prevent any progress in the peace settlement process. This is precisely what the United Kingdom is doing.

Russia's Armed Forces are carrying out the relevant work and gathering data to identify the production sites for such missiles and other military equipment, and are taking measures to destroy them.

💬 President Vladimir Putin: When it comes to current developments, it is, of course, the result of yet another misadventure by the Kiev regime and its Western allies, who planned to inflict another 'strategic defeat' on Russia. This time, it was intended to be achieved within 40 days through massive missile and UAV strikes against our civilian facilities and logistics.

There has been no turning point in the confrontation with Russia, and there will not be. The Kiev regime and its patrons cannot gain any advantage, have not gained any, and never will.

In response to this obvious escalation – based not on an objective analysis of the situation on the battlefield or the state of the Ukrainian economy, society and state, all of which are corroded by corruption, but on PR and ambition – we have increased strikes on Ukraine’s defence industry enterprises, including those in Kiev.

We are also responding to the enemy’s actions against our civilian industrial and logistics facilities.

Russia's response to another provocation by Kiev regime is, by all appearances, causing them serious repercussions and bringing some primary areas to a crisis. This is why the Kiev authorities are now trying to get out of the current situation via intermediaries, whose opinion we respect. I want to stress that they provoked this situation themselves.

Excerpt from President Putin's answers to media questions

📰 В связи с публикацией The Times о завершении дипломатической миссии Посла России в Великобритании Андрея Келина Посольство считает необходимым уточнить: ничто в его комментарии не дает оснований утверждать, что российская сторона намерена понизить уровень дипломатических отношений между нашими странами. Подобные выводы принадлежат исключительно автору материала и основываются на рассуждениях его неназванных источников.

В том, что касается качества российско-британских отношений во всех сферах, то их падение до беспрецедентно низкого уровня состоялось исключительно по инициативе Лондона.

📰 Following The Times' article on the conclusion of Andrei Kelin's diplomatic mission as Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the Embassy considers it necessary to note that nothing in its comment provided to the newspaper implies that the Russian side intends to downgrade the level of diplomatic relations between our two countries. Such conclusions belong solely to the author of the publication and are based on suggestions by his unnamed sources.

As for the state of Russia-UK relations across all areas, they have deteriorated to an unprecedentedly low level entirely on London's initiative.

🇷🇺 22 August is Russia’s National Flag Day

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The story of Russia's white-blue-red tricolour begins in the 17th century, when the country was taking its first steps towards becoming a maritime power. The flag was first associated with the reign of Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich and the Oryol, Russia's first naval vessel. His son, Peter the Great, later shaped the design into the familiar three horizontal stripes, drawing on his fascination with the sea and European traditions.

Over the centuries, the tricolour has accompanied Russia through periods of transformation, achievement and renewal. Restored as the national flag in 1991, it remains a powerful link between generations and a enduring symbol of our country both at home and abroad – including here in London, where it proudly flies above the Russian Embassy.

Read more about the history of our flag here

📸 RIA Novosti

🗳 В этом году граждане России смогут проголосовать на выборах депутатов Государственной Думы девятого созыва в 152 странах, включая Великобританию.

Напоминаем, что для россиян, проживающих или временно находящихся на территории Соединённого Королевства, будет открыт избирательный участок № 8061 в Посольстве России в Лондоне.

📍 Адрес: 6/7 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QP

Голосование состоится 20 сентября с 08:00 до 20:00 по местному времени.

Принять участие в нём смогут совершеннолетние граждане Российской Федерации. Для этого необходимо лично явиться по указанному адресу и предъявить действительный заграничный паспорт РФ.

Предварительная регистрация не требуется.

По всем возникающим вопросам можно писать на электронную почту vybory2026@rusemb.org.uk.

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