A participant watches as an installation burns during celebrations of Maslenitsa, also known as Pancake Week, a Russian pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in the village of Nikola Lenivets, Kaluga Region, Russia.21.02.2026#9110669
Members of Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army perform during a concert marking the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army in Moscow, Russia.23.02.2026#9111577
U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and head of the Swiss Foreign Ministry's International Security Division and ambassador Gabriel Luchinger attend the next round of trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States on settling the Ukrainian conflict in Geneva, Switzerland.17.02.2026#9107182
President of Madagascar Michael Randrianirina reviews the honour guard passing by during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia.19.02.2026#9108508
Ilya Kozyrev performs in a scene from the Don Quixote production based on the play by Mikhail Bulgakov and novel by Miguel de Cervantes and staged by Nikolai Roshchin at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre in Moscow, Russia.13.02.2026#9105146
People are silhouetted in Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in Moscow, Russia.18.02.2026#9107873
An artist of the Jiangsu Performing Arts Group performs in a scene from the Ink-Painted Jiangnan dance poem as part of the 19th Winter International Arts Festival at the Winter Theatre in Sochi, Russia.20.02.2026#9110031
Visitors make a selfie during the Chinese New Year celebrations at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia.21.02.2026#9110161
People visit the Zigong lantern exhibition dedicated to the Chinese New Year on Zayachy Island near the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival in China, falls on Tuesday, February 17. It marks the start of the year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac.17.02.2026#9107625
A participant competes in building traditional igloo houses as part of the annual Eskimo Town winter festival on the ice of the Novosibirsk Reservoir, in Novosibirsk, Russia.14.02.2026#9105830
A polar bear named Terpei swims in a pool inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114044
A polar bear named Terpei swims in a pool inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114043
A polar bear named Terpei is seen inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114039
A polar bear named Terpei is seen inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114038
A polar bear named Terpei is seen inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114037
A polar bear named Terpei is seen inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114035
A polar bear named Terpei is seen inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114034
A polar bear named Aika eats meat inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114030
A polar bear named Aika eats meat inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114028
A polar bear named Aika plays inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114027
A polar bear named Aika plays inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114026
A polar bear named Aika plays inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114023
A polar bear named Aika plays inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114022
A polar bear named Aika plays inside its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. International Polar Bear Day is observed every year on February 27 to raise awareness about the survival challenges faced by polar bears and the urgent need to protect their Arctic habitat.27.02.2026#9114020
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113926
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113928
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113930
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113942
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113946
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113947
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113944
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113943
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrives to hold a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113945
Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov and First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov wait before a meeting of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113967
Russian Science and Higher Education Minister Valery Falkov waits before a meeting of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113963
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and Labour and Social Protection Minister Anton Kotyakov, left, arrive before a meeting of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113962
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrives before a meeting of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with members of the government in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113961
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a video address to congratulate the military personnel and veterans of the Special Operations Forces, a branch of the Armed Forces of Russia, on their professional holiday at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.27.02.2026#9113625