Russia: IFY 2026 participants plant friendship garden to promote climate solidarity

Participants in the 2026 International Festival of Youth have planted a Garden of Peoples’ Friendship at Ural Federal University (UrFU) in Ekaterinburg, Russia, as a symbol of international unity and climate solidarity.

UrFU Vice-Rector for International Relations Sergey Tushin said the garden reflected the university’s commitment to international cooperation.“The Garden of Friendship is proof that cooperation does not need to be declared, it can literally be rooted.”