Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova briefing, Moscow, February 26, 2026
Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, February 26, 2026 00:00:00 Sergey Lavrov’s participation in the Foreign Ministry's MGIMO Diplomatic Academy roundtable titled Ukraine Crisis. Digital Threats and International Information Security 00:01:04 80th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s Fulton speech 00:07:37 Ukrainian crisis update 00:34:11 French and UK leadership’s plans to supply nuclear weapons to Ukraine 00:34:48 The February 20, 2026 informal Arria-formula meeting of UN Security Council members regarding Western media coverage of the Ukraine crisis 00:38:00 Foreign Ministry report, Violation by the Kiev Regime of the International Humanitarian Law as it Applies to Prisoners of War 00:48:52 Suspension of transit to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba oil pipeline 00:50:38 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s statements at the Café Kiev event in Berlin 00:55:46 Finnish authorities’ plans to examine the possibility of revisiting real estate transactions concluded by Russian nationals in Finland over the past 20 years 00:59:50 Moldova update 01:10:40 Russia-Iran relations development 01:12:49 Inaugural Board of Peace meeting 01:15:26 Why the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals should be terminated 01:18:37 Rehabilitation of Japanese war criminals revoked 01:19:36 New President of the Republic of Peru 01:20:45 Grand opening of Russian Seasons in Thailand 01:22:04 39th Ladya folk arts and crafts exhibition 01:27:19 Answers to media questions: 01:27:30 Incitement of Russophobic sentiments in Europe 01:33:23 Statements by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan 01:36:59 The UK’s introduction of new anti-Russia sanctions 01:44:32 Japan’s participation in supplying weapons to the Kiev regime 01:48:02 Kaja Kallas’s decision to reduce the staff of Russia’s Permanent Mission to the EU 01:51:20 Russia-Belarus security cooperation 01:54:08 Russian and Chinese approaches to the human rights agenda 01:59:55 The EU’s anti-Russia measures in the field of energy policy 02:07:06 The impact of Russian crude oil import restrictions on the domestic political situation in Europe 02:10:27 The situation around Russian specialist in Korean studies Andrey Lankov 02:11:26 London’s plans to establish a headquarters for Multinational Force Ukraine 02:13:19 The EU’s failed anti-Russia sanctions 02:22:26 Insinuations regarding Russia-US contacts in the field of nuclear arms control 02:25:04 The situation around Nicolás Maduro02:25:55 Statements by the Embassy of France in Russia 02:29:46 The opening of the Ukraine conflict “museum” in Berlin 02:35:24 Provocative statements by the Council of Europe President 02:38:52 The degradation of international security 02:40:38 The UN General Assembly’s resolution on UkraineRussia-Pakistan relations 02:47:00 Russia-Pakistan relations 02:49:41 The 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea 02:51:50 Combating “illegal content” within the EAEU framework 02:54:55 Statements by Kaja Kallas 03:02:59 The functions and objectives of the new Russian Ambassador to Türkiye МИД России в "Икс" (бывший Twitter) (русская версия) https://twitter.com/MID_RF МИД России в "VK" (русская версия) https://vk.com/mid МИД России в "Facebook" * https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia МИД России в "Instagram" https://www.instagram.com/mid.rus/ МИД России в "Flickr" https://www.flickr.com/photos/mfarussia/ МИД России в"TikTok" https://www.tiktok.com/@midrussia МИД России в "RuTube" https://rutube.ru/channel/23489815 *https://mid.ru/ru/tekhnicheskie_svedeniya/ob_ispolzovanii_programmnykh_produktov_kompanii_meta/
Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, February 26, 2026 00:00:00 Sergey Lavrov’s participation in the Foreign Ministry's MGIMO Diplomatic Academy roundtable titled Ukraine Crisis. Digital Threats and International Information Security 00:01:04 80th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s Fulton speech 00:07:37 Ukrainian crisis update 00:34:11 French and UK leadership’s plans to supply nuclear weapons to Ukraine 00:34:48 The February 20, 2026 informal Arria-formula meeting of UN Security Council members regarding Western media coverage of the Ukraine crisis 00:38:00 Foreign Ministry report, Violation by the Kiev Regime of the International Humanitarian Law as it Applies to Prisoners of War 00:48:52 Suspension of transit to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba oil pipeline 00:50:38 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s statements at the Café Kiev event in Berlin 00:55:46 Finnish authorities’ plans to examine the possibility of revisiting real estate transactions concluded by Russian nationals in Finland over the past 20 years 00:59:50 Moldova update 01:10:40 Russia-Iran relations development 01:12:49 Inaugural Board of Peace meeting 01:15:26 Why the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals should be terminated 01:18:37 Rehabilitation of Japanese war criminals revoked 01:19:36 New President of the Republic of Peru 01:20:45 Grand opening of Russian Seasons in Thailand 01:22:04 39th Ladya folk arts and crafts exhibition 01:27:19 Answers to media questions: 01:27:30 Incitement of Russophobic sentiments in Europe 01:33:23 Statements by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan 01:36:59 The UK’s introduction of new anti-Russia sanctions 01:44:32 Japan’s participation in supplying weapons to the Kiev regime 01:48:02 Kaja Kallas’s decision to reduce the staff of Russia’s Permanent Mission to the EU 01:51:20 Russia-Belarus security cooperation 01:54:08 Russian and Chinese approaches to the human rights agenda 01:59:55 The EU’s anti-Russia measures in the field of energy policy 02:07:06 The impact of Russian crude oil import restrictions on the domestic political situation in Europe 02:10:27 The situation around Russian specialist in Korean studies Andrey Lankov 02:11:26 London’s plans to establish a headquarters for Multinational Force Ukraine 02:13:19 The EU’s failed anti-Russia sanctions 02:22:26 Insinuations regarding Russia-US contacts in the field of nuclear arms control 02:25:04 The situation around Nicolás Maduro02:25:55 Statements by the Embassy of France in Russia 02:29:46 The opening of the Ukraine conflict “museum” in Berlin 02:35:24 Provocative statements by the Council of Europe President 02:38:52 The degradation of international security 02:40:38 The UN General Assembly’s resolution on UkraineRussia-Pakistan relations 02:47:00 Russia-Pakistan relations 02:49:41 The 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea 02:51:50 Combating “illegal content” within the EAEU framework 02:54:55 Statements by Kaja Kallas 03:02:59 The functions and objectives of the new Russian Ambassador to Türkiye МИД России в "Икс" (бывший Twitter) (русская версия) https://twitter.com/MID_RF МИД России в "VK" (русская версия) https://vk.com/mid МИД России в "Facebook" * https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia МИД России в "Instagram" https://www.instagram.com/mid.rus/ МИД России в "Flickr" https://www.flickr.com/photos/mfarussia/ МИД России в"TikTok" https://www.tiktok.com/@midrussia МИД России в "RuTube" https://rutube.ru/channel/23489815 *https://mid.ru/ru/tekhnicheskie_svedeniya/ob_ispolzovanii_programmnykh_produktov_kompanii_meta/