Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova briefing, Moscow, March 18, 2026
Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, March 18, 2026 00:00:00 Anniversary of Crimea and Sevastopol’s reunification with Russia 00:04:17 The Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People during the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War 00:16:11 Upcoming meeting of the Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund’s Board of Trustees 00:17:06 46th meeting of the Foreign Ministry’s Council of Heads of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation 00:18:04 Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict 00:18:49 The impact of the Middle East conflict on global energy and food markets and the environment 00:34:12 Humanitarian aid to Iran 00:35:54 NATO military intervention in Libya 00:42:26 Ukrainian crisis 01:07:53 The Bucha provocation 01:15:17 Possible involvement of the Republic of Korea in NATO mechanism for procuring arms for Ukraine 01:17:03 The double standards of the UN Secretariat 01:23:48 Stolen collection of Scythian gold belonging to the Crimeans 01:27:16 Polish court ruling on Alexander Butyagin 01:27:56 Missile attack on Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant 01:29:24 Referendum on Kazakhstan’s new Constitution 01:30:44 Moldova update 01:39:07 Nazis in the German Foreign Office 01:47:26 Answers to media questions: 01:48:12 The EU’s renunciation of Russian energy supplies 01:51:54 Statements by the Prime Minister of Belgium 01:58:55 Russia’s approaches to the Palestinian-Israeli settlement 02:03:57 Rising tensions in the Arctic 02:09:47 Prospects for Middle East settlement 02:11:25 Hungary’s decision to block the EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia 02:16:07 Europe’s plans for nuclear energy cooperation with Central Asian countries 02:19:14 India’s role in Middle East conflict resolution 02:20:13 Japan’s renewed militarization 02:22:17 Allegations of Russian assistance to Iran 02:26:38 Military plans to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz 02:29:26 Israel’s operation in Lebanon 02:32:55 Statements by the Baltic states 02:36:41 Erosion of international law 02:45:09 Russia’s role in delivering humanitarian assistance to countries in need 02:50:17 Russia-Georgia relations 02:54:56 Statements by the French Foreign Minister 02:59:03 US plans to make South Africa leave BRICS 03:05:06 Armenian Prime Minister’s address to the European Parliament 03:12:54 Prospects for resolving the Ukraine crisis 03:16:35 Another witch hunt in Estonia 03:18:34 Evolution of international organisations and the future of BRICS 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, March 18, 2026 00:00:00 Anniversary of Crimea and Sevastopol’s reunification with Russia 00:04:17 The Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People during the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War 00:16:11 Upcoming meeting of the Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund’s Board of Trustees 00:17:06 46th meeting of the Foreign Ministry’s Council of Heads of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation 00:18:04 Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict 00:18:49 The impact of the Middle East conflict on global energy and food markets and the environment 00:34:12 Humanitarian aid to Iran 00:35:54 NATO military intervention in Libya 00:42:26 Ukrainian crisis 01:07:53 The Bucha provocation 01:15:17 Possible involvement of the Republic of Korea in NATO mechanism for procuring arms for Ukraine 01:17:03 The double standards of the UN Secretariat 01:23:48 Stolen collection of Scythian gold belonging to the Crimeans 01:27:16 Polish court ruling on Alexander Butyagin 01:27:56 Missile attack on Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant 01:29:24 Referendum on Kazakhstan’s new Constitution 01:30:44 Moldova update 01:39:07 Nazis in the German Foreign Office 01:47:26 Answers to media questions: 01:48:12 The EU’s renunciation of Russian energy supplies 01:51:54 Statements by the Prime Minister of Belgium 01:58:55 Russia’s approaches to the Palestinian-Israeli settlement 02:03:57 Rising tensions in the Arctic 02:09:47 Prospects for Middle East settlement 02:11:25 Hungary’s decision to block the EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia 02:16:07 Europe’s plans for nuclear energy cooperation with Central Asian countries 02:19:14 India’s role in Middle East conflict resolution 02:20:13 Japan’s renewed militarization 02:22:17 Allegations of Russian assistance to Iran 02:26:38 Military plans to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz 02:29:26 Israel’s operation in Lebanon 02:32:55 Statements by the Baltic states 02:36:41 Erosion of international law 02:45:09 Russia’s role in delivering humanitarian assistance to countries in need 02:50:17 Russia-Georgia relations 02:54:56 Statements by the French Foreign Minister 02:59:03 US plans to make South Africa leave BRICS 03:05:06 Armenian Prime Minister’s address to the European Parliament 03:12:54 Prospects for resolving the Ukraine crisis 03:16:35 Another witch hunt in Estonia 03:18:34 Evolution of international organisations and the future of BRICS 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/