Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova briefing, Moscow, July 15, 2026

Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, July 15, 2026 00:00:00 Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau Fatumata Jau 00:56:00 Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming talks with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov 00:01:22 Sergey Lavrov’s participation in ASEAN ministerial meetings at the level of Russia-ASEAN, the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum 00:04:25 Sergey Lavrov’s participation in the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting 00:05:49 Ukraine crisis update 00:50:00 Report on Kiev regime crimes against Russian civilians in Konstantinovka 00:52:29 Indictment issued by the German Federal Prosecutor General’s Office against a Ukrainian citizen accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines 01:01:12 Developments in Moldova 01:08:42 Delivery of Russian humanitarian aid to Venezuela 01:09:47 Situation in the Persian Gulf region 01:12:49 Militarisation of the Arctic 01:15:31 Deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen, and politicisation of the UN World Food Programme 01:16:59 Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan 01:19:26 Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty by the Kingdom of Tonga 01:21:40 Desecration of the Soviet Field of Honour Memorial Complex in the Kingdom of the Netherlands 01:27:57 The 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and the Principality of Monaco 01:30:35 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation with the People’s Republic of China 01:34:00 Russkiy Mir Foundation’s project to support Russian-language schools in Tunisia, Serbia, and Republika Srpska 01:37:13 Humanitarian cooperation between the Foreign Ministry and the Russian Railways 01:38:12 Presentation of the UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences 01:41:18 150th birth anniversary of Maxim Litvinov 01:45:44 Preparations for elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation abroad in September 01:46:17 Answers to media questions: 01:46:40 EU sanctions against VK Holding 01:51:44 Second cluster of EU accession talks for Ukraine 01:55:32 US pressure on Russia over Ukraine 01:58:44 Poland’s military exercise near the Union State borders 02:00:10 Situation around the Strait of Hormuz 02:01:28 Decline of Western diplomacy 02:05:35 The role of notorious American politicians 02:09:08 South China Sea arbitration 02:12:21 The warmongering actions of the “coalition of the willing” 02:16:33 Attracting high-skilled foreign professionals to Russia 02:24:34 OSCE’s interference in Georgia’s internal affairs 02:30:33 The UN Secretary-General’s double standards 02:34:04 3+3 Regional Cooperation Platform 02:36:13 Europe’s Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition 02:39:06 Interaction with US Embassy in Moscow 02:41:21 Strait of Hormuz passage fee 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/