Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova briefing, Moscow, September 30, 2026

Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, September 30, 2026 00:00:00 Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming bilateral and trilateral meetings with Foreign Minister of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsits and Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev 00:01:08 Meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan 00:02:13 Sergey Lavrov’s participation in the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers 00:03:47 The Day of Reunification of the DPR, LPR, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions with the Russian Federation 00:07:13 The 85th anniversary of the Babi Yar tragedy 00:18:24 The Ukraine crisis 00:33:22 Fabrication of anti-Russian myths and fakes. The “Heavenly Hundred.” Bucha. The “children’s theme.” Alyoshki 00:43:58 Maxim Grigoryev’s report distributed at the UN 00:54:50 Update on Moldova 01:00:32 Opening of the northern vestibule of Moskva-City train station 01:03:40 Situation with the research vessel Professor Molchanov 01:06:09 80th anniversary of the Judgement of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal 01:09:46 Russian-Belarusian-French memorial dedicated to the Rodina Soviet women’s partisan detachment unveiled 01:13:46 The second stage of the search expedition “Khalkhin Gol. The Greater Our Glory – 2026” 01:16:17 Demolition of a monument to Red Army soldiers in Poland 01:21:14 The latest acts of vandalism targeting the graves of Soviet soldiers in Estonia 01:24:29 Conviction of Estonian documentary filmmaker and blogger Oleg Besedin 01:30:02 Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China 01:36:20 NAMI Russian-Chinese rock festival in Beijing 01:39:32 The 60th anniversary of the independence of Botswana 01:41:18 The 60th anniversary of the independence of the Kingdom of Lesotho 01:42:21 From answers to media questions: 01:42:36 Preparation for the Russia-Africa Summit 01:46:32 Neutrality referendum in Switzerland 01:50:32 Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York 01:52:07 Russia’s contribution to strengthening global energy security 01:57:11 Crisis trends in Europe 02:02:07 Poland’s readiness to manufacture Patriot missiles for Ukraine 02:04:12 Russian-Chinese interparliamentary ties 02:08:11 The reaction of foreign colleagues to Maxim Grigoryev’s report 02:09:38 Statements by the EU foreign policy chief 02:12:37 US mediation in resolving the Ukraine crisis 02:14:19 Russia’s position on UN Security Council reform and the remilitarisation of Japan 02:21:30 Russian-Armenian contacts 02:22:25 Preparation of materials for talks 02:25:50 Assessment of Sergey Lavrov’s work as head of Russian diplomacy 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/