Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova briefing, Moscow, October 8, 2026

Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, October 8, 2026 00:00:00 ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn’s working visit to the Russian Federation 00:02:46 CSTO-CIS-SCO Conference on Security in Central Asia and Afghanistan 00:04:18 The Ukraine crisis 00:36:06 Hamburg Higher Regional Court’s decisions in the context of the forthcoming proceedings over the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines 00:41:00 Anniversary of the beginning of Western aggression against Afghanistan 00:46:47 The 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with the Republic of Angola 00:49:21 Republic of Uganda Independence Day 00:50:38 The 58th anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea 00:53:09 15th anniversary of the Declaration on Strategic Partnership with Laos 00:57:44 The Global Digital Forum 01:01:18 Virtual tour of the exhibition Rescued Culture: Beyond the Statute of Limitations 01:03:29 International competitions: Tell the World About Your Motherland and Russia: A Country of Traditional Values 01:07:14 International Municipal Forum 2026 01:09:09 From answers to media questions: 01:09:23 New anti-Russian statements by Kaja Kallas 01:13:23 Situation in the Strait of Hormuz 01:16:44 The results of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina 01:20:10 Italian foreign minister’s allegations regarding Russia 01:28:02 Statements by Germany’s foreign intelligence chief 01:34:33 Russian-Serbian cooperation 01:36:37 Regarding a potential meeting between the presidents of Belarus and the United States 01:39:15 Outlook for Russian-Georgian relations 01:42:28 Russia-Azerbaijan economic collaboration 01:44:55 Britain’s sanctions on Georgian media 01:52:05 The Baltic countries’ escalation policy towards Russia 01:54:32 Plans to promote Russian culture in Western Europe 01:55:34 Monument to Ivan Konev unveiled in Slovakia 02:00:40 The development of the Union States’ transport infrastructure 02:04:43 The anti-Russian nature of German Chancellor Merz’ visit to Kiev 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/