Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova briefing, Saint-Petersburg, June 4, 2026
Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Saint-Petersburg, June 4, 2026 00:00:00 International and interregional relations of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region 00:03:28 Official visit by Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman 00:04:20 CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Kazan 00:05:20 Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming visit to Belarus 00:07:45 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 00:12:45 The Fallen in the terrorist attack in Starobelsk 00:42:20 Children in the context of the Ukraine crisis 01:03:49 Ukraine crisis update 01:28:10 Moldova update 01:37:14 US Army building biolab in Germany funded by German money 01:41:29 UN Security Council statement to the press following the strike on the NPP in the UAE 01:42:50 Canada’s new “defensive” strategy for the Arctic 01:45:12 Parliamentary elections in Ethiopia 01:46:16 Celebrating Russian Language Day 01:50:40 Commemorating the 340th anniversary of the birth of Russian statesman and diplomat Andrey Osterman 01:53:29 Expert session of the 3+3 Regional Cooperation Platform at SPIEF 2026 01:54:46 Answers to media questions: 01:58:23 Calls by the Pentagon chief for increased defence spending by US allies in Asia 02:00:50 Russia-Armenia relations 02:04:56 The resurgence of Japanese militarism 02:07:25 Western perceptions of Russia 02:13:43 The forthcoming 3rd Russia-Africa Summit 02:17:19 Remarks by EU Special Representative for Human Rights 02:32:26 The concept of a “water truce” 02:35:23 The detention of the head of Eurasia Institute NGO in Tbilisi 02:37:29 UN budget funding crisis 02:42:19 New Hungarian government’s stance on Ukraine 02:46:33 Prospects for cooperation between Russia and Latin American countries 02:49:17 Effects of the Ukrainian crisis for EU member states 02:54:12 Foreign journalists’ trip to Starobelsk 02:56:22 Israel’s strike on Lebanon 03:00:27 Uzbekistan’s participation in the FIFA World Cup 03:02:33 Prospects for the restoration of Russia-Germany relations 03:06:35 Allegations against Russia of “force pressure” on Armenia 03:15:27 Expansion of Russia’s presence in Latin America 03:20:12 Serbia-NATO joint military exercise 03:24:32 Certain statements by Baltic politicians 03:26:18 Russia-Georgia relations 03:31:01 Cooperation with CIS countries on biosecurity issues 03:32:57 Russia-Azerbaijan ties 03:35:09 Digital integration within the Union State 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, Saint-Petersburg, June 4, 2026 00:00:00 International and interregional relations of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region 00:03:28 Official visit by Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman 00:04:20 CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Kazan 00:05:20 Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming visit to Belarus 00:07:45 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 00:12:45 The Fallen in the terrorist attack in Starobelsk 00:42:20 Children in the context of the Ukraine crisis 01:03:49 Ukraine crisis update 01:28:10 Moldova update 01:37:14 US Army building biolab in Germany funded by German money 01:41:29 UN Security Council statement to the press following the strike on the NPP in the UAE 01:42:50 Canada’s new “defensive” strategy for the Arctic 01:45:12 Parliamentary elections in Ethiopia 01:46:16 Celebrating Russian Language Day 01:50:40 Commemorating the 340th anniversary of the birth of Russian statesman and diplomat Andrey Osterman 01:53:29 Expert session of the 3+3 Regional Cooperation Platform at SPIEF 2026 01:54:46 Answers to media questions: 01:58:23 Calls by the Pentagon chief for increased defence spending by US allies in Asia 02:00:50 Russia-Armenia relations 02:04:56 The resurgence of Japanese militarism 02:07:25 Western perceptions of Russia 02:13:43 The forthcoming 3rd Russia-Africa Summit 02:17:19 Remarks by EU Special Representative for Human Rights 02:32:26 The concept of a “water truce” 02:35:23 The detention of the head of Eurasia Institute NGO in Tbilisi 02:37:29 UN budget funding crisis 02:42:19 New Hungarian government’s stance on Ukraine 02:46:33 Prospects for cooperation between Russia and Latin American countries 02:49:17 Effects of the Ukrainian crisis for EU member states 02:54:12 Foreign journalists’ trip to Starobelsk 02:56:22 Israel’s strike on Lebanon 03:00:27 Uzbekistan’s participation in the FIFA World Cup 03:02:33 Prospects for the restoration of Russia-Germany relations 03:06:35 Allegations against Russia of “force pressure” on Armenia 03:15:27 Expansion of Russia’s presence in Latin America 03:20:12 Serbia-NATO joint military exercise 03:24:32 Certain statements by Baltic politicians 03:26:18 Russia-Georgia relations 03:31:01 Cooperation with CIS countries on biosecurity issues 03:32:57 Russia-Azerbaijan ties 03:35:09 Digital integration within the Union State 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/