Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, April 29, 2026

Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, April 29, 2026 Content On S.V. Lavrov's visit to Kazakhstan On S.V. Lavrov's participation in the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting On the Ukrainian crisis On another case of training Azov militants in Canada On a new journalistic investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines On the launch of the first power unit of the Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh On the European Commission's refusal to grant accreditation to the chief correspondent of the Russian News Agency in Brussels On the desecration of a Soviet military burial site in Vienna On the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trials From the answers to the questions: On some statements by the German Chancellor On the release of A.M. Butyagin On the results of the 224th session of the UNESCO Executive Board On the extension of martial law in Ukraine On the Franco-Polish exercises On the war crimes of militaristic Japan On some statements by the UN Secretary-General On the situation in Mali On the feat of the Georgian people during the Great Patriotic War On the new venue for the International Discussions on Security and Stability in the South Caucasus