Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova briefing, Moscow, March 18, 2026

Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, March 18, 2026 00:00:00 Anniversary of Crimea and Sevastopol’s reunification with Russia 00:04:17 The Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People during the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War 00:16:11 Upcoming meeting of the Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund’s Board of Trustees 00:17:06 46th meeting of the Foreign Ministry’s Council of Heads of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation 00:18:04 Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict 00:18:49 The impact of the Middle East conflict on global energy and food markets and the environment 00:34:12 Humanitarian aid to Iran 00:35:54 NATO military intervention in Libya 00:42:26 Ukrainian crisis 01:07:53 The Bucha provocation 01:15:17 Possible involvement of the Republic of Korea in NATO mechanism for procuring arms for Ukraine 01:17:03 The double standards of the UN Secretariat 01:23:48 Stolen collection of Scythian gold belonging to the Crimeans 01:27:16 Polish court ruling on Alexander Butyagin 01:27:56 Missile attack on Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant 01:29:24 Referendum on Kazakhstan’s new Constitution 01:30:44 Moldova update 01:39:07 Nazis in the German Foreign Office 01:47:26 Answers to media questions: 01:48:12 The EU’s renunciation of Russian energy supplies 01:51:54 Statements by the Prime Minister of Belgium 01:58:55 Russia’s approaches to the Palestinian-Israeli settlement 02:03:57 Rising tensions in...