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Russia to summon Swedish ambassador over alleged red paint drone attack

Russia’s Foreign Ministry plans to summon Sweden’s ambassador over what it described as a “drone attack” involving red paint at the Russian Embassy in Stockholm, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, according to the Russian propaganda outlet RBK News.

3 July, 10:47 AM

Russia summons E3 envoys as Europe weighs talks, sanctions over Ukraine war

The ambassadors of Germany, France and Britain arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry around noon on June 11 for a meeting initiated by Moscow, German broadcaster n-tv reported.

11 June, 06:40 PM

Russia accuses U.S. of 'forcibly granting' citizenship to Russian diplomats’ children

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused the U.S. administration of “forcibly granting American citizenship” to Russian diplomats’ children without prior application.

4 May, 12:44 PM

Lavrov loses clout but stays loyal to Putin as Kremlin sidelines Foreign Ministry

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has lost much of his clout in the Kremlin since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but remains a loyal Vladimir Putin ally, the Russian opposition outlet Important Stories reported on April 14.

14 April, 05:02 PM

Russia warns U.K. and French troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate military targets’

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has threatened that British and French troops deployed in Ukraine would be considered “legitimate targets for Russian strikes,” following a joint declaration signed by Western leaders pledging to station military forces in Ukraine after a ceasefire, according to the BBC.

8 January, 04:18 PM

Kremlin shrugs off Lavrov falling from favor claims

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected media reports claiming that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has “fallen out of favor” with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin following unsuccessful talks with the United States.

7 November 2025, 02:03 PM

Lavrov says ‘everyone went quiet’ after Russia’s nuclear-powered missile test

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Oct. 28 in Minsk that “everyone went quiet” following Moscow’s reported test of the Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered, long-range cruise missile.

28 October 2025, 05:05 PM

Lavrov rejects Trump's frontline freeze proposal

Moscow has no intention of halting its war against Ukraine or freezing the conflict along current front lines, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Oct. 21, according to the Agentstvo Novosti news agency.

21 October 2025, 03:59 PM

Russia appeals ICAO ruling on MH17 disaster, denies responsibility

Russia filed a lawsuit with the UN International Court of Justice, appealing a decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that holds Moscow responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Donbas, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 18.

19 September 2025, 01:00 AM

Russia claims willingness to resume Istanbul talks

Moscow is “ready” to continue negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said on Sept. 4, according to Russia’s state-run propaganda agency TASS.

4 September 2025, 12:55 PM

Russia to send delegation to Istanbul after June 22 for Ukraine negotiations

A Russian delegation is prepared to travel to Istanbul after June 22 to continue ceasefire negotiations with Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, has said, according to Russian state media reports.

19 June 2025, 06:20 PM

Russian Foreign Ministry accuses the US of canceling talks on normalizing diplomatic ties

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed that negotiations with the United States to normalize the activities of diplomatic missions of both countries were "canceled at the initiative of American negotiators," according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry on June 16.

16 June 2025, 06:59 PM

Moscow tells NATO to pull back from the Baltics to get peace in Ukraine

Russia would be more open to ending the war against Ukraine if NATO forces withdraw from the Baltic states, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov claimed in a comment to state propaganda agency TASS on June 10.

11 June 2025, 12:36 AM

Kremlin questions Zelenskyy’s mandate to dodge peace deal

Ukrainian people need to “elect new leadership” in order to sign a peace memorandum with Russia, Maksim Musikhin, Legal Department head at Russia’s Foreign Ministry, claimed, TASS state propaganda outlet wrote on May 22.

22 May 2025, 12:55 PM

Russia vows retaliation over Poland’s plan to close Krakow consulate

Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, warned of retaliatory measures after Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced plans to close Russia’s consulate in Krakow, citing Russian special services’ involvement in a Warsaw shopping center fire on May 12, news agency RBC reported.

12 May 2025, 02:50 PM

Kremlin’s propaganda script: Blame Ukraine for ceasefire violations, dodge evidence

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova traditionally accused Ukraine of alleged ceasefire violations, responding in her Telegram post to the US State Department's proposal to extend the so-called "Easter ceasefire".

21 April 2025, 10:54 AM

OSCE parliamentary assembly head brings Putin’s former interpreter as adviser

Pia Kauma, a Finnish MP and President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, attended an Interparliamentary Union (IPU) meeting accompanied by Daria Boyarskaya —a former interpreter for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Finnish outlet Hufvudstadsbladet reported on April 17.

18 April 2025, 02:09 AM

Russian Foreign Ministry claims no agreement on 'Black Sea Initiative' after US talks

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that there were no "specific agreements" between Russia and the United States on the so-called Black Sea Initiative, Russian propaganda outlets wrote on March 27.

27 March 2025, 02:25 PM

Kremlin clings to seized Ukrainian nuclear plant, rebuffs U.S. offer

The Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) explicitly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion to transfer ownership of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to American companies, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 26.

27 March 2025, 10:39 AM

Russia and US to hold new talks on bilateral issues in upcoming weeks

High-level officials from the U.S. State Department and Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs are set to convene for a new meeting at the end of February or early March, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Feb. 22, according to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

22 February 2025, 08:26 PM

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