Maria Zakharova

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Moscow Russia

Washington Has Yet to Account for Russian Adoptees’ Welfare, Moscow Says — and Journalists Are Being Blocked Too

Russia and Belarus released their third joint human rights report on Monday, singling out Washington's failure to provide welfare information on Russian-born children adopted before the 2013 ban — and its silence

June 15, 2026

by Russia Desk

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at a press conference in Moscow, January 2026

Lavrov Arrives in Minsk as Russia Frames Nuclear Weapons in Belarus as NATO Deterrent

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov touched down in Minsk on Sunday for a two-day working visit with President Alexander Lukashenko and Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov — a trip Moscow formally linked, one day earlier, to a new security architecture that

June 14, 2026

by Russia Desk

French German British ambassadors leave Russia Foreign Ministry Moscow after meeting Mikhail Galuzin June 2026

Europe Went to Moscow. Moscow Said No. Now What?

The French, German, and British ambassadors walked into Russia's Foreign Ministry four days after the London

DNI Tulsi Gabbard releases declassified documents on US-funded biolabs in Ukraine June 2026

US Declassifies Biolab Evidence Zakharova Spent Years Warning About

Outgoing US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard released classified evidence Friday of more than 120 taxpayer-funded biological laboratories across 30 countries, including over 40 in Ukraine — documents that confirm warnings Moscow issued

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaking at a briefing on the Iran conflict June 2026

Russia Warns Ground Operation in Iran Would Trigger Irreparable Consequences

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned Wednesday that any ground operation in Iran would bring irreparable consequences for regional and global security. The statement marks the sharpest escalation threshold Moscow has

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian refugees in Poland during Independence Day celebrations in Gdansk August 2023

Russia Seizes on EU Refugee Debate as Zakharova Claims Europe Is Pushing Ukrainians to the Front

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman claimed European governments are drawing up lists to send Ukrainian refugees directly to the front — a claim built on real EU policy shifts, but one that departs

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian refugees crossing into EU territory after fleeing the Russian operation in Ukraine

Zakharova Claims Europe Is Drawing Up Lists to Send Ukrainian Refugees to the Front

Maria Zakharova alleged Wednesday that European states are compiling lists to send Ukrainian men directly to the front, citing benefit reductions across the EU. The policy changes she referenced are real and

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian military aircraft and equipment at the Khmeimim air base in Latakia, Syria

Russia Is Quietly Rebuilding Its Grip on Syria — Two Bases at a Time

Moscow confirmed Wednesday that talks over a 'possible reformatting' of its military installations in Syria are underway — a signal that Russia's reconsolidation around Khmeimim and Tartus, the only two Russian bases

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

EU Operation IRINI naval vessels patrol the Mediterranean targeting Russia shadow fleet tankers

Moscow Warns EU’s IRINI Tanker Boardings Violate International Law as Mission’s Own Record Shows Ships Still Deliver Oil

Russia condemned the EU's expanded Operation IRINI mandate to board and seize oil tankers in the Mediterranean as a flagrant violation of international law — even as IRINI's own operational record reveals

June 10, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·News

Danish Economy Minister Morten Boedskov and Fire Point Denmark Director Viacheslav Bondarchuk at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ukrainian missile fuel plant in Vojens, Denmark, December 1, 2025

Russia Warns Denmark Over Ukrainian Missile Fuel Plant Set to Open Near F-35 Base

Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Denmark's decision to host Ukrainian military production facilities constitutes a hostile step that blocks a diplomatic resolution to the conflict — a warning that lands

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Moldovan voters at a polling station in Chisinau during the September 2025 parliamentary elections

Zakharova Compares Moldova-Romania Unification to Cannibalism, Calls It Mockery of Common Sense

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova lashed out at the idea of Moldova dissolving into Romania as a path to EU membership, reaching for a cannibal metaphor to describe what she called

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Armenian voters cast ballots at a polling station during the June 7 2026 parliamentary elections in Yerevan

Moscow Says It Wants a Sovereign Armenia, Its Own Reaction to the Election Tells a Different Story

Russia's Foreign Ministry declared it has always wanted a strong, sovereign Armenia — hours after results showed Pashinyan's Civil Contract heading toward a parliamentary majority that Moscow spent months trying to prevent.

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Election officials counting ballots at a polling station in Yerevan after Armenia's June 2026 parliamentary elections

Russia Wants Strong, Sovereign Armenia, But Will Judge Yerevan by Its Actions, Zakharova Says

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova welcomed Pashinyan's re-election with caveats, warning Moscow will measure the relationship against actual steps by Yerevan — not declarations. She also condemned what she called an

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Maria Zakharova

Washington Has Yet to Account for Russian Adoptees’ Welfare, Moscow Says — and Journalists Are Being Blocked Too

Lavrov Arrives in Minsk as Russia Frames Nuclear Weapons in Belarus as NATO Deterrent

Europe Went to Moscow. Moscow Said No. Now What?

US Declassifies Biolab Evidence Zakharova Spent Years Warning About

Russia Warns Ground Operation in Iran Would Trigger Irreparable Consequences

Russia Seizes on EU Refugee Debate as Zakharova Claims Europe Is Pushing Ukrainians to the Front

Zakharova Claims Europe Is Drawing Up Lists to Send Ukrainian Refugees to the Front

Russia Is Quietly Rebuilding Its Grip on Syria — Two Bases at a Time

Moscow Warns EU’s IRINI Tanker Boardings Violate International Law as Mission’s Own Record Shows Ships Still Deliver Oil

Russia Warns Denmark Over Ukrainian Missile Fuel Plant Set to Open Near F-35 Base

Zakharova Compares Moldova-Romania Unification to Cannibalism, Calls It Mockery of Common Sense

Moscow Says It Wants a Sovereign Armenia, Its Own Reaction to the Election Tells a Different Story

Russia Wants Strong, Sovereign Armenia, But Will Judge Yerevan by Its Actions, Zakharova Says

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