Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova briefing, Moscow, August 27, 2026

Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, August 27, 2026 00:00:00 Flooding in China and Nepal 00:02:33 Ukraine crisis update 00:44:58 UK transfers to Ukraine technical data for SCALP/Storm Shadow missile production 00:50:47 Incidents of Ukrainian servicemen fleeing from training grounds in the Federal Republic of Germany 00:58:33 Ukraine’s attempts to illegally confiscate Russian scientific materials on archaeological excavations in Crimea 01:00:01 Situation in Moldova 01:05:35 Atomic Dictation international educational project 01:07:05 Republic of Kazakhstan elects its first Kurultai (parliament) 01:09:13 Answers to media questions: 01:09:24 The latest US sanctions against Iran and its partners 01:10:37 The persecution of opposition forces in Armenia 01:13:19 Austria’s plans to build a supermarket on the site of a former Mauthausen death camp subcamp 01:18:47 The Russian Foreign Ministry’s efforts in the run-up to the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation 01:22:31 EU leaders’ criticism of Russian assistance to Serbia 01:28:16 Consequences of escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz 01:33:20 The upcoming SCO Summit in Bishkek 01:37:45 The situation surrounding former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad 01:39:11 Another anti-Russian smear in the German media 01:44:41 Prospects for reviving Russia-Ukraine talks 01:46:00 Another Kiev regime “peace plan” published in the media 01:48:21 Consequences of Armenia’s accession to the EU 01:53:05 Russia-UK relations 02:11:08 Latest statements by the President of Finland regarding Russia 02:18:34 Certain statements by the British Prime Minister 02:20:55 Syria update 02:23:10 The Armenian Prime Minister’s statements on the South Caucasus Railway 02:27:08 Progress in the investigation into the Nord Stream explosions 02:31:50 The Ukrainian authorities’ appeals to China 02:37:04 Certain statements by the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia 02:42:41 An off-site briefing in Vladivostok on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum 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/