Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, February 12, 2026 00:00:00 Working visit to the Russian Federation by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré 00:00:46 Ukraine crisis update 00:01:47 Kaja Kallas on concessions the EU should demand from Russia to settle the Ukrainian conflict 00:02:28 Ireland’s participation in the EU loan for military and financial support for Ukraine 00:03:50 Aircraft fuel problems in Cuba 00:27:20 Developments in Moldova 00:36:38 French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent statements regarding his intentions to restore contacts with Russia 00:41:38 Ottawa’s refusal to release the list of Nazi war criminals who found refuge in Canada after WWII 00:47:08 Dismissal of Russian and Belarusian employees by the management of Daugavpils Hospital in Latvia 00:48:56 Desecration of the Alyosha monument to the Soviet liberator soldier in Plovdiv 00:50:20 Northern Territories Day in Japan 00:53:01 Participation of Russian athletes in 2026 Winter Olympics 00:54:36 Upcoming celebrations of Chinese New Year in Moscow and Moscow Maslenitsa in Beijing festival 00:55:51 250th birthday of Greek and Russian statesman and diplomat Ioannis Kapodistrias 00:57:30 World Radio Day 01:01:55 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Zimbabwe 01:01:55 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 01:01:55 4th Youth Forum of the Foreign Policy Meetings in Memory of Vitaly Churkin 01:04:51 Answers to media questions: 01:04:57 On the latest report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the threat posed by ISIS 01:08:06 On the situation with Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin 01:13:47 On the first meeting of the Board of Peace 01:15:27 On the recent visit by Vice President JD Vance to Armenia and Azerbaijan 01:18:43 On the Russian-Armenian nuclear cooperation 01:19:58 On the situation in Kosovo 01:24:30 On the western preparations for a new colour revolution in Belarus 01:25:35 On the European countries plan to deliver 250 aircraft to Kiev 01:27:37 On the European Union plans for Ukrainian membership 01:29:24 On the New START treaty