Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues, Moscow, March 4, 2026 00:00:00 Sergey Lavrov’s participation in the Foreign Ministry's MGIMO Diplomatic Academy roundtable titled Ukraine Crisis. Digital Threats and International Information Security 00:01:05 Sergey Lavrov’s participation in the first Ministerial Conference of the International Organisation for the Russian Language 00:02:11 Iran-related developments 00:12:02 Evacuation route for Russian nationals from Iran through Turkmenistan 00:17:43 France’s decision to expand its nuclear arsenal 00:31:08 Ukrainian crisis update 00:58:03 Moldova update 01:04:11 The Afghanistan-Pakistan border conflict 01:04:49 Recommending Russian citizens to refrain from visiting Serbia’s Autonomous Province of Kosovo 01:07:33 Provocative actions by the French co-chair of the joint meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation and the OSCE Permanent Council 01:13:17 Humanitarian aid for the Republic of Madagascar 01:14:24 Act of vandalism against military monument in Norway 01:17:57 130 years since Ethiopia’s victory in the Battle of Adwa 01:21:17 Answers to media questions: 01:21:36 Croatia, Albania and non-recognised Kosovo planning military cooperation 01:27:34 Russians’ repatriation from Iran 01:31.58 Update on Russian tourists in the Middle East 01:39:11 A new round of Russia-Ukraine talks 01:40:41 Weapon supplies to the Kiev regime 01:42:11 Sending a rapid response task force to Armenia to prevent hybrid attacks 01:46:08 Russia’s potential mediation services in settling the Middle East crisis 01:48:28 China’s stance on the situation around Iran 01:51:07 Prospects of deepening Russia-China cooperation within the 15th five-year plan 01:54:39 Global threats arising from strikes at Iranian nuclear facilities 02:02:35 Negative consequences of the Middle East crisis 02:11:38 Swedish officials’ provocative nuclear rhetoric 02:21:51 Latvia’s discrimination against Russians 02:26:14 The situation around Cuba 02:33:29 The Pentagon’s provocative statements 02:36:05 Iran-North Korean cooperation 02:37:54 The risks of exacerbating the Middle East crisis 02:40:43 Europe’s war rhetoric 02:44:12 Expanding the CSTO’s potential 02:45:52 The role of the Global South in the world 02:49:11 Women’s role in settling modern conflicts 02:56:56 International Women’s Day greetings 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/