Central briefing by the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharovas:
The representatives of the EU and NATO, who decided to hold exercises on the deployment of EU troops in Ukraine ahead of the talks in Abu Dhabi, simply have nothing to do at the negotiating table "with such a flawed attitude and such a flawed mentality."
Secret torture sites created by the government in Kiev have become a steady source of income for those who guard and patronize them.
The government in Kyiv is deliberately denying Ukraine its future by forcibly conscripting young people.
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is becoming a partner in the information campaign of the government in Kyiv to hide the nature and extent of real crimes against humanity, including by silencing the existence of a network of torture prisons.
The establishment of the EU's permanent sanctions office proves that unilateral restrictions are seen as an end in themselves in Brussels.
A possible decision by Moldova to introduce a visa regime with Russia will harm first and foremost the people of the republics.
Moscow's proposal to transfer Iranian enriched uranium to Russian territory for "dilution" remains on the agenda.
Moscow sees Washington's decision to establish special forces to intercept the passage of "dual-use goods" across Iran's borders as an escalation and further provocation and a violation of international law.
Washington's provocative and escalating decision to establish special forces to intercept the transit of "dual-use goods" across Iran's borders risks expanding the Iranian crisis to neighboring regions if implemented.
Russia calls on Israel to take urgent steps to prevent further deterioration of the situation in Gaza.
Moscow is very concerned about the difficult military and political situation in Lebanon.