Topic: Maria Zakharova

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday that the Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended for another 60 days.

After more than a year of no direct communication, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone conversation on Wednesday.

Russian authorities said they have arrested U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich on charges of spying for the United States.

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has blasted Ukrainian officials for ordering a Russian-aligned church to leave a Kyiv monastery.

Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry, has hit back after analysts asserted she had confirmed Kremlin infighting.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today where he asked for Moscow to end its invasion of Ukraine and return to the New START nuclear treaty.

Contradicting others from within his administration, President Joe Biden says he does not expect China will send weapons to Russia to aid in its year-long invasion of Ukraine. 

Moldova temporarily closed its airspace Tuesday after the nation's president said she had been informed of a Russian plot to destabilize the government. Russian officials denied the claims.

Three people were killed in Ukraine Thursday as Russia unleashed a "massive" wave of strikes that left 40% of Kyiv and 90% of Lviv without power, officials said.

The European Union on Thursday sanctioned three individuals and one entity from Iran for allowing Russia to use its military drones in attacks against Ukraine.