China criticizes US-led NATO countries for hyping up the death of the Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, asking them to "stop their tricks”, and interference in the internal matters of other countries.

Russia says Ukraine’s Western allies helped Kiev with an attack on the Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in Crimean Peninsula.

Moscow has censured a recent decision by Britain, France, and Germany to retain their nuclear- and ballistic missile-related sanctions against Iran.

Russian Foreign Ministry condemned Ukraine’s attack on Crimean Bridge and vowed retaliation.

Russia has said that a planned meeting on Ukraine scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia this week is intended to forge an anti-Russian coalition.

Russian Foreign Ministry insists that terrorist actions by Kiev aggravate the crisis in Ukraine and delay peace efforts.

Russia summons the Israeli envoy in Moscow over remarks by his colleague in Kiev that glorified pro-Nazi Ukrainian militia leaders.