The five foreign ministers of the BRICS member states will be joined by 15 other foreign ministers representing Africa, the Global South, and Friends of BRICS nations.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accuses Ukraine of turning into a de-facto “state-sponsor of terrorism” after Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov vowed to “keep killing Russians anywhere” across the globe.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says Wednesday's drone attack on the country’s capital, the Kremlin, was a “hostile act” and Russia will respond with “concrete actions”.

Russia voices "serious concern" about escalating tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The Kremlin has categorically dismissed accusations of Russia’s alleged role behind a leak of US intelligence documents.

Russia has denounced as "a dangerous historic mistake" Finland's membership in the NATO, saying the move would weaken security in Northern Europe and increase the risk of conflict.

Tensions between Russia and NATO continue to escalate due to the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov denies his country's involvement in the explosions that damaged the undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year.

The Chinese peace plan on Ukraine urges both sides to agree to a gradual de-escalation and warns against the use of nuclear weapons.

Belarus has suggested arranging a meeting between Russian and US leaders.