The US State Department has allowed its consular officers not to conduct face-to-face interviews with applicants for certain types of work nonimmigrant visas.

Russia is taking certain actions to move its troops on the territory of the country, and no one can dispute this sovereign right. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

Kiev's statements about its desire to de-escalate the situation in Donbass sound false, the authorities are sabotaging the Minsk agreements, said Maria Zakharova.

All NATO exercises in Ukraine are anti-Russian, said Alexei Polishchuk, director of the Second Department of CIS Countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry.