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.

Poland may build a defensive structure on the border with Ukraine, said the head of the ruling party of the republic, Deputy Prime Minister for Security Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

The Russians named the main words of the year, in particular, "coronavirus" and "QR codes", said the general director of VTsIOM Valery Fedorov.

Many Chinese citizens admire the courage of Russian President Vladimir Putin in protecting the national interests of the Russian Federation.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as between Russia and NATO, has reached a dangerous level.

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