Dmitry Peskov, speaking about the timing of the launch of Nord Stream 2, urged not to guess and not to interfere with the work of the regulator, and also said that technologically everything is ready.

The Belarusian authorities on Thursday will start vaccinating migrants against coronavirus.

Wearing masks is the single most effective public health measure in the fight against coronavirus, reducing incidence by 53%.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki fears that if "thousands" of migrants cannot be contained now, then "hundreds of thousands" and "millions" will soon rush to Europe.

The Taliban have responsibly and constructively approached cooperation with Moscow in the export of Russians from Afghanistan, said Russian Ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reacted sharply to an article in the Italian newspaper la Repubblica "Tanks and Migrants: Putin's Vise Squeeze Europe."