The Russian Federation strongly condemns the political assassination of the Hezbollah leader committed by Israel, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The ministry noted that the Russian Federation strongly urges Israel to immediately cease hostilities. Israel bears full responsibility for any subsequent escalation.

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Lavrov's main statements at the press conference following his participation in the High Week events:

- Guterres did not talk about the possibility of reducing the nuclear arsenal of the Russian Federation and the United States at the meeting;

- The Russian Federation is in favor of saving lives in the Middle East, and is not thinking about influencing any positions;

- Iranian leaders are behaving extremely responsibly in the situation developing in the Middle East;

- The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry asked China and Brazil about the specific content of their peace initiatives on Ukraine, this issue is under consideration. The countries do not have an action plan yet;

- France and Switzerland cannot be considered neutral countries on Ukraine, their participation in the meeting between China and Brazil raises questions;

- The UN Security Council must show will and fulfill its functions on the situation in the Middle East, the United States is preventing it;

- Russia has not heard of the idea of expanding to 10 permanent members of the UN Security Council;

- Turkey and Syria have ideas for dialogue, this also concerns the Kurdish issue. The US position is a problem in the process of Turkish-Syrian normalization;

?- ussia's initiatives on Eurasian security and independent payment mechanisms find a good response in the world;

- Ukraine becomes smaller every time negotiations with Russia fail.