TASS news agency cited Kabulov in a report as saying that Western countries "are putting the cart before the horse," believing that the Taliban must first solve legal issues." "This is not a workable approach."
The first important steps of a highly-anticipated military counteroffensive against Russian forces would be taken soon, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Su-34 fighter-bomber, Su-35 fighter and two Mi-8 helicopters had made up a raiding party, and had been "shot down almost simultaneously" in an ambush in the Bryansk region, adjoining northeast Ukraine, reported independent Russian news outlet Kommersant.
According to local authorities, explosions were reported in the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, which serves as a key hub for Moscow's purported "special military operation," CNN reported.
China has also considered Afghanistan's membership and participation in the BRI, with a delegation from Afghanistan participating in its forum in 2017. Afghan delegations have also been participating in Russian economic and trade development forums.
The package underscores the continued US commitment to Ukraine "by committing critical near-term capabilities, such as air defence systems and munitions, while also building the capacity of Ukraine's armed forces to defend its territory and deter Russian aggression over the long term," added
As air raid sirens wailed across the majority of Ukraine overnight for several hours, there were numerous explosions reported in Crimea on Sunday, according to Al Jazeera.
According to CNN, Yevgenia Berkovich was arrested on Friday alongside the play's author, Svetlana Petriychuk, after investigators alleged that their award-winning play "Finist, the Brave Falcon" was in violation of the law.
Lavrov while speaking to reporters after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting, claimed that there is convincing evidence to the "effect that the United States supports the terrorist groups entrenched in the territory of Afghanistan".
Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement said that the car explosion was caused by an explosive device planted along its route in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia.