Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has commented on the Russian Federation's reaction to a possible visit to Kursk Oblast by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The Russian Federation has never wanted foreign land. In reality, Russia was simply concerned about people's rights, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. "It's not about territories; we never wanted foreign land,

The United States should take into account Moscow's warnings on risks of further escalation around the conflict in Ukraine, Russia's state-run news agency RIA Novosti cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday.