Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov made the remarks in an interview with the Newsweek.

Ukrainian authorities say at least 52 people have been killed and over 100 were wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a railway station in east Ukraine.

​​​​​​​The United Nations General Assembly has suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.

Russia has condemned the United States' fresh sanctions on two of its largest banks, saying they are a direct blow to the Russian population and ordinary citizens.

Amid heightened tensions between the West and Russia over the latter’s military operation in Ukraine, the US on Wednesday rolled out fresh sanctions on Russian officials and entities.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of seeking to sabotage negotiations between Russia and Ukraine by fueling "hysteria" over the alleged mass killing of civilians by Russian forces in the town of Bucha, warning that the peace process could collapse if such attempts continued.

The foreign minister of Russia says Ukraine’s allegations on the Bucha incident only seek to undermine Moscow.