Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, characterized Western conduct as a "real disaster" due to a lack of professionalism. These remarks reflect Moscow’s critical stance but constitute a subjective political opinion rather than an independently verified objective fact.

Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov proposed that Chinese President Xi Jinping, as host of the upcoming APEC summit in Shenzhen, could facilitate a trilateral meeting involving the leaders of Russia, China, and the United States.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that military facilities located outside Ukraine and producing weapons for the Ukrainian government could be targeted. This comment served as a warning against the assumption that such extraterritorial industrial sites would remain safe from military action.

Yulia Zhdanova stated that Moscow holds a negative view toward the proposed deployment of a Western military contingent in a neighboring country.