Diplomacy

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam — Reuters Oct 19 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said regional issues should be resolved through diplomacy and blamed the United States for insecurity and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, speaking at a joint news conference with…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov traveled to Iran on October 19, meeting with President Masud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi amid questions over what support Moscow is providing Tehran to fight its war with the United States. Lavrov traveled to the Iranian capital directly from Manama, Bahrain, where he…

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on September 28 that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's treatment of his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, after their recent UN meeting demonstrates that Russia is not interested in peace in Ukraine. The September 26 meeting between Lavrov and Wadephul took place on…

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Europe Saturday of "doing everything" to thwart talks to resolve the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, in an outspoken UN speech in which he vowed his country would achieve its Ukraine aims. "Europe is doing everything it can to thwart peace talks in which…

July 26 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel "cannot go unanswered". Iran said the attack in the Caspian Sea resulted in an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another. Araqchi made the comments in calls with EU…

MANILA -- The top US and Russian diplomats met in a new push to find an end to Moscow's more-than-four-year-old war on Ukraine, but both sides signaled no new breakthroughs or cause for optimism. The July 23 meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…

Filtered By: Topstories News Published July 21, 2026 5:22am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks to speak to reporters before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 19, 2026.…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a press conference following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, June 16, 2026. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday, warning against any actions in the Black Sea that could threaten regional…

By RFE/RL staff - May 26, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT Russia warned Washington that it may launch systematic strikes on military and government-linked targets in Kyiv. The threat followed a large Russian missile and drone attack that included the Oreshnik ballistic missile. Moscow cited a deadly strike in Russian-occupied Luhansk,…

Published April 25, 2026 9:08am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of abandoning internationally recognized diplomatic conventions in pursuit of its own interests, particularly in dominating energy markets, in…