Diplomacy

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sergei Lavrov is welcomed by South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor ahead of their meeting at the OR Tambo Building in Pretoria on Jan. 23.PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP/Getty Images South Africa will join Russia in pushing for a “redesigned global order” in which a greater role…

This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.MOSCOW, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow had yet to see any serious proposals for peace in Ukraine and that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's suggestions were…

By Dan Peleschuk and Herbert Villarraga KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia retaliated on Tuesday against a price cap on its oil imposed by Western countries, while its forces were involved in heavy fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Moscow will ban oil sales to countries that abide by…

KYIV — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave Ukraine an ultimatum on Monday (Dec 26) to fulfil Moscow's proposals, including surrendering territory Russia controls, or its army would decide the issue, a day after President Vladimir Putin said he was open to talks. Kyiv and its Western allies have dismissed Putin's…

By RONALD POPESKI AND LIDIA KELLY, Reuters Published December 27, 2022 10:04am Moscow's proposals for settlement in Ukraine are well known to Kyiv and either Ukraine fulfils them for their own good or the Russian army will decide the issue, TASS agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying.…

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Moscow's proposals for settlement in Ukraine are well known to Kyiv and either Ukraine fulfils them for their own good or the Russian army will decide the issue, TASS agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying. "Our proposals for the demilitarization and denazification of…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended a Russian campaign that has used air, drone and missile strikes to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure, attacks that Kyiv and the West have called war crime. ― Reuters file Follow us on Instagram, subscribe to our Telegram channel and browser alerts for the latest news…

Xi wears it well: Chinese president and Sergei Lavrov wear matching shirts to G20 welcome dinner as Russian missiles rain down on UkraineXi Jinping and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wore near-identical shirts Chinese President and Putin's right-hand man wore bright purple floral button-ups as they attended G20 leaders' welcome dinner…

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Russia's Foreign Ministry said. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova posted a photo of the pair seated at a table in Bali with Russian…

NUSA DUA: Now is the time to end Russia's "destructive" war and "save thousands of lives", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the G20 summit in Bali via video address on Tuesday. "I am convinced now is the time when the Russian destructive war must and can be stopped," he said,…