Diplomacy

Russia will offer "full protection" to the Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine that vote in referendums to join Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference Saturday. Why it matters: Decried by Ukrainian and Western officials as a "sham," the referendums are taking place from Friday through Tuesday…

Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, defends Moscow's record and accuses Kyiv and its Western allies of threatening his country before walking out at the end of his speech to the Security Council...Read More

Go to latestPinned post – 10.54AM – Sep 23, 2022 Watch: Optus chief addresses massive data breachOptus chief Kelly Bayer Rosmarin addressed the media on Friday about the telco’s massive data breach that was made public yesterday. Here’s a video of the media briefing if you missed it. Scroll down…

A picture made with a drone shows a fire of a dye storage in Chisinau, Moldova, 21 April 2021. (Photo: EPA-EFE / DUMITRU DORU) Russia has stationed peacekeeping troops in Transdniestria since the early 1990s, when an armed conflict saw pro-Russian separatists wrest most of the region from Moldovan control.…

PRETORIA: The United States is seeking a “true partnership” with Africa and not trying to “outdo” other world powers in vying for influence on the continent, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. Blinken arrived in South Africa for an official visit on Sunday during a three-nation African…

Updated Aug. 5, 2022 2:15 pm ET A senior Kremlin official said Moscow was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with Washington that people familiar with the matter say could see U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan traded for a Russian arms dealer imprisoned in…

Author of the article: MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States had made no approaches to resume talks on a new strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty to replace the so called 2011 “New START” deal. U.S. President Joe Biden said he was ready…

Last week, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, paid a visit to Africa. As the west attempts to isolate Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine in February, African countries are not equally enthusiastic about western sanctions against Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to…

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a visit to the Office of Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia, July 18, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS (Reuters) - Russia has not been approached formally by Washington about a phone call between U.S. Secretary of State Antony…

Ukrainian military leaders are increasingly focused on retaking Kherson, the southern region that has been under Russian control since the war’s early weeks, and Kyiv’s forces have begun laying the foundation for a major counteroffensive there, officials have said in recent days. Here’s the latest on the Russian invasion of…