Diplomacy

South Korea warns of 'universal threats' at Nato summit South Korea's president warned a Nato summit of the threat to universal values at a time of new conflict and competition, a reference to Russia's aggression in Ukraine and China's engagement with Russia, a South Korean official said. President Yoon Suk-yeol…

Image source, EPA Image caption, Sergei Lavrov forged close ties with Serbia before the Ukraine war A visit to Serbia by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been cancelled because three of Serbia's neighbours have refused to let his plane use their airspace. EU member Bulgaria imposed the flight ban,…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks to the media during a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan May 13, 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comLONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Russian…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Saturday that sanctions from Western nations targeting Russian energy exports won't hurt the country's profits this year. "Considering the price level that has been established as a result of the West's policies, we have suffered no budgetary losses," Lavrov told a Bosnian Serb television…

R ussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been forced to deny Vladimir Putin is seriously ill after several reports he is being treated for blood cancer. Mr Putin’s health is considered a taboo subject in Russia and is rarely discussed, but the denial came as rumours swirled that the president’s…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 11, 2021, outside of Pskov, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images  Moscow's top diplomat, Sergei Lavrov claimed Adolf Hitler may have had "Jewish blood".Lavrov made the comments in an interview with an Italian media outlet.Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised for the claims during a phone call…

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized on Thursday for his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's false claim that Adolf Hitler had "Jewish blood," the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said following a call between Putin and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Why it matters: Lavrov’s comments created a diplomatic crisis between Russia and Israel,…

The Russian foreign minister said Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins while being interviewed on an Italian TV station.The Israeli prime minister condemned the remarks. Relations between Israel and Russia are deteriorating.Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an "unforgivable"…

Author of the article: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday denounced Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s comments suggesting that Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins. “They are ridiculous and unacceptable,” Trudeau told reporters during a media availability in Windsor, Ontario. “What the Russian Foreign Minister just said is unbelievable.” (Reporting…

Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming that Adolf Hitler was part Jewish, saying it was an "unforgivable" falsehood that debased the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust. In a signal of sharply deteriorating relations with Moscow, the Israeli foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador and demanded an apology.…