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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that his country is ready for a break in ties with the European Union if the bloc imposes sanctions that damage Russia’s economy. “We’re ready for that,” Lavrov said in an interview on the Solovyev Live YouTube channel on Friday. “If we see again,…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is ready to sever ties with the European Union if the bloc hits it with painful economic sanctions, according to extracts of an interview posted on the ministry's website. Relations between Russia and the West have come under renewed pressure over the arrest…

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: Read More

MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who fell ill on a flight in Siberia on Aug. 20 and was airlifted to Berlin for treatment, could have been poisoned in Germany or on the plane to Berlin.Blood samples taken from Navalny, 44,…

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2020. PREUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal by phone on Tuesday, Russia’s foreign ministry…

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN PoliticsPMN NewsAuthor of the article:Publishing date:Oct 14, 2020  •   •  < 1 minute readArticle contentMOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow’s ties with the European Union did not look very optimistic, but that economic interests needed to be preserved.European Union foreign ministers…

FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia January 13, 2020. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has asked his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to press Armenia to…

FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (not pictured) address the media during a joint news conference after a meeting in Berlin, Germany July 2, 2020. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERSISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has asked his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov,…

A man checks out the damage in his neighbourhood in Stepanakert, the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on October 10, 2020. Photo: APThe two sides traded blame for breaking the Russia-brokered truce that took effect at noon with new attacks Fighting in the breakaway region erupted on September 27, raising fears…

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree ceasefire, start of ‘substantive’ talksArmenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire from noon Saturday and to begin “substantive talks” over Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after marathon negotiations in Moscow.This handout photograph released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C)…