Diplomacy

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that work is under way on President Vladimir Putin’s order to prepare proposals for a possible Russian nuclear test, state news agency TASS reported. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that work has begun on President Vladimir Putin’s directive to…

By TOM BALMFORTH, MICHELLE NICHOLS, Reuters Published September 28, 2025 7:52am UNITED NATIONS - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the West on Saturday that any aggression against Moscow would face a "decisive response," warning against attempts to down aircraft in Russian airspace and accusing Germany of militaristic rhetoric. As…

Russia issued a warning Saturday to NATO powers that are considering firmer responses to alleged Russian incursions, as Ukraine said it for the first time received a US-made Patriot system from Israel to ramp up defences. Several European countries say Russian fighter jets and drones have violated their airspace over…

Vladimir Putin taunted the West yesterday as a fleet of drones caused Danish airports to close, and Germany warned that its satellites were being shadowed. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov accused Nato and the EU of declaring war on Russia after Copenhagen blamed a 'state actor' for a second night…

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Sunday that a group of nations including United Nations Security Council members should be the guarantors of Ukraine's security. Reuters reported last week that President Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern…

Russia on Friday ruled out an immediate meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as diplomatic tension with him escalated and US mediation efforts appeared to stall. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said “no meeting” between President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky was planned, as Nato chief Mark Rutte visited Kyiv, largely…

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Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza Party, has written an open letter to the Russian ambassador to Hungary, protesting a recent statement issued by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service. As we wrote earlier, the Hungarian state news agency MTI recently published—without criticism—a statement from Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claiming…

(Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held calls on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, the Russian foreign ministry said, hours after a summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents yielded no deal on ending the warin Ukraine. President Donald Trump, who hosted President Vladimir Putinin Alaska on Friday…