Diplomacy

President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have agreed to an exchange of prisoners, Russia's foreign minister said Tuesday. “President Trump is a man who wants results,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Turkey, claiming that Trump's efforts were being “sabotaged” by some European countries as he…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks to the media on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 13, 2022. — Reuters  MOSCOW: Russia has said that it will soon give Ukraine a draft plan for ending the war. But this will only happen after the…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint news conference with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in Moscow, Russia February 10, 2022. — Reuters  MOSCOW: Russia has said that it is putting together a plan to help end the war with Ukraine. The draft will lay out what both sides…

ran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference following a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025 — Reuters MUSCAT: The US government's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff had a fourth round of direct and indirect discussions with Iran in Muscat, Oman, on…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025. — Reuters Iran has agreed to hold a fourth round of nuclear talks with the United States on Sunday in Oman, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025. — Reuters DUBAI: A fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran, which had been due to take place in Rome on Saturday, has been…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025. — Reuters TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister announced on Wednesday that Tehran will engage in talks with three European signatories of the 2015 nuclear accord in Rome on…

Russia hasn’t received a US proposal to give up control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine, and a change to the facility’s ownership isn’t conceivable, said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. His comments were consistent with the foreign ministry’s declaration in March that Moscow won’t cede control of…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, a top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Thursday that Russia is “ready to reach a deal” with President Donald Trump to end the war in Ukraine, noting, however, that there are still details to be “fine-tuned.” Earlier this week, Trump told reporters,…

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said the US and Russia are moving in the "right direction" to end the war in Ukraine. "We are ready to reach a deal, but there are still some specific points - elements of this deal which need to be fine-tuned," Mr Lavrov told…