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Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US secretary of state Marco Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine on Saturday, as well as the removal of “unilateral barriers” set by the previous US administration, Moscow said. US and Russian officials are to start talks in the coming days on ending Moscow's…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. —  Reuters/File MOSCOW: In their first telephonic conversation on Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine and the "unilateral barriers" established by the previous US administration,…

Advertisement Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call on Saturday and agreed on regular contacts to prepare for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. This was disclosed in a statement by the Russia’s Foreign…

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that Syria must not be allowed to fall into the hands of a "terrorist group" as Islamist-led rebels advance on President Bashar al-Assad's seat of power. Lavrov spoke after talks in the Gulf state of Qatar with fellow Assad ally Iran and opposition…

Russian state media thinks Tucker Carlson might be acting as a back channel between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. During a Thursday broadcast of the state-controlled channel Solovyov Live, host Vladimir Solovyov spoke to his guest, U.S. expert Malek Dudakov, and referred to Carlson’s recent Moscow interview with Russian Foreign…

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview broadcast on Thursday, said the use of a hypersonic missile in the Ukraine war sought to make the West understand that Moscow was ready to use any means to ensure no "strategic defeat" would be inflicted on Moscow...Read More

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is making his first trip to an EU country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 - Copyright AFP Philip FONG Andrea BERNARDI with Alice RITCHIE in Rome The Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers were due to attend an OSCE summit in Malta on…

Russia discusses 'dangerous' escalation in Syria with Iran, Turkey AFP Last Updated: Nov 30, 2024, 09:54:00 PM IST Synopsis Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed concerns over the escalating hostilities in Syria in phone calls with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts. He discussed the situation with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan…