Russia urges US to halt Yemen strikes, engage in dialogue MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the United States to cease strikes against Yemen’s Houthis, the... Published 16 Mar, 2025 01:12pm
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World Russia and US to hold new talks on Thursday in Turkiye, Lavrov says Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, for talks... Published 26 Feb, 2025 05:53pm
World Top Russian diplomat Lavrov visits Tehran for talks TEHRAN: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Tehran on Tuesday for talks with senior officials, Iranian... Updated 25 Feb, 2025 06:55pm
World Iran says Russian FM Lavrov will visit Tehran in coming days TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry said Saturday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Tehran in the... Published 22 Feb, 2025 05:03pm
World Russia, China foreign ministers discuss relations with US, Ukraine MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to discuss a... Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:24pm
World Russia’s wealth fund chief says Trump is a problem solver ahead of Riyadh talks RIYADH: The head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday described US President Donald Trump as a problem... Published 18 Feb, 2025 11:31am
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World Sergei Lavrov, Rubio discuss removal of ‘barriers’ set by previous US administration, Russia says MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in... Published 16 Feb, 2025 10:31am
World Russia says it sees no signs that Ukraine and the West are ready for peace talks despite all statements MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published on Friday that he saw no objective signs... Published 24 Jan, 2025 07:23pm
World Russia will abandon its unilateral missile moratorium, Lavrov says MOSCOW: Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles... Published 29 Dec, 2024 03:03pm
World Russia: It’s up to Trump team to make first move to improve ties MOSCOW: Russia is willing to work with Donald Trump’s incoming administration to improve relations if the U.S. has... Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:13pm
World Russia says Lavrov discussed Ukraine war with Swiss counterpart MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the Ukraine war with his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis... Published 19 Dec, 2024 10:49pm
World Russia says West ignoring warnings over sending troops to Ukraine TA’QALI: Russia on Thursday accused the West of failing to heed the Kremlin’s warnings over the dangers of... Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:13pm
World Russia’s Lavrov and US’s Blinken set to attend OSCE meeting VIENNA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken could face off over the war... Published 05 Dec, 2024 02:25pm
World Russia’s Lavrov to visit Malta in first EU trip since Ukraine offensive MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Malta on Thursday for an OSCE summit, Moscow... Published 04 Dec, 2024 08:29pm
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World US, Russia on ‘brink’ of direct conflict, Lavrov warns ANKARA: The United States and Russia are very close to engaging in “direct military conflict,” Russian Foreign... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am
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World Russia’s Lavrov to visit EU first time since the start of Ukraine war, Vedomosti reports MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to visit Malta in December to take part in a meeting of the... Published 01 Nov, 2024 10:57am
World Russia’s ‘comprehensive’ treaty with Iran will include defence: Lavrov MOSCOW: A treaty that Russia and Iran intend to sign shortly will include closer defence cooperation, Russian ... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am
World Russia excludes Lavrov-Blinken meeting at UN MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not meet his US counterpart Antony Blinken despite both... Published 20 Sep, 2024 03:03pm
World Russia invites MbS to October BRICS summit MOSCOW: Russia has invited Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to attend a BRICS summit in the city of Kazan from... Published 10 Sep, 2024 08:06am
World Russian FM meets Saudi crown prince in Riyadh RIYADH: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Riyadh on Monday where he met with Saudi Arabia’s de facto... Published 09 Sep, 2024 10:43pm
World Russian FM says ‘clear’ that US ordered Nord Stream attacks MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday it was “clear” that the United States had ordered the... Published 19 Aug, 2024 05:56pm
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World Russia, China FMs meet as ASEAN talks get underway in Laos VIENTIANE: The foreign ministers of Russia and China met on Thursday on the sidelines of Association of Southeast... Updated 25 Jul, 2024 10:51pm