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Sergey Lavrov, Marco Rubio discuss Putin-Trump summit over phone call
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone conversation on Tuesday (local time) to discuss the upcoming meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in Alaska on August 15.
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Ukraine showing "cultural degradation bordering on savagery": Russian FM L
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned Ukraine for offering Soviet soldiers' remains in a prisoner exchange, calling it "cultural degradation bordering on savagery." He accused Ukraine of disrespecting history and Western countries of ignoring this to protect their ally.
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Zelensky urges West to "change the regime in Russia" to stop future aggres
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ukrainian President Zelensky urged Western countries to support regime change in Russia and use frozen Russian assets to counter Moscow, RT reported. He warned that without action, Russia would continue destabilizing neighbors even after the war. Moscow questioned Zelensky's legitimacy and s
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Ukraine conflict: "Russia is fighting alone against the entire West," say
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The main task is to defeat the enemy. For the first time in history, Russia is fighting alone against the entire West. In World War I and World War II, we had allies. Now we have no allies on the battlefield. So we must rely on ourselves and not allow any weakness," Lavrov said, as quoted b
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"Things will not be the same": Russian FM Lavrov on future relations with
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West will eventually seek to restore ties with Moscow, but future relations won't be the same. He cited broken promises from 2014 and 2022 as reasons for distrust, stressing Russia will be selective about rebuilding ties, TASS reported.
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Russian FM Lavrov hopes Trump's 'reasonable' Ukraine stance sways EU
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he hopes US President Donald Trump's "reasonable" stance on the Ukraine conflict will influence Europe's position. He welcomed Trump's openness to dialogue and urged the EU to reconsider its support for Kyiv. Lavrov's remarks were reported by RT.
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Russian FM Lavrov slams western 'ultimatums', says Trump under EU, NATO pr
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said Trump is under "improper pressure" from the EU and NATO to take a tougher stance on Ukraine. He criticised Western sanctions, claimed Europe will bear the cost, and blamed NATO for triggering the crisis, according to Russian state media outlet RT.
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EAM Jaishankar meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on sidelines of SCO m
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)'s Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Tuesday.
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Lavrov meets Kim Jong Un as North Korea backs Russia in Ukraine war
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday in Wonsan, in a sign of strengthening the relations between Moscow and Pyongyang, CNN reported.
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US, Russia top diplomats meet again over Ukraine at ASEAN summit
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met twice at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia to discuss the Ukraine war. Both sides signaled openness to dialogue. Rubio also met China's Wang Yi, amid rising US-China tensions and upcoming US tariffs on Asian nations.
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Echoed Trump's "disappointment and frustration" at lack of progress in pea
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday after his meeting with Lavrov, Rubio stated that the US' strategy is to continue engaging all parties involved in finding an outcome to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Russia open to Ukraine talks, awaits Kyiv's signal as battlefield shifts
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Russia remains open to peace talks with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, but warned that battlefield conditions are changing daily. According to RT, Moscow awaits signals from Kiev for a third round of talks, while Lavrov met Rubio in Malaysia to discuss ongoing tensions and US
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