China has agreed to sign ASEAN's nuclear weapon-free treaty, boosting regional diplomacy amid US tariff threats. At the Kuala Lumpur summit, leaders including Marco Rubio and Sergey Lavrov met as ASEAN seeks balance between major powers. The US faces criticism over trade policies, Al Jazeera
The meeting occurred just days after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not engaging in peace talks regarding the Ukraine conflict.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said NATO's efforts to turn Ukraine into a military base left Moscow with no choice but to launch its 2022 operation. In an interview, he blamed NATO expansion and Ukraine's alleged persecution of Russians for escalating tensions.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further developing the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries across the entire spectrum of practical cooperation, the statement said.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said any Ukraine conflict resolution must fully address Moscow's security concerns, including NATO expansion and rights of Russian-speaking populations. He stressed that partial solutions are unacceptable, RT reported.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West's attempt to inflict a "strategic defeat" on Russia using the Ukraine conflict will fail. He accused NATO and the EU of militarizing Ukraine and warned that Western policies pose serious threats to Russia's security.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected NATO's claims of Russian aggression, criticizing its defense spending hike. They accused the West of ignoring Moscow's security concerns and offered peace talks if NATO addresses the root causes of the Ukraine c
NATO's plan to raise defense spending won't affect Russia's security, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, according to RT. He dismissed the threat claims as baseless and reiterated Moscow's openness to peace talks if NATO expansion and support for Ukraine are addressed.
Moscow hosted high-level talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart, Maksim Ryzhenkov, focusing on bolstering strategic cooperation across multiple international platforms