Russia opposes Western peacekeepers in Ukraine
- 30-Dec-2024
MOSCOW: Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. Talk of the possible stationing of foreign troops in Ukraine to enforce any peace deal is circulating in Western capitals, with French President Emmanuel Macron and […]
Dutch expulsion of alleged Russian spies a ‘misunderstanding’: Lavrov
- 08-Oct-2018
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said the expulsion of four alleged Russian agents from the Netherlands in April had been a “misunderstanding”, calling their visit a “routine trip”. “There was nothing secret about the trip by our specialists to the Netherlands, it was a routine trip. They didn’t hide when they checked […]
US ‘bombed’ UN peace talks on Syria, says Russia’s Lavrov
- 21-Apr-2018
MOSCOW: The United States and its allies “bombed” UN-backed peace talks aimed at ending the war in Syria when they ordered strikes on the country this month, Russia’s foreign minister said Friday. The US, France and Britain “on 14 April bombed not only made-up chemical sites in Syria, but also bombed the (UN-backed peace) talks […]
Lavrov says spy poisoning could be ‘in interests’ of UK govt
- 02-Apr-2018
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday suggested that the poisoning of a former double agent could benefit the British government by distracting attention from problems around Brexit. The March 4 attack on Skripal and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury has triggered a wave of tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats between the […]
Russia will not support US bid to change Iran nuclear deal: Lavrov
- 15-Jan-2018
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday Moscow will not support attempts by Washington to modify the Iran nuclear deal, arguing such a move could also complicate diplomacy over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Lavrov spoke days after US President Donald Trump said he would waive nuclear sanctions against Iran for the last […]
US, Russia ‘not there yet’ on Syria deal: State Department
- 08-Sep-2016
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The United States and Russia have not reached a ceasefire deal for Syria, the US State Department said on Wednesday, saying it could not confirm Moscow's announcement that the US and Russian foreign ministers would meet in Geneva on Thursday.