Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Moldova today that the threat to the security of Russian troops in the breakaway region of Transnistria risks provoking a military confrontation with Moscow. Russia has stationed peacekeepers in Transnistria since the early 1990s, when pro-Russian separatists wrested most of the region from Moldovan control in an armed conflict. […]
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Lavrov: We are ready to discuss a prisoner exchange with the US that includes Greiner
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that Moscow is willing to discuss a prisoner exchange involving basketball player Brittney Greiner with Washington through a presidential-level communication channel. “We are ready to discuss this issue, but only within the (communication) channel agreed by Presidents (Vladimir) Putin and (Joe) Biden,” Lavrov said during a press conference […]
Lavrov: Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan is an attempt by Washington to irritate Beijing
The visit of the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is a deliberate attempt by Washington to irritate China, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today. “I find no other reason for them to cause such a disturbance almost out of nowhere knowing full well what this means for the People’s Republic […]
Blinken says he had a ‘frank’ conversation with Lavrov about the American prisoners
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced today that he had a “frank” conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, who pressed him to accept a US offer to secure the release of American prisoners in Russia. “We had a frank and direct discussion,” the US minister said during a press conference. “I called on […]
Russia’s New Turn: Lavrov Now Says He Seeks ‘Regime Change in Kyiv’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday in Egypt, contradicting what he said in the spring, that Moscow is seeking to overthrow the government of Ukraine. “We will definitely help the Ukrainian people to get rid of the regime, which is completely anti-people and against history,” Mr Lavrov said in Cairo, adding that the Russian […]
Lavrov assures the Arab countries from Cairo about grain exports
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sought to appear reassuring to his Arab partners in Cairo today after agreeing on “safe corridors” for grain exports from Ukraine and Russia aimed at averting the specter of famine, particularly in Africa. . “We have confirmed the commitment of Russian exporters of grain products to fulfill all their obligations,” […]
Double threat from Russia
Of Costa Rapti Until now, the declared goal of the Russian invasion of Ukraine was to guarantee the security of the self-proclaimed “People’s Republics” of Donetsk and Lugansk, understood in the full extent they possessed as provinces (oblast’) of the Ukrainian state. And its “special military operation” of Russia was presented as destined to end […]
What the G20 Summit reveals
By Kostas Raptis In other times, not so distant, the Group of Twenty set the global agenda. But today’s meeting in Bali, at the level of foreign ministers, is nothing more than an unpleasant choreography to the rhythms of the “music” coming from the battlefields of Ukraine. The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergey Lavrov, is […]
Lavrov: The West criticizes Russia ‘maniacally’ instead of dealing with global economic problems
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the West’s “maniacal” criticism of the war in Ukraine at the G20 meeting, saying Russia’s adversaries were avoiding tackling global economic issues. “During the discussion, the Western partners avoided following the mandate of the G20, to deal with issues of the global economy,” Lavrov said, Reuters reports. According to […]
Lavrov in Vietnam ahead of the G20 summit in Indonesia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is leaving for Hanoi later today for a two-day visit to Vietnam before heading to Bali, Indonesia for the G20 summit this week, the Vietnamese government said. Mr Lavrov’s visit, at the invitation of his counterpart Bui Hanh Son, will come ten years after the two states entered into their […]