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Russia's Lavrov declares at security talks that his country's goals in Ukraine are unchanged
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered a blunt message to Western leaders Friday and declared at an international security conference that his government was not prepared to “review its goals” in Ukraine. “We aren’t seeing any...
Russia's foreign minister faces Western critics at security meeting and walks out after speech
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov faced Western critics while attending international security talks Thursday in Northern Macedonia, where he blamed “NATO’s reckless expansion to the East” for war returning to Europe. Lavrov arrived in...
Top diplomats arrive in North Macedonia for security meeting as some boycott Russia's participation
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Top diplomats from more than 50 countries arrived in North Macedonia on Wednesday for a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, while others boycotted the event due to the presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. ...
Top diplomats of Baltics and Ukraine to boycott OSCE talks over Russian foreign minister's presence
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The foreign ministers of the three Baltic states and of Ukraine said Tuesday they will boycott a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe being held this week in North Macedonia, in objection to the participation of Russia’s foreign...
Russian FM says he plans to attend OSCE meeting in North Macedonia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that he plans to travel to North Macedonia later this week to attend a conference, a trip that would mark his first visit to a NATO member country since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine. Russia is one of the 57 members...
NATO member N Macedonia to briefly lift flight ban in case Russia's Lavrov wants to attend meeting
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — NATO member North Macedonia said Friday it would briefly lift a ban on flights from Russia next week, which would enable Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to attend an international conference in the country should he accept the invitation. A...
Russian foreign minister dismisses US claims of North Korea supplying munitions to Moscow as rumors
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top diplomat shrugged off U.S. claims that North Korea transferred munitions to Russia, saying Washington has failed to prove the allegation. Russian state television broadcast Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comments on Friday. Lavrov made a two-day trip to...
Russia's foreign minister offers security talks with North Korea and China as he visits Pyongyang
Russia's foreign minister proposed regular security talks with North Korea and China to deal with what he described as increasing U.S.-led regional military threats, as he met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his top diplomat Thursday in Pyongyang. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...
Russia's foreign minister thanks North Korea for 'unwavering' support of its war in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov thanked North Korea for its support for Russia's war on Ukraine as he arrived in Pyongyang, days after the United States said the North had transferred munitions to Russia to boost its warfighting capabilities. Russian state television ran...
Russia's foreign minister will visit North Korea amid claims of weapons supplied to Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, the Foreign Ministry said Monday, days after the United States claimed Pyongyang had delivered munitions and military equipment to Russia for use in the fighting in Ukraine. Sergey Lavrov will be in North...
