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Articles with tag "Lavrov"

Lavrov Says Russia Will Stick to Nuclear Weapons Limits if U.S. Does

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was in no rush to start developing and deploying more weapons, backtracking on comments by his ministry last...

‘No Rosy Future’: Lavrov Slams Trump Administration in Interview

Russia’s foreign minister said the White House has continued to sanction Moscow despite expressing an interest in improving bilateral ties.
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Russian Companies Forced Out of Venezuela After U.S. Capture of Maduro, Lavrov Says

“Right now, in the wake of the events in Venezuela, our companies are being quite openly forced out of the country,” Lavrov claimed.
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Lavrov Condemns U.S. Military and Economic Pressure on Cuba

The Russian foreign minister said the disruption of energy supplies to Cuba "threatens to seriously worsen the economic and humanitarian situation in the...
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Russian Crew Members of Seized Oil Tanker Still in U.S. Custody, Lavrov Says

“We expect our American colleagues to fulfill their promises,” the foreign minister told a press conference.
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Ukraine Launched Drone Attack on Putin’s Valdai Residence, Lavrov Claims

While the claim was swiftly dismissed by Kyiv as an attempt to derail peace talks, U.S. President Donald Trump said he was "very angry about it."
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Epstein Tried Contacting Lavrov to Discuss Trump, Emails Reveal

The late American financier had sought to provide the foreign minister with “insight” on Trump, but it is unclear if any contact was ever made.
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Lavrov Urges U.S. to Match Russia’s Offer of New START Extension

But the Foreign Minister also warned that Moscow would resume nuclear testing if another nuclear power did so first.
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Lavrov Out of Favor With Putin?: Reports Force the Kremlin to Comment

Reports that Putin was unhappy with Lavrov’s performance emerged after Trump called off his planned summit with the Russian leader in Budapest.
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Trump's Ukraine Peace Stance ‘Radically’ Shifted Since Alaska Summit, Lavrov Says

Lavrov accused Europeans and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of exerting pressure on Washington to block any U.S.-Russia cooperation.
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Lavrov and Rubio Expected to Meet Oct. 30 – FT

The FT, citing an anonymous German official, said that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was expected to outline plans ahead of the summit.
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Russia Holds First Official Talks With Taliban After Terrorist List Removal

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used the occasion to denounce Western sanctions and urge international support for the country’s postwar recovery.
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Rubio Urges Russia's Lavrov to Stop 'Killing' in Ukraine

Rubio "reiterated ... the need for Moscow to take meaningful steps toward a durable resolution of the Russia-Ukraine war," the State Department said.
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Russia’s Lavrov Says West Trying to ‘Block' Ukraine Peace Talks

The FM also accused Ukrainian authorities of 'attempts to disrupt the process that was laid down by Presidents Putin and Trump.'
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Lavrov Says ‘No Meeting Planned’ Between Putin and Zelensky

The foreign minister’s remarks on Meet the Press were the latest and clearest indication that a Putin-Zelensky summit is nowhere on the horizon.
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Lavrov Says Ukraine Security Talks ‘Road to Nowhere’ Without Russian Involvement

His remarks came as NATO’s top brass held a virtual meeting to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a possible deal to end the war.
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FM Lavrov Signals Putin Open to Zelensky Meeting, But Says Planning Will Take Time

“Any contacts involving top leaders must be prepared with the utmost care,” Sergei Lavrov said in the state media interview on Tuesday.
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Who's Who in the U.S. and Russian Delegations in Alaska

From top diplomats to special envoys and finance ministers, here's a look at who’s going to be at the table in Anchorage.
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Russia Will Send ‘Clear’ Message to U.S. at Alaska Summit, FM Lavrov Says

“What we do know is that we have clear arguments to contribute to the discussion, and our position is well defined. We will present it accordingly,”...
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Russia and Syria Signal Closer Ties Amid Uncertainty Over Military Bases

“We are interested in having Russia by our side,” Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaiban told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday...
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