Russia threatens World War III if NATO attacks its combat jets, Lavrov says 'US-led military alliance and EU declared war on my country'At a G20 meeting, Sergey Lavrov accused the West of waging war against Russia. He cited NATO and EU support for Ukraine as direct involveme...
26 Sep, 2025, 02.32 AM IST
Ukraine says it's ready to restart talks with Russia but needs clarity on Kremlin's termsUkraine is prepared to resume direct peace talks with Russia in Istanbul on Monday, pending the receipt of Moscow's proposed memorandum out...
30 May, 2025, 06.38 PM IST
Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine this weekUS President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week amid efforts to agree on a ceasefire in Ukra...
16 Mar, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
Will Russia accept US-suggested ceasefire proposal for war-hit Ukraine?Russia and the US are discussing steps to end the Ukraine war. The US proposed a ceasefire that Ukraine agreed to, but Russia has not confi...
16 Mar, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
Russia praises Trump and scolds Europe for being the crucible of warRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commends U.S. President Donald Trump's practical approach to ending the war in Ukraine, while critic...
03 Mar, 2025, 04.38 PM IST
Russia's 'comprehensive' treaty with Iran will include defence, Sergei Lavrov saysRussia and Iran are set to sign a treaty that includes closer defence cooperation, as announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. ...
31 Oct, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Russia's foreign minister rejects a US proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms controlCommenting on a US proposal to resume contacts in the sphere of nuclear arms control, Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow has rejected the offer...
18 Jan, 2024, 05.04 PM IST
Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speechRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized the United States and the West for fueling conflicts and obstructing the establishment of...
25 Sep, 2023, 01.30 PM IST
Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it: Sergey LavrovSergey Lavrov also accused the West of fueling the war in Ukraine to weaken Russia, and said that it depends on Kyiv and Washington how lon...
27 Dec, 2022, 06.54 PM IST
Russia says it wants to end Ukraine's 'unacceptable regime'Russia's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal in Ukraine is to free its people from its "unacceptable regime," expressing the Kremli...
25 Jul, 2022, 10.47 PM IST
Moscow says EU becoming 'aggressive, militant'Ukraine, where Russia launched a military campaign on February 24, "is ready to declare a neutral, non-aligned status," Lavrov told reporte...
13 May, 2022, 03.45 PM IST
Top Russia, Ukraine diplomats arrive in Turkey for talksOfficials from Kyiv and Moscow have held several rounds of discussions in Belarus, but the meeting in the southern city of Antalya represen...
10 Mar, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
U.S. warns Moscow, Minsk against deploying nuclear arms in BelarusThe new constitution could see nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil for the first time since the country gave them up after the 1991 break-up...
03 Mar, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
Third World War, should it break out, will be 'nuclear and devastating', warns top Russian diplomatAlso, Lavrov stressed US President Joe Biden's remark that a third World War would be an alternative to Washington's tough sanctions agains...
02 Mar, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
Biden holds National Security Council meeting on Ukraine situationMoscow has denied these accusations, repeatedly stating that it is not threatening anyone and at the same time expressing strong concerns o...
21 Feb, 2022, 09.45 AM IST
Blinken tells Lavrov diplomatic path remains open, but requires Moscow 'to deescalate'During a call between Washington and Moscow's top diplomats Saturday, "the secretary made clear that a diplomatic path to resolving the cri...
12 Feb, 2022, 07.28 PM IST
Blinken in Ukraine as tensions with Russia soarBlinken arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will move on to Berlin to meet with allies, and on Friday ...
19 Jan, 2022, 12.46 PM IST