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Ukraine conflict: Russia sets red lines as Donald Trump prepares to take office

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized reported proposals from US President-elect Donald Trump’s team regarding the Ukraine conflict, calling them unacceptable. Speaking at a news conference on December 30, Lavrov said, “Judging from numerous leaks and Donald Trump’s interview with Time magazine on December 12, their idea is to suspend hostilities along the line of contact and transfer responsibility for …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Russia rejects peace proposal being floated around by Trump team to end war in Ukraine, ‘We are not happy…’

Hindustan Times

Russia’s foreign minister has rejected the peace proposal Donald Trump’s team has floated around to end the war in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reportedly said that Moscow was appalled after learning that Trump and his aides have been considering pushing a peace deal that would allow Ukraine to join NATO. Russia rejects peace proposal being floated around by Trump …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Why has Russia rejected Trump’s Ukraine truce plan?

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin and top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov have said a deferral in Ukraine’s NATO entry won’t be enough. Russia has trashed a plan pitched by US President-elect Donald Trump’s team to end the Russia-Ukraine war by deferring Kyiv’s NATO membership in exchange for a ceasefire, according to Russian state-owned media. Here is what we know: On November 6, the …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Russia to scrap unilateral missile moratorium after treaty breakdown with US

Hindustan Times

Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles because the United States has deployed such weapons in various regions around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday. Russia has stated that since the US was deploying missiles it would also lift its moratorium Russia's move, long signalled, will kill off …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Any Ukraine peace deal reached should guarantee Russia's security: Moscow

India Today

Russia sees no point in a weak ceasefire to freeze the war in Ukraine, but Moscow wants a legally binding deal for a lasting peace that would ensure the security of both Russia and its neighbours, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. "A truce is a path to nowhere," Lavrov said, adding that Moscow suspected such a weak truce …

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1 month ago

'Can't allow terrorists to take control,' says Lavrov as he meets diplomats from Turkey, Iran to discuss Syria

Firstpost

Before the meeting commenced, the Iranian foreign minister said he had “very frank and direct” talks with his Turkish counterpart and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meeting during the Doha Forum in the Qatari capital. After the discussions in Doha …

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1 month ago

Russia, Turkiye, Iran want ‘immediate end’ to fighting in Syria: Lavrov

Al Jazeera

Russian foreign minister says Moscow will do ‘everything not to allow terrorists to prevail’, as Syrian rebels advance. Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov has said he and his Iranian and Turkish counterparts are calling for “an end to hostile activities” in Syria, where opposition fighters have made a rapid advance in a major challenge to President Bashar al-Assad. …

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1 month ago

Russia remains open to dialogue: FM

China Daily

By REN QI | CHINA DAILY/XINHUA | Updated: 2024-12-07 08:00 The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023. Russia does not believe that the settlement of the Ukraine crisis is in the hands of Moscow and Washington alone, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in his …

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1 month ago

Russian media claims Tucker Carlson acting as 'carrier pigeon' between Putin and Trump

Raw Story

Tucker Carlson has been acting as a secret back-channel messenger between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, according to the Russian president's acolytes. The former Fox News host returned to Moscow this week for a second time to interview Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and pushed the Kremlin narrative that the U.S. should stay out of the war in Ukraine to …

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1 month ago

Lavrov says Russia ready to defend itself through 'any means', urges West to take missile attacks 'seriously'

Firstpost

While he insisted that Russia doesn’t want to escalate the situation and wants to ‘avoid any misunderstanding’ with Washington and its partners, Lavrov warned that ‘we will send additional messages if they don’t draw necessary conclusions’ Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hopes the West took “seriously” Moscow’s recent use of a hypersonic missile in Ukraine, and …

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1 month ago

Russia ready to use ‘any means’ to prevent defeat in Ukraine: Lavrov

Al Jazeera

Russia’s top diplomat says Moscow sent the West a message with the recent use of a hypersonic missile in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the recent use of a hypersonic missile in the Ukraine war sought to make the West understand that Moscow was ready to use “any means” to stave off defeat. While he insisted that …

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1 month ago

Blinken and Russia’s Lavrov clash on Ukraine at a security meeting in Malta

Associated Press

VALLETTA, Malta — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov clashed Thursday indirectly with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at an annual security meeting, accusing the West of risking escalation over Ukraine but walking out before Blinken and other speakers could respond. He said the U.S. actions were driven by a desire to “return NATO to the political spotlight.” “After the …

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1 month ago

Russia's Lavrov attends OSCE meeting in Malta in first visit to EU country since Ukraine invasion

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …

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Russia’s Lavrov clashes with Blinken at OSCE meeting

Al Jazeera

Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserts Ukraine’s sovereign right to make choices about its future without interference from Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has clashed indirectly with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at an annual security meeting in Malta, accusing the West of risking escalation in the war in Ukraine. “After the Afghan disgrace, there was a need …

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1 month ago

Blinken, Russia’s Lavrov clash on Ukraine at a security meeting in Malta

LA Times

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, with San Marino Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Luca Beccari at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit in Malta on Thursday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov clashed indirectly with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at an annual security meeting Thursday, accusing the West of risking escalation over Ukraine …

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1 month ago

Tucker Carlson Returns To Moscow To Interview A Member Of Putin's Inner Circle

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nearly 10 months after his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson on Tuesday announced he returned to Moscow for a sit-down with the country’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. “We hope you’ll watch.” Carlson claimed his interview with Lavrov, a member of Putin’s inner circle, was part of his effort to provide his …

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Tucker Carlson returns to Moscow to interview another Russian leader

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the video, Carlson attacked President Joe Biden’s administration, saying it had “driven the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Russia says West seeking Ukraine ceasefire to rearm Kyiv amid Scholz’s visit

Firstpost

“The West is starting to talk about a ceasefire as a means to give Ukraine a respite, and give themselves the opportunity to once again pump Ukraine up with modern long-range weapons. This, of course, is not a path to peace,” said Lavrov Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday accused Western nations of seeking a ceasefire in Ukraine to …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine fires first US long-range missiles into Russia

Deccan Chronicle

Ukraine: Ukraine said Tuesday it had fired US-supplied long-range missiles into Russian territory in the first such strike, as Russia declared a "new phase" in the conflict and eased its protocol for nuclear strikes. A senior official told AFP that a strike on Russia's Bryansk region earlier on Tuesday "was carried out by ATACMS missiles" -- a reference to the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

1000 days of Ukraine-Russia war: Moscow flags first use of US-made missiles, Lavrov says West ‘wants escalation’

Live Mint

Threat of an US-Russia nuclear conflict escalated sharply this week as Ukraine fired long-range missiles at a military facility in the Bryansk border region. Without the Americans, it is impossible to use these high-tech missiles, as Putin has repeatedly said,” Reuters quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as telling reporters in Brazil. “Russia's new nuclear doctrine means NATO missiles fired …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia warns Ukraine’s ATACMS attacks mark ‘new phase’ of war

Al Jazeera

Warning comes as President Vladimir Putin lowers threshold for using Russia nuclear arsenal in move decried as ‘irresponsible’ by the West. Russia has said that Ukraine’s use of long-range ATACMS missiles against its territory marked a “new phase of the Western war” against Moscow, and has said it will react “accordingly”. While the doctrine envisions a possible nuclear response by …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Biden’s major missile reversal complicates potential western diplomatic thaw with Moscow

CNN

Rio de Janeiro CNN — A major decision by the United States to allow Ukraine to fire long-range missiles deeper inside Russian territory has complicated a potential western diplomatic thaw with Russia as dozens of world leaders gather this week. Russia “will perceive launches of long-range missiles guided by US military experts as a qualitatively new phase of war by …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Biden’s major missile reversal complicates potential western diplomatic thaw with Moscow

CNN

Rio de Janeiro CNN — A major decision by the United States to allow Ukraine to fire long-range missiles deeper inside Russian territory has complicated a potential western diplomatic thaw with Russia as dozens of world leaders gather this week. Russia “will perceive launches of long-range missiles guided by US military experts as a qualitatively new phase of war by …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Brazil’s G20 summit produces a broad declaration that’s short on specifics

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — The summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Rio de Janeiro produced a joint declaration Monday that, while not totally endorsed by one of the group’s members, succeeded in addressing most topics host Brazil had prioritized addressing: both ongoing major wars, a global pact to fight hunger, taxation of the world’s wealthiest people and …

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Ukraine conflict: Russia sets red lines as Donald Trump prepares to take office

Russia rejects peace proposal being floated around by Trump team to end war in Ukraine, ‘We are not happy…’

Why has Russia rejected Trump’s Ukraine truce plan?

Russia to scrap unilateral missile moratorium after treaty breakdown with US

Any Ukraine peace deal reached should guarantee Russia's security: Moscow

'Can't allow terrorists to take control,' says Lavrov as he meets diplomats from Turkey, Iran to discuss Syria

Russia, Turkiye, Iran want ‘immediate end’ to fighting in Syria: Lavrov

Russia remains open to dialogue: FM

Russian media claims Tucker Carlson acting as 'carrier pigeon' between Putin and Trump

Lavrov says Russia ready to defend itself through 'any means', urges West to take missile attacks 'seriously'

Russia ready to use ‘any means’ to prevent defeat in Ukraine: Lavrov

Blinken and Russia’s Lavrov clash on Ukraine at a security meeting in Malta

Russia's Lavrov attends OSCE meeting in Malta in first visit to EU country since Ukraine invasion

Russia’s Lavrov clashes with Blinken at OSCE meeting

Blinken, Russia’s Lavrov clash on Ukraine at a security meeting in Malta

Tucker Carlson Returns To Moscow To Interview A Member Of Putin's Inner Circle

Tucker Carlson returns to Moscow to interview another Russian leader

Russia says West seeking Ukraine ceasefire to rearm Kyiv amid Scholz’s visit

Ukraine fires first US long-range missiles into Russia

1000 days of Ukraine-Russia war: Moscow flags first use of US-made missiles, Lavrov says West ‘wants escalation’

Russia warns Ukraine’s ATACMS attacks mark ‘new phase’ of war

Biden’s major missile reversal complicates potential western diplomatic thaw with Moscow

Biden’s major missile reversal complicates potential western diplomatic thaw with Moscow

Brazil’s G20 summit produces a broad declaration that’s short on specifics