Sergei Lavrov
Hopes rise as efforts intensify to defuse Ukraine tensions
Hopes are rising that efforts to stop Russia from invading Ukraine may be starting to pay off, as the diplomatic push picks up Thursday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet Baltic leaders in Berlin and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson heading to NATO and Poland.
Clash between Moscow and Washington in the UN Security Council
How can we not think about the Cold War? Russia and the United States tore apart the UN Security Council on Monday over Russian troops gathered near Ukraine, and Western nations are threatening Russian oligarchs to make them pay for any military escalation.
US, UK ramp up sanctions pressure on Russia over Ukraine
The United States and Britain on Sunday flagged new and "devastating" economic sanctions against Russia, as Washington and its NATO allies step up efforts to deter any invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine sent an open message to Russia: "Pull back"
"If Russian officials are serious when they say they don't want a new war, Russia must continue diplomatic engagement and pull back military forces it amassed along Ukraine's borders and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine", Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter.
"Diplomacy is the only responsible way," Kuleba added.
Lavrov: Russia does not want War with Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that Moscow does not want a war with Ukraine and spoke positively about the proposals received from the United States in the field of security, Reuters reported.
Lukashenko: War is Possible only if Belarus or Russia are Attacked
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Russia tries to lower tensions
"Washington's main goal in this case is not the fate of Ukraine at all, it is important for them to escalate tensions over the Russian Federation, to close the issue and then deal with China, as American political scientists write," Lavrov said in an interview with Sputnik radio station "Echo of Moscow", "Moscow Speaks" and "Komsomol Justice".
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US rejects Russia demand on Ukraine but talks see new life
The United States on Wednesday rejected Russia's key demand to bar Ukraine from NATO and said it believed Moscow was ready to invade but offered what it called a new "diplomatic path" out of the crisis.
EU, US seek coordinated response to Russia over Ukraine crisis
The United States has ordered the families of its diplomats to leave Ukraine, as rising fears of a Russian invasion pushed Western officials to meet on Jan. 24 in a bid to coordinate their response and compile a battery of sanctions against Moscow.
U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken will join a meeting of his EU counterparts by video-link.
NATO has rejected Russia's Request to Withdraw Troops from Bulgaria and Romania
NATO rejects Russia's demand for the withdrawal of Alliance troops from Bulgaria and Romania, BNR reports.
The Pact "will not give up our ability to defend ourselves, including through the presence of troops in the eastern parts of the Alliance."
Russia's Foreign Ministry: NATO forces Must be Withdrawn from Bulgaria and Romania
After the Lavrov-Blinken meeting: Moscow is Waiting for an Answer by Next Week
Russia and the United States agreed for Washington to provide written answers to Russia's proposals for security guarantees. This was stated today at a press conference after the meeting between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkon and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, quoted by TASS.