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At an extraordinary press conference convened instead of traveling to Belgrade, Lavrov said that this was a policy of double standards. "They will say that the EU and NATO told them that, and NATO and the EU will say that those countries decide for themselves," Lavrov said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Serbia, scheduled for June 6th and 7th, has been canceled due to the refusal of Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro to open their airspace to the Russian diplomat's plane, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Lavrov is scheduled to arrive in Serbia on June 7, and since the war in Ukraine, which Moscow began on February 24, the Russian foreign minister has travelled to only three destinations: China - in early March, India - in early April and the Middle East - May 30th, reminds Blic.

Russia believes the West is allowing "hysteria" over alleged mass killings in the Ukrainian city of Bucha to disrupt peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, Lavrov said.
He added that the alleged events in the city, which he called a "provocation", were introduced at the very moment when progress was made in the peace negotiations in Istanbul.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stressed that Moscow is ready for negotiations on Ukraine if the Ukrainian army puts down its weapons

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on on Feb. 12 accused the United States of seeking to provoke a conflict in Ukraine, during a call with his US counterpart Antony Blinken, the Russian foreign ministry said.

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

"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".

The Turkish foreign minister and his Russian counterpart held a phone conversation on Nov. 19, according to diplomatic sources.

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Sergey Lavrov discussed bilateral ties, as well as regional developments, the sources added.

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At that time, the two great powers were on the brink of nuclear war.
"I think that historical parallels of this kind are not appropriate. The current military and political situation in the world really has similarities with the Cold War period, but there are also big, fundamental differences," Lavrov said, as reported by the Russian agency TASS.