Secretary of State Marco Rubio refused Thursday to disclose what he discussed in a closed-door meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, telling reporters in Manila that diplomacy collapses when its details are aired at a microphone.
Russia had a brief meeting with Marco Rubio Thursday morning, where Moscow said it delivered a message condemning American arms sales.
Russia has said it is to commence a series of “systematic” strikes, prompting Marco Rubio to warn against escalation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in a war update on Monday that the government of Russia was allegedly offering Iran intelligence to help it more accurately target sites, presumably American or Israeli targets, in the ongoing war in the region.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov complained on Wednesday that America is “discriminating” against other countries in its handling of Venezuela’s oil industry following the arrest of narco-terrorist socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro.
Multiple news outlets noted at the end of the year that the communist government of North Korea is prominently featuring the Wonsan Kalma Tourist Area on its official calendars, including those meant for Chinese tourists – an indication that it will be heavily promoting travel to the beach resort region in the next year.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa traveled to Moscow on Wednesday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is desperate to preserve Russia’s investments in Syria after the fall of the Russian-supported dictator Bashar Assad.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a press conference with Arab media on Monday in the context of President Donald Trump’s successful mediating to end the war in Gaza, downplaying the significance of that monumental diplomatic event.
Early responses to President Donald Trump’s peace deal in Gaza have been strongly positive, even from adversarial nations like Russia, which grudgingly admitted the ceasefire would be a positive diplomatic achievement — if it holds up.
A video circulating this week showed Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov joking about the viral imp Labubu dolls during a recent visit to China, prompting China’s Global Times propaganda outlet on Tuesday to celebrate the doll as a “global sensation.”
Russia rejected the notion of Western security guarantees for Ukraine on Friday, after more than two dozen countries pledged to join a “reassurance” force to deploy in the wartorn country after any eventual peace deal with Moscow.
Russia says it blames NATO for its own decision to invade Ukraine, and consequently feels very “negatively” about Western peacekeepers.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday that his government has no intention of deploying troops to help secure the borders of Ukraine.
Chinese officials and state media reacted with outrage when Ukraine rejected Chinese participation in postwar security.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.
Russia needs to be forced to engage in diplomacy, Ukraine says, after Putin’s Foreign Minister poured cold water on imminent peace talks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow on Thursday that the flow of Russian oil to India will continue despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to pry the longtime allies apart.
Russia says it wants to be part of security talks, warning decisions by “clumsy” European nations without Moscow is a “road to nowhere”.
Key members of the Russian delegation arrived in Alaska overnight for the Trump-Putin talks planned to take place this afternoon.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani visited Moscow on Thursday, the first visit to Russia by a high-ranking official of the Syrian “interim government” since Russia-backed dictator Bashar Assad was overthrown in December.
The Kremlin insisted that its officials “need time” to offer a full response to President Donald Trump on Tuesday following the latter’s demand that Russia end its invasion of Ukraine in 50 days or face “secondary tariffs” on its trade partners.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov concluded a visit to Pyongyang on Monday that included engagements with communist dictator Kim Jong-un and a vow that North Korea would offer “unconditional” support for the invasion of Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the secretive country and key Moscow ally.
The Secretary General of NATO pushes through criticism for his compliments for U.S. President Donald Trump.
Russia and Ukraine’s top diplomats on Saturday used a high-level conference in Turkey to once again trade accusations of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the challenges of negotiating an end to the 3-year-old war.
The matter of Russian energy exports is being discussed in talks with the United States, Moscow says.
Russia said a partial or temporary ceasefire in its war on Ukraine would be “unacceptable” and launched a massive attack on infrastructure.
Kremlin poured scorn on the French Prez after his speech, accusing of everything from duplicity, to nuclear sabre-rattling, to bad manners.
Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s attempt to attack Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth failed when he noted that the New York Democrat once tried, and failed, to “reset” relations with Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised “healthy thoughts” from Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his Breitbart News interview.
Second high-level meeting between U.S. and Russia has been announced for Thursday, but State Department said Ukraine won’t be on the agenda.
Britain is set to pitch a plan for thousands of NATO soldiers in Ukraine this coming week, a notion Russia says constitutes “direct threat”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he postponed a visit to Saudi Arabia to express his disapproval of the United States and Russia beginning bilateral negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
Russia praised first round of Ukraine talks, with U.S. delegation saying both sides committed to work towards in-person Presidential meeting.
Marco Rubio and Sergei Lavrov meet for talks on Ukraine, but even before sitting down Russia demonstrated its hard bargaining mindset.
The Kremlin on Wednesday said an unnamed Russian citizen will be freed from U.S. custody as part of the deal to free American teacher Marc Fogel, who returned home after three years in Russian captivity on Wednesday.
Moscow will work with President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to improve relations on one condition: Washington must make the first move, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared Thursday.
Told Tucker Carlson official Kremlin line that while Russia doesn’t consider itself at war with U.S., it expects its warnings to be heeded.
Poland’s Foreign Minister said Russia should be kicked out of a Cold War-era body created to de-escalate nuclear tensions.
Carlson expressed worry at a lack of communication between Russia and America leading the world to a potential “nuclear holocaust”.
