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Former US officials met privately with Russia for Ukraine peace talks: report
Three former US national security officials met privately with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, hoping to lay the groundwork for possible negotiations to end Moscow's war on Ukraine.
Russia denies US request to visit jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it rejected a US request to visit Evan Gershkovich in retaliation for Washington's refusal to grant visas to Russian reporters.
US sending portable armored bridges to Ukraine as part of $400M package
Armored Vehicle Launched Bridges included in the new $400 million aid package are portable, 60-foot folding metal bridges that will allow Kyiv's troops to cross rivers.
Blinken meets with Russia's Lavrov for first time since Ukraine invasion
Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Russia to reverse its decision to suspend participation in the New START nuclear treaty, release American citizen Paul Whelan and reiterated the US' continuing...
Russia warns it will 'gain world's attention' on 1st anniversary of Ukraine war
Ukrainian officials and Western analysts believe Russia is getting ready to launch a massive new offensive in the east, which could involve up to 500,000 troops.
Top Russian official accuses US, other Western powers of derailing Ukraine talks
Moscow's top diplomat accused the US and Ukraine's other Western allies of advising Kyiv against negotiating with Russia in the first months of the invasion.
Russian foreign minister says US plotting 'final solution' against Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States had assembled a coalition of European countries to solve "the Russian question."
Russia warns US against 'decapitation strike' targeting Putin
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov darkly warned the US of "consequences" should it attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.
Russia dismisses Ukraine peace pitch with 'denazification' demand
Moscow rebuffed Ukraine's proposal for a peace summit by demanding that Kyiv meet its requirements of "demilitarization" and denazification" or "the Russian army will solve the issue."
Russia foreign minister denies he was hospitalized for heart problem at G20
Multiple Indonesian officials claimed that Sergey Lavrov had been taken to a hospital because of a heart condition, but Russia's foreign ministry dismissed the report as "the highest level of...
Russia admits Kremlin aims to oust Ukraine's Zelensky
Russia's top diplomat Sergey Lavrov has admitted that Kremlin's main goal in Ukraine is to remove President Volodymyr Zelensky from power, as Russian forces continued pummeling the country with airstrikes...
Putin lackey Lavrov storms out of G20 after Western diplomats' photo snub
Sergey Lavrov signaled his intention to leave the G20 summit early after facing a barrage of criticism from Western diplomats, who also boycotted a photo-op with him.
Ukraine balks at UN proposal that Russia discussed with Turkey
Turkish and Russian officials met in Ankara to discuss a UN proposal that would allow the export of some 22 million tons of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea ports.
Israel accepts Putin apology over Hitler comments
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday that he'd accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Kremlin's contention that Adolf Hitler had had "Jewish origins."
Kremlin again targets Israel with claims of supporting 'neo-Nazi regime' in Ukraine
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Israel of supporting a “neo-Nazi regime” in Ukraine Tuesday, a day after Israel's chief diplomat demanded an apology from his counterpart Sergey Lavrov for his...
Russia warns of 'real' World War III threat
A Russian official has warned of a "real" threat of World War III -- after accusing accused NATO of "pouring oil on the fire" of the Ukraine conflict.
Nyet neutrality: Russian foreign minister claims Russia 'didn't attack Ukraine'
Speaking in Turkey after peace talks with Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba failed, Lavrov repeated his previous assertions that Russian forces never invaded its neighbor.
US has sanctioned Putin, but what will that actually mean?
The Biden administration said it will follow in the footsteps of the European Union and impose sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin over his decision to send troops into Ukraine....
Putin: US 'ignored' Russia's Ukraine demands, but room for more talks
In his first public comments about the crisis since the end of last year, Putin claimed the Ukraine standoff was an "instrument" for the US to achieve its goal to...
Blinken arrives in Ukraine, says Russia could attack at short notice
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday in a whistle-stop diplomatic push to defuse tensions with Moscow over Ukraine.