Russia's top diplomat targets domestic, international skeptics as Kremlin seeks to create false equivalencies, portray Ukraine as extremist

After NATO scrambled warplanes after Russian incursion in Poland, they had to send a plane again after Putin's drone hit areas on the Romanian side of the border.

Sergey Lavrov, Russia's long-serving Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been a central figure in shaping the country's diplomatic policies for decades.

On the day that Trump took the oath of office, Putin convened a meeting of top officials in which he said that Moscow was open to dialogue with the new U.S. administration on the Ukrainian conflict if the sides could eliminate "the root causes" of the war.

Russia's plans on the international track in the new year, strengthening partnership with BRICS and SCO, and prospects for developing cooperation with Latin America.

At a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Moscow, Lavrov said the Kremlin was ready to assist in the normalisation of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations. View on euronews

Several member states continue to object while Brussels supports Kiev Brussels is prepared to accelerate membership talks with Kiev by ope

As the geopolitical landscape faces fresh challenges with the advent of the Trump administration in the United States, Moscow has clarified that direct contact between Russian and American leaders has not yet been established.

However, according to the statement, Yandex Maps tries to keep track of synonyms for its search data base, so it will be possible to find the place by either of the two names

"Serving the interests of only one group of countries, in this case the West, is not unique to UNESCO," Sergey Lavrov noted

The Russian foreign minister thanked Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyaryov for his unwavering commitment to protecting the rights of the national athletes

Sergey Lavrov pointed to "the refusal of Madame Azoulay to abide by her mandate in the part concerning the safety of reporters, the refusal to condemn their killing"