Tag: Sergei Lavrov
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Spy Row: Russia expels diplomats from 23 countries
Russia expelled diplomats from 23 countries on Friday in a wave of retaliatory measures against the West in a spy row over nerve agent attack in Salisbury, the biggest wave of tit-for-tat expulsions in recent memory. The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov said in a statement that it had summoned the heads of missions from…
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Russia says talks with U.S. over Syria “fruitless”
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, on Wednesday blasted the United States for “inefficient” cooperation over Syria, saying talks between the two countries have been “fruitless”. Moscow still maintained contacts with Washington, but every time the two sides meet for agreement, Washington backtracked, Lavrov told a meeting of the Dialogue for the Future program broadcast live…