Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says Moscow and Tehran maintain strong bilateral ties that cannot be affected by any third party, as US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the EU is the “main obstacle” to Ukraine peace.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has blamed Western countries, particularly Ukraine, for making excuses to block the Moscow-Kiev peace negotiations.

Russia’s top diplomat has said there will be no Putin-Zelensky meeting until the agenda for the peace deal between Kiev and Moscow has been agreed upon.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the upcoming meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in China.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that Western European leaders are dragging the continent toward war against Moscow.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed concern over the escalating US public debt crisis, asserting that the unchecked growth in debt, coupled with illegal sanctions, is eroding global confidence in the US dollar.