Russia calls for Iraq-Kurd dialogue

Russia calls for Iraq-Kurd dialogue

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday called for a dialogue between Kurdish people in Iraq and the central government, saying that tensions following the Kurdish independence vote should...
Russia objects to US sanctions against Iran

Russia objects to US sanctions against Iran

(VOVWORLD) - Unilateral US sanctions against Iran are “illegitimate in principle”, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Mamami Uanakuni on Wednesday
US opposes Russia’s diplomatic retaliation

US opposes Russia’s diplomatic retaliation

(VOVWORLD) - The US Department of State on Friday rejected Russia’s response to the US sanctions against Russia, after Moscow orders Washington to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff
Moscow ready to mediate Persian Gulf crisis

Moscow ready to mediate Persian Gulf crisis

(VOVWORLD) -Russia is ready to help mediate, if approached, a mounting Qatar political crisis, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the Kurdish television channel Rudaw on...
Trump, Putin meet at G20 Summit

Trump, Putin meet at G20 Summit

(VOVWORLD) - On the sideline of the G20 Summit, US President Donald Trump opened Friday discussion by pressing the Russian President about "the concerns of the American people regarding Russian interference...
Russia ready to restore relations with US

Russia ready to restore relations with US

(VOVworld) – Russia is ready to do its part to restore relations with the US, which suffered major damage under Barack Obama, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in...
No breakthrough in US-Russia talks

No breakthrough in US-Russia talks

(VOVworld) – US Secretary of State John Kerry had a new talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday in Germany, but no breakthrough emerged in efforts to halt the...
Russia, US agree to resolve Aleppo crisis

Russia, US agree to resolve Aleppo crisis

(VOVworld) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone talk with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday to discuss the current situation in Syria
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Syria

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Syria

(VOVworld) - The United Nations Security Council called for an emergency meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis after the UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura warned that east Aleppo could face total destruction within months...
Lavrov, Kerry discuss Syria issue

Lavrov, Kerry discuss Syria issue

(VOVworld) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the situation in Syria in a telephone call on Wednesday, two days after Washington said it...