MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western countries on Sunday of trying to “block” peace negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict, after a flurry of diplomatic activity appeared to stall. US President Donald Trump has been championing a bilateral meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents — but both sides have blamed each other for not wanting the talks to come through. “They’re just looking for a pretext to block negotiations,” Lavrov said in an interview with state TV station Rossiya aired Sunday on Telegram.

Russia is actively cooperating with the US President to find long-term, sustainable solutions to the conflict and eliminate its root causes, the Russian Foreign Minister said

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow on Thursday of shirking a meeting between him and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, despite US-led attempts to…

Volodymyr Zelensky urges Western allies to impose fresh sanctions on Moscow if it shows no interest in peace.

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western countries on Sunday of trying to “block” peace negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict, after a flurry of…

Vladimir Zelensky "is also being stubborn, putting forward some conditions, demanding an immediate meeting with Putin, no matter what", the Russian foreign minister added

The Russian foreign minister also said that Russia had offered a diplomatic peaceful settlement several times

Russian foreign minister praises Trump’s effort and was defensive when asked if Putin was ‘stringing along’ Trump