Tag: Lavrov
Russia’s Lavrov suggests "unspecified measures" on the Finnish border
Lavrov said on Wednesday that Finland has been a “model of friendly relations”.
Germany has lost the last traces of Russia’s independence
Chancellor Scholz is no? Offended liverwurst? because he was not offended by a Ukrainian ambassador who called him one, FM Lavrov said One can hardly refer to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as an “offended liverwurst”, given that when the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnik called him, Scholz did not appear offended at all, Russian […]
The Danish Foreign Minister shares a tweet about a mass walkout during the Russian UN speech
This morning, the Danish Foreign Minister, Jeppe Kofod, shared a picture on Twitter of a joint diplomatic walkout during a speech given by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Lavrov approached the council at a distance after canceling his participation due to “EU states […]
The OSCE Council of Ministers calls for reconstruction of trust and a common ground
STOCKHOLM, December 2 (Xinhua) – Rebuilding trust and common ground is crucial in times of turbulence and many crises in Europe, said Ann Linde, Sweden’s Foreign Minister and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) chair – in the office here at Thursday. In his introductory speech at the 28th OSCE Council of Ministers […]
No more elbows: Lavrov & Blinken finally shake hands
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shook hands for the first time on Thursday in Stockholm. During their previous personal meeting, they greeted with a Covid-friendly elbow bulge. It was in Iceland in May last year, where they held a cordial and business discussion. On Thursday, they would discuss […]
US diplomats are urged to leave Russia
Russia is now asking ten US diplomats to leave the country in response to the sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia yesterday. The US sanctions were introduced as a punishment for what are believed to be Russian attempts to influence the US election last year. “We could also have taken painful measures against […]
More children get sick – the contagious mutation may be the explanation
The Jönköping County Region suspects that the British mutation is behind more children now being infected, compared with earlier during the pandemic. “Sometimes it is the children who are infected at school or at leisure activities and then take the infection home to their family,” says infection control doctor Malin Bengnér. “You can hear: At […]
US faces sanctions against Russia
For the first time since Joe Biden took over as US president before the country now sanctions against Russia in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The sanctions have been coordinated with the EU, which today put four more people on its sanctions list, including Russia’s public prosecutor […]
Navalny was a hot topic when Finland and Russia met
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in St. Petersburg today. The imprisonment of opposition politician Alexei Navalny was one of the issues discussed. The situation is still tense between the EU and Russia since EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visited Moscow just over a week ago.
