Diplomats from Russia and the United States will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss the operation of their respective embassies in Moscow and Washington, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet with President Donald Trump this week as they try to clinch a European role in the ongoing talks between Washington and Moscow on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The U.S. Secretary of State's comments came after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the pair were discussing the possibility of an end
The move appears to be an effort to ease tensions between Moscow and Washington ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia.
Iran will not succumb to pressure and sanctions imposed by Washington, the Islamic Republic's top diplomat said on Tuesday after meeting his Russian counterpart, days after Moscow held initial talks with the U.
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Washington next week amid alarm in Europe over U.S. President Donald Trump's hardening stance towards Ukraine and overtures to Moscow on the three-year conflict.
The U.S. Secretary of State's comments came after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the pair were discussing the possibility of an end to the war in Ukraine - without representatives from Kyiv present.
The negotiations in Saudi Arabia, which exclude Ukrainian officials, mark a pivotal step by the Trump Administration to reverse U.S. policy on isolating Russia.
With U.S. President Donald Trump's recent overtures toward Russia, on the streets of Moscow, many welcome what they see as a thaw in relations with Washington, and what some hope is the beginning of the end of their country's isolation from the West.