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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a face-to-face meeting with the Chairman of KAZ Minerals Oleg Novachuk, at the Kremlin, December 2, 2021 in Moscow, Russia. (Credit Image: © Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire Photo: Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin's daughters, inner circle targeted in latest US sanctions

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/6/22

"These individuals have enriched themselves at the expense of the Russian people," the statement said

HANDOUT - 01 March 2022, Switzerland, Geneva: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers a pre-recorded video speech at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. Photo: Jean Marc Ferré/UN Photo/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia's Lavrov accuses Ukraine of nuclear ambitions, security threat

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

Soviet nuclear technology and the means to shoot down weapons armed in this way are still on Ukrainian territory, Lavrov said

HANDOUT - 21 January 2022, Switzerland, Geneva: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands before their talks over Ukraine, in Geneva. Photo: Ronny Przysucha/US Department of State/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

US and Russia still at impasse after Ukraine crisis talks in Geneva

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/22

The US has said it is prepared to impose the toughest economic sanctions yet against Moscow. Lavrov, for his part, said Russia expects a written response from the US next week to its…

FILED - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 28th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Photo: -/Russian Foreign Ministry/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE TENSIONS

Blinken and Lavrov to meet in Geneva to discuss Ukraine crisis

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/22

While the US and its Western allies are demanding a pull-back of the Russian troops, Moscow is demanding certain security guarantees and an end to the eastward expansion of the NATO military alliance

HANDOUT - 26 October 2020, Greece, Athens: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (not pictured) following their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Athens. Photo: -/Russian Foreign Ministry/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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AFGHANISTAN

Russia greets initial comments by Taliban as a 'hopeful sign'

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/17/21

Russia supports a dialogue with all political, ethnic and sectarian forces in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said

HANDOUT - 12 April 2021, Egypt, Cairo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends talks at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. Photo: -/Russian Foreign Ministry/dpa

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CRISIS

Russia threatens EU with countermeasures in case of new sanctions

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/6/21

"We will not leave such attacks ... unanswered," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

HANDOUT - 23 March 2021, China, Guilin: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as they exchange signed documents during a signing ceremony after their meeting. Photo: -/Russian Foreign Ministry/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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SANCTIONS

Russia's relationship with EU has been 'destroyed,' Lavrov says

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/23/21

One consequence of the EU's aggressive actions is that Russia's bonds with China were strengthening, the Russian Foreign Minister said while in China.

FILED - 31 January 2021, Russia, Saint Petersburg: A couple stands in front of Russian National guard officers who are blocking a street during a demonstration against the detention of the Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Navalny was immediately detained upon his arrival in Moscow earlier this month after receiving treatment in Germany following a near-fatal assassination attempt. Photo: Sergei Mikhailichenko/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

Finland

POISONING

Haavisto to discuss Navalny case during visit to St Petersburg

The Nomad Today 2/7/21

Foreign Minister Haavisto will meet representatives of civil society organisations too.

HANDOUT - 05 February 2021, Russia, Moscow: European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (L) welcomed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of their meeting. The European Union's highest-ranking diplomat Josep Borrell has repeated the bloc's call for Russia to release anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny. Photo: Vasily Maximov/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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POISONING

Russia expels EU diplomats for Navalny protests as top envoy visits

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/5/21

Moscow, which has repeatedly accused the European Union of interfering in its internal affairs, declared the three diplomats "undesirables" and told them to leave the country immediately.