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.

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.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says diplomats from Russia and the United States will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss the operation of their respective embassies in Moscow and

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

Rubio offered his assessment after he and other key U.S. officials met for more than four hours in Saudi Arabia with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his aides in a first effort toward ending the war and improving the contentious Washington-Moscow relationship.

Lavrov traveled to Johannesburg for the G20 foreign ministers meeting after landmark bilateral talks this week between the United States and Russia over ending the war in Ukraine. Those talks sidelined Washington's European allies and Ukraine,

Top diplomats from the United States and Russia met in Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to possibly end the war in Ukraine and improve relations between Washington and Moscow. Participants included U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Russia has received U.S. approval to appoint Alexander Darchiev as its new ambassador to Washington, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Feb. 28. Darchiev's departure for his post in Washington is expected soon,

Top U.S. and Russian officials have had their most extensive high-level engagement since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine almost three years ago.

I have experience negotiating with [Russian Foreign Minister] Lavrov and [Putin’s aide] Ushakov. What I see now is classic Russian tactics. They offer nothing, demand everything, and wait for the other side to start debating among themselves because they are eager for a deal,

Russia's Lavrov rules out territorial concessions as part of Ukraine peace talks ・Ukraine strikes Ilsky Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, SBU source says ・Up to 30,000 European troops reportedly could be deployed to monitor Ukraine ceasefire,