Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published late on Monday, said the West must understand that Russia holds the strategic initiative in Ukraine as discussions move forward on a possible settlement.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Europe “the main obstacle to peace” as US and Ukrainian negotiators prepare for talks on a way to end Moscow’s four-year invasion of its neighbor.

The European Union is “the main obstacle to peace” in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday ahead of a fresh round of peace talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Speaking at a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Asaad al Shaibani said the most important success over the past year was lifting of sanctions against Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Europe “the main obstacle to peace” as US and Ukrainian negotiators prepare for talks on a way to end Moscow’s four-year invasion of its neighbor.

Syria's foreign and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss expanding military, political and economic cooperation, with a focus on strategic collaboration in defence industries,

MOSCOW, ‌Dec ​23 (Reuters) - Russian ‌Foreign ​Minister ‍Sergei Lavrov ​will ​hold talks ⁠with his Syrian ‌counterpart Asaad Al-Shaibani ​in ‌Moscow ‍on Tuesday, the ⁠TASS state ​news agency reported, citing ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

President Donald Trump said he believes a peace deal for Ukraine is coming together as he welcomed the nation's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.