The Latest Breaking News from Sergei Lavrov

However, US president says a few ‘thorny issues’ remain before a deal can be concluded

Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte said Europe is already Russia’s next target and ‘we are already in harm’s way’

Trump says the countries are ‘very close’ to a peace deal as Russian strikes target Zaporizhzhia

Now Ukraine sounds optimistic, and Russia seems wary.

A flurry of diplomatic activity between US, Ukrainian and Russian officials has been taking place in the past fortnight

Born in Soviet-era Kyiv, Kirill Dmitriev is a key ally of Vladimir Putin and has been involved behind-the-scenes with the US plan for Ukraine

South Africa ends its G20 presidency this weekend with a two-day head of states summit focused on debt relief and global inequality – a meeting the United States says it will boycott. Pretoria says it has held talks with Washington about possible limited participation, but the White House insists the…

Harvard-educated head of Russia’s wealth fund has risen to key role despite having little diplomatic experience

European officials have said the US president’s new 28-point peace plan is a ‘capitulation’

The US has also sent two army generals to Ukraine as it looks to bring Moscow and Kyiv back to the negotiating table

Long after his conviction for sexual offences, businessmen, academics, journalists, politicians and royals sought his ear