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Russia says Syria can deliver aid, Turkey not essential

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 22, 2021 07:11 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow disagrees that there is no alternative to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest...

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: Biden and Putin depart Geneva after summit

Jun. 16, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

An Israeli soldier stands guard next to an Iron Dome air defense system as smoke rises from an oil tank on fire after it was hit by a rocket fire from Gaza Strip, near the town of Ashkelon, Israel,, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The Latest: Netanyahu raps 'anarchy' of Jewish-Arab fighting

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2021 06:40 AM EDT

Thomas H V Anthony poses for a photo after his interview with the Associated Press holding his daughter Katerina as his son Andrey stands next at their flat door in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 10, 2021. "My expectation was as things get better with the situation with the pandemic, gradually the consulate would open more and more and more," said Thomas H V Anthony, a U.S. citizen living in Russia with a baby daughter who has not yet received a U.S. passport. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Kremlin-imposed cuts at US Embassy leave thousands adrift

By Daniel Kozin And Jim Heintz May. 12, 2021 04:26 AM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, Pool)
Top US, China and Russia diplomats urge global cooperation

By Edith M. Lederer May. 06, 2021 11:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 21, 2019, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping stroll in the premises of Kumsusan guest house in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim in a message to Xi called for stronger “unity and cooperation” between the countries in the face of challenges posed by “hostile forces,” the North’s state media and Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Xi, Kim share messages reaffirming China-N. Korea alliance

By Kim Tong-Hyung Mar. 22, 2021 11:28 PM EDT

A screen shows U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres making his statement by video, during the opening of the 46th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday Feb. 22, 2021. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
US to seek seat on UN human rights body, after Trump pullout

By Jamey Keaten Feb. 24, 2021 08:20 AM EST

In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell leave a joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. The European Union's top diplomat told Russia's foreign minister Friday that the treatment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny represents "a low point" in the relations between Brussels and Moscow. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov several days after Navalny was ordered to serve nearly three years in prison, a ruling that elicited international outrage. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
Russia expels EU diplomats over Navalny as tensions rise

By Daria Litvinova Feb. 05, 2021 12:05 PM EST

EU's top diplomat hopes Sputnik V will be approved in bloc

Feb. 05, 2021 06:42 AM EST
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top diplomat expressed hopes Friday that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia will soon be used across the 27-nation...

Relatives and friends of jailed protesters wait to transfer food and warm clothes at the deportation centre Sakharovo, 70km (43,7 miles) south-west of Moscow which was urgently transformed into a detention center in the absence of prison space where she has spent 3 days outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Navalny urges Russians from jail to overcome their fear

By Vladimir Isachenkov Feb. 04, 2021 11:30 AM EST

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, the Russian President's Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev virtually addresses the opening session of a two-day international conference organized by Russia on the return of refugees, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. The Syrian government is working to secure the return of millions of refugees who fled war in their country, but Western sanctions are hindering the work of state institutions, complicating those plans, President Bashar Assad said Wednesday. (SANA via AP)
Assad blames West for hindering return of refugees to Syria

By Albert Aji And Bassem Mroue Nov. 11, 2020 05:12 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, an Iranian clergyman stands next to missiles and army troops, during a manoeuvre, in an undisclosed location in Iran. A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that bared it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday, Oct. 18, 20202, as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States. (Majid Asgaripour/Mehr News Agency via AP, File)
Russia calls for collective security in Gulf, US blames Iran

By Edith M. Lederer Oct. 20, 2020 10:47 PM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on a video screen remotely addressing the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters. This year's annual gathering of world leaders at U.N. headquarters will be almost entirely "virtual." Leaders have been asked to pre-record their speeches, which will be shown in the General Assembly chamber, where each of the 193 U.N. member nations are allowed to have one diplomat present. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
At UN, China, Russia and US clash over pandemic responses

By Edith M. Lederer Sep. 24, 2020 01:09 PM EDT

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is seen on a computer monitor at United Nations headquarters as he speaks during a virtual high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council meeting on safeguarding international peace and security and global governance in the post-COVID-19 era happening during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Latest: China, U.S., Russia trade blame over pandemic

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 10:25 AM EDT

In this handout photo released by Russian Presidential Press Service via Sputnik, Russian President makes a televised address at the 75th session of United Nations General Assembly in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russia's Putin urges end to sanctions to boost world economy

By Daria Litvinova And Angela Charlton Sep. 22, 2020 08:24 AM EDT

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during their talks in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.Russia's foreign minister has met with Syrian President Bashar Assad shortly after landing in the Syrian capital on his first visit since 2012. Russia has been a close ally of Assad in Syria's long and bloody nine-year-long civil war, lending his government in Damascus vital military, economic and political support. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
Russian delegation in Syria to expand trade, economic ties

By Albert Aji Sep. 07, 2020 07:55 AM EDT

Security Council to meet on post-COVID-19 security threats

By Edith M. Lederer Sep. 01, 2020 11:43 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold a high-level summit during the annual meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly later this...

In this photo released Tuesday, July 28, 2020, by Sepahnews, a Revolutionary Guard's speed boat fires a missile during a military exercise. Iranian commandos also fast-roped down from a helicopter onto a replica of an aircraft carrier in the exercise called "Great Prophet 14." The drill appears aimed at threatening the U.S. amid tensions between Tehran and Washington. (Sepahnews via AP)
US says UN rejects indefinite extension of Iran arms embargo

By Edith M. Lederer Aug. 14, 2020 05:25 PM EDT

United States ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
UN is voting on US resolution to extend Iran arms embargo

By Edith M. Lederer Aug. 13, 2020 07:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, shake hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, after a media availability at the State Department in Washington. Pompeo spoke on July 13, 2020, to Lavrov about convening the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the State Department said. The department said Pompeo spoke to Lavrov about the possibility of a commemorative event “in the near future” that would involve President Donald Trump and the leaders of Britain, China, France and Russia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
US eyes world power summit for UN anniversary amid crises

By Matthew Lee Jul. 13, 2020 07:13 PM EDT