There’s an “obsession” over those images in the US and EU, the Russian FM says Western countries have tried to bar Arab officials from photo opportunities with Russian counterparts, the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a visit to Egypt on Sunday.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]

Moscow cannot be “canceled” or “ghosted” and will remain a major global player, Vienna’s top diplomat has said Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has argued that Western politicians need to be more realistic in their attempts to isolate Russia, as the country will always be the European Union’s neighbour and a key international player.