‘Empire of lies’: Russia’s Lavrov slams West in UN speech Russia’s foreign minister glosses over Ukraine, accuses Western allies of neo-colonialism at the UN General Assembly. Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2023
Russia’s Lavrov rubbishes Ukraine peace plan and warns conflict will be resolved on battlefield Lavrov addressed the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
Aid enters Nagorno-Karabakh as Armenia separatists lay down weapons Azerbaijan claims ‘demilitarisation’ of separatists is ongoing in close cooperation with Russian peacekeepers. Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war live: peace formula ‘completely not feasible’, Russian foreign minister tells UN – as it happened Sergei Lavrov rules out any moves at compromise in speech that also addresses Nagorno-Karabakh dispute The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2023
Russian foreign minister lashes out at the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukraine in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly. France 24 · Sep 23, 2023
Migration could be ‘dissolving force for EU’, says bloc’s top diplomat Exclusive: Josep Borrell calls for European unity in face of Ukraine war, US-China competition and rise of global south The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023
Russian official tries to disrupt Zelensky’s speech at UN and gets told to ‘stop the war’ ‘You stop the war and president Zelensky will not take the floor’ The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
UN incapable of stopping aggressors like Putin invading other countries, says Zelensky ‘Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the UN when it comes to defence of sovereign border of nations,’ Ukrainian leader tells Security Council The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Zelensky says UN ‘incapable’ of stopping Putin’s ‘criminal aggression’ War-time president says ‘humankind no longer pins its hopes on UN when it comes to defence’ The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Zelenskiy calls for Russia to lose UN veto power; UN chief says ‘humanity has opened gates of hell’ on climate - as it happened Ukrainian president says war impossible to stop while Russia vetoes all efforts at peace; Guterres condemns world leaders’ inaction on climate crisis The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2023
Dowden to join Zelensky in criticising Russia at UN Security Council The meeting could see Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky come face to face with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Ukraine's Zelensky tells UN Security Council Russian invasion 'criminal' Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping's invitation to travel to China in October. The announcement came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took part in a special session on Ukraine at the UN Security Council on Wednesday, where he said that Russia's invasion… France 24 · Sep 20, 2023
Ukraine’s Zelensky questions why Russia still has place at UN ahead of New York address War-time leader has not confirmed if he will stick around for Russian minister Sergei Lavrov’s remarks The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Air defence is Ukraine’s ‘greatest need’, US secretary of defence says, as he calls for allies to ‘dig deep’ – as it happened Lloyd Austin urges allies to donate whatever air defence munitions they can. This live blog is closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023 Rifts over Ukraine disrupt UN summit on crises in the global south Drama at the general assembly and security council will distract the world body from the failures in its sustainable development goals
Newslaundry · Sep 11, 2023 Russian press hails G20, Western media slams ‘capitulation to Putin’ As the G20 Delhi declaration softened its language on the Ukraine war in comparison to the Bali statement, the Western press termed it a “blow” while the Russian media called the summit an unconditional success.
The Hindu · Sep 10, 2023 Win for Global South, says Russian FM, praises India for G-20 summit statement success In a press conference full of barbs about the G-7 and EU, that he repeatedly referred to as “the West”, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that all G-20 declarations need a compromise.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023 Russian minister says G20 summit a success after criticism over war blocked Language on invasion of Ukraine noticeably softened compared with statement after last year’s summit
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023 Watered-down G20 statement on Ukraine is sign of India’s growing influence Joe Biden’s need to nurture alliances to contain China sees Ukraine perceptibly slipping down list of priorities
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023 Colourful welcome in India for Rishi Sunak as he arrives for G20 summit The Prime Minister and his wife Akshata Murty were greeted by traditional dancers.
Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023 Rishi Sunak says Russian leader ‘doesn’t want to be held accountable’ at G20 The Prime Minister said Vladimir Putin’s decision not to attend summit in India demonstrated his isolation in the global community.
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023 Sunak says Russian leader ‘doesn’t want to be held accountable’ at G20 The Prime Minister said Vladimir Putin’s decision not to attend summit in India demonstrated his isolation in the global community.
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 UK to host global food security summit amid Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain Rishi Sunak said the G20 summit would respond to the ‘terrible global consequences of Putin’s stranglehold’ on food exports from the war-torn country.
The Hindu · Sep 7, 2023 Indonesia warns against new conflicts as U.S., China, Russia attend ASEAN summit At East Asia summit, leaders warned against sharpening rivalries. US VP Harris, Chinese Premier Li, Russian FM Lavrov urged to manage differences to avoid a "new Cold War". Leaders' statement omitted mention of South China Sea & Ukraine war. ASEAN chair Widodo: "Responsibility to not create new tensions". UN Sec-Gen…
The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: critics of counteroffensive are ‘spitting in the faces of soldiers’, says Kyiv – as it happened Ukraine’s foreign minister also says critics of the offensive’s slow progress should ‘shut up’