Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine enters its 24th day.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called off a planned meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in a move that will further escalate the rising tensions over Ukraine and make an immediate diplomatic solution to the crisis become less likely.

Foreign Minister Lavrov has accused the US of seeking to provoke a conflict in Ukraine.

Moscow says the US and NATO are still failing to address Russia’s security concerns over Ukraine, but more talks are possible to defuse tensions.

The Russian foreign minister says Moscow has sent the satellite images from the day of the colossal explosion at Beirut port.

The European Union (EU) suspends simplified visa application rules for Belarusian government officials in its latest response to an ongoing migration crisis at Poland’s border with Belarus.

The Russian foreign minister says the current state of the relations between Russia and the European Union (EU) is “deplorable,” regretting the fact that the bloc’s policy is aimed at restraining Moscow.

Russian President Putin denounces the West’s policy of sending people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan to countries near Russia, saying he doesn’t want the militants to sneak into the region under the guise of refugees.

Russia's foreign minister says a group of Afghan leaders are trying to rally a force to resist the Taliban from Panjshir Valley.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the United States and its Western allies are working to create a belt of instability around Russia, and that they are attempting to drive a wedge between Moscow and its closest neighbors to achieve that goal.