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Sergey Lavrov

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

2 articles · 3 February 2026 to 14 August 2026

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Stated Russia would intensify methods of destroying Western-supplied equipment supporting Ukraine's war effort.
Dismissed security guarantees as protecting a Ukrainian regime pursuing what he called a Russophobic, neo-Nazi policy.

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NATO fighters down drone over Latvia as Baltic states blame Russian electronic warfare

A foreign unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the Balvi region by aircraft on NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, the latest in a series of incursions Latvia attributes to Russian GPS jamming and spoofing.

Hélène Mercier14 August 20268 min read

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Ukraine builds steel porcupine as security guarantees fray

Kyiv plans an 800,000-strong army and domestic missile industry after concluding it cannot rely on Western promises, with EU loans and drone output already scaling up.

Hélène Mercier3 February 20267 min read

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