UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As new tensions rise between Russia and NATO powers, Moscow’s top diplomat insisted to world leaders Saturday that his nation doesn’t intend to attack Europe but will mount a “decisive response” to any aggression.
At the same time, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took a notably measured tone toward the United States in the wake of last month’s summit between the countries’ leaders.
Though they left without a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, Lavrov said Moscow had “some hopes” to keep talking with Washington, and he suggested his country sees U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration as a practical-minded counterpart.
Lavrov spoke at the U.N. General
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