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Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov meets his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau in Moscow amid an tensions between Russia and Western countries over Ukraine. Russia said it was pulling back some of its forces near the Ukrainian border to their bases, in what would be the first major step towards de-escalation in weeks of crisis with the West. IMAGES
Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov receives his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow. IMAGES of the beginning of the meeting
"We call on the Americans, and all those supporting them, to abandon their irresponsible plans," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart in Moscow, Russia. The meeting comes as Washington ups pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime in the wake of a failed bid by the opposition to spur a military uprising. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for a photo op ahead of a closed-door meeting. Lavrov is at the helm of the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in April. Guterres denounced the "devastation" caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Lavrov. IMAGES
Russia's Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov meet his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez in Havana, as part of his official visit to the island, the last stop on his tour of Latin American that included Brazil, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. IMAGES