West Reduces Diplomacy to Sanctions: Lavrov - Tasnim News Agency

The West has reduced what was once called diplomacy to the policy of sanctions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Zvezda television channel, which was posted on the Russian foreign ministry’s website on Sunday.

Russia Warns US of ‘Points of No Return’ in Bilateral Relations | Farsnews Agency

Russia has warned the US about the points of no return, after which a rupture of diplomatic relations is possible, Alexander Darchiev, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's North American Department, told TASS in an interview.

No country fits 'coercive diplomacy' hat better than US - China.org.cn

No country fits the hat of "coercive diplomacy" better than the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.

"Trop tôt" pour parler de processus diplomatique avec la Corée du Nord: Rex Tillerson

Le secrétaire d'Etat américain Rex Tillerson a estimé lundi qu'il était "trop tôt" pour parler de processus diplomatique avec la Corée du Nord avec qui Washington pourrait toutefois entamer des discussions, selon le Washington Post.

US to continue diplomatic efforts with North Korea until 1st bomb drops

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that his country intends to keep negotiating a diplomatic solution with North Korea, which in recent months has carried out a series of controversial nuclear arms tests, until the Asian nation drops the first bomb.

Pentagon chief says US "never out of diplomatic solutions" on DPRK

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Wednesday that the US is "never out of diplomatic solutions" following the latest missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Putin praises highest level of cooperation on Syria with Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken highly of the level of interaction achieved by Russian and Turkish special services in Syria.

Putin, Erdogan: satisfied with pace of relationship's normalization

The presidents of Russia and Turkey announced their satisfaction Friday regarding the pace of the normalization of their bilateral ties, both in the economic sphere and in armed conflict-solving, as in the case of Syria.

Churkin left bright mark in history of Russian diplomacy, Lavrov says

Russia’s former Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin, who died on February 20 in New York, has left a bright impression in history of the Russian foreign policy and diplomacy, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the farewell ceremony.

Modern Communications Ethos: US says diplomatic engagement with Russia continues

The United States Wednesday disputed comments by a Russian government spokesman that almost all communications channels between Russia and the United States were frozen, saying that there had been no break in dialogue.

Boris Johnson should back Labour calls to stop selling arms to Saudis: Corbyn

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson should be "brave enough" to support rising calls for the British government to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia after his comments about "proxy wars", British Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn will say in a speech on Saturday.

Diplomatic Language Ethos: UK's Boris Johnson slapped down over Saudi 'proxy wars' comment

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was not setting out government policy when he said Saudi Arabia and Iran were stoking proxy wars across the Middle East, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.

Putin declines Paris visit after France offers talks only on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not come to Paris next week after declining an offer to meet President Francois Hollande only for talks on Syria, a French presidency source said.

The threat of military action: Kerry Expresses Frustration With US Policy in Syria

A leading U.S. newspaper has obtained an audio recording of Secretary of State John Kerry expressing his frustration with U.S. policy in Syria.

Le président philippin qualifie Obama de "fils de p***"

Le président philippin Rodrigo Duterte a qualifié lundi son homologue américain de "fils de p***", incitant Barack Obama à s'interroger sur l'intérêt d'une rencontre prévue mardi au Laos.

Russia is weighing whether to break off diplomatic relations with Ukraine

The Russian leadership chooses the response to the incident on 7 August in the Crimea. According to the newspaper «Izvestia», one of the possible responses may be the rupture of diplomatic relations with Ukraine.

Lavrov: Turkish leaders cross the line of acceptable

Turkey risks to face a complicated situation in the region, the country’s leaders have crossed the line of acceptable, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the beginning of talks with the Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem on Friday.