ELECTION IMPACT
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov suggested that whoever wins the U.S. presidential election should “mind their domestic business, rather than looking for adventures tens of thousands of miles away.”
“I think this defense strategy highlights the rape culture that is in France.” ▸ P.16
GEOPOLITICS
the united states will face “dangerous consequences” if it presses on with increasing military aid to Ukraine rather than backing a proposed Russian settlement that would see Moscow take over swathes of territory, the man serving as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat for 20 years said in exclusive responses to Newsweek questions.
Well over two-and-a-half years after Putin ordered a “special military operation” against Ukraine in what has become the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Kremlin offers a viable blueprint to end the bloodshed and revamp the security architecture of the continent. He accused the U.S.-led NATO military alliance of first sowing the seeds of war a decade ago and continuing to fan the flames.
“Russia is open to a politico-diplomatic settlement that should remove the root causes of the crisis,”