Valletta, Malta | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov clashed on Thursday (Friday AEDT) indirectly with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at an annual security meeting, accusing the West of risking escalation over Ukraine but walking out before Mr Blinken and other speakers could respond.
Speaking at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe ministerial meeting in Malta, Mr Lavrov accused the West of reviving the Cold War and provoking a direct conflict with Russia.