The anniversary was being marked as U.S. policies on Russia and Ukraine shift under President Donald Trump. Here's the latest: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has insisted that Ukraine must be definitely barred from NATO membership as part of the talks to end the war in Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey on Monday to discuss his country's recent talks with U.S. officials on ending the war in Ukraine, and how Ankara can contribute to the process,

Russia peace talks, the top Russian diplomat paid a visit to Turkey less than a week after the Ukrainian president's trip to Ankara.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov again brushed off talks of deploying peacekeepers in Ukraine without Moscow's approval, in an interview released Saturday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where top European diplomats are expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine