In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Syrian Foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani, right, meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as part of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the Lotte Palace Hotel, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in New York. Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP
UNITED NATIONS—As new tensions rise between Russia and NATO powers, Moscow’s top diplomat insisted to world leaders Saturday that his nation doesn’t intend to attack Europe but will mount a “decisive response” to any aggression.
At the same time, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took a notably measured tone toward the United States in the wake of last month’s summit between the countries’ leaders.
