Tag: embassies

Russia’s Lavrov Says Moscow Is in Contact With US About Embassies

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has been in touch with Moscow to discuss the respective Russian and U.S. embassies, and the two sides are in talks on the subject, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. The two countries’ embassies have been severely and reciprocally scaled down in recent years as relations have…


Suspicious Packages Sent to Ukrainian Missions Came From Germany: Kyiv

KYIV—A series of suspicious packages sent to Ukrainian embassies all bore the address of a Tesla car dealership in Germany and were usually sent from post offices without video surveillance, Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Facebook that 31 Ukrainian missions in 15 countries had received such packages in…


Canada Announces Four New Embassies as NATO Leader Presses for More Defence Spending

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will open four new embassies in Estonia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Armenia, and will reinforce its presence in Latvia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The minister made the announcement today at the NATO summit in Spain, where Canada is facing pressure to increase its defence spending to two…