Mr Lavrov said Western countries had deliberately taken steps to undermine efforts to reach peace agreements.
Mr Lavrov stated, “We want the grain market and the fertiliser market to be predictable so that no one tries to push us away from this market.’’
A ceasefire in Ukraine without eliminating the root causes of the conflict threatens to have grave consequences, says Russia.
Mali has accepted Russia’s proposal to hold a meeting on the expansion of bilateral cooperation in April.
At the core of the ICC’s interest is Mr Putin’s alleged involvement in kidnapping children from Ukraine.
Mr Lavrov said the countries that want to continue to work with Moscow include Russia’s allies in the Eurasian Economic Union and the Commonwealth of the Independent State.
“Nobody wants to see a nuclear war happen. Dangerous rhetoric is clearly unhelpful. And something that we won’t engage in.”
“We will move together with you and other like-minded people towards a multi-polar, just and democratic world order,’’ Mr Lavrov was quoted as saying.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Thursday said NATO countries and Ukraine are the ones talking about the possibility of a nuclear war.
Moscow on Wednesday refuted allegations by the West that Russia is using gas as a political weapon in its dialogue with Moldova.
