Russia’s Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov arrived Sunday in Rio de Janeiro to head his country's delegation attending the two-day G20 Summit starting Monday in the former Brazilian capital while President Vladimir Putin stayed in Moscow as winds of World War III blew again during the weekend after US President Joseph Biden gave his nod to Kyiv using US-built missiles.
South Africa confirmed plans to conduct joint naval drills with BRICS associates navies, Russia and China off its coast this month, from 17/27 February, next to the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Friday met in Geneva to discuss the escalating military tensions in Europe, particularly about a possible invasion of Ukraine.