Russia's Lavrov says time has come for conversation with US about future economic ties


FILE PHOTO: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walks for a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 15, 2026. Iori Sagisawa/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

April 18 (Reuters) - ⁠Russian Foreign Minister ⁠Sergei Lavrov said at ‌a summit in Turkey's Antalya that the time has come ​for a conversation ⁠with the ⁠U.S. about how Washington sees ⁠future ‌economic ties with Russia, but ⁠that differences remain between the ​two ‌countries.

Lavrov also said that ⁠NATO ​is "not in the best state", but that ⁠Russia would not meddle ​in the alliance's internal affairs.

Russia has made renewed ⁠economic cooperation with the U.S. a core part of its pitch for ​a diplomatic ⁠detente with the administration ​of U.S. ‌President Donald Trump.

(Reporting ​by Felix Light, Editing by Louise Heavens)

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