Russia's Lavrov attends OSCE summit in Malta on first EU trip since Ukraine invasion

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Malta on Thursday to attend an OSCE summit, in his first trip to the European Union since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Although Moscov’s top diplomat has been slapped with EU sanctions, including an asset freeze, he is not subject to a travel ban. He last visited the EU in 2021 when he attended an OSCE summit in Stockholm.

Russia's Lavrov attends OSCE summit in Malta on first EU trip since Ukraine invasion
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Malta on Thursday to attend an OSCE summit, in his first trip to the European Union since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Although Moscov’s top diplomat has been slapped with EU sanctions, including an asset freeze, he is not subject to a travel ban. He last visited the EU in 2021 when he attended an OSCE summit in Stockholm.