Lavrov to attend OSCE foreign ministers meeting in Malta
Sergey Lavrov will visit a European Union member country in December. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the department head will attend a meeting of foreign ministers from OSCE countries in Malta.
Much of the information provided by Russian media and government representatives is likely untrue. Such reports may be part of an information war by the Russian Federation.
The meeting in Malta is scheduled for December 5-6. The pro-Kremlin Russian newspaper "Vedomosti" reported that the Maltese embassy in Moscow stated that the decision regarding the meeting "concerns all OSCE members, including the Russian Federation."
The newspaper also reported that the spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, announced that Lavrov plans to travel to Malta.
Lavrov to visit an EU country. This is the first such visit
If Lavrov's visit occurs, it will mark his first trip to a European Union member state since the onset of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Lavrov faced sanctions from the USA, EU, and United Kingdom, followed shortly by Canada, Australia, and Japan. However, as the head of diplomacy, Lavrov was still permitted entry into the European Union.
