Russia will continue dialogue with West - Lavrov

Russia will continue its dialogue with the West on security issues and is ready for separate talks on intermediate-range nuclear missiles, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Speaking after talks with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau in Moscow, Lavrov dismissed as "information terrorism" reports that Russia is planning an incursion into Ukraine.

* Discussing Russia's security demands within the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) would be interesting but are not a substitute for talks with the

United States and NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Without any progress in the latter, OSCE discussions would be pointless, Lavrov said after a meeting with Polish Foreign Minister and OSCE chairman-in-office Zbigniew Rau in Moscow.

Reuters