VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-09-03
“despite all the Ukrainian complications in our relations with the West,”
Sergey Lavrov · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Lavrov noted the Goethe-Institut centres had remained open despite tensions with the West over Ukraine.
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