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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga called Russia's Sergei Lavrov a 'war criminal' at the OSCE meeting in Malta, marking Lavrov's first visit to an EU country since 2022.

Malta, Ukraine
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Ukraine's FM called Russia's Lavrov a war criminal at Malta OSCE meeting

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha left the OSCE plenary meeting hall before Russian Minister Sergei Lavrov started delivering his address.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Before that, at the end of his own speech, Sybiha referred to Lavrov as war criminal.

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A number of foreign ministers and diplomats left the hall following the Ukrainian top diplomat.

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Extracted: 2026-02-17T04:17:39.042Z

Source story: 43322