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Lavrov affirms continued partnership with the Gulf and says Trump's Gaza plan is still ink on paper

A series of successive statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed relations with Gulf states and OPEC+ partners, discussions of the situation in Yemen in a Gulf-Russian meeting, and his assessment of US President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza. The statements came close together in time and were published by news platforms without extensive details on the circumstances of each remark.

📍 Where things stand: The matter remains at the level of declared Russian statements, with no Gulf or American responses issued in reaction.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 18 Oct 2026, 17:30 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed the continuation of a close partnership with Gulf states, with no further details in the available text.
  2. 18 Oct 2026, 17:30 The Russian foreign minister said relations with partners in the OPEC+ group are close.
  3. 18 Oct 2026, 17:35 Lavrov announced that his country's relations with its OPEC+ partners are close, affirming the continuation of a close partnership with Gulf states and the discussion of solutions to the Yemen crisis with Gulf partners. He said US President Donald Trump's plan on Gaza is still ink on paper and did not respect the principles set out in the initiative, and that the path remains far from reaching a solution establishing an independent Palestinian state, calling for a return to a memorandum of understanding.
  4. 18 Oct 2026, 17:37 Lavrov said that US President Donald Trump's plan on Gaza is still ink on paper and that the principles set out in the initiative were not respected, in a remark published by news platforms without further details on the content of the plan or the circumstances of the statement.
  5. 18 Oct 2026, 17:38 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that the Gulf-Russian meeting addressed the situation in Yemen, in a brief remark published by news platforms, without further details on the content of the talks or their outcomes.
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