Lavrov Eases Libya Stance, But NATO Rift Stays

Lavrov at a news briefing Friday after the NATO-Russia Council in Berlin. BERLIN — A critical rift between NATO and Russia over a European missile shield appeared to ossify Friday, even as Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov toned down Moscow’s criticism of the alliance’s military operation in Libya. Lavrov, speaking at a news conference after a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in Berlin, reiterated Moscow’s stance that […]