Lavrov faces western critics at security meeting and walks out after speech

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, front, attends the plenary session of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (Boris Grdanoski/AP)

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov faced western critics while attending international security talks in Northern Macedonia, where he blamed “Nato’s reckless expansion to the East” for war returning to Europe.

Mr Lavrov arrived in Skopje to attend meetings hosted by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) in Europe.