# Russia and Kuwait stress need to ease Persian Gulf tensions

https://mins.news/en/item/105083

- TASS, 2026-10-18 12:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2203735

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Jaber al-Sabah called for swift steps to de-escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said they backed resolving disagreements through political and diplomatic means and discussed bilateral relations and cooperation.

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