Sergey Lavrov’s speech at the OSCE conference in Malta sparked widespread condemnation. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Lavrov of ‘intolerable lies’ about the war in Ukraine, and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau left the room in protest. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described Lavrov’s remarks as a ‘tsunami of disinformation.’ The conference highlighted the ongoing tensions within the OSCE, which remains a vital forum for dialogue amid a crisis exacerbated by Russia’s actions in Ukraine.