Malta's Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson Ian Borg defends his country’s decision to invite Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the 31st Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The move has drawn criticism from countries like Poland and Lithuania, with Polish Minister Radoslaw Sikorski describing Lavrov’s presence as an opportunity “to lie about the Russian invasion and what Russia is doing in Ukraine. SOUNDBITES