Sergey Lavrov

Lavrov says Russia will not give Kyiv a battlefield respite

Russia will not give Ukraine a respite on the battlefield, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Oct. 12, commenting on the possibility of a ceasefire, Russian state news agency TASS reported.

12 October, 06:30 PM

Kremlin says contacts on proposed energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia are ongoing

Talks on an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia announced by U.S. President Donald Trump are ongoing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian state media on Oct. 12.

12 October, 05:04 PM

Lavrov claims Moscow, Washington are arranging new talks on diplomatic 'irritants'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claims Moscow and Washington are arranging a meeting to discuss what he called “irritants” in their relations, Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti reported on Sept. 29.

29 September, 07:14 PM

Lavrov invokes Russia’s nuclear doctrine in warning to Poland over Patriot plan

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov threatened Poland by invoking Russia’s nuclear doctrine over plans to establish production of Patriot missiles for Ukraine.

29 September, 04:00 PM

German and Russian foreign ministers hold first talks in over three years on sidelines of U.N. General Assembly

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, met on Sept. 26 on the sidelines of the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, according to Deutsche Welle.

26 September, 08:12 PM

Rubio after Lavrov talks: Ukraine, Russia interested in limited ceasefire on grain and energy

Ukraine and Russia have expressed interest in reaching a limited ceasefire covering grain and energy, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

24 September, 12:10 AM

Rubio and Lavrov to meet in New York amid U.N. General Assembly

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York, the State Department said, Reuters reported on Sept. 23.

23 September, 12:37 PM

Resignation rumors swirl around Russia's longtime Foreign Minister Lavrov

In recent months, rumors have been spreading among Russian officials about a possible resignation of Sergei Lavrov from his post as Russia's foreign minister. At the same time, Lavrov himself likely does not rule out this outcome either, Russian news agency Agentstvo reported on Sept. 17.

17 September, 07:40 PM

Lavrov plans to meet Rubio at U.N. and sets Russia’s condition on Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expects to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, the Russian diplomat said on Sept. 15, according to the Russian state-aligned news agency Interfax.

15 September, 03:56 PM

Lavrov tells Zelenskyy to come to Moscow if he wants meeting with Putin

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described Moscow’s invitation for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russian capital as a “huge gesture of goodwill,” even as Moscow maintains that fighting would continue during any negotiations.

13 September, 10:00 PM

Russia would continue war during negotiations with Ukraine, Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Russia’s invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Moscow a “huge gesture of goodwill,” even though Moscow has no intention of halting the war during possible negotiations.

13 September, 12:28 AM

Russia shutters German Goethe-Institut branches over Leipzig sabotage row

Russia will close German Goethe-Institut cultural centers in retaliation for Berlin's allegations regarding the Leipzig airport drone sabotage, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Sept. 3.

3 September, 02:02 PM

Lavrov defends Moscow's sole allies, Iran and North Korea — video

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov defended Moscow’s strategic alliance with North Korea and Iran, questioning criticism of Russia’s reliance on pariah states in an RBC interview on Aug. 28.

31 August, 09:57 AM

Lavrov says Moscow hopes to settle Ukraine issue with Trump

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow conducts diplomacy “man to man” and hopes to reach an understanding with U.S. President Donald Trump over Ukraine, The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 28.

28 August, 03:28 PM

Vatican envoy urges swift end to Ukraine war after Moscow talks with Lavrov

A senior Vatican official called for an end to the war in Ukraine following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Aug. 25, marking the first in-person negotiations between Vatican and Russian representatives in five years, Reuters reported.

25 August, 05:16 PM

Russian FM Lavrov threatens tougher tactics, signals war will continue

Moscow will make its "methods much tougher" in order to "destroy everything" the West does to help strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Russian state propaganda broadcaster VGTRK, published on Aug. 14.

14 August, 02:55 PM

Lavrov says Moscow will not reject talks with Witkoff and Kushner

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow would not reject talks with U.S. Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner if they visit Russia, state propaganda outlet Interfax reported on August 14.

14 August, 01:38 PM

Former U.S. Marine may be near death after alleged torture in Russia

Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, 32, may be close to death after alleged torture in a Russian prison, where he has been held since 2022, his sister and human rights advocates told Reuters.

7 August, 01:26 PM

Lavrov says Putin’s rise was ‘divine intervention’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the transfer of power from Boris Yeltsin to Vladimir Putin in 2000 was “evidence of extraordinary divine intervention,” calling it a historic turning point for Russia.

29 July, 08:42 PM

Kremlin weaponizes unverified "Anchorage agreements" to project a false readiness for peace

Russian officials regularly cite the so-called "Anchorage agreements" to claim Russia is ready for negotiations, despite a lack of public statements since the summit and recent U.S. denials of the Kremlin's assertions, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on July 23.

24 July, 09:50 AM

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