Sergey Lavrov

Budanov explains Russia's 'spirit of Anchorage' peace terms

Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said Russia uses the term "spirit of Anchorage" to describe a settlement under which Moscow expects recognition of its claimed sovereignty over Crimea and five partially occupied Ukrainian oblasts. on July 7

7 July, 12:09 PM

Lavrov disputes Rubio’s statement that no Alaska deal was reached

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said proposals put forward by Washington to settle Russia’s war against Ukraine were discussed and accepted by the Russian side during the Russia-U.S. summit in Alaska, Russia’s state-run TASS news agency reported June 26.

26 June, 04:35 PM

Politico turns down Lavrov article filled with Kremlin war narratives

Politico declined to publish an article by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov titled “Ukraine, Europe and Global Security,” in which Moscow rejected European peace initiatives as an “ultimatum,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said. The ministry published the article on its official website.

19 June, 11:56 AM

Lavrov accuses Zelenskyy of breaching etiquette with public Putin appeal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov complained that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s letter to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin “was, for some reason, sent around the world,” calling it a breach of etiquette.

8 June, 06:54 PM

Lavrov blames U.S. for not forcing Ukraine’s capitulation

The Russo–Ukrainian war continues because the United States refused to pressure Kyiv into accepting defeat, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with state propaganda network RT on June 4.

4 June, 10:51 PM

Lavrov and Zakharova rudely rebuke EU military demands in Ukraine negotiations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sharply rebuked remarks by European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas regarding possible EU demands toward Russia in potential negotiations on Ukraine, Russian state propaganda outlet Izvestia reported.

28 May, 01:56 PM

Russia lacks capacity to escalate Kyiv strikes significantly, ex-FM Kuleba says

Russia may increase the frequency of strikes on Kyiv but is incapable of making them significantly more powerful than those carried out over the past four years, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a video posted to his Instagram account on May 25 responding to threats by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to strike Kyiv "systematically" and calls for the United States to evacuate its diplomats from the city.

26 May, 01:07 PM

Rubio signals U.S. readiness to mediate Ukraine peace talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov relayed a message from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to U.S. President Donald Trump in his recent phone call with the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reporter Alex Raufoglu wrote on May 26.

26 May, 10:40 AM

Putin aide says he knows nothing about “spirit of Anchorage”

Yuri Ushakov said he did not know what the “spirit of Anchorage” meant and had “never spoken about it,” responding to remarks attributed to him in recent media reports on May 21.

21 May, 10:14 AM

Rubio and Lavrov hold phone call, discuss Ukraine and Iran

U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone call to discuss global affairs including the war in Ukraine, U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott wrote on May 5.

6 May, 09:45 AM

Russia aims far beyond Donbas in its war against Ukraine

A Russian proxy leader Denis Pushilin's call for a Dnipropetrovsk Oblast "buffer zone" contradicts Moscow's assurances that capturing Donetsk Oblast is its sole remaining territorial goal, the ISW wrote on April 27.

28 April, 12:02 PM

Latvia bans three over Russia’s Venice Biennale role, including Lavrov’s daughter

Latvia has expanded its entry ban list to include three Russian nationals, among them Sergey Lavrov’s daughter Ekaterina Vinokurova, Foreign Minister Baiba Braže said, citing immigration law provisions on Apr. 28.

28 April, 10:45 AM

Lavrov brands Ukraine, Europe ‘satanic’ and signals Russia won’t yield

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s latest accusations that Ukraine is persecuting Orthodox believers show the Kremlin is still relying on false religious narratives to justify its war and avoid meaningful peace talks, the Institute for the Study of War said on April 22.

23 April, 10:36 AM

Lavrov loses clout but stays loyal to Putin as Kremlin sidelines Foreign Ministry

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has lost much of his clout in the Kremlin since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but remains a loyal Vladimir Putin ally, the Russian opposition outlet Important Stories reported on April 14.

14 April, 05:02 PM

New recordings show Szijjártó and Lavrov working to slow Ukraine’s EU path

A newly released recording suggests Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó coordinated with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in ways that could hinder Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. The recording is part of an investigation published on April 8 by Vsquare, FRONTSTORY, Delfi Estonia, The Insider and the Investigative Center of Ján Kuciak, or ICJK.

9 April, 12:45 PM

Leaked call: Orbán pledged full support to Putin

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in an October phone call that he was prepared to make “maximum efforts” to assist him, Bloomberg reported on April 7, citing a transcript of the conversation.

7 April, 05:18 PM

NATO, Russia discussed pulling forces to 1997 borders before 2022 Ukraine invasion

In late 2021, NATO and Russian officials discussed a buffer zone along Russia’s borders and withdrawing Allied forces to positions held in 1997, Estonian outlet The Baltic Sentinel reported March 29.

3 April, 11:24 PM

Leaked Lavrov call puts Hungary’s FM at center of new Moscow scandal

Journalists have published a recording of a conversation between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, as VSquare released the audio amid a scandal over the possible sharing with Moscow of details from closed-door EU talks.

31 March, 01:12 PM

Hungarian government planes smuggle cash, valuables from Russia — report

Hungarian government and private planes may have been used to transport large amounts of cash and valuables from Russia, Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi reported on March 26.

26 March, 09:09 PM

Lavrov blasts U.S. for seeking ‘global energy dominance,’ sidelining Russia

The United States are pursuing a “doctrine of dominance in global energy markets” and actively pushing Russia out, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on March 21, according to Interfax.

23 March, 10:36 AM

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