Sergey Lavrov

Russia demands major Ukrainian cities while failing to capture them

Russian officials continue to insist that any peace agreement on Ukraine must be based on Moscow’s 2021 demands, including handing over Ukrainian-controlled territories and major cities, The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Feb. 26.

27 February 2025, 10:47 AM

FM Lavrov confirms Putin's proposal on rare earths extends to occupied Ukrainian territories

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has proposed to U.S. investors the development of rare earth metals not only in Russia but also in Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian propagandists on Feb. 26.

26 February 2025, 03:18 PM

Ukraine must pledge no NATO membership for peace, Russian FM Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted on Feb. 24 that Ukraine must provide an "ironclad" commitment not to join NATO as part of any peace agreement, according to Russian propaganda outlet RIA Novosti.

24 February 2025, 06:18 PM

‘I’ve dealt with Lavrov’: McFaul exposes Russia’s negotiation traps on Ukraine

Negotiations between the United States and Russia will not result in a good deal for Ukraine or one that aligns with U.S. national interests, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said in an interview with the Removska Interview project on Suspilne News.

23 February 2025, 02:55 PM

Moscow insists NATO must withdraw 2008 Bucharest commitment to Ukraine

Russia is pushing for NATO to officially cancel its 2008 Bucharest Summit declaration, which promised that Ukraine would one day join the alliance, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Feb. 18, according to Reuters.

18 February 2025, 06:15 PM

US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine: Cease-fire, elections, and a final deal – Fox News

The United States and aggressor state Russia are proposing a three-stage peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich reported on Feb. 18, citing diplomatic sources familiar with the discussions.

18 February 2025, 04:34 PM

Sanctions and stakes: Russia eyes US détente at high-level talks in Saudi Arabia

US and Russian delegations are meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss not only ending the war in Ukraine but also business interests, The New York Times reported on Feb. 18, calling it the most substantial US-Russia talks in recent years.

18 February 2025, 02:31 PM

China welcomes U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine war, calls for global negotiations

China expects "all parties" in the war that Russia launched against Ukraine to come "to the table for peace talks,"Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Feb. 18, according to CNN.

18 February 2025, 02:15 PM

U.S. and Russia hold talks in Saudi Arabia as Musk backs Russian delegation

Elon Musk who leads the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and is an ally of President Donald Trump publicly welcomed the arrival of a Russian delegation in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 17.

18 February 2025, 10:20 AM

Lavrov draws a hard line: Russia won’t yield any territory in talks

Moscow is not considering any territorial concessions in negotiations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Radio Liberty on Feb. 17.

17 February 2025, 06:16 PM

US Secretary of State held a phone call with Lavrov

Russia's Foreign Ministry said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone, according to Russian media on Feb. 15.

16 February 2025, 10:19 AM

Kremlin dismisses Trump’s reconciliation hopes, says Kyiv Security Forum

Recent statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Nikolai Patrushev, an aide to the Russian dictator, indicate that the Kremlin is escalating its demands, making reconciliation efforts by Donald Trump’s new administration appear unrealistic, according to the Kyiv Security Forum (KSF).

19 January 2025, 12:19 AM

Kremlin doubles down on goal to erase Ukraine’s sovereignty, ISW warns

The Kremlin intends to push its initial objectives of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine during any future “peace talks,” according to the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW). These objectives include dismantling Ukraine as a state, dissolving its current government, demilitarizing the country, and permanently barring it from NATO membership.

15 January 2025, 12:00 PM

The Kremlin’s manipulator: Sergey Lavrov’s scandals, secrets, and foreign ties

Video NV has compiled a selection of scandalous facts about one of the longest-serving figures in the Kremlin regime, 74-year-old Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. What is his father's real last name? How does Lavrov's mistress influence Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs? And is it true the official lives off the wealth of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska?

8 January 2025, 11:08 AM

Moscow's demands hinder meaningful peace talks with Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s latest remarks reflect Moscow’s push for Ukraine’s total surrender and its refusal to pursue equal negotiations with Kyiv, the Institute for the Study of War reported on Dec. 31.

31 December 2024, 11:34 AM

Moscow prepares to lift IRBM deployment ban - Foreign Minister Lavrov

Russia intends to lift its moratorium on deploying intermediate-range and short-range missiles (IRBMs), capable of carrying nuclear warheads, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with propaganda news agency RIA Novosti on Dec. 29.

30 December 2024, 08:56 AM

Lavrov rules out Russia’s participation in Ukraine peace summit

Moscow will not participate in the Peace Summit “in any format,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the TASS propaganda agency on Dec. 29.

30 December 2024, 08:40 AM

Kyiv slams Lavrov’s ‘lies’ about France-Russia back-channel diplomacy

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry refuted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s claim that France tried to establish a dialogue with Moscow on the war in Ukraine through “closed channels” without Kyiv’s involvement, spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said during a briefing on Dec. 27.

27 December 2024, 01:17 PM

South Africa bars Putin from G20 summit

South Africa will not invite Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Johannesburg next November because of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Moscow Times reported on Dec. 16.

16 December 2024, 09:09 AM

Military expansion in Belarus signals Russia's bid for de facto annexation

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko signed a Treaty on Security Guarantees, which the Institute for the Study of War says effectively advances Russia’s annexation of Belarus on Dec. 6.

7 December 2024, 10:48 AM

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