Sergei Lavrov

Greenland not ‘natural part’ of Denmark, Russia says

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that Greenland was not “a natural part” of Denmark in comments that could further fuel the increasingly contentious debate about the territory’s future. At…

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Russia says there are no misunderstandings with the U.S. over Ukraine any more

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that all "misunderstandings" with the United States over Ukraine had been resolved following a meeting earlier this month between President Vladimir Putin…

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Russia accuses NATO, EU of waging ‘real war’ on it via Ukraine

Russia's top diplomat accused NATO and the European Union of using Ukraine to declare a "real war" against his country in a speech at the United Nations on Thursday that…

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Russia’s Lavrov outlines terms for Ukraine peace: big power security guarantee and no NATO

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Sunday that a group of nations including United Nations Security Council members should be the guarantors of Ukraine's security.…

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Lavrov: Peacekeeping proposals emanating from London and Paris were a deceit

Russia’s foreign minister has said that the UK and France are engaged in further fuelling conflict in Ukraine with discussion of a European peacekeeping force putting troops on the ground…

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Russia’s Lavrov signals readiness to use any means in Ukraine conflict

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview broadcast on Thursday, said the use of a hypersonic missile in the Ukraine war sought to make the West understand that Moscow…

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to visit Malta

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to visit Malta in December to take part in a meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe…

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Lavrov warns US not to mock Russia’s ‘red lines’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, responding to a question about the potential delivery of long-range U.S. missiles to Ukraine, warned the United States on Wednesday not to joke about Russia's…

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Russia warns the United States of the risks of World War Three

Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles and cautioned the United States that World War Three would…

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Russia says it may take extra nuclear deterrence steps if US puts missiles in Europe/Asia

Russia may take extra steps in the area of nuclear deterrence if the United States deploys intermediate and short-range missiles in Europe and Asia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told…

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Lavrov says China could arrange Russia-Ukraine peace conference

China could arrange a peace conference in which Russia and Ukraine would participate, the RIA news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday. Lavrov said such…

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Lavrov warns Russia ready if West wants to fight for Ukraine

If the West wants to fight for Ukraine on the battlefield, Russia is prepared for it, acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying. "It's their right -…

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Russia warns of direct clash with West over Ukraine

Russia said on Monday that U.S., British and French military support for Ukraine has pushed the world to the brink of a direct clash between the world's biggest nuclear powers…

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Russia’s Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Friday, said Ukraine's proposed peace plan was pointless as it was based on unacceptable notions like Moscow's withdrawal from areas…

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UPDATED: OSCE meeting causes rift over whether to share stage with Russia’s Lavrov

By Andrew Gray, Francois Murphy and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS/VIENNA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's annual foreign ministers' meeting on Thursday has split member…

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Russia’s Lavrov says some in West requested meetings at OSCE council

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that he would take part in an OSCE meeting in North Macedonia if Bulgaria…

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Lavrov, asked about failed mutiny aftermath, says Russia always emerges stronger from trouble

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, June 30 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, asked about Russia's stability in the aftermath of a failed mercenary mutiny, said on Friday that his country…

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Russia’s Lavrov says Kremlin drone incident was ‘hostile act’

May 5 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Wednesday's drone incident at the Kremlin was a "hostile act" and Russia would respond with "concrete actions".…

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Russia’s Lavrov: conversation with Blinken at G20 was ‘constructive’ but US said nothing new

March 10 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that a conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers'…

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Russia’s Lavrov says United States involved in Nord Stream explosions

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said the United States was directly involved in explosions that severely damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the…

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UPDATED: Russia’s Lavrov dismisses report that he was taken to hospital at G20

By Stanley Widianto NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday dismissed an news agency report that he had been taken to hospital with…

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Russia’s Lavrov says West seeking to militarise southeast Asia

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday said the West was "militarising" southeast Asia in a bid to contain Russian and Chinese interests, setting the stage…

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Lavrov defends Russia at U.N. showdown rife with anger over Ukraine war

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended Moscow's war in Ukraine at the U.N. Security Council as the United Nations warned Moscow against annexing Ukrainian regions and…

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Cyprus cancels meeting with Lavrov after EU says will step up sanctions

NICOSIA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades cancelled a meeting scheduled with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York after EU foreign ministers agreed to prepare new…

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U.S. allows Russia’s Lavrov to travel to United Nations

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - The United States has given Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a visa to travel to New York for the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders…

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Russia says no U.S. visas yet for Lavrov visit to United Nations

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia has asked for 56 visas from the United States to allow Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his delegation to travel to New York for…

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UPDATED: Russia supports ‘one China’ policy on Taiwan, Lavrov says

July 29 (Reuters) - Russia supports Beijing's "One China" policy on the issue of Taiwan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President…

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Lavrov offers reassurance over Russian grain supplies in Cairo visit

CAIRO, July 24 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances over Russian grain supplies to Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Sunday, amid uncertainty over a deal to resume…

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Russia ‘not squeaky clean’ and ‘not ashamed’, Lavrov says

Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, gave an interview with the BBC in which he insisted that Russia did not invade Ukraine. “We didn’t invade Ukraine,” he claimed. “We declared a…

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Israel says Putin apologised for foreign minister’s Hitler remarks

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had apologised for his foreign minister's comments claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins. Putin also told Bennett in a…

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UPDATED: Russia’s Lavrov hopes to bypass sanctions in trade with “friend” India

NEW DELHI, April 1 (Reuters) - Russia will increase its use of non-Western currencies for trade with countries such as India, its foreign minister said on Friday, as he hailed India as…

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Russia concerned at Islamic State’s plans to destabilise Central Asia

March 31 (Reuters) - Russia is concerned about the plans of militant group Islamic State to destabilise central Asia and spread instability to the country as well, the RIA news agency said.…

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UPDATED: Chinese, Russian foreign ministers meet in China

Foreign ministers from Russia and China on Wednesday condemned what they called illegal and counter productive Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over its action in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry…

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Russia says Polish idea of peacekeepers in Ukraine could lead to clash with NATO

March 23 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said sending peacekeepers to Ukraine could lead to a direct confrontation between Russia and the NATO military alliance. Poland said last week…

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Russia will never rely on the West again, Says post-1991 ‘illusions’ about the West are over

LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Russia has lost any illusions about ever relying on the West and Moscow will never accept a world order dominated by the United States, which is acting…

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Turkey’s top diplomat says in Moscow that war must stop

ANKARA, March 16 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking alongside counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, said on Wednesday the war in Ukraine must stop and Ankara was to…

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UPDATED: Lavrov says Russia will continue Ukraine war till ‘the end’

MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he believed some foreign leaders were preparing for war against Russia and that Moscow would press on with its military…

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Russia’s Lavrov mentions possibility of a third World War

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive, the…

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Russia’s Lavrov says Moscow wants Ukrainian people to be independent, denies plans to occupy Ukraine

MOSCOW, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Russia wants the Ukrainian people to be independent and have the possibility to freely define their destiny, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. Lavrov said…

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French foreign minister to speak with Russia’s Lavrov on Monday

PARIS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Twitter he would hold talks later on Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, amid intensified diplomatic…

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Russia touts Finland or Geneva as hosts for Lavrov-Blinken meeting, Eastern Ukraine announces evacuation of residents

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to Britain touted Finland or Geneva as potential hosts for a meeting between Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

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Russia to continue security talks with West – foreign minister

MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Russia will continue talks with the West on all aspects of its security proposals, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. Moscow has demanded guarantees that its…

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Russia says facts ‘bounce off’ Britain’s Truss in tense encounter

MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister accused his British counterpart on Thursday of grandstanding and refusing to listen, at a rancorous encounter that highlighted the gulf between them…

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UK’s Truss to meet Russia’s Lavrov in Moscow

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will fly to Moscow on Wednesday to meet her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and discuss the situation in Ukraine. "I’m…

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Lavrov says no war “if it depends on Russia”

MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Russia on Friday sent its strongest signal so far that it is willing to engage with U.S. security proposals and reiterated that it does not…

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UPDATED: Russia’s top diplomat tells U.S. counterpart Moscow does not want new Ukraine conflict

STOCKHOLM, Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Russian counterpart on Thursday to warn him face-to-face of the "serious consequences" Russia would suffer if it…

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Photo Story: Libyan Foreign Minister in Moscow for talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) enters a Hal with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Libyan national Unity Government Najla El Mangoush (R) during their meeting…

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Russia says Afghan situation can swiftly worsen, pledges help if needed

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the situation in Afghanistan had a tendency to swiftly deteriorate and said Moscow was ready to defend its regional allies if…

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UPDATED: Maltese Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo to meet Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Sochi

On Tuesday May 25, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet in Sochi with Maltese Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo, who will be in Russia on a…

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Russian Foreign Minister starts China visit with call to reduce U.S. dollar use

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a visit to China on Monday with a call for Moscow and Beijing to reduce their dependence on the U.S. dollar and Western payment…

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Unable to accept its decline, West subverts international law to suit its needs, Russia’s Lavrov tells UN

While crediting the United Nations for preventing ‘World War III’, the Foreign Minister of Russia lamented to the General Assembly on Friday that the number of conflicts on the planet…

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Red Cross warns humanitarian situation in Libya sharply deteriorating

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that the humanitarian situation has sharply deteriorated around the Libyan capital Tripoli, where "densely populated residential areas are gradually turning…

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