Sergey Lavrov

• ‘End this war’ U.S. tells Russia as top officials discuss Ukraine at G20

  The short discussion between Sergey Lavrov and Antony Blinken marks the highest-level in-person meeting of Russian and U.S. officials since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  World

  Mar 2
  
• Ukraine talks ended because of West, Russia says ahead of South Africa naval drills

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks came on a visit to South Africa, which will hold joint naval drills with Russia and China next month.

  World

  Jan 23
  
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• Russia open to talks with West, awaiting serious proposal: Sergey Lavrov

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out talking to Putin after Russia claimed the annexation last month of four Ukrainian regions that it partly occupies.

  World

  Oct 11, 2022
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• Russia’s Lavrov defends war against Ukraine at UN showdown

  Lavrov was only in the council chamber to deliver his address to the meeting of the 15-member body and did not listen to anyone else speak.

  World

  Sep 22, 2022
• Russia’s ultimate goal is to oust Ukraine’s president, Lavrov says

  Lavrov argued that Russia was ready to negotiate a deal to end hostilities in March when Kyiv changed tack and declared its intention to rout Russia on the battlefield.

  World

  Jul 25, 2022
• Ukraine-Russia negotiations can’t happen with ‘gun to head’, says Joly

  Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly called for a ceasefire in Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday.

  World

  Mar 9, 2022
• NATO wants to pull Ukraine into alliance, Russia’s Lavrov says

  In comments on state television Sunday, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also challenged NATO's claim to be a purely defensive structure.

  World

  Jan 30, 2022
• U.S., Russia on ‘clearer path’ to an understanding amid Ukraine tensions: Blinken

  Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Geneva on Friday amid rising conerns that Russia is planning an invasion of Ukraine.

  World

  Jan 21, 2022
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• At U.N., Russia says meddling accusations are ‘baseless’, U.S. relations at ‘all-time low’

  In a rapid-fire, unforgiving speech Friday, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov criticized "self-serving" unilateral moves by U.S. President Donald Trump and called Western sanctions against Russia as "political blackmail."

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2018
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• Russia warns it might walk away from chemical weapons watchdog after being blamed for attacks

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that Russia could walk away from the global chemical weapons watchdog after member nations voted to allow the group to assign blame for chemical attacks.

  Politics

  Jun 29, 2018