Sergei Lavrov

TASHKENT—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would soon propose a time for a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which Blinken has said he wants to discuss an exchange of prisoners held in Russian and U.S. jails. Blinken said on Wednesday that Washington had made a “substantial offer” […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country will focus on strengthening ties with China, saying the two neighboring countries have common interests and can make technological advances together. “Now that the West has taken the position of a ‘dictator,’ our economic ties with China will grow even faster,” Lavrov said, according to a transcript […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said Moscow rejects Ukraine’s latest draft peace proposal and claimed Western powers are trying to undermine negotiations between the two sides. After the “Ukrainian side presented its draft agreements to our negotiators,” Russian officials claimed it was a “clear departure from key provisions that were committed to at […]

Under the shadow of the Ukraine war—Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov made his first trip abroad since the invasion started. Lavrov met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui.

India welcomed the Russian foreign minister to the country on March 31, along with the British foreign minister.

Retaliatory visa measures are being developed in Russia for citizens from “unfriendly” nations, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on March 28 as another top Kremlin official said U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent comments are a “cause for concern.” During public comments, Lavrov didn’t provide details about the countries that would be targeted, although he did […]

The United States on late Feb. 25 imposed sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, and other members of Russia’s Security Council, marking the latest U.S. actions against Russia following previous rounds of sanctions announced earlier this week since Russia invaded Ukraine. The European Union, the United Kingdom, and […]

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva Friday as part of an effort to seek diplomacy and avoid a Russian invasion of Ukraine. These were the latest in a series of high-level talks between the two countries in recent weeks to address Russia’s move to amass roughly 100,000 […]

UNITED NATIONS—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sept. 28, Moscow had started delivering the S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria and warned Western powers of trying to undermine U.N.-led efforts to end the seven-year conflict. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had said on Monday the system would be delivered to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces […]

President Donald Trump met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the White House on May 10. Trump stressed several issue with Lavrov, the White House reports. Trump said Russia had to “rein in” Syria’s government. Russia also had to get Iran to cooperate. Russia and Iran both support the regime of Syria’s Bashar al Assad. […]

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Washington on May 10. The two will speak at the State Department. Talks are likely to revolve around Syria. “I want to welcome Foreign Minister Lavrov to the State Department and express my appreciation for him making the trip to Washington,” Tillerson […]

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. The two top diplomats agreed that the meeting was to clear up differences and establish common ground. “It is important for us to understand your intentions, the intentions of the US and the real intentions of this administration. We hope […]