US staging ‘fatal provocations’ against Russian forces in Syria – Lavrov

Published time: 3 Oct, 2017 22:23 Edited time: 3 Oct, 2017 22:24 Washington is playing a dangerous game of encouraging terrorists in Syria to attack government forces and the Russian military, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Moscow won’t leave aggressive US steps unanswered, but wants to overcome the political deadlock, he added. DETAILS […]

Time to fix US-Russia relations, Trump’s speech ‘remarkable’ – Lavrov after talks with Tillerson

Moscow wants to put an end to mutual hostility with Washington, although it was not the one to start the confrontation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, expressing hope that Trump’s “remarkable” speech at the UN is not just talk. READ MORE: Lavrov and Tillerson meet to talk Syria & Ukraine on UN General […]

‘If you want a shot of something, I can offer you anything,’ Lavrov tells Swiss FM

Published time: 19 Sep, 2017 06:01 Sergey Lavrov is known for his occasionally brusque demeanor with journalists and a penchant for trading friendly banter with foreign officials during photo ops. Both qualities were on display at a meeting with Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter. Asked whether he minded if photographers took a shot of the […]

Lavrov and Tillerson meet to talk Syria & Ukraine on UN General Assembly sidelines

Published time: 18 Sep, 2017 07:06 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart, Rex Tillerson, held an informal meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss the situation in Syria and the implementation of the Minsk agreement in Ukraine. Lavrov and Tillerson met at the Russian Permanent Mission to the […]

Deal for Idlib de-escalation zone may be finalized in mid-September – Lavrov

Published time: 10 Sep, 2017 10:48 Edited time: 10 Sep, 2017 11:32 Russia and Saudi Arabia see the de-escalation zone plan for Syria as an important step forward for the Syrian peace process. The deal for the fourth zone around Idlib may be finalized during the upcoming Astana talks, the Russian foreign minister said. The […]

'Violation of international law’: Russia to sue over diplomatic property row, Lavrov tells Tillerson

Published time: 5 Sep, 2017 20:26 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has told his American counterpart, Rex Tillerson, that Moscow has initiated legal proceedings over the “seizure” of Moscow’s diplomatic properties in the country at the behest of the current White House administration. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow said that Lavrov and Tillerson spoke by […]

‘Don’t lag behind real events’: Lavrov hits back after State Dept says he ‘gets out ahead’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has advised the US State Department to keep up with events after spokesperson Heather Nauert said that Lavrov “likes to talk a lot and get out ahead.” During a daily State Department press briefing on Tuesday, Nauert was asked if there was any news on the monitoring of the Syrian […]

Putin & Trump will likely have contact on sidelines of G20 – Lavrov

Published time: 28 Jun, 2017 16:32 Edited time: 28 Jun, 2017 16:52 Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, will most likely have the chance to talk at next week’s G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “We assume that contact will take place, since the two […]