Sergey Lavrov

Kremlin praises Trump’s foreign policy shift, signals approval of US-Russia ties

Russia appears to back Trump’s stance on Ukraine as tensions between Kyiv and Washington grow.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023.

Russia's Lavrov: Zelensky is a 'pure Nazi' and a ‘traitor to the Jewish people’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov calls Zelenskyy a "traitor to the Jewish people" and accuses him of "nazifying" Kyiv in a fiery media interview.

|ByCORINNE BAUM
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Foreign Minister, Saudi National Security Advisor, US National Security Advisor, US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, in Riyadh, Feb 18

US, Russia begin talks to end Ukraine war after Riyadh meeting

The State Department clarified that 'one phone call followed by one meeting is not sufficient to establish peace. We must take action, and today we took an important step forward.'

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RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER Sergei Lavrov and Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani shake hands during a meeting of a BRICS group of foreign ministers, in Russia, last week. The threats to Israel from Iran and Hezbollah are also threats to the US, says the writer.

'Israel crossed a red line': Iran FM rallies Russian, Islamic counterparts

Bagheri emphasized "that the Zionist regime has crossed the red line" and said that the "Islamic Republic of Iran has a legitimate right to defend itself."

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Russian FM Lavrov compares Israel-Hamas war to Russian 'denazification' of Ukraine

Lavrov neither confirmed nor denied any of these theories and bizarrely linked them to other "unresolved" conspiracies such as a fake moon landing and 9/11.

DECEMBER 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023.

Russia claims Israel's bombardment of Gaza 'against international law'

Kyiv and the West have accused Russia itself of bombing civilians across Ukraine. Moscow says it does not deliberately target civilians and only aims at military targets.

OCTOBER 28, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian attend a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia March 15, 2022

Russia: US hypocritical on Ukraine war, double standard for Israel

Lavrov compared the Golan Heights and Ukraine's wartorn Donbas in suggesting that the US does not respect legal sovereignty of UN member states.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023ByTAL SPUNGIN
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference after addressing the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 23, 2023

Russia’s Putin and Lavrov lash out at West - analysis

For Moscow, this is an opportunity to reset the global world order and challenge the US.

MAY 24, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov before their meeting, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 21, 2022

Turkey-Syria talks under Russia-Iran spotlight in Moscow - analysis

Syria was voted back into the Arab League and other countries are rushing to reconcile with Damascus.

MAY 10, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Foreign ministers Hossein Amirabdollahian of Iran, Sergei Lavrov of Russia, Faisal Mekdad of Syria and Mevlut Cavusoglu of Turkey pose for a picture during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, May 10, 2023.

Russia says it will only renew grain deal if its own exports are unblocked

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov discussed the prospects of the deal's renewal on the sidelines of the G20 meeting.

MARCH 1, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on the sidelines of G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, India, March 1, 2023.

What is Russia’s Lavrov doing in Iraq? - analysis

Russia’s decision to send its top diplomat to Iraq is symbolic and important in the Middle East.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Moscow, Russia, January 31, 2023.

US denounces Lavrov's comparison of West to Hitler's 'Final Solution'

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has continued his series of remarks comparing Hitler's plan for the Jews to the world's reaction to Russian actions.

JANUARY 18, 2023ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, August 3, 2022.

What will a Russia dominated, post-western world look like? - opinion

The escalating struggle for power and influence between China and the US will eventually lead to a complete change in the strategic balance of power and a restructuring of the existing world order.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022BySALEM ALKETBI
RUSSIAN FOREIGN Minister Sergei Lavrov delivers a speech during the Munich Security Conference, in 2017

Russia is planning to use Africa to its benefit - analysis

Moscow sent FM Lavrov to Egypt, Congo and several countries to try to leverage the Ukraine war and blame the West for food shortages

JULY 25, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses a news conference after his meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Moscow on April 26.

Zelensky eyes 'inflection point' as Russia tightens grip on key target

The United States announced a $700 million weapons package for Kyiv as Russia closes in on completing its takeover of Luhansk Oblast.

JUNE 2, 2022ByREUTERS
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits an area damaged by Russian military strikes, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 29, 2022.