Russia has declared that holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is "senseless." Vladimir Putin's top minister, Sergey Lavrov, made the declaration on possible dialogue. The minister bashed the U.S. and its constant "hindrance" in the peace process. Lavrov said that everybody knows Volodymyr Zelensky doesn’t act independently. Recently, western powers held a meeting in Copenha [...]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov apologized to India for the ‘indecent behavior’ of Western countries during his G20 speech. The remarks by Lavrov come amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and India's diplomatic tightrope walk on the issue. During his speech at the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Russia's Lavrov said that the West has turned the main agenda of the G20 into a farce. The [...]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in this year's BRICS host state South Africa on Monday morning to discuss bilateral relations as well as cooperation within the BRICS. Western countries, namely the US and the UK, are crossing all red lines by exerting pressure on countries that cooperate with Russia, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a joint press conference with his So [...]

Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation briefed reporters on the statement made at the General Assembly, the situation in Ukraine, and other topics. Talking to reporters in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today (24 Sep) said there is an open document outlining Russia’s “doctrine for nuclear security,” and invited journalists “to take anothe [...]

“The main issue is our clear position on the unacceptability of further NATO expansion to the East and the deployment of highly-destructive weapons that could threaten the territory of the Russian Federation.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Washington delivered a slap in the face to Moscow on Wednesday when U.S. ambassador John Sullivan provided a written response to Russia’s prop [...]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently characterized Moscow’s relations with Beijing as “the best in their entire history,” with the Chinese Foreign Ministry announcing last month that the two countries enjoy a “comprehensive partnership” and would “support each other in matters of protecting state sovereignty.” China’s ruling Communist Party-aligned Global Times [...]

After US President Joe Biden revealed he plans to raise the issue of human rights when he meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next month, Moscow has said it is happy to have the discussion, as long as it goes both ways. Speaking as part of a press conference on Monday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that “we are ready to talk, we have no taboo topics. We will discuss [...]