Sergei Lavrov

US top diplomat in Kyiv resigns as Russia calls for 'clarity' on US role in frozen peace talks

Trump said that he would walk back understandings he reportedly reached in Anchorage with Russia's Putin last year, leading the Kremlin to question what the "agreement" was.

Firefighters work at a site of a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Poltava region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released June 27, 2026.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with the Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (2nd R) in St. Petersburg, Russia on April 27, 2026.

Araghchi visit highlights Iran-Russia coordination during US-Iran conflict tensions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting in Moscow, March 3, 2026; illustrative.

Where is evidence Iran planned to build nuclear weapons, Russia's Lavrov asks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a press conference in Moscow, February 6, 2026; illustrative.

Russia says it's seeing unprecedented escalation of tensions between US and Iran


Russia's Lavrov: No excuse for the barbarity of Oct. 7, but violence will repeat

Lavrov alluded to any world leaders who did not take Putin's "acts of goodwill" seriously enough may regret their lack of allegiance.

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

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.

 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 attacks US, Israel in interviews, garners praise from Hamas

The Hamas terror organization stated that they appreciated Lavrov's comments, saying his comments "confirms Washington’s criminal role in the continued suffering of our Palestinian people."

 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 Lavrov dismisses Ukraine peace plan, UN bid to revive Black Sea grain deal

Lavrov accused the West of a neo-colonial mindset in its overtures to the Global South to win backing for Ukraine in the war.

 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 possession of nuclear arms is response to threats, Lavrov says

The West is providing weapons to Ukraine as it tries to retake territory Russia has unilaterally annexed since invading its neighbor in February 2022.

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with his counterparts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and the GCC secretary general in Moscow on July 10, 2023.

Russia's Lavrov says won't impose solution on Armenia, Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars in the past 30 years over Nagorno-Karabakh.

 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference as BRICS foreign ministers meet in Cape Town, South Africa, June 1, 2023.

Russia: US investigations into election interference 'Russophobic,' 'Hysterical'

Russia has presented a lengthy document that it claims disproves allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections.

 A 'Vote Here' sign is seen at a precinct the day before Michigan Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees to contest November's congressional elections, which will determine which party controls US House of Representatives for next two years, in Birmingham, Michigan, US August 1, 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.

 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.

Lavrov: US not honest broker, economic peace doesn’t help Palestinians

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan left the meeting in protest of its taking place on Israel's Remembrance Day.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on "The Middle East, including the Palestinian question" at UN headquarters in New York City, US April 25, 2023

Russia slams Western media for not understanding 'Star Wars' lore

After a Sky News article dubbed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a "Jedi master of the dark arts of diplomacy," Moscow provided a definition of a Jedi. But was Sky News right?

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on "The Middle East, including the Palestinian question" at UN, headquarters in New York City, US, April 25, 2023.