Speaking to the RBK television channel in a video published on Friday, Lavrov adopted a phrase used by former US president Barack Obama in his 2015 State of the Union address when he falsely described the Russian economy as falling apart. “As former US president Barack Obama once said about …
Read More »‘If you want peace, prepare for war!’ Lavrov says Russia ready to break off relations with EU if Navalny sanctions target economy
In a clip aired as a preview for an interview on the Soloviev LIVE YouTube channel, Sergey Lavrov said Moscow would seriously consider giving up on relations with the bloc amid growing tensions. The diplomat was asked whether Russia might break off ties in the face of hostile new policies …
Read More »‘Blackmail & ultimatums’: Russian FM Lavrov says it’s now up to Western countries to put an end to their Covid-19 ‘vaccine wars’
Speaking to Moscow’s TASS news service on Wednesday, the veteran diplomat was asked whether 2021 would see a “vaccine war” between Russia and other countries working to roll out their jabs. He argued that Russia believes “it is only possible to effectively solve large-scale cross-border problems by uniting on the principles of …
Read More »New START looks finished: Russia’s Lavrov pessimistic about future extension of nuclear arms treaty, calls US demands unacceptable
Speaking at a virtual press conference on Thursday, Lavrov complained that US President Donald Trump’s administration is too concerned about winning and losing, which extends not only to elections, but also to negotiations and deals with foreign countries. “Conversations are conducted in terms of the mentality of ‘who will win, …
Read More »Russian FM Lavrov says some Belarus opposition figures seek ‘bloodshed,’ want to turn country into second Ukraine
Speaking at an educational youth forum on Sunday, the Russian Foreign Minister touched upon the ongoing unrest in neighboring Belarus. The country is enduring a wave of mass protests triggered by contested elections. “The Belarusian people will decide for themselves how to get out of this situation,” Lavrov said, adding that …
Read More »Haftar has cast a shadow between Shoigu and Lavrov
In the ranks of Russian government an obvious split on the war in Libya, said military expert Pavel Felgenhauer. Troops recognized by the UN national consensus Government of Libya (NTC) after weeks of fighting captured a major military air base of al-Vatiya, located 140 kilometers southwest of the capital, Tripoli. …
Read More »“Attack” Georgian journalists Lavrov was on video
The foreign Minister of Russia during the “attack” Georgian journalists at the UN office in Geneva, criticized the girls for their behavior. Several representatives of the Georgian press, pushing, interrupting each other, tried to ask a question to the Russian Minister, the incident was caught on video. Talkasia among the …
Read More »Russia is ready to negotiate – Lavrov
Russia is ready to negotiate with countries that are against her “hostile policy” The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is ready to meet even those countries that “are against her unfriendly policy”, such as the United States. “We never contact never left, including with representatives of those …
Read More »Lavrov criticized the new US sanctions
The Russian foreign Minister stated categorically reject sanctions because of the case Skrobala.“The Russian side had expressed a categorical rejection of the recently announced Washington’s new sanctions, citing the alleged information about the Russian involvement in the so-called business Skrypalia”, – stated in the message. As noted in the Agency, …
Read More »In the area of ATO pigs named after Putin and Lavrov
The men shared funny stories. The soldiers involved in the ATO in the Donbass, often kept pigs at the farm, basically giving them the moniker of “Putin” in honor of the current President of Russia. “Fairly common, especially in the beginning of the war, there were cases when the soldiers, …
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