Tag: Sergei Lavrov

RIA Novosti: Ukraine’s non-aligned status very important, good for Kiev – Russia’s Lavrov

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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(RIA Novosti – Moscow, November 19, 2014) Ukraine’s non-aligned status is important for ensuring Euro-Atlantic security and is in the interests of the Ukrainians themselves, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said at a [joint] news conference with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto. “There is no doubt that the non-aligned status (of Ukraine – RIA Novosti) is fundamentally important not just […]

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Interfax: Lavrov says Kerry told him to ignore Obama’s words on Russia threat

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(Interfax – November 19, 2014) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had suggested to him that he should pay no attention to U.S. President Barack Obama’s remarks in which he called Russia a principal threat to the world. “The first time I took note of the listing of threats that President Obama took the […]

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Russia Denies Ukraine Blame After Germans Push for Talks

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(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Volodymyr Verbyany, Anton Doroshev – November 19, 2014) Russia’s foreign minister blamed the conflict in Ukraine on other countries’ efforts to increase their security since the collapse of the Soviet Union. A day after Russia and Ukraine clashed over how to move toward a new cease-fire agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S. and […]

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What Can Russia Bring to War Against Islamic State?

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Map of Area Spanning Portions of Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, highlighting military engagements against ISIL

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Alexey Eremenko – October 28, 2014) Moscow will not join the U.S. effort to thwart the Islamic State terrorist group until Russian-American relations improve, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this weekend. The big question, however, is whether Russia is in fact in a position to offer any substantial aid to the anti-jihad campaign – […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov: Moscow Recognizes Parliamentary Election Results in Ukraine

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow considers the parliamentary elections in Ukraine as complete and is ready to recognize their results, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “It seems that these elections are complete, though not throughout the entire territory of Ukraine. I believe we will recognize these elections because it’s important for us that a power in […]

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RIA Novosti: Ukrainian president “recognized by everyone” – Russian foreign minister

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File photo of Barack Obama and Petro Poroshenko facing one another, with Obama gesturing

(RIA Novosti – Moscow, October 19, 2014) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that he would not dramatize Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s public statements ahead of the elections to the Supreme Council [parliament], although some of them are “hitting below the belt”. “As regards public statements (by Poroshenko), the election campaign is under way in Ukraine, passions are running […]

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Russia Beyond the Headlines: Kerry and Lavrov take a practical approach

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File Photo of John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov at Separte Podiums, Kerry with a Visible Earpiece; Adapted from Photo at state.gov

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Nikolai Litovkin, RBTH – October 16, 2014) During a three-hour meeting in Paris on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed cooperation against ISIS in Iraq and Syria as well as the political crisis in Ukraine. After the talks, Lavrov said that the meeting had been […]

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Interfax: Russia remains open to free trade zone with EU, Lavrov says

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Europe, EU
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(Interfax – Moscow, October 14, 2014) There is no alternative to improving relations between Russia and the EU and Russia is ready to discuss the creation of a free trade zone with the EU, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “I believe that no clear-headed person in Europe will argue with the fact that there is no reasonable alternative […]

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Interfax: Russia will protect itself from Western sanctions by long-term measures, says Lavrov

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(Interfax – October 14, 2014) Russia will use long-term measures to protect itself from Western sanctions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “We will certainly adopt all the measures needed to protect ourselves from unlawful restrictions. You are aware of the resources that are being allocated for these purposes. Beyond any doubt, it will be a long-term program,” he […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov: Window of Possibility for Ukrainian Crisis Settlement Now Open

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti) – The window of possibility for finding a solution to the civil conflict in Ukraine is now open, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. “Today, the window of possibility to overcome the Ukrainian crisis is open. Practical measures are being agreed upon and implemented on the basis of ceasefire agreements reached on the initiative […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov: Moscow Opposes Following ‘Primitive Scenario’ of Confrontation With West

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MOSCOW, October 13 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow opposes confrontation with the West as a joint international effort is required to counter threats to global stability, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “Despite the hostile behavior of the Western partners, we still oppose sliding into the primitive scenario of a direct confrontation between Russia and the West. Russia is ready […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov on Western Sanctions: Lifting Them Is Up to Those Who Imposed Them

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Europe, EU, Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) – Speaking about the possible removal of sanctions against Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that the matter was for Western states to decide. “Sanctions is the business of our western colleagues, the business of the countries that decided to use this illegal instrument for some reason, possibly just to take their frustration […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov: 400 Bodies Found in Ukraine Mass Graves Are Evidence of War Crime

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MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that more than 400 bodies have been discovered in mass graves near the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, in what he described as “horrific” evidence that pointed to a war crime. “This is obviously a war crime. Already more than 400 bodies have been discovered in […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov: Russia Ready to Explain Provisions of Putin’s Plan on Ukraine in Details

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MOSCOW, September 4 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow is ready to explain and clarify the provisions of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s seven-point plan on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. “We, as a country that in cooperation with OSCE officials has been trying to launch a substantive and meaningful dialogue between Kiev and southeastern Ukraine, have put forward a […]

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Interfax: Idea on Ukraine’s refusal from non-aligned status belongs to “war party” supporters in Kyiv – Lavrov

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MOSCOW. Sept 2 (Interfax) – The proposal by the Ukrainian government to revoke the non-aligned status of the country shows the attempts of supporters of forceful conflict resolution in south-eastern Ukraine to disrupt the search for ways for political settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow on Tuesday. “I would draw your attention to […]

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RIA Novosti: ‘Fact-Hiding’ Distinctive WesternBehavior in Regard to Events in Ukraine – Lavrov

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MOSCOW, August 29 (RIA Novosti) – “Fact-hiding” is a distinctive Western behavior in the events in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. “It seems to me that ‘fact-hiding’ is a characteristic feature of the position, first and foremost, by the US and a number of European countries in regard to everything that is happening in Ukraine, be it […]

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Interfax: Ukraine Foreign Ministry tentatively agrees to Russia’s next aid convoy – Lavrov

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MOSCOW. Aug 29 (Interfax) – The Russian Foreign Ministry has received a response from Kyiv which tentatively agreed to the possible dispatch of Russia’s second Ukraine-bound humanitarian aid convoy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “We have received a response note from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, which gave its tentative agreement to a proposal to send humanitarian aid to […]

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Interfax: Lavrov: talks the only way to find out if eastern regions want to be part of Ukraine

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SELIGER, Russia. Aug 27 (Interfax) – Only talks between the Ukrainian government and eastern Ukrainian regions can make it clear whether the eastern territories are willing to remain part of Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov argued on Wednesday. “We are now convinced that everything possible must be done to ensure that they sit down at the negotiating table and […]

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Interfax: Moscow ready for transparency in delivering second aid batch for eastern Ukraine – Lavrov

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MOSCOW. Aug 25 (Interfax) – Russia is ready for complete openness in its actions in issues relating to the delivery of humanitarian aid to south-eastern Ukraine and urges against speculation on this topic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow. “We have an absolutely open approach here and we are ready for complete transparency, as […]

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Interfax: Moscow open to any format of Ukraine settlement – Lavrov

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MOSCOW. Aug 25 (Interfax) – Russia is ready to take part in settling the Ukrainian crisis in any format, provided this “does not substitute the substance,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “Basically, we are prepared – as was repeatedly stressed by President Putin – for any format, as long as there is a result and movement from the military […]

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RIA Novosti: Kiev Not in Control of Right Sector Radicals – Lavrov

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BERLIN, August 18 (RIA Novosti) – The recent demarche by Ukraine’s radical Right Sectormovement, which demanded the closure of all criminal cases against its members, shows that the Kiev government fails to control paramilitary groups active in the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “The Kiev government fails to control numerous armed groups, including the Right Sector,” Lavrov […]

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Interfax: No sign of U.S. wanting to signal to Kyiv in favor of negotiated solution of Ukrainian crisis – Lavrov

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MOSCOW. July 18 (Interfax) – Moscow does not see any sign of the U.S. authorities wanting to facilitate a negotiated solution of the Ukrainian crisis, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “We are not feeling a U.S. desire to send signals to Kyiv in favor of a negotiated resolution,” he said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 television channel. […]

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Interfax: Lavrov favors direct dialogue as way to resolve Ukrainian crisis

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YEREVAN. June 23 (Interfax) – Possible connections between militiamen fighting in eastern Ukraine and members of the Russian political establishment may be explained with the latter’s origin from Soviet structures, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “As to the connection with the domestic political establishment: the whole establishment is originated from the single state, the Soviet Union,” he told a […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov Says West Must Influence Kiev to Implement OSCE Road Map

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BELGRADE, June 17 (RIA Novosti) – Kiev has completely refused to implement the road map elaborated by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the West must influence the Ukrainian authorities to resolve the situation in the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. “Unfortunately, the Ukrainian authorities are so far refusing to support the road […]

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Russia accuses West of “protecting” Ukraine at gas talks

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(Interfax – Moscow, June 15, 2014) Moscow believes that there may be a third power behind Ukraine’s intransigent position in its talks with Russia over gas. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian journalists on Sunday [15 June] that the Ukrainian authorities are making use of “impunity because they are being protected by our Western partners, or at least some […]

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Interfax: Lavrov accuses Ukrainian interior minister of connivance with extremists

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MINSK. June 16 (Interfax) – The behavior exhibited by Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov in the rampage in front of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv was an act of connivance with the actions of extremists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. “Instead of ordering the police, policemen, to stop the act of vandalism against our Embassy, the interior minister made […]

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Interfax: Lavrov says Russia cooperates with Ukrainian militia to provide aid to civilians

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(Interfax – June 11, 2014) The Kiev authorities have officially refused Russia the right to provide humanitarian aid to those who need it in southeast Ukraine, therefore it is necessary to do this through local militia, privately-owned Russian news agency Interfax reported on 11 June, quoting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “We are trying to provide humanitarian aid to those […]

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Interfax: End to military operation key to settlement in Ukraine – Lavrov

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ST. PETERSBURG. June 10 (Interfax) – The militia in southeastern Ukraine will reciprocate if Kyiv ends the military operation against them, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “An end to the military operation against protesters is the key to the settlement, in our opinion. If this is done the people you call separatists will reciprocate,” he said after informal talks […]

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RIA Novosti: Preview: Lavrov, Kerry to Talk Ukraine, Syria in Paris

Syria, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart, John Kerry, are due to meet in Paris on Thursday to discuss Syria and Ukraine, two countries that both have recently held presidential ballots amid what is largely described as a civil war. The two foreign policy officials have a long history of talks, having […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov Criticizes West for Media Spin, Blackout on Ukraine

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MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday voiced his surprise at the Western media’s spin of the ongoing bloodshed in southeastern Ukraine and the fact that they either hushed up the real situation or showed “different pictures” instead. “We are very concerned by what is going on there. People are being killed every day, […]

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Interfax: Lavrov: Poroshenko will find reliable partner in Russia if he starts dialogue with eastern Ukraine

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MOSCOW. May 27 (Interfax) – If Petro Poroshenko succeeds in establishing dialogue with citizens of Ukraine, including with residents of the southeastern regions, he will find a serious and reliable partner in Russia, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “We hope he will act in the interests of the Ukrainian people as a whole. If this is the case, he […]

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Interfax: Lavrov: Russian visit of Poroshenko is not on the table

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MOSCOW. May 27 (Interfax) – A Russian visit of Ukrainian President Elect Petro Poroshenko is not on the table, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. “A Russian trip of Poroshenko is not being considered or discussed by diplomatic or any other channels,” Lavrov told a press conference on Tuesday while answering an Interfax question. Interfax asked whether the situation in […]

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Interfax: Russia will evaluate Ukrainian elections based on OSCE mission monitoring – Lavrov

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ST. PETERSBURG. May 23 (Interfax) – Russia will evaluate the upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine based on the monitoring conducted by the OSCE mission and using modern technologies, but will not send its monitors due to the absence of safety guarantees, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. “It’s very easy in our age of electronic mass media,” Lavrov told reporters […]

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Interfax: Russia outraged with Kyiv’s attempts to lie about reasons behind Odessa tragedy – Lavrov

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MOSCOW. May 19 (Interfax) – Moscow thinks that the Ukrainian authorities are lying about the reasons behind the tragedy, which occurred in Odessa. “We are outraged with what happened in Odessa and how the Ukrainian authorities treat this, we are outraged with the attemp ts to lie about the reasons of what happened and attempts to hide the truth,” Russian […]

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RIA Novosti: Russia Needs to Rethink EU, NATO Ties – Lavrov

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MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – Relations between Russia, the European Union and NATO need to be fundamentally reconsidered, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “We will discuss international affairs, including the European situation, on what is happening in the interrelations between Russia and the EU, what is happening in the NATO-Russia Council in regard to the crisis in […]

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Russia Can Do Business With Elected Ukraine Leader, Lavrov Says

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(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Ryan Chilcote, Henry Meyer – May 14, 2014) Russia’s foreign minister softened his tone toward Ukraine, saying his country “can do business” with any elected president and warning that fighting in the country’s east risks undermining a ballot’s legitimacy. “If there is somebody who emerges as a figure with the support of the majority of Ukrainians, […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov Says Hysterical US Policy Makes Russia Consider Appropriate Response

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MOSCOW, May 14 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will be obliged to take retaliatory measures if the West continues its sanctions policy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. “If the West continues these absolutely non-professional hysterical policies, we would have to think what we can do in return,” Lavrov said during an English-language interview with Bloomberg. The minister, however, emphasized […]

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RIA Novosti: Ukraine Not Russia’s Backyard – Lavrov

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MOSCOW, May 14 (RIA Novosti) – Russia does not consider Ukraine to be its backyard, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during an English-language interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday. Ukraine “isn’t our backyard,” Lavrov said, responding to Bloomberg’s suggestion that Moscow must have been disappointed to see the West meddle in what it regards as its special interest zone. “We […]

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Interfax: Lavrov steers clear of statement he allegedly made on Donetsk People’s Republic

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(Interfax – May 12, 2014) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described as “an utter lie” the statement on the Donetsk People’s Republic, which Facebook postings said he allegedly made. “What you have quoted as part of my statement is a direct, utter and brazen lie,” the Russian foreign minister said at a press conference in Moscow on Monday. “I […]

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Interfax: West turning a blind eye on true causes of Odesa tragedy – Lavrov

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VIENNA. May 6 (Interfax) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the West is concealing the true causes of the tragic events in Odesa on May 2 which left at least 46 people killed, and that the investigation will eventually die off. “Although the West condemns the Odesa tragedy, it is turning a blind eye on its true causes, the […]

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Interfax: Ukraine must not use military, national guard to suppress protests – Lavrov

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VIENNA. May 6 (Interfax) – A government order to stop using the Ukrainian Army and the National Guard to suppress protests should be the first step towards de-escalation in Ukraine, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “As for de-escalation, I have already said that the first and obvious step is to cancel the order to use the army and the […]

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RIA Novosti: West Advancing Dividing Lines Toward Russian Borders – Lavrov

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MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti) – The West is not only maintaining dividing lines in Europe, but is moving them toward Russian borders, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. He said that Russia’s strategic goal is to create a single economic and humanitarian space from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, in which all countries in the European […]

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Interfax: Lavrov: Geneva deal stipulates simultaneous de-escalation, equal commitments of Kyiv, southeast

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MOSCOW. April 25 (Interfax) – The Geneva deal stipulates equal commitments of the Ukrainian sides in the vacating of illegally occupied buildings in the southeastern regions and Kyiv, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. “Instead of disarming the Right Sector and other radicals, the Americans claim that everything that the Ukrainian authorities are doing is lawful but the buildings remain […]

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Russia’s Lavrov blames USA, EU for “colour revolution” in Ukraine

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(Interfax – April 24, 2014) The USA and the EU have tried to carry out a “colour revolution” in Ukraine, Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, as reported by privately-owned news agency Interfax on 24 April. Speaking at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations, Lavrov sai d: “Let’s call a spade a spade, the USA and the EU […]

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RIA Novosti: Lavrov Says West Ignores Moscow’s Opinion

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MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) – The West, first and foremost the United States, is pretending that it can ignore Russia’s opinion in Eu ropean affairs and is harming Moscow’s interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. “Our Western partners, first and foremost the US, have attempted to behave like they were the winners in the ‘Cold War’ and […]

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RIA Novosti: Russia in Difficult Spot Amid Calls to Intervene in Ukraine – Lavrov

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MOSCOW, April 21 (RIA Novosti) – Calls by local leaders for Moscow to intervene in the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine have put Russia in a very difficult position, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “Attacks are continuing in Slaviansk, Mariupol, and other different places in southeastern Ukraine, as well as the attacks carried out by militants in masks, […]

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Interfax: Illegal armed formations in Ukraine should be disarmed, buildings returned to owners – Lavrov

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(Interfax – April 18, 2014) According to the agreements reached at the Geneva meeting, all illegal armed formations in Ukraine should be disarmed and all administrative buildings should be returned to owners, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. “The taken buildings should be returned to their owners and occupied streets, squares and other public places in all Ukrainian cities should […]

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RIA Novosti: International Community Must Persuade Ukraine to Start Constitutional Reform – Lavrov

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HANOI, April 16 (RIA Novosti) – All parties interested in settling the ongoing crisis in Ukraine must call on the Kiev authorities to move from words to action, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. “Those who are a sincere friend of Ukraine, the Ukrainian people, are obliged to convince the current authorities to move from words to action and […]

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Interfax: Yatsenyuk’s idea of dialogue with southeastern Ukraine is right, albeit belated – Russian foreign minister

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BEIJING. April 15 (Interfax) – Acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s initiative proposing dialogue with the southeastern regions of the country is a step in the right direction, albeit a belated one, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “As for the initiatives linked with Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s recent trip to the southeast and his announcement that the current Kyiv authorities […]

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Interfax: Lavrov warns Kyiv against using force in southeast Ukraine

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MOSCOW. April 14 (Interfax) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has renewed his calls on the Ukrainian authorities to refrain from using force against demonstrators in the country’s southeast. “If the current rulers in Kyiv decide to use force against demonstrators in the southeast, then our cooperation will be undermined, there is no doubt about that,” he said on Monday, […]

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