Lavrov

You could be the closest confidant of Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, but you would never get confirmation from him about Putin preparing to launch the war against Ukraine, because Lavrov simply wasn’t informed.

Also on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told China’s special envoy Li Hui that there were “serious obstacles” to peace talks, according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

And next Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to visit South Africa at the start of a planned second African tour since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 - an act that Moscow evidently needs to justify across the continent.

At the earlier G-20 conference, the foreign minister of China, Qin Gang, joined the foreign minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, in playing the role of spoiler.

At the same time, Sergey Lavrov believes that the EAEU brings appreciable benefits to the former USSR nations, like growth in trade.

A U.S. official said Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke briefly to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines and told him Washington would back Ukraine as long as necessary and that Moscow must cease the war.

Azerbaijan -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a joint press conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku, February 28, 2023.

Both Mr Lavrov and Mr Zelensky also addressed the UN Security Council on Wednesday but didn’t actually face off.

Diplomats said Mr Lavrov was not scheduled to attend.

Earlier today, Wang met with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and parroted the same lines about how China remains 'committed' to 'preserving' its ties with Russia 'no matter how the international situation changes'.

Earlier, Turkish private broadcaster NTV said Lavrov would visit Turkey on April 6-7.

FILE - Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, on May 20, 2022.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow saw no prospects of peace talks and there could be no negotiations with Zelenskiy.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s Video Address to Participants in the 5th Global Forum of Young Diplomats.

I’d met Lavrov before, twice, I knew the types of propaganda that came out of any meeting with him.

I hope there are sensible people in the West who understand that," Lavrov told the "Moscow.

In our turn, we will continue strengthening these positive trends, including during Brazil's presidency next year and in 2025 during South Africa's presidency," Lavrov said.

In this Lavrov is unparalleled - his knowledge of languages, friendships based on mutual respect and long proven track record of tackling neo-colonialism head-on which makes him the right man for the right job.

Last week Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, claimed his country is the victim in the war during a political conference – prompting the audience to laugh.

Lavrov claimed that "the vast majority" of children taken to Russia were living in orphanages, failing to address how that makes a difference in their being taken.