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Articles with tag "Lavrov"

outside perspective

U.S. Election System Archaic, Says Russia

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S. electoral system "significantly distorts the will of the population."
isolated diplomat

Russia Foreign Minister Self-Isolates After Covid Contact

Sergei Lavrov, 70, "feels well" but his planned visits and meetings will be postponed to a later date.
regional broker

Russian Peacekeepers Should Monitor Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire – Lavrov

Lavrov made the proposal as new fighting erupted between the Caucasus rivals despite a Russia-brokered truce. 
Spheres of influence

Russia Sends Lavrov to Venezuela to 'Counteract' U.S. Sanctions

His trip follows a tour by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of four former Soviet states.
proactive steps

Russia Urges Gulf Nations to Consider a Joint Security Mechanism

Tensions in the Gulf have risen following the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani.
INFORMATION WARS

At Russian Media Freedom Conference, Discord Reigns

Officials insisted Russia is a bastion of free speech. Journalists wondered what they were missing.
security pact

Turkey-Syria Cooperation Must Be Based on Cross-Border Adana Accord, Russia Says

Moscow would be prepared to help with that cooperation, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
African influence

Russia Delivers New Batch of Weapons to Central African Republic

Russia is sending weapons and trainers to the African country bolster the government's fight against militia groups.
UNGA sidelines

Russia Wants to End the War in Donbass, Ukraine Leader Says

“Let’s end the war, give us our territories, exchange people,” Zelenskiy said he told Foreign Minister Lavrov.
Travel trouble

Russia's Lavrov Favors Resumption of Direct Flights to Georgia – Kommersant

President Putin suspended direct flights to Georgia after unrest broke out in Tbilisi this summer.
proposal accepted

Iran Says It Welcomes Russian Proposal For Security in Gulf

Iran and Russia's energy ministers were holding talks in Moscow on Monday.
No Do-overs

U.S. Proposed Second Crimea Referendum in 2014, Russia Says

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested Crimeans vote to join Russia a second time to maintain order.
Taking sides

Moscow Blames EU and NATO for Latest Balkan Tensions

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West of seeking to restrict Russia through its actions in the Balkans.
Venezuela crisis

Russia Rejects New ‘Monroe Doctrine’ of U.S. in Latin America – Lavrov

The U.S. has invoked the Monroe Doctrine to warn Russia against interfering in Venezuela.
Territorial dispute

Russia's Lavrov Says 'Extremely Significant' Differences With Japan on Peace Deal – Reports

The two countries have yet to sign a peace deal to formally recognize the end of World War II.
Political crisis

Russia's Lavrov Urges U.S. to Cancel Plans to Oust Venezuela's Maduro

The U.S. has supported the removal of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro amid ongoing unrest in the country.
Differing accounts

Russia's Lavrov Denies Moscow Asked Maduro Not to Leave Venezuela – Reports

U.S. officials claim that Moscow had urged Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to stay amid ongoing unrest.
Support for Algeria

Russia Backs Algerian Government Plan For Talks With Opposition

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Algeria's deputy prime minister.
Lavrov

Lavrov Holds Annual Press Conference, Ridicules Idea That Trump is Russian Spy

Russia's top diplomat derided suggestions that Trump was a Russian spy or that Moscow was happy over Britain's Brexit troubles.
Lavrov

Russia Attacks ‘Belligerent Revisionism’ in Rare Criticism of Trump

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out at Trump’s policies in the Middle East in a speech at the UN General Assembly.
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