Sergei Lavrov

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

Lavrov warns that any new US strike on Iran could have serious consequences, urging restraint and diplomacy amid rising tensions and ongoing talks to resolve the nuclear standoff.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a press conference in Moscow, February 6, 2026; illustrative.
Russian Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev speaks after the ceremony of signing contracts between the Russian Defence Ministry and commanders of volunteer units participating in the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, at an unknown location, in this still image from video released on June 14, 2023.

FSB says suspect in Moscow GRU deputy shooting detained in Dubai

Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to present Gold Star medals to service members, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine and awarded the title of Hero of Russia, in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025.

Russia vows response after claim Ukraine targeted Putin's residence to alter Moscow's negotiations

People attend the funeral of Ruslan Filipenko, 22, Artur Baranets, 22, and Oleksii Yashchenko, 21, who voluntarily joined local Territorial Defense unit and were killed in March 2, 2022, after they were recently identified by DNA analysis, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Irpin, Kyiv

What is in the US-backed peace plan that Ukraine is set to agree to? – explainer


Russia's Foreign Minster Lavrov hospitalized in Bali, Moscow denies

Russia's Foreign Ministry slammed reports that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was hospitalized in Bali ahead of the G20 summit as being "the height of fakery."

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, August 3, 2022.

Jordan seeks more coordination with Russia to bring stability to southern Syria

Jordan and Russia have agreed to step up coordination in tackling instability in southern Syria.

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan November 3, 2022.

Russia’s ‘geographic reorientation’: What does it mean for Israel, Middle East? - analysis

Russia’s foreign minister is signaling that Russia’s future lies in the East rather than in the ‘Russophobic’ West.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022

Russia's Lavrov condemns Israeli missile strikes on Syria

Israel hit Iranian targets in a series of strikes near Assad's ancestral home region and also close to Russia's main Syrian bases on the coast.

Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia August 23, 2022.

US Secretary of State Blinken says he'll speak with Russian FM Lavrov about Griner, Whelan

Russia's Tass news agency responded that it has not been formally approached by Washington about a call between Blinken and Lavrov.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 25, 2021.

US' Blinken challenges G20 to hold Russia accountable for Ukraine war

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov left the afternoon G20 session after giving his remarks and did not wait to hear other remarks.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 8, 2022

Will Turkey invade northern Syria again?

BEHIND THE LINES: Whether the Turkish incursion in the end happens or not, the diplomatic positioning around this issue is itself informative.

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman review a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Wednesday.

Russia's Lavrov to meet with ministers of Gulf countries in Riyadh

Lavrov is expected to meet with ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar in the GCC headquarters in Riyadh

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference after his talks with representatives of Arab League nations, in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2022.

Russia 'blackmails' world with food crisis to lift sanctions - Ukraine, EU, US

Western officials have accused Russia of weaponizing the food crisis to push other states to end their sanctions.

 Ears of wheat are seen in a field near the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, July 14, 2016.

Is there basis to Lavrov's comments on Hitler, Judaism and antisemitism? - opinion

Russia's Sergei Lavrov said that Hitler was Jewish and that some of history's worst antisemites were Jewish.

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference after his talks with representatives of Arab League nations, in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2022.