Sergei Lavrov
Europe
Russia’s Lavrov Claims Adolf Hitler “Had Jewish Origins”
Russia's foreign minister has been blasted by Israel for claiming Adolf Hitler "had Jewish origins" and that "some of the worst anti-Semites are Jews."
Sergei Lavrov hit out at Ukraine's president during an interview with Italian media, saying Volodymyr Zelenskyy's...
Europe
Russia’s Lavrov Says a Third World War Would Be Nuclear
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive, the Russian news agency RIA reported, according to Reuters.
Lavrov also said that Russia,...
Culture
Greek Foreign Minister in the Heart of Pontic Russia
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is at the center of Pontic Russia. Dendias' trip to Russia includes meetings with Greek diaspora
Diplomacy
Athens and Moscow Search For Ways to Warm Their Chilly Relationship
Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Wednesday expressed hope that today's meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, will mark the beginning of a new chapter of Greece's longstanding cordial bilateral relations with Russia.
"It is a great pleasure for...
Diplomacy
Russia's Lavrov Cancels Greece Visit in Diplomatic Row
The timing of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's planned visit to Greece this autumn is no longer suitable, Russia's ambassador to Athens said on Thursday, the TASS news agency reported.
Greece last month invited Lavrov to visit in September, but...
Economy
Russian Foreign Min Reiterates Prospects for Greece-Russia Cooperation on Energy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated the good prospects for the Greece-Russia cooperation in the energy sector during his meeting in Athens with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday morning.
Lavrov also referred to problems existing in bilateral trade and the...
Cyprus
Lavrov: UN Should Not Impose Time Frames on Cyprus Solution
Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on “the United Nations and the UN Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide to stop trying to artificially appoint timeframes for reaching agreements and imposing solutions that are rejected by...
Greece
Russian Foreign Minister: Turkish Expansionism Toward Greece Not Good
The Turkish expansionist tendencies and continued violations of Greek air space in conjunction with NATO's tolerance are not good, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The Russian official gave an interview to Ria Novosti news agency where he spoke, inter...
Cyprus
Cypriot President Meets With Russian Foreign Minister in New York
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov on the ongoing UN-led negotiations on the Cyprus problem, in New York.
In statements to the press after the meeting, Anastasiades said it was particularly productive,...
Greece
Russia Hopes EU Will Avoid ‘Negative Scenarios’ Over Greece Debt
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias held a phone conversation, initiated by the Greek side, earlier in the day, according to the ministry.
During the talk, Kotzias informed of the status of negotiations between Greece...