Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov [a] (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as the foreign minister of Russia since 2004. He is the longest-serving Russian foreign minister since Andrei Gromyko during the Soviet Union.

Dec 6, 2024 · Lavrov, who—with over 20 years on the job—is the world's longest-serving foreign minister, criticized Washington for permitting Ukraine to utilize American-supplied long-range...

Jan 18, 2024 · Speaking at his annual news conference, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West of fueling global security risks by encouraging Ukraine to ramp up strikes on Russian territory and warned that Moscow will achieve its goals in …

Dec 30, 2024 · Vladimir Putin and top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov have said a deferral in Ukraine’s NATO entry won’t be enough. Firefighters work at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's ...

Dec 2, 2023 · Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has delivered a blunt message to Western leaders and declared at an international security conference that his government was not prepared to “review its goals” in Ukraine.

Oct 7, 2024 · Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks amid meetings with counterparts from Moscow-aligned separatist states Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both claimed by Georgia, on October 4.

Mar 2, 2022 · Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is embodying the Kremlin’s defiant posture during the invasion of Ukraine with a mixture of toughness and sarcasm.

Sep 28, 2024 · Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless given that Moscow holds nuclear weapons and any effort by the NATO alliance to keep aiding Kyiv will prove to be a “suicidal...

Dec 29, 2024 · Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles because the United States has deployed such weapons in various regions around the...

Dec 8, 2024 · In a wide-ranging interview, Lavrov discusses the rapidly evolving crisis in Syria, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and Russia’s broader diplomatic strategy amid shifting global alliances.