Sergei Lavrov
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A former top British diplomat has told Sky News he is “wary” about the prospect of UK troops being sent to Ukraine as part of a potential “peacekeeping” force. Lord Peter Ricketts, a former national security adviser to David Cameron, said it needed to be made “very clear” what role British troops would play and…
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Despite speaking for nearly three hours, Russia’s foreign minister didn’t give too much away at his annual press conference. Sergei Lavrov took questions from an audience of both Russian and foreign media, but gave answers that frequently meandered away from what was asked, and he rarely addressed matters head-on. On the key issue of Donald…
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Russia’s foreign minster is asked a short and direct question about what Moscow expects from Donald Trump as president. Sergei Lavrov (Russia’s foreign minister) says during today’s conference that he expects the new president’s focus will be domestic for now, given the fires in California and his promises on massive migrant deportations. “He has first…
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At an annual conference today, Moscow-based journalist and Sky News correspondent Ivor Bennett asked the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, about how Donald Trump will affect potential peace negotiations. Lavrov says the Kremlin will study any peace initiative for Ukraine put forward by Washington once the president-elect takes office next Monday. The Russian diplomat also…
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In the face of renewed sanctions placed on Russia by Joe Biden during his final days in office, Russian statesman, Sergei Lavrov says outgoing Democrats have a history of “spoiling the whole thing” at the end of their terms. He says this was the case at the end of Barack Obama’s presidency before the first…
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Sergei Lavrov began his annual news conference this morning by wishing those in attendance a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Moving to his address, he begins by discussing the aftermath of the Second World War, the establishment of the UN and the Cold War, driving at how the Ukraine war has roots that…
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, responding to a question about the potential delivery of long-range U.S. missiles to Ukraine, warned the United States on Wednesday not to joke about Russia’s “red lines”. Lavrov said the U.S. was losing sight of the sense of mutual deterrence that had underpinned the balance of security between Moscow and…
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Qatar has sworn that it will not sacrifice its foreign policy to pressures from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, the UAE, Maldives, and Bahrain. The tiny emirate state received a 24-hour ultimatum to accept 10 conditions listed by Saudi Arabia and its allies on Monday. A clear threat of invasion for an alleged links with the…
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