Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Lavrov, Kerry have fresh exchange on ways of ending Syrian conflict
Middle East
July 3, 2016
Lavrov, Kerry have fresh exchange on ways of ending Syrian conflict
Russia and the United States held fresh talks on Saturday on ways of cooperating to end the five-year conflict in…
Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume
Middle East
March 15, 2016
Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume
President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria…
Russia’s Lavrov discusses Syria with Egypt’s foreign minister
Egypt
December 5, 2015
Russia’s Lavrov discusses Syria with Egypt’s foreign minister
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone call on Saturday with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri, during which the…
Russian defense minister answers Egypt’s request for armament
Egypt
November 25, 2015
Russian defense minister answers Egypt’s request for armament
Russia’s defense ministry has instructed the country’s military cooperation body to quickly answer an Egyptian request to purchase a wide…
Official: Russian FM meets Hamas chief, invites him to Moscow
Egypt
August 3, 2015
Official: Russian FM meets Hamas chief, invites him to Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Qatar on Monday and invited him to visit Moscow,…
Russian deputy FM says Egypt elections will be fair
Egypt
May 24, 2014
Russian deputy FM says Egypt elections will be fair
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Saturday that his country wishes success for Egypt during the presidential elections scheduled…
Moscow: Lavrov presses Kerry to help stop Ukraine assault
World
May 3, 2014
Moscow: Lavrov presses Kerry to help stop Ukraine assault
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday asked his US counterpart John Kerry to press Ukraine to halt its military…
Russia says EU should be ‘ashamed’ over sanctions
World
April 29, 2014
Russia says EU should be ‘ashamed’ over sanctions
Russia suggested on Tuesday the European Union should be ashamed of itself for "doing Washington's bidding" by punishing Moscow with…
Biden meets Ukraine leaders as Russia, US swap blame on crumbling deal
World
April 22, 2014
Biden meets Ukraine leaders as Russia, US swap blame on crumbling deal
US Vice President Joe Biden met Ukraine's new pro-Western leaders Tuesday to offer firm American backing as Washington and Moscow…
‘Deadly shootout’ in eastern Ukraine shatters Easter truce
World
April 20, 2014
‘Deadly shootout’ in eastern Ukraine shatters Easter truce
Four people were reported killed Sunday in a gun battle in restive eastern Ukraine, shattering a fragile Easter truce in…