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Ukraine war: Russia's hard line at European security meeting raises tensions

Voices // 4 months ago

Ukraine war: Russia's hard line at European security meeting raises tensions

After months of diplomatic wrangling, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe was granted another lease of life at the ministerial council meeting in a messy compromise between Russia and the West.

Blinken, Russia's Lavrov race to discuss Armenia-Azerbaijan relations

U.S. News // 6 months ago

Blinken, Russia's Lavrov race to discuss Armenia-Azerbaijan relations

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, raced Saturday to discuss their relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have been engaged in recent conflict.

Ukrainian parents invited to 'collect their children' from Russia

World News // 6 months ago

Ukrainian parents invited to 'collect their children' from Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov invited Ukrainian parents to "collect their children" taken from Ukraine amid the ongoing war.

U.S. is 'directly at war' with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says

U.S. News // 6 months ago

U.S. is 'directly at war' with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says

The United States is "directly at war" with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday, after the close of the high-level week of the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.

Chinese foreign minister visits Russia for four days of security meetings

World News // 6 months ago

Chinese foreign minister visits Russia for four days of security meetings

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi arrived in Russia for a four-day visit that will include talks on boosting security and strategic coordination as the countries seek to deepen their alliance amid the war in Ukraine.

G20 leaders agree on joint declaration that avoids direct Russia criticism

World News // 7 months ago

G20 leaders agree on joint declaration that avoids direct Russia criticism

The leaders of the G20 nations reached a consensus on joint declaration Saturday, releasing a statement that avoids directly condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Putin demands sanctions relief in grain deal talks with Turkey's Erdogan

World News // 7 months ago

Putin demands sanctions relief in grain deal talks with Turkey's Erdogan

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday demanded an easing of Western sanctions on his country's agricultural sector before rejoining a grain deal allowing Ukraine to ship food safely to developing nations.

Putin addresses BRICS summit as Ukrainian forces push into Robotyne

World News // 7 months ago

Putin addresses BRICS summit as Ukrainian forces push into Robotyne

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the BRICS summit Wednesday as Ukrainian forces pushed south into Robotyne, potentially paving the way to the city of Melitopol.

Russia, China say West's 'confrontational policy' is unacceptable

World News // 8 months ago

Russia, China say West's 'confrontational policy' is unacceptable

Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov spoke with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi by phone during which they agreed that the Western alliance's combative stance on Russia and China was not acceptable, Moscow said.

African leaders visit Putin in St. Petersburg

World News // 10 months ago

African leaders visit Putin in St. Petersburg

Several African leaders met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Saturday, hoping to help bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

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This document will seal the political understanding that we have reached
UPI Energy Watch Feb 13, 2008

We are exceptionally interested in this and we would like to render assistance to friendly Iraq
UPI Energy Watch Feb 13, 2008

We are hoping to launch promising joint projects, first of all, in the oil and gas sector and in the electric power industry. Our energy specialists have long been working in difficult conditions in Iraq, for instance, in Baghdad, Basra and Nasiriyah
UPI Energy Watch Feb 13, 2008

We hope that launching the Sakhalin projects in full and completing the construction of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean export pipeline will help ensure energy security in the Asia-Pacific region
Russia: Sakhalin would aid Asia-Pacific Aug 02, 2007

I can't imagine a situation where the Security Council will approve such a resolution
Russia: No independence for Kosovo May 31, 2007

Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Серге́й Ви́кторович Лавро́в, born 21 March 1950) is the Foreign Minister of Russia. Prior to that, Lavrov was a Soviet diplomat and Russia's ambassador to the United Nations from 1994 to 2004. Lavrov speaks Russian, English, French and Sinhala.

Lavrov was born in Moscow to an Armenian father and Russian mother from Georgia. He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1972. He was sent as a Soviet diplomat to Sri Lanka, where he worked until 1976. He then returned to Moscow and worked in the Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 1981, he was sent as a senior adviser to the Soviet mission at the United Nations in New York City, and worked there until 1988. He worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 1994, when he returned to work in the United Nations, this time as the Permanent Representative of Russia. While in the latter position, he was President of the United Nations Security Council in December 1995, June 1997, July 1998, October 1999, December 2000, April 2002, and June 2003.

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