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Sergey Lavrov

Sergey Lavrov is the foreign minister of Russia. He took over that post in 2004, after serving as Moscow's representative to the United Nations for a decade.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, gestures to Chinese counterpart Wang Yi

South China sea tensions, US-Russia dominate ASEAN talks

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken and China's Wang Yi addressed tensions on the sidelines of ASEAN summit in Laos.
PoliticsJuly 27, 202402:17 min
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressing the meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council

Sergey Lavrov causes friction at OSCE security meeting

With many Western diplomats rebuffing Russia's foreign minister, Lavrov seemed bent on proving Russia wasn't isolated.
PoliticsDecember 1, 2023
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov photographed in front of an OSCE poster.

OSCE meeting opens with fury over Russian participation

Lavrov's attendance prompted several countries to boycott the summit, while others saw it as a chance to confront him.
PoliticsNovember 30, 2023
Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with Kim Jong Un

Russia's Lavrov meets North Korea's Kim, slams US policy

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov expressed concerns about increased military activity by the US, North Korea and Japan.
PoliticsOctober 19, 2023
Headshot of Putin in the foreground, with Lavrov and a Russian flag just behind him, both out of focus.

Putin's self-isolation: Lavrov attends the G20

Vladimir Putin is giving the G20 in India a miss. Why is he sending his foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov instead?
PoliticsSeptember 8, 2023
Vladimir Putin and Cyril Ramaphosa in conversation

South Africa dodges a bullet with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is subject to an arrest warrant issued by the ICC for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
Law and JusticeJuly 21, 2023
China's top diplomat Wang Yi shakes hands with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Top US, Chinese diplomats meet on ASEAN summit sidelines

China's Wang Yi, Russia's Sergey Lavrov and the US' Antony Blinken gathered in Jakarta on Thursday.
PoliticsJuly 13, 2023
Nigeria Wahlen 2023/Präsidentschaftskandidat Bola Ahmed Tinubu

AfricaLink on Air — 29 May 2023

Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria's president, under pressure over economy+++Outcry as Uganda's anti-gay bill signed into law
PoliticsMay 29, 202330:00 min
Mikhail Mishustin and Li Qiang (back, left and right) make agreements

China and Russia double down on bilateral relations

China has been strengthening ties with Russia, but experts say Beijing is still trying to use a "double-track approach."
ConflictsMay 27, 2023
Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the meeting of the UN Security Council

Fact check: What to make of Lavrov's claims at the UN?

At the UN Security Council, Russia's Sergey Lavrov repeated Moscow's false accusations against the US, NATO and Ukraine.
PoliticsApril 25, 2023
Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shaking hands

Brazil welcomes Russia's Lavrov amid US criticism

The US alleges that "Brazil is parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda" when it comes to the invasion of Ukraine.
PoliticsApril 18, 2023
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gestures while speaking to the media after the G20 foreign minister's meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2023.

Ukraine updates: Lavrov vows 'tough' reply to 'hostile' EU

Russia's top diplomat has said the EU is intent on inflicting "a strategic defeat on Russia." DW has the latest.
ConflictsApril 4, 2023
Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop (L) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands during a joint press conference

Russia vows to boost military cooperation with Mali

Moscow says it will assist Mali in its bid to defeat an Islamist insurgency in the Sahel.
PoliticsFebruary 8, 2023
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Russia steps up threats against Republic of Moldova

Russia's foreign minister has warned that Moldova could meet the same fate as Ukraine.
PoliticsFebruary 4, 2023
Südafrika Besuch Außenminister Lawrow Russland

AfricaLink on Air — 23 January 2023

Emotions high as missing Cameroon journalist found dead+++S.Africa hails friendship with Russia amid Ukraine war
SocietyJanuary 23, 202329:39 min
Lavrov and Pandor shaking hands and smiling

South Africa, Russia deepen military ties

South Africa is preparing for a joint military exercise with Russia and China one year after Russia invaded Ukraine.
PoliticsJanuary 23, 2023
A number of German howitzer 2000s pictured during an exercise

Ukraine updates: Germany spent €2.24 billion on military aid

Berlin signed off on €8.9 billion in arms exports in 2022, with more than a quarter going to Ukraine. DW has the latest.
ConflictsDecember 27, 2022
Opening of the OSCE ministers' summit in Lodz, Poland. Photo of entire meeting hall, taken from high vantage point. December 1, 2022.

Russia bristles as OSCE convenes without Lavrov in Poland

OSCE foreign ministers are meeting in Poland, which did not invite Sergey Lavrov in light of the war in Ukraine.
PoliticsDecember 1, 2022
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talks to Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobyova upon his arrival to attend the G-20 Summit at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia

Russia denies Lavrov was taken to hospital at G20 summit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov suffered heart problems after arriving in Bali, Indonesian authorities have said.
PoliticsNovember 14, 2022
India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hold a joint press conference

Russia, India mull joint weapons production — Lavrov

India is one of the few countries not to have criticized Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
TradeNovember 8, 2022
Screenshots from the fake DW video: Compilation from older videos

Fact check: No Putin tattoo sessions in German hospice

A strange video about a German hospice is going viral on Telegram and Twitter. But the whole thing is a fake.
PoliticsSeptember 15, 2022
Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Paul Biya in front of two military officials wearing face masks

Russia looms large over Macron's Africa trip

The French president hoped to redefine relations, but Russian overtures mean there's stiff competition for influence.
PoliticsJuly 29, 2022
Sergey Lavrov trifft Demeke Mekonnen Hassen in Addis Ababa

Ethiopia: Lavrov dismisses 'so-called food crisis' in Africa

The Russian foreign minister has sought to offer Moscow's support to Addis Ababa amid Western pressure.
ConflictsJuly 27, 2022
A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is mechanically poured into a 40,000 ton ship at a Ukrainian agricultural exporter's shipment terminal in the southern Ukrainian city of Nikolaev

Ukraine updates: Grain shipments to start 'this week'

A Russian strike on the port of Odesa had cast doubt over Moscow's commitment. DW rounds up the latest.
ConflictsJuly 26, 2022
Sergei Lavrov (left) and Sameh Shoukry

Lavrov tours Africa amid diplomatic isolation

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Africa as Moscow seeks to strengthen its ties with the continent.
PoliticsJuly 25, 2022
Ägypten | Treffen Sergey Lavrov und Präsident Abdel Fattah el-Sissi

AfricaLink on Air — 25 July 2022

Russia's Lavrov courts Africa in quest for more non-Western friends+++France's Macron in Africa for three-nation trip
SocietyJuly 25, 202229:59 min
Firefighters put out a fire in the port of Odesa

Russia to continue Ukraine attacks, calls for regime change

Russia's top diplomat has said a grain export agreement will not stop Moscow from hitting Ukrainian "military targets."
ConflictsJuly 25, 2022
Annalena Baerbock in an interview with DW

Russia expanding Ukraine goals just 'new propaganda'

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock tells DW that Berlin must not leave itself open to blackmail from other countries.
PoliticsJuly 21, 2022
A G20 sign in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia

Russia's war in Ukraine casts shadow over G20 summit

Top diplomats from around the world arrive in Bali, Indonesia for the G20 summit.
PoliticsJuly 7, 2022
Guterres attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Moscow Kremlin

UN chief calls for cease-fire in Moscow visit

Putin agreed "in principle" the UN and Red Cross could help with evacuations from Mariupol.
ConflictsApril 26, 2022
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in New Delhi on April 1, 2022

Lavrov visits India with US relations at a crossroads

Western countries want New Delhi to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But India wants to follow its own path.
PoliticsApril 1, 2022
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Lavrov visits India to discuss Ukraine amid US criticism

Despite Western pressure, India has so far refused to condemn Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
PoliticsApril 1, 2022
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

China, Russia meet to discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan

Beijing and Moscow have agreed to broaden bilateral cooperation and speak on global affairs "with a united voice."
PoliticsMarch 30, 2022
French Foreign MInister Jean-Yves Le Drian talks to Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno in Brussels

EU agrees to sanction Russia's Putin, Lavrov

The EU is set to target Russian leaders with personal sanctions as the invasion continues.
PoliticsFebruary 25, 2022
A child wearing a Ukrainian flag walks underneath a larger Ukrainian flag in Kyiv

Biden vows decisive response if Russia attacks Ukraine

The call between the two presidents follows dire warnings from the US that Russia could invade Ukraine "any day."
ConflictsFebruary 13, 2022
A Ukrainian soldiers stands next to an armored transport

NATO, UK will 'support' Ukraine if invaded by Russia

Positions have seemingly hardened over Ukraine, even as NATO said it would not send troops should Russia invade.
ConflictsJanuary 30, 2022
In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.

Ukraine tells West not to 'panic' over Russia tensions

President Zelenskyy said that the way the West was playing up its conflict with Russia would "cost Ukrainians dearly."
ConflictsJanuary 28, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are seen shaking hands in Geneva, before a meeting to discuss the crisis in Ukraine.

Cautious optimism after US-Russia talks on Ukraine

After talks in Geneva, the US and Russia have agreed to further diplomatic talks to defuse the conflict with Ukraine.
PoliticsJanuary 21, 2022
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva

Blinken, Lavrov exchange 'frank' views on Ukraine crisis

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia's top diplomat met in Geneva in an attempt to defuse tensions.
ConflictsJanuary 21, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in Berlin

Blinken: Russia risks crisis 'with global consequences'

Washington's top diplomat warned that Russia risked reviving Cold War-era divisions in Europe as it threatens Ukraine.
PoliticsJanuary 20, 2022
US' Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the US embassy in Kyiv

Blinken urges 'peaceful path' in trip to Ukraine

Washington's top diplomat Antony Blinken is visiting Ukraine as fears of a Russian invasion grow.
ConflictsJanuary 19, 2022
Russian military vehicles move during drills in Crimea

Russia: Security talks with US and NATO set for January

The West has expressed concern over Russia's military intentions near Ukraine.
PoliticsDecember 22, 2021
Russland President Vladimir Putin

Putin threatens 'military-technical' reaction to NATO

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened a "military-technical" reaction to NATO over Ukraine.
ConflictsDecember 21, 2021
Russian soldiers enter an airplane

Germany warns Russia over Ukraine provocation

The warning came as Kyiv accused Berlin of insuffcient support and blocking the delivery of weapons.
PoliticsDecember 14, 2021
Antony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov

US warns of 'serious consequences' if Russia attacks Ukraine

Secretay of State Blinken met with his Russian counterpart as Moscow and Kyiv trade accusations of troop build-ups.
PoliticsDecember 2, 2021
Sergey Lavrov shows German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas a treaty in 2020

Germany decries Russia's publication of diplomatic notes

Germany has said Moscow breached protocol by publishing confidential correspondence on Ukraine.
PoliticsNovember 18, 2021
A Russian national flag next to an empty chair and microphone

NATO-Russia diplomacy at a new low

Dueling diplomatic downgrades by NATO and the Kremlin have brought relations to their lowest levels in recent memory.
PoliticsOctober 19, 2021
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Russia suspends mission to NATO

The announcement comes after NATO expelled eight members of the Russian mission to the military alliance.
ConflictsOctober 18, 2021
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi bump elbows

China, Russia accuse US of interference

In a show of unity, the foreign ministers of China and Russia have met to condemn Western sanctions against them.
PoliticsMarch 23, 2021
Joe Biden addresses the 2013 Munich Security Conference

Joe Biden returns to Munich Security Conference in new role

US President Joe Biden will address world leaders at the virtual MSC, but this is not his first time attending.
PoliticsFebruary 18, 20216 images