Sergei Lavrov

Kremlin warns against optimism on peace after Rubio, Lavrov meet in Manila

Rubio said that it was a challenge to find an "end that both sides can accept," but that the US is "prepared to play that role in a positive way."

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, on July 23, 2026.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks from a vehicle before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 19, 2026.

Russia bans nighttime vessel movement at Novorossiysk port, industry sources say

Firefighters work at a site of a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Poltava region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released June 27, 2026.

US top diplomat in Kyiv resigns as Russia calls for 'clarity' on US role in frozen peace talks

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with the Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (2nd R) in St. Petersburg, Russia on April 27, 2026.

Araghchi visit highlights Iran-Russia coordination during US-Iran conflict tensions


Lavrov: Efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace unimpressive

In what seemed to be a dig at the US-led efforts to reconcile Israelis and Palestinians, Lavrov said that “efforts to promote the peace process are not very impressive in the last couple of years."

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov attends his annual news conference in Moscow

Putin: Russia is not a 'fire brigade' which 'rescues everything'

The Russian president also urged Iran not to drop out of the nuclear agreement, but added that there was only so much Russia could do.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia slams Trump’s ‘deal of the century’

Lavrov, in an interview Sunday with the Kuwait News Agency, charged that unilateral US steps have had a “significant negative impact” on the Mideast diplomatic process.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia

Russian, Israeli armies 'cooperating closely' after downing of plane

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Jewish Agency head Isaac Herzog in Moscow.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia

Lavrov: Obama 'intended to impose' Israeli-Palestinian resolution

Speaking before leaving for New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reveals what the US alledgly intended to do in 2016.

Former US President Barack Obama delivers a speech

Russia says U.S. refusal to rebuild Syria a ploy to slow refugee return

According to the U.N.’s refugee agency, nearly 5.5 million Syrians have fled abroad to escape the country's war.

SYRIAN SOLDIERS walk past damaged buildings in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus on May 22.

Russia understands Israel won't tolerate Iran on border, Liberman says

Prior to Liberman’s visit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on non-Syrian forces to withdraw the country’s southern border as soon as possible.

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a tour of Mt. Hermon and Golan IDF positions.

Israel, Russia agree to boot Iran and Hezbollah from northern border

The report says Jerusalem and Moscow agreed to allow Israel to maintain its ability to act against Iran's expansion in Syria.

The Syrian area of Quneitra is seen in the background as an out-of-commission Israeli tank parks on a hill, near the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria, in the Golan Heights.

No ‘Russian option’ for Israel in Syria

Why the failed Russian Sochi conference last month matters to Jerusalem.

PARTICIPANTS ATTEND a session of the Syrian National Dialogue Conference in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, last month. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)

Russia: Moscow never promised withdrawal of Iranian troops from Syria

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.Gen. Gadi Eisenkot took secret trip to Brussels to meet with top US general to discuss Iranian moves in Syria.

Hezbollah fighters stand near military tanks in Western Qalamoun, Syria