Sergey Lavrov

Moscow and Tehran’s new partnership is bad news for the West - opinion

New Russia-Iran treaty deepens cooperation, challenging Israel's influence in the Middle East.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US special envoy Steve Witkoff react during a family photo opportunity at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 15, 2025.

US held talks with Ukraine, European countries on next steps in ending Ukraine war, Witkoff says

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference after addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly, September 27, 2025.

Russia's Lavrov 'ready' to meet with Rubio for Ukraine talks, refuses to abandon Kremlin conditions

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference after addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly, September 27, 2025.

'Israel is trying to blow up the Middle East,' Russian FM Lavrov alleges at UNGA


Putin agrees 'in principle' to help evacuate civilians - UN

Putin may allow evacuation of Mariupol • Russia tells world not to underestimate the considerable risks of nuclear war • US promises military aid to Ukraine

 A view shows a torn flag of Ukraine hung on a wire in front an apartment building destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 14, 2022.

Why Russia-India meeting matters for Middle East - analysis

Lavrov arrived in Delhi on Thursday from China, where he had hailed Beijing as part of a new “multipolar, just, democratic world order.”

 India's Foreign Minister Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Lavrov are seen before their meeting in New Delhi

Russia to ban entrance of foreign nationals from US and allies

Russia's Sergey Lavrov said a presidential decree is in the works as retaliation for the United States' "illegitimate sanctions."

 Russian president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov attend the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020

Russian FM headed to Israel after Latakia strike

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to visit Israel on Sunday.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Blinken, Lavrov stress dialog despite 'serious differences'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his first meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, a veteran diplomat, said it was "no secret that we have our differences."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov laugh as they arrive for a meeting at the Harpa Concert Hall, on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial summit, in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 19, 2021

Pompeo spoke with Russia's Lavrov about Afghanistan - US State Dept.

In his call with Lavrov, Pompeo also raised the issue of election security, the department said in a statement, as the United States readies for nationwide voting on Nov. 3.

IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER Mohammad Javad Zarif shares a laugh with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Monday

Russian FM encouraging Gulf states to form joint security mechanism

Tensions in the Gulf have risen following the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander General Qasem Soleimani and a retaliatory missile attack by Iran on U.S. forces in Iraq.

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

The US disconnect in Syria

As outlined at the UN General Assembly, Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s plan is to resettle two million Syrian refugees in this “safe zone” at a cost of $53 billion.

TURKISH MILITARY vehicles are seen on the Turkish-Syrian border before a joint Turkish-Russian patrol in northeast Syria, near the Turkish town of Kiziltepe.

Iran, Russia take aim at U.S. military presence near Syrian oilfields

Trump's suggestion on Sunday that Exxon Mobil Corp or another U.S. oil company operate Syrian oil fields drew rebukes from legal and energy experts.

 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani together with Russia's Vladimir Putin attend a joint news conference following their meeting in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017

Russia, Turkey, Iran team up on Syria talks as U.S. weighs pulling troops

Russia's foreign ministry announced that the continued presence of US troops in Syria is an obstacle in the path to peace settlement.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shake hands as they attend a news conference after talks on forming a constitutional committee in Syria, at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 18, 2018