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Finland and Sweden, as well as other neutral countries, have been participating in NATO military exercises for many years.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The negotiations are difficult for obvious reasons, but nonetheless there is a certain hope for reaching a compromise.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on CNN 1 year ago
The West clearly has lost self-control in venting anger against Russia and has destroyed its own rules and institutions, including respect for private property, it’s necessary to put an end to the arrogant Western philosophy of self-superiority, exclusivity and total permissiveness.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Today the dangers that [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy's regime pose for neighboring countries and international security in general have increased substantially after the authorities set up in Kyiv have embarked upon dangerous games related to plans to acquire their own nuclear weapons.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Iran's team is new, but they adapted quickly and professionally. They prepared proposals that some Western participants didn't take well at first but then admitted that they deserve to be analyzed.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on CNN 1 year ago
We want to do this in January, including to involve the negotiating platform to discuss the draft agreement between Russia and the NATO countries( on security guarantees).
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on CNN 1 year ago
My mom was bringing me up and she said that reading other people's letters is inappropriate and it's indecent, letters of two people elected by their nations to be at the helm of the country, their traditions, their manners, including diplomatic manners that suppose a certain level of confidentiality.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We have repeatedly highlighted the counterproductive character of setting deadlines in Libya.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We will obstruct attempts to sabotage these agreements which were enshrined in a U.N. Security Council resolution.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We are against revising these agreements, we consider it very counter productive to try to reduce to zero years of international work carried out via talks between the six major powers and Iran, we will obstruct attempts to sabotage these agreements which were enshrined in a U.N. Security Council resolution.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Now, we have no moral obligations. We had the moral obligations, we had promised not to do it some 10 years ago, I think, upon the request of our known partners.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I can guarantee that Russia has not tampered with the site.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
But I'm sure that the orientation of those comments, despite all the questions about one or another formulation, the orientation towards cooperation between Russia and the United States, that is a step in the right direction.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We have asked (for information). We haven't yet received a response to the question about which no-fly zones they have in mind. Because no-one was ever talking about them, but I'm sure that the orientation of those comments, despite all the questions about one or another formulation, the orientation towards cooperation between Russia and the United States, that is a step in the right direction.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We cannot close our eyes to the absolutely provocative actions by supporters from other countries, you have probably seen the outrageous images on TV when the Russian flag is getting stamped on and when insults are being screamed about the Russian (political) leadership and about leading Russian sports people.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
We do not hide our negative attitude to the movement of NATO's military infrastructure towards our borders, to dragging new states into the military activity of the block, here we will invoke Russia's sovereign right to ensure its security with measures adequate to the current risks. I am confident that our Finnish friends and neighbors also understand this.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
I believe that France, and the United States, categorically do not agree with such attempts.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The Syrian sides will have to agree on a new constitution, on how they see the structures needed to ensure a steady transition to a new system, there is an understanding already that a new constitution should emerge as a result of this political process, on the basis of which new, early elections are to be held.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
We tried to assist our close friends in achieving the agreement, which we hope will be respected and implemented.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Beyond all doubt, we are interested - maybe more than the other foreign partners of these two countries - in this conflict being settled as soon as possible.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
For this purpose the Syrian-Turkish border has to be closed, since across this border those gangs receive arms, including with humanitarian convoys.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Within the U.S.-led coalition there should no ambiguous talk about any ‘Plan B’, about a ground operation being planned, or about the creation of some buffer no-fly zones, which have long been recognized as absolutely unacceptable.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Everything depends on the Americans, on whether they will be ready to cooperate on a military level.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Our airspace forces will continue working against these organizations.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
I don't see why these air strikes should be stopped.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Russian strikes will not cease until we really defeat terrorist organizations like Jabhat al-Nusra. And I don't see why these air strikes should be stopped, uNREALISTIC.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Regarding a ceasefire, we have pragmatic ideas and we talked with the Americans who head the Syria support group and we look forward to discussing these ideas at the meeting on February 11.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
We will offer all our support to this process.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
This is our stance and this is the stance of so many parties in the support group and they consider these groups terrorist groups.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
This does not mean that this is an acknowledgement of Jaish al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham as two legitimate partners in the negotiations, this is our stance and this is the stance of so many parties in the support group and they consider these groups terrorist groups.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The talk is about people who arrived in Russia with a purpose of either to work in Russia or to visit relatives, they had not declared their (true) purpose of visit as transit to Norway.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The West understands that today's situation is a dead end - when everyone assumes that it is up to Russia to implement the Minsk accords while Ukraine can do just nothing. That it may not amend its constitution, may not give special status to the Donbass region ... Everyone understands that no one will resolve these issues for Ukraine.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
On that route there are still questions which today we need to look at.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
This is not in our plans. We have had no requests of this kind from the government of Libya ... and there is no government of Libya as such.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If the partners in the potential coalition keep asking for a set date for Assad to leave the scene, we will reply that this is against the law and against democracy.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
As long as Obama's deputy Joe Biden goes around Europe recommending continued sanctions against us without taking into account how Kiev is behaving under Western pressure, we will not be able to reach any understanding.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have more and more questions about the activity of Ankara and its real commitment to eradicating terrorism.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have no intention of fighting a war with Turkey.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I hope the change in the position of our Western colleagues, which has unfortunately only come about as the result of terrible acts of terror, will spread to other Western partners. That the stance that the real battle with Islamic State can only be resolved once the fate of Assad is clear, that this position will put to one side, in my opinion there can now be no doubts that it is simply unacceptable to put forward any preconditions in order to unite in the battle against so-called Islamic State terrorists.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The work will be coordinated on supplementing the terrorist (groups) list, Jordan will be in charge of coordination.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I have a feeling that there is a growing recognition of the need to create an effective international coalition to fight Islamic State.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We requested that future contacts take place in a more representative format.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are ready for very close cooperation and very close engagement with the Turkish authorities in the fight against the terrorist threat.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are worried by the developments in recent days which strongly recall preparation for more military action.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The talks are about ... coordinating all those who are already fighting terrorists so that they put their main focus on fighting terrorism and leave for later settling scores between themselves.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There is only one big problem in terms of sanctions - it is the problem of a weapons embargo.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We call for the lifting of the (U.S.) trade and financial blockade of Cuba as soon as possible.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Normalization between the United States and Cuba makes us happy. We salute this rapprochement.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Provocateurs in Kiev ... could try to 'whip something up' in the expectation that this will influence the world public and weapons will flow into Ukraine, i am convinced that Berlin and Paris, as the most important players ..., should prevent such a turn of events.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If you allege this so confidently, present the facts. But nobody can present the facts, or doesn't want to.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We hope the contacts to be held in a foreseeable future at various levels and in various formats will help move ahead in this direction.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I say every time: if you allege this so confidently, present the facts. But nobody can present the facts, or doesn't want to - which it is, I don't know, so before demanding from us that we stop doing something, please present proof that we have done it.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Those who decide not to take part in this event, they will lose in terms of their positions in the peace talks process as a whole.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
But it should be understood that the crisis will continue until the Ukrainians, without prompters from Brussels or Washington, agree about it among themselves.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The very idea of Ukraine's efforts to join NATO are dangerous, not only for Ukrainian people, because there is no unity over that issue, it is dangerous for European security.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are a few Western countries that want to maintain the crisis in Ukraine and to maintain and boost the confrontation between Ukraine and Russia, including through provocative efforts toward membership in the Atlantic alliance, the very idea of Ukraine's efforts to join NATO are dangerous, not only for Ukrainian people, because there is no unity over that issue, it is dangerous for European security.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The draft law to reject Ukraine's neutral status as well as the order from Petro Alexeyevich Poroshenko about the economic blockade of the southeast (Ukraine) is a tribute to the rhetoric that the party of war in Kiev thirsts after.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We would be supportive of his efforts.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
So far from what we hear from the majority of our interlocutors, both in the opposition and the government of Syria, we can be optimistic that this process (of talks) could at least be tried early next year.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We warn that at some stage of the development of the American missile defence systems, we will have to take adequate measures to ensure our own security, we don't intend to get drawn into an expensive arms race but we will provide the defensive capabilities of our country reliably.
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We expect the ceasefire to take effect in full from Dec. 9 ... The ceasefire was announced before. It led to a considerable easing in violence but not to a full (halt of fighting).
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
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