Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 20:44
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rounded on the European Union accusing its leaders of interfering in Ukraine`s internal affairs and helping stoke violent anti-government protests.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:03
US Secretary of State John Kerry has met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and asked him to put pressure on the Syrian government to accelerate the removal of its chemical weapons stockpile.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 15:27
Efforts to broker a peace settlement for Syria will be neither simple nor quick, but a peace conference marks a historic opportunity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 10:07
The crucial Syria peace talks began, Wednesday, in this picturesque town on Lake Geneva amid little hope of a real breakthrough to end the years of bloodshed in the Middle Eastern country.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 22:10
Russia accused European politicians of acting "unceremoniously" over the Ukrainian crisis as it acknowledged that the situation in Ukraine is "spinning out of control", a leading British daily reported.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 15:25
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged European governments on Tuesday not to interfere in Ukraine`s political crisis and expressed concern that events in Kiev could be spinning out of control.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 15:14
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday it was a mistake for UN chief Ban Ki-moon to withdraw an invitation to Iran to attend peace talks on Syria, but did not see it as a catastrophe.
Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 15:40
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said the absence of Iran from this week`s peace talks on the Syrian crisis would be an "unforgivable mistake".
Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:15
Syria`s foreign minister said on Friday that Damascus is prepared to exchange prisoners with the rebel camp and would take swift steps towards doing so.
Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:10
Russia said on Friday that Syria was ready to take a series of humanitarian steps that would lead to the quicker delivery of assistance to those suffering from the civil war.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 04:36
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke with his US counterpart John Kerry ahead of Syria peace talks, with Moscow warning negotiating parties against imposing any conditions unilaterally.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 10:59
For some watchers of international diplomacy, the somber road to Syrian peace was overrun by potatoes and furry pink hats.
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