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[[File:Lavrov.png|right|250px|thumb|Sergey Lavrov]]

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'''Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]:''Серге́й Ви́кторович Лавро́в'') (21 March 1950) is the current Foreign Minister of [[Russia]] since 9 March 2004~~, he~~ belongs to the [[United Russia]] party.

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'''Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]:''Серге́й Ви́кторович Лавро́в'') (born 21 March 1950) is the current Foreign Minister of [[Russia]], having served since 9 March 2004. He belongs to the [[United Russia]] party.

He is partly of [[Armenian]] descent.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/22/cher-kardashian-agassi-armenias-a-list-diaspora-genocide</ref>

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Lavrov said of [[the West]]ern concept of the [[sovereign equality of states]], the principle by which the [[United Nations was founded:

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Lavrov said of [[the West]]ern concept of the [[sovereign equality of states]], the principle by which the [[United Nations]] was founded:

{{Cquote|Since the creation of the [[UN]], the international crises that have occurred, in none of these situations did [[the West]] respect the principle of [[sovereign equality of states]], considering itself above others. Hence the expression "[[Golden Billion]]". Hence the well-known phrase by [[Josep Borrell]], that [[Europe]] is a [[paradise]] garden surrounded by jungles, meaning all of us. And from the same mentality come the well-known statements by former [[US Secretary of State]] Mr. [[Blinken]] that those who do not get a seat at the [[democracy|democratic]] table will be on the menu. This is their [[philosophy]] regarding the sovereign equality of states.<ref>https://youtu.be/XqMWKJgED2s</ref>}}

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==[[UNGA]] speech, Sept 27, 2025==

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==[[UNGA]] speech, Sept. 27, 2025==

Sergey Lavrov delivered a speech at the opening of the 2025 [[United Nations]] session:

{{Cquote|[[Nazism]] is again raising its head in [[Europe]] and [[military|militarisation]] is gaining momentum – under the same [[anti-Russian]] slogans.

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==NATO proxy war against Russia==

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In the lead up to the Russian [[Special Military Operation]] in Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov asked [[UK]] foreign minister [[Liz Truss]] during a meeting in [[Moscow]] whether [[London]] recognized Russia’s [[sovereignty]] over the regions of Rostov and Voronezh. Truss replied that the UK “will never recognize [[Russia]]’s sovereignty over these regions.” UK Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert, also present, had to intervene and remind Truss that these two regions are actually considered Russian territory even by the United Kingdom, and in fact those regions have been part of Russia for over 1,000 years.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/biden-warns-world-war-whils-truss-says-rostov-and-voronezh-are-not-russian</ref> For Truss' ignorance of world affairs and history, she was promoted to UK [[prime minister]] four months later.

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In the lead-up to the Russian [[Special Military Operation]] in Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov asked [[UK]] foreign minister [[Liz Truss]] during a meeting in [[Moscow]] whether [[London]] recognized Russia’s [[sovereignty]] over the regions of Rostov and Voronezh. Truss replied that the UK “will never recognize [[Russia]]’s sovereignty over these regions.” UK Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert, also present, had to intervene and remind Truss that these two regions are actually considered Russian territory even by the United Kingdom, and in fact those regions have been part of Russia for over 1,000 years.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/biden-warns-world-war-whils-truss-says-rostov-and-voronezh-are-not-russian</ref> For Truss' ignorance of world affairs and history, she was promoted to UK [[prime minister]] four months later.

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On April 11, 2022 Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said,

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On April 11, 2022, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said,

{{quotebox-float|Russia's military action in [[Ukraine]] is meant to put an end to the US-dominated world order…Our [[special military operation]] is also meant to put an end to the unabashed expansion of NATO and the unabashed drive towards full domination by the [[United States]] and its [[Western alliance|Western subjects]] on the world stage...This domination is built on gross violations of [[international law]] and under some rules, which they are now hyping so much and which they make up on a case-by-case basis”.<ref>https://www.india.com/news/world/russia-seeks-to-end-us-dominated-world-order-says-russian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-5332644/</ref>}}

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On July 20, 2022, in a lengthy interview with [[RT]] television, Sputnik and Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, Lavrov spelled out Russia's objectives which now had to be modified because of NATO aggressive actions in Ukraine:

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On July 20, 2022, in a lengthy interview with [[RT]] television, Sputnik and Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, Lavrov spelled out Russia's objectives which now had to be modified because of NATO's aggressive actions in Ukraine:

{{quotebox-float|This process continues, consistently and persistently. It will continue as long as [[the West]], in its impotent rage, desperate to aggravate the situation as much as possible, continues to flood Ukraine with more and more long-range weapons. Take the HIMARS. Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov boasts that they have already received 300-kilometre ammunition. This means our geographic objectives will move even further from the current line. We cannot allow the part of Ukraine that Vladimir Zelensky, or whoever replaces him, will control to have weapons that pose a direct threat to our territory or to the republics that have declared their independence and want to determine their own future."<ref>https://russische-botschaft.ru/de/2022/07/21/foreign-minister-sergey-lavrovs-interview-with-rt-television-sputnik-agency-and-rossiya-segodnya-international-information-agency-moscow-july-20-2022/</ref>}}

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Meeting with [[South Africa]]n officials in [[Pretoria]], foreign minister Sergey ~~lavrov~~ said,

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Meeting with [[South Africa]]n officials in [[Pretoria]], foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said,

{{quotebox-float|When we talk about what is going on in Ukraine, we are talking about the fact that this is no longer a [[hybrid war]], but a real one, [[the West]] has been preparing for a long time against Russia, trying to destroy everything Russian: from [[language]] to [[culture]], which has been in Ukraine for centuries, and forbidding people to speak their native language...In Ukraine, this is all common practice…Both the former president of Ukraine, [[Pyotr Poroshenko]] and the current one [[Vladimir Zelensky]], who were elected under the slogan of establishing [[peace]], immediately after being elected turned into [[war]] presidents, [[Russophobe]] presidents...Any cultural contacts related to the Russian language are prohibited…And this is all supported by the West…Just like the West supports the regular marches of [[neo-Nazi]]s with [[swastika]]s, with symbols of division which were banned by the [[Nuremberg Tribunal]], recognized as [[criminal]]…The West supports all this”.}}

On October 13, 2022, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference:

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Since then the Ukrainian President has said many times that he is not going to hold talks with the Russian Federation under President Vladimir Putin. Recently, he codified this ban in law. We have never sought negotiations. The Istanbul round completed the process started at Ukraine’s request. Russia positively reacted to the proposal to enter a dialogue, but its initiators cut it off with a shout from overseas or [[London]].<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/western-allies-led-uks-johnson-sabotaged-tentative-ukraine-russia-peace-deal</ref>

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We are hearing statements by [[White House]] representative John Kirby, my colleague [[Antony Blinken]] and other members of the [[Biden junta|US administration]]. They are saying that they are completely open to talks with the Russian Federation, that they favor a political settlement of the current situation in Ukraine but Russia (the “troublemaker”) is rejecting proposals to establish contact. I can say straight away that this is a [[lie]]. We have not received any serious proposals to establish any such contact. There were some attempts that were not very serious, but we didn’t reject them, either. Instead, we suggested that they formulate specific proposals. Some people made them to us by proxy but in this case, we didn’t receive any clear explanations from anyone, either. No need to lie. We were taught in a [[kindergarten]] ~~then~~ lying is bad.<ref>[https://ms-my.facebook.com/FrontlineStoriesFromReporters/videos/yes-were-lying-thats-the-real-worldformer-us-ambassador-to-russia-michael-mcfaul/1129301537634229/ "Yes, we’re lying. That’s the real world." Former #US Ambassador to #Russia Michael McFaul admits that U.S. diplomats were lying].</ref> Apparently, American kindergartens are not so advanced as they were in the [[Soviet Union]] and are now in Russia."}}

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We are hearing statements by [[White House]] representative John Kirby, my colleague [[Antony Blinken]] and other members of the [[Biden junta|US administration]]. They are saying that they are completely open to talks with the Russian Federation, that they favor a political settlement of the current situation in Ukraine but Russia (the “troublemaker”) is rejecting proposals to establish contact. I can say straight away that this is a [[lie]]. We have not received any serious proposals to establish any such contact. There were some attempts that were not very serious, but we didn’t reject them, either. Instead, we suggested that they formulate specific proposals. Some people made them to us by proxy but in this case, we didn’t receive any clear explanations from anyone, either. No need to lie. We were taught in a [[kindergarten]] that lying is bad.<ref>[https://ms-my.facebook.com/FrontlineStoriesFromReporters/videos/yes-were-lying-thats-the-real-worldformer-us-ambassador-to-russia-michael-mcfaul/1129301537634229/ "Yes, we’re lying. That’s the real world." Former #US Ambassador to #Russia Michael McFaul admits that U.S. diplomats were lying].</ref> Apparently, American kindergartens are not so advanced as they were in the [[Soviet Union]] and are now in Russia."}}

Lavrov responded to the [[peace]] overtures by the [[Trump 2.0]] administration:

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==US Libyan intervention==

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In a meeting with US [[Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] on March 13, 2011 in the [[Paris]] Westin Hotel,<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/hillarys-war-how-conviction-replaced-skepticism-in-libya-intervention/2011/10/28/gIQAhGS7WM_story.html?utm_term=.c2e27d506f53</ref> Sec. Clinton gave assurances [[United Nations Security Council]] Resolution 1973 would be used solely by the [[United States]] and [[NATO]] to prevent Col. [[Muammar Gaddafi]] from using his ~~airforce~~ to attack [[Libya]]n rebels. Lavrov accepted the assurance and the [[Russian Federation]] did not [[veto]] passage of UNSC 1973 on March 17, 2011. By March 19, US air power was attacking Gaddafi's ground forces.<ref>https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2011-03-23/russia-military-intervention-libya</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AjAyCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA219&lpg=PA219&dq=violated+the+UN+Security+Council+resolution+on+Libya,+when+instead+of+imposing+the+so-called+no-fly+zone+over+it+they+started+bombing+it+too.&source=bl&ots=HRqOB2VBJQ&sig=5r066oZAPgWKZIsS9B04IzMGlL8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH_5Pv69HTAhUjj1QKHZJ0CkIQ6AEIKzAF#v=onepage&q=violated%20the%20UN%20Security%20Council%20resolution%20on%20Libya%2C%20when%20instead%20of%20imposing%20the%20so-called%20no-fly%20zone%20over%20it%20they%20started%20bombing%20it%20too.&f=false]</ref> The deception was the immediate cause of a deterioration in US-Russian relations which has continued into the [[Trump administration]].

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In a meeting with US [[Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] on March 13, 2011, in the [[Paris]] Westin Hotel,<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/hillarys-war-how-conviction-replaced-skepticism-in-libya-intervention/2011/10/28/gIQAhGS7WM_story.html?utm_term=.c2e27d506f53</ref> Sec. Clinton gave assurances [[United Nations Security Council]] Resolution 1973 would be used solely by the [[United States]] and [[NATO]] to prevent Col. [[Muammar Gaddafi]] from using his air force to attack [[Libya]]n rebels. Lavrov accepted the assurance and the [[Russian Federation]] did not [[veto]] passage of UNSC 1973 on March 17, 2011. By March 19, US air power was attacking Gaddafi's ground forces.<ref>https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2011-03-23/russia-military-intervention-libya</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AjAyCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA219&lpg=PA219&dq=violated+the+UN+Security+Council+resolution+on+Libya,+when+instead+of+imposing+the+so-called+no-fly+zone+over+it+they+started+bombing+it+too.&source=bl&ots=HRqOB2VBJQ&sig=5r066oZAPgWKZIsS9B04IzMGlL8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH_5Pv69HTAhUjj1QKHZJ0CkIQ6AEIKzAF#v=onepage&q=violated%20the%20UN%20Security%20Council%20resolution%20on%20Libya%2C%20when%20instead%20of%20imposing%20the%20so-called%20no-fly%20zone%20over%20it%20they%20started%20bombing%20it%20too.&f=false]</ref> The deception was the immediate cause of a deterioration in US-Russian relations which has continued into the [[Trump administration]].

==Awards==

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==External ~~link~~==

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==External links==

*[https://youtu.be/AOmJYnqc02Y Lavrov on Zelensky's desire to return Crimea in an interview for the Film 'Nazism under investigation'], November 27, 2022.

*[https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1994357/ Article by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov], Russia in Global Affairs magazine, February 4, 2025.

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