Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks on Syria, Arctic and Obama
Russia and China once again blocked the UN resolution condemning Syria and have been severely criticised by the West.
Moscow warns against Asaad ouster
There is no military solution to the Syrian conflict as mercenaries fighting on the side of the Syrian insurgents keep arriving in the country from neighbouring states, says Sergei Lavrov.
Syria needs an overhaul: Lavrov, Brahimi
The Russian Foreign Minister said the family of nations must continue its efforts to find a peaceful solution for Syria
Brahimi arrives in Moscow for talks with Lavrov to resolve the Syrian crisis
In this backdrop, the question naturally arises whether Brahimi, one of the UN’s most experienced trouble-shooters, will be able to achieve a breakthrough in finding a solution to the Syrian crisis
Lavrov: Syria’s Assad under siege
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tells Rossiiskaya Gazeta that the Syrian crisis is part of a 'big geopolitical game'
A rally in support of Syrian people
Russia-Turkey ties slip downhill to the lowest level with over grounding of Syrian plane
The incident happened two days following the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s postponement of his planned visit to Turkey
Lavrov denies use of Russian-made cluster bombs in Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied information from the leading human rights organization that Syrian authorities used Russian-made cluster bombs against rebels.
Lavrov says no to Russian role in resolving Kashmir issue
The South Asian neighbours are capable of solving bilateral disputes without Moscow’s intervention, according to the Russian Foreign Minister
Moscow warns NATO on itchy trigger finger in Syria
The Foreign Ministry has called on NATO and Middle East countries not to devise pretexts for military intervention in Syria.
Rogozin warns Western partners against Libya mistakes recurrence
Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin warns Western partners of Russia against recurrence of the mistakes made in Libya.
Russia’s Lavrov reiterates all-embracing ceasefire for Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated on Friday that conflicting sides in Syria must first of all stop violence and maintain ceasefire to begin resolving the ongoing conflict in the country.
Preventing chaos in the Middle East
Despite the commercial and geopolitical interests that Moscow has in the Middle East, it seeks avoiding any unnecessary upheavals, not to mention conflicts between civilizations and religions
Russia-Saudi Arabia relations and the Arab Spring
Challenges brought by the current Arab revolutions have inevitably led to further deterioration in the bilateral relationship between Russia and Saudi Arabia
Russia warns against taking sides in Syrian conflict - Lavrov
Russia deems unacceptable an indifferent attitude towards the tragedy in Syria, but warns against taking sides in the Syrian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Russia 'to push Syria peace accord at UN'
Russia will push the UN Security Council this month to endorse a Syria peace plan brokered in Geneva, Russia's foreign minister has said.
NAM: Namesake or real?
The NAM summit animated its image as being a platform entangling itself with bilateral conflicts than actually contributing towards its resolution
Syria, the end game
The crucial question is not whether the Assad regime will hold for a few weeks or months, but how it will impact the region and the world if the Assad regime goes or is saved
No alternative to Annan plan for beginning peace dialog in Syria
There is no alternative to the Kofi Annan Plan and the Geneva Communique for the beginning of the peace dialog in Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov microblogged in the Twitter on Sunday.
Moscow calls on US, EU to lift sanctions against Syria
Russia has called on the United States and the European Union to immediately lift all unilateral sanctions their imposed in regard to Syria, Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said.
Russia will continue to develop cooperation with Syria
Russia has no plans to give up trade and economic cooperation with Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry officials said, commenting on the possibility of giving a credit to Damascus.