Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies. — Sergei Lavrov Instrument Copy Share Image
There is nothing in this world which could be not described as requiring more. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
I can only say it is not for us to decide who should lead Syria. It is for the Syrians to decide. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
Saddam Hussein was the one person after whom the United States went, and they ruined the country. — Sergei Lavrov Country Copy Share Image
With regards to the expansion of NATO, I see it as a mistake, even a provocation in a way. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
The E.U.'s Eastern Partnership programme is designed to bind the so-called focus states tightly to itself, shutting down the possibility of co-operation… — Sergei Lavrov Co-operation Copy Share Image
When Colonel Gadhafi started using his air force against civilians on the ground, we did not hesitate. Then we supported the resolution… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
For years, we have been asking the E.U. to create something similar to the Russia-NATO council. Not in order to simply exchange… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
We can say that Japan is the only country that calls into question the outcome of the Second World War; no one… — Sergei Lavrov Country Copy Share Image
We believe Russian-American relations are broader and larger than emotions and mutual grudges, including the situation with the U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
We are categorically against any new military nuclear power, be it Iran, be it North Korea, be it anyone. — Sergei Lavrov Iran Copy Share Image
Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
Our stand is crystal-clear - we want peace in Ukraine, which can only be attained through broad national dialogue in which all… — Sergei Lavrov Communication Copy Share Image
When you buy a company at an auction, and you are committing yourself to pay some $300 million to the state because… — Sergei Lavrov Business Copy Share Image
I don't want to say that sanctions are ridiculous and that we couldn't care less; these are not pleasant things... We find… — Sergei Lavrov Care Copy Share Image
I started, you know, to work as a diplomat during the Soviet days, and in spite of ideology being very high on… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
We firmly oppose the use of violence in the course of current transformations in Arab States, especially against civilians. We are well… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
NATO has a special relationship with countries far away from Europe: Australia, Japan, South Korea. They have joint projects and programmes which… — Sergei Lavrov Australia Copy Share Image
Attempts to settle crises by unilateral sanctions outside the framework of U.N. Security Council decisions threaten international peace and stability. Such attempts… — Sergei Lavrov International law Copy Share Image
The U.S.-led western alliance, while acting as an advocate of democracy, rule of law and human rights, is acting from the opposite… — Sergei Lavrov Acting Copy Share Image
We still believe that if the Russian Federation and the United States bring their minds together, we can develop a common system… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
Historical experience shows that a crisis causes either a recovery or catastrophic consequences. — Sergei Lavrov Consequences Copy Share Image
We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine's borders. — Sergei Lavrov Borders Copy Share Image
A second opinion never hurts, not only in medicine, but also in politics. — Sergei Lavrov Doctor Copy Share Image
Russia probably knows the true cost of revolutions better than most other countries. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
Russia is doing all it can to promote early stabilisation in Ukraine. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
Even the state TV channels are not monolithic in their pro-government line, and the views they express are quite pluralistic. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
In the spirit of commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, we will strive to achieve real progress in disarmament and arms control. — Sergei Lavrov Commitment Copy Share Image
The international community unfortunately did take sides in Libya, and we would never allow the Security Council to authorise anything similar to… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
Attempts to put pressure on Russia and to compel it to abandon its values, truth and justice have no prospects whatsoever. — Sergei Lavrov Justice Copy Share Image
Crimea was not a non-nuclear zone in an international law sense but was part of Ukraine, a state which doesn't possess nuclear… — Sergei Lavrov Crimea Copy Share Image
Russia has every reason to dispose of its nuclear arsenal... to suit its interests and international legal obligations. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
We have been protecting the lives of the Russian peacekeepers who had been attacked by their Georgian comrades, because there was a… — Sergei Lavrov Comrades Copy Share Image
Washington has openly declared its right to unilateral use of force anywhere to uphold its own interests. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
