When the Georgian army started this assault against the sleeping city of Tskhinvali, the Georgian peacekeepers, serving in one contingent with their Russian friends, joined the army and started killing the Russian comrades in arms. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
When the Georgian army started this assault against the sleeping city of Tskhinvali, the Georgian peacekeepers, serving in one contingent with their Russian friends,… — Sergei Lavrov 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 the Communist… — 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
The international community unfortunately did take sides in Libya, and we would never allow the Security Council to authorise anything similar to what happened… — 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
Humanitarian issues must bring together all people who act in good faith trying to alleviate the suffering of people in dire need - especially… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
We are certain that Ukraine needs profound constitutional reform. In all fairness, we can't see any other way to ensure the stable development of… — 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 Copy Share Image
If you say that your national law allows you to do something, it is fine as long as you do this inside your own… — 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 joint peacekeeping… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
Syria is a multi-confessional state: in addition to Sunni and Shia Muslims, there are Alawites, Orthodox and other Christian confessions, Druzes, and Kurds. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
