Russia is doing all it can to promote early stabilisation in Ukraine. — Sergei Lavrov Doing Copy Share Image
Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation. — Sergei Lavrov Against Copy Share Image
Russia probably knows the true cost of revolutions better than most other countries. — Sergei Lavrov Better Copy Share Image
A second opinion never hurts, not only in medicine, but also in politics. — Sergei Lavrov Doctor Copy Share Image
We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine's borders. — Sergei Lavrov Borders Copy Share Image
With regards to the expansion of NATO, I see it as a mistake, even a provocation in a way. — Sergei Lavrov Expansion Copy Share Image
NATO cannot accept that the unconstitutional coup in Ukraine has not led to the subjugation of the whole Ukrainian nation. — Sergei Lavrov Accept 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… — Sergei Lavrov Islam Copy Share Image
You cannot defeat Islamic State with airstrikes only. It's necessary to cooperate with ground troops, and the Syrian army is the most… — Sergei Lavrov Army Copy Share Image
If you look at U.S. Congress, 80 percent of them have never left the U.S.A., so I'm not surprised about Russophobia in… — Sergei Lavrov About Copy Share Image
We can only talk to those who opt for the sovereign, territorially integral, secular, multiethnic and multi-confessional Syria. — Sergei Lavrov Israel Copy Share Image
Russia has been entirely proportionate in its military response to Georgia's attack on Russian citizens and peacekeepers. — Sergei Lavrov Attack 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… — Sergei Lavrov Children Copy Share Image
People versed in politics need not be told that the devil is in the detail, and tough solutions implying the use of… — Sergei Lavrov Detail 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… — Sergei Lavrov Army Copy Share Image
We are not wedded to anyone in Syria. We are not concerned with any personality. We are concerned with keeping Syria in… — Sergei Lavrov Israel Copy Share Image
I wouldn't even go into the history of the last days of the Soviet Union, the withdrawal from Europe, and what promises… — Sergei Lavrov Believe Copy Share Image
Russia would prefer to rebuild trust rather than allow it to further corrode. That's why, in July 2007, President Putin, in the… — Sergei Lavrov Collective effort Copy Share Image
We have looked into the general problems with adoption in the United States, and we discovered - on the basis of the… — Sergei Lavrov Adoption Copy Share Image
We have been getting out of the situation where we found ourselves in the early '90s, when the Soviet Union disappeared and… — Sergei Lavrov Budget Copy Share Image
If our interests - our legitimate interests, the interests of Russians - have been attacked directly, like they were in South Ossetia,… — Sergei Lavrov Example 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… — Sergei Lavrov Go 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
Historical experience shows that a crisis causes either a recovery or catastrophic consequences. — Sergei Lavrov Consequences Copy Share Image
When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get. — Sergei Lavrov Believe Copy Share Image
Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies. — Sergei Lavrov Instrument 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 I can Copy Share Image
There is nothing in this world which could be not described as requiring more. — Sergei Lavrov Could Copy Share Image
The attempts to distort the truth and to hide the facts behind blanket accusations have been undertaken at all stages of the… — Sergei Lavrov Behind 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
Russia has every reason to dispose of its nuclear arsenal... to suit its interests and international legal obligations. — Sergei Lavrov Arsenal 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… — Sergei Lavrov Fairness Copy Share Image
Shouldn't the General Assembly adopt a declaration on the inadmissibility of interference into domestic affairs of sovereign states and nonrecognition of coup… — Sergei Lavrov Change Copy Share Image
Russia has done more than any other country to support the independent Ukrainian state, including for many years subsidising its economy through… — Sergei Lavrov Country Copy Share Image
If it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right? — Sergei Lavrov Acts Copy Share Image
Washington has openly declared its right to unilateral use of force anywhere to uphold its own interests. — Sergei Lavrov Force Copy Share Image
