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Sergey Lavrov
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“We will certainly help the Ukrainian people to get rid of the regime, which is absolutely anti-people and anti-historical.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russia seeks regime change in Ukraine, says Kremlin’s top diplomat", The Sunday Morning Herald, 26 July 2022
“This war is being controlled by the Anglo-Saxons.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russia's Lavrov says U.S. de facto involved in Ukraine war", Euronews, 10 December 2022
“When we speak about what is happening in Ukraine - it is a war, not a hybrid one, almost a real war, that the West has been plotting for a long time against Russia.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Conflict with West 'almost a real war', says Russia", The Telegraph, 23 January 2023
“The political goal of the United States is directed against the friendship of Moscow and Kyiv.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Лавров: политическая цель США направлена против дружбы Москвы и Киева", RIA Novosti, 12. februar 2023
“Zelenskyy smokes or injects himself or snorts so much stuff that it is impossible to comment on his words.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: VIDEO: Russia's Info War", ABC Net, 23 February 2023
“The war, which we are trying to stop, which was launched against us using Ukrainian people, of course, influenced the policy of Russia, including energy policy.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russian diplomat Sergei Lavrov provokes laughter with claim his country is victim in Ukraine war", Sky News, 4 March 2023
“I am very pleased to be here in Israel, the land of our friends, friends who are going through a complex period like their neighbors. We are convinced that the efforts of all countries and governments in the region will find a way to reach peace and long-term security. I have arrived here after visiting Beirut and Damascus and I want to tell the Prime Minister and all other ministers that today, everyone wants peace more than ever, peace and security.Now, the preferred position is that of those who do not want to live amidst endless arguments about who was right first and last. Everybody wants to sit around the negotiating table. Everyone aspires to reach decisions that will be acceptable to all and certainly to Israel. We always point out the Russian Federation’s full agreement that the State of Israel has the full right to peace and security. We are convinced that that there is no other way to resolve this problem except through peace.We are certain that UN Security Council Resolution #1701, that we all worked on together, will be carried out in full by all sides. We think that the abductees should be released as soon as possible and we are also convinced that the military blockade of Lebanon must be lifted and that the Lebanese army needs to deploy in southern Lebanon in order to facilitate the Israeli army’s withdrawal as quickly as possible. But we are convinced that peace is attainable only if an international conference - with the participation of all sides - convenes. Lastly, I would like to point out that we are very much looking forward to the Prime Minister’s visit to Moscow in order to discuss bilateral relations.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Israel, where he meets the Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, {{September 2006))
“As to the second question about Gabala Radar Station, I think that you are under the influence of what was previously customary to call "western propaganda." As Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said in public, which was reconfirmed during his preliminary consultations with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, we perceive no threat from Iran. We do not understand why to justify construction of elements of a US missile defense system in Europe they should be using a thesis about a threat from Iran. We have repeatedly adduced facts, assessments, and professional estimates showing that there is no such threat, which President Putin particularly emphasized. If the American side has suspicions about the presence of any such threat, they can easily be removed by the real-time use of information from Gabala Radar Station. Today I told my friend and colleague, Mr. Mottaki, as well as the President of Iran, Mr. Ahmadinejad, about this. My firm impression is that our explanation was received with full understanding.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Answering the press questions, in Teheran, June 20, 2007.
“A new reality is being formed: the unipolar world is irrevocably becoming a thing of the past, a multipolar one is taking shape. It’s an objective process. It’s unstoppable. In this reality, more than one power will “rule” – it will be necessary to negotiate between all the key states that today have a decisive influence on the world economy and politics. At the same time, realizing their special situation, these countries ensure compliance with the basic principles of the UN Charter, including the fundamental one – the sovereign equality of states. No one on this Earth should be seen as a minor player. Everyone is equal and sovereign.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Meet the New, Resource-Based Global Reserve Currency, 31 March 2022
“NATO foreign ministers met several days ago to support the US position. According to media reports, they did this after Washington presented certain irrefutable documents confirming that the treaty was violated. If this is so, we have not received any such documents from the US side. This is what we have been asking the US to do for a long time. We are still ready for a serious and professional discussion. Instead, the Americans resort to unfounded accusations, and again and again, from high rostrums, make allegations for the entire international community to hear about things that should first be clarified with the other party to the treaty. This would be a more appropriate, polite and correct approach.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When we are accused...Every time a problem occurs, we ask very specific questions. For example, the crash of the Malaysian Boeing in Ukrainian airspace in July 2014. Where is the data from the Ukrainian radars? We provided our data. Where are the records of what the Ukrainian dispatchers said? No answer. Where is the data from American satellites that surely exists? No answer again. The questions are very specific. So in the case of Salisbury, where are the Skripals? There is no room for “highly likely” here. There can only be two answers here: yes or no, alive or not. Therefore, it is very difficult...”
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“We have come up with proposals that we have repeatedly made available to the United States, including in Helsinki, when President Putin met with President Trump. I myself presented one such proposal to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. We re-submitted our proposals during a visit by US National Security Adviser John Bolton to Moscow in August and later in October, when he was in Moscow again. These proposals are about starting a serious, candid and professional dialogue on the INF Treaty, compliance with the START Treaty, and a number of other proposals regarding our approaches to strategic stability. We got nothing in response from the US partners. We occasionally remind them about it. They keep saying that we need to correct our mistakes and stop the violations.”
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“We are concerned about what the US and its closest allies are doing with respect to Venezuela, brazenly violating all imaginable norms of international law and actually openly pursuing the policy aimed at overthrowing the legitimate government in that Latin American country... US companies operating in Venezuela are exempt from these sanctions. In other words, they wish to topple the government and derive material gains from this... According to our sources, the leaders of the opposition movement who have declared ‘dual power’ are in fact receiving instructions from Washington not to make any concessions until the authorities agree to abdicate in some way. Together with other responsible members of the international community, we will do everything to support President Maduro’s legitimate government in upholding the Venezuelan constitution and employing methods to resolve the crisis that are within the constitutional framework...Given signals coming from the EU and... Caribbean countries, as well as...China and India... we would like to figure out what the international community could do to prevent another blatant violation of international law and violent regime change... This is what I discussed yesterday with the Iranian foreign minister, who - just like us - wants to find an opportunity for external players to prove themselves useful to the Venezuelan people.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in US policy aimed at toppling Venezuela’s government, Tass (29 January 2019)
“We are already used to the fact that the United States and other Western countries simply announce in the media yet another set of accusations against Russia, be it hackers, or some kind of a sensation about the double or even triple poisoning of Navalny. All this news is funny to read, but it says only one thing -- or rather the manner in which this news is presented says only one thing -- that our Western partners do not have any ethical standards and lack skill in normal diplomatic work, and [have] unwillingness to comply with the international legal norms when it comes to finding the facts.”
Sergey Lavrov (born 1950) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russian minister says Navalny poisoning reports 'funny to read'", CNN, 16 December 2020