Sergei Lavrov
Sergei Lavrov
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrovis a Russian diplomat, and is currently the Foreign Minister of Russia, in office since 2004...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionDiplomat
Date of Birth21 March 1950
CountryRussian Federation
against bringing pressure putting regime
We are against putting pressure on anyone, and bringing about regime changes.
introduce themselves
What we did say is that it is up to the Syrians themselves to decide how to run the country, how to introduce the reforms, what kind reforms, without any outside interference.
buy committing deserves million state
When you buy a company at an auction, and you are committing yourself to pay some $300 million to the state because it was a privatization deal, and you don't pay it, is it OK? Isn't it something that deserves court procedures?
believe civil close war
When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get.
promote
Russia is doing all it can to promote early stabilisation in Ukraine.
hussein saddam whom
Saddam Hussein was the one person after whom the United States went, and they ruined the country.
army cannot cooperate efficient force ground islamic necessary state syrian
You cannot defeat Islamic State with airstrikes only. It's necessary to cooperate with ground troops, and the Syrian army is the most efficient and powerful ground force to fight the Islamic State.
walks
If it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right?
sanctions
Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies.
recognize
Conversations with my counterparts in Europe have made clear that many of them recognize NATO's limitations and understand the need for reform.
channels quite tv views
Even the state TV channels are not monolithic in their pro-government line, and the views they express are quite pluralistic.