Sergei Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister.
Notable Quotes
"Strikes on Ukraine would be delivered 'on a mass scale'."View Story →
"the language of ultimatums"View Story →
"would be facilitated by the United States abandoning the language of ultimatums and returning the situation to a negotiating track"View Story →
"abandoning the language of ultimatums and returning the situation to a negotiating track."View Story →
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