On September 11, 2001, Russia's then-president, Vladimir Putin, called U.S. President George W. Bush - making Putin the first international leader to speak with Bush after the attacks. Sergei Lavrov attackbushcall Change image and share on social
I very much hope that the United States will finally... realise that they can no longer act as the prosecutor, the judge, and the executioner in every part of the world and that they need to cooperate to resolve issues. Sergei Lavrov actcooperateexecutioner share on social
We can say that Japan is the only country that calls into question the outcome of the Second World War; no one else does. Sergei Lavrov callcountryjapan Change image and share on social
A second opinion never hurts, not only in medicine, but also in politics. Sergei Lavrov hurtmedicineopinion Change image and share on social
Even the state TV channels are not monolithic in their pro-government line, and the views they express are quite pluralistic. Sergei Lavrov channelexpressgovernment Change image and share on social
You either deny terrorists any acceptance in the international life, or you make your double standard policy work the way it has been working - 'I don't like that guy in this country, so we will be calling him a dictator and topple him. This guy in another country also dictatorial, but he's our dictator.' Sergei Lavrov acceptancecallcountry share on social