Сергей Лавров – Quotes and Statements

Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"in Helsinki, the principle of indivisible security was placed at the center of efforts to overcome the confrontation: the security of all is the security of all, no one strengthens their security at the expense of the security of others, no country or organization claims dominance in Europe."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"The West's determination to assert its neo-colonial hegemony at all costs was embodied in NATO's aggression against Yugoslavia in 1999."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"Western countries, the Presidency, the Secretary General and all OSCE institutions are stubbornly silent and look at the actions of the Kyiv regime."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"The West embarked on the path of suppressing competitors using methods of economic and social coercion and illegitimate sanctions against Russia."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"Western countries, the Presidency, the Secretary General and all the OSCE institutions have remained steadfastly silent when looking at the actions of the Kyiv regime, which since 2017"

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"Basic tasks - access to information, fight against manifestations of neo-Nazism, Islamophobia and Christianophobia, protection of the rights of national minorities and believers - all this was deleted from the organization's program."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"The West has embarked on the path of suppressing competitors using methods of economic and social coercion, illegal sanctions against Russia, Belarus and any other country."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"More anniversaries are coming: we are literally a few days away from the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Final Act, the purpose of which was to eliminate forever the threat of war in Europe."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"It's funny, but exactly 35 years ago Malta hosted the famous summit which, historians estimate, ended the Cold War and "opened an era of lasting peace and cooperation" between the West and the East."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"I would like to warn you in all seriousness: the OSCE exists as long as there is a consensus, as long as each state has guarantees that its interests will be taken into account."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"In the Asia-Pacific region, the tragedies of many countries in different regions, from Afghanistan to Haiti, must not be repeated."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"Declaring Russia a threat and following a Russophobic policy is seen as leniency from responsibility for the most flagrant violations of international law."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"They see their respect and application as a burden, but they force others to selectively comply - only to the extent that it suits the interests of the West."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"with the dismemberment of the state in the center of Europe and now in the Ukrainian conflict, fueled by the suppression of Russia, causing a "strategic defeat" on the battlefield."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"The result is the reincarnation of the Cold War, only now with a much greater risk of its transition into a "hot" phase."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"The West's determination to assert its neo-colonial hegemony at all costs was embodied in the Ukrainian conflict, fueled by Russian suppression."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"There is not a single area left where the OSCE could play even the smallest useful role in finding answers to direct questions within its mandate."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"Progress towards the implementation of immutable principles was first halted and then reversed to establish a 'rules-based order'."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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Сергей Лавров

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Dec 5, 2024

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"Borders wrapped in barbed wire and anti-tank ditches are ideal security for self-proclaimed "frontline states"."

💡Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the 31st session of the OSCE Ministerial Council (Valletta, Malta); official OSCE document (PDF).

SourceВыступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова на 31-м заседании СМИД ОБСЕ (Валлетта, 5 декабря 2024 года)

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