Sergei Lavrov Quotes
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With regards to the expansion of NATO, I see it as a mistake, even a provocation in a way.
— Sergei Lavrov
Do not form your judgment about our military doctrine from the assessments given by NATO representatives.
— Sergei Lavrov
Russia and the U.S. must jointly manage expectations to ensure that attempts to 'reset' our relationship succeed.
— Sergei Lavrov
I know that Britain and the United States and others ship arms in the Middle East, 10 or maybe 100 times more than the Russian does.
— Sergei Lavrov
NATO cannot accept that the unconstitutional coup in Ukraine has not led to the subjugation of the whole Ukrainian nation.
— Sergei Lavrov
There's no room for petty grievances in politics.
— Sergei Lavrov
I can only say it is not for us to decide who should lead Syria. It is for the Syrians to decide.
— Sergei Lavrov
We keep our reserves both in dollars and in Euros mostly.
— Sergei Lavrov
We believe that this is not right for a democracy to make revolutions the beacon of promoting democracy.
— Sergei Lavrov
We are convinced that the only way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue is through negotiations.
— Sergei Lavrov
You know that we are not in the regime-change game. We are against interference in domestic conflicts.
— Sergei Lavrov
I don't think you can perpetrate war crimes with defensive weapons, with air defense systems.
— Sergei Lavrov
The Americans have taken the course of confrontation and do not assess their own steps critically at all.
— Sergei Lavrov
I can only say that I have good personal relations with all secretaries of state with whom I have a chance to work.
— Sergei Lavrov
When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get.
— Sergei Lavrov
Russia has been entirely proportionate in its military response to Georgia's attack on Russian citizens and peacekeepers.
— Sergei Lavrov
Saddam Hussein was the one person after whom the United States went, and they ruined the country.
— Sergei Lavrov
In the spirit of commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, we will strive to achieve real progress in disarmament and arms control.
— Sergei Lavrov
Even the state TV channels are not monolithic in their pro-government line, and the views they express are quite pluralistic.
— Sergei Lavrov
Historical experience shows that a crisis causes either a recovery or catastrophic consequences.
— Sergei Lavrov
It is absolutely unacceptable to talk to Russia - or anyone for that matter - in the language of ultimatums and coercive measures.
— Sergei Lavrov
Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies.
— Sergei Lavrov
Conversations with my counterparts in Europe have made clear that many of them recognize NATO's limitations and understand the need for reform.
— Sergei Lavrov
If it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right?
— Sergei Lavrov
You cannot strengthen the law by violating the law.
— Sergei Lavrov
Assertions that Russia has undermined efforts to strengthen partnerships on the European continent do not correspond to the facts.
— Sergei Lavrov
Every country has its political face and political traditions.
— Sergei Lavrov
We can only talk to those who opt for the sovereign, territorially integral, secular, multiethnic and multi-confessional Syria.
— Sergei Lavrov
Russia probably knows the true cost of revolutions better than most other countries.
— Sergei Lavrov
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
I don't believe in ideology in international relations.
— Sergei Lavrov
Attempts to put pressure on Russia and to compel it to abandon its values, truth and justice have no prospects whatsoever.
— Sergei Lavrov
Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation.
— Sergei Lavrov
We are categorically against any new military nuclear power, be it Iran, be it North Korea, be it anyone.
— Sergei Lavrov
Germany has traditionally played a very constructive role regarding E.U. ties with Russia and the West as a whole with Russia.
— Sergei Lavrov
Russia has every reason to dispose of its nuclear arsenal ... to suit its interests and international legal obligations.
— Sergei Lavrov
The attempts to distort the truth and to hide the facts behind blanket accusations have been undertaken at all stages of the Ukrainian crisis.
— Sergei Lavrov
Russia and the U.S. have unique experience in ensuring the safety and security of nuclear material.
— Sergei Lavrov
We are categorically against proliferation of nuclear weapons.
— Sergei Lavrov
Crimea was not a non-nuclear zone in an international law sense but was part of Ukraine, a state which doesn't possess nuclear arms.
— Sergei Lavrov
We have no desire to continue a sanctions war, trading blows.
— Sergei Lavrov
