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Ukraine invasion: Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov rants ... (Sky News)

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov claims that Russia's attempt to invade Ukraine - which he euphemistically describes as a "special military operation" ...

The idea Ukraine was a threat to a country that was surrounding it with 150,000-odd troops is absurd to anyone outside the echo chamber of Russian state media. Russia could not tolerate a military threat from Ukraine, he added. "They are just fulfilling a role. Mr Lavrov claimed "the hysteria" would end and "our partners will settle down, calm down after a while" as he predicted Russia would "sit down to negotiate". Speaking during a virtual news conference in Moscow, Mr Lavrov insisted that Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine was an effort to "de-militarise and de-Nazify and to stop any more violence". Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov claims that Russia's attempt to invade Ukraine - which he euphemistically describes as a "special military operation" - is an effort to "de-militarise and de-Nazify and to stop any more violence".

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Sergei Lavrov repeats warning that WW3 'can only be nuclear' and ... (Daily Mail)

The foreign minister compared the US to Nazi Germany in his latest rant after Russian forces seized the Black Sea regional capital of Kherson in Ukraine.

For many, Russia's top diplomat likely represents Putin's harbinger of doom, delivering the President's messages to the world with a brutal, no-nonsense style seldom associated with a negotiator. Russian Federation Ambassador Sergey Lavrov smokes while walking to a UN Security Council meeting about Iraq in November 1998. The city of Kherson is seen on Wednesday, with Russian forces seemingly in control. The UN has confirmed 227 of those but said the true toll is likely far higher. Lavrov became Russia's foreign minister in 2004, making the length of his tenure in the position second only to that of infamous Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko - known as Dr. No - and prior to that served as Russia's chief ambassador to the UN for 10 years (pictured in 2010) If Putin's men are in full control then it opens up the city of Odessa, home to Ukraine's main naval port, to attack - with amphibious assault ships seen forming up near Crimea today The diplomat became Russia's foreign minister in 2004, making the length of his tenure in the position second only to that of Dr. No - the infamous Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko - and prior to that served as Russia's chief ambassador to the UN for 10 years. Ukraine estimates that 2,000 civilians have been killed in fighting. Before becoming the foreign minister, he served as Russia's ambassador to the United Nations for 10 years and was known for his enjoyment of chatting to the media and putting on skits with other diplomats His diplomatic career has spanned half a century, meaning the straight-talking senior has lived and worked through the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union - watching as his country's relations with the West went from near-friendly to the brink of nuclear war and back again (Lavrov pictured in 2000 as Russian ambassador to the UN) The 71-year-old's diplomatic career has spanned half a century, meaning the straight-talking senior has lived and worked through the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union - watching as his country's relations with the West went from near-friendly to the brink of nuclear war and back again. 'I would like to point out that it's in the heads of Western politicians that the idea of a nuclear war is spinning constantly, and not in the heads of Russians.

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Russia's Lavrov says a third World War would be nuclear and ... (Reuters)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive, ...

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Ukraine invasion: Russia Lavrov say Joe Biden say 'Third World War ... (BBC News)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov give news conference in Moscow on Thursday, a week afta Ukraine invasion. Lavrov say US President Joe Biden don tok ...

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World War Three would be 'nuclear and destructive', warns Russia's ... (iNews)

Diplomats walked out in protest when the foreign minister spoke at a Geneva conference this week when he claimed that Ukraine was 'seeking to obtain nuclear ...

His comments were ignored by diplomats from around the world who walked out in protest as Mr Lavrov began to speak at the conference. Russian state-run news agency Tass reported Mr Lavrov said in an interview with Al Jazeera: “World War Three will be a devastating nuclear war.” Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has issued a threat over the potential of a Third World War saying that if it breaks out it will be “nuclear and destructive”.

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Lavrov says Russia will continue Ukraine war till 'the end' (Reuters)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he believed some foreign leaders were preparing for war against Russia and that Moscow would press ...

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Russia's tough-talking Sergei Lavrov embodies Moscow's stand (Los Angeles Times)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov embodies the Kremlin's defiant posture during the invasion of Ukraine with a mixture of toughness and sarcasm.

“It’s necessary to put an end to the arrogant Western philosophy of self-superiority, exclusivity and total permissiveness.” Lavrov has weathered endless waves of speculation that he was on the verge of retirement. He writes poetry, sings songs on guitar with friends and eagerly took part in skits with other diplomats at international events when Russia’s ties with the West were less rancorous. Like Gromyko, who was nicknamed Mr. Nyet (Mr. No), Lavrov has come to represent the uncompromising face of Kremlin foreign policy toward the West. When a CNN reporter in a video call Friday from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, asked Lavrov whether Moscow wanted to topple the Ukrainian leadership, an aide interrupted and said it wasn’t his turn to put a question. He has vented anger at the West, depicting the U.S. as arrogant, conceited, treacherous and determined to dominate the world.

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'Minister No': Lavrov embodies Moscow's steely posture (Associated Press)

MOSCOW (AP) — As Russia's top diplomat during the invasion of Ukraine , Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is embodying the Kremlin's defiant posture with a ...

“It’s necessary to put an end to the arrogant Western philosophy of self-superiority, exclusivity and total permissiveness.” Lavrov has weathered endless waves of speculation that he was on the verge of retirement. He writes poetry, sings songs on guitar with friends, and eagerly took part in skits with other diplomats at international events when Russia’s ties with the West were less rancorous. Lavrov’s tenure as foreign minister is second only to that of Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, who was in office for 28 years. When a CNN reporter in a video call from the Ukrainian capital asked Lavrov whether Moscow wants to topple the Ukrainian leadership, the aide who managed Friday’s briefing interrupted and said it wasn’t his turn to put a question. He has vented anger at the West, depicting the U.S. as arrogant, conceited, treacherous and determined to dominate the world.

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Russia foreign minister Sergei Lavrov compares US to 'Napoleon ... (iNews)

In a bizarre press conference, the Russian Foreign Minister said the US was trying to dictate what is good for Europe.

China last week abstained from voting on a UN Security Council draft resolution telling Moscow to stop attacking Ukraine and withdraw all troops. “They’re trying to impose their own view of the future of Europe on us. He added that thoughts of a nuclear war “are not in the heads of Russians” and that the Kremlin has a clear “military doctrine which describes the perimeters and conditions for deployment of nuclear weapons”.

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Russia's Lavrov accuses West of fixating on 'nuclear war,' compares ... (The Times of Israel)

MOSCOW — Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday accused Western politicians of fixating on nuclear war and compared the US to former Nazi ...

Every day, our journalists aim to keep you abreast of the most important developments that merit your attention. “I would like to point out that it’s in the heads of Western politicians that the idea of a nuclear war is spinning constantly, and not in the heads of Russians,” he said. Enerhodar is a major energy hub on the left bank of the Dnieper River and the Khakhovka Reservoir that accounts for about one-quarter of the country’s power generation due to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is Europe’s largest.

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