Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Russia says it caught former US marine accused of spying red-handed

Whelan, a former US marine who also holds British, Canadian and Irish passports, was detained by Russia`s Federal Security Service on Dec. 28.

Jan 16, 2019, 16:26 PM IST

Syria peace talks in Astana meant to 'consolidate' ceasefire: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that one of the goals of upcoming Syria peace talks in the Kazakh capital was to consolidate the frail truce in the war-torn country. 

Jan 17, 2017, 14:40 PM IST

Kerry demands Russia rein in Syrian forces

US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to demand that Moscow press its Syrian allies to respect a crumbling ceasefire.
 

Apr 16, 2016, 01:16 AM IST

US Secretary of State Kerry demands Russia rein in Syrian forces

Kerry's call came as a new round of fierce fighting around Aleppo overshadowed peace talks aimed at ending Syria's five-year-old civil war. 

Apr 16, 2016, 00:16 AM IST