Sergei Lavrov

Georgia accuses Russia of "terrorism" on S.Ossetia border

MOSCOW, November 25 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia has launched a criminal investigation on terrorism charges over shots allegedly fired by Russian forces at the Polish and Georgian presidents' motorcade, the Interior Ministry said on...

Russia's Medvedev starts visit to Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, November 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's president has arrived in Brazil as part of a three-day visit, during which he is due to meet with his Brazilian counterpart. Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said...

Courting Syria: London joins the queue

Rime Allaf for RIA Novosti There was much ado about very little last week, as British media covered the visit of Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s visit to the Middle East. In particular, his trip to Syria was feted as an...

Dmitry Medvedev receives Peru’s highest award

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently on an official visit to Peru, received the highest award of this nation, the Order of the Sun of Peru, from the hands of its president. Peru’s President Alan Garcia thanked...

Swords and Shields: Arctic strategies

Washington (UPI) Nov 21, 2008 - The resumption of Cold War-style patrols and increased naval presence in the Arctic Ocean by the Russian navy and air force is in keeping with the Russian Federation's more forward posture of...

Putin says U.S. missile shield will harm Europe

ST. PETERSBURG, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - Europe would be the worst affected by the deployment of a U.S. missile shield on its territory, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "It is unclear who could benefit...

Australia pledges to unblock Russian nuclear deal - Lavrov

LIMA, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - Australia has assured Russia that it will do everything possible to ratify a nuclear cooperation deal with Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. Australia announced on...

Russian FM: Georgia shooting provocation

Russia's foreign minister has suggested a shooting incident near a motorcade carrying the Georgian and Polish presidents was planned by Georgia to discredit Moscow and its separatist allies, Russian news agencies reported Monday.

Tensions rise between Moscow and Georgia (AAP)

Moscow and Tbilisi exchanged accusations over an alleged shooting incident near a convoy carrying President Mikheil Saakashvili on Sunday, as Georgia marked the fifth anniversary of its pro-Western "Rose Revolution". Georgia...

Media alert

I am sitting in for Don Lyons tomorrow morning 6-8AM CT on 1450 KNSI in St. Cloud. I'm thinking of one theme being provocations, like Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called two presidents driving near a border, or when a...