Category: Segei Lavrov

Russia Entrenches Its Military Foothold in Mali Despite Damning Human Rights Allegations Against the Wagner Group

At a time when Russian private military contractor—the Wagner Group—has come under careful international scrutiny for gross human rights abuses, possible war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Mali, Moscow’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov has promised even more military support for the West African state.  During a one-day working visit to Mali on Feb. 7…


Blinken Cancels Meeting With Russia’s Lavrov, Says Ukraine Invasion is ‘Beginning’

U.S. Secretary of State Antony on Blinken on Tuesday announced that he had canceled a scheduled Thursday meeting with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, over Moscow’s decision to recognize Ukraine’s separatist regions as independent entities. Shortly after a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Washington, Blinken told reporters that given the…