MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that Sergei Lavrov was working actively as Russia’s foreign minister and suggested that people ignore Western media speculation that he may have fallen out of favor with President Vladimir Putin. Lavrov, 75, a veteran Soviet-era diplomat known for his robust negotiating style, was absent from a big Kremlin meeting last week that he would typically attend, and Putin chose someone else to attend a G20 summit in South Africa later this month, a role that Lavrov has filled in the past.

Che succede all'irremovibile Sergey Lavrov, il ministro degli Esteri russo che da più di 20 anni gode della granitica stima del suo ...

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that Sergei Lavrov was working actively as Russia’s foreign minister and suggested that people ignore Western media speculation that he may have…