US EditionKremlin Dismisses Speculation as Lavrov's Absence Raises Alarm Bells
- On Friday, the Kremlin forcefully denied reports that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had been sacked, with spokesman Dmitri Peskov saying there is 'nothing in these reports that corresponds to reality.'
- Lavrov's absence from a Security Council meeting on Wednesday, reported by Kommersant as coordinated 'by agreement', sparked speculation about his status among Security Council members.
- Journalists linked a cancelled Budapest summit to a tense phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who told U.S. leaders Moscow was unwilling to negotiate, while Telegram channel Nezyger described Lavrov's terse conduct.
- A presidential decision reassigned delegation leadership as the Kremlin announced Maxim Oreshkin will lead the G20 delegation, with officials saying President Vladimir Putin made the change without public reason.
- Lavrov, a veteran diplomat, remains prominent as analysts say the episode signals a possible cooling in Putin's confidence amid foreign ministry reshuffle rumors.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry called for censorship. They said Sergey Lavrov had given comprehensive answers to the questions.
Russia accuses Corriere della Sera of "censuring after the daily's interview with Foreign Minister Lavrov – and then not published.
The accusations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the reply: "At the request of being able to carry out a real interview, with an contradictory and with the contestation of the points to be deepened, a categorical refusal was opposed"
It is a controversy between the Corriere della Sera and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Milanese newspaper has refused to publish an interview with the head of the diplomacy of Moscow, said the ministry in a note cited by the Tass. "In recent months we read "We have seen an increasing number of fake news about Russia. To put an end in some way to this flow of lies, we offered to one of the main Italian newspapers, the Corriere de…
The Russian Foreign Ministry cited the reason for Corriere della Sera's refusal to publish Lavrov's interview: EADaily
EADaily, November 13th, 2025. The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera refused to publish the full version of the interview with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, stating "controversial allegations" in his words. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Robert Wilkie to Newsmax: Lavrov Marginalized for Putin’s Mistakes
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is being scapegoated for President Vladimir Putin's failed political and diplomatic maneuvers and has been quietly pushed aside inside the Kremlin as a result, former Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told Newsmax on Sunday. "Lavrov is being blamed for Putin's miscalculation when it comes to making a deal and meeting Donald Trump halfway," Wilkie said on Newsmax's "Wake Up America Weekend." "Look, P…
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