The international community unfortunately did take sides in Libya, and we would never allow the Security Council to authorise anything similar to what happened in Libya. Sergei Lavrov More Quotes by Sergei Lavrov More Quotes From Sergei Lavrov Even the state TV channels are not monolithic in their pro-government line, and the views they express are quite pluralistic. Sergei Lavrov linequiteexpresseven We are certain that Ukraine needs profound constitutional reform. In all fairness, we can't see any other way to ensure the stable development of Ukraine but to sign a federal agreement. Sergei Lavrov seefairnessdevelopmentway With regards to the expansion of NATO, I see it as a mistake, even a provocation in a way. Sergei Lavrov i-seeseemistakeway Attempts to settle crises by unilateral sanctions outside the framework of U.N. Security Council decisions threaten international peace and stability. Such attempts are counterproductive and contradict the norms and principles of international law. Sergei Lavrov securityprincipleslawpeace You know that we are not in the regime-change game. We are against interference in domestic conflicts. Sergei Lavrov againstgameknowyou NATO cannot accept that the unconstitutional coup in Ukraine has not led to the subjugation of the whole Ukrainian nation. Sergei Lavrov cannotnationacceptukraine In the spirit of commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, we will strive to achieve real progress in disarmament and arms control. Sergei Lavrov controlprogressrealcommitment Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies. Sergei Lavrov instrumentsignsanctionsserious If you look at U.S. Congress, 80 percent of them have never left the U.S.A., so I'm not surprised about Russophobia in Congress. Sergei Lavrov neverlookyoucongress The Russian Federation and the United States of America, the two biggest nuclear powers in the world, but apart from nuclear-wise, we have a lot in common. We have huge territories, natural resources, technologies, science, education, and of course human capital. Sergei Lavrov educationscienceamericaworld We still believe that if the Russian Federation and the United States bring their minds together, we can develop a common system which would be efficient in protecting the Euro-Atlantic region from threats coming outside this region. Sergei Lavrov mindsoutsidetogetherbelieve Russia would not support anything which would be actually imposed on Syrians. Sergei Lavrov whichanythingsupportrussia I know that Britain and the United States and others ship arms in the Middle East, 10 or maybe 100 times more than the Russian does. Sergei Lavrov shipothersmoreknow What we did say is that it is up to the Syrians themselves to decide how to run the country, how to introduce the reforms, what kind reforms, without any outside interference. Sergei Lavrov decidesayruncountry A second opinion never hurts, not only in medicine, but also in politics. Sergei Lavrov nevermedicineopinionpolitics NATO has a special relationship with countries far away from Europe: Australia, Japan, South Korea. They have joint projects and programmes which are being implemented without these countries becoming members of NATO. Sergei Lavrov beingfar-awayspecialrelationship
