Under Putin, however, loyalty and continuity are still prized. Last year, for instance, the Kremlin announced the replacement of Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s long-serving minister of defense. But instead of being fired outright for a lack of battlefield success, Shoigu was moved sideways to a post as the secretary of Russia’s Security Council.

VLADIMIR Putin has reportedly cast aside his veteran foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in a spectacular fall from grace inside the Kremlin. It is understood Lavrov, 75, has been “sent into

Amid swirling rumors, the Kremlin dismisses claims that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has fallen out of favor with President Putin following the cancellation of a summit with Donald Trump. Lavrov's absence from key meetings has fueled gossip about his standing,

The Kremlin on Friday sought to quell rumours that long-time Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was on the outs with his boss, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Rumours that Lavrov, who has been Russian foreign minister for more than two decades,

Speculation is swirling about a rift in the Kremlin after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s notable absence from high-level meetings following the failed Trump-Putin summit, and reports that Lavrov has been sidelined from leading Russia’s G20 delegation.

The Russian Foreign Ministry, under Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, has firmly opposed any foreign military presence in Afghanistan during discussions with the Taliban government, cautioning that such actions could destabilize the region.

Relations between Russia and the European Union are rapidly deteriorating, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, responding to a question about possible EU sanctions against Moscow over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.