Sergei Lavrov

Markets continued to hinge on developments in the tense relationship between the West and Russia. Over the weekend, US Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to discuss how to deescalate the growing animosity. However, following the meeting Kerry said...

U.S. stocks declined as concerns escalated over Ukraine, two days before its citizens will vote in a referendum to split from Ukraine and become part of Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing up to “invade eastern Ukraine” as a six hour talk between U.S. Secretary of State John...

All eyes will be on US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as they kick off two days of meetings on Thursday to discuss how to handle Syria’s chemical weapons. Although the US has backed the Russian-led proposal to allow Syria to turn over its chemical...

A strong dollar and demand worries kept Brent under pressure on Friday morning after news that the US Federal Reserve may end its monetary stimulus lifted the greenback. Brent is poised to end the week with little change and traded at $104.15 at 9:41 GMT on Friday morning. CNBC reported that three...