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Is Lavrov's Influence Waning Amid Kremlin Tensions?

11/10/2025

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Sergei Lavrov has served as Russia's foreign minister since 2004, but he did not attend a Kremlin meeting on nuclear weapons testing.
The Kremlin said Lavrov remains active and dismissed talk of him falling from favor.
Some sources say his influence has waned after the cancellation of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tensions with Kirill Dmitriev, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, have further complicated Lavrov's position.

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Sergei Lavrov has served as Russia's foreign minister since 2004, but he did not attend a Kremlin meeting on nuclear weapons testing.
The Kremlin said Lavrov remains active and dismissed talk of him falling from favor.
Some sources say his influence has waned after the cancellation of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tensions with Kirill Dmitriev, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, have further complicated Lavrov's position.