Sergei Lavrov

Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation

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Office: Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born: March 21, 1950, Moscow

Party: United Russia

Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations, School No.1414

Previous offices: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Countries establish Special Tribunal for crime of aggression against Ukraine

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As of May 2026: Named target; protected from in absentia trial while in office

For the first time since Nuremberg, a tribunal exists to prosecute heads of state for the crime of aggression. Thirty-six countries and the European Union signed the founding agreement on May 15 in Chisinau, Moldova.

Updated May 20