Sergei Ryabkov
Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov is a Russian diplomat, currently serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation since 2008.
Some of the key events about Sergei Ryabkov
- 1990Graduated with honors from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
- 2002Appointed Deputy Director of the Department of European Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry
- 2005Promoted to Director of the Department of European Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry
- 2008Became Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, responsible for relations with the Americas
- 2010Led negotiations on the New START Treaty with the United States
- 2013Played a key role in negotiating the agreement on Syria's chemical weapons
- 2014Defended Russia's annexation of Crimea, calling it a legitimate response to Western actions
- 2015Participated in negotiations leading to the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)
- 2017Appointed as Russia's chief negotiator for strategic stability talks with the United States
- 2017Criticized U.S. sanctions against Russia as "illegitimate" and threatened retaliation
- 2018Warned of a "tough response" if the U.S. deployed missiles in Europe
- 2019Led Russian delegation in strategic security consultations with the United States in Geneva
- 2019Accused the U.S. of destabilizing global security by withdrawing from the INF Treaty
- 2020Dismissed U.S. concerns about Russian interference in elections as "groundless"
- 2021Headed Russian delegation in talks with the U.S. on security guarantees and strategic stability
- 2021Threatened to cut ties with the European Union if new sanctions were imposed
- 2022Justified Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a necessary action to protect Russian interests
- 2022Warned of "military-technical" consequences if Finland and Sweden joined NATO
- 2023Accused the West of waging a "total war" against Russia through sanctions and support for Ukraine
- 2023Threatened to suspend the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States
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