After graduating from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1972, Lavrov began his diplomatic career in Sri Lanka and speaks fluent Sinhala, Dhivehi, English, and French, in addition to his native Russian.

From 1981 to 1988 he held several posts in the Soviet Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.

Starting in the late 1980s he was deputy director and then director of the Foreign Ministry's Department of International Organizations before becoming a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1992.

He served as Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1994 to 2004, where he gained a reputation for assertively defending Russian interests during crises, including the Kosovo War and the Iraq invasion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You think that just because his Wikipedia doesn't acknowledge his long history in espionage, he's NOT a spy? They don't generally go around with name tags that say "Spy." They don't introduce themselves as "Spy."

EVERY Russian diplomat is a spy. EVERY ONE. Of course Lavrov is a spy, everyone knows it, and he knows everyone knows it. Except you, apparently.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

And they all shoot lasers from their eyes and they make bread with bone dust from imported gringo children. Source? Everybody knows it! Except you, I guess