'Eliminating root causes' of Russia-Ukraine conflict the only way to establish lasting peace - Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Donald Trump aims to return to a more "normal" and respectful U.S. foreign policy, criticizing what he called the previous administration’s "disgraceful" behavior, including the expulsion of diplomats and the seizure of Russian diplomatic property under Barack Obama. Lavrov also argued that resolving conflicts, including the conflict in Ukrain