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Sergei Ryabkov | |
|---|---|
Сергей Рябков | |
 Ryabkov in 2016 | |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Mikhail Mishustin |
| Minister | Sergei Lavrov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-07-08)8 July 1960 (age 65) |
| Children | 2 |
Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov (Russian:Сергей Алексеевич Рябков; born 8 July 1960) is a Russian diplomat, currently serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of theRussian Federation since 2008.[1]
Ryabkov was born in Leningrad in 1960. At age 22, in 1982, he graduated from theMoscow State Institute of International Relations. Upon graduation, he immediately joined theRussian Foreign Ministry.
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In 1995, he worked in the Foreign Ministry's Department of European Co-operation. In 2002, he worked as Minister-Counselor at the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC. In 2006, he returned to Moscow and was appointed head of his former department (the Department of European Co-operation). He was designated Deputy Foreign Minister in 2008.
In January 2022 when asked about the possibility of Russian military deployment toCuba orVenezuela, Ryabkov said "it all depends on the actions by our US counterparts".[2]
On 28 December 2021, U.S. and Russia announced bilateral talks would take place inGeneva on 10 January 2022, to discuss concerns about their respective military activity and to confrontrising tensions over Ukraine.[3] The talks were led by Ryabkov andU.S. Deputy Secretary of State,Wendy Sherman.[4] Ryabkov said Russia has "no intention of attacking, staging an offensive on or invading Ukraine."[5]
In 2024, he said that Russia was considering all options when it came to nuclear testing in response to President-elect Donald Trump's position on the issue.[6]
Ryabkov speaks English fluently and frequently gives interviews to English-speaking media organizations. Ryabkov, for example, often appears on the channelRT. He often speaks for the Foreign Ministry in commenting on nuclear and other disarmament negotiations, specifically such things as theNew START treaty.
He is married and has two children.[7]