The purpose of the policy was unexpectedly predictable. Suddenness to this event was given by the talk about the resignation of Sergei Lavrov. And predictability ensured the absence of an equivalent alternative.

The politicians with the experience have found a place for the next six years - in the armchair of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. So he kept his post. The candidature of Lavrov was proposed to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The head of state approved it. However, back in March, Lavrov's resignation was something natural and was in the top of Russian news.

It was said that the minister was tired of long service and wants to enjoy enough well-deserved rest. The rumor did not go unnoticed by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova. However, she did not clarify the situation.

Although the ministry's spokesman also stated that her boss was not used to doing anything else, except to ensure the work of the Foreign Ministry. However, there is another passion for Lavrov - cigarettes. An inveterate smoker once could not resist a dispute with Kofi Annan, but defended his right to smoke at the UN headquarters in New York. For the first time in the armchair of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov "planted" in 2004, Vladimir Putin. Foreign Minister has experienced three resignations of the Russian government. To be continued?.