Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the UN General Assembly. Photo/France 24
NEW YORK – After a week of attending UN General Assembly dominated by discussions about the war Russia Of Ukraine Moscow’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov finally got his turn to speak.
On his occasion, the Russian Foreign Minister highlighted the support provided by the West and NATO – a joint defense organization created after World War II to defend Western countries from the Soviet Union.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues and Western allies continue to funnel military aid to Kiev, Lavrov warned that he considers the United States (US), Britain and other countries to be directly at war with Russia.
“We can call this a hybrid war but that doesn’t change the reality,” Lavrov said.
“They are actually involved in hostilities with us because they use Ukraine as fodder,” he added as quoted from CNNSunday (24/9/2023).
On that occasion Lavrov also rejected the peace framework proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and called it “impossible”.
The plan does not consider handing over Ukrainian territory to Russia or abandoning Kiev’s efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – two things that are obstacles for Moscow.
The Russian foreign minister also shut down the possibility of Russia returning to the Black Sea grain deal, saying the Kremlin felt cheated.
2023-09-24 02:22:48
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