Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, sharply criticized Western countries for their stance on the war in Ukraine. Last Saturday, the head of Russian diplomacy accused the US and its allies in an impassioned speech at the United Nations General Assembly of trying to “destroy” Russia.
“Official Russophobia in the West is unprecedented. It’s grotesque. They don’t shy away from the intent not only to inflict military defeat on our country, but also to destroy and break Russia,” Lavrov said, pointing to Washington. , who he accused of wanting to impose the Monroe Doctrine and “trying to change the whole world in your own backyard”.
“Washington declared itself the victor in the Cold War and has risen almost as an envoy of God to the earth, with no obligation other than the sacred right to act with impunity wherever and whenever it pleases”accused the Russian, who later defended the referenda, in the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, describing them as people claiming land “where their ancestors lived for hundreds of years”.
US President Joe Biden and other Western leaders have vowed never to accept the results of “false” referendums, seeing them as part of an effort to change borders through the use of force.
Source: DN
