Russia will not allow NATO's borders to be drawn closer to Russia at the expense of Ukraine, Russian FM told Sputnik.

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"It makes no sense for Russia to attack European countries. It's [the West's] cunning plan to get money from parliaments to continue the war in Ukraine" — Lavrov on the fear of European countries that "Russia will attack."

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❗️Iran does not have nuclear weapons, this is confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency - Lavrov

Russian FM called talks about Iran changing its nuclear doctrine a desire to divert attention from Israel's operation in Gaza to alleged threats from Tehran.

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Russia has conveyed to Israel through diplomatic channels that Iran does not want escalation, Lavrov said in an interview with Sputnik, Komsomolskaya Pravda and Govorit Moskva.

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Russia has not yet received an invitation to the celebrations of the anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, Sergey Lavrov said.

The organizers of the ceremony earlier reported that such an invitation had been sent. They stressed that the president was not invited, but Russia was (they did not specify what this meant).

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Switzerland has turned from a neutral country into an openly hostile one, therefore it is not suitable for Russia as a platform for negotiations, the Russian Foreign Minister said in an interview with Sputnik, Komsomolskaya Pravda and Govorit Moskva.

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Russia hopes that Israel reacted to Tehran's attack in this way to show that it does not want further escalation with Iran — Lavrov

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Lavrov on Russia-Armenia relations:

▪️Russia considers Armenia an ally state

▪️Armenia is the main beneficiary of the Eurasian Economic Union

▪️Lavrov calls United States, European Union actions to separate Armenia from Russia arrogant and shameless

▪️The EU and the US started interfering in the trilateral peace agreements between Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan as soon as they were reached

The Russian Foreign Minister said in an interview with Sputnik, Komsomolskaya Pravda and Govorit Moskva.

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"Some people in Europe and the United States said that if Ukraine was accepted into NATO, Putin would not attack it. And now they say that if Ukraine loses, Putin will attack NATO! You can see the logic" the Russian FM said.

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The West is working aggressively in Moldova, turning President Sandu into a person who drags Moldova into NATO - Lavrov

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❗️Key statements by Russian FM Sergey Lavrov in an interview with Sputnik, Komsomolskaya Pravda and Govorit Moskva:

Russian FM on the West

▪️Escalation of the topic of Russia's defeat reflects the agony and hysteria of the West

▪️In addition to the fear of losing hegemony, the West makes it clear that the United States is in charge and "everyone has fallen" under the United States

▪️The West is working aggressively in Moldova, turning President Sandu into a person who drags Moldova into NATO

▪️The West is carelessly increasing sanctions without thinking about the results

Sergey Lavrov on Ukraine:

▪️Russia always prefers negotiations to fights

▪️Russia will no longer halt hostilities if negotiations on Ukraine begin

▪️Zelensky's "peace formula" must be put aside and it is necessary to start discussing the foundations of a settlement on which Russia is ready to negotiate

▪️Russia is fully convinced of the need to continue a special military operation in Ukraine today

Russian FM on NATO:

▪️Russia will not allow NATO's borders to be drawn closer to Russia at the expense of Ukraine

Sergey Lavrov on Iran-Israel conflict:

▪️Iran does not have nuclear weapons, this is confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency

Lavrov on Russia-Armenia relations:

▪️Russia considers Armenia an ally state

▪️Armenia is the main beneficiary of the Eurasian Economic Union

▪️Lavrov calls United States, European Union actions to separate Armenia from Russia arrogant and shameless

▪️The EU and the US started interfering in the trilateral peace agreements between Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan as soon as they were reached

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"Those who don't want to talk to Lavrov will talk to Shoigu"

At the end of the interview, Sergey Lavrov was asked what his opinion was about the catchphrase, and his answer was that the slogan was already on T-shirts.

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The People's Assembly of Gagauzia appealed to the Moldovan Parliament with a request to restore the language of interethnic communications to Russian.

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❗️The United States cannot support a major Israeli military operation in Rafah, it will have terrible consequences for the population, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

A day earlier, the United States and Israel held consultations on Rafah. Previously, it was reported that the White House had allegedly approved the operation if Israel refused to attack Iran.

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'Contrary to UN Charter's letter & spirit': why US said 'no' to Palestinian statehood

Washington’s refusal to recognize a Palestinian state is not surprising given the warm relations between America and Israel, Professor Alfred de Zayas, former UN independent expert on international order and author of 10 books, including "The Human Rights Industry" and "Building a Just World Order," told Sputnik.

“After the US administration made the unwise decision to form an alliance with Israel, this effectively meant subordinating American interests to those of the Jewish state," the expert said.

Thus, it was predictable that situations would arise in which the US "would be bound to support geopolitically unwise policies, abuse the veto power in the [UN] Security Council, and act contrary to the letter and spirit of the UN Charter," Zayas said.

"Saying a good word about the right of Palestinians to have their own state, the idea of seeing the Palestinians as human beings ennoscriptd to the same human rights as we claim for ourselves, is rejected by the [US] mainstream media," the professor added.

The US on Thursday vetoed Palestine's bid for full membership in the United Nations during a Security Council vote, a move Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas denounced as "unfair, immoral and unjustified."

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An unknown man threatening to blow himself up has locked himself in a building opposite the Iranian consulate in Paris, the area is cordoned off by police, according to Radio Europe 1.

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