🇷🇺🤝🇨🇳Lavrov praises Russia-China cooperation as key stabilizing factor regarding the international situation

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The Biden administration, using new sanctions against Russia's energy sector, wants to "pull a dirty trick" on both Serbia and the Trump administration, stated Lavrov.

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💬Lavrov: In California, the damage is estimated at $250 billion - that is about as much as they pumped into Ukraine

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Lavrov: The UN's principles represent the entire population inhabiting its territory, which is not the case with the current regime in Kiev, that seized power through a coup d'état 11 years ago

The Russian top diplomat pointed out that the Yalta-Potsdam system was initially conceived during the drafting of the UN Charter, when responding to a question from a Sputnik correspondent.

He emphasized that this system has not disappeared; rather, it contains key fundamental principles of the post-war world order that were agreed upon by the nations that fought against Nazism.

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📹 Those who don’t listen to the US, won’t be invited to the table of democracy, instead, they will find themselves on the menu - Lavrov

This statement clearly reflects their actions, the Russian top diplomat noted.

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❗️Lavrov: When it comes to the US purchasing Greenland, the opinion of the Greenlanders should be sought, just as Russia did in the case of Crimea and Donbass

"I think the first step is to listen to the Greenlanders," Lavrov said at a press conference summarizing the activities of Russian diplomacy in 2024.

He compared this to how Russia listened to the residents of Crimea, Donbass, and Novorossiya to understand their attitude toward the Kiev regime that came to power in Ukraine through an unlawful coup.

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🗣Lavrov: History repeats itself as the West once again tries to 'defeat' Russia

Napoleon put everyone under arms trying to defeat the Russian Empire. Hitler's Germany did the same to destroy the Soviet Union. Just the other day, Biden asserted that they managed to strengthen NATO, with 50 countries providing arms, as he put it, to help Ukraine – in reality, to 'defeat' Russia. History repeats itself, the Russian foreign minister said.

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Lavrov: Decolonization process should be completed

The right to self-determination served as the legal foundation for decolonization during the 1960s and 1970s - a process that the UN asserts should now be brought to a conclusion, the Russian foreign minister said.

Currently, there are still 17 non-self-governing territories around the world, Lavrov stressed.

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❗️We [Russia] are not leaving the Middle East — Lavrov

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❗️Russia prepared to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine — Lavrov

Moscow is ready to confer about security guarantees for Ukraine, but for a settlement it is necessary to agree on broader security issues, he specified.
 
Turkiye has offered to mediate in possible future negotiations on Ukraine, the Russian foreign minister added.

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Lavrov: Greater Eurasian Partnership needs to be expanded

The partnership enables us to pave the way for more efficient avenues of economic exchanges, the Russian foreign minister said.

It encompasses a range of promising projects, such as the Belt and Road Initiative, the Northern Sea Route, and the Port of Chittagong aimed at fostering cooperation, he noted.

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Lavrov: Kurdish leaders' rejection of dialogue contributed to power vacuum

We proposed engagement between Kurdish organizations and the central government, but their reliance on US support undermined this, according to the Russian foreign minister.

Warnings about regional opposition were disregarded. This created a power vacuum, leading to instability, he said.

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Lavrov: Speaking with Putin, Scholz sticks to his daily noscript on Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his most recent phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, repeated his public statements about Ukraine, but did not utter a word about the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict, the Russian foreign minister pointed out.

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Lavrov: West blocks Sputnik despite calls for media freedom

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized Western countries for denying media freedom to Sputnik, calling it "tool of propaganda." He recalled a 1990 OSCE document, championed by France and the EU, which guaranteed unrestricted access to information.

Lavrov noted the contradiction, as Western nations now block Russian channels and impose bans. When Russia raised the issue with France, citing the OSCE principles, their concerns were dismissed.

"They aren’t willing to listen to us," Lavrov said.

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Japan lost diplomatic subtlety in its ties with Russia - Lavrov

Tokyo bears responsibility for the erosion of regular and respectful political dialogue with Moscow, the Russian diplomacy chief said.

Japan has always stood out for its very subtle attitude toward life, from cuisine to rituals. This subtlety seems to have vanished in its relations with Russia, Lavrov pointed out.

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We will inevitably end up in a situation that has been predicted by Russia and Turkiye and Azerbaijan: regional players will be in charge of resolving all the problems, Lavrov said.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlements of Terny and Neskuchnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, Russia's Defense Ministry announced

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🇷🇺🪖 Key statements from the Russian MoD daily briefing on the special military operation:

◻️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 600 soldiers in the area of responsibility of the Russian Zapad Battlegroup;
 
◻️ Ukrainian losses amounted to 220 militants in the area of responsibility of the Russian Yug combat group;
 
◻️ Due to the actions of Russia's Sever and Dnepr Battlegroups, Ukrainian troops lost up to 100 soldiers;
 
◻️ Ukrainian losses amounted to 500 fighters in the area of responsibility of the Russian Tsentr combat group.;
 
◻️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 220 soldiers as a result of the actions of the Russian Vostok Battlegroup;
 
◻️ Russian air defense systems shot down six ATACMS missiles, eight Storm Shadow missiles, a HIMARS projectile, and 180 drones.

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⚡️At night, the Ukrainian forces launched a missile attack on targets in the Russian Bryansk region with six ATACMS missiles, six Storm Shadow missiles, and 31 drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
 
All means of attack were shot down by the air defense forces, and there were no casualties.
 
The ministry stressed that the actions of the Kiev regime, supported by Western curators, will not go unanswered.

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Lavrov: France’s National Front, Germany’s AfD seek to revive national consciousness

France's National Front and Alternative for Germany (AfD) are systemic political parties, and voters are increasingly flocking to cast their ballots for them, according to the Russian foreign minister.

"I have engaged in discussions with members of both parties and found no grounds to claim they oppose the right to self-determination. On the contrary, they seek to revive national consciousness," Lavrov said.

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'Looting'

That's how Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov described the news of the US possibly buying the Nord Stream pipeline.

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