02.03.2025 17:50
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Europe has historically been the center of world tragedies, arguing that the United States does not play a provocative role.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in an interview with the Russian press, "All tragedies in the world over the last 500 years were born in Europe or occurred thanks to European policies. Looking back in history, we see that Americans did not play any provocative or even 'provocative' role."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made statements to the Russian press regarding relations with the United States and Ukraine. He noted that the U.S. has clearly mentioned its desire to end the conflict in Ukraine, but Europe demands the continuation of the war, saying, "Now, after Joe Biden's term, people who want to act according to common sense have come. They clearly say they want to end all wars and seek peace. Who wants the continuation of the 'festivities' in the form of war? It is Europe."
WINKED AT THE U.S.
Lavrov, who stated that all world tragedies were born in Europe over the last 500 years and that the U.S. did not play a provocative role, said, "In the last 500 years, during which the West has more or less reached the present day, of course with some changes, all tragedies in the world were born in Europe or occurred thanks to European policies. Looking back in history, we see that Americans did not play any provocative or even 'provocative' role."
Lavrov, who stated that he does not want to be anti-European, expressed, "However, the current situation confirms the idea expressed by many historians."
PRAISED TRUMP
Lavrov described U.S. President Donald Trump as a practical person working under the slogan of "common sense," stating, "Donald Trump is a practical person. His slogan is common sense. This means a transition to a different way of doing business, and everyone sees this. However, the goal is still 'MAGA' (Make America Great Again). This also gives politics a lively, human character."
Noting that Trump's team, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, are reasonable people, Lavrov said, "That’s why in Riyadh, 'Two serious countries simply sat down and discussed where they went wrong and what their previous leaders messed up in the last 4 years. By eliminating all communication channels without exception, imposing a series of sanctions, and then expelling U.S. companies, they caused hundreds of billions of dollars in losses.'
"THE PLAN TO BRING PEACEKEEPERS TO UKRAINE IS ARROGANCE"
Emphasizing that discussions about sending peacekeepers to Ukraine in Europe are arrogant, Lavrov stated, "French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are wandering around with some ideas. They say they have prepared so many peacekeepers and will provide them with air protection. This is also arrogance. The plan to bring peacekeepers to Ukraine continues to provoke Kiev against us for a war."
Lavrov conveyed that the presence of European peacekeepers in Ukraine would mean that the reasons for the crisis would not disappear for Russia, stating, "Just as they brought the current regime in Kiev to power with bayonets and pushed it forward, now they want to support it with bayonets in the form of peacekeeping units. This will mean that the fundamental reasons will not disappear."
"TURNED INTO A TRAITOR TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE, A 'PURE NAZI'"
Lavrov stated that Zelensky has become a "pure Nazi" and a "traitor" to the Jewish people, saying, "Vladimir Zelensky made a 180-degree turn from a man who came to power with slogans of peace, 'Leave the Russian language alone, this is our common language, our common culture,' and within 6 months turned into a 'pure Nazi' and a traitor to the Jewish people, as rightly stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin."
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