Attempts to defeat Russia are ‘suicidal escapes’, Mr. Lavrov warned Ukraine and the West
Sergey Lavrov said criticism of Russia’s “special operations” is based UN Charter and the territorial integrity of Ukraine, ignoring the fact that the United Nations founding document also “declared the obligation to respect the principles of equality and self-determination of peoples,” he said, adding that that this was ultimately the basis for ongoing decolonization efforts.
“The rights of Russians and those who felt they were part of Russian culture after the coup in Kyiv were methodically destroyed,” he declared, and this posed a threat. threat to the security of Russia and Europe more broadly.
Mr. Lavrov said President Vladimir Putin had a “realistic settlement plan” and was ready to negotiate, and blamed the West for sabotaging previous efforts.
He said the Washington-London-Brussels axis’s drive to defeat Russia was neutralizing United Nations efforts to strengthen global cooperation through agreements such as Sunday’s Pact for the Future – which Russia refuses to support it – and is “blocking the entire system”. Global governance, incl Security Council.”
He added: “That is not what we chose and we are not responsible for the consequences of this dangerous journey.”
He accused the West of “continuously destroying the globalization model that it created,” warning that other regions of the world were building their own alliances, inviting all of Europe and Asia to join in. a “single Eurasian space” separate from Washington’s influence.
Referring to the Middle East crisis, Mr. Lavrov said there was no justification for the terrorist attacks by Hamas and others on October 7 but “collective punishment” of Palestinians included This has since created an “unprecedented humanitarian disaster”.
He lamented the rise of “the now almost universal practice of political murder” and noted the killing of an alleged Hezbollah leader on Friday in Beirut.
“Security can be equal and indivisible for all, or it will be for no one,” he told delegates, returning to the theme of “exceptionalism and impunity.” sanctions” by NATO.
The Russian Foreign Minister said that the United Nations itself needs to be more fair in investigating “terrorist methods” used by Israel, the US and other countries, such as in the attack on wireless equipment in Lebanon. last week.
Furthermore, the United Nations needs to “avoid the temptation to fall into the hands of individual states, especially those that actively call for non-cooperation and divide the world into gardens and jungles – or to states that sitting around the democratic table. and what’s on the menu.”
