Russia's foreign minister claims West wants to break up country
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (photo: Getty Images)
The entire civilized world has now united against Russia, and the current situation should be taken very seriously, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
"This is no longer a laughing matter: the entire West has united against Russia," the Kremlin ally complained.
Lavrov also claimed that the shift in the war achieved by Ukraine in recent months was due to the support of Kyiv's allies.
According to the Russian foreign minister, the West is seeking the "breakup" of Russia and is doing everything possible to make it happen as quickly as possible.
"The West, with varying degrees of intensity, is waging a war against Russia through Ukraine. It wants to turn people against the authorities," Lavrov claimed.
He also said that Kyiv's allies are issuing ultimatums to Moscow over ending the war. At the same time, he said, the Kremlin has no intention of making concessions.
"Russia must not become angry or hysterical, but instead develop a healthy sense of anger in its foreign policy," Lavrov said.
The Russian foreign minister also claimed that the Baltic states have become the West's "main warheads" against Russia.
He said the Kremlin is dissatisfied with their decision to lift restrictions on the deployment of nuclear weapons on their territory.
Earlier, it was reported that Putin had found new "culprits" for the war against Ukraine.
Lavrov also made a demand to Rubio regarding Ukraine.
