Lavrov: The West has replaced diplomacy with sanctions

According to Fars News Agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday evening criticized Western countries resorting to sanctions instead of using diplomacy to solve problems.

In an interview with “Zvezda” channel, Lavrov said that Western governments have replaced the policy of imposing unilateral sanctions against their opposing countries with a diplomatic approach.

According to the websiteRyan newsAccording to this interview, he stated that the Non-Aligned Movement has openly opposed this approach of the West and explained: “They (the West) are only alive with these sanctions.” In fact, they (the West) replaced what they used to call diplomacy with embargo.

The head of the Russian diplomatic system considered the opposition to the unilateral sanctions of the West and considering them unacceptable as one of the most important achievements of the Non-Aligned Movement and its member countries, and said that this is a direct blow to the West.

Lavrov further stated that it cannot be denied that the West resorted to unfair measures to force the member states of the Non-Aligned Movement to implement unilateral sanctions against Russia.

to the writing Ryan newsReferring to the Western pressures on the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement to support anti-Russian policies, he emphasized: “But the members of the Non-Aligned Movement will not give in to these blackmails.”

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned NATO about the consequences of not following Moscow’s red lines, saying that the alliance’s policy is very dangerous and could lead to a conflict between nuclear powers. (More details)

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