The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, praised the pragmatism of US President Donald Trump on Monday, but insisted on the conditions of Moscow, especially the recognition of the annexed territories and the failure of Kiev to NATO, while about Europe he said, “he said.
“President Trump is a pragmatic leader, he does not want any war and, unlike his predecessor (Joe) Biden, as opposed to the current European elites, is open to dialogue,” Lavrov said, in a speech held in a forum of young people held at Solnecincogorsk, a city of North, Agerpres.
The current dialogue between Moscow and Washington “demonstrates that there are still reasonable people in the West,” said Russian Foreign Minister, adding that “these people benefit from (popular) support, which is demonstrated by developments in the United States.”
Warning on the risk of “great war” for Europe
Lavrov claims that Russia “always pleaded for dialogue, even in the most difficult times,” evoking that the dialogue between Moscow and the West was not even interrupted during the Cold War.
“I find it very important to emphasize today that during the Cold War there was mutual respect. Now this no longer exists.
Such a position involves the risk of a “great war” for Europe, also warned the head of Russian diplomacy, according to which even during the existence of the USSR “the dialogue developed and allowed the adverse camps to better understand the intentions of each other.” “This instinct has been lost in Europe,” says Lavrov, quoted by The Moscow Times.
Europe uses Ukrainians as “cannon meat”, Lavrov accuses
In the opinion of the head of Russian diplomacy, it has largely related to the struggle of European elites to stay in power, which is not hesitant to spend “hundreds of billions of euros” to kill Russian soldiers and “promote attacks against journalists, energy installations and critical infrastructure.”
“Europe does all this for one purpose, to use the Ukrainians as a cannon, so that Russia is no longer a competitor,” the Russian minister said.
“Legitimate” requirements
At the same time, Lavrov insisted on what Moscow believes to be “legitimate requirements” on ensuring his security, especially “the failure of Ukraine to NATO and no extension of the North Atlantic Alliance in general.”
“And, of course, the recognition of the realities established in our Constitution,” added the Russian minister, referring to the sovereignty of Russia on the Crimea Peninsula and the four Ukrainian regions annexed in 2022 (Donansk, Luhansk, Herson and Zaporojie), mentioning that this is “an alternative condition”.
In his speech, Lavrov lamented the fact that, for the first time in his history, Russia carries in war without any ally, according to The Moscow Times. This although Moscow directly benefits from the support of North Korea, which, apart from armament and ammunition, also sent her thousands of soldiers with which she expelled Ukrainian forces in the Russian Kursk region, and at present different Russian officials claim that North Korean soldiers will also fight in Donbas (East Ukraine).
In addition, even if not directly, Russia is helped in this war by China and Iran, the three countries being its main allies.
“Russia is fighting alone against the whole West. In the First World War, in World War II, we had allies. Now we have no allies on the battlefield. Therefore, we must rely on ourselves. We must not allow any weakness or negligence,” Lavrov told the young people.
Regarding US President Donald Trump, who would have promised the Kremlin “a generous fair” comprising the relaxation of sanctions and recognizing the annexation of Crimea, the Russian Foreign Minister said that the White House leader acts guided by the “use of reason”.
The position of Austria
Trump's intention to “give up” Russian President Vladimir a little several Ukrainian regions was also mentioned by the head of Austrian diplomacy Beate Meinl-Reisinger in an interview with the end of several international media, according to Ukrainian news agency Ukrainski National Novini (UN).
Within the “initial plane of peace”, the US president proposed that Russia be transferred to “several regions of eastern Ukraine and Crimea.” At the same time, Trump made it clear to Putin that Ukraine does not “have what to look for” in NATO. However, despite all these proposals, Putin continues the war, Meinl-Reisinger stressed in the interview published on Saturday by Bild and taken over by the UNN news agency.
Kiev has been looking for peace for a long time, instead the Kremlin wants to continue military actions. If Putin really wanted to put an end to this war, he would have long been at the negotiation table, the head of Austrian diplomacy appreciated.
