Lavrov during the conference that Russia is currently lonely in the fightnot like during World War II, when this country had allies. – We have a lot on our minds. Our main task is to defeat the enemy. […] Now we don't have allies on the battlefield. So we have to rely on ourselves and there is no room for weakness – he said, quoted by the Russian agency TASS.
According to the diplomat, Europe presses Russia in the matter of suspending weapons because it wants to give Ukraine time to armament again. He also added that in his opinion The reluctance of the West to Russia is growing, and Europeans “really want to overcome” the Russians. He also stated that “European elites are ready to kill Russian soldiers, and even take it for sure.”
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Lavrov suggested that Nazism is reborn in Europe, which causes forces that “in the past wanted to destroy Russia.” He called Ukraine a “ram”, which is to help achieve this goal. In his opinion, Europe strives to maintain the position of the world hegemon, number one – reports TASS.
EU trade agreement with the USA. “Powerful blow”
The politician also spoke about Russia's relationship with the USA. Talks with the administration of Donald Trump, in his opinion, “indicate that there are still reasonable people in the West”. About Trump himself, Lavrov said that he is a pragmatic person who does not want wars, and is also ready to talk “as opposed to the current European elites.”
The Russian minister also assessed that The trade agreement, concluded between the USA and the European Union, will be a “powerful blow” for European countries. In his opinion, it will affect the further deindustrialization of Europe and cause the outflow of the investment overseas. – First of all, it will affect energy prices and cause the outflow of investments from European industry and agriculture He said.
