Lavrov Today

It is so good to have Sergei Lavrov back.  He had a meeting with his Namibian counterpart, and all the right things were said.  The following are a few remarks grabbed live and from clips, on other matters.  We will have a transcript, but it is good to have this at least.  Context in some clips are questionable.  Ask yourself what exactly was agreed upon at the summit-level meeting in Alaska.  There is something that we don’t know :

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We see how the Venezuelan leadership is championing its rights and independence — Lavrov

Moscow backs Venezuela’s sovereignty, while noting Caracas has signalled openness to dialogue with the US — but only on the basis of equality and mutual respect

[US action on Venezuela] was a flagrant violation of international law — Lavrov

Moscow’s condemnation of a US operation in Venezuela remains unchanged and is shared by the Global South and East

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I don’t think that ANY third country could change Moscow-Tehran relations — FM Lavrov

‘They meet the interests of the two states, two peoples’

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US ‘PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDS’ our position — FM Lavrov

While Brussels is preparing for war with Russia, the US understands that it’s an ‘unrealistic scenario’

Russia–American contacts on Ukraine are based on a strong foundation reached at the summit-level meeting in Alaska — Lavrov

Without addressing the root causes of the Ukraine crisis we cannot achieve lasting peace — Lavrov

Senator Graham has been promoting 500% tariff initiative against all countries that trade with Russia

You can smile about it or be angry about it, but we’ll keep on working

This unfair play by US shows that its competitive position has been gradually worsening — Lavrov

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‘Recently President Macron has once again claimed that he would definitely call Putin in the upcoming weeks

It’s not the first time he says that

That is not serious

That is just a PR campaign’ — Lavrov