Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a meeting with the heads of Russian newspapers and television channels, said that in the near future the West will face a significant reduction in capabilities. His words have been reported by TASS.
“In the near future we will see a decline in the ability of the West to steer the world economy as it wishes, a drastic reduction in opportunities, and it will have to be negotiated whether it likes it or not.” said the diplomat.
Lavrov added that Moscow “will not go after the West” because Western states have “broken almost all relations”.
“After all, we have someone with whom we can develop cooperation in the economy, social, cultural and sports fields. We will focus on those who have never let us down and with whom we sometimes come to very difficult compromises. But when they succeeded, no one cheated on anyone. With the West, everything is the opposite, ”said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to Sergei Lavrov, the US is trying to pursue an “end of history” policy to establish dominance.
Now if you look at the policies followed by the administration, [президента США Джо] Biden, that’s exactly what they want. They want the end of history to pass not only in the works of political analysts and political scientists, but also in real life.”
He also stated that the West is “trying to dominate the same gold billion”.
Lavrov accused American politicians of an “antihistorical” approach to international relations.
“The flow of history is unstoppable, history has no end and will never be, for humanity has already undergone attempts to subjugate it by one or another power that seeks to dictate everything and everything to everyone.” said the Foreign Minister.
Sergei Lavrov said that the Russian authorities made certain exits during the conflict in Ukraine.
“For the functioning of our state, first of all, we have to do everything so that we have an independent system in terms of critical industries and critical technologies. “We realized that in these months of a special military operation, and indeed in the past years, very serious sanctions have been imposed against Russia,” he said.
He also noted that Russia “too overtly” relied on its assurances of “a common European home and an international division of labor” in the early 1990s.
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry added that the West is striving to maintain its colonial policy.
“Where are you going to deceive someone, where are you going to get more for yourself,” Lavrov was indignant.
The Russian minister commented on the policy of the Ukrainian authorities. I think the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky does not intend to reconcile with his “Western masters”.
“Therefore, it is necessary, as they say, not only to defeat Russia on the battlefield, but also to inflict a strategic defeat, so that this is not customary to anyone,” said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.