The West’s exceptionalism has fueled a number of aggressive wars over the previous many years, however the world order is altering, the highest diplomat says
Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke on the 77th UN Basic Meeting on Saturday, explaining Russian stance on the important thing worldwide points, relationship with the collective West and the continued battle with Ukraine. After delivering his speech on the UNGA, Lavrov gave a large press convention on the sidelines of the occasion.
Russia’s safety proposals “arrogantly” rejected by the West
The continuing battle in Ukraine is essentially a results of the lack of the collective West to barter with Russia and tackle its safety issues, Lavrov instructed the UNGA. All of the repeated makes an attempt to determine the principles of co-existence made by Moscow have been ignored, he mentioned. “We’ve repeatedly proposed through the years to agree on the principles for coexistence in Europe based mostly on the precept of equal and indivisible safety, authorized on the highest stage of OSCE paperwork. We made our final proposal to make this precept legally binding in December 2021, to which we obtained an conceited refusal,” Lavrov said.
Ukraine is expendable for the US
Ukraine has grow to be a mere software for Washington to take care of its world dominance and goal Russia, the highest diplomat believes.
“It’s evident to any unbiased observer: for the Anglo-Saxons, who’ve fully subjugated Europe, Ukraine is solely expendable materials within the combat in opposition to Russia. NATO declared our nation a direct risk on the trail to whole US dominance, and named China as a long-term strategic problem,” Lavrov instructed the UNGA. “What is that this if not a direct participation in aiming of lethal weapons and participation within the conflict?” Lavrov mentioned.
Referendums in breakaway Ukrainian areas are consistent with Kiev want
Russia’s prime diplomat additionally touched upon the continued referendums within the Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) Individuals’s Republics, in addition to within the Russian-controlled elements of Zaporozhye and Kherson areas. Whereas the vote has already triggered a “tantrum” in Ukraine and within the West, with the G7 vowing much more anti-Russian sanctions, the referendums are literally absolutely consistent with Kiev’s needs, Lavrov instructed.
“The folks dwelling there are basically solely reacting to what President Zelensky beneficial for them to do in considered one of his interviews in August 2021. Again then, he suggested everybody who feels Russian to ‘go to Russia’ for the advantage of their kids and grandchildren. That’s what the residents of mentioned areas are doing now, taking their lands, on which their ancestors lived for hundreds of years, with them”.
US exceptionalism has reached ‘godlike’ stage
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Washington’s attempt for world domination and exceptionalism has reached an unprecedented peak, leading to a number of aggressive wars and claiming lives of “many tons of of 1000’s” of individuals worldwide, Lavrov said. “Having proclaimed victory within the Chilly Struggle, Washington elevated itself virtually to the rank of the messenger of God on earth, with no obligations, however solely “sacred” rights to behave with impunity, because it pleases and wherever,” Lavrov mentioned. “self-styled masters of the world,” Lavrov warned. That destiny has befallen folks of Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya and different international locations, he added.
EU is sliding right into a dictatorship
The EU, whereas being “subjugated” by the US, is exhibiting identical signs of exceptionalism and vanity, Lavrov believes. The minister recalled contemporary remarks by European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, who threatened Italy with penalties ought to the upcoming polls truly present the projected right-wing tilt. “That is vanity, sense of impunity, exceptionalism. Solely they’ve the fitting to make judgments. What Mrs. von der Leyen mentioned in regards to the Italian elections was astounding,” Lavrov instructed the press convention, including that he didn’t recall such threats made by an EU chief earlier than. “The European Union, in precept, is changing into an authoritarian, inflexible, dictatorial entity,” the highest diplomat mentioned.
Finish of unipolar world is coming
Regardless of all the trouble made by the US, its period of dominance is ending and the unipolar world is crumbling, Lavrov mentioned, including that the way forward for the world order is being determined now. The query is, whether or not mentioned order shall be with “one hegemon, forcing everybody to reside in keeping with its infamous ‘guidelines’ which can be helpful solely to itself,” or shall be a very “democratic, simply world with out blackmail and intimidation of objectionable folks, with out neo-Nazism and neo-colonialism,” the diplomat mentioned, including that Moscow firmly stands by the second choice. “Nonetheless, goal geopolitical processes are seen by Washington and the ruling elites of Western international locations, fully submitted to [the US], as a risk to their dominant place,” Lavrov said.
