Russia has become the target of “Western aggression”, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday, claiming that it is part of a “crusade led by the US and its satellites” against countries that defend their own interests, reports EFE, taken by Agerpres.

The head of Russian diplomacy, quoted by the official news agency TASS, also claims that the desire of Washington and its allies to create a source of long-term tension in the Asia-Pacific region, which the West openly declares as a “NATO zone of responsibility”.

“The so-called Indo-Pacific strategies aimed at containing China, isolating Russia and destroying the open and honest regional architecture based on the consensus formed around ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) are being promoted,” Lavrov added.

Russia currently sees no prospects for dialogue with Western countries, the head of Russian diplomacy said.

“As long as they, practically most of them, are completely enslaved by Washington, we see no prospects for meaningful dialogue with the vast majority of these countries,” said Lavrov, who accused the West of destroying the system of confidence-building measures. and arms control in Europe.

“As a result of pre-emptive placement of American nuclear weapons in various European countries and the implementation of so-called joint nuclear missions, much greater strategic risks are created,” he warned.

Lavrov also stated that Ukraine’s attempts to obtain certain unilateral guarantees from its “western masters” have no future.

“This shows that the goal is to leave Russia and Belarus out of the agreements that the West wants to conclude later on the continent,” the Russian minister believes.

Lavrov blamed Washington for the war in Ukraine, saying that “without direct encouragement from the US, Kyiv would not have dared to embark on the path of destroying everything Russian: language, education, mass media, culture and Orthodox religion. “.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary at a conference in Belarus. According to Peter Sijarto, his “belief in peace” prompted him to accept the invitation

Russian state media clarifies that Sergey Lavrov said this on Thursday, speaking in Minsk on the occasion of the international conference “Eurasian Security: Reality and Prospects in a Changing World.”

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijarto is also participating in this conference, who advocated an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, as the number of victims and destruction will only increase as the war continues, reports the Hungarian agency MTI.

Europe and Hungary have already paid a high price for a war they were not responsible for, the Budapest-based foreign minister said, adding that the solution to the war lies at the negotiating table, not on the battlefield.

He asked to keep communication channels open “so as not to lose hope for peace.”

Sijjarto stated that it was his belief in peace that prompted him to accept the invitation to the Minsk conference, “of course at the risk of being condemned in some parts of Europe for this decision.”

In addition, “civilized dialogue” must be restored between East and West, and political discourse must return to dialogue based on mutual respect and common sense, rather than “debates based on ideology and politics,” the Hungarian minister also urged. , cited by MTI.

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