Sputnik
The risk of a global conflict is on the rise, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine.
"The risks of global conflict are also growing," Lavrov stated.
To address such risks, Russia insists that all provisions of the UN Charter be respected and not applied selectively, including the sovereign equality of states, non-interference in their internal affairs, respect for territorial integrity, and the right of people to self-determination, the minister added.
Russia is not abandoning negotiations with Ukraine, if the US wanted to, it could command Kiev to cancel the decree banning negotiations with Moscow, the minister stressed.
"Speaking of negotiations - we are not abandoning them even now, President Putin has spoken about this many times, including quite recently," Lavrov emphasized.
Addressing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Lavrov noted that Volodymyr Zelensky had signed a decree banning negotiations.
Moreover, the Russian top diplomat noted that the West is exploiting the principles of the UN Charter in accordance with its own selfish geopolitical needs.
Furthermore, the West violated the principle of self-determination when it supported the actions of the Kiev regime after the referendums in Crimea and Donbass, Lavrov stressed. Thus, the West bears direct responsibility for the collapse of Ukraine and fomenting a civil war there, the foreign minister emphasized.
If NATO had not rejected the proposals for cooperation with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the current crisis in Europe could have been avoided, Lavrov stated.
At the same time, the EU wants to grant membership to "Nazis" without them having to wait in line, while Serbia and Turkiye have to wait for years, the foreign minister pointed out.
All in all, the West has no arguments for an honest dialog on Ukraine, the top diplomat noted.
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