Russia attacks US at annual press conference
(Baonghean.vn) - On January 15, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacked the US at his annual press conference, accusing Washington of issuing an ultimatum and not recognizing "the reality of an emerging multipolar world".
During a press conference summarizing 2017, Mr. Lavrov said that 2017 was not an easy year from a foreign policy perspective, when he answered questions about the situation in Syria, Ukraine, the Korean Peninsula and other global issues.
When asked about US President Donald Trump's views on the Iran nuclear deal, Foreign Minister Lavrov said: "It is regrettable that the US counterpart and his allies still want to solve the problem alone by issuing ultimatums and do not want to listen to the views of other world political centers. In fact, they do not want to recognize the reality of an emerging multipolar world."
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| Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photo: AP |
The Russian foreign minister also said that threats from Washington in 2017 “aggravated” tensions in many regions of the world, including North Korea.
As President Trump prepares to mark one year in office, Mr. Lavrov said that the actions of the current US administration in some cases are “more pronounced” than those of the previous Obama administration.
The head of Russian diplomacy also said that the US fears fair competition in many different fields, including energy and gas supplies to Europe, and stressed that Washington has not contributed to resolving the conflict in Syria./.
