US Edition‘US Cares only About Its Own Well-Being’: Russia's Lavrov Slams America, Says Actions in Iran, Venezuela Centered on Oil
Lavrov said Washington uses coercion to secure oil and push Russia out of energy markets, citing coups, kidnappings and assassinations.
- On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the United States of abandoning diplomatic conventions to pursue energy market dominance, claiming Washington prioritizes its own interests over international law.
- Lavrov alleged the United States defends its interests through "coups, kidnappings or assassinations" of leaders holding natural resources, citing the January capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and February killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Washington urged European states to abandon the damaged Nord Stream pipeline carrying Russian gas, Lavrov stated, while discouraging Hungary and Slovakia from purchasing Russian energy supplies.
- Even in seeking a settlement of the four-year war in Ukraine, Lavrov argued the United States promotes "huge economic opportunities" for itself while systematically pushing the nation out of global energy markets.
- Denouncing European policy as driven by "arrogance and contempt," Lavrov characterized United States actions as a return to the colonial era, demanding that interests be respected in future energy projects.
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‘US cares only about its own well-being’: Russia's Lavrov slams America, says actions in Iran, Venezuela centered on oil
Sergei Lavrov said Washington, in its dealings with Latin America and the Middle East, was “taking us back to a world where nothing existed” in international law.
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GMA Filipino NewsRussia's Lavrov says US discarding international conventions, pursuing its own interests
April 24 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of abandoning internationally recognised diplomatic conventions in pursuit of its own interests, particularly in dominating energy markets, in an interview broadcast on Friday.Lavrov, interviewed by Russian state television, said Washington, in its dealings with Latin America and the Middle East, was "taking us back to a world where nothing existed" in internat…
Lavrov Accuses U.S. of Energy Market Dominance
Lavrov Accuses U.S. of Energy Market Dominance Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has launched a scathing critique against the United States, accusing it of sidelining international diplomatic conventions to further its own interests, specifically in dominating global energy markets.Lavrov, during an interview on Russian state television, charged Washington with reverting international relations to a pre-legal era, prioritizing its national …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of prioritizing its own interests over international norms, claiming US actions in Iran and Venezuela—such as the capture of Nicolas Maduro and killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—were driven by a doctrine of dominance in global energy markets, specifically oil.
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