Russia's Lavrov Accuses Ukraine of Destabilising Sahel
- Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov engaged in a tense exchange with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the UN headquarters near the Security Council in 2015.
- The confrontation arose amid disputes over Russian responsibility for Alexander Litvinenko's polonium poisoning in London and Syria's conflict, fueling mutual accusations.
- Lavrov denied Russian involvement in Litvinenko's death, defended Assad’s actions against Islamists, used strong language, and questioned the purpose of the meeting.
- Lavrov told David Miliband to stop "f--- ing lecturing me," swore at Kerry, and claimed Assad avoided targeting humanitarian sites despite conflict reports.
- The episode illustrated Lavrov’s confrontational style and appeared to embody Hannah Arendt's idea that in totalitarian propaganda, "everything was possible and nothing was true.
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Russia's Sergey Lavrov Speaks to NBC's Kristen Welker: VIDEO
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote in an article published in a Russian magazine that a ceasefire alone would not resolve the conflict in Ukraine, TASS reports.
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