Ukraine war won’t end until West ‘abandons plans’ to defeat Moscow, Russian foreign minister says Sergey Lavrov in an interview with Indonesian media

Sergey Lavrov’s comments came ahead of the Ukrainian leader’s talks Volodymyr Zelensky with NATO leaders at the Lithuania summit.

“Vast sums of money that could have been spent on promoting international development, including aid to countries most in need, are being ‘burned’ in the form of thousands of tons of military equipment and ammunition provided to ‘Ukrainian neo-Nazis.’ he claimed.

“However, this coin has a brighter side. Western self-centeredness and contempt for the interests of the Global South and Global East encourage the latter to seek alternative forms of cooperation in all areas. The seizure of Russian gold and foreign exchange reserves in the United States and Europe has made the international community realize that no one is immune from expropriation of material assets held in Western jurisdictions,” Lavrov argued.

According to his words, not only Russia, but a number of other countries steadily decrease their dependence on the US dollar and switch to alternative payment systems and payments in national currencies.