The West wants to impose more sanctions on Russia and marginalize it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Russia Today.
“The role of sanctions is much more strategic… It is the quintessence of the western strategic course. That is, to marginalize Russia, to limit it, to put an end to Russia’s development and so on to nullify its role in world politics, economy, sports, science, art, education, “said the head of Russian diplomacy.
“We are used to sanctions“They will only succeed in strengthening us more,” he added.
Describing Russia as a small player in the world media war, Lavrov said the United States, Britain and the Europeans dominated the field, adding that there was no independent Western media.
“The illusion that we can rely on our Western partners has been completely destroyed. Now we can only rely on ourselves and these allies who will stay by our side. This is the main conclusion for Russia on its issue geopoliticsLavrov continued.
At the same time he denied it BILD post according to which the plane that took him to China returned to Russia halfway.
“Our goal is to remove any threat to Russia from Ukrainian territory,” Lavrov said, referring to the Russian invasion.
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