Russian - Diplomat | March 21, 1950 -
Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation.
Sergei Lavrov
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When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get.
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Our stand is crystal-clear - we want peace in Ukraine, which can only be attained through broad national dialogue in which all regions and all political forces of the country must participate.
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Attempts to settle crises by unilateral sanctions outside the framework of U.N. Security Council decisions threaten international peace and stability. Such attempts are counterproductive and contradict the norms and principles of international law.
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I very much hope that the United States will finally... realise that they can no longer act as the prosecutor, the judge, and the executioner in every part of the world and that they need to cooperate to resolve issues.
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We have no desire to continue a sanctions war, trading blows.
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We feel no isolation. But, having said that, I want to emphasise in particular that we do not want to go to extremes and abandon the European and American directions in our foreign economic cooperation.
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Regarding the visa-free regime, it has undoubtedly become a problem for the European Union, above all in terms of its capacity to reach agreements.
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For years, we have been asking the E.U. to create something similar to the Russia-NATO council. Not in order to simply exchange opinions and work out recommendations, but to make decisions.
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Do not form your judgment about our military doctrine from the assessments given by NATO representatives.
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Every country has its political face and political traditions.
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I can only say it is not for us to decide who should lead Syria. It is for the Syrians to decide.
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