The spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry distinguished himself with a number of resonant and controversial statements.
/strong> the day before was distinguished by a series of high-profile statements regarding Ukraine, the “grain” agreement and sanctions against the aggressor. The adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak called Lavrov's theses “classic Russian schizophrenia”.
“Classic Russian schizophrenia: in the morning you declare that Moscow wants negotiations, and in the evening – that your goal is to 'get rid of the anti-people Kyiv regime.' And this is said by a subject representing a barbarian country that invaded foreign territory for no reason and kills Ukrainians as brutally as possible,” wrote Podolyak in Telegram. from Russia, the authorities in Ukraine are elected in fair, competitive and democratic elections
“When deciding to overthrow the “anti-historical regimes”, it is important not to accidentally end up in the unconditional dustbin of history. Especially if civilization already looks down on subjects who have committed so many documented serious war crimes,” he concluded.
Today, Lavrov held a meeting with representatives of member states of the League of Arab States. Where resonant statements were made.
About the choice of Ukraine
The spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry called Ukraine's aspirations for EU membership “anti-historical” and stated that Moscow will “help” Kyiv return to the pro-Russian foreign policy vector.
“The Kyiv regime's attempts to make Ukrainians eternal enemies of Russians are futile. Russia will help Ukraine get rid of the post-Maidan government. “Special operation” is intended to help the Ukrainian people. Russia will help Ukrainians get rid of the anti-people regime,” Lavrov said.
On sanctions
Lavrov also said that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres strong> seems to personally contribute to the lifting of sanctions against the aggressor. Although Russia itself “generally does not ask for the lifting of sanctions”.
“After signing the agreements in Istanbul at the initiative of the UN Secretary General, he volunteered to try to remove these illegitimate restrictions. We will count on him to succeed,” he said.
It should be noted that sanctions against the Russian Federation do not include a ban on the aggressor's trade with other countries in agricultural products and fertilizers. The EU remains a staunch supporter of food security in the world.
“They stated that no food sanctions were imposed. But the sanctions affected companies that work with food. In our country, all payments for the supply of food are made through Rosselkhozbank, it was one of the first to be included in the list of sanctions,” Lavrov was indignant.
On the export of Ukrainian grain
Lavrov could not avoid the topic of the export of Ukrainian grain, which was under threat after the Russian missile attack on Odesa.
The Russian diplomat expressed his own vision of how this procedure should take place. It is fundamentally different from the content of the agreement.
“It will be guaranteed that the Ukrainians clear their territorial waters and allow ships to leave there. And during their journey, Russia and Turkey will ensure their security with their naval forces. Well, when the ships go in the direction of Ukrainian ports to pick up new consignments of food there, an inspection will be provided that will guarantee that no one brings weapons there on the way to Ukrainian ports,” said the spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to him, there are currently about 70 ships in Ukrainian ports that were supposed to export food.
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Has Kyiv crossed “red lines” while preparing the agreement? Will the Ukrainian Black Sea cities be safe after demining the ports and passages to them? Is the Kremlin ready to give security guarantees? Read about the details of the agreements in Volodymyr Kim's article “Grain agreement: will it become fatal for Ukraine?“.
