Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: 'Western ‘Russophobia’ Worse Than During Cold War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

RFE: Lavrov Says Western ‘Russophobia’ Worse Than During Cold War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the level of what he described as "Russophobia" in Western countries is higher than it was at the peak of the Cold War.

"This Russophobia is unprecedented. We never saw this during the Cold War," Lavrov told Russian daily Kommersant in an interview published on January 21.

"Back then, there were some rules, some decorum...Now, all decorum has been cast aside," he said.

He also warned that Russia had

its "red lines" that other countries should not cross.

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