Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov © Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service/TASS
Newsweek: Kremlin Official Sees NATO Preparing for War With Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said he believes NATO and the European Union (EU) are building a coalition that could eventually wage war with Russia.
Russia state media outlets reported Lavrov made the comments while speaking at a news conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, following a meeting with Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijan's minister of foreign affairs.
During the conference with reporters, Lavrov discussed the EU's Thursday decision to grant candidacy status to Ukraine and Moldova. The move by the EU, which is the first step in the process to full membership, was seen as sign of support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. (Both Ukraine and Moldova applied to join the union soon after Russia began its attacks on Ukraine in late February.)
Read more ....
WNU Editor: Not an optimistic view from the Russian Foreign Minister on the possibility of peace talks .... Russia warns of conditions for resuming Ukraine peace talks (RT).
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Says The EU & NATO Appear To Be Forming A Bloc To Wage War Against Russia
Europe’s coalition against Russia and Kiev’s EU candidate status: Lavrov in Baku -- TASS
Lavrov: EU & NATO Seem To Be Forming Bloc for War With Russia -- Sputnik
EU & NATO Appear To Be Forming A Bloc For War Against Russia: Lavrov -- Zero Hedge
Lavrov compares EU and NATO with Hitlers Germany -- Ukrayinska Pravda