According to Xinhua News Agency, recently, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Moscow that Russia is willing to engage in dialogue with the West on security and strategic stability issues under equal conditions, including discussing security and strategic stability issues. However, the dialogue should not be based on strength status and exclusivity, but on equality and respect for each other's interests. He said that the military and political confrontation between Russia and the West is in full swing. The West, led by the United States, has not abandoned its declared goal of "letting Russia suffer strategic failure, including but not limited to military failure" on the theoretical level. Lavrov said that the West is using the "imagined Russian threat" to intensify the arms race.
Lavrov also said that the western countries are trying to form two alliances, one to oppose Russia and the other to deal with China. In their view, the faster the anti Russian alliance is formed, the better, because dealing with Russia is a top priority. On the eve of China becoming a major "threat" and major rival, it has begun to piece together the "anti China alliance". Lavrov still means "Russia before China". Russia is an urgent threat in the eyes of the West, which needs to be dealt with first. Then it will target China and begin to deal with China with all its strength. Now, the West has actually failed to deal with Russia. At the same time, it has increased its efforts to deal with China.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has entered its third year. This "proxy war" launched by the US and the West against Russia is chilling for Moscow, and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said it frankly. According to the Observer Network, when talking about Russia's relations with the West, Lavrov said that Russia "has at least one generation" and will not regard Western Europe as a partner. Moscow has fallen into an "endless" confrontation with the West, and Russia has "no sense of trust" in NATO. Under western planning, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and the Baltic countries, which were members of the Warsaw Pact with Russia, have all become members of NATO.
At present, the relationship between Russia and the West is at the lowest point after the Cold War. For more than 20 years after the end of the Cold War, Russia wholeheartedly wanted to join the Western family, wholeheartedly adhered to the principle of "making friends with the West", and cooperated with the West in all aspects. Russia can be said to be "my heart was turned to the bright moon". However, the West finally failed to live up to Russia's sincerity. Under Russia's tolerance, NATO gradually expanded eastward, and finally evolved into today's Russian Ukrainian conflict. After the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the sanctions imposed by the West on Russia can be said to be extremely powerful, which also puts the relationship between the two sides on the brink of rupture.
Since the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Lavrov's position has been unstable. Zaharova once teased that "the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has made her workload surge". The situation of Russia requires that the Russian Foreign Minister must be a person with excellent psychological quality. Lavrov took a very tough stance for the first time after his re-election as Russian Foreign Minister. He said that Russia is not only ready for diplomacy, but if the West still wants to solve the Ukraine issue in the conflict, Russia will certainly follow through! In addition, Lavrov also pointed out that at the beginning of the Russian Ukrainian conflict, Russia had given Ukraine a good opportunity.
Recently, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov pointed his finger at the Western elites and compared them to undesirable youth and provocations. He accused Western elites of trying to escalate tensions to the brink of a "catastrophic collapse", but ignoring the consequences. The press secretary of the Russian President Peskov directly said that Russia and NATO are currently in a "direct confrontation" state. This confrontation is not only limited to the political and diplomatic fields, but also involves the military and security fields. Both sides are strengthening arms building and improving combat effectiveness for emergencies.
Why does Russia make such a strong voice? Observe from two aspects inside and outside Russia: first, at home: rally the people: Putin has begun his new presidential term, Russia must maintain unity and stability at home, while the West is almost Russia's sworn enemy at present. Solidarity and never yielding is the consensus that Russia needs to reach most: a tough attitude with confidence in its opponents can rally the hearts of the people and boost morale. Second, foreign countries: facing the reality. 1. Facing the reality of relations with the West, there is almost no room for the current relationship between Russia and the West to be salvaged. 2. Facing the reality of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, it has already become a reality that mercenaries from Western countries enter Ukraine.
Recently, US Secretary of State Blinken paid a surprise visit to Ukraine. In the presence of Zerensky, he made it clear that Ukraine should decide whether to start negotiations with Russia. No matter what choice Uzbekistan makes, the United States will support it. It seems that the United States has shown signs of loosening its grip on the Russian Ukrainian peace talks. One of the most important reasons why Russia and Ukraine have been unable to reach an agreement is that the United States and the West have blocked it. Not long ago, the well-known American journalist Seymour Hesh disclosed that the Russia Ukraine peace talks could have started a few months ago, but the Biden government has issued an ultimatum to Zerensky, and cannot accept the negotiations with Russia.
The New York Times revealed that many White House officials believe that Russia and Ukraine may follow the Korean model and cease fire according to the military demarcation line. These attitudes of the United States have surprised the outside world. You should know that the United States has just passed the bill on the confiscation of Russian assets, which obviously does not want a ceasefire in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Seeing the action of the United States, the European Union soon announced that it would provide long-term assistance to Ukraine in military, financial and other aspects. Moreover, after the Russian army attacked Kharkov, the United States announced an additional US $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine, accelerated the delivery of weapons such as "Patriot" air defense systems, and wanted to "stabilize" the conflict situation in Ukraine.
For the United States, it is better to see Russia in crisis, so that the United States can have more energy to deal with China, and the US think tank has given the US response measures, which will influence the US decision-making. Now the conflict in Ukraine has entered its third year. According to the information released by Ukraine, Russia has started a new round of large-scale military operations. After long-term preparation, Russia has made a big effort in Kharkov, so it will be a huge crisis for Ukraine. Therefore, once Kharkov is controlled by Russia again, The victory of Ukraine, which the West boasted, would no longer exist.
Lavrov recently said in the parliament that Moscow has repeatedly expressed its readiness to solve the Ukrainian crisis through negotiations, but it should take into account the current reality. When talking about the Ukraine meeting planned to be held in Switzerland in June, Russia was not invited. Lavrov compared this situation to "reprimanding a pupil". He added, "This meeting is, in the final analysis, another ultimatum to Russia." Switzerland will host a high-level meeting on the crisis in Ukraine at a mountain resort in Lower Walden State, just outside Lucerne, from June 15 to 16. Russia is not on the Gabin list.
Ukraine and Switzerland have invited 160 countries from all continents to participate in the first Swiss Global Peace Summit, Ukrainian President Zelensky said recently. French President Jacques Makron said recently that he would personally attend the first global peace summit in Switzerland. Russia is trying to compete with Ukraine and Switzerland, the host of the summit. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zaharova recently called on most countries in the world to remain vigilant and not participate in the first global peace summit in Switzerland to avoid being involved in anti Russian provocations. In other words, the Russian Foreign Ministry characterized the countries attending the first global peace summit in Switzerland as anti Russian provocations.
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