Lavrov was laughed at by the audience at a conference in India

Posted On: March 4, 2023

It also probably won’t happen too often to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: when he again blamed the West for the war in Ukraine – in English – at a conference in the Indian capital New Delhi on Friday, he was awakened by laughter from the distracted audience.

When asked about his country’s energy policy, he said:

After a brief pause, to the laughter of the audience, he then adds, doubtfully, that the war has affected Russian politics, including energy policy. Russia will never again depend on partners in the West. Instead, they want reliable partners in energy policy, India and China certainly among them.

It is remarkable that Lavrov describes the war this way. So far, the Kremlin has avoided this and is talking about a “military special operation”.

At a meeting of the G20 countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized Western sanctions against his country as arbitrary. “Lawrow is aggressive and controversial,” said ZDF correspondent Thomas Reichart.

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At the end of a 30 minute broadcast by news site Firstpost Discussion at the Raisina Conference the moderator said goodbye to Lavrov and asked if he could promise that the next conversation would take place at a less dangerous time.

“The Americans will surely suggest some questions that you can use,” said Lavrov, standing up, smiling and walking off the stage laughing. A multilateral geopolitical and economic conference, organized by a think tank and India’s Ministry of External Affairs, is held annually in New Delhi.

Laughter at Lavrov’s appearance caused a great resonance in social networks. Lavrov became a joke, world powers were only laughed at, it must have been a shame, according to the reactions.

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is increasingly becoming a test of stress for cooperation in the G20. The meeting ended without a joint closing statement.

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India has strong economic and military ties with Russia and wants to remain neutral. Most of the equipment of the Indian Armed Forces comes from Russia.

Recently, the South Asian country with the second largest population after China abstained at the UN General Assembly in a vote on a resolution on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The resolution contained demands for peace and Moscow’s withdrawal.

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