Published: January 14, 2025 1:59 pm
Author: RT
The West’s refusal to accept its diminishing role is driving global instability, the Russian foreign minister has said
Attempts by the West to suppress competition and protect its privileged position at any cost are the main drivers of international tensions today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
The top Russian diplomat spoke with domestic and international reporters in Moscow to outline the work of his department over the last year, and to answer questions about issues the country’s diplomats are dealing with.
Lavrov described the source of the confrontation between the West and multiple other nations, including Russia, as a clash between the US and its allies on one side, who are attempting to force a poorly-defined “rules-based order” onto other countries, versus parties that respect the UN Charter as the foundation of the world order created following World War II.
Essentially, the West wants to suppress any nation that does not submit to its policies or is better in any sphere, Lavrov stated.
West deluding itself about new reality
The ‘collective West’ – as Russia calls the US and nations that follow Washington’s orders rather than protect their own interests – is deluding itself by hoping that its post-Cold War dominance can survive, Lavrov said.
”Any sound politician should become aware that in the past 30 to 35 years times have dramatically changed,” the diplomat argued, adding that “the opposition to the diktat of the West” has now reinstated itself in new economic powerhouses.
Fair game
Dissenting nations, including China, India, and Russia, strive for a more just multipolar world order, Lavrov said. They want a system where players can compete with each other on a level field and respect each other’s interests, he added.
The US, however, defends a system that gives it an unfair advantage and does not shy away from anything in doing so, Lavrov claimed. Washington issues sanctions “even against its own allies without the slightest hesitation, when they start thinking that someone else would produce something cheaper and be more efficient at international markets,” he added.
Washington’s methods are not unlike those of the ruling Communist Party in the USSR, which “decided everything on its own and just sent down its orders,” Lavrov asserted.
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