Lavrov announced the descent of the “iron curtain” between Russia and the West / Article

During the meeting with the leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makej, Lavrov stated that there have been no relations with the European Union since 2014 and from now on Russia will not trust either NATO or the European Union.

According to Lavrov, Europe is not interested in understanding Russia, and what is decided in Brussels is decided first in Washington. The representative of Russia also said that, in fact, by introducing economic sanctions against Russia, the USA wants to weaken not only Russia, but also the European Union itself.

The representative of the Kremlin was also supported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Mackay, who regretted that the countries of the European Union restrict trade relations with Belarus and the movement of people.

He cited as an example border protection fenceswhich Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are building along the border of Belarus.

The impact of Western sanctions is being felt more and more in Russia. For example, the shareholders of the Russian gas company “Gazprom” had decided to refuse the payment of dividends for the year 2021. Immediately after this decision, the value of “Gazprom” shares on the stock exchange fell by approximately 30 percent.

The West has already pledged to continue financial and military assistance to Ukraine. US President Joe Biden has announced a new aid package worth 800 million dollars. These will be both modern air defense equipment and high-mobility HIMARS missile systems from other countries.

In total, more than 50 countries have made new promises to supply arms to Ukraine.

Biden has also promised to support Ukraine for as long as it takes to prevent Russia from winning.

CONTEXT:

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to start invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine. Putin claimed that NATO was going to use Ukraine as a springboard for aggression against Russia, although there was no evidence for these claims. Ukraine believes that Putin’s real goal is to destroy Ukrainian statehood and bring the territory under Moscow’s control.

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has caused a general condemnation of the international communityagainst Russia more and more sanctions are introduced. Many western companies have decided to leave the Russian market.

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