West trying to destroy Russia's ties with countries - Lavrov

Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister

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# 13 May 2022 16:02 (UTC +04:00)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that the West's demands that other countries join the sanctions on Russia are "impudent and ill-mannered.", APA reports citing Teletrader.

"Sanctions are designed to play the role of destroying these ties, and the West does not hide this," the minister said, adding that the Western countries are doing the same with China, in the belief that China will not dare violate Western measures on Moscow.

Lavrov also pointed out that the European Union has turned from a constructive economic platform into a militant factor, and therefore the "harmlessness" of Kyiv's desire to join the EU is doubtful.

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