“
Official Russophobia in the West is unprecedented, its scale is grotesque
,” Sergei Lavrov told the UN General Assembly.
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"
They do not hesitate to declare their intention not only to inflict a military defeat on our country, but also to destroy Russia
", he added, ironically on the condemnations of the
ongoing annexation "
referendums
". in several regions of Ukraine under Russian control, attacking the United States more directly.
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"
By declaring itself victorious in the Cold War, Washington has set itself up almost as an envoy of God on Earth, without any duty, but with the sacred right to act with impunity anywhere and anytime
," said Lavrov, believing that the Americans "
(tried) to make the whole world their backyard
".
He also defended
annexation "
referendums ", describing people reclaiming "
the land where their ancestors lived for hundreds of years
".
And “
now the West is having a fit
,” he quipped.