Russian Foreign Minister hits out at West’s ‘empire of lies’

UN ^ | 09/23/23

[BusterDog]

Russia’s Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that a new world order is being born through a struggle between a neocolonial minority and a “global majority” seeking to end decades of Western domination.

[BusterDog]

Full statement only available as of now in Russian (speech was this morning" and is linked at the above site.

Some quick hits:

"He said even in terms of culture, the anti-colonial “global majority” has had enough of the Western “yoke” and attacks on their religions, traditional values and sovereignty."

"Turning to Ukraine, he said the West had “continued its ongoing militarisation of the Russophobic Kyiv regime”, brought to power via a “bloody coup” in 2014 and took that opportunity to “wage a hybrid war against our country.”

"The aim since then, has been the strategic defeat of Russia he argued, with the US-led offensive now stretching into outer space and disinformation online."

"Mr. Lavrov closed his case with an appeal for compromise, saying “humanity is at a crossroads…It is in our shared interest to prevent a downward spiral into large scale war.”

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Outer space? Allusion to US direct involvement, "now," so something new?

[JonPreston]

Isn’t “Empire of Lies” a line from Elf?

[Paladin2]

How is Russia not part of Western Civilization?

Note that the West is busy devolving, but still.....

[AndyJackson]

humanity is at a crossroads…It is in our shared interest to prevent a downward spiral into large scale war.

We are watching the West burning while our "leaders" are pushing forever war. Why? Well our DC swamp dwellers have to pay the mortgages on their mansions in McClean and Potomac somehow.

[Round Earther]

The foreign minister of a nation that has been struggling for two years to occupy a sovereign state is lecturing the west about colonialism?

[BusterDog]

“We are watching the West burning while our “leaders” are pushing forever war. Why?”

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They are very afraid of something.

It’s not just un-American to slaughter Ukes and turn their country into a rump state, with no hope of victory, just to make things as hard on the Russians as you can. It’s inhuman.

That kind of dissonance usually means we don’t have all the facts.

[MinorityRepublican]

None of the US government gives a shit what Russia thinks.

We had satellite images showing that the Russians were moving their troops to the Ukrainian border in January - February 2022. Trump would have threatened the Russians. Even Obama would have done something (I'm not sure but I'll say 50/50 chance)

Instead we had Biden who did nothing. Then the Russians invaded and the rest is history.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Pot, this is Kettle.

Kettle, say hello to Pot.

[AndyJackson]

The West is still burning and it doesn’t matter what you think about what Lavrov says about it. It’s still burning.

[dforest]

This explains a lot of what is going on over there . The truth is because what we see happening is a visual fact. The west is using NATO to surround Russia as a means to destroy them to set up their NWO.

https://rumble.com/v3jyjo8-september-22-2023.html

[SpeedyInTexas]

Who cares what RuZZia’s Foreign Minister says?

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Isn’t “Empire of Lies” a line from Elf?

I'm familiar with Alf, but not Elf.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Even Obama would have done something

Obama didn't do anything when he was president in 2014.

[Robert DeLong]

I don’t think he is referring to weapons, but rather tracking & targeting assets that are then shared with Ukraine.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Who cares what RuZZia’s Foreign Minister says?

The Rainbow Empire hasn't caught on with anyone outside the West and even half of the West finds it repulsive.

[Red6]

Yup.

[Olog-hai]

Lol, “the west”. Just when this thread couldn’t get more “cold war”.

More like the EU and Russia both are using NATO to weaken the USA through their moles in the deep state.

[BusterDog]

Who cares what RuZZia’s Foreign Minister says?

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2018

'Listen To Us Now': Putin Unveils Weapons, Vows To Raise Living Standards In Fiery Annual Address

Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted of powerful new nuclear weapons, pledged to cut the country's poverty rate in half, and vowed to make its economy one of the world’s mightiest in his annual state-of-the-nation address on March 1.

Speaking before hundreds of top officials and lawmakers 17 days before an election that seems certain to hand him a new six-year term, Putin set out ambitious domestic goals and issued defiant warnings to the West, which he accused of trying to hold Russia back.

"I want to tell all those who have fueled the arms race over the last 15 years, sought to win unilateral advantages over Russia, introduced unlawful sanctions aimed at containing our country's development: Everything that you wanted to impede with your policies has already happened," he said. "You have failed to contain Russia."

Putin said Russia had tested new nuclear weapons, including a nuclear-powered cruise missile and a nuclear-capable underwater drone that, Putin claimed, would be impossible to intercept.

Using colorful graphics and video, Putin said the high-speed underwater drone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead could target both aircraft carriers and coastal facilities.

Putin said that Russia also tested a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile, called Sarmat, with a range and number of warheads exceeding its predecessor.

Putin contended that Russia was forced to upgrade its nuclear arsenal after the United States withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty in 2002.

Putin said Russia warned it would take such measures in 2004, but that the West didn't want to talk with Russia.

"No one listened to us then. So listen to us now,” Putin said to thunderous applause in the speech, which was held at a venue just outside the Kremlin and televised live nationwide.

https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-set-give-annual-address-amid-presidential-election-campaign/29069948.html

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They are listening now.

[AndyJackson]

They are very afraid of something.

Not having a war or having the wrong kind of war meaning they can't pay their mortgages on their swamp mansios.