Mr Lavrov had been asked if Russia was stable and not slipping into turmoil. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW - Russia will emerge stronger after a failed mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries so the West need not worry about stability in the world’s biggest nuclear power, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.for averting what he said could have been a civil war.
“If anyone in the West has any doubts, then that’s your problem,” Mr Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow. “Thank you for your concerns about our national interests, but there is no need.” Many questions remain though. Wagner’s Prigozhin has not been seen in public since last Saturday evening.More On This TopicAsked about the prospects for peace in Ukraine, Mr Lavrov said he felt the West wanted to temporarily freeze the conflict to allow it to build up Ukraine’s military.
“They say that we will blow ourselves up at a nuclear facility - well, is it necessary to comment on it: it’s just pure lies,” Mr Lavrov said, adding that Ukraine had confected other such “tragedies” and was “playing with fire”.
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