The Russian foreign minister said the West is losing the ability to 'steer the world economy the way it wants.'
The Western world will see a"very serious reduction" in its ability to"steer the world economy" in the near future and will have to negotiate with Russia, according to the country's foreign minister.news agency.
Lavrov claimed Russia would strengthen cooperation with other powers as Western nations had"broke off almost all relations" since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, which theHe said that Russia is"not going to run after the West" and added:"We will focus on those who have never let us down and with whom we have sometimes achieved very difficult compromises. But when they were achieved, no one ever deceived anyone.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a news conference, in Moscow, Russia, on December 23, 2022. On Monday Lavrov said the west will see a"very serious reduction" in its economic power.In October, President Putin addressed a conference of the Valdai Discussion Club, a Russian think tank, held to discuss"a post-hegemonic world."
Putin continued:"Now this historic age of the West's absolute supremacy in global affairs is ending. The unipolar world is receding into the past."
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