Lavrov disinforms, claims that the West is aiming for war against Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov disinformed that the member states of the European Union and NATO have allegedly “joined forces to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.” He claimed that the aim was “to start a war against Moscow through the Nazi regime in Kiev.” Lavrov made these propaganda claims in a video message shown at the eighth Global Forum of Young Diplomats.

What did Lavrov say?

“This should not be forgotten today, as irresponsible demands are being made in Berlin to make the German army the strongest on the continent again, and as almost all members of the EU and NATO have joined forces to inflict a strategic defeat on our country,” he said. As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, Lavrov is trying to obscure the truth by claiming that Moscow is allegedly actively working to establish a more just world order based on the principles of the UN Charter.

Analysis:

The member states of the European Union and NATO did not join forces to defeat Russia—as Lavrov claims in his narrative—but to protect Ukraine from Russian military aggression, which began on February 24, 2022. Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg emphasized that NATO is not a party to the conflict and wants to support Ukraine in its right to self-defense. While Lavrov accuses the West of “fighting against Moscow,” he simultaneously speaks of “building a just world order in accordance with the UN Charter.”

This is a selective approach to international principles, as Russia itself has violated Article 2 of the UN Charter. This narrative of Russia as a victim aims to divert Western attention from Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. On the contrary, the EU and NATO are helping an independent state that is the victim of Russian military aggression.

/The Geopost