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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he spoke to US President Joe Biden. It happened in Rome at the G20 summit.
What exactly the conversation was about is not reported. At the same time & nbsp; they did not see each other with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the G20 Lavrov summit.
Russia's foreign minister also stressed that US actions to send a destroyer to the Black Sea did not add stability, and Washington was trying to push coastal countries into a confrontational policy.
Lavrov also noted that Russia had no information about NATO's intentions. The facts suggest a lack of desire to interact with the Russian Federation. “Their only interest was to whip up propaganda and put pressure on the Russian Federation,” he said.
Lavrov also added that if the alliance has any reason to turn to Moscow, the ambassador to Belgium, who is responsible for bilateral relations. “We have alerted the North Atlantic Alliance that in case of anything you can send signals through this diplomat,” he added. Formerly retired US Navy Admiral and former NATO Commander James Stavridis noted that the North Atlantic Alliance is still Moscow should not be excluded from view. In an article for Bloomberg, he drew attention to a sentence by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He said that from November 1, the Russian Federation will suspend the work of the permanent mission and other bodies for contact with NATO. This is a reaction to the actions of the organization. The Russian minister also called on NATO to contact the Russian ambassador to Belgium if they have any urgent issues. & # 39; & # 39;
Currently, according to Stavridis, the alliance should update its strategy in the light of the latest global changes … In his opinion, Lavrov's phrase is very “corrosive”. Finally, he argues that the strategy ,, beware of the bear & # 39; & # 39; is & mdash; the reason why NATO was created after World War II, & nbsp; should now remain a priority. “