Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against « trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power, » delivering a UN General Assembly speech packed with condemnations.
Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against « trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power », delivering a UN General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere—including inside the United Nations itself. In his address, per the AP, China’s foreign minister warned fellow leaders against an « expansion of the battlefield » in Russia’s war with Ukraine, saying the Beijing government remains committed to shuttle diplomacy and efforts to push the conflict to an end. The diplomatic warnings:
Russia: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West of using Ukraine—which Russia invaded in February 2022—as a tool to try « to defeat » his country strategically and « preparing Europe for it to also throw itself into this suicidal escapade.
