Lavrov doubts situation around Ukraine would be different if Trump were elected president
Political
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the CBS television channel on 23 January, the situation around Ukraine would not have changed even if Donald Trump had been re-elected US President in 2020.
Lavrov expressed confidence that the endeavour to destroy US-Russian relations, including all agreements on strategic stability, parity, mutual trust, inspections, transparency and confidence-building, had not started under Trump. According to the Russian foreign policy chief, it was President George W. Bush Jr. who launched this process by announcing the withdrawal from the missile defence treaty.
Lavrov noted that the current US top brass has not learnt lessons from the policy the country pursued after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. He added that the desire for a superiority complex and impunity is becoming more profound. Lavrov believes that those politicians who ignored the efforts made by Putin in his first two terms thought that Russia could be kept on a short leash. According to the Russian minister, these politicians should reconsider their positions.
Lavrov noted that the current US top brass has not learnt lessons from the policy the country pursued after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. He added that the desire for a superiority complex and impunity is becoming more profound. Lavrov believes that those politicians who ignored the efforts made by Putin in his first two terms thought that Russia could be kept on a short leash. According to the Russian minister, these politicians should reconsider their positions.
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