The audience of an international conference in Delhi erupted in laughter and groaned when Russia's foreign minister tried to claim that his country was not the aggressor in the Ukraine war — and was trying to defend itself.
On Friday, Lavrov took center stage of a Q&A session, where he voiced Moscow's views on the war in Ukraine.
In one exchange, Lavrov received loud applause for accusing the West of having a double standard, noting its heavy criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine despite Western powers having invaded Iraq and Afghanistan. In another, the reaction was less positive. "The war, which we are trying to stop, which was launched against us using Ukrainian people," he said.Before Lavrov could finish his sentence, the audience laughed and groaned — loud enough for the foreign minister to pause and stumble on his words.
"Of course it influenced the policy of Russia, including the energy policy. And the blunt way to describe what is the change, what changed, we would not anymore rely on any partners in the West," Lavrov added. The mixed reaction from Lavrov's claim that Russia was not the aggressor in the conflict, but rather trying to defend it self, spoke to the complicated allegiances that have formed from the Ukraine war.
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