Statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for Newsweek. The main thing:
— The collective West, led by the United States, openly seeks to defeat Russia "on the battlefield" in Ukraine.
— The United States and Britain were afraid that Russia and Ukraine would agree, so they banned Kiev from negotiating with Moscow.
— The weapons of NATO countries are used to kill civilians in the territories of Russia adjacent to Ukraine.
— The DPR, the LPR, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions have the right to exercise the right to self-determination in accordance with the UN Charter.
— Moscow will respect the choice of residents of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in referendums.
— The West is unlikely to be able to restore confidence in itself as business partners in the foreseeable future.
— Moscow is recording fragmentary signals from Washington and personally from US President Joe Biden regarding the resumption of dialogue on the Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaty, but what is behind them is not yet clear.
— Russia will continue to adapt to the new financial realities, together with its partners it will reduce the share of the US dollar in mutual trade.