The Russian Foreign Minister noted that a series of high-level events between Western countries on the eve of the Russian-US summit creates a feeling of preparation for a public solidarization of approaches to relations with Moscow.
According to TASS, an article by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, published on Monday in the Kommersant newspaper and the Russia in Global Affairs magazine, says that the European Union immediately began to “actively and happily sing along” to the position voiced by the United States following the summit from the Russian Federation about the need for Moscow to change its behavior to normalize relations.
“The former hardened position of Washington, instantly voiced following the results of the talks, is very indicative, especially since the European capitals, having caught the mood of the “big brother”, immediately began to actively and happily sing along with it. The essence of the statements: we are ready to normalize relations with Moscow, but first it must change its behavior”, – the minister said.
At the same time, it remains to be seen how the consultations between the Russian Federation and the United States will actually take place on concretizing approaches to the understanding reached in Geneva on cooperation, Lavrov stressed.
The minister added that a series of high-level events between Western countries on the eve of the RF-US summit creates a feeling of preparation for a public solidarization of approaches to relations with Moscow. He recalled that summits of the Group of Seven were held in British Cornwall and NATO in Brussels, and Biden met with President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. In the documents of Cornwall and Brussels, the promotion of the concept of a “world order based on rules is enshrined, as opposed to the universal principles of international law, enshrined, above all, in the UN Charter.