Foreign Minister Lavrov accuses Europe of stalling peace talks.
On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that his country already has a response prepared for “hostile measures,” including a possible deployment of European Union (EU) troops in Ukraine and the confiscation of Russian assets.
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During his annual address before the Russian Senate, he mentioned that his nation has no intention of “going to war with Europe” but will respond to what it considers provocations.
Lavrov also said Russia will continue its “independent course” in foreign policy, protecting its national interests and strengthening ties “with all those who are willing to work on equal terms.”
The 75-year-old diplomat made clear that Russia’s current foreign policy “is not subject to any kind of revision,” alluding to the repeated pauses in negotiations over ending the Ukrainian war.
Lavrov:
“Europe is broke… and their only way to fund this war is by looting Russia’s gold reserves!”When war turns into a business project
Know this: they’re not fighting for values, they’re fighting for vaults. pic.twitter.com/JBm97HrDPP— SilencedSirs◼️ (@SilentlySirs) December 10, 2025
The Russian foreign minister accused the European Union of “artificially” slowing the peace process and encouraging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to continue the war.
“The West is not united, and this has been confirmed once again by events of recent days, when President Donald Trump harshly criticized Europe’s actions to delay agreements,” he said.
Lavrov stressed that Trump “is the only one among Western leaders” who “has begun to understand the reasons that made the war in Ukraine inevitable.” Even so, the Russian diplomat lamented that Trump is increasing sanctions against his country rather than moving quickly to lift them.
On Tuesday, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, said that using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine could represent a “turning point” and argued that U.S.-led peace negotiations show a “lack of pressure on Russia.”
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“No intentions of going to war with europe” Ah you mean like in 2021 with ukraine? With georgia, crimea, aso?
