Russian Foreign Minister Slams US, NATO, Blames Ukraine Crisis On Western-Backed Coup

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

By STEVEN R. HURST | Associated Press | 5 hours, 5 minutes ago

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Russian foreign minister issued a blistering attack on the West and NATO on Saturday, accusing them of being unable to change their Cold War "genetic code" and saying the United States must abandon its claims to "eternal uniqueness."

Sergey Lavrov's assault appeared to be an extension of the increasingly anti-Western stance of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is riding a wave of popularity at home with his neo-nationalist rhetoric and policies.

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Lavrov said the crisis in Ukraine was the result of a coup d'etat in that country backed by the United States and the European Union for the purpose of pulling Kiev out of its "organic role as a binding link" between East and West, denying it the opportunity for "neutral and non-bloc status."

Lavrov also said the Russian annexation of Crimea earlier this year was the choice of the largely Russian-speaking population there. Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred control over the strategic Black Sea region to Ukraine from Moscow in the 1950s.

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[geek tragedy]

1. Funny how he imitates Kruschev while

whining about the US having a Cold War mindset. Thank goodness Russia is only a regional player these days.

[7962]

2. A regional player with nukes they speak of often.

[Purveyor]

3. Guess I missed the 'shoe banging' on the desk part...

[geek tragedy]

4. The combination of belligerence and impotence was what struck me.

China's gas station is the one obsessed with hating on the former Cold War rival. The US certainly isn't fond of Big Vlad's Heterosexual Bear Rodeo, but it's considered a regional problem to be contained, not a global rival.

[Billy Budd]

6. you are fond

of US invasions of countries just because its the US ....

I can see the fear, rejection and denial of responsibility right before my eyes.

[Billy Budd]

5. your state of denial is obvious

It has not been Russia on a global killing bombing kidnapping spree in at least 7 countries....its the US MICE doing that bro...what are you blind to reality.....whining about Russia while praising US Imperialism ....Unnnnnbelievable

"[T]he international community must enforce the ban on chemical weapons." Chief of Empire Obama


Except against Israel or the United States.


"What is the role of force in resolving disputes that threaten the stability of the region and undermine all basic standards of civilized conduct?" Force doesn't have a role in civilized conduct, the most basic standard of which is relations without the use of force....chief of Empire Obama


Read that and ask yourself "is that some sort of sick joke ?" killing people is our stock in trade

[Billy Budd]

7. whining about Russia

while at one and the same time turning your back to the continuing series of military attacks by Western powers in the Middle East, East Asia and Africa ...like those are noble attacks while the Russia intervention in Crimea is evil...Unnnnnnnbelievable

The World can only wish the fascist US would stop its decades old killing spree....

[Blue_Tires]

8. Who knows? If Russia keeps on saying this, some people will actually believe it...

Certainly more than a few DUers and other useful idiots on the left have swallowed the bait...

[uhnope]

9. yes the DUpes of Russia is strong on this one

[MattSh]

12. There's certainly a lot of useful idiots swallowing...

what the mainstream media and the State Department are saying.

[elias49]

10. "...eternal uniqueness". That has a ring to it!

A different way of saying "American exceptionalism"
Yep. That's the US.
We still seem to have a little 'manifest destiny' in the DNA, too.

[reorg]

11. A good, calm and rational speech

thanks for posting.

Funny how it always enrages a certain segment if you simply list some facts while calmly reassuring everybody that you are going to continue negotiating and seeking peaceful resolutions of conflicts of interest.