Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters this week [July 14, 2017] that he was perplexed by the amount of interest shown in Assange—a “petty thief running around on the Internet.”
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Russia: It’s No Longer Just About Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, after discussions in Antalya with the Turkish and Ukrainian foreign ministers, March 10, 2022:
We have realised that the point at issue is not Ukraine at all. It is an aggression against all things Russian – interests, religion, culture, language, security, etc. The West’s furious reaction to our actions demonstrates that this is a life and death struggle, a struggle for Russia’s right to be on the political map of the world with full respect for its legitimate interests.