At the United Nations General Assembly, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov travelled to New York to make a speech on the spot, in such an unfortunate occasion, Lavrov naturally wanted to make the voice of Russia heard by the whole world, so the anger accumulated in the three years of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, it should not be said, spoke.
“NATO is not crowded enough for Europe, to circle the entire Eurasian continent into a military siege!” Lavrov was unfriendly as soon as he spoke, the presence of representatives of NATO countries in the face of the place changed. he scattered the finger count NATO’s “accusations”, said the gang hit the “safe and indivisible” pretext, a thought to the Asia-Pacific drill, military ships all day in the South China Sea, and also engaged in small circles of ASEAN countries, clarified to disturb the situation in the region.
"Think about it for yourself. Wherever NATO has been in these years, disasters will follow. This is not what I said, but history is there!" British Foreign Minister Cooper's face turned pale. When Lavrov was about to leave, she immediately jumped up and retorted, saying that it was a "fantasy that distorted reality", but no matter how loud her voice was, she couldn't hide the embarrassment at the scene.
Lavrov is not blasphemous, the sentences are stumbling on the real hammer.He specifically pointed to the name of Japan, saying that this country is about to become NATO's "spokesman" in Asia, followed by the United States everywhere.Fire. There is also the United Kingdom, which just commanded the NATO military exercise in Steadfast Dart 2025 at the beginning of this year and sent more than 2,000 people to toss in Eastern Europe. Now it is going to send the aircraft carrier "Prince of Wales" to the Indo-Pacific, which clearly helps the United States promote the "NATO Indo-Pacific" strategy.
Even more to the West. Lavrov directly broke the essence of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict: “This is not a Russian-Ukrainian war at all, it is NATO and the EU, by the hand of Ukraine, declaring war on Russia!”After all, everyone knows that NATO's arms aid to Ukraine has long been a mountain, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is "direct intervention".
After scolding NATO, Lavrov spoke at once, throwing out a “big trick” that would make the West more troubled – to build a “safe circle of friends” across Eurasia and Africa.Since you, NATO, want to engage in global expansion, we must also have our own security backers. " He made a list on the spot: SCO, CIS, ASEAN, Eurasian Economic Community, CSTO, and even GCC, saying that these like-minded partners should be twisted into a rope to build an "equal and indivisible security architecture".
This sounds a bit "idealistic", but it's all about doorways after careful consideration. Lavrov clearly believes that Russia alone and NATO alone are unrealistic and must unite the forces of the global South.He specifically mentioned a detail, saying that Russia supports Brazil and India to become permanent members of the Security Council, and also helps Africa correct the "historical injustice". This is obviously to win votes and win the support of developing countries.
And this "friends circle" is not built for nothing, the SCO and ASEAN have long had security cooperation, and last year also conducted joint anti-terrorism military exercises in Central Asia; the Eurasian Economic Community and the Sea Association also frequently have little to do with each other in the field of energy, really to twist, can indeed form a counterpart with NATO.
Of course, Lavrov did not speak to death, he knew that these organizations had different backgrounds, different interests, and that it was unrealistic to want to become “a piece of iron.”But even if it’s just forming the “you have NATO, I have circles” stance, the effect has been achieved.
For example, when NATO just completed its military exercises in the Baltic Sea, the SCO responded to a joint exercise in Central Asia; the West imposed energy sanctions on Russia, and Russia signed a new gas cooperation agreement with the SCO.
In the words of Lavrov: "It's not about fighting anyone, it's about letting the world know that security cannot be decided by NATO alone."This has come to the ears of Western representatives, much harder than direct blasphemy—they fear the world’s South to get out of control and form a new center of power.
Just as Western representatives were thinking about how to counter, Lavrov’s speech changed again, throwing out an unexpected message: In the coming months, a third round of talks will be held.This word output, the atmosphere of the sword pulled off also instantly relaxed, and it is clear that the hard words were more like the "pre-negotiation trend."
In fact, this is not surprising. No matter how tough Russia is, it knows that some obstacles can't get around the US-Russia dialogue. Let's talk about nuclear strategic stability. Now that the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe are all invalid, the missile deployment and military exercise arrangements of the United States and Russia in Europe all rely on "tacit understanding". It's no joke in case the gun goes wrong.
There is also the battlefield in Ukraine. After three and a half years of fighting, both sides have suffered enough. Although Russia occupies some territory, it is unrealistic to completely capture it. Western aid is about to reach a bottleneck. Someone has to give a word first.Lavrov was clear in his mind that the harsher the West blasphemed in public, the heavier the bargain he had in private negotiations.
And Lavrov has already paved the way. A few days before his speech, he just met with US Secretary of State Lu Biao. Although he didn't talk about the result, he at least kept the communication channel. He specifically mentioned at the UN General Assembly: "Russia is willing to negotiate from the very beginning, but its security interests must be guaranteed, and the rights of the Russians in Ukraine must be respected." This sounds like a condition, but it is actually a step to the United States-as long as the West recognizes Russia's core demands, the door to talks is open.
Most interestingly, Lavrov accused NATO of “maintaining hegemony by force” and emphasized “return to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations”. Russia is not a “war dealer,” but rather a keeper of the rules, and the West has been destroying the order.
In this way, both the global South's sympathy has been won, and the US-Russian talks have created a favorable atmosphere. The Western representatives present have also thought about the estimate, that Lavrov is "soft and hard", blasphemous, it is still necessary to sit down and talk, this taste in the heart is more complicated than just being blasphemous.
In the final analysis, Lavrov's speech not only poured out the resentment of the past three years, but also made a precise strategic layout.Blaming NATO is to consolidate anti-hegemony consensus, grouping circles are to build a strategic counterpart, and negotiations are to control the course of the situation.
The reason why the Western representative sits like an acorn is precisely because he has stumbled on the key – NATO’s expansion is empty, the basis of unipolar hegemony is insufficient, and Russia’s hand is indeed hard and cunning.
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