
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting of the Valdai Club that Europe is waging a war against Russia, commenting on the destruction of Western weapons supplied to Ukraine.
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The statement was made on the sidelines of the 23rd annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
Europe is waging war against Russia, there is no doubt about it. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the 23rd annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, TASS reports.
A British journalist asked the minister whether Russia was waging a “hybrid covert war against European countries.” Then Lavrov clarified whether he meant Russia’s destruction of drones and missiles that Britain and Europe supply to Ukraine for attacks on Russian territories. The journalist answered in the affirmative.
“Well, if you admit that they are hitting us with your weapons, and we are knocking down these weapons, call it whatever you want. But I have no doubt that this is a war that Europe is waging against us. We have been talking about this for a long time,” he concluded.

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