'Putin's War Won't Stop': Lavrov's SHOCKING Declaration, Loses Cool At UK Over Ukraine Attacks
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov lost cool at the UK, U.S.-led West and Ukraine at the Forum Of The Future in Moscow. Speaking at the event, Lavrov said that Britain was 100% responsible for Ukraine's drone attack on Russian airfields and that Russia will do anything possible to protect its people. He also mocked the NATO for being in a very deep crisis over defence spending hike. He said that the U.S. had abandoned Europe at a very crucial time. Watch excerpts from his address here.
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