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Lavrov suggests Russia could downgrade diplomatic presence in West
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, July 8, 2022. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow could reduce its diplomatic presence in Western countries, blaming relations with Europe and the United States and Russia’s need to build ties elsewhere.
“Of course, we do not see any sense in or have any desire to maintain the same presence in Western countries… and third world countries, both in Asia and Africa, on the contrary, need additional attention,” Lavrov says in an address to new foreign ministry recruits.
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