Sergey Lavrov
Berlin has taken a course to contain Moscow, in connection with which unfounded accusations and ultimatums are heard against the latter. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in his address to the organizers and participants of the discussion forum “Milestones of German-Soviet Relations”, RIA Novosti reports.
There are gaping holes in the memory of some German politicians about the historical destiny of our countries in European and world affairs. The period of tension can be overcome for the benefit of the fundamental interests of Russia and Germany, the formation of the foundations of international communication, aimed at cooperation and joint opposition to the real challenges to humanity.
Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister
According to the diplomat, there are still chances for maintaining relations between the countries. He noted that it depends on whether representatives of civil society are able to defend the truth, as well as transfer their knowledge and experience to the younger generations.
On September 30, the Russian Foreign Ministry spoke about the impossibility of doing business with Western countries due to constant provocations against Russia. With such a statement, published on the official website, the department reacted to the words of German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the UN on the use of chemical weapons against Alexei Navalny. Russian diplomats recalled that lately in the West they often talk about the fact that it is no longer possible to do business with the Russian state in the same way.
Navalny became ill on August 20 during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow. In the first two days, doctors from the Omsk hospital helped him. They also introduced him to an artificial coma. On August 22, the patient was sent to a clinic in Berlin.
On September 2, the German government announced that military toxicologists had found traces of a substance from the Novichok group in Navalny's body and called on the Russian government to respond to this information. Russian doctors noted that they had not identified any poisons. In September, Navalny was brought out of a coma and discharged. Rehabilitation will take several weeks, after which he plans to return to Russia.
