Russia’s foreign minister has warned that “any aggression” against his country will be met with a “decisive response”.
Addressing the UN General Assembly, Sergei Lavrov insisted that Russia has no intention of attacking any EU or Nato member states, instead telling world leaders that “threats of force” against Moscow were becoming “increasingly common.”
Tensions have been rising in Europe over recent weeks, after Russia was accused of violating the airspace of three Nato members.
Nato aircraft were scrambled after Russian jets entered Estonian territory last week, not long after Poland and Romania reported Russian drones in their skies.
Moscow has denied responsibility for all three incidents.
Addressing the situation in Europe, Lavrov said: “Threats of force against Russia, accused of practically planning an attack on the North Atlantic Alliance (Nato) and the European Union, are becoming increasingly common. President Putin has repeatedly debunked such provocations.
“Russia has never had and does not have such intentions, but any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Lavrov during their meeting in Saudi Arabia in March (Photo: SPA/AFP)Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump said he endorsed the idea of shooting down Russian jets that violate NATO airspace.
The United States also told the UN Security Council it would “defend every inch of Nato territory.”
Russia’s foreign minister for more than two decades, Lavrov said Moscow was alarmed by remarks by some politicians in EU and Nato capitals of a looming World War Three as a “likely scenario.”
“These figures are undermining any efforts to find a fair balance of interests among all of the members of the international community by trying to impose their unilateral approaches on everyone else,” he added.
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