Lavrov on Breakdown of Int’l Order: Today There are No More Rules
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov considered the current situation in international relations even more difficult than it was at the height of the Cold War.
The May 2017 issue of the Russian edition of Esquire Magazine featured an expansive interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
In the interview, when asked whether the international situation today is simpler or more difficult than it was during the Cold War, Lavrov answered categorically: international relations are harder today.
"Of course it's harder now," Lavrov noted. "Back then there were two empires: that of the West and that of the Soviet Union; each fueled conflicts with their rival on the territory of third countries, but never within its borders and never directly. Even the public rhetoric was softer. The two camps did not cross the bounds of what was permissible. Today, there are no more rules."
Lavrov was able to characterize Moscow's mood toward the Trump administration in one word: "anticipation."
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