Zakharova: Blinken makes up stories about Lavrov’s isolation at the G-20 to justify his failure

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says that “US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is making up absurd stories about Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s isolation at the G-20 meeting.”

• Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today, Saturday, that “US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is making up irrational stories about the isolation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the G20 meeting in Indonesia.”

In response to Blinken’s comments that Lavrov left the Bali meetings early because Russia became isolated, Zakharova added: “You, Mr. Blinken, pushed yourself into self-isolation by skipping a number of forum events where the majority didn’t remember you, and now to justify your failure you make up stories.”

And she continued, “We were told that you personally asked everyone to isolate Russia, and as soon as you leave everyone you asked will laugh, the current administration is doomed to a scandalous end.”

In this context, Zakharova commented on the performance of the Western media regarding the coverage of the G-20 summit meeting, noting that “the Western press covering the G20 ministerial meeting busy interruptingShe asked, “Who is interrupting whom?”

She pointed out that “what concerns the West today is not the global food crisis, immigration, or energy, but rather the implementation of the boycott at any cost, even if this causes everyone to laugh.”

This comes after the meeting of the foreign ministers of the twenty (G20) countries witnessed a break in the traditional photo ceremony for the participants, due to the refusal of the foreign ministers of the United States and other countries to participate in it, in the presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Also, CNN reported, earlier, that “US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, plans to avoid participating in traditional joint photography if Lavrov is present.”

and yesterday friday, The foreign ministers of the Group of Twenty began a meeting In Bali, with the participation of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Sergey Lavrov, who have not met since the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

After the meeting, Lavrov said: “If the West does not want negotiations, but wants Ukraine’s victory over Russia on the battlefield, then, most likely, there is nothing to talk about with the West, because with these methods, in fact, Ukraine is not allowed to move to the peace process.”

Lavrov indicated that a number of countries did not support the attacks against Russia at the G-20 meeting, pointing out that he asked a number of uncomfortable questions to Western participants in the G-20, but did not receive answers.