West setting Asia up for years of conflict – Russia

West setting Asia up for years of conflict – Russia

Pushing blocs like AUKUS and NATO into the region will cause confrontation, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned

The West’s expansion of its military presence in Asia risks causing a prolonged conflict because people in the region will not accept the move, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

By pushing “bloc structures, such as AUKUS and NATO infrastructure into Asia,” Western leaders are making “a serious bid for a confrontation lasting for many, long years,” he told a gathering in Moscow on Tuesday.

“I cannot imagine the great Asian civilizations toeing the line the way the EU unfortunately did, and obediently delivering Washington’s…

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