Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that NATO and the European Union have declared a "real war" on Russia "through Ukraine" and are directly taking part in it.
Source: Lavrov at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers, as reported by Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS
Details: In his usual manner, Lavrov stated that the "crisis" in Ukraine had been "provoked by the collective West" and that NATO and the EU "have declared a real war on Russia through Ukraine and are directly involved in it".
These comments came a few days after US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine could regain the territories seized by Russia and compared Russia itself to a "paper tiger".
Trump also told journalists that NATO should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate its airspace.
"With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option. Why not?" Trump wrote on 23 September on Truth Social.
On 24 September, Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who urged Russia to take "meaningful steps towards a durable resolution" of the war and reiterated Trump's call to put an end to the bloodshed.
313378008135 on September 26th, 2025 at 08:07 UTC »
"If you shoot down our military when they come into your territory its war!"
also Russia
"We are already at war!"
SMHdovve on September 26th, 2025 at 08:02 UTC »
Oh, thought we were waging war against them already. But I guess it's just more real now.
MrGurdjieff on September 26th, 2025 at 08:01 UTC »
They can’t face the fact that they’re losing to Ukraine so they have to sell it to their people internally as a world war.