by Admin
Dec 6, 2024
In a rare face-off between Sergei Lavrov the Russian foreign minister and Anthony Blinken the United States Secretary of State had a clash of words at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held in Ta’Qali, Malta on Thursday.
The Russian foreign minister laid a direct accusation against the United States and the Western countries for the war in Ukraine and the escalation of the crisis. He said, “After the Afghan disgrace, there was a need for a new common enemy.”
“The result is the reincarnation of the Cold War, but now with the far greater risk of its escalation into the hot phase.”
Lavrov said that the desperation of the United States to put NATO in the spotlight created the Ukraine crisis and the drive to make a statement about being the strong powerhouse of the world led to the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine.
He added that if the United States is interested in the de-escalation of the conflict it desisted from giving Ukraine the green light to use long-range missiles to attack deep into Russian territory, the actions of the West show that they do not care about Ukraine or de-escalation of the war.
The Russian foreign minister stood up and walked away from the meeting before Anthony Blinken and other foreign Western envoys could speak at the summit as a protest to Blinken’s actions to cut off all forms of communication between the United States and Russia since the war began in 2022.
The United States Secretary of State said that Russia is to be held responsible for the crisis in Ukraine and the escalation of the conflict, Blinken highlighted the danger of North Korean forces on European soil and fighting European forces shows a clear escalation of the conflict by Russia, he further pointed out that the use of an intermediate-range ballistic missile to attack Ukraine, Russia’s decision to lower the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, and also the relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Blinken said “Mr Lavrov spoke about the sovereign right of every member state to make their own choices,”
He further added “That’s exactly what this is about: the sovereign right of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people to make their own choices about the future, not to have those choices made in and by Moscow.”
Prodesq Political Analyst, Temitope Oladeji gave a clear insight into the meeting between Sergei Lavrov and Anthony Blinken, Temitope stated that the United States Secretary of State refused to accept the fact that the decision to accept Ukraine as a member of NATO and the plans to install missiles in Ukraine prompted the decision of Russia to Invade Ukraine and halt the deployment of United States nuclear weapons at the border with Russia.
Temitope further hinted that the decision of the Malta government to revoke the passport of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova was a clear signal that the Malta government and the United States government had planned to lay a trap for the Russian foreign minister who refused to take the bait and left immediately after his speech.
The United States has further committed itself to the escalation of the war by announcing to give Ukraine over 725 million dollars from Russia’s frozen assets for arms procurement.