Sergey Lavrov Press Conference - Answers to Media Part 1 - Jan 18, 2023 - English Subtitles
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes questions from journalists in attendance at the news conference on the performance of Russian diplomacy in 2022, Moscow, January 18, 2023
Part 1 of 2
In Russian with English subtitles
Like others, the press conference is at least three hours, and by popular choice, I will break the session up into at least two videos. This video is
the first of two videos where Lavrov answers questions from the media.
Question 1 - 00:00:05 - What’s your take on the likelihood of holding talks about Ukraine between Russia and major US-led Western countries this year? What security issues in the context of a Ukraine settlement would Russia like to put on the table? Do you think it’s possible the active phase of the hostilities will be stopped this year?
Question 2 - 00:11:35 - Many Europeans believe that Russia did not show its best side when it launched the hostilities, and that it is doing just what the other imperialist countries, like the United States, do. What are your arguments against this view?
Question 3 - 00:27:18 - We are keen to know whether Russia has a clear-cut strategy against the West’s destructive cultural expansion and whether this implies its cooperation with countries that could be its natural allies in the matter of defending the conservative values.
Question 4 - 00:35:16 - How would you comment on the rather frank statements President of Finland Sauli Niinistö made in his New Year’s speech about the Russian Federation being as brutal as the Nazi regime? How would you describe those opposing Russia today? Are these concepts relevant today or are they history?
Question 5 - 00:44:20 - What do you consider the most tragic word in the diplomatic world in 2022? What word gave hope in the past year and what word does the whole world need to hear today?
Question 6 - 00:46:34 - What place do the Arab states occupy in Russia’s foreign policy? Were the priorities in this area revised in 2022?
Question 7 - 00:54:50 - What would be your comment on the violation by the United States and its satellites of international and humanitarian law against the Syrian Arab Republic and efforts to ban refugees from returning to their historical land?
Question 8 - 01:04:06 - The Russia-US relationship is currently not in the best state. What steps does Russia believe Washington needs to take in order to achieve recovery? How detrimental is this tense relationship between Russia and the United States when it comes to dealing with other crises such as in Yemen, Syria, Libya and Iran?
Question 9 - 01:12:41 - As a follow-up to the question about relations with the US, I would like to ask if we know when the new US Ambassador is coming to Russia. Are there prospects for resuming the work of the diplomatic mission as regards issuing visas to Russians? Is the Foreign Ministry ready to promote dialogue with the US on this matter?
Original video is from the @midrftube - • Ежегодная пресс-конференция С.Лаврова по и...
Transcript - https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news...
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