Lavrov: "For the first time in its history, Russia is fighting alone against the entire West"

For the first time in its history, Russia is fighting alone against the entire West, so we cannot afford weakness. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov․

"We have a lot to do. The most important of them is to defeat the enemy. For the first time in its history, Russia is fighting alone against the entire West. In the First and Second World Wars, we had allies. Now we have no allies on the battlefield. Therefore, we must rely on ourselves," Lavrov said.

According to the minister, Russia had no alternative but to start military operations, since not only the territories are important for the country, but also the people who have lived there for centuries and are the bearers of Russian culture and language.

"We insist on what is our legitimate demand - to ensure our security. Not to involve Ukraine in NATO, there should be no NATO expansion at all. And, of course, the recognition of the realities enshrined in our Constitution is an absolutely indisputable demand," Lavrov said.