UNITED NATIONS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of “playing with fire” close to Taiwan on Saturday (Sep 24) in the speech sharply critical of Washington at the annual gathering in the United Nations.
The United States was now trying to “subjugate” Asian areas, Lavrov stated in an address towards the United Nations General Assembly, criticising Washington’s formation of “closed format” country groupings in the Indo-Pacific.
“They’re playing with fire close to Taiwan. On top of that, they may promising military support to Taiwan, inch Lavrov said.
Tensions between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan have jumped after a visit presently there in August by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi which was then large-scale Chinese army drills, as well as a pledge by US President Joe Biden to defend the democratically governed island.
Putin explicitly backed Tiongkok over Taiwan.
“We intend to securely adhere to the theory of ‘One China’, ” Putin stated last week. “We condemn provocations by the United States and their satellites in the Taiwan Strait. ”
Lavrov also accused Washington of trying to “turn the entire world into its backyard” through sanctions. “It’s pure, unadulterated dictatorship, or an attempt to impose it. ”
The us and its Western allies have imposed a barrage of sanctions on Moscow subsequent its February intrusion of Ukraine.