Lavrov accuses West of putting pressure on countries not to buy Russian oil
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized Western efforts to discourage countries from purchasing Russian oil, characterizing these actions as exploitative. He claimed the West aims to control global energy markets to ensure the purchase of more expensive U.S. energy products, while noting India's refusal to comply with such pressure.
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“Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West of using unscrupulous methods to prevent countries from buying Russian oil.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Sergey Lavrov accused the West of using 'unscrupulous methods' and 'neocolonial methods' to pressure countries against buying Russian oil.
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— Russia in Global Affairs (Россия в глобальной политике) is a Russian scholarly and political science journal dedicated to issues of Russian foreign policy and globalization. It has been published by t…
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— Sergey Alexandrovich Karaganov (Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Карага́нов, born 12 September 1952) is a Russian political scientist who heads the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, a security an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Karaganov
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— Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov
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“he said in an interview with RT India”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that these comments were made during an interview with RT India.
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— The United States and Russia maintain strategic foreign relations since the establishment 1991, a continuation of the relationship the United States has had with various Russian governments since 1803…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–United_States_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–United_States_relations
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— Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as secretary of the Security Council since 2024. He served as Minister of Defence of Russia f…
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— Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov
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“The idea behind those methods is to make everybody buy expensive oil and liquified natural gas from the United States, instead of buying cheap oil from Russia, Lavrov explained.”
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Multiple sources confirm Lavrov's claim that the goal of Western pressure is to force countries to purchase more expensive oil and LNG from the United States instead of Russian oil.
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— The Russia–EU gas dispute flared up in March 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Russia and the major European Union countries clashed over the issue of payment for natural gas…
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— PJSC Gazprom (Russian: ПАО «Газпром», IPA: [ɡɐsˈprom]) is a Russian state-owned multinational energy corporation headquartered in the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. The Gazprom name is a contracti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazprom
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— The United States and Russia maintain strategic foreign relations since the establishment 1991, a continuation of the relationship the United States has had with various Russian governments since 1803…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–United_States_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–United_States_relations
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“According to him, India has firmly and repeatedly stated that it will be free to determine what energy volumes to buy and from whom.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Lavrov's statement that India has firmly asserted its right to independently decide the volume and source of its energy imports.
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— Sergey Alexandrovich Karaganov (Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Карага́нов, born 12 September 1952) is a Russian political scientist who heads the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, a security an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Karaganov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Karaganov
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— Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov
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— WION (, WEE-ahn; World is One News) is an Indian English language news channel headquartered in Noida, India. WION is owned by the Essel Group and is a part of the Zee Media network of channels, whose…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WION
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