Russia disagrees with claims multipolarity leads to confrontation, chaos — Lavrov

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 22, 2026 · 196 words

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed disagreement with the view that a multipolar world leads to global chaos. He argued that the shift toward multipolarity is a natural development that provides opportunities for equal international cooperation.

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What happened

Russia disagrees with the assertion that multipolarity leads to confrontation and global chaos; the authors of these predictions are driven by a desire to live at the expense of others, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

Why it matters

"We disagree with those of our ideological opponents who claim that multipolarity, or synonymously, polycentrism, inevitably means confrontation, inevitable conflicts, and even global chaos.

Common ground

I don't know what motivates the authors of these forecasts; perhaps it's a desire to stop what they believe is the wonderful moment of unipolarity, prolong it forever, and continue to live at the expense of others," he said at the plenary session of the…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Straw Man, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said [that] Russia disagrees with the assertion that multipolarity leads to confrontation and global chaos”

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While the evidence confirms Sergey Lavrov's identity and role as Foreign Minister, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries contain the specific quote or assertion regarding multipolarity, confrontation, and global chaos. The provided evidence is general biographical information or unrelated news.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Intervision 2026 (Arabic: إنترفيجن 2026; Russian: Интервидение 2026) is an upcoming international song competition to take place in September 2026. It is set to be the next edition of the revival of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervision_2026

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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Claim 2: “he said at the plenary session of the International Socio-Political Hearings on the Formation of an Architecture of Equal and Indivisible Security and Cooperation in Eurasia”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Lavrov's participation in these specific hearings. The Izvestia report explicitly mentions the 'plenary session of the International Socio-Political Hearings on the formation of an architecture of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia,' and the Wikipedia entry for Greater Eurasian Partnership and the Maria Zakharova briefing both reference the same event and theme.

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web search NEUTRAL — In Perm on 29 May 2025, Lavrov stated at the Eurasian International Socio-Political Hearings on the Formation of an Architecture of an Equal and Indivisible System of Security and Cooperation in the E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Eurasian_Partnership

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web search NEUTRAL — This was stated on May 22 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a plenary session of the International Socio-Political Hearings on the formation of an architecture of equal and indivisible secu…
https://iz.ru/en/node/2101926

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web search NEUTRAL — International socio-political hearings on shaping a framework for equal and indivisible security and cooperation in the Eurasian space, and the meeting of the General Council Commission of the United …
https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2018770/

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