ASHGABAT: As the Doomsday Clock edges ever closer to midnight, Russia is racing to pull the hands back by working to avert nuclear catast...
ASHGABAT: As the Doomsday Clock edges ever closer to midnight, Russia is racing to pull the hands back by working to avert nuclear catastrophe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
"Global security is perhaps the most critical issue today - especially as the infamous Doomsday Clock continues to tick toward midnight," Lavrov said during an address to staff, faculty, and students at Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Institute of International Relations. "It is essential to prevent such a scenario, and we are actively engaged in efforts to avert a catastrophe."
According to Lavrov, discussions about the potential outbreak of World War III have become disturbingly routine, particularly against the backdrop of rising revanchist sentiment in Europe.
"It’s become almost commonplace to talk about the possibility of World War III," he said. "That’s especially alarming given the resurgence of aggressive, belligerent attitudes across Europe. As if two world wars - and countless smaller conflicts over the centuries - weren’t enough for today’s EU leaders."
Lavrov also pointed to what he described as encouraging developments in global politics.
"There are, however, some positive trends," he noted. "One of them is the emphasis on realism and common sense expressed by the Trump administration, which bases its foreign policy on national interests - both of the United States and of other sovereign nations."
"That’s a key difference from the previous Biden administration, which was entirely consumed by a neoliberal, hegemonic agenda," the minister concluded.
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