Western powers tend to approve of politically motivated terror acts when the latters are of benefit to them, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters, commenting on the refusal of some UN Security Council’s permanent members to publicly denounce terrorist attacks in Syria and Iraq.

“The West doesn’t condemn terror acts when these are politically beneficial in their eyes,” Mr. Lavrov said, adding he would be glad if Russia’s western partners cleared this suspicion, The Voice of Russia reported.