Lavrov: U.S. tries to use situation in Ukraine ‘to put Russia in its place’October 20, 2014 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday, Oct 20, that the United States is continuing its attempts to use the situation in Ukraine “to put Russia in its place.” “No matter what Russia does, these attempts won’t stop regardless because it is not their main goal to reach a settlement in Ukraine, but to use Ukraine as an irritant in relations between Russia and Europe to put Russia in its place,” Lavrov said, according to RIA Novosti Lavrov said that “all of these attempts are illusory.” Earlier on Sunday, Lavrov said that Russia-U.S. relations had been impacted by the Ukrainian crisis, with certain aspects of the relations coming to a standstill. He noted that Washington was willing to resolve the existing problems, but its approach was aimed at serving U.S. interests alone. However, the two countries keep working on a number of global issues, including the Middle East, Iran's nuclear program, UN Security Council agenda among other things, Lavrov said. Western nations have implemented several rounds of economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukrainian crisis, targeting not only individuals but whole sectors of the Russian economy. The situation in Ukraine has been a topic of discussion at a number of international meetings, the latest of which was the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in the Italian city of Milan. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |