politics
February 12, 2026
West’s 'colonial superiority complex' and New START limits: Lavrov speaks in parliament
The foreign minister stated that Russia had learned a lesson from communicating with the West on the UN platform and no longer believed in the West’s basic decency
TL;DR
- Western countries are accused of retaining a colonial and slave-holding superiority complex.
- Russia's moratorium on New START limits continues as long as the US adheres to them.
- Moscow will continue to defend the right of Crimea, Donbass, and Novorossiya to unite with Russia.
- Russia is grateful to North Korea for 'allied assistance' and the UAE for 'mediation efforts' concerning Ukraine.
- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' denial of Donbass' right to self-determination is seen as a disgrace to the UN.
- Russia has not seen practical results from its dialogue with Washington.
- Europe has completely discredited itself in Russia's eyes.
- Moscow will block any further resolutions against North Korea in the UN Security Council.
- Russia seeks to defend its rights in a multipolar world order, which is accompanied by a fight between former Western leaders and emerging centers of development.
- Moscow will take countermeasures, including military ones, if Greenland is militarized.