Russia would not bear the burden of responsibility for the migration crises caused by the Western nations’ actions, says Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed that his country would not bear the burden of responsibility for the potential migration crises caused by the Western nations’ actions.

“Migrants come from Afghanistan, Iraq, and all those countries that were ‘riled up’ by our Western colleagues, and now these Western colleagues are raising voices, calling the actions of the Belarusian side ‘a hybrid war,” he told reporters following a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Dushanbe.

Lavrov emphasized that he has once and once again reminded that illegal migration first became an acute problem after NATO bombed Libya and Libya “turned into a black hole.”

Russia would not be imposing any conditions on the Taliban. However, it will observe how the group would fulfill their pledges.

Lavrov asserted that no-one is in a hurry to officially recognize the Taliban. He also explained that it’s still too early to reach conclusions regarding the new government.

“Everyone is talking about the necessity of having contact with the Taliban regarding the current issues, first and foremost, about security issues, respecting the rights of citizens, and ensuring the work of diplomatic missions,” he said. “However, no one is in a hurry to recognize the Taliban,” he added, according to RT.

In another topic, Lavrov said that Russian officials are waiting for an answer after presenting the American ambassador with a dossier on purported examples of US attempts to interfere in the country’s upcoming elections

The diplomat declared that the evidence was compelling, and had been presented to Ambassador John Sullivan, who was summoned for a meeting on Friday. “The evidence was given to him,” Lavrov said. “It is quite serious, really. We are still waiting for an answer from our American colleagues why this is happening.”

The charges, he said, relate to the refusal of US tech companies to block access to prohibited content. Last week, Russia’s digital watchdog, Roskomnadzor, issued a sternly worded warning to companies like Apple and Google, as well as VPN service providers Cloudflare and Cisco, in which it said the firms were violating the country’s election laws, according to TASS.

Compiled by: Basma Qaddour