Lavrov: Russia hates even to think about war with US, which will take nuclear character

Russia hates even to think about war with the United States, which will take a nuclear character, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson.

"We hate even to think about war with the United States, which will take nuclear character. Our military doctrine says that the most important thing is to avoid a nuclear war,” Lavrov said adding that it was Russia who initiated in January 2022 the message, the joint statement by the leaders of the five permanent members of the Security Council saying that we will do anything to avoid confrontation between us, acknowledging and respecting each other's security interests and concerns. "This was our initiative.”

"We would like to have normal relations with all our neighbors, of course, but generally with all countries especially with the great country like the United States. And President Vladimir Putin repeatedly expressed his respect for the American people, for American history, for the American achievements in the world, and we don't see any reason why Russia and the United States cannot cooperate for the sake of the universe,” Lavrov said.

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