Russian FM: Moscow will no longer rely on Western partners for energy policies
Guardian, 04 Mar 2023
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said Moscow would no longer rely on partners in the west for its energy trade.
The G20 audience appeared to laugh, after Lavrov made remarks in New Delhi.
He said: The war, which we are trying to stop, was launched against us using the Ukraine."
Lavrov also added: "We would not allow them to blow the pipelines again."
The United Nations is investigating last September’s sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Western Europe.
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The G20 audience appeared to laugh, after Lavrov made remarks in New Delhi.
He said: The war, which we are trying to stop, was launched against us using the Ukraine."
Lavrov also added: "We would not allow them to blow the pipelines again."
The United Nations is investigating last September’s sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Western Europe.
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 374 of the invasion
Blinken tells Lavrov US will support Kyiv for as long as it takes during meeting in margins of G20 summit – as it happened
Russia accuses west at G20 of blackmail and claims it has China’s support
