Lavrov argued with Blinken in Malta – UNIAN

A public conflict has arisen between United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

According to AP, at a meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, the Russian accused the West of escalating and provoking a direct conflict with his country. “After the Afghan disgrace, the need for a new common enemy arose. The result is a reincarnation of the Cold War, but now with a much greater risk of its escalation into a hot phase,” Lavrov said.

After these words, the Russian minister left the hall. Blinken recalled that it was Moscow that escalated by deploying North Korean troops in Europe, using a medium-range ballistic missile against Ukraine and inflicting…