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Lawrow attacks Merz over Europe’s future roleIn a TASS interview, Russia’s foreign minister links his criticism to the war against Ukraine.
- Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergej Lawrow sharply attacked Chancellor Friedrich Merz in an interview with the state news agency TASS.
- Lawrow claimed that Merz wanted to restore Germany as a leading power and, in effect, told him to be prepared to stand by that openness.
- In the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Lawrow repeated the Kremlin narrative that has been widely debunked and reaffirmed the goal of victory over Ukraine.
- According to Ukrainian authorities, at least ten people were killed in Russian attacks on Thursday, 30 July.
If you are so open, be ready.— Sergej Lawrow, Russian Foreign Minister, in a TASS interview reacting to Friedrich Merz's statements about Germany's future role in Europe; linked to Moscow's framing of the war in Ukraine.
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