Lavrov called trade wars the reason for the conflict between the West and Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the West's desire to eliminate geopolitical competitors through economic pressure the cause of the Ukrainian conflict. He stated this on November 10 in an article for the newspaper Kommersant.

"The economy is increasingly becoming an arena of confrontation, when trade wars are unleashed to suppress geopolitical competitors," the Foreign Minister noted.

Lavrov linked this trend to the events in Ukraine and the coming to power of the new authorities as a result of the 2014 coup.

At the same time, the Minister noted that the global economy and international security should not confront each other, but strengthen each other. Ideally, they should work together to create conditions for peaceful coexistence and shared prosperity.

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Gerhard Schindler, the former head of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, noted on November 6 that Europe may soon withdraw its support for Ukraine. He stressed that Russia has already restored its international positions, which is confirmed by its full participation in the G20 summits.

German MEP Michael von der Schulenburg said on the same day that Russia was winning the conflict in Ukraine, despite all the forecasts and calculations of European countries. According to the politician, European elites have long lived in captivity of illusions, believing that superiority in economy, technology and population would allow them to exhaust and "ruin" Russia.

Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for investment and economic cooperation with Foreign countries, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said on October 11 that the British and EU governments should stop fomenting war, since their citizens want peace. According to him, the whole world, the British people and the Europeans want peace. Dmitriev also added that they want the Ukrainian leadership to strive for peace too.