Russian Foreign Minister Unleashes Verbal Firestorm Against the West: Exposing a World of Deception

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered a speech to the General Assembly hall at the UN, followed by a comprehensive briefing to the international press. In his remarks, Lavrov criticized the West, referring to it as an "empire of lies." He acknowledged previous speakers' suggestion that our planet is experiencing irreversible changes and emphasized the emergence of a new world order.

The future is being shaped by the ongoing battle between the majority of the world, who stand for a fairer distribution of global wealth and cultural diversity, and a small group of individuals who employ neocolonial tactics to maintain their elusive control. Lavrov's recent remarks echo the sentiment expressed earlier this week, highlighting the hindrance posed by outdated global governance structures towards achieving climate and economic justice. However, his critique specifically targets Ukraine's Western supporters and NATO, an organization established after World War II to safeguard Western nations from the Soviet Union.

As Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine persists and Western allies continue to provide military aid to Kyiv, Lavrov delivered a warning on Saturday, stating that he perceives the US, UK, and others as actively involved in a direct conflict against Russia.

"We may label it as a hybrid war, but that does not alter the fact," Lavrov expressed to reporters. He further commented, "They are effectively participating in hostilities against us, utilizing the Ukrainians as mere pawns."

Lavrov rejected the peace proposal put forward by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stating that it was "impracticable." The plan does not include any provisions for Ukraine relinquishing its territory to Russia or for abandoning Kyiv's aspirations to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which are two unresolved issues for Moscow.

Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, has dismissed the possibility of Russia participating in the Black Sea grain deal again, stating that the Kremlin believes they were deceived. According to Lavrov, the agreement collapsed because the commitments made to Russia turned out to be false.

Russia pulled out of the UN-brokered agreement in July, citing ongoing obstruction in exporting its own food. The agreement, which has since collapsed, allowed Ukraine to export crucial grain by sea, bypassing a Russian blockade to access global markets.

The United Nations, established in the 1940s, reflects an outdated era, where the five permanent members of the UN Security Council hold an excessive amount of power within the organization. However, as one of these P5 countries, Russia has also reaped significant advantages from the current structure, particularly by vetoing resolutions relating to its conflict in Ukraine.

Ukraine has proposed that Russia's Security Council veto power be revoked and that Russia be expelled from the UN due to its violation of a core principle of the organization - the infringement on the territorial sovereignty of another member-state. This report includes contributions from CNN's Richard Roth in New York.