Who is Lavrov, Putin’s right hand who “blasts” Di Maio
“Western partners must learn to use diplomacy as a profession. Di Maio has a strange idea of diplomacy. Diplomacy was invented only to resolve conflict situations and relieve tension and not for empty trips around countries. taste exotic dishes at gala receptions “. However you think about the minister Di Maio and on specific facts, the words of Sergej Viktorovič LavrovRussian foreign minister who, a few hours after those words, led the invasion of Ukraine.
Why is Lavrov angry with Di Maio?
The Russian minister did not like at all the words of his Italian counterpart, who he ruled out diplomatic contacts with Putin’s country, at least until there was a de-escalation of the Ukraine crisis. The dramatic turning point of the last few hours better clarifies the reasons behind such a blatant controversy, especially on the part of those who presented themselves at the Italy-Russia bilateral event last October with a copy of Di Maio’s book. “A love called politics”, promising him that he would promote his Russian translation. Was she making fun of him or did she change her mind in the last few hours? Those who know Lavrov well are not too surprised by these bellicose tones.
Sergej Viktorovič Lavrov, Putin’s right-hand man
Muscovite of Armenian origins, Lavrov will turn 72 on 21 March, of which the last twenty spent alongside Vladimir Putin, a type with a character that is anything but easy. This would be enough to make it clear what a character Lavrov is, famous for his determination, but even before Putin he had held roles of great responsibility: diplomat in Sri Lanka, on three occasions a foreign affairs officer (a role that had also been held by his mother), adviser of the USSR to the UN, deputy minister during the presidency of Boris Yeltsin, several times president of the United Nations Security Council. Thanks to his CV and his studies, he speaks four languages very well: in addition to Russian, English, French and Sinhala.
“Mister Nyet” and the dream of a “Great Russia”
The invasion of Ukraine does not surprise anyone who knows Lavrov’s thought, which is inspired by it Aleksandr Michajlovič GorčakovMinister of Foreign Affairs of Alexander II from 1856 to 1882 and proponent ofRussian expansion into Central Asia. A firm enemy of the West, he has already spent himself in recent years against NATO enlargement towards the East and is therefore nicknamed “Mister Nyet” (“Mr. No”) in diplomatic circles. His intransigence is such that he is said to be influencing Putin, instead of following its directions. Despite strong verbal clashes with the West (especially the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the British one David Miliband), up to now he had nevertheless remained faithful to the principle of inviolability of the borders, but the Russia-Ukraine crisis marked a clear turning point in the international context.
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