The audience cheered when Lavrov condemned what he called a Western double standard on Ukraine but groaned when called Russia the war’s victim during India’s Raisina Dialogue.
NEW DELHI — A boisterous international audience of academics, diplomats and business executives both cheered and groaned as Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov presented Russia’s view of the Ukraine war, reflecting global splits on the crisis.To loud applause, Lavrov emphasized what he called a “double standard” in questions directed to him about the war in Ukraine, especially when contrasted with the United States’ own military interventions in past decades.
However, his assertion that Moscow was the victim, not the aggressor, in the conflict only elicited a collective eye roll from the audience. “The war was launched against us using the Ukrainian people,” he said to audible groans.Lavrov made the comments during the Raisina Dialogue — one of a shrinking number of major international conferences that still invites Russian officials in the aftermath of the Feb. 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
He interrupted Joshi continuously, repeating “wait a second, wait a second” as the audience laughed at his candor.
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