The foreign minister emphasized that such behavior by representatives of the Old World "demonstrates that the neocolonial mentality and neocolonial ambitions are still very much alive and driving many of Europe's initiatives and positions"

According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, the West is using Ukraine as an expendable resource in its hybrid war against Russia

The Russian top diplomat highlighted that the current elites in Europe made no secret of their preparations for a war against Russia in the near future