Lavrov noted the eventfulness of the first weeks of 2026

The first weeks of 2026 are characterized by extraordinary intensity and impressive events that will eclipse even the records of 2025. This was announced on January 20 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"It will be interesting for everyone to talk about such a busy year as 2025, but what the first 20-day period of 2026 has absorbed, I think, will break all records for impressionability, which the year 2025 has left behind," he said during a press conference on the results of Russian diplomacy in 2025. a year.

According to Lavrov, the usual rules of the world order, which suited the West, have now been "crossed out," and the ongoing international game boils down to the principle of "who is stronger is right."

"The response will be very strong. If not to say stunning"

Putin declared Russia's readiness to any pressure from the West and warned Kiev about the risks of escalation of the conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on January 15 that the situation in the international arena was increasingly deteriorating. In addition, he noted that stability and security in the modern world directly depends on the ability of countries to interact.

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