When every Russian diplomatic presser or announcement is dismissed before the ink is dry, without consideration an called a bluff it becomes clear men like Sullivan, Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Biden/Obama are unserious and corrupt people.
Blinken started the war by telling Lavrov the US was deploying nuckear capable missiles in Ukraine, a NATO friendly country, and Russia could pound sand. That meeting resulted in the Russian Special Operation within 72 hours.
Lavrov disagrees with this claim. 24 January 2024, Lavrov to UN on Ukraine and Israel, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs transcript, Mid.ru/en link:
Unless you have a better source than Lavrov himself.Question: Excuse me, there is no evidence that the United States has deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine or Belarus. It's only Russia doing this at this point because it wants to defend its territory.Sergey Lavrov: I did not say that the Americans are situating their weapons in Ukraine. They have been keeping their nuclear weapons on the territory of five NATO member countries for many years, and the citizens of these countries are being taught how to use these nuclear weapons. That's what I said.