Lavrov: Russia and the US are on the verge of military conflict – Biden ended Russian phobia

Just a few 24 hours before the American election, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that he is on the verge of a direct military conflict. And he accused outgoing American president Joe Biden of… Russophobia! “Under the present presidency, which pushed to the end the spiral of Russian phobia in the US, our countries are on the verge of a direct military conflict,” said Russia’s Ministry of State. He interviewed the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet and was invited to speak about the American elections as well. He did not… choose Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. “We have no preference. At that time, Trump administration had adopted the largest number of anti-Russian sanctions compared to its predecessors,” he added. For the Russian Foreign Minister, “it doesn’t matter who wins the election, we don’t think the US anti-Russian line can change.” Russia multiplied misinformation operations aimed at Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign by channeling conspiracy videos, Microsoft revealed in September, fueling concerns about foreign involvement in the American election. Neither real rivals, nor really close, Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin maintain a relationship deliberately ambivalent. Putin considered that his relationship with the US would depend on their post-election stance, hailing the Republican candidate’s “honesty” about his desire for peace in Ukraine.