The corresponding statement is contained in the responses of the minister published on the website of the Foreign Ministry, received by the press conference following the results of the activities of Russian diplomacy in 2022.
“It has long been clear to us that the very existence of Russia as one of the basic, backbone elements in the vast Eurasian space is a problem for our opponents,” he said.
According to him, history at the same time teaches that attempts to undermine the Russian statehood, to split the society, and even more so to encroach on the territorial integrity of the country, "only contribute to the consolidation of our people, encourage them to continue the course towards the sovereignization of key areas of life."
“At the same time, the non-negotiability and deceitfulness of the West is confirmed, which strengthens our determination to continue to develop the southern and eastern vectors of foreign policy as a matter of priority,” Lavrov stressed.
Earlier, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev called the events in Ukraine the result of many years of US preparations for a hybrid war.