Lavrov: the U.S. wants to bring about regime change

United States with penalties attempt of destabilization and regime change in Russia, said the Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov.

However, said the diplomat, for his own history of Russia found themselves in even more difficult situations and each time emerged from the data twists and turns.

"Some politicians do not even hide it", - said Sergey Lavrov. "If you look at the Congress of the United States, 80% of its members has never been out of the United States, and I'm not surprised Russophobia in Congress," said the politician.

Touching on the whole situation around anti-punishment, head of depodesta acknowledged that "they do, we don't get from the punishment of pleasure". "But it's not our problem, and the EU, the United States and other countries," the Minister said.

According to Lavrov, Russia will survive the punishment of the West. "Alas, a couple of years we have overestimated the autonomy of the EU and even some large European countries," he said. "This is geopolitics," said the head of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an interview with the TV channel France 24.

"Some people believe that punishment is some tendency or symptom of irritation that is not classified as the best feature of the policy. I can assure you that Russia will not only endure all the hardships, but will be stronger after this," said Lavrov.

In addition, the Minister stressed that Moscow supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine. 2 of the Crimea in the Donbass will not.

"After a meeting in Moscow with the President of France Francois Hollande on December 6, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in the process of communication with the press again confirmed what was stated many times: Russia supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine. No doubt," said Lavrov.

Answering the question of whether regions of the South-East and will not be there 2 of the Crimea, he noted that "the Crimea is a unique, one-of-a-kind, this Russian territory". "This was no exception, it was the will of the people. With the Russian position, Ukraine, what we currently recognize her, territorially integral and should be supported in this form," said the Minister.

Speaking of power relations with NATO, the view was also expressed that Russia never called Alliance with their enemy. "We never spoke of it," he said, answering a replica of the French journalist "In Your opinion, NATO is an aggressive organization for Russia".

"When you have formed the view, you need to ask and read appropriate documents. For example, the Military doctrine of the Russian Federation. There nowhere is there mention of NATO as an enemy," he said.

"What it actually says is that security risks for the Russian Federation is not the organization itself, and its expansion to the East and the approach of the military infrastructure of the Alliance to domestic borders. I.e. militarised the expansion of NATO to the East is defined Military doctrine of Russia as a security threat to Russia," Lavrov explained.

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