Lukyanov: the publication of Lavrov's correspondence with the Foreign Ministers of France and the Federal Republic of Germany was a forced measure Valdai Fyodor Lukyanov praised the correspondence between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his French and German counterparts Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas, published by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The expert's words are reported by RIA Novosti.
According to him, this action of the department is an atypical practice. It is aimed at eliminating unfounded claims to Russian diplomacy in the Ukrainian direction, Lukyanov believes.
“I think this is due to the fact that there is a large wave of reproaches that form the image of Russia as a country that does not want anything and rejects everything. Apparently, to avoid this, the original source is published. I don't know if this will work. Most likely not, but Russia's desire to demonstrate how it really is is in reality connected with a crisis of diplomatic relations in general – not between countries, “Lukyanov explained.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry published Lavrov's correspondence with colleagues from France and Germany, in order to avoid distortions of Moscow's position on the meeting of diplomats in the “Normandy format”. This was reported on the website of the diplomatic department.