Russian Foreign Minister talks about childish behavior of Europeans at summits

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in an interview with U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson published on December 6, pointed to the flighty and childish behavior of Europeans when they see a Russian minister at summits.

"It becomes toxic when someone sees an American or a European talking to me. Europeans generally run away when they see me. It was like that during the last G20 summit. Grown men, but they behaved like children. Unbelievable," Lavrov commented on the behavior of European diplomats.

At the same time, the minister admitted that he occasionally sees familiar U.S. citizens at international meetings, some of whom greet him and exchange a few words.

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