NATO and the European Union, through their support for Ukraine, are already directly involved in the conflict with Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during the meeting of G-20 foreign ministers, Focus reports.
Lavrov stressed that ignoring the principles of the UN Charter is "an expression of neocolonial ambitions that intensify global instability and multiply regional conflicts".
"The crisis in Ukraine is a clear example of this, provoked by the collective West, it turned the conflict into a real war against my country, with the direct participation of NATO and the EU", he said.
The Russian diplomat added that "the escalation in the Middle East is part of the same trend", pointing to the "unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza", which has claimed the lives of thousands. “None of Israel's neighboring countries can feel safe, we see it every day,” Lavrov stressed.