The US submarine sailed into the Black Sea, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: The Russian side is ready to deal with the threat

The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi trainee reporter Zhu Runyu

On October 31, local time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the G20 leaders' summit that Russia was "ready to deal with any threat." Previously, the U.S. Navy sent submarines to the Black Sea region, and the Russian Black Sea Fleet was monitoring the U.S. submarine.

According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on November 1, Lavrov made a statement at a press conference on October 31 about the United States sending submarines to the Black Sea region and meeting with US President Biden. He believes that the facts show that the current NATO organization led by the United States is "unwilling to cooperate with russia" and that the issue of interaction between Russia and NATO has "ended".

On October 30, the State Defense Administration under the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the US guided-missile destroyer "Potter" sailed into the Black Sea on the same day, and the Russian Black Sea Fleet was monitoring its movements. Earlier, the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet said the USS Porter guided-missile destroyer had set sail for the Black Sea to conduct "joint operations" in the region with partners and NATO allies.

Lavrov believes that the behavior of the United States to send submarines to the Black Sea region is a challenge to the Russian side. "It is not an isolated case for the U.S. Navy fleet to send submarines and warships into the Black Sea region. The United States has even made it clear that its warships entering the waters to deter Russia. At present, the United States is trying to instigate NATO members along the Black Sea coast, including Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania, to implement confrontational measures against Russia. ”

In Lavrov's view, NATO's plan to establish a new naval base on the Black Sea coast of Romania or Bulgaria is not in the interests of good neighborliness and friendship in the Black Sea region.

However, Lavrov said that Russia has made preparations for maintaining security in the Black Sea region. "We are ready to deal with any threat. For us, there is a need to ensure the security of Russian territory and the Black Sea region. But we have always supported a plan to promote cooperation, not a plan based on confrontation. ”

Lavrov also revealed that he had a "short and useful" conversation with US President Joe Biden during the G20 summit, and the two sides discussed relevant matters related to the meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States, while emphasizing the significance of further contacts between Russia and the United States.

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