He said UN principles on respecting borders have an exception if people's human rights are being denied
So when is the invasion of Russia? It's well overdue, if that's the standard.
Lavrov is a despicable piece of shit, even if he was a respectful diplomat at some point, he sold his soul to the devil and bears responsibility for all that's happening.
For some reason it keeps surprising me just how blatantly Tucker is sucking up to all these Kremlin stooges. He's being so dramatic about his "groundbreaking journalistic work", but in the end he does fucking nothing other than expose Americans to bullshit Kremlin-controlled media (meaning Russian media in general, there's no distinction) been feeding to Russian population for years.
It would be trivial to destroy Lavrov on every point here with legitimate facts, but that's not why Tucker is there. Why is he there? Paycheck? Mental illness?
About that...
There's no guarantee these are even real, to be honest. Kremlin employs immense propaganda machine, boosting paid comments is one of their specialties.
It's always funny to see Russians pretend like they don't see USA as an enemy, when all they do is seethe about it.
Putin's approach to America is adversarial, there's no two ways about it. Media has been antagonizing America on his behalf for over a decade now, first to justify destruction of opposition and cracking down on dissent (everyone inconvenient to the regime is designated a "foreign agent", which always means America btw), and then to invade Ukraine in order to combat supposed NATO encroachment (once again, meaning America, because US is always portrayed as a puppet master of the entire western world) among other things.
All vatniks posses deeply-rooted inferiority complex toward America, which makes it impossible for them to see the latter in a favorable light. Only fifth-columnists like Tucker here get a pass, because this groveling appeals to them.
It makes them feel equal, and fuels their delusion of being feared and respected. Unless it actually comes to blows, they can continue to entertain the idea that Russia would totally own US, replaying TV presentations of Russian nukes flying toward western countries and reaching their targets as they cream their pants.
Your daily reminder that we're approaching 3rd full year of Russia's attempt to defeat
Ukraine.
This whole "Well, actually, I totally wasn't fighting you for real! How could I?! We're buddies!" act is merely an attempt to save face. One doesn't simply get to talk all this shit for years and then just take it back as if nothing happened.
While vatniks might genuinely believe in their delusions, people in Kremlin know that USA is a powerhouse they can't contend with. This whole campaign to erode political will of the West to support Ukraine, America in particular as de-facto world leader, is for that very reason.
They know it would be impossible to freeze the conflict, let alone conquer Ukraine at the rate it's been going. They want to make use of the fatigue that built up in western societies to strong-arm Ukraine into accepting unfavorable terms. It's scummy, but smart, mostly because western politicians are retarded fucking pussies who can't see past their own nose.
Propaganda is Kremlin's sharpest weapon, it has been honed by USSR and passed down to kleptocratic regime that rules Russia today. Having no shame or principles has its strengths, as Machiavelli would attest.