Russia Reassures: No Plans to Attack NATO or EU States, Lavrov Declares

Sun Sep 28 2025 23:27:32 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

In a recent address at the UN General Assembly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized that Russia has no intentions of attacking NATO or EU member countries, but warned of a strong response to any perceived aggression.

During a speech at the UN, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Russia does not plan to attack NATO or EU member states. He condemned escalating threats from Western nations and emphasized the need for decisive responses against aggression towards Russia. Lavrov also criticized Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank, calling them unjustified while reiterating Russia's stance on various international issues, including its diplomatic relations with the United States.

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says his country has no intention of attacking EU or Nato member states but warned of a decisive response to any aggression directed towards Moscow.

In a wide-ranging speech delivered at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Lavrov said threats against Russia by Western countries were becoming increasingly common.

He also took aim at Israel, saying that while Russia condemned the 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas, there was no justification for the brutal killings of Palestinians in Gaza, or for plans to annex the West Bank.

Israel has previously said its Gaza operation is necessary to defeat Hamas.

At least 65,926 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, while about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage in the 7 October attacks.

He decried Israeli aggression towards other countries in the Middle East threatened to blow up the region.

On Iran, Lavrov accused Western powers of sabotaging diplomacy after a last-minute bid led by Russia and China to delay sanctions being reimposed failed on Friday. The Russian foreign minister said the move was illegal.

Speaking about tensions in Europe, Lavrov said: Threats of force against Russia, accused of practically planning an attack on the North Atlantic Alliance [Nato] and the European Union, are becoming increasingly common. President Putin has repeatedly debunked such provocations.

Russia has never had and does not have such intentions, but any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response.

Moscow has denied responsibility after Denmark said drones were flown over its airports. Denmark itself has said the incidents appeared to be the work of a professional actor but that there was no evidence of Russian involvement.

Meanwhile, Estonia has accused Russia of violating its airspace with warplanes, while a Nato air defence mission was recently carried out over Poland as part of an allied response to Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace.

US President Donald Trump has gone as far as to say that nato nations should shoot down Russian planes in their airspace, while Nato itself has warned it would use all necessary military and non-military tools to defend itself following the recent military incursions.

In a further criticism of the West, Lavrov questioned the timing of recent recognition by some countries, including the UK and France, of a Palestinian state - saying that it seemed they had waited so long because they hoped there would be no one and nothing left to recognise.

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