For the Freedom of Nations! Lavrov at the Forum of Supporters of Combating Contemporary Practices of Neocolonialism

The United Russia political party held the initial session of what party chairman Dmitry Medvedev said would be an ongoing event happening every two years. Many readers are familiar with the works of Dr. Michael Hudson and numerous other investigators into the modern versions of Imperialism and Colonialism. What the forum is focusing on is the great acceleration in both that occurred upon the USSR’s demise that allowed for the unleashing of the “rules based order” on steroids we’ve all been direct witnesses of and in many cases fought against. Humanity is arguably at the High Tide moment in history for the hegemonic practice known as Neocolonialism that’s associated with the “order” as the Global Majority has begun to fight back against the rising tide, forming organizations of solidarity to for it to recede, while the parasitical Neoliberal economic system within Neocolonialism has turned on its hosts and is beginning to devour them. Today’s opening speech by Lavrov is short by his standards—under 14 minutes—but he’s not the only speaker at this event from the Russian government, with Russian media covering their utterances. Lavrov also participated in another event today, a conference marking the 10th anniversary of the coup d'état in Ukraine, to which a short media note is attached at the end of his speech. It’s a much longer discussion-beased event that will merit its own article. So, a short Lavrov speech:

Ladies and gentlemen,

Colleagues

Friends

I am glad to join the greetings that have been addressed to you. Our Forum greets you with a February frost, but I am convinced that traditional Russian hospitality and cordiality warm you up in these cold days. I am sure that this event will be useful.

For the past three decades, there has been a model of globalization "engineered" by the United States and its closest allies, which has proved untenable. The countries of the West have led humanity not to prosperity, but to one of the most acute international crises since World War II. There is an expansion of the conflict space in the world, and there is a deep split between the West and the countries of the world majority.

After the Soviet Union withdrew from the world stage, the West began to impose its "rules-based order," in fact, its unchallenged dominance in the economy, finance, politics, and culture. The "golden billion" enthusiastically embarked on the neocolonial development of the post-Soviet space, along with the countries of the Global South and East.

Abusing the trust of the world majority, the aggressive minority, led by the United States, perfected colonial practices and did not disdain the use of force, as was the case in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and other countries in Asia and Africa.

In the economic sphere, such tools as limiting opportunities for independent development, forcing the conclusion of unfair contracts, and pumping out resources at low prices formed on Western stock exchanges were used. Former metropolises often use illegal methods of sanctions pressure on countries that refuse to submit to dictates and give up their sovereignty and national identity.

The U.S. embargo against the heroic Cuban people, sanctions against Venezuela, Iran, Nicaragua and many other countries, including North Korea, have long been the main instrument of the foreign policy of the "collective West." The current generation of politicians in North America and Europe has apparently lost diplomatic skills, such as the ability to negotiate.

I would like to cite a few examples of the West's attitude towards the global majority. In 2010, $100 billion was pledged to developing countries annually for 10 years for "climate finance" purposes. The West was in no hurry to fulfill its obligations - crumbs were allocated from the announced funds. In 2015, in Paris, the formula "$100 billion" was once again solemnly reaffirmed. per year for 10 years." But nothing has changed.

On the other hand, the climate agenda has been fully used to gain market advantages over weak countries. By locating "dirty" industries abroad, Western advocates of climate justice are forcing the countries of the South to bear additional costs and buy expensive "green" technologies from the West. The money that was promised for development is being spent on the supply of weapons to the Kiev regime and other military adventures before your eyes.

The example of the distribution of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic is no less illustrative. From the very beginning, the Westerners "chokhom" bought up scarce drugs, leaving the poor and needy alone with their problems. At the same time, international bodies controlled by the West artificially delayed the certification of the Russian Sputnik vaccine, which could have saved millions of lives in developing countries. Western vaccines were almost instantly certified in Europe in violation of all processes. No one has been held accountable for cases of severe side effects from the use of these vaccines.

Another area of neocolonialism is the imposition of neoliberal attitudes to the detriment of traditional spiritual and moral values. Concepts such as gender diversity, drug legalization, and transhumanism are part of this destructive policy.

We are outraged by the impunity with which Westerners conduct biological experiments on living people. According to new data from the Russian Ministry of Defense, confirmed by journalistic investigations, in the city of Mariupol, once controlled by the Kiev regime, large European and American companies conducted experiments on children and adults for pennies, using drugs that almost completely suppress the immune system and stimulate the growth of cancer cells. These trials were focused on the spread of diseases and epidemics among the Slavic race. The collected materials were sent to European laboratories, their further fate is unknown. The West will never present to the world community incriminating facts about criminal biological experiments. The evasion of responsibility by neo-colonizers violates numerous international documents, including the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Convention on Biological and Chemical Safety. There is utter contempt for international law, not to mention human lives.

The current situation in Ukraine is a good example of how desperately the "world hegemon" is fighting to maintain its dominance. Ukraine is a tool in the hands of American puppeteers. Everyone is well aware that the future of the world order is at stake. In fact, the question is being decided in Ukraine and around it: will the world order become truly fair, democratic and polycentric? Or a narrow group of states will succeed in imposing a unipolar model on the international community, a neo-colonial division of the world into those who consider themselves "exceptional" and the rest who are assigned the role of carrying out the will of "God's chosen."

President of Russia Vladimir Putin presented a convincing analysis of what is happening in his numerous speeches and interviews. Our choice in all situations is to negotiate in order to find a balance between the legitimate interests of the parties. I would like to emphasise that they are legitimate. If the U.S. and its allies prefer to continue their hopeless attempts to impose their "ultimatums" in the illusory hope of holding on to the elusive instruments of neocolonial hegemony, that is their choice. Russia is ready for this as well.

Neocolonialism is a dead end. Whoever follows them is doomed to eternal conflict. Suffice it to look at the relations within the Western camp itself, where some neo-colonialists have already begun to "devour" others. Against the backdrop of economic problems, the Americans openly engaged in "sucking" resources from Europe. They are already cutting it off from promising markets for products and reliable energy supplies. For this purpose, the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines were blown up without hesitation, and Germany and the whole of Europe were ordered to silently "swallow" this public humiliation. Europe obediently complied, forgetting about the old timid slogans about "strategic autonomy" and self-respect. Now European industry is forced to choose between moving business overseas and going bankrupt. However, Europeans are grown-up people, let them take care of their own fate.

The system of exploitation represented by neo-colonial practices could not be justified in any way. There is a constructive alternative – the formation of a more just and sustainable multipolar system of international relations based on the UN Charter, primarily on the principle of sovereign equality of states. It is extremely important to ensure the application of the principle of indivisibility of security at the regional and global levels, not only in the military-political dimensions, but also in the economic, social and other dimensions.

The formation of multipolarity – a world order that will reflect the cultural and civilizational diversity of the modern world and take into account the right of each nation to determine its own destiny – is a historically natural and irreversible process. A key role in it is played by new centers of power, including members of the SCO, BRICS, leaders of the African Union, ASEAN, CELAC and other integration structures of the global majority. It is important to strengthen the positions of these countries in international institutions, primarily in the UN Security Council and the G20, especially after the African Union is admitted to the G20. It is necessary to develop horizontal ties between regional associations of different continents, building a network of constructive and mutually beneficial cooperation. BRICS could play a coordinating role at the global level.

At one time, our country was a leader in promoting decolonization processes. The victory in the Great Patriotic War, which came at a huge price, made it possible to suspend the global expansion of the West for several decades. In the difficult conditions of the Cold War, the Soviet Union laid the foundation for industry in the friendly countries of the Global South and East, helped them to ensure their security and exercise their rights to sovereign development. And this is not to mention the inspiring example of the USSR, which spurred people's liberation movements around the world.

And today, despite pressure from the West, Russia is once again fighting not only for itself, but for the whole world (as President Vladimir Putin aptly put it). In our joint efforts, we propose, first of all, to develop common approaches of the world majority to the understanding of neocolonialism, as well as to complete the work on decolonization initiated by Soviet diplomacy at the UN. After all, 17 territories still remain in colonial dependence. The metropolises are not going to release them, despite the requirements of the relevant UN resolutions.

The time has come to unite the efforts of all those gathered here and other like-minded people to begin systematic work to eradicate neocolonial practices.

I am confident that the International Inter-Party Forum of Supporters of the Struggle against Modern Practices of Neocolonialism "For the Freedom of Nations!" will be an important stage on this path. Responsible members of the international community must be mobilized to uphold justice in world affairs. To this end, the Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter was established. We call on the participants of the Forum to actively support its activities.

In conclusion, I would like to wish the participants in today's discussion fruitful work, new successes for the benefit of their peoples, common prosperity and development on the basis of mutual respect, indivisibility of security and mutually beneficial cooperation.

At the forum marking the 10th anniversary of the Maidan events that led to the NATO-backed Coup in Ukraine, RT reported on the further message Lavrov had related to that issue, which will be provided in full later today:

Moscow is no longer willing to make any concessions in order to mend the rift with Western powers, leaving the ball in their court, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

The top diplomat reiterated a point made by President Vladimir Putin in his interview with Tucker Carlson, that multiple unilateral gestures by Moscow had not been reciprocated by the West.

Lavrov was answering a question on whether Donald Trump’s possible return to the White House next year could result in improved relations.

“That is their problem. We have made so many concessions, gestures of goodwill… that our reserves have been exhausted,” he said at a conference titled ‘Euromaidan: Ukraine’s Lost Decade’. “The only gesture we’ve seen from them in response to our good deeds was made with one hand.”…

Lavrov called the plan [Zelensky’s] a “baby pacifier,” the officials behind the scheme “swindlers” and “crooks,” and the entire situation a “disgrace” to Western diplomacy. He reiterated Putin’s call for the West to acknowledge that “it took a wrong, failed course” and find an off-ramp, which would allow it to save face.

Elsewhere, Nikolay Patrushev weighed-in on the illegality of the Outlaw US Empire and its UK henchman’s bombardment of Yemen in this report:

The US-led strikes against targets in Yemen are illegitimate and have no justification under the UN Charter, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said on Friday at a meeting of security officials from regional powers.

The US and UK, with support from allies, have launched dozens of attacks since January against the Houthis, a Yemeni armed militia movement supported by Iran. The stated intention was to protect maritime traffic from the militants, who have targeted trade vessels with raids and drone strikes in an attempt to put pressure on Israel.

”Washington and London have unleashed a war with Yemen under the pretext of securing freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. They are trying to drag other nations of the region into it,” Patrushev said. “However, their strikes on the positions of the Houthis are absolutely illegitimate and have nothing to do with the right of self-defense… contrary to what Washington claims.”…

Tensions are on the rise globally, Patrushev said, claiming that the core reason for the violence is “the Western intention to hold on to its dominance in world affairs at all cost.”

“People in Washington are convinced that doing so would be easiest amid a global chaos,” he added. [Emphasis original]

None of the above will be published by Western media. They will focus 100% on the death of the criminal Alexey Nalvalny, who BigLie Media propagandized as some important political figure who in reality was just a fraudster used by CIA/MI6—an event that will be used to torpedo the Putin/Carlson interview and resurrection of long buried and debunked propaganda. Given what we learned about medical advances from yesterday’s article, I’d be curious to know what the autopsy reveals as the cause of death.

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