Lavrov's Friday Presser's Critical Info

This comment I tried posting a half-dozen times at MoA and it was refused for reasons unknown; so, here it is:

Last Friday saw a meeting between the collegiums of the Russian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries that was followed by a joint presser whose notice got bypassed by other events. I won't supply its whole content but will instead provide one of the Q&As that touches a subject we don't often discuss or see here at the bar. As you'll read, there's some important and disturbing information provided within Lavrov's answer:

Question: Today, the use of information and communication technologies for illegal purposes, including terrorist and extremist activities, is becoming increasingly relevant. As we know, Moscow has well-developed packages of initiatives in the field of international information security, which have been promoted for many years, despite the opposition of the countries of the "collective West." Could you tell us more about Russia's initiatives and our joint work with Belarus to promote them on international platforms?

Sergey Lavrov: The topic of information security has two dimensions. One of them concerns the threats posed by the misuse of information and communication technologies in the military-political sphere, that is, international security. In this regard, several years ago, on our initiative, together with many co-sponsors, including our Belarusian friends, the UN Open-ended Working Group was established.

What you are asking about is probably related to the problems of cybercrime. This is another initiative of ours together with the Republic of Belarus and almost 50 co-sponsors, approved by the UN General Assembly in 2019. The resolution outlined the objective of covering the future instrument as broadly as possible. Based on this, during the six sessions of the UN Ad Hoc Committee established to develop the convention (it has been working from 2021 to this year), we submitted a draft of the relevant International Convention on Cybercrime, where we tried to ensure the widest possible coverage, as required by the UN General Assembly. These are not only telephone scams, child pornography, paedophilia and theft of money, but also issues related to the use of information and communication technologies for terrorist purposes, propaganda of extremism and other things within the framework of organized crime.

The West voted against. He doesn't like it. It did not want to give such a universal, broad interpretation to the mandate of the General Assembly, but sought to make the convention as narrow as possible in terms of the scope of its activities and the areas to be regulated. In fact, the West wants to preserve the other document they advertise – the 2001 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime.

We have not acceded to this convention. Not only does it not cover the full range of modern threats in terms of the criminal use of cyberspace, but, most importantly, it allows for the possibility that the intelligence services of one state will hack into the state servers of another country without permission or notification. This (within the meaning of the 2001 Council of Europe Convention) is considered acceptable.

The West is actively trying to lure many of our neighbors into this convention. We are actively explaining the harmfulness of such a step, a trap that the Westerners are preparing to justify their policy of interfering in literally all spheres of the internal life of any state, including those located in our common space.

There are two months left in the work of this UN Special Committee, after which it will have to adopt a final report. I don't know how this "story" will end. Several dozen states are in favour of our concept prevailing. We continue our explanatory work. But the West is trying to disrupt the adoption of this document by means of blackmail and intimidation (including personal intimidation). See. This is a diplomatic struggle in which we try to use "pure methods", and the West does not know how to do without banned ones. [My Emphasis]

Yet another front of the Outlaw US Empire's hybrid war on the world. IMO, it's now very clear that anything proposed by any member of the West must be suspected as subversive, thus turning "Trust but verify" inside out for a new maxim, Distrust and investigate. I wasn’t going to include Lavrov’s answer to the always appearing question about negotiations with Ukraine; but since space here isn’t an issue as it is at Moon of Alabama, here’re his closing paragraphs of Lavrov’s new answer to this ever present question:

They say that Russia must suffer a "strategic defeat" "on the battlefield." On the battlefield, they get the result that they set for themselves.

As for attempts to negotiate. They have "seven Fridays a week." They tell lies and don't blush. When they broadcast and continue to declare by inertia that they will not discuss anything about Ukraine without Ukraine, they are hypocritical. This is not the case at all. (I don't want to name names, and I don't have the right to name names). A number of high-ranking leaders of Western countries, including one leader of a well-known Western country, have sent signals several times through different channels (at least three different channels), saying, why don't we meet and talk about what to do with Ukraine and European security? Thrice. Although this "figure" has direct access to his colleague in Moscow. We have seen such "tricks" over the past six months.

If anyone is interested in putting an end to attempts to build their own security at the expense of the security of others, to infringe on the legitimate interests of the Russian Federation and Russians living in many countries of our continent, you are welcome. We are always ready to seriously discuss these things. If someone makes future contacts with Russia conditional on the need for the victory of the Nazi regime over the Russian Federation, first of all, this person knows nothing about politics and understands nothing about the real balance of power. Secondly, we have nothing to talk about with such people.

Lots of info to post today that might seem overwhelming but that’s what happens at times. And thanks to those who’ve made subscription pledges; they’re appreciated very much and I soon hope to have the payment issue solved so they can be made real.

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